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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,638 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.

Player	Opposition	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Sydney BarnesENG	South Africa	1912-1914	7	14	354	94	818	83	9/103	17/159	9.86	2.31	25.59	1	12	6
Shane WarneAUS	England	1993-2007	36	72	1793	483	4535	195	8/71	12/246	23.26	2.53	55.17	15	11	4
Dennis LilleeAUS	England	1971-1982	29	57	8516b	361	3507	167	7/89	11/138	21.00	2.47	50.99	11	11	4
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	England	1993-2007	16	30	1102.2	336	2245	112	9/65	16/220	20.04	2.04	59.05	8	8	4
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	South Africa	1993-2006	15	27	984.4	219	2311	104	7/84	13/171	22.22	2.35	56.81	5	11	4
Frederick SpofforthAUS	England	1877-1887	18	30	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	14/90	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	Bangladesh	2001-2009	11	22	452	108	1190	89	6/18	12/82	13.37	2.63	30.47	3	11	4
Tom RichardsonENG	Australia	1893-1898	14	24	4498b	191	2220	88	8/94	13/244	25.23	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
Abdul QadirPAK	England	1977-1987	16	28	5593b	235	2049	82	9/56	13/101	24.99	2.20	68.21	4	8	4
Clarrie GrimmettAUS	South Africa	1931-1936	10	18	652.1	248	1199	77	7/40	14/199	15.57	1.84	50.82	2	8	4
Hugh TrumbleAUS	England	1890-1904	31	55	7895b	448	2945	141	8/65	12/89	20.89	2.24	55.99	8	9	3
Richard HadleeNZ	Australia	1973-1990	23	41	6099b	213	2674	130	9/52	15/123	20.57	2.63	46.92	2	14	3
Bill O'ReillyAUS	England	1932-1938	19	33	7864b	439	2587	102	7/54	11/129	25.36	1.97	77.10	5	8	3
Johnny BriggsENG	Australia	1885-1899	31	45	4941b	335	1994	97	6/45	12/136	20.56	2.42	50.94	3	7	3
Harbhajan SinghIND	Australia	1998-2013	18	35	967.3	170	2846	95	8/84	15/217	29.96	2.94	61.11	3	7	3
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	West Indies	1993-2008	12	22	622.3	143	1609	82	8/46	11/170	19.62	2.58	45.55	2	9	3
George LohmannENG	Australia	1886-1896	15	30	3310b	326	1002	77	8/35	12/104	13.01	1.82	42.99	2	5	3
Ravichandran AshwinIND	New Zealand	2012-2024	12	23	490.5	98	1390	75	7/59	13/140	18.53	2.83	39.27	3	6	3
Colin BlytheENG	South Africa	1906-1910	10	19	410.1	132	986	59	8/59	15/99	16.71	2.40	41.71	0	6	3
Derek UnderwoodENG	New Zealand	1969-1975	8	15	2118b	122	586	48	7/32	12/97	12.21	1.66	44.13	1	6	3
Curtly AmbroseWI	England	1988-2000	34	63	1380.4	383	3082	164	8/45	11/84	18.79	2.23	50.51	13	8	2
Ian BothamENG	Australia	1977-1989	36	66	8479b	297	4093	148	6/78	11/176	27.66	2.90	57.29	8	9	2
Shane WarneAUS	South Africa	1993-2006	24	45	1321.2	360	3142	130	7/56	12/128	24.17	2.38	60.98	7	7	2
Nathan LyonAUS	India	2011-2025	32	56	1371.5	208	4151	130	8/50	12/286	31.93	3.03	63.32	4	9	2
Monty NobleAUS	England	1898-1909	39	66	6895b	353	2860	115	7/17	13/77	24.87	2.49	59.96	1	9	2
Anil KumbleIND	Australia	1996-2008	20	38	1086	175	3366	111	8/141	13/181	30.32	3.10	58.70	6	10	2
Glenn McGrathAUS	West Indies	1995-2005	23	46	912.3	287	2132	110	6/17	10/27	19.38	2.34	49.77	6	8	2
HMRKB HerathSL	Pakistan	2000-2017	21	40	1098.3	230	2976	106	9/127	14/184	28.08	2.71	62.18	3	8	2
Clarrie GrimmettAUS	England	1925-1934	22	39	9164b	427	3439	106	6/37	11/82	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11	2
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	India	1993-2010	22	32	1170	222	3425	105	8/87	11/110	32.62	2.93	66.86	4	7	2
Derek UnderwoodENG	Australia	1968-1980	29	53	8000b	408	2770	105	7/50	11/215	26.38	2.08	76.19	5	4	2
Alec BedserENG	Australia	1946-1954	21	37	7065b	209	2859	104	7/44	14/99	27.49	2.43	67.93	5	7	2
Charlie TurnerAUS	England	1887-1895	17	30	5179b	457	1670	101	7/43	12/87	16.53	1.93	51.28	3	11	2
Lance GibbsWI	England	1963-1974	26	47	1473.3	496	2889	100	6/39	11/157	28.89	1.96	88.41	2	7	2
Richard HadleeNZ	England	1973-1990	21	35	5853b	232	2399	97	6/26	10/100	24.73	2.46	60.34	6	8	2
Imran KhanPAK	India	1978-1989	23	38	846.2	216	2260	94	8/60	11/79	24.04	2.67	54.02	4	6	2
Shane WarneAUS	Pakistan	1994-2005	15	27	675.1	192	1816	90	7/23	11/77	20.18	2.69	45.01	7	6	2
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	Zimbabwe	1994-2004	14	26	786.5	259	1467	87	9/51	13/115	16.86	1.86	54.26	6	6	2
Arthur MaileyAUS	England	1920-1926	17	28	5201b	90	2935	86	9/121	13/236	34.13	3.39	60.48	4	6	2
Fred TruemanENG	West Indies	1954-1963	18	33	764	176	2018	86	7/44	12/119	23.47	2.64	53.30	4	6	2
Anil KumbleIND	Pakistan	1999-2007	15	28	814.2	185	2590	81	10/74	14/149	31.98	3.18	60.32	4	5	2
Jim LakerENG	Australia	1948-1959	15	28	4010b	204	1444	79	10/53	19/90	18.28	2.16	50.76	5	5	2
Joey PalmerAUS	England	1880-1886	17	30	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	11/165	21.51	2.23	57.91	5	6	2
Anil KumbleIND	Sri Lanka	1993-2008	17	28	862.1	189	2309	74	7/59	11/128	31.20	2.68	69.91	3	4	2
Stuart BroadENG	West Indies	2009-2020	19	34	628.2	143	1814	73	7/72	11/165	24.85	2.89	51.64	3	3	2
Waqar YounisPAK	New Zealand	1990-2002	13	25	501.3	129	1372	70	7/76	12/130	19.60	2.74	42.99	4	5	2
Dale SteynSA	New Zealand	2006-2016	12	23	374.2	87	1091	68	6/49	10/91	16.04	2.91	33.03	2	6	2
Richard HadleeNZ	India	1976-1990	14	24	3106b	111	1493	65	7/23	11/58	22.97	2.88	47.78	5	4	2
Mitchell JohnsonAUS	South Africa	2008-2014	12	23	529.1	88	1641	64	8/61	12/127	25.64	3.10	49.61	5	3	2
Nathan LyonAUS	New Zealand	2011-2024	12	24	390.4	68	1189	63	6/65	10/108	18.87	3.04	37.21	5	3	2

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