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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 | Opposition | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey PalmerAUS | England | 1880-1886 | 17 | 30 | 1129.1 | 452 | 1678 | 78 | 7/65 | 11/165 | 21.51 | 2.23 | 57.91 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| John EmbureyENG | Australia | 1978-1993 | 25 | 49 | 7650b | 344 | 2698 | 78 | 7/78 | 7/105 | 34.59 | 2.12 | 98.08 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | England | 2008-2024 | 22 | 41 | 869 | 167 | 2833 | 78 | 6/43 | 10/108 | 36.32 | 3.26 | 66.85 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| George LohmannENG | Australia | 1886-1896 | 15 | 30 | 3310b | 326 | 1002 | 77 | 8/35 | 12/104 | 13.01 | 1.82 | 42.99 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | South Africa | 1931-1936 | 10 | 18 | 652.1 | 248 | 1199 | 77 | 7/40 | 14/199 | 15.57 | 1.84 | 50.82 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | England | 2012-2025 | 25 | 46 | 1025.3 | 188 | 2787 | 77 | 7/48 | 10/154 | 36.19 | 2.72 | 79.91 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | India | 1978-1989 | 17 | 30 | 584.3 | 128 | 1671 | 76 | 6/37 | 11/89 | 21.99 | 2.86 | 46.14 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Michael HoldingWI | Australia | 1975-1984 | 17 | 33 | 3774b | 116 | 1771 | 76 | 6/21 | 11/107 | 23.30 | 2.82 | 49.66 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Josh HazlewoodAUS | England | 2015-2023 | 18 | 33 | 602.1 | 125 | 1974 | 76 | 5/30 | 9/115 | 25.97 | 3.28 | 47.54 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | New Zealand | 2012-2024 | 12 | 23 | 490.5 | 98 | 1390 | 75 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 18.53 | 2.83 | 39.27 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | West Indies | 2011-2023 | 13 | 25 | 526.2 | 108 | 1536 | 75 | 7/71 | 12/131 | 20.48 | 2.92 | 42.11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | England | 1955-1960 | 15 | 24 | 5286b | 297 | 1658 | 75 | 9/113 | 13/192 | 22.11 | 1.88 | 70.48 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Bill JohnstonAUS | England | 1948-1955 | 17 | 34 | 5431b | 224 | 1818 | 75 | 5/35 | 9/183 | 24.24 | 2.01 | 72.41 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | India | 2017-2025 | 18 | 32 | 617.4 | 140 | 1843 | 75 | 6/27 | 9/99 | 24.57 | 2.98 | 49.41 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Merv HughesAUS | England | 1986-1993 | 20 | 38 | 764.2 | 183 | 2269 | 75 | 5/92 | 8/151 | 30.25 | 2.97 | 61.15 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | England | 2018-2025 | 17 | 31 | 591.5 | 126 | 1694 | 74 | 6/45 | 9/91 | 22.89 | 2.86 | 47.99 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | India | 2008-2022 | 24 | 43 | 729 | 188 | 2110 | 74 | 6/25 | 8/76 | 28.51 | 2.89 | 59.11 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | West Indies | 1994-2006 | 17 | 28 | 5115b | 164 | 2204 | 74 | 6/78 | 8/196 | 29.78 | 2.59 | 69.12 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Darren GoughENG | Australia | 1994-2001 | 17 | 30 | 4619b | 124 | 2280 | 74 | 6/49 | 7/119 | 30.81 | 2.96 | 62.42 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Warwick ArmstrongAUS | England | 1902-1921 | 42 | 67 | 1130.2 | 364 | 2288 | 74 | 6/35 | 7/166 | 30.92 | 2.02 | 91.65 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Sri Lanka | 1993-2008 | 17 | 28 | 5439b | 189 | 2309 | 74 | 7/59 | 11/128 | 31.20 | 2.55 | 73.50 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Stuart BroadENG | West Indies | 2009-2020 | 19 | 34 | 628.2 | 143 | 1814 | 73 | 7/72 | 11/165 | 24.85 | 2.89 | 51.64 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| John SnowENG | West Indies | 1966-1976 | 14 | 27 | 599 | 112 | 1917 | 72 | 7/49 | 10/142 | 26.63 | 3.20 | 49.92 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Cyril VincentSA | England | 1927-1935 | 18 | 30 | 755.1 | 154 | 1967 | 72 | 6/51 | 8/149 | 27.32 | 2.60 | 62.93 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | New Zealand | 1990-2002 | 13 | 25 | 3259b | 129 | 1372 | 70 | 7/76 | 12/130 | 19.60 | 2.53 | 46.56 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| Angus FraserENG | West Indies | 1990-1998 | 17 | 28 | 4063b | 160 | 1659 | 70 | 8/53 | 11/110 | 23.70 | 2.45 | 58.04 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Trent BoultNZ | England | 2013-2022 | 14 | 27 | 608 | 147 | 1763 | 70 | 6/32 | 9/99 | 25.19 | 2.90 | 52.11 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | Australia | 2008-2016 | 15 | 28 | 540 | 94 | 1923 | 70 | 5/67 | 10/154 | 27.47 | 3.56 | 46.29 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Jack GregoryAUS | England | 1920-1928 | 21 | 36 | 4888b | 109 | 2364 | 70 | 7/69 | 8/101 | 33.77 | 2.90 | 69.83 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | England | 1998-2009 | 18 | 34 | 4757b | 150 | 2405 | 70 | 5/75 | 10/220 | 34.36 | 3.03 | 67.96 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Brian StathamENG | South Africa | 1951-1965 | 16 | 32 | 3931b | 154 | 1426 | 69 | 7/39 | 11/97 | 20.67 | 2.18 | 56.97 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Brian StathamENG | Australia | 1953-1963 | 22 | 41 | 5405b | 131 | 2138 | 69 | 7/57 | 8/68 | 30.99 | 2.37 | 78.33 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | New Zealand | 2006-2016 | 12 | 23 | 374.2 | 87 | 1091 | 68 | 6/49 | 10/91 | 16.04 | 2.91 | 33.03 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Aubrey FaulknerSA | England | 1906-1924 | 17 | 30 | 514.2 | 104 | 1472 | 68 | 7/84 | 9/75 | 21.65 | 2.86 | 45.38 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanIND | West Indies | 1966-1983 | 23 | 37 | 1090 | 281 | 2684 | 68 | 5/95 | 7/102 | 39.47 | 2.46 | 96.18 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy RobertsWI | India | 1974-1983 | 14 | 25 | 505 | 113 | 1454 | 67 | 7/64 | 12/121 | 21.70 | 2.88 | 45.22 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Stuart BroadENG | Pakistan | 2010-2020 | 19 | 36 | 618 | 185 | 1510 | 67 | 4/36 | 6/66 | 22.54 | 2.44 | 55.34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun PollockSA | West Indies | 1998-2008 | 15 | 29 | 4887b | 175 | 1528 | 67 | 5/28 | 9/94 | 22.81 | 1.88 | 72.94 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Tibby CotterAUS | England | 1904-1912 | 16 | 28 | 577.2 | 63 | 1916 | 67 | 7/148 | 9/221 | 28.60 | 3.32 | 51.70 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | England | 2008-2021 | 23 | 37 | 717 | 147 | 2171 | 67 | 7/74 | 7/135 | 32.40 | 3.03 | 64.21 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | Sri Lanka | 2012-2024 | 14 | 26 | 532.2 | 147 | 1309 | 66 | 6/68 | 8/120 | 19.83 | 2.46 | 48.39 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Australia | 1999-2016 | 11 | 19 | 3367b | 101 | 1494 | 66 | 7/64 | 13/145 | 22.64 | 2.66 | 51.02 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | England | 2016-2022 | 12 | 22 | 425.3 | 70 | 1669 | 66 | 7/112 | 13/144 | 25.29 | 3.92 | 38.68 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | Sri Lanka | 2009-2014 | 14 | 28 | 844.4 | 152 | 2170 | 66 | 5/68 | 8/113 | 32.88 | 2.57 | 76.79 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | India | 2012-2025 | 23 | 43 | 691.4 | 128 | 2366 | 66 | 6/48 | 8/108 | 35.85 | 3.42 | 62.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX | Australia | 1997-2011 | 19 | 32 | 5462b | 172 | 2421 | 66 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 36.68 | 2.66 | 82.76 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Wes HallWI | India | 1958-1967 | 13 | 26 | 462.2 | 112 | 1221 | 65 | 6/49 | 11/126 | 18.78 | 2.64 | 42.68 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Courtney WalshWI | India | 1987-1997 | 15 | 25 | 520.4 | 122 | 1316 | 65 | 6/62 | 10/101 | 20.25 | 2.53 | 48.06 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | India | 2006-2018 | 14 | 23 | 453.4 | 103 | 1400 | 65 | 7/51 | 10/108 | 21.54 | 3.09 | 41.88 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | India | 1976-1990 | 14 | 24 | 3106b | 111 | 1493 | 65 | 7/23 | 11/58 | 22.97 | 2.88 | 47.78 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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