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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | 2016 | 2016 | 2 | 4 | 109.2 | 12 | 297 | 19 | 6/77 | 12/159 | 15.63 | 2.72 | 34.53 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Frederick SpofforthAUS | 1885 | 1885 | 3 | 5 | 194.1 | 84 | 306 | 19 | 6/90 | 10/144 | 16.11 | 2.36 | 40.89 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 131 | 44 | 308 | 19 | 5/51 | 8/109 | 16.21 | 1.76 | 55.16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Washington SundarIND | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 8 | 106.5 | 9 | 331 | 19 | 7/59 | 11/115 | 17.42 | 3.10 | 33.74 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Frederick SpofforthAUS | 1882 | 1882 | 3 | 6 | 199.3 | 76 | 339 | 19 | 7/44 | 14/90 | 17.84 | 2.55 | 42.05 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris WoakesENG | 2023 | 2023 | 3 | 6 | 113.2 | 22 | 345 | 19 | 5/62 | 7/111 | 18.16 | 3.04 | 35.79 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie ToshackAUS | 1947 | 1947 | 4 | 8 | 147.3 | 41 | 347 | 19 | 6/29 | 11/31 | 18.26 | 1.77 | 62.05 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Hedley VerityENG | 1936 | 1936 | 5 | 9 | 1085b | 62 | 352 | 19 | 4/17 | 6/59 | 18.53 | 1.95 | 57.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2020 | 2020 | 7 | 11 | 125.4 | 30 | 356 | 19 | 4/49 | 6/88 | 18.74 | 2.83 | 39.68 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taskin AhmedBAN | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 8 | 119.1 | 19 | 379 | 19 | 6/64 | 8/140 | 19.95 | 3.18 | 37.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Monty NobleAUS | 1898 | 1898 | 4 | 8 | 150.5 | 33 | 385 | 19 | 6/49 | 8/162 | 20.26 | 2.55 | 47.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Peter LoaderENG | 1957 | 1957 | 6 | 12 | 1235b | 44 | 391 | 19 | 6/36 | 9/86 | 20.58 | 1.90 | 65.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ernie JonesAUS | 1898 | 1898 | 4 | 7 | 139.2 | 23 | 395 | 19 | 6/82 | 9/143 | 20.79 | 2.83 | 44.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack CowieNZ | 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 139.5 | 30 | 395 | 19 | 6/67 | 10/140 | 20.79 | 2.82 | 44.16 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1961 | 1961 | 3 | 6 | 192.2 | 65 | 395 | 19 | 5/66 | 8/112 | 20.79 | 1.54 | 80.95 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Harold LarwoodENG | 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 6 | 135.5 | 29 | 418 | 19 | 4/71 | 7/126 | 22.00 | 3.08 | 42.89 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Robiul IslamBAN | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 153 | 33 | 419 | 19 | 6/71 | 9/155 | 22.05 | 2.74 | 48.32 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2018 | 2018 | 6 | 10 | 134 | 30 | 424 | 19 | 5/8 | 6/127 | 22.32 | 3.16 | 42.32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Blessing MuzarabaniZIM | 2021 | 2021 | 5 | 8 | 1047b | 35 | 425 | 19 | 4/48 | 6/62 | 22.37 | 2.44 | 55.11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | 2026 | 2026 | 5 | 9 | 1171b | 36 | 428 | 19 | 5/66 | 6/149 | 22.53 | 2.19 | 61.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Marco JansenSA | 2025 | 2025 | 5 | 10 | 147.5 | 38 | 428 | 19 | 6/48 | 7/71 | 22.53 | 2.90 | 46.68 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quintin McMillanSA | 1932 | 1932 | 4 | 7 | 114.1 | 10 | 428 | 19 | 5/66 | 9/127 | 22.53 | 3.75 | 36.05 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Manoj PrabhakarIND | 1993 | 1993 | 8 | 15 | 190.5 | 65 | 445 | 19 | 3/28 | 6/92 | 23.42 | 2.33 | 60.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed ShamiIND | 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 10 | 137.5 | 34 | 446 | 19 | 4/100 | 6/134 | 23.47 | 3.24 | 43.53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewen ChatfieldNZ | 1988 | 1988 | 6 | 10 | 232.1 | 76 | 459 | 19 | 4/36 | 8/123 | 24.16 | 1.98 | 73.32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewen ChatfieldNZ | 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 11 | 218.4 | 70 | 460 | 19 | 5/63 | 5/90 | 24.21 | 2.10 | 69.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter HeineSA | 1957 | 1957 | 5 | 10 | 157.2 | 27 | 462 | 19 | 6/58 | 6/75 | 24.32 | 2.20 | 66.21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Chuck Fleetwood-SmithAUS | 1937 | 1937 | 3 | 6 | 131.4 | 20 | 463 | 19 | 6/110 | 10/239 | 24.37 | 2.64 | 55.37 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | 2025 | 2025 | 4 | 8 | 129.5 | 18 | 467 | 19 | 5/51 | 9/110 | 24.58 | 3.60 | 41.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL | 2001 | 2001 | 13 | 18 | 216.4 | 63 | 469 | 19 | 4/24 | 8/94 | 24.68 | 1.62 | 91.16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron ArcherAUS | 1956 | 1956 | 6 | 10 | 215.3 | 70 | 470 | 19 | 5/53 | 6/118 | 24.74 | 2.18 | 68.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Aizaz CheemaPAK | 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 8 | 146.4 | 32 | 471 | 19 | 4/24 | 8/103 | 24.79 | 3.21 | 46.32 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian McMillanSA | 1995 | 1995 | 7 | 12 | 186.3 | 46 | 471 | 19 | 4/65 | 7/117 | 24.79 | 2.53 | 58.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshav MaharajSA | 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 9 | 185.4 | 38 | 480 | 19 | 5/36 | 7/83 | 25.26 | 2.59 | 58.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill BowesENG | 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 5 | 144.3 | 27 | 483 | 19 | 6/142 | 9/219 | 25.42 | 3.34 | 45.63 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tom RichardsonENG | 1895 | 1895 | 3 | 5 | 161.5 | 31 | 484 | 19 | 6/104 | 9/242 | 25.47 | 2.99 | 51.11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard CollingeNZ | 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 9 | 1322b | 38 | 493 | 19 | 5/74 | 5/74 | 25.95 | 2.24 | 69.58 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 11 | 191.3 | 46 | 498 | 19 | 4/76 | 6/54 | 26.21 | 2.60 | 60.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhuvneshwar KumarIND | 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 7 | 172.5 | 45 | 506 | 19 | 6/82 | 6/103 | 26.63 | 2.93 | 54.58 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK | 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 8 | 198.1 | 48 | 508 | 19 | 6/67 | 8/120 | 26.74 | 2.56 | 62.58 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shane WatsonAUS | 2010 | 2010 | 11 | 17 | 162.5 | 32 | 514 | 19 | 6/33 | 6/51 | 27.05 | 3.16 | 51.42 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Athol RowanSA | 1949 | 1949 | 3 | 6 | 188.2 | 28 | 516 | 19 | 5/80 | 8/232 | 27.16 | 2.06 | 79.26 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Umar GulPAK | 2003 | 2003 | 4 | 8 | 1160b | 28 | 518 | 19 | 4/58 | 8/144 | 27.26 | 2.68 | 61.05 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | 2014 | 2014 | 4 | 8 | 153.4 | 30 | 520 | 19 | 4/62 | 8/126 | 27.37 | 3.38 | 48.53 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian JohnsonAUS | 1955 | 1955 | 7 | 10 | 1356b | 74 | 520 | 19 | 7/44 | 8/86 | 27.37 | 2.30 | 71.37 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2013 | 2013 | 8 | 16 | 226.5 | 74 | 521 | 19 | 3/14 | 4/64 | 27.42 | 2.30 | 71.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter SiddleAUS | 2010 | 2010 | 6 | 10 | 177.3 | 43 | 526 | 19 | 6/54 | 6/75 | 27.68 | 2.96 | 56.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Arshad KhanPAK | 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 9 | 242 | 69 | 528 | 19 | 4/62 | 7/92 | 27.79 | 1.64 | 101.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | 1964 | 1964 | 6 | 10 | 254.2 | 85 | 528 | 19 | 4/50 | 8/123 | 27.79 | 2.08 | 80.32 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA | 1999 | 1999 | 9 | 12 | 1538b | 51 | 529 | 19 | 5/90 | 7/112 | 27.84 | 2.06 | 80.95 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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