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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pragyan OjhaIND | 2010 | 2010 | 9 | 18 | 504.4 | 100 | 1439 | 33 | 4/107 | 7/204 | 43.61 | 2.85 | 91.76 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott BolandAUS | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 12 | 160.5 | 37 | 480 | 32 | 6/45 | 10/76 | 15.00 | 2.98 | 30.16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Gubby AllenENG | 1936 | 1936 | 5 | 10 | 975b | 26 | 517 | 32 | 7/80 | 10/78 | 16.16 | 3.18 | 30.47 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Charlie GriffithWI | 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 10 | 223.5 | 54 | 519 | 32 | 6/36 | 9/81 | 16.22 | 2.32 | 41.97 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2018 | 2018 | 8 | 16 | 236.2 | 82 | 545 | 32 | 6/21 | 9/51 | 17.03 | 2.31 | 44.31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Fazal MahmoodPAK | 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 9 | 239.5 | 79 | 546 | 32 | 6/34 | 12/100 | 17.06 | 2.28 | 44.97 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1987 | 1987 | 6 | 11 | 214.3 | 44 | 603 | 32 | 5/54 | 9/94 | 18.84 | 2.81 | 40.22 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 2005 | 2005 | 8 | 13 | 1782b | 68 | 628 | 32 | 6/22 | 7/50 | 19.63 | 2.11 | 55.69 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 12 | 256.2 | 56 | 652 | 32 | 6/87 | 10/90 | 20.38 | 2.54 | 48.06 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1966 | 1966 | 7 | 13 | 391.1 | 139 | 734 | 32 | 6/39 | 10/106 | 22.94 | 1.88 | 73.34 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew CaddickENG | 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 12 | 309.1 | 100 | 738 | 32 | 7/46 | 8/89 | 23.06 | 1.79 | 77.28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | 1956 | 1956 | 9 | 14 | 340.5 | 105 | 754 | 32 | 7/72 | 11/105 | 23.56 | 2.21 | 63.91 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 12 | 262.4 | 67 | 763 | 32 | 8/71 | 11/113 | 23.84 | 2.90 | 49.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Garry SobersWI | 1966 | 1966 | 7 | 13 | 370.3 | 111 | 768 | 32 | 5/41 | 8/80 | 24.00 | 2.07 | 69.47 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2024 | 2024 | 9 | 18 | 260.4 | 58 | 771 | 32 | 4/84 | 6/90 | 24.09 | 2.96 | 48.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aubrey FaulknerSA | 1910 | 1910 | 7 | 12 | 243.5 | 46 | 795 | 32 | 6/87 | 8/138 | 24.84 | 3.26 | 45.72 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew CaddickENG | 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 13 | 267.4 | 52 | 808 | 32 | 5/42 | 8/118 | 25.25 | 3.02 | 50.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan ConnollyAUS | 1969 | 1969 | 8 | 16 | 2259b | 91 | 839 | 32 | 5/122 | 7/183 | 26.22 | 2.23 | 70.59 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Shivlal YadavIND | 1979 | 1979 | 9 | 17 | 329.1 | 77 | 870 | 32 | 4/35 | 7/81 | 27.19 | 2.64 | 61.72 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Lasith AmbuldeniyaSL | 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 11 | 316.1 | 78 | 871 | 32 | 7/137 | 10/210 | 27.22 | 2.75 | 59.28 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Graham DilleyENG | 1986 | 1986 | 7 | 13 | 292.1 | 64 | 874 | 32 | 5/68 | 6/115 | 27.31 | 2.99 | 54.78 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Saqlain MushtaqPAK | 1997 | 1997 | 6 | 10 | 357.1 | 82 | 914 | 32 | 5/54 | 9/80 | 28.56 | 2.56 | 66.97 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1968 | 1968 | 7 | 11 | 2811b | 135 | 919 | 32 | 6/60 | 8/170 | 28.72 | 1.96 | 87.84 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1991 | 1991 | 10 | 18 | 366.3 | 75 | 919 | 32 | 4/14 | 6/51 | 28.72 | 2.51 | 68.72 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG | 2018 | 2018 | 7 | 12 | 265 | 34 | 922 | 32 | 5/63 | 9/134 | 28.81 | 3.48 | 49.69 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dean HeadleyENG | 1998 | 1998 | 9 | 14 | 276.3 | 41 | 936 | 32 | 6/60 | 6/127 | 29.25 | 2.54 | 69.09 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fidel EdwardsWI | 2011 | 2011 | 8 | 15 | 252.2 | 22 | 957 | 32 | 5/63 | 8/132 | 29.91 | 3.79 | 47.31 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Heath StreakZIM | 2001 | 2001 | 11 | 17 | 2984b | 110 | 965 | 32 | 4/38 | 7/115 | 30.16 | 1.94 | 93.25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1997 | 1997 | 11 | 16 | 354 | 64 | 978 | 32 | 5/74 | 6/135 | 30.56 | 2.76 | 66.38 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Cameron CuffyWI | 2002 | 2002 | 10 | 17 | 408.4 | 111 | 979 | 32 | 4/82 | 5/102 | 30.59 | 1.80 | 102.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff LawsonAUS | 1989 | 1989 | 8 | 14 | 370.1 | 95 | 984 | 32 | 6/72 | 9/153 | 30.75 | 2.66 | 69.41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy BichelAUS | 2003 | 2003 | 9 | 18 | 2102b | 64 | 1064 | 32 | 4/63 | 6/125 | 33.25 | 3.04 | 65.69 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey PalmerAUS | 1882 | 1882 | 4 | 8 | 341.1 | 153 | 498 | 31 | 7/65 | 11/165 | 16.06 | 2.19 | 44.03 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Frank FosterENG | 1912 | 1912 | 9 | 15 | 293.2 | 86 | 586 | 31 | 5/16 | 8/70 | 18.90 | 2.00 | 56.77 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad AbbasPAK | 2026 | 2026 | 6 | 11 | 226.5 | 41 | 653 | 31 | 5/22 | 9/130 | 21.06 | 2.88 | 43.90 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | 2025 | 2025 | 8 | 14 | 243.3 | 52 | 687 | 31 | 5/27 | 7/112 | 22.16 | 2.82 | 47.13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Simon JonesENG | 2005 | 2005 | 8 | 16 | 1364b | 36 | 691 | 31 | 6/53 | 7/110 | 22.29 | 3.04 | 44.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1983 | 1983 | 6 | 12 | 309.3 | 92 | 700 | 31 | 6/53 | 8/135 | 22.58 | 2.26 | 59.90 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 10 | 204 | 33 | 709 | 31 | 5/52 | 9/152 | 22.87 | 3.48 | 39.48 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Steve HarmisonENG | 2003 | 2003 | 8 | 15 | 1744b | 64 | 752 | 31 | 5/35 | 9/79 | 24.26 | 2.59 | 56.26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravi RampaulWI | 2011 | 2011 | 8 | 15 | 283.1 | 49 | 776 | 31 | 4/48 | 7/75 | 25.03 | 2.74 | 54.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger HarperWI | 1984 | 1984 | 11 | 22 | 338.4 | 97 | 790 | 31 | 6/57 | 6/90 | 25.48 | 2.33 | 65.55 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrick PattersonWI | 1991 | 1991 | 8 | 15 | 253.3 | 39 | 798 | 31 | 5/81 | 6/120 | 25.74 | 3.15 | 49.06 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Len PascoeAUS | 1980 | 1980 | 7 | 14 | 268.3 | 44 | 828 | 31 | 5/59 | 6/132 | 26.71 | 3.08 | 51.97 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA | 2002 | 2002 | 9 | 16 | 1764b | 43 | 834 | 31 | 5/21 | 7/47 | 26.90 | 2.84 | 56.90 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian BothamENG | 1985 | 1985 | 6 | 11 | 251.4 | 36 | 855 | 31 | 5/109 | 7/158 | 27.58 | 3.40 | 48.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2018 | 2018 | 12 | 21 | 304.2 | 67 | 859 | 31 | 5/54 | 5/77 | 27.71 | 2.82 | 58.90 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes HallWI | 1960 | 1960 | 6 | 12 | 1796b | 53 | 882 | 31 | 7/69 | 9/203 | 28.45 | 2.95 | 57.94 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Alan ConnollyAUS | 1968 | 1968 | 8 | 15 | 2435b | 100 | 889 | 31 | 5/72 | 7/140 | 28.68 | 2.19 | 78.55 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wilf FergusonWI | 1948 | 1948 | 6 | 12 | 350 | 73 | 899 | 31 | 6/92 | 11/229 | 29.00 | 2.57 | 67.74 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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