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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart BroadENG | 2017 | 2017 | 11 | 21 | 392.1 | 112 | 1082 | 30 | 4/51 | 5/81 | 36.07 | 2.76 | 78.43 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett LeeAUS | 2001 | 2001 | 10 | 19 | 301.2 | 57 | 1087 | 30 | 5/67 | 8/181 | 36.23 | 2.71 | 80.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad AmirPAK | 2016 | 2016 | 10 | 19 | 380.2 | 74 | 1165 | 30 | 4/97 | 5/134 | 38.83 | 3.06 | 76.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iain O'BrienNZ | 2009 | 2009 | 8 | 15 | 335.5 | 55 | 1220 | 30 | 4/35 | 6/143 | 40.67 | 3.63 | 67.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 7 | 119.4 | 25 | 386 | 29 | 8/31 | 9/40 | 13.31 | 3.23 | 24.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 10 | 212 | 59 | 552 | 29 | 6/62 | 8/120 | 19.03 | 2.60 | 43.86 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tich FreemanENG | 1928 | 1928 | 6 | 11 | 221.3 | 60 | 577 | 29 | 5/39 | 10/93 | 19.90 | 2.60 | 45.83 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny WardleENG | 1955 | 1955 | 7 | 14 | 2003b | 133 | 586 | 29 | 5/79 | 8/130 | 20.21 | 1.76 | 69.07 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Prabath JayasuriyaSL | 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 6 | 216.2 | 40 | 591 | 29 | 6/59 | 12/177 | 20.38 | 2.73 | 44.76 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Sid PeglerSA | 1912 | 1912 | 6 | 8 | 231.2 | 40 | 619 | 29 | 7/65 | 7/65 | 21.34 | 2.68 | 47.86 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaqib JavedPAK | 1995 | 1995 | 6 | 11 | 245.4 | 46 | 660 | 29 | 5/84 | 8/118 | 22.76 | 2.69 | 50.83 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Vishwa FernandoSL | 2024 | 2024 | 7 | 14 | 1281b | 32 | 665 | 29 | 4/48 | 7/84 | 22.93 | 3.11 | 44.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul HarrisSA | 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 15 | 1853b | 76 | 692 | 29 | 5/73 | 7/131 | 23.86 | 2.24 | 63.90 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Shayne O'ConnorNZ | 2000 | 2000 | 8 | 15 | 286.1 | 81 | 692 | 29 | 5/51 | 7/104 | 23.86 | 1.81 | 78.93 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy RobertsWI | 1983 | 1983 | 7 | 12 | 243.3 | 50 | 693 | 29 | 5/39 | 9/100 | 23.90 | 2.85 | 50.38 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | 1997 | 1997 | 10 | 15 | 271.5 | 67 | 696 | 29 | 5/37 | 8/78 | 24.00 | 2.56 | 56.24 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 1993 | 1993 | 7 | 9 | 298.1 | 78 | 712 | 29 | 5/101 | 6/152 | 24.55 | 2.39 | 61.69 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | 2025 | 2025 | 8 | 14 | 228.3 | 39 | 734 | 29 | 4/78 | 7/135 | 25.31 | 3.21 | 47.28 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Maninder SinghIND | 1986 | 1986 | 8 | 13 | 313.5 | 93 | 735 | 29 | 7/51 | 10/107 | 25.34 | 2.34 | 64.93 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill JohnstonAUS | 1951 | 1951 | 7 | 14 | 256.7 | 43 | 756 | 29 | 6/62 | 7/112 | 26.07 | 2.21 | 70.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | 1999 | 1999 | 8 | 15 | 257.3 | 42 | 757 | 29 | 4/30 | 5/69 | 26.10 | 2.21 | 71.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason GillespieAUS | 2002 | 2002 | 8 | 16 | 2025b | 74 | 764 | 29 | 4/25 | 7/96 | 26.34 | 2.26 | 69.83 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1999 | 1999 | 6 | 11 | 285.7 | 48 | 769 | 29 | 5/39 | 7/107 | 26.52 | 2.02 | 78.86 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Shamar JosephWI | 2024 | 2024 | 8 | 15 | 186.4 | 19 | 776 | 29 | 7/68 | 8/124 | 26.76 | 4.16 | 38.62 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | 2016 | 2016 | 10 | 19 | 271.1 | 51 | 779 | 29 | 4/66 | 6/116 | 26.86 | 2.87 | 56.10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon DoullNZ | 1997 | 1997 | 8 | 13 | 286.3 | 75 | 799 | 29 | 5/58 | 8/140 | 27.55 | 2.79 | 59.28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA | 2008 | 2008 | 15 | 26 | 287.1 | 60 | 823 | 29 | 5/30 | 5/35 | 28.38 | 2.87 | 59.41 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1987 | 1987 | 10 | 14 | 291.3 | 54 | 847 | 29 | 7/40 | 10/77 | 29.21 | 2.91 | 60.31 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ewen ChatfieldNZ | 1985 | 1985 | 9 | 16 | 2228b | 97 | 859 | 29 | 6/73 | 10/124 | 29.62 | 2.31 | 76.83 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tony GreigENG | 1975 | 1975 | 9 | 16 | 1683b | 42 | 861 | 29 | 5/51 | 10/149 | 29.69 | 3.07 | 58.03 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | 2017 | 2017 | 8 | 14 | 295.4 | 66 | 864 | 29 | 4/106 | 4/101 | 29.79 | 2.92 | 61.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James FranklinNZ | 2006 | 2006 | 8 | 14 | 1579b | 44 | 869 | 29 | 5/53 | 7/117 | 29.97 | 3.30 | 54.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 2009 | 2009 | 6 | 10 | 306 | 47 | 875 | 29 | 6/63 | 7/102 | 30.17 | 2.86 | 63.31 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Craig MatthewsSA | 1994 | 1994 | 9 | 18 | 2357b | 121 | 884 | 29 | 5/42 | 8/140 | 30.48 | 2.25 | 81.28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mervyn DillonWI | 2001 | 2001 | 8 | 15 | 306.6 | 57 | 891 | 29 | 4/32 | 7/91 | 30.72 | 2.18 | 84.62 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris MartinNZ | 2004 | 2004 | 7 | 12 | 1636b | 50 | 895 | 29 | 6/76 | 11/180 | 30.86 | 3.28 | 56.41 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1974 | 1974 | 8 | 15 | 467.5 | 163 | 904 | 29 | 6/76 | 8/116 | 31.17 | 1.93 | 96.79 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan SidebottomENG | 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 15 | 337 | 77 | 936 | 29 | 5/88 | 8/86 | 32.28 | 2.78 | 69.72 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 1996 | 1996 | 8 | 15 | 389.3 | 87 | 938 | 29 | 5/67 | 9/130 | 32.34 | 2.41 | 80.59 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Danish KaneriaPAK | 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 11 | 2325b | 49 | 964 | 29 | 7/118 | 10/190 | 33.24 | 2.49 | 80.17 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2017 | 2017 | 7 | 14 | 304 | 45 | 968 | 29 | 5/68 | 10/153 | 33.38 | 3.18 | 62.90 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wahab RiazPAK | 2016 | 2016 | 8 | 14 | 270 | 25 | 999 | 29 | 5/88 | 7/134 | 34.45 | 3.70 | 55.86 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2015 | 2015 | 8 | 15 | 342.1 | 58 | 1095 | 29 | 4/26 | 7/89 | 37.76 | 3.20 | 70.79 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | 2026 | 2026 | 4 | 8 | 113.5 | 35 | 261 | 28 | 5/39 | 8/35 | 9.32 | 2.29 | 24.39 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 9 | 203.6 | 53 | 398 | 28 | 6/64 | 9/82 | 14.21 | 1.47 | 58.21 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett LeeAUS | 2007 | 2007 | 4 | 8 | 164.3 | 42 | 484 | 28 | 4/26 | 8/112 | 17.29 | 2.94 | 35.25 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley MallettAUS | 1969 | 1969 | 5 | 10 | 298.4 | 129 | 535 | 28 | 6/64 | 10/144 | 19.11 | 1.79 | 64.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 10 | 178.4 | 39 | 548 | 28 | 5/73 | 6/54 | 19.57 | 3.07 | 38.29 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 12 | 188.5 | 51 | 554 | 28 | 5/23 | 9/110 | 19.79 | 2.93 | 40.46 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mushtaq AhmedPAK | 1995 | 1995 | 3 | 6 | 199.4 | 43 | 555 | 28 | 7/56 | 10/171 | 19.82 | 2.78 | 42.79 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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