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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis LilleeAUS | New Zealand | 1977-1982 | 8 | 14 | 1770b | 63 | 740 | 38 | 6/53 | 11/123 | 19.47 | 2.51 | 46.58 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Chris WoakesENG | Pakistan | 2016-2024 | 9 | 17 | 267.3 | 54 | 783 | 38 | 6/70 | 11/102 | 20.61 | 2.93 | 42.24 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Zimbabwe | 1992-2005 | 7 | 14 | 370.1 | 108 | 857 | 38 | 5/63 | 9/145 | 22.55 | 2.32 | 58.45 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | Sri Lanka | 2010-2026 | 12 | 21 | 302.2 | 57 | 962 | 38 | 5/100 | 6/83 | 25.32 | 3.18 | 47.74 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | New Zealand | 2009-2021 | 9 | 17 | 301.2 | 64 | 969 | 38 | 6/51 | 9/162 | 25.50 | 3.22 | 47.58 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| John BracewellNZ | Australia | 1980-1990 | 11 | 21 | 449.3 | 125 | 1004 | 38 | 6/32 | 10/106 | 26.42 | 2.23 | 70.97 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mohammad AmirPAK | England | 2010-2018 | 10 | 18 | 350.4 | 74 | 1007 | 38 | 6/84 | 6/84 | 26.50 | 2.87 | 55.37 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter SiddleAUS | India | 2008-2014 | 10 | 18 | 305.2 | 65 | 1019 | 38 | 5/49 | 6/85 | 26.82 | 3.34 | 48.21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mervyn DillonWI | India | 1997-2002 | 10 | 15 | 384.5 | 93 | 1049 | 38 | 5/71 | 8/123 | 27.61 | 2.73 | 60.76 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken FarnesENG | Australia | 1934-1938 | 8 | 15 | 2153b | 58 | 1065 | 38 | 6/96 | 10/179 | 28.03 | 2.97 | 56.66 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | Australia | 1964-1978 | 9 | 17 | 2513b | 67 | 1067 | 38 | 6/52 | 12/104 | 28.08 | 2.55 | 66.13 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Dilip DoshiIND | Australia | 1979-1981 | 9 | 17 | 488.2 | 127 | 1070 | 38 | 6/103 | 8/103 | 28.16 | 2.19 | 77.11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | Australia | 1995-2007 | 12 | 20 | 432.1 | 93 | 1229 | 38 | 5/31 | 7/82 | 32.34 | 2.84 | 68.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob WillisENG | West Indies | 1973-1984 | 13 | 19 | 360.4 | 71 | 1381 | 38 | 5/42 | 9/147 | 36.34 | 3.83 | 56.95 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | West Indies | 1966-1980 | 17 | 27 | 646.1 | 203 | 1656 | 38 | 5/39 | 7/112 | 43.58 | 2.56 | 102.03 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | Sri Lanka | 1983-1987 | 6 | 11 | 234.1 | 85 | 473 | 37 | 5/29 | 10/102 | 12.78 | 2.02 | 37.97 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | Bangladesh | 2017-2024 | 6 | 12 | 218 | 54 | 603 | 37 | 7/32 | 9/97 | 16.30 | 2.77 | 35.35 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Manny MartindaleWI | England | 1933-1939 | 10 | 17 | 1605b | 40 | 804 | 37 | 5/22 | 8/61 | 21.73 | 3.01 | 43.38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | Sri Lanka | 1995-2004 | 8 | 15 | 304.4 | 84 | 823 | 37 | 5/37 | 7/61 | 22.24 | 2.70 | 49.41 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Allan DonaldSA | West Indies | 1992-2001 | 9 | 16 | 294.2 | 72 | 837 | 37 | 5/49 | 7/82 | 22.62 | 2.84 | 47.73 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Max WalkerAUS | West Indies | 1973-1976 | 8 | 15 | 2262b | 97 | 859 | 37 | 6/114 | 6/99 | 23.22 | 2.28 | 61.14 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Vinoo MankadIND | Pakistan | 1952-1955 | 9 | 16 | 528.4 | 230 | 913 | 37 | 8/52 | 13/131 | 24.68 | 1.73 | 85.73 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Phil TufnellENG | New Zealand | 1992-1999 | 10 | 18 | 450.3 | 152 | 926 | 37 | 7/47 | 11/147 | 25.03 | 2.06 | 73.05 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Trent BoultNZ | Bangladesh | 2013-2022 | 8 | 16 | 286.3 | 64 | 948 | 37 | 5/43 | 7/90 | 25.62 | 3.31 | 46.46 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank LaverAUS | England | 1899-1909 | 15 | 22 | 2361b | 121 | 964 | 37 | 8/31 | 9/56 | 26.05 | 2.45 | 63.81 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | New Zealand | 2011-2024 | 10 | 19 | 287.4 | 53 | 986 | 37 | 5/52 | 9/97 | 26.65 | 3.43 | 46.65 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| John ReidNZ | South Africa | 1953-1964 | 15 | 22 | 2918b | 151 | 991 | 37 | 6/60 | 6/60 | 26.78 | 2.04 | 78.86 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dominic CorkENG | South Africa | 1995-1998 | 10 | 15 | 364 | 77 | 1058 | 37 | 6/119 | 9/162 | 28.59 | 2.91 | 59.03 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Matthew HoggardENG | Sri Lanka | 2002-2007 | 9 | 17 | 361.5 | 71 | 1105 | 37 | 5/92 | 7/147 | 29.86 | 3.05 | 58.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil HawkeAUS | England | 1963-1968 | 12 | 20 | 3176b | 128 | 1119 | 37 | 7/105 | 7/105 | 30.24 | 2.11 | 85.84 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | England | 2012-2020 | 11 | 22 | 334.5 | 57 | 1130 | 37 | 5/75 | 9/137 | 30.54 | 3.37 | 54.30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sarfraz NawazPAK | England | 1969-1984 | 14 | 22 | 3216b | 131 | 1133 | 37 | 5/39 | 7/107 | 30.62 | 2.11 | 86.92 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Charles KellewayAUS | England | 1911-1928 | 18 | 30 | 3340b | 112 | 1155 | 37 | 4/27 | 6/56 | 31.22 | 2.07 | 90.27 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick PattersonWI | England | 1986-1991 | 11 | 22 | 331.3 | 55 | 1170 | 37 | 5/81 | 7/74 | 31.62 | 3.53 | 53.76 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny MorrisonNZ | Australia | 1987-1993 | 11 | 16 | 415.1 | 79 | 1289 | 37 | 7/89 | 7/89 | 34.84 | 3.10 | 67.32 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug WrightENG | South Africa | 1938-1949 | 10 | 20 | 2860b | 80 | 1326 | 37 | 5/80 | 10/175 | 35.84 | 2.78 | 77.30 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravi ShastriIND | West Indies | 1983-1989 | 19 | 28 | 599.3 | 126 | 1606 | 37 | 4/43 | 4/43 | 43.41 | 2.68 | 97.22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitasENG | Australia | 1986-1995 | 13 | 26 | 549.4 | 104 | 1664 | 37 | 4/56 | 5/94 | 44.97 | 3.03 | 89.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco JansenSA | India | 2021-2025 | 7 | 14 | 194.3 | 53 | 566 | 36 | 6/48 | 7/71 | 15.72 | 2.91 | 32.42 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | England | 2010-2012 | 6 | 11 | 272.1 | 58 | 706 | 36 | 7/55 | 10/97 | 19.61 | 2.59 | 45.36 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | India | 1947-1960 | 10 | 20 | 2085b | 91 | 725 | 36 | 7/38 | 8/99 | 20.14 | 2.09 | 57.92 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel GarnerWI | New Zealand | 1980-1987 | 9 | 16 | 335.3 | 87 | 742 | 36 | 6/56 | 7/73 | 20.61 | 2.21 | 55.92 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | New Zealand | 1985-1987 | 7 | 12 | 289.1 | 51 | 775 | 36 | 7/80 | 11/120 | 21.53 | 2.68 | 48.19 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | Pakistan | 2016-2024 | 9 | 18 | 340.4 | 86 | 795 | 36 | 4/16 | 7/84 | 22.08 | 2.33 | 56.78 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | Pakistan | 1967-1974 | 11 | 18 | 422.5 | 163 | 868 | 36 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 24.11 | 2.05 | 70.47 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Tich FreemanENG | South Africa | 1927-1929 | 7 | 12 | 320.4 | 76 | 946 | 36 | 7/71 | 12/171 | 26.28 | 2.95 | 53.44 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Karsan GhavriIND | West Indies | 1974-1979 | 9 | 16 | 278 | 52 | 950 | 36 | 5/51 | 7/120 | 26.39 | 3.42 | 46.33 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom GarrettAUS | England | 1877-1888 | 19 | 30 | 682 | 296 | 970 | 36 | 6/78 | 9/163 | 26.94 | 2.13 | 75.78 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Dilip DoshiIND | England | 1980-1982 | 10 | 16 | 454 | 148 | 992 | 36 | 6/102 | 6/102 | 27.56 | 2.19 | 75.67 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | New Zealand | 2005-2015 | 7 | 14 | 362.5 | 61 | 999 | 36 | 6/43 | 11/108 | 27.75 | 2.75 | 60.47 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
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