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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 | Series | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbhajan SinghIND | Australia tour of India 2000/01 | 2001 | 3 | 6 | 177.7 | 44 | 545 | 32 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 17.03 | 2.30 | 44.47 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Kapil DevIND | Pakistan tour of India 1979/80 | 1979-1980 | 6 | 11 | 211.5 | 53 | 566 | 32 | 7/56 | 11/146 | 17.69 | 2.67 | 39.72 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Monty NobleAUS | England tour of Australia 1901/02 | 1901-1902 | 5 | 9 | 230 | 68 | 608 | 32 | 7/17 | 13/77 | 19.00 | 2.64 | 43.13 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | England tour of Australia 1994/95 | 1994-1995 | 5 | 10 | 232.5 | 56 | 675 | 32 | 6/38 | 8/114 | 21.09 | 2.90 | 43.66 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Frank FosterENG | England tour of Australia 1911/12 | 1911-1912 | 5 | 10 | 276.4 | 58 | 692 | 32 | 6/91 | 7/115 | 21.63 | 2.50 | 51.88 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ranji HordernAUS | England tour of Australia 1911/12 | 1911-1912 | 5 | 9 | 277.3 | 42 | 780 | 32 | 7/90 | 12/175 | 24.38 | 2.81 | 52.03 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Tom RichardsonENG | England tour of Australia 1894/95 | 1894-1895 | 5 | 9 | 291.2 | 63 | 849 | 32 | 6/104 | 9/242 | 26.53 | 2.91 | 54.63 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Tony LockENG | England tour of India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1961/62 | 1961-1962 | 7 | 12 | 472.3 | 195 | 964 | 32 | 6/65 | 8/225 | 30.13 | 2.04 | 88.59 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Bert IronmongerAUS | South Africa tour of Australia 1931/32 | 1931-1932 | 4 | 8 | 221.5 | 112 | 296 | 31 | 6/18 | 11/24 | 9.55 | 1.33 | 42.94 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Freedom Trophy 2015/16 | 2015 | 4 | 7 | 164.4 | 56 | 345 | 31 | 7/66 | 12/98 | 11.13 | 2.10 | 31.87 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Wilfred RhodesENG | England tour of Australia 1903/04 | 1903-1904 | 5 | 10 | 172 | 36 | 488 | 31 | 8/68 | 15/124 | 15.74 | 2.84 | 33.29 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Joel GarnerWI | Australia tour of West Indies 1983/84 | 1984 | 5 | 10 | 208.5 | 56 | 523 | 31 | 6/60 | 9/142 | 16.87 | 2.50 | 40.42 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | Australia tour of England 1972 | 1972 | 5 | 10 | 249.5 | 83 | 548 | 31 | 6/66 | 10/181 | 17.68 | 2.19 | 48.35 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Joey PalmerAUS | England tour of Australia 1884/85 | 1882-1885 | 6 | 11 | 394.2 | 167 | 568 | 31 | 7/65 | 10/126 | 18.32 | 2.16 | 50.90 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Australia tour of England 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 10 | 195 | 41 | 580 | 31 | 7/165 | 11/229 | 18.71 | 2.23 | 50.32 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | England tour of Australia 1958/59 | 1958-1959 | 5 | 10 | 233.2 | 65 | 584 | 31 | 5/83 | 9/173 | 18.84 | 1.88 | 60.19 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex KennedyENG | England tour of South Africa 1922/23 | 1922-1923 | 5 | 9 | 280.3 | 91 | 599 | 31 | 5/76 | 8/169 | 19.32 | 2.14 | 54.29 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | The Ashes 2025/26 | 2025-2026 | 5 | 10 | 153.1 | 15 | 618 | 31 | 7/58 | 10/113 | 19.94 | 4.03 | 29.65 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | India tour of Australia 1991/92 | 1991-1992 | 5 | 9 | 264.2 | 75 | 670 | 31 | 5/54 | 10/168 | 21.61 | 2.53 | 51.16 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| John SnowENG | England tour of Australia 1970/71 | 1970-1971 | 6 | 12 | 225.5 | 47 | 708 | 31 | 7/40 | 8/63 | 22.84 | 2.35 | 58.23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack SaundersAUS | England tour of Australia 1907/08 | 1907-1908 | 5 | 10 | 267.1 | 52 | 716 | 31 | 5/28 | 9/104 | 23.10 | 2.68 | 51.71 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Bishan BediIND | India tour of Australia 1977/78 | 1977-1978 | 5 | 10 | 219.7 | 39 | 740 | 31 | 5/55 | 10/194 | 23.87 | 2.52 | 56.74 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Merv HughesAUS | Australia tour of England 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 12 | 296.2 | 78 | 845 | 31 | 5/92 | 8/151 | 27.26 | 2.85 | 57.35 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian BothamENG | Australia tour of England 1985 | 1985 | 6 | 11 | 251.4 | 36 | 855 | 31 | 5/109 | 7/158 | 27.58 | 3.40 | 48.71 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Zimbabwe tour of Sri Lanka 2001/02 | 2001-2002 | 3 | 6 | 202.7 | 84 | 294 | 30 | 9/51 | 13/115 | 9.80 | 1.09 | 54.10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | England tour of West Indies 1997/98 | 1998 | 6 | 11 | 1633b | 62 | 428 | 30 | 5/25 | 8/75 | 14.27 | 1.57 | 54.43 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Abdul QadirPAK | England tour of Pakistan 1987/88 | 1987 | 3 | 6 | 234.4 | 68 | 437 | 30 | 9/56 | 13/101 | 14.57 | 1.86 | 46.93 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Alec BedserENG | England tour of Australia 1950/51 | 1950-1951 | 5 | 9 | 195 | 34 | 482 | 30 | 5/46 | 10/105 | 16.07 | 1.85 | 52.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | Australia tour of West Indies 1998/99 | 1999 | 4 | 8 | 199.2 | 59 | 508 | 30 | 5/28 | 10/78 | 16.93 | 1.91 | 53.13 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Alec BedserENG | South Africa tour of England 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 10 | 275.5 | 84 | 517 | 30 | 7/58 | 12/112 | 17.23 | 1.87 | 55.17 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Wes HallWI | West Indies tour of India 1958/59 | 1958-1959 | 5 | 10 | 221.4 | 65 | 530 | 30 | 6/50 | 11/126 | 17.67 | 2.39 | 44.33 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | Australia tour of South Africa 1957/58 | 1957-1958 | 5 | 9 | 242.1 | 56 | 658 | 30 | 5/49 | 9/144 | 21.93 | 2.04 | 64.57 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael HoldingWI | West Indies tour of India 1983/84 | 1983 | 6 | 11 | 223.4 | 43 | 663 | 30 | 5/102 | 6/88 | 22.10 | 2.96 | 44.73 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack CrawfordENG | England tour of Australia 1907/08 | 1907-1908 | 5 | 10 | 237.4 | 36 | 742 | 30 | 5/48 | 8/120 | 24.73 | 3.12 | 47.53 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | West Indies tour of Australia 1968/69 | 1968-1969 | 5 | 10 | 206.1 | 27 | 758 | 30 | 8/71 | 10/159 | 25.27 | 2.76 | 54.97 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | South Africa tour of Australia 1952/53 | 1952-1953 | 5 | 9 | 278.4 | 58 | 843 | 30 | 7/81 | 13/165 | 28.10 | 2.27 | 74.27 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | Australia tour of England 1985 | 1985 | 6 | 9 | 234.2 | 21 | 901 | 30 | 8/141 | 8/141 | 30.03 | 3.84 | 46.87 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | New Zealand tour of Pakistan 1990/91 | 1990 | 3 | 6 | 144.4 | 50 | 315 | 29 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 10.86 | 2.18 | 29.93 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Fred TruemanENG | India tour of England 1952 | 1952 | 4 | 7 | 119.4 | 25 | 386 | 29 | 8/31 | 9/40 | 13.31 | 3.23 | 24.76 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | Australia tour of India 1959/60 | 1959-1960 | 5 | 10 | 244.5 | 85 | 431 | 29 | 7/93 | 12/124 | 14.86 | 1.76 | 50.66 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Billy BatesENG | England tour of Australia 1884/85 | 1882-1885 | 9 | 13 | 286 | 128 | 434 | 29 | 7/28 | 14/102 | 14.97 | 2.28 | 39.45 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | England tour of India and Sri Lanka 1976/77 | 1976-1977 | 5 | 10 | 252.5 | 95 | 509 | 29 | 5/84 | 9/173 | 17.55 | 2.01 | 52.31 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Kapil DevIND | West Indies tour of India 1983/84 | 1983 | 6 | 10 | 203.5 | 43 | 537 | 29 | 9/83 | 10/135 | 18.52 | 2.63 | 42.17 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Joel GarnerWI | West Indies tour of England 1984 | 1984 | 5 | 10 | 217.5 | 60 | 540 | 29 | 5/55 | 9/108 | 18.62 | 2.48 | 45.07 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates 2018/19 | 2018 | 3 | 6 | 190.5 | 37 | 552 | 29 | 8/41 | 14/184 | 19.03 | 2.89 | 39.48 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | Australia tour of India 1959/60 | 1959-1960 | 5 | 10 | 322.2 | 146 | 568 | 29 | 5/43 | 8/76 | 19.59 | 1.76 | 66.69 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | The Ashes 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 10 | 211 | 61 | 569 | 29 | 4/32 | 7/103 | 19.62 | 2.70 | 43.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2012/13 | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 241.2 | 74 | 583 | 29 | 7/103 | 12/198 | 20.10 | 2.42 | 49.93 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Sid PeglerSA | 1912 Triangular Tournament | 1912 | 6 | 8 | 231.2 | 40 | 619 | 29 | 7/65 | 7/65 | 21.34 | 2.68 | 47.86 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | West Indies tour of South Africa 2003/04 | 2003-2004 | 4 | 8 | 1401b | 45 | 620 | 29 | 5/49 | 9/147 | 21.38 | 2.66 | 48.31 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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