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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ted PeateENG | 1882 | 1882 | 4 | 7 | 221 | 121 | 242 | 18 | 5/43 | 8/58 | 13.44 | 1.64 | 49.11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| J.J. FerrisAUS | 1887 | 1887 | 2 | 4 | 183.3 | 86 | 243 | 18 | 5/71 | 9/103 | 13.50 | 1.98 | 40.83 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 4 | 121.1 | 44 | 256 | 18 | 8/79 | 9/107 | 14.22 | 2.11 | 40.39 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jason GillespieAUS | 2000 | 2000 | 3 | 6 | 104 | 31 | 267 | 18 | 6/40 | 9/88 | 14.83 | 1.93 | 46.22 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob AppleyardENG | 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 9 | 950b | 41 | 283 | 18 | 4/7 | 7/45 | 15.72 | 1.79 | 52.78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tino BestWI | 2012 | 2012 | 4 | 7 | 98.3 | 14 | 293 | 18 | 6/40 | 6/71 | 16.28 | 2.97 | 32.83 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | 1952 | 1952 | 3 | 6 | 116.5 | 19 | 296 | 18 | 5/52 | 7/72 | 16.44 | 1.90 | 51.83 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1988 | 1988 | 4 | 5 | 118.5 | 31 | 302 | 18 | 6/49 | 10/88 | 16.78 | 2.54 | 39.61 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Reggie SchwarzSA | 1906 | 1906 | 5 | 10 | 113.3 | 21 | 310 | 18 | 4/30 | 6/46 | 17.22 | 2.73 | 37.83 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Praveen JayawickramaSL | 2021 | 2021 | 3 | 6 | 132.5 | 36 | 328 | 18 | 6/92 | 11/178 | 18.22 | 2.47 | 44.28 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Shabbir AhmedPAK | 2005 | 2005 | 3 | 6 | 825b | 21 | 334 | 18 | 4/54 | 8/119 | 18.56 | 2.43 | 45.83 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil TufnellENG | 1997 | 1997 | 4 | 7 | 179.4 | 69 | 335 | 18 | 7/66 | 11/93 | 18.61 | 1.86 | 59.89 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | 1896 | 1896 | 3 | 6 | 170.1 | 58 | 339 | 18 | 6/30 | 12/89 | 18.83 | 2.39 | 47.28 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ken HiggsENG | 1967 | 1967 | 4 | 8 | 157 | 56 | 339 | 18 | 5/58 | 8/119 | 18.83 | 2.16 | 52.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle AbbottSA | 2016 | 2016 | 4 | 8 | 137.4 | 38 | 340 | 18 | 6/77 | 9/118 | 18.89 | 2.47 | 45.89 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Saliya AhangamaSL | 1985 | 1985 | 3 | 6 | 133.3 | 32 | 348 | 18 | 5/52 | 8/124 | 19.33 | 2.61 | 44.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sajid KhanPAK | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 8 | 121.4 | 26 | 355 | 18 | 8/42 | 12/128 | 19.72 | 2.92 | 40.56 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | 1898 | 1898 | 4 | 8 | 178.3 | 46 | 357 | 18 | 4/37 | 8/107 | 19.83 | 2.00 | 59.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven FinnENG | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 7 | 108.5 | 22 | 361 | 18 | 6/79 | 8/117 | 20.06 | 3.32 | 36.28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul ReiffelAUS | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 8 | 128.2 | 29 | 366 | 18 | 5/39 | 6/99 | 20.33 | 2.85 | 42.78 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul AdamsSA | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 7 | 120.4 | 25 | 389 | 18 | 6/55 | 8/139 | 21.61 | 3.22 | 40.22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iqbal QasimPAK | 1984 | 1984 | 3 | 5 | 166.5 | 46 | 397 | 18 | 5/78 | 8/106 | 22.06 | 2.38 | 55.61 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1979 | 1979 | 3 | 6 | 117.6 | 13 | 414 | 18 | 5/62 | 8/145 | 23.00 | 2.64 | 52.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pragyan OjhaIND | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 152.3 | 36 | 416 | 18 | 5/40 | 10/89 | 23.11 | 2.73 | 50.83 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2009 | 2009 | 3 | 6 | 159.1 | 37 | 432 | 18 | 5/70 | 8/129 | 24.00 | 2.71 | 53.06 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | 2020 | 2020 | 5 | 10 | 167.1 | 39 | 436 | 18 | 4/66 | 6/99 | 24.22 | 2.61 | 55.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance CairnsNZ | 1984 | 1984 | 5 | 8 | 181.5 | 50 | 454 | 18 | 7/143 | 7/143 | 25.22 | 2.50 | 60.61 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Merv HughesAUS | 1988 | 1988 | 3 | 6 | 150.1 | 36 | 468 | 18 | 8/87 | 13/217 | 26.00 | 3.12 | 50.06 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Shane Edward BondNZ | 2006 | 2006 | 4 | 7 | 826b | 24 | 471 | 18 | 5/69 | 7/106 | 26.17 | 3.42 | 45.89 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew HoggardENG | 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 10 | 1195b | 49 | 472 | 18 | 4/48 | 7/103 | 26.22 | 2.37 | 66.39 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enamul Haque jnrBAN | 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 6 | 1276b | 41 | 476 | 18 | 7/95 | 12/200 | 26.44 | 2.24 | 70.89 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Tony GreigENG | 1972 | 1972 | 7 | 13 | 220.2 | 63 | 483 | 18 | 5/24 | 6/37 | 26.83 | 2.19 | 73.44 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Erapalli PrasannaIND | 1977 | 1977 | 6 | 12 | 1732b | 90 | 487 | 18 | 4/55 | 6/100 | 27.06 | 1.69 | 96.22 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| John GoddardWI | 1948 | 1948 | 7 | 14 | 246.1 | 85 | 488 | 18 | 5/31 | 6/74 | 27.11 | 1.98 | 82.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim HiggsAUS | 1978 | 1978 | 6 | 11 | 1260b | 47 | 497 | 18 | 4/91 | 5/114 | 27.61 | 2.37 | 70.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra ArcherENG | 2025 | 2025 | 5 | 10 | 168.3 | 27 | 502 | 18 | 5/53 | 6/73 | 27.89 | 2.98 | 56.17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny MorrisonNZ | 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 7 | 154.3 | 27 | 503 | 18 | 4/52 | 8/171 | 27.94 | 3.26 | 51.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushmantha ChameeraSL | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 8 | 126.5 | 9 | 507 | 18 | 5/47 | 9/115 | 28.17 | 4.00 | 42.28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Moeen AliENG | 2019 | 2019 | 5 | 8 | 139.2 | 18 | 520 | 18 | 4/36 | 7/135 | 28.89 | 3.73 | 46.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | 2006 | 2006 | 5 | 10 | 208.1 | 65 | 523 | 18 | 6/50 | 7/103 | 29.06 | 2.51 | 69.39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 2007 | 2007 | 6 | 11 | 183.2 | 46 | 528 | 18 | 4/28 | 5/132 | 29.33 | 2.88 | 61.11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid AfridiPAK | 2005 | 2005 | 6 | 11 | 1254b | 26 | 528 | 18 | 4/95 | 5/43 | 29.33 | 2.53 | 69.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rajesh ChauhanIND | 1994 | 1994 | 6 | 11 | 218 | 67 | 533 | 18 | 3/8 | 6/53 | 29.61 | 2.44 | 72.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic PollardNZ | 1969 | 1969 | 10 | 17 | 1431b | 61 | 544 | 18 | 3/21 | 5/57 | 30.22 | 2.28 | 79.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew CaddickENG | 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 8 | 170.2 | 30 | 545 | 18 | 6/65 | 6/108 | 30.28 | 3.20 | 56.78 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | 1989 | 1989 | 4 | 7 | 204.4 | 50 | 551 | 18 | 5/101 | 7/142 | 30.61 | 2.69 | 68.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | 2017 | 2017 | 4 | 8 | 159.2 | 40 | 554 | 18 | 5/94 | 8/142 | 30.78 | 3.48 | 53.11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Naseem ShahPAK | 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 9 | 148.4 | 22 | 555 | 18 | 4/58 | 5/81 | 30.83 | 3.73 | 49.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Khurram ShahzadPAK | 2026 | 2026 | 4 | 7 | 125.5 | 15 | 555 | 18 | 4/81 | 8/167 | 30.83 | 4.41 | 41.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1965 | 1965 | 5 | 9 | 278.3 | 88 | 556 | 18 | 6/29 | 9/80 | 30.89 | 2.00 | 92.83 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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