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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,671 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
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| Player | Series | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale SteynSA | New Zealand tour of South Africa 2007/08 | 2007 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 184 | 20 | 6/49 | 10/91 | 9.20 | 3.29 | 16.80 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| George LohmannENG | England tour of South Africa 1895/96 | 1896 | 3 | 6 | 103.4 | 38 | 203 | 35 | 9/28 | 15/45 | 5.80 | 1.96 | 17.77 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Bobby PeelENG | Australia tour of England 1888 | 1888 | 3 | 6 | 110.2 | 48 | 181 | 24 | 7/31 | 11/68 | 7.54 | 2.46 | 18.42 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Johnny BriggsENG | England tour of South Africa 1888/89 | 1889 | 2 | 4 | 97.3 | 51 | 101 | 21 | 8/11 | 15/28 | 4.81 | 1.55 | 18.62 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Irfan PathanIND | India tour of Zimbabwe 2005 | 2005 | 2 | 4 | 459b | 14 | 237 | 21 | 7/59 | 12/126 | 11.29 | 3.10 | 21.86 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Duanne OlivierSA | Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 | 2018-2019 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 16 | 353 | 24 | 6/37 | 11/96 | 14.71 | 4.01 | 22.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Colin BlytheENG | South Africa tour of England 1907 | 1907 | 3 | 6 | 100.3 | 26 | 270 | 26 | 8/59 | 15/99 | 10.38 | 2.69 | 23.19 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Gus AtkinsonENG | West Indies tour of England 2024 | 2024 | 3 | 6 | 88.5 | 13 | 357 | 22 | 7/45 | 12/106 | 16.23 | 4.02 | 24.23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred TruemanENG | India tour of England 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 7 | 119.4 | 25 | 386 | 29 | 8/31 | 9/40 | 13.31 | 3.23 | 24.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | Pakistan tour of England 2026 | 2026 | 3 | 6 | 90 | 30 | 184 | 21 | 5/51 | 8/35 | 8.76 | 2.04 | 25.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 103.2 | 20 | 360 | 24 | 6/50 | 11/94 | 15.00 | 3.48 | 25.83 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2007 | 2007 | 3 | 6 | 112.5 | 33 | 282 | 26 | 6/28 | 12/82 | 10.85 | 2.50 | 26.04 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | Sri Lanka tour of West Indies 2018 | 2018 | 3 | 6 | 88.4 | 15 | 299 | 20 | 8/62 | 13/121 | 14.95 | 3.37 | 26.60 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Nauman AliPAK | England tour of Pakistan 2024/25 | 2024 | 2 | 4 | 90.5 | 10 | 277 | 20 | 8/46 | 11/147 | 13.85 | 3.05 | 27.25 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | Sri Lanka in England Test Series 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 96.4 | 30 | 227 | 21 | 5/16 | 10/45 | 10.81 | 2.35 | 27.62 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | England tour of South Africa 1913/14 | 1913-1914 | 4 | 8 | 226 | 56 | 536 | 49 | 9/103 | 17/159 | 10.94 | 2.37 | 27.67 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Shamar JosephWI | Australia tour of West Indies 2025 | 2025 | 3 | 6 | 103.2 | 19 | 329 | 22 | 5/87 | 9/133 | 14.95 | 3.18 | 28.18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Axar PatelIND | England tour of India 2020/21 | 2021 | 3 | 6 | 127.4 | 27 | 286 | 27 | 6/38 | 11/70 | 10.59 | 2.24 | 28.37 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | India tour of Australia 2024/25 | 2024-2025 | 5 | 9 | 151.2 | 39 | 418 | 32 | 6/76 | 9/94 | 13.06 | 2.76 | 28.38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series 2011/12 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 101.3 | 19 | 325 | 21 | 6/44 | 10/114 | 15.48 | 3.20 | 29.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 1993/94 | 1993 | 3 | 5 | 130.4 | 31 | 373 | 27 | 7/91 | 13/135 | 13.81 | 2.85 | 29.04 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Scott BolandAUS | India tour of Australia 2024/25 | 2024-2025 | 3 | 6 | 101.4 | 27 | 277 | 21 | 6/45 | 10/76 | 13.19 | 2.72 | 29.05 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Graeme SwannENG | Pakistan in England Test Series 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 6 | 106.5 | 38 | 269 | 22 | 6/65 | 9/74 | 12.23 | 2.52 | 29.14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1912 Triangular Tournament | 1912 | 6 | 9 | 190 | 64 | 404 | 39 | 8/29 | 13/57 | 10.36 | 2.13 | 29.23 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | The Ashes 2025/26 | 2025-2026 | 5 | 10 | 153.1 | 15 | 618 | 31 | 7/58 | 10/113 | 19.94 | 4.03 | 29.65 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy 2015/16 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 109.4 | 17 | 482 | 22 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 21.91 | 4.40 | 29.91 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | New Zealand tour of Pakistan 1990/91 | 1990 | 3 | 6 | 144.4 | 50 | 315 | 29 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 10.86 | 2.18 | 29.93 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Gubby AllenENG | India tour of England 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 6 | 100 | 19 | 330 | 20 | 7/80 | 10/78 | 16.50 | 3.30 | 30.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | West Indies tour of Pakistan 1990/91 | 1990 | 3 | 6 | 106 | 12 | 298 | 21 | 5/28 | 9/89 | 14.19 | 2.81 | 30.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | The Ashes 2013/14 | 2013-2014 | 5 | 10 | 188.4 | 49 | 517 | 37 | 7/40 | 9/103 | 13.97 | 2.74 | 30.59 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | New Zealand tour of Sri Lanka 1983/84 | 1984 | 3 | 6 | 117.5 | 48 | 230 | 23 | 5/29 | 10/102 | 10.00 | 1.95 | 30.74 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Tony LockENG | New Zealand tour of England 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | 176 | 93 | 254 | 34 | 7/35 | 11/65 | 7.47 | 1.44 | 31.06 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 145 | 41 | 357 | 28 | 7/64 | 13/145 | 12.75 | 2.46 | 31.07 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Charlie TurnerAUS | Australia tour of England 1888 | 1888 | 3 | 4 | 164 | 62 | 261 | 21 | 6/112 | 10/63 | 12.43 | 2.39 | 31.24 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Courtney WalshWI | West Indies tour of India 1987/88 | 1987-1988 | 4 | 7 | 137.1 | 24 | 437 | 26 | 5/54 | 9/94 | 16.81 | 3.19 | 31.65 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie LlewellynSA | Australia tour of South Africa 1902/03 | 1902 | 3 | 6 | 132.4 | 23 | 448 | 25 | 6/92 | 10/116 | 17.92 | 3.38 | 31.84 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Freedom Trophy 2015/16 | 2015 | 4 | 7 | 164.4 | 56 | 345 | 31 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 11.13 | 2.10 | 31.87 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Heath StreakZIM | Pakistan tour of Zimbabwe 1994/95 | 1995 | 3 | 6 | 118 | 31 | 298 | 22 | 6/90 | 9/105 | 13.55 | 2.53 | 32.18 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 4 | 123.4 | 25 | 348 | 23 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 15.13 | 2.81 | 32.26 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Peter SiddleAUS | Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2011/12 | 2011-2012 | 4 | 8 | 124 | 27 | 429 | 23 | 5/49 | 6/85 | 18.65 | 3.46 | 32.35 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Australia tour of England and Scotland 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 8 | 194.4 | 24 | 624 | 36 | 6/46 | 12/246 | 17.33 | 3.21 | 32.44 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | New Zealand in India Test Series 2016/17 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 146.3 | 28 | 480 | 27 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 17.78 | 3.28 | 32.56 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2015 | 2015 | 3 | 6 | 115 | 20 | 380 | 21 | 6/46 | 10/160 | 18.10 | 3.30 | 32.86 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mike ProcterSA | Australia tour of South Africa 1969/70 | 1970 | 4 | 8 | 143 | 50 | 353 | 26 | 6/73 | 9/103 | 13.58 | 2.47 | 33.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilfred RhodesENG | England tour of Australia 1903/04 | 1903-1904 | 5 | 10 | 172 | 36 | 488 | 31 | 8/68 | 15/124 | 15.74 | 2.84 | 33.29 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | The Ashes 2023 | 2023 | 4 | 7 | 128.1 | 8 | 623 | 23 | 5/78 | 8/182 | 27.09 | 4.86 | 33.43 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran KhanPAK | India tour of Pakistan 1982/83 | 1982-1983 | 6 | 10 | 223.1 | 69 | 558 | 40 | 8/60 | 11/79 | 13.95 | 2.50 | 33.48 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | India in West Indies Test Series 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 6 | 123.5 | 29 | 371 | 22 | 6/55 | 10/108 | 16.86 | 3.00 | 33.77 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Imran KhanPAK | Pakistan tour of West Indies 1987/88 | 1988 | 3 | 6 | 129.5 | 16 | 416 | 23 | 7/80 | 11/121 | 18.09 | 3.20 | 33.87 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris WoakesENG | Pakistan in England Test Series 2016 | 2016 | 4 | 8 | 148.3 | 33 | 435 | 26 | 6/70 | 11/102 | 16.73 | 2.93 | 34.27 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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