Bowling records (Men's Tests)
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saqlain MushtaqPAK | 1995-2004 | 49 | 86 | 2345 | 541 | 6206 | 208 | 8/164 | 10/155 | 29.84 | 2.65 | 67.64 | 12 | 13 | 3 |
| Norman CowansENG | 1982-1985 | 19 | 36 | 575.2 | 113 | 2003 | 51 | 6/77 | 8/146 | 39.27 | 3.48 | 67.69 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sohail KhanPAK | 2009-2016 | 9 | 17 | 304.4 | 54 | 1125 | 27 | 5/68 | 7/207 | 41.67 | 3.69 | 67.70 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad FarooqPAK | 1960-1965 | 7 | 11 | 237 | 50 | 682 | 21 | 4/70 | 5/82 | 32.48 | 2.88 | 67.71 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mushtaq AhmedPAK | 1990-2003 | 52 | 89 | 2088.4 | 405 | 6100 | 185 | 7/56 | 10/106 | 32.97 | 2.92 | 67.74 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| Danish KaneriaPAK | 2000-2010 | 61 | 112 | 2949.4 | 502 | 9082 | 261 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 34.80 | 3.08 | 67.81 | 8 | 15 | 2 |
| Geoff ChubbSA | 1951 | 5 | 8 | 237.3 | 63 | 577 | 21 | 6/51 | 6/123 | 27.48 | 2.43 | 67.86 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Gerry HazlittAUS | 1907-1912 | 9 | 14 | 260.3 | 74 | 623 | 23 | 7/25 | 7/73 | 27.09 | 2.39 | 67.96 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rumesh RatnayakeSL | 1983-1992 | 23 | 35 | 826.5 | 136 | 2563 | 73 | 6/66 | 9/125 | 35.11 | 3.10 | 67.96 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| George HirstENG | 1897-1909 | 24 | 44 | 4010b | 146 | 1770 | 59 | 5/48 | 9/86 | 30.00 | 2.65 | 67.97 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| John PriceENG | 1964-1972 | 15 | 27 | 454 | 90 | 1401 | 40 | 5/73 | 5/104 | 35.02 | 3.09 | 68.10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Corey CollymoreWI | 1999-2007 | 30 | 53 | 1056 | 242 | 3004 | 93 | 7/57 | 11/134 | 32.30 | 2.84 | 68.13 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Veerasammy PermaulWI | 2012-2022 | 9 | 17 | 352.2 | 46 | 1183 | 31 | 5/35 | 8/141 | 38.16 | 3.36 | 68.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lasith AmbuldeniyaSL | 2019-2022 | 17 | 28 | 807.3 | 141 | 2611 | 71 | 7/137 | 10/210 | 36.77 | 3.23 | 68.24 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter LoaderENG | 1954-1958 | 13 | 26 | 2662b | 115 | 878 | 39 | 6/36 | 9/86 | 22.51 | 1.98 | 68.26 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaminda ErangaSL | 2011-2016 | 19 | 35 | 648.3 | 125 | 2138 | 57 | 4/49 | 6/226 | 37.51 | 3.30 | 68.26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell MarshAUS | 2014-2024 | 46 | 74 | 580.3 | 91 | 2061 | 51 | 5/46 | 7/86 | 40.41 | 3.55 | 68.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom HartleyENG | 2024 | 5 | 9 | 250.4 | 30 | 795 | 22 | 7/62 | 9/193 | 36.14 | 3.17 | 68.36 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi RatnayekeSL | 1982-1989 | 22 | 31 | 638.5 | 118 | 1972 | 56 | 8/83 | 8/108 | 35.21 | 3.09 | 68.45 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Mike WhitneyAUS | 1981-1992 | 12 | 23 | 445.2 | 90 | 1325 | 39 | 7/27 | 11/95 | 33.97 | 2.98 | 68.51 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 1998-2015 | 103 | 190 | 4763.1 | 863 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 32.46 | 2.84 | 68.53 | 16 | 25 | 5 |
| Dayle HadleeNZ | 1969-1978 | 26 | 44 | 4883b | 114 | 2389 | 71 | 4/30 | 7/61 | 33.65 | 2.94 | 68.77 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran TahirSA | 2011-2015 | 20 | 37 | 654.1 | 86 | 2290 | 57 | 5/32 | 8/130 | 40.18 | 3.50 | 68.86 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Devendra BishooWI | 2011-2018 | 36 | 59 | 1344.3 | 167 | 4350 | 117 | 8/49 | 10/174 | 37.18 | 3.24 | 68.95 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Bill JohnstonAUS | 1947-1955 | 40 | 75 | 11048b | 372 | 3826 | 160 | 6/44 | 9/183 | 23.91 | 2.08 | 69.05 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Azeem HafeezPAK | 1983-1985 | 18 | 28 | 725.1 | 172 | 2204 | 63 | 6/46 | 7/160 | 34.98 | 3.04 | 69.06 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| UWMBCA WelegedaraSL | 2007-2014 | 21 | 35 | 633.1 | 114 | 2273 | 55 | 5/52 | 6/106 | 41.33 | 3.59 | 69.07 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nuwan ZoysaSL | 1997-2004 | 30 | 51 | 737 | 160 | 2157 | 64 | 5/20 | 8/73 | 33.70 | 2.93 | 69.09 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shayne O'ConnorNZ | 1997-2001 | 19 | 34 | 611.1 | 149 | 1724 | 53 | 5/51 | 7/104 | 32.53 | 2.82 | 69.19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mustafizur RahmanBAN | 2015-2022 | 15 | 25 | 357.3 | 76 | 1139 | 31 | 4/37 | 5/66 | 36.74 | 3.19 | 69.19 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA/IWX | 1996-2013 | 166 | 272 | 3372 | 837 | 9535 | 292 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 32.65 | 2.83 | 69.29 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| David RennebergAUS | 1966-1968 | 8 | 15 | 1598b | 42 | 830 | 23 | 5/39 | 6/84 | 36.09 | 3.12 | 69.48 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dominic BessENG | 2018-2021 | 14 | 22 | 417 | 82 | 1223 | 36 | 5/30 | 8/130 | 33.97 | 2.93 | 69.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony GreigENG | 1972-1977 | 58 | 93 | 9802b | 338 | 4541 | 141 | 8/86 | 13/156 | 32.21 | 2.78 | 69.52 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Colin McCoolAUS | 1946-1950 | 14 | 20 | 2504b | 44 | 958 | 36 | 5/41 | 8/182 | 26.61 | 2.30 | 69.56 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | 1932-1946 | 27 | 48 | 10024b | 585 | 3254 | 144 | 7/54 | 11/129 | 22.60 | 1.95 | 69.61 | 8 | 11 | 3 |
| Sandy BellSA | 1929-1935 | 16 | 26 | 557 | 89 | 1567 | 48 | 6/99 | 6/159 | 32.65 | 2.81 | 69.63 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Abdur RehmanPAK | 2007-2014 | 22 | 43 | 1149 | 233 | 2910 | 99 | 6/25 | 8/92 | 29.39 | 2.53 | 69.64 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Cyril VincentSA | 1927-1935 | 25 | 40 | 975.1 | 194 | 2631 | 84 | 6/51 | 8/149 | 31.32 | 2.70 | 69.65 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ish SodhiNZ | 2013-2024 | 21 | 38 | 673.5 | 91 | 2500 | 58 | 6/86 | 8/173 | 43.10 | 3.71 | 69.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl RackemannAUS | 1982-1991 | 12 | 20 | 453.1 | 131 | 1137 | 39 | 6/86 | 11/118 | 29.15 | 2.51 | 69.72 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Doug BracewellNZ | 2011-2023 | 28 | 51 | 860.3 | 156 | 2873 | 74 | 6/40 | 9/60 | 38.82 | 3.34 | 69.77 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason HolderWI | 2014-2024 | 69 | 122 | 1884.1 | 483 | 4920 | 162 | 6/42 | 11/103 | 30.37 | 2.61 | 69.78 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Lindsay KlineAUS | 1957-1961 | 13 | 22 | 2373b | 113 | 776 | 34 | 7/75 | 8/90 | 22.82 | 1.96 | 69.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdul RazzaqPAK | 1999-2006 | 46 | 76 | 1168 | 217 | 3694 | 100 | 5/35 | 7/155 | 36.94 | 3.16 | 70.08 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig OvertonENG | 2017-2022 | 8 | 13 | 245.2 | 43 | 760 | 21 | 3/14 | 6/61 | 36.19 | 3.10 | 70.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tendai ChataraZIM | 2013-2024 | 10 | 18 | 304 | 89 | 728 | 26 | 5/61 | 6/106 | 28.00 | 2.39 | 70.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi RampaulWI | 2009-2012 | 18 | 33 | 573.2 | 101 | 1703 | 49 | 4/48 | 7/75 | 34.76 | 2.97 | 70.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pervez SajjadPAK | 1964-1973 | 19 | 35 | 4145b | 217 | 1410 | 59 | 7/74 | 9/112 | 23.90 | 2.04 | 70.25 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitasENG | 1986-1995 | 44 | 76 | 1639.4 | 367 | 4700 | 140 | 7/70 | 9/165 | 33.57 | 2.87 | 70.27 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
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