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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.
| Player | Year | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason HolderWI | 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 12 | 150.1 | 38 | 409 | 33 | 6/59 | 11/103 | 12.39 | 2.72 | 27.30 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 11 | 222.2 | 50 | 469 | 33 | 6/46 | 8/78 | 14.21 | 2.11 | 40.42 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 13 | 1564b | 78 | 531 | 33 | 7/25 | 10/120 | 16.09 | 2.04 | 47.39 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Frank TysonENG | 1955 | 1955 | 6 | 12 | 1405b | 45 | 546 | 33 | 6/28 | 8/79 | 16.55 | 2.33 | 42.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 16 | 194.2 | 49 | 550 | 33 | 5/35 | 7/58 | 16.67 | 2.83 | 35.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brian StathamENG | 1955 | 1955 | 8 | 16 | 1828b | 84 | 604 | 33 | 7/39 | 9/88 | 18.30 | 1.98 | 55.39 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Max WalkerAUS | 1973 | 1973 | 6 | 12 | 1883b | 93 | 619 | 33 | 6/15 | 7/80 | 18.76 | 1.97 | 57.06 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2023 | 2023 | 7 | 14 | 267.1 | 64 | 640 | 33 | 7/42 | 10/110 | 19.39 | 2.40 | 48.58 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Alf ValentineWI | 1950 | 1950 | 4 | 8 | 422.3 | 197 | 674 | 33 | 8/104 | 11/204 | 20.42 | 1.60 | 76.82 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Colin CroftWI | 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 10 | 217.5 | 45 | 676 | 33 | 8/29 | 9/95 | 20.48 | 3.10 | 39.61 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham DilleyENG | 1988 | 1988 | 8 | 13 | 273.1 | 64 | 715 | 33 | 6/38 | 9/128 | 21.67 | 2.62 | 49.67 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Shabbir AhmedPAK | 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 12 | 2075b | 70 | 719 | 33 | 5/48 | 8/109 | 21.79 | 2.08 | 62.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1962 | 1962 | 6 | 12 | 1597b | 39 | 719 | 33 | 6/31 | 9/116 | 21.79 | 2.70 | 48.39 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | 2011 | 2011 | 7 | 14 | 270.2 | 63 | 734 | 33 | 6/46 | 8/76 | 22.24 | 2.72 | 49.15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad AmirPAK | 2010 | 2010 | 7 | 13 | 251.5 | 54 | 737 | 33 | 6/84 | 7/106 | 22.33 | 2.93 | 45.79 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2024 | 2024 | 9 | 16 | 270 | 40 | 749 | 33 | 6/65 | 10/108 | 22.70 | 2.77 | 49.09 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 14 | 275.4 | 70 | 762 | 33 | 5/30 | 9/115 | 23.09 | 2.76 | 50.12 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2025 | 2025 | 9 | 17 | 225 | 25 | 763 | 33 | 5/23 | 6/105 | 23.12 | 3.39 | 40.91 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Trent BoultNZ | 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 13 | 281.1 | 75 | 789 | 33 | 6/30 | 9/99 | 23.91 | 2.81 | 51.12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad RafiqueBAN | 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 11 | 2193b | 75 | 792 | 33 | 6/77 | 7/116 | 24.00 | 2.17 | 66.45 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | 1953 | 1953 | 7 | 12 | 2584b | 105 | 815 | 33 | 6/62 | 9/97 | 24.70 | 1.89 | 78.30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | 1977 | 1977 | 7 | 13 | 1886b | 52 | 821 | 33 | 6/52 | 12/104 | 24.88 | 2.61 | 57.15 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | 1971 | 1971 | 8 | 15 | 2471b | 95 | 824 | 33 | 6/12 | 12/97 | 24.97 | 2.00 | 74.88 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 1994 | 1994 | 7 | 14 | 332.2 | 83 | 828 | 33 | 7/59 | 11/128 | 25.09 | 2.49 | 60.42 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Bob WillisENG | 1981 | 1981 | 8 | 15 | 303.4 | 68 | 829 | 33 | 8/43 | 8/115 | 25.12 | 2.73 | 55.21 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh TongueENG | 2026 | 2026 | 7 | 14 | 202 | 19 | 848 | 33 | 5/46 | 8/89 | 25.70 | 4.20 | 36.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2016 | 2016 | 12 | 20 | 279.2 | 46 | 852 | 33 | 5/73 | 6/46 | 25.82 | 3.05 | 50.79 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pragyan OjhaIND | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 12 | 352.3 | 100 | 857 | 33 | 5/45 | 9/165 | 25.97 | 2.43 | 64.09 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Monty PanesarENG | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 11 | 371 | 105 | 859 | 33 | 6/62 | 11/210 | 26.03 | 2.32 | 67.45 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2014 | 2014 | 9 | 18 | 331.2 | 78 | 859 | 33 | 4/19 | 6/51 | 26.03 | 2.59 | 60.24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred TitmusENG | 1963 | 1963 | 10 | 15 | 2579b | 113 | 859 | 33 | 7/79 | 7/79 | 26.03 | 2.00 | 78.15 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 11 | 290.1 | 44 | 877 | 33 | 6/60 | 9/102 | 26.58 | 3.02 | 52.76 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh TongueENG | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 12 | 208.2 | 20 | 896 | 33 | 5/45 | 8/182 | 27.15 | 4.30 | 37.88 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad AsifPAK | 2010 | 2010 | 8 | 15 | 303.1 | 63 | 903 | 33 | 6/41 | 8/94 | 27.36 | 2.98 | 55.12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 14 | 245.5 | 40 | 904 | 33 | 4/38 | 7/171 | 27.39 | 3.68 | 44.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Javagal SrinathIND | 1996 | 1996 | 7 | 13 | 322.4 | 82 | 905 | 33 | 6/21 | 8/68 | 27.42 | 2.80 | 58.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Javagal SrinathIND | 2001 | 2001 | 8 | 16 | 2248b | 73 | 915 | 33 | 6/76 | 8/104 | 27.73 | 2.44 | 68.12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Michael HoldingWI | 1980 | 1980 | 9 | 17 | 352.5 | 84 | 939 | 33 | 6/67 | 6/71 | 28.45 | 2.66 | 64.15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2019 | 2019 | 8 | 15 | 313.4 | 64 | 958 | 33 | 5/69 | 9/162 | 29.03 | 3.05 | 57.03 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris OldENG | 1974 | 1974 | 11 | 18 | 1773b | 45 | 971 | 33 | 5/21 | 9/88 | 29.42 | 3.29 | 53.73 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Kapil DevIND | 1981 | 1981 | 9 | 16 | 358.5 | 74 | 1016 | 33 | 5/28 | 7/146 | 30.79 | 2.83 | 65.24 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 21 | 313.2 | 53 | 1044 | 33 | 6/53 | 10/112 | 31.64 | 3.33 | 56.97 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Angus FraserENG | 1995 | 1995 | 10 | 16 | 366.4 | 88 | 1105 | 33 | 5/66 | 7/99 | 33.48 | 3.01 | 66.67 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew FlintoffENG | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 19 | 2186b | 60 | 1115 | 33 | 4/96 | 4/78 | 33.79 | 3.06 | 66.24 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff ThomsonAUS | 1982 | 1982 | 11 | 19 | 352 | 70 | 1135 | 33 | 5/73 | 6/174 | 34.39 | 3.22 | 64.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim HiggsAUS | 1979 | 1979 | 10 | 15 | 2723b | 99 | 1179 | 33 | 7/143 | 8/190 | 35.73 | 2.60 | 82.52 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | 2010 | 2010 | 11 | 20 | 323.4 | 56 | 1240 | 33 | 4/43 | 7/58 | 37.58 | 3.83 | 58.85 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John EmbureyENG | 1986 | 1986 | 13 | 22 | 549.3 | 162 | 1253 | 33 | 5/78 | 7/114 | 37.97 | 2.28 | 99.91 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve HarmisonENG | 2006 | 2006 | 10 | 18 | 370 | 71 | 1256 | 33 | 6/19 | 11/76 | 38.06 | 3.39 | 67.27 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2014 | 2014 | 9 | 18 | 404.5 | 53 | 1429 | 33 | 7/152 | 12/286 | 43.30 | 3.53 | 73.61 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
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