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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,137 of the 2,607 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Year | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 19 | 529.2 | 108 | 1384 | 84 | 8/70 | 12/225 | 16.48 | 2.61 | 37.81 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2016 | 2016 | 12 | 23 | 584.3 | 94 | 1721 | 72 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 23.90 | 2.94 | 48.71 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1912 | 1912 | 9 | 15 | 366.5 | 99 | 863 | 61 | 8/29 | 13/57 | 14.15 | 2.35 | 36.08 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Abdul QadirPAK | 1987 | 1987 | 10 | 16 | 478.2 | 122 | 1129 | 45 | 9/56 | 13/101 | 25.09 | 2.36 | 63.78 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 10 | 193.6 | 27 | 750 | 41 | 6/26 | 11/123 | 18.29 | 2.90 | 37.80 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 6 | 193.1 | 77 | 371 | 33 | 7/40 | 13/173 | 11.24 | 1.92 | 35.12 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | 1981 | 1981 | 12 | 23 | 589.2 | 141 | 1685 | 79 | 7/83 | 11/159 | 21.33 | 2.86 | 44.76 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1985 | 1985 | 10 | 18 | 2718b | 104 | 1116 | 64 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 17.44 | 2.46 | 42.47 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 2005 | 2005 | 9 | 18 | 410.1 | 57 | 1225 | 62 | 6/46 | 12/246 | 19.76 | 2.99 | 39.69 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2015 | 2015 | 9 | 17 | 376.4 | 94 | 1067 | 62 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 17.21 | 2.83 | 36.45 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1982 | 1982 | 9 | 17 | 393.1 | 112 | 824 | 62 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 13.29 | 2.10 | 38.05 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2012 | 2012 | 10 | 18 | 537.2 | 91 | 1417 | 60 | 6/43 | 12/171 | 23.62 | 2.64 | 53.73 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 19 | 358.5 | 61 | 1253 | 58 | 6/100 | 10/145 | 21.60 | 3.49 | 37.12 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2016 | 2016 | 9 | 17 | 412.2 | 89 | 1079 | 57 | 8/63 | 13/145 | 18.93 | 2.62 | 43.40 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 20 | 360 | 78 | 1152 | 57 | 6/55 | 10/63 | 20.21 | 3.20 | 37.89 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1963 | 1963 | 10 | 19 | 2607b | 89 | 999 | 57 | 7/44 | 12/119 | 17.53 | 2.30 | 45.74 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Arthur MaileyAUS | 1921 | 1921 | 9 | 18 | 474.5 | 64 | 1567 | 55 | 9/121 | 13/236 | 28.49 | 3.30 | 51.80 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | 1902 | 1902 | 8 | 15 | 440 | 140 | 974 | 53 | 8/65 | 12/173 | 18.38 | 2.21 | 49.81 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 19 | 465.1 | 77 | 1432 | 52 | 6/43 | 11/136 | 27.54 | 3.08 | 53.67 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Monty NobleAUS | 1902 | 1902 | 12 | 21 | 368 | 100 | 989 | 51 | 7/17 | 13/77 | 19.39 | 2.69 | 43.29 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Vinoo MankadIND | 1952 | 1952 | 9 | 15 | 550.2 | 205 | 1106 | 51 | 8/52 | 13/131 | 21.69 | 2.01 | 64.75 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 2004 | 2004 | 7 | 14 | 361.3 | 69 | 1054 | 50 | 8/141 | 13/181 | 21.08 | 2.92 | 43.38 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | 1990 | 1990 | 9 | 17 | 316.4 | 77 | 835 | 49 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 17.04 | 2.64 | 38.78 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Alec BedserENG | 1951 | 1951 | 10 | 18 | 3250b | 133 | 1003 | 49 | 7/58 | 12/112 | 20.47 | 1.85 | 66.33 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Jim LakerENG | 1956 | 1956 | 6 | 12 | 1887b | 138 | 480 | 48 | 10/53 | 19/90 | 10.00 | 1.53 | 39.31 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | 2016 | 2016 | 10 | 19 | 538.2 | 82 | 1780 | 46 | 6/72 | 10/141 | 38.70 | 3.31 | 70.22 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2007 | 2007 | 7 | 14 | 217.4 | 45 | 769 | 44 | 6/49 | 10/91 | 17.48 | 3.53 | 29.68 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Hedley VerityENG | 1934 | 1934 | 7 | 13 | 382.1 | 134 | 869 | 43 | 8/43 | 15/104 | 20.21 | 2.27 | 53.33 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | 1930 | 1930 | 6 | 11 | 435.4 | 104 | 1108 | 40 | 7/87 | 11/183 | 27.70 | 2.54 | 65.35 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | 2013 | 2013 | 8 | 14 | 409 | 78 | 1062 | 39 | 7/95 | 11/118 | 27.23 | 2.60 | 62.92 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| George LohmannENG | 1896 | 1896 | 4 | 8 | 787b | 50 | 255 | 38 | 9/28 | 15/45 | 6.71 | 1.94 | 20.71 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | 1969 | 1969 | 8 | 13 | 309 | 139 | 525 | 38 | 7/32 | 12/101 | 13.82 | 1.70 | 48.79 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Charlie TurnerAUS | 1888 | 1888 | 4 | 6 | 252 | 112 | 348 | 33 | 7/43 | 12/87 | 10.55 | 2.07 | 30.55 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Alf ValentineWI | 1950 | 1950 | 4 | 8 | 422.3 | 197 | 674 | 33 | 8/104 | 11/204 | 20.42 | 1.60 | 76.82 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Joey PalmerAUS | 1882 | 1882 | 4 | 8 | 341.1 | 153 | 498 | 31 | 7/65 | 11/165 | 16.06 | 2.19 | 44.03 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Nauman AliPAK | 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 8 | 154.1 | 16 | 525 | 30 | 6/41 | 10/121 | 17.50 | 3.41 | 30.83 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sydney BarnesENG | 1913 | 1913 | 2 | 4 | 110.1 | 28 | 264 | 27 | 9/103 | 17/159 | 9.78 | 2.40 | 24.48 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Alec BedserENG | 1946 | 1946 | 5 | 7 | 1562b | 45 | 610 | 27 | 7/49 | 11/93 | 22.59 | 2.34 | 57.85 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Rodney HoggAUS | 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 6 | 122.2 | 33 | 297 | 27 | 6/74 | 10/66 | 11.00 | 1.82 | 36.22 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Tom RichardsonENG | 1896 | 1896 | 3 | 6 | 175.1 | 58 | 439 | 24 | 7/168 | 13/244 | 18.29 | 3.01 | 36.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Tich FreemanENG | 1929 | 1929 | 3 | 5 | 188.1 | 47 | 547 | 22 | 7/71 | 12/171 | 24.86 | 2.91 | 51.32 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Kapil DevIND | 1983 | 1983 | 18 | 25 | 578.1 | 112 | 1739 | 75 | 9/83 | 10/135 | 23.19 | 3.01 | 46.25 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2008 | 2008 | 13 | 24 | 442.1 | 85 | 1477 | 74 | 6/72 | 10/154 | 19.96 | 3.34 | 35.85 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | 1984 | 1984 | 13 | 25 | 541.5 | 120 | 1471 | 73 | 7/53 | 10/107 | 20.15 | 2.71 | 44.53 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | 1964 | 1964 | 14 | 25 | 4106b | 119 | 1737 | 71 | 7/153 | 10/91 | 24.46 | 2.54 | 57.83 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Ian BothamENG | 1978 | 1978 | 12 | 23 | 2877b | 95 | 1201 | 66 | 8/34 | 11/140 | 18.20 | 2.50 | 43.59 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Graeme SwannENG | 2010 | 2010 | 14 | 25 | 576 | 117 | 1662 | 64 | 6/65 | 10/217 | 25.97 | 2.89 | 54.00 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 2008 | 2008 | 13 | 23 | 705 | 103 | 1987 | 63 | 6/102 | 10/153 | 31.54 | 2.82 | 67.14 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | 2008 | 2008 | 14 | 28 | 585 | 91 | 1824 | 63 | 8/61 | 11/159 | 28.95 | 3.12 | 55.71 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 20 | 548.2 | 106 | 1484 | 63 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 23.56 | 2.71 | 52.22 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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