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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey FaulknerSA | England tour of South Africa 1909/10 | 1910 | 5 | 9 | 209.1 | 45 | 635 | 29 | 6/87 | 8/138 | 21.90 | 3.04 | 43.28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | Australia tour of England 1964 | 1964 | 5 | 8 | 256 | 61 | 654 | 29 | 7/153 | 7/127 | 22.55 | 2.55 | 52.97 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob WillisENG | Australia tour of England 1981 | 1981 | 6 | 12 | 252.4 | 56 | 666 | 29 | 8/43 | 8/115 | 22.97 | 2.64 | 52.28 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff LawsonAUS | Australia tour of England 1989 | 1989 | 6 | 11 | 277.1 | 68 | 791 | 29 | 6/72 | 9/153 | 27.28 | 2.85 | 57.34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff ThomsonAUS | West Indies tour of Australia 1975/76 | 1975-1976 | 6 | 11 | 150.5 | 15 | 831 | 29 | 6/50 | 9/167 | 28.66 | 4.14 | 41.55 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | Australia tour of England 1930 | 1930 | 5 | 9 | 349.4 | 78 | 925 | 29 | 6/167 | 10/201 | 31.90 | 2.65 | 72.34 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 145 | 41 | 357 | 28 | 7/64 | 13/145 | 12.75 | 2.46 | 31.07 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Goofy LawrenceSA | New Zealand tour of South Africa 1961/62 | 1961-1962 | 5 | 9 | 222.2 | 62 | 512 | 28 | 8/53 | 9/98 | 18.29 | 2.30 | 47.64 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ashley MallettAUS | Australia tour of Ceylon and India 1969/70 | 1969 | 5 | 10 | 298.4 | 129 | 535 | 28 | 6/64 | 10/144 | 19.11 | 1.79 | 64.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | West Indies tour of Australia 1984/85 | 1984 | 5 | 9 | 215.2 | 45 | 554 | 28 | 5/38 | 10/107 | 19.79 | 2.57 | 46.14 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | West Indies tour of England 1991 | 1991 | 5 | 9 | 249 | 68 | 560 | 28 | 6/52 | 8/101 | 20.00 | 2.25 | 53.36 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | England tour of Australia 1901/02 | 1901-1902 | 5 | 8 | 267.2 | 93 | 561 | 28 | 6/74 | 9/198 | 20.04 | 2.10 | 57.29 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Frank TysonENG | England tour of Australia 1954/55 | 1954-1955 | 5 | 9 | 151 | 16 | 583 | 28 | 7/27 | 10/130 | 20.82 | 2.90 | 43.14 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Kapil DevIND | Australia tour of India 1979/80 | 1979 | 6 | 12 | 223.1 | 53 | 625 | 28 | 5/74 | 7/130 | 22.32 | 2.80 | 47.82 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2003/04 | 2004 | 3 | 6 | 1517b | 37 | 649 | 28 | 6/59 | 11/212 | 23.18 | 2.57 | 54.18 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Lance GibbsWI | West Indies tour of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 1974/75 | 1974-1975 | 7 | 14 | 2276b | 130 | 664 | 28 | 7/98 | 9/143 | 23.71 | 1.75 | 81.29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | Australia tour of England 1934 | 1934 | 5 | 9 | 333.4 | 128 | 698 | 28 | 7/54 | 11/129 | 24.93 | 2.09 | 71.50 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Wayne ClarkAUS | India tour of Australia 1977/78 | 1977-1978 | 5 | 9 | 198.1 | 27 | 701 | 28 | 4/46 | 8/147 | 25.04 | 2.65 | 56.61 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | India tour of Australia 1977/78 | 1977-1978 | 5 | 10 | 197.3 | 24 | 704 | 28 | 6/52 | 12/104 | 25.14 | 2.68 | 56.39 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Alf ValentineWI | India tour of West Indies 1952/53 | 1953 | 5 | 10 | 430 | 178 | 828 | 28 | 5/64 | 9/213 | 29.57 | 1.93 | 92.14 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | England in India Test Series 2016/17 | 2016 | 5 | 10 | 307 | 37 | 847 | 28 | 6/55 | 12/167 | 30.25 | 2.76 | 65.79 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Axar PatelIND | England tour of India 2020/21 | 2021 | 3 | 6 | 127.4 | 27 | 286 | 27 | 6/38 | 11/70 | 10.59 | 2.24 | 28.37 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Australia v Pakistan in Sri Lanka and the UAE 2002/03 | 2002 | 3 | 6 | 123.4 | 29 | 342 | 27 | 7/94 | 11/188 | 12.67 | 2.08 | 36.59 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | Zimbabwe tour of Pakistan 1993/94 | 1993 | 3 | 5 | 130.4 | 31 | 373 | 27 | 7/91 | 13/135 | 13.81 | 2.85 | 29.04 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Maurice TateENG | South Africa tour of England 1924 | 1924 | 5 | 8 | 217.2 | 68 | 424 | 27 | 6/42 | 9/106 | 15.70 | 1.95 | 48.30 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes HallWI | India tour of West Indies 1961/62 | 1962 | 5 | 10 | 167.4 | 37 | 425 | 27 | 6/49 | 9/128 | 15.74 | 2.53 | 37.26 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce ReidAUS | England tour of Australia 1990/91 | 1990-1991 | 4 | 7 | 180.1 | 49 | 432 | 27 | 7/51 | 13/148 | 16.00 | 2.40 | 40.04 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Joel GarnerWI | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 | 1986 | 5 | 10 | 156.1 | 30 | 436 | 27 | 4/43 | 7/58 | 16.15 | 2.79 | 34.70 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | Australia tour of South Africa 1935/36 | 1935-1936 | 5 | 10 | 250.2 | 112 | 460 | 27 | 5/20 | 8/104 | 17.04 | 1.84 | 55.63 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben HilfenhausAUS | Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2011/12 | 2011-2012 | 4 | 8 | 168 | 41 | 465 | 27 | 5/75 | 8/97 | 17.22 | 2.77 | 37.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGillAUS | England tour of Australia 1998/99 | 1998-1999 | 4 | 8 | 185.2 | 32 | 478 | 27 | 7/50 | 12/107 | 17.70 | 1.94 | 54.89 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Bruce TaylorNZ | New Zealand tour of West Indies 1971/72 | 1972 | 4 | 8 | 172.2 | 39 | 478 | 27 | 7/74 | 9/182 | 17.70 | 2.77 | 38.30 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | New Zealand in India Test Series 2016/17 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 146.3 | 28 | 480 | 27 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 17.78 | 3.28 | 32.56 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | England tour of West Indies 1985/86 | 1986 | 5 | 10 | 169.3 | 36 | 482 | 27 | 4/38 | 8/132 | 17.85 | 2.84 | 37.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | New Zealand tour of West Indies 1984/85 | 1985 | 4 | 7 | 170.1 | 30 | 486 | 27 | 7/80 | 11/120 | 18.00 | 2.86 | 37.81 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Brian StathamENG | South Africa tour of England 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 10 | 203 | 54 | 491 | 27 | 6/63 | 11/97 | 18.19 | 2.42 | 45.11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Angus FraserENG | England tour of West Indies 1997/98 | 1998 | 6 | 9 | 187 | 50 | 492 | 27 | 8/53 | 11/110 | 18.22 | 1.97 | 55.41 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Alf HallSA | England tour of South Africa 1922/23 | 1923 | 4 | 8 | 250.5 | 82 | 501 | 27 | 7/63 | 11/112 | 18.56 | 2.00 | 55.74 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| John SnowENG | England tour of West Indies 1967/68 | 1968 | 4 | 8 | 165 | 29 | 504 | 27 | 7/49 | 10/142 | 18.67 | 3.05 | 36.67 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | Australia tour of England 1948 | 1948 | 5 | 9 | 1363b | 57 | 530 | 27 | 6/20 | 9/70 | 19.63 | 2.33 | 50.48 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob WillisENG | Australia tour of England 1977 | 1977 | 5 | 9 | 166.4 | 36 | 534 | 27 | 7/78 | 9/118 | 19.78 | 3.20 | 37.04 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | England tour of Australia 1994/95 | 1994-1995 | 5 | 10 | 256.1 | 84 | 549 | 27 | 8/71 | 11/110 | 20.33 | 2.14 | 56.93 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Bill JohnstonAUS | Australia tour of England 1948 | 1948 | 5 | 10 | 2024b | 91 | 630 | 27 | 5/36 | 9/183 | 23.33 | 1.87 | 74.96 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Dilip DoshiIND | Australia tour of India 1979/80 | 1979 | 6 | 12 | 306.2 | 87 | 630 | 27 | 6/103 | 8/103 | 23.33 | 2.06 | 68.07 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Karsan GhavriIND | West Indies tour of India and Sri Lanka 1978/79 | 1978-1979 | 6 | 10 | 204 | 42 | 634 | 27 | 5/51 | 7/120 | 23.48 | 3.11 | 45.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian BishopWI | West Indies tour of England 1995 | 1995 | 6 | 12 | 242.3 | 49 | 649 | 27 | 5/32 | 7/47 | 24.04 | 2.68 | 53.89 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted McDonaldAUS | Australia tour of England 1921 | 1921 | 5 | 9 | 205.5 | 32 | 668 | 27 | 5/32 | 8/74 | 24.74 | 3.25 | 45.74 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Anil KumbleIND | Australia tour of India 2004/05 | 2004 | 4 | 8 | 1401b | 30 | 685 | 27 | 7/48 | 13/181 | 25.37 | 2.93 | 51.89 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | West Indies tour of Australia 1975/76 | 1975-1976 | 5 | 9 | 129.3 | 7 | 712 | 27 | 5/63 | 8/175 | 26.37 | 4.13 | 38.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby PeelENG | England tour of Australia 1894/95 | 1894-1895 | 5 | 9 | 305.1 | 77 | 721 | 27 | 6/67 | 8/207 | 26.70 | 2.36 | 67.81 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
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