Bowling by year (Men's Tests)
Filters
Choose matches, player, team, dates…
OverallInnings by inningsMatch by matchFormat summaryTeam summaryOpposition summaryGround summarySeries summaryYear summary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey PalmerAUS | 1884 | 1884 | 4 | 7 | 262 | 107 | 364 | 20 | 6/111 | 6/104 | 18.20 | 2.08 | 52.40 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ian BishopWI | 1993 | 1993 | 5 | 10 | 947b | 37 | 369 | 20 | 6/40 | 8/57 | 18.45 | 2.34 | 47.35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brian StathamENG | 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 10 | 1034b | 46 | 371 | 20 | 5/31 | 7/77 | 18.55 | 2.15 | 51.70 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tony MacGibbonNZ | 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 6 | 175.4 | 50 | 389 | 20 | 5/64 | 8/105 | 19.45 | 2.21 | 52.70 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Fazal MahmoodPAK | 1954 | 1954 | 4 | 5 | 165 | 50 | 408 | 20 | 6/46 | 12/99 | 20.40 | 2.47 | 49.50 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2026 | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 127.2 | 24 | 416 | 20 | 6/12 | 10/51 | 20.80 | 3.27 | 38.20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | 1932 | 1932 | 4 | 6 | 216.1 | 82 | 420 | 20 | 5/63 | 10/129 | 21.00 | 1.94 | 64.85 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Fazal MahmoodPAK | 1955 | 1955 | 6 | 11 | 273.2 | 116 | 421 | 20 | 5/48 | 6/69 | 21.05 | 1.54 | 82.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nuwan KulasekaraSL | 2009 | 2009 | 5 | 9 | 133.4 | 25 | 422 | 20 | 4/21 | 8/58 | 21.10 | 3.16 | 40.10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George GiffenAUS | 1895 | 1895 | 3 | 6 | 158 | 48 | 426 | 20 | 5/26 | 8/40 | 21.30 | 2.70 | 47.40 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Umesh YadavIND | 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 10 | 787b | 17 | 428 | 20 | 6/88 | 10/133 | 21.40 | 3.26 | 39.35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | 11 | 164 | 39 | 433 | 20 | 5/50 | 6/107 | 21.65 | 2.64 | 49.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duanne OlivierSA | 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 8 | 110 | 18 | 435 | 20 | 5/51 | 8/125 | 21.75 | 3.95 | 33.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGillAUS | 2006 | 2006 | 3 | 6 | 843b | 15 | 436 | 20 | 8/108 | 9/138 | 21.80 | 3.10 | 42.15 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | 2025 | 2025 | 5 | 9 | 182.3 | 51 | 438 | 20 | 5/32 | 10/102 | 21.90 | 2.40 | 54.75 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob CowperAUS | 1968 | 1968 | 6 | 10 | 1358b | 66 | 446 | 20 | 4/48 | 7/135 | 22.30 | 1.97 | 67.90 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom GarrettAUS | 1882 | 1882 | 5 | 9 | 265.3 | 91 | 447 | 20 | 6/78 | 9/163 | 22.35 | 2.52 | 53.15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pragyan OjhaIND | 2011 | 2011 | 3 | 6 | 177.2 | 38 | 450 | 20 | 6/47 | 7/109 | 22.50 | 2.54 | 53.20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin CroftWI | 1981 | 1981 | 4 | 8 | 161.1 | 36 | 451 | 20 | 6/74 | 8/113 | 22.55 | 2.80 | 48.35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | 1936 | 1936 | 5 | 9 | 1799b | 111 | 458 | 20 | 5/20 | 5/46 | 22.90 | 1.53 | 89.95 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kuldeep YadavIND | 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 8 | 133.2 | 17 | 463 | 20 | 5/82 | 8/186 | 23.15 | 3.47 | 40.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1990 | 1990 | 6 | 12 | 167.2 | 21 | 465 | 20 | 5/68 | 5/80 | 23.25 | 2.78 | 50.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinothen JohnSL | 1984 | 1984 | 4 | 6 | 168.1 | 40 | 471 | 20 | 5/86 | 8/159 | 23.55 | 2.80 | 50.45 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | 1999 | 1999 | 5 | 9 | 208.1 | 68 | 472 | 20 | 5/94 | 8/149 | 23.60 | 1.70 | 83.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 12 | 154.4 | 31 | 477 | 20 | 6/17 | 6/51 | 23.85 | 3.08 | 46.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug BollingerAUS | 2009 | 2009 | 4 | 8 | 162.2 | 29 | 481 | 20 | 5/70 | 8/141 | 24.05 | 2.96 | 48.70 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 9 | 173.2 | 42 | 483 | 20 | 7/145 | 8/189 | 24.15 | 2.79 | 52.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | 1985 | 1985 | 5 | 8 | 197.3 | 52 | 484 | 20 | 5/56 | 10/128 | 24.20 | 2.45 | 59.25 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Mitchell MarshAUS | 2015 | 2015 | 8 | 16 | 130.4 | 27 | 485 | 20 | 4/61 | 5/86 | 24.25 | 3.71 | 39.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan HarrisAUS | 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 8 | 154.1 | 32 | 488 | 20 | 6/47 | 9/106 | 24.40 | 3.17 | 46.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne ClarkAUS | 1977 | 1977 | 3 | 6 | 127.2 | 12 | 494 | 20 | 4/46 | 8/147 | 24.70 | 2.91 | 50.90 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack LeachENG | 2018 | 2018 | 4 | 8 | 193.4 | 34 | 498 | 20 | 5/83 | 8/153 | 24.90 | 2.57 | 58.10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | 2012 | 2012 | 4 | 8 | 142.5 | 29 | 501 | 20 | 6/154 | 8/209 | 25.05 | 3.51 | 42.85 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | 1956 | 1956 | 8 | 13 | 257.2 | 90 | 501 | 20 | 7/43 | 7/58 | 25.05 | 1.95 | 77.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Murphy Su'aNZ | 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 11 | 217.1 | 60 | 504 | 20 | 5/85 | 6/115 | 25.20 | 2.32 | 65.15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Merv HughesAUS | 1992 | 1992 | 5 | 9 | 190 | 44 | 510 | 20 | 4/82 | 6/121 | 25.50 | 2.68 | 57.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fazal MahmoodPAK | 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 7 | 229 | 74 | 512 | 20 | 7/42 | 12/94 | 25.60 | 2.24 | 68.70 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Gary TroupNZ | 1980 | 1980 | 5 | 10 | 222.1 | 61 | 514 | 20 | 6/95 | 10/166 | 25.70 | 2.31 | 66.65 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jacques KallisSA | 2007 | 2007 | 9 | 18 | 1118b | 30 | 515 | 20 | 4/42 | 6/78 | 25.75 | 2.76 | 55.90 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 10 | 208.5 | 49 | 515 | 20 | 5/55 | 9/72 | 25.75 | 2.47 | 62.65 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Champaka RamanayakeSL | 1992 | 1992 | 4 | 8 | 1228b | 36 | 518 | 20 | 5/82 | 8/157 | 25.90 | 2.53 | 61.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan ConnollyAUS | 1970 | 1970 | 4 | 7 | 214.2 | 57 | 522 | 20 | 6/47 | 7/109 | 26.10 | 2.44 | 64.30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arthur GilliganENG | 1924 | 1924 | 5 | 9 | 1201b | 44 | 528 | 20 | 6/7 | 11/90 | 26.40 | 2.64 | 60.05 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 2001 | 2001 | 6 | 11 | 194 | 54 | 529 | 20 | 4/54 | 6/123 | 26.45 | 2.05 | 77.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1961 | 1961 | 4 | 7 | 164.4 | 21 | 529 | 20 | 6/30 | 11/88 | 26.45 | 3.21 | 49.40 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bernard JulienWI | 1974 | 1974 | 7 | 13 | 228 | 65 | 535 | 20 | 5/57 | 5/66 | 26.75 | 2.35 | 68.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian BishopWI | 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 10 | 169.3 | 29 | 538 | 20 | 4/67 | 6/154 | 26.90 | 3.17 | 50.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | 2022 | 2022 | 6 | 12 | 192.2 | 31 | 554 | 20 | 4/47 | 6/85 | 27.70 | 2.88 | 57.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion NashNZ | 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 11 | 214 | 54 | 559 | 20 | 4/62 | 5/139 | 27.95 | 2.61 | 64.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew PottsENG | 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 9 | 182.5 | 41 | 560 | 20 | 4/13 | 7/68 | 28.00 | 3.06 | 54.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Click a column heading to sort. Names, opponents, grounds and years narrow the query to that player, team, ground or year.