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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shardul ThakurIND | 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 8 | 108 | 16 | 371 | 16 | 4/61 | 7/155 | 23.19 | 3.44 | 40.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam HuckleZIM | 1997 | 1997 | 2 | 4 | 117.4 | 24 | 371 | 16 | 6/109 | 11/255 | 23.19 | 3.15 | 44.13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Michael HoldingWI | 1986 | 1986 | 4 | 8 | 102.4 | 17 | 385 | 16 | 3/47 | 5/84 | 24.06 | 3.75 | 38.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Heath DavisNZ | 1997 | 1997 | 4 | 8 | 147.2 | 26 | 406 | 16 | 5/63 | 6/98 | 25.38 | 2.76 | 55.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Monde ZondekiSA | 2005 | 2005 | 4 | 7 | 715b | 21 | 413 | 16 | 6/39 | 9/105 | 25.81 | 3.47 | 44.69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwayne BravoWI | 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 7 | 910b | 25 | 419 | 16 | 6/55 | 6/96 | 26.19 | 2.76 | 56.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmy MatthewsAUS | 1912 | 1912 | 8 | 12 | 180.1 | 46 | 419 | 16 | 4/29 | 6/54 | 26.19 | 2.33 | 67.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt HenryNZ | 2022 | 2022 | 3 | 6 | 127 | 34 | 421 | 16 | 7/23 | 9/55 | 26.31 | 3.31 | 47.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Basil D'OliveiraENG | 1971 | 1971 | 12 | 16 | 1526b | 94 | 421 | 16 | 3/46 | 5/62 | 26.31 | 1.66 | 95.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bilal AsifPAK | 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 10 | 195.4 | 40 | 424 | 16 | 6/36 | 6/123 | 26.50 | 2.17 | 73.38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Neil HawkeAUS | 1966 | 1966 | 4 | 7 | 1069b | 22 | 430 | 16 | 7/105 | 7/105 | 26.88 | 2.41 | 66.81 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 8 | 134 | 24 | 431 | 16 | 5/100 | 5/81 | 26.94 | 3.22 | 50.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 228.1 | 69 | 434 | 16 | 5/70 | 8/141 | 27.13 | 1.90 | 85.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ajit AgarkarIND | 2003 | 2003 | 3 | 6 | 883b | 18 | 435 | 16 | 6/41 | 8/160 | 27.19 | 2.96 | 55.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neil AdcockSA | 1957 | 1957 | 6 | 11 | 162 | 33 | 441 | 16 | 4/20 | 5/30 | 27.56 | 2.04 | 81.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryl TuffeyNZ | 2001 | 2001 | 4 | 6 | 144.5 | 37 | 442 | 16 | 4/39 | 7/77 | 27.63 | 2.29 | 72.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean HeadleyENG | 1997 | 1997 | 3 | 5 | 131.2 | 20 | 444 | 16 | 4/72 | 8/176 | 27.75 | 3.38 | 49.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle JarvisZIM | 2013 | 2013 | 4 | 7 | 121.3 | 21 | 446 | 16 | 5/54 | 7/115 | 27.88 | 3.67 | 45.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| John SnowENG | 1973 | 1973 | 4 | 7 | 184.1 | 39 | 453 | 16 | 3/21 | 5/86 | 28.31 | 2.46 | 69.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil FosterENG | 1988 | 1988 | 4 | 8 | 161.2 | 39 | 453 | 16 | 5/64 | 6/116 | 28.31 | 2.81 | 60.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wes HallWI | 1965 | 1965 | 5 | 9 | 146 | 19 | 454 | 16 | 5/60 | 9/105 | 28.38 | 3.11 | 54.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bernard JulienWI | 1975 | 1975 | 6 | 12 | 1050b | 34 | 454 | 16 | 3/32 | 5/83 | 28.38 | 2.59 | 65.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur FielderENG | 1908 | 1908 | 3 | 6 | 158.4 | 23 | 457 | 16 | 4/54 | 8/145 | 28.56 | 2.88 | 59.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl HooperWI | 1998 | 1998 | 8 | 14 | 224.5 | 65 | 471 | 16 | 5/80 | 5/60 | 29.44 | 1.57 | 112.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2022 | 2022 | 6 | 10 | 191.4 | 40 | 473 | 16 | 5/96 | 6/129 | 29.56 | 2.47 | 71.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ranji HordernAUS | 1912 | 1912 | 3 | 5 | 168 | 26 | 473 | 16 | 5/66 | 10/161 | 29.56 | 2.82 | 63.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | 2021 | 2021 | 7 | 12 | 217.2 | 53 | 476 | 16 | 4/40 | 5/97 | 29.75 | 2.19 | 81.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy BlanckenbergSA | 1923 | 1923 | 4 | 7 | 204.5 | 52 | 478 | 16 | 5/61 | 6/117 | 29.88 | 2.33 | 76.81 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mervyn DillonWI | 2000 | 2000 | 4 | 6 | 128.4 | 20 | 479 | 16 | 4/76 | 6/126 | 29.94 | 2.80 | 64.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff DymockAUS | 1980 | 1980 | 6 | 10 | 193.5 | 49 | 481 | 16 | 5/104 | 7/90 | 30.06 | 2.48 | 72.69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| David RennebergAUS | 1967 | 1967 | 5 | 9 | 922b | 22 | 483 | 16 | 5/39 | 6/84 | 30.19 | 3.14 | 57.63 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ollie RobinsonENG | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 9 | 169.4 | 40 | 487 | 16 | 4/54 | 5/88 | 30.44 | 2.87 | 63.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard NgaravaZIM | 2025 | 2025 | 6 | 10 | 976b | 21 | 489 | 16 | 5/37 | 6/120 | 30.56 | 3.01 | 61.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron GreenAUS | 2022 | 2022 | 11 | 16 | 150.4 | 27 | 490 | 16 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 30.63 | 3.25 | 56.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Doug WrightENG | 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 7 | 908b | 13 | 493 | 16 | 5/48 | 6/208 | 30.81 | 3.26 | 56.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Atholl McKinnonSA | 1965 | 1965 | 4 | 7 | 245 | 88 | 495 | 16 | 4/128 | 7/172 | 30.94 | 2.02 | 91.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sarfraz NawazPAK | 1984 | 1984 | 4 | 7 | 197.2 | 40 | 498 | 16 | 4/42 | 6/69 | 31.13 | 2.52 | 74.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | 2017 | 2017 | 7 | 13 | 156.3 | 34 | 501 | 16 | 6/22 | 6/63 | 31.31 | 3.20 | 58.69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat SymcoxSA | 1997 | 1997 | 5 | 9 | 1245b | 44 | 503 | 16 | 4/69 | 5/159 | 31.44 | 2.42 | 77.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim LakerENG | 1954 | 1954 | 5 | 9 | 253.3 | 101 | 508 | 16 | 4/71 | 4/84 | 31.75 | 2.00 | 95.06 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank LaverAUS | 1905 | 1905 | 5 | 9 | 189.3 | 55 | 510 | 16 | 7/64 | 8/185 | 31.88 | 2.69 | 71.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramakant DesaiIND | 1961 | 1961 | 5 | 9 | 186.5 | 28 | 517 | 16 | 4/66 | 8/190 | 32.31 | 2.77 | 70.06 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon MalcolmENG | 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 8 | 940b | 25 | 518 | 16 | 9/57 | 10/138 | 32.38 | 3.31 | 58.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morné MorkelSA | 2011 | 2011 | 5 | 10 | 162.3 | 34 | 519 | 16 | 3/9 | 6/91 | 32.44 | 3.19 | 60.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanburn HolderWI | 1978 | 1978 | 6 | 11 | 209 | 37 | 519 | 16 | 6/28 | 7/44 | 32.44 | 2.48 | 78.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anrich NortjeSA | 2020 | 2020 | 4 | 7 | 128.1 | 14 | 520 | 16 | 5/110 | 7/171 | 32.50 | 4.06 | 48.06 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carl HooperWI | 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 10 | 177 | 29 | 521 | 16 | 5/40 | 5/65 | 32.56 | 2.94 | 66.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daryl TuffeyNZ | 2003 | 2003 | 6 | 10 | 1514b | 53 | 522 | 16 | 5/87 | 7/110 | 32.63 | 2.07 | 94.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sulieman BennWI | 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 7 | 197.3 | 36 | 526 | 16 | 6/81 | 8/194 | 32.88 | 2.66 | 74.06 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob WillisENG | 1980 | 1980 | 6 | 9 | 159.1 | 39 | 532 | 16 | 5/65 | 9/147 | 33.25 | 3.34 | 59.69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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