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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,669 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.

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Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Ernie McCormickAUS	1935-1938	12	21	2107b	50	1079	36	4/101	7/173	29.97	3.07	58.53	1	0	0
Ravindra JadejaIND	2012-2026	91	171	20880b	778	9008	356	7/42	10/110	25.30	2.59	58.65	17	15	3
Ernie JonesAUS	1894-1902	19	31	3754b	161	1857	64	7/88	10/164	29.02	2.97	58.66	2	3	1
David LarterENG	1962-1965	10	20	362	87	941	37	5/57	9/145	25.43	2.60	58.70	3	2	0
Dhammika PrasadSL	2008-2015	25	44	4403b	92	2688	75	5/50	8/169	35.84	3.66	58.71	5	1	0
Ramesh MendisSL	2021-2025	16	30	695.3	84	2212	71	6/70	11/136	31.15	3.18	58.77	5	5	1
Wasim AkramPAK	1985-2002	104	181	24381b	871	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	2.41	58.89	20	25	5
Simon JonesENG	2002-2005	18	33	3475b	78	1666	59	6/53	7/110	28.24	2.88	58.90	2	3	0
Sylvester ClarkeWI	1978-1982	11	19	412.5	81	1170	42	5/126	6/41	27.86	2.83	58.98	3	1	0
Graham DilleyENG	1979-1989	40	63	1317.2	269	3945	134	6/38	9/128	29.44	2.99	58.99	11	6	0
Alf HallSA	1923-1931	7	14	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	11/112	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
Curtly AmbroseWI	1988-2000	98	179	23943b	1001	8501	405	8/45	11/84	20.99	2.13	59.12	21	22	3
Shoriful IslamBAN	2021-2026	14	24	2011b	68	1021	34	7/48	7/48	30.03	3.05	59.15	0	1	0
Monty NobleAUS	1898-1909	42	71	7159b	361	3025	121	7/17	13/77	25.00	2.54	59.17	1	9	2
Greville StevensENG	1922-1930	10	17	197.4	24	648	20	5/90	10/195	32.40	3.28	59.30	0	2	1
George ThompsonENG	1909-1910	6	11	227.5	66	638	23	4/50	7/112	27.74	2.80	59.43	1	0	0
Jasubhai PatelIND	1955-1960	7	11	287.3	94	637	29	9/69	14/124	21.97	2.22	59.48	0	2	1
John SnowENG	1965-1976	49	93	12021b	415	5387	202	7/40	10/142	26.67	2.69	59.51	12	8	1
Ashantha de MelSL	1982-1986	17	27	586.2	92	2180	59	6/109	7/201	36.95	3.72	59.63	2	3	0
Praveen KumarIND	2011	6	11	268.3	68	697	27	5/106	7/169	25.81	2.60	59.67	1	1	0
Charlie GriffithWI	1960-1969	28	50	5631b	177	2683	94	6/36	9/81	28.54	2.86	59.90	2	5	0
Fanie de VilliersSA	1993-1998	18	34	5093b	221	2063	85	6/23	10/108	24.27	2.43	59.92	6	5	2
Ray LindwallAUS	1946-1960	61	113	13676b	419	5251	228	7/38	9/70	23.03	2.30	59.98	8	12	0
Aizaz CheemaPAK	2011-2012	7	14	200	38	638	20	4/24	8/103	31.90	3.19	60.00	2	0	0
Tim SoutheeNZ	2008-2024	107	203	3915	876	11832	391	7/64	10/108	30.26	3.02	60.08	19	15	1
Jomel WarricanWI	2015-2026	25	43	5049b	129	2508	84	7/32	10/101	29.86	2.98	60.11	6	3	1
Graeme SwannENG	2008-2013	60	109	2558.1	482	7642	255	6/65	10/132	29.97	2.99	60.19	14	17	3
David BrainZIM	1992-1995	9	16	301.4	54	915	30	5/42	6/70	30.50	3.03	60.33	1	1	0
Nobby ClarkENG	1929-1934	8	15	321.5	71	899	32	5/98	7/208	28.09	2.79	60.34	1	1	0
Wahab RiazPAK	2010-2018	27	49	836.2	117	2856	83	5/63	7/134	34.41	3.41	60.46	3	2	0
Herman GriffithWI	1928-1933	13	18	443.5	89	1243	44	6/103	8/162	28.25	2.80	60.52	2	2	0
Brett LeeAUS	1999-2008	76	150	18772b	515	9550	310	5/30	9/171	30.81	3.05	60.55	17	10	0
Winston BenjaminWI	1987-1995	21	35	615.4	136	1648	61	4/46	6/105	27.02	2.68	60.56	2	0	0
Nayeem HasanBAN	2018-2026	15	27	2908b	77	1437	48	6/105	9/152	29.94	2.96	60.58	1	4	0
Thilan ThusharaSL	2003-2010	10	18	1698b	35	1036	28	5/83	6/118	37.00	3.66	60.64	1	1	0
Makhaya NtiniSA	1998-2009	101	190	23652b	753	11242	390	7/37	13/132	28.83	2.85	60.65	19	18	4
John LeverENG	1976-1986	21	38	4433b	140	1951	73	7/46	10/70	26.73	2.64	60.73	3	3	1
Matthew PottsENG	2022-2026	11	20	365.1	79	1201	36	4/13	7/68	33.36	3.29	60.86	2	0	0
Jack HearneENG	1892-1899	12	20	2984b	211	1082	49	6/41	10/60	22.08	2.18	60.90	4	4	1
Roger BinnyIND	1979-1987	27	38	478.2	76	1534	47	6/56	8/101	32.64	3.21	61.06	0	2	0
Terry AldermanAUS	1981-1991	40	71	1670.3	426	4537	164	6/47	10/151	27.66	2.72	61.12	4	14	1
Ben HilfenhausAUS	2009-2012	27	49	1013.1	248	2822	99	5/75	8/97	28.51	2.79	61.40	7	2	0
Ryan SidebottomENG	2001-2010	22	36	4852b	180	2231	79	7/47	10/139	28.24	2.76	61.42	5	5	1
Glenn McGrathAUS	1993-2007	124	243	34582b	1460	12186	563	8/24	10/27	21.64	2.11	61.42	28	29	3
Neil AdcockSA	1953-1962	26	46	6391b	218	2195	104	6/43	8/87	21.11	2.06	61.45	5	5	0
Umar GulPAK	2003-2013	47	90	10018b	244	5553	163	6/135	9/164	34.07	3.33	61.46	12	4	0
Winston DavisWI	1983-1988	15	28	462.1	53	1472	45	4/19	6/94	32.71	3.18	61.62	2	0	0
Ishant SharmaIND	2007-2021	105	188	19184b	638	10074	311	7/74	10/108	32.39	3.15	61.68	10	11	1
Shabbir AhmedPAK	2003-2005	10	19	3148b	97	1175	51	5/48	8/109	23.04	2.24	61.73	5	2	0
Nathan LyonAUS	2011-2026	144	267	5895	1092	17339	573	8/50	13/154	30.26	2.94	61.73	26	24	5

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