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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew FlintoffENG | 2008 | 2008 | 5 | 9 | 206.5 | 34 | 534 | 16 | 4/89 | 6/161 | 33.38 | 2.58 | 77.56 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes HallWI | 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 10 | 178 | 26 | 534 | 16 | 4/39 | 5/110 | 33.38 | 3.00 | 66.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warwick ArmstrongAUS | 1905 | 1905 | 5 | 9 | 280.3 | 94 | 538 | 16 | 5/122 | 7/166 | 33.63 | 1.92 | 105.19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Don AnurasiriSL | 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 12 | 1618b | 53 | 538 | 16 | 4/127 | 5/149 | 33.63 | 2.00 | 101.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franklyn RoseWI | 2000 | 2000 | 6 | 11 | 173 | 41 | 540 | 16 | 4/19 | 5/60 | 33.75 | 2.34 | 86.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter SuchENG | 1993 | 1993 | 5 | 9 | 239.5 | 64 | 541 | 16 | 6/67 | 8/145 | 33.81 | 2.26 | 89.94 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Manoj PrabhakarIND | 1989 | 1989 | 4 | 5 | 181.2 | 26 | 542 | 16 | 6/132 | 6/132 | 33.88 | 2.99 | 68.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry OlongaZIM | 1999 | 1999 | 6 | 8 | 176.5 | 30 | 553 | 16 | 4/93 | 4/93 | 34.56 | 2.35 | 88.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James PattinsonAUS | 2013 | 2013 | 5 | 9 | 170.1 | 40 | 557 | 16 | 5/96 | 6/109 | 34.81 | 3.27 | 63.81 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1986 | 1986 | 11 | 15 | 1065b | 34 | 563 | 16 | 5/69 | 5/159 | 35.19 | 3.17 | 66.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tibby CotterAUS | 1911 | 1911 | 5 | 10 | 180.5 | 21 | 563 | 16 | 4/73 | 5/118 | 35.19 | 3.11 | 67.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry CaveNZ | 1955 | 1955 | 9 | 11 | 2070b | 144 | 581 | 16 | 3/45 | 3/45 | 36.31 | 1.68 | 129.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafizur RahmanBAN | 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 11 | 175.5 | 31 | 582 | 16 | 4/84 | 5/100 | 36.38 | 3.31 | 65.94 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny HayesNZ | 1955 | 1955 | 6 | 8 | 1299b | 46 | 583 | 16 | 3/71 | 4/105 | 36.44 | 2.69 | 81.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib AkhtarPAK | 1999 | 1999 | 5 | 9 | 155.7 | 22 | 586 | 16 | 4/47 | 8/118 | 36.63 | 2.82 | 77.94 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Chester WatsonWI | 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 9 | 199 | 39 | 593 | 16 | 4/62 | 6/157 | 37.06 | 2.98 | 74.63 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor BaileyENG | 1949 | 1949 | 4 | 7 | 158 | 22 | 599 | 16 | 6/84 | 7/155 | 37.44 | 3.79 | 59.25 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tino BestWI | 2004 | 2004 | 7 | 14 | 1410b | 25 | 601 | 16 | 3/37 | 4/98 | 37.56 | 2.56 | 88.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank MissonAUS | 1961 | 1961 | 5 | 10 | 1197b | 30 | 616 | 16 | 4/58 | 4/114 | 38.50 | 3.09 | 74.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris LewisENG | 1996 | 1996 | 5 | 8 | 202.4 | 43 | 620 | 16 | 5/72 | 7/116 | 38.75 | 3.06 | 76.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad SamiPAK | 2002 | 2002 | 6 | 11 | 1479b | 33 | 638 | 16 | 4/53 | 5/103 | 39.88 | 2.59 | 92.44 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic BessENG | 2020 | 2020 | 8 | 12 | 249.1 | 65 | 650 | 16 | 5/51 | 6/87 | 40.63 | 2.61 | 93.44 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2014 | 2014 | 8 | 15 | 224.2 | 54 | 666 | 16 | 4/29 | 5/35 | 41.63 | 2.97 | 84.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter PetherickNZ | 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 9 | 1273b | 35 | 667 | 16 | 3/90 | 5/129 | 41.69 | 3.14 | 79.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Umesh YadavIND | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 10 | 150.5 | 11 | 673 | 16 | 5/93 | 5/93 | 42.06 | 4.46 | 56.56 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fidel EdwardsWI | 2009 | 2009 | 7 | 12 | 181 | 12 | 703 | 16 | 6/92 | 6/104 | 43.94 | 3.88 | 67.88 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib AkhtarPAK | 1998 | 1998 | 7 | 14 | 1718b | 36 | 721 | 16 | 5/43 | 5/63 | 45.06 | 2.52 | 107.38 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PADLR SandakanSL | 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 9 | 185.2 | 20 | 721 | 16 | 5/132 | 5/132 | 45.06 | 3.89 | 69.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Javagal SrinathIND | 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 12 | 265.2 | 56 | 722 | 16 | 3/89 | 4/190 | 45.13 | 2.72 | 99.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mashrafe MortazaBAN | 2008 | 2008 | 9 | 14 | 1464b | 37 | 724 | 16 | 4/74 | 5/88 | 45.25 | 2.97 | 91.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 1994 | 1994 | 6 | 7 | 277.2 | 55 | 753 | 16 | 5/162 | 5/162 | 47.06 | 2.72 | 104.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| André NelSA | 2007 | 2007 | 7 | 14 | 1503b | 41 | 758 | 16 | 3/85 | 4/118 | 47.38 | 3.03 | 93.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. SreesanthIND | 2010 | 2010 | 7 | 13 | 198.2 | 20 | 772 | 16 | 3/45 | 4/86 | 48.25 | 3.89 | 74.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Danish KaneriaPAK | 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 10 | 196.3 | 18 | 791 | 16 | 5/151 | 5/169 | 49.44 | 4.03 | 73.69 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Syed Abid AliIND | 1971 | 1971 | 8 | 16 | 262 | 43 | 792 | 16 | 4/64 | 5/197 | 49.50 | 3.02 | 98.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray PriceZIM | 2001 | 2001 | 5 | 8 | 2014b | 61 | 804 | 16 | 5/181 | 7/165 | 50.25 | 2.40 | 125.88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad SamiPAK | 2004 | 2004 | 6 | 10 | 1635b | 34 | 837 | 16 | 4/71 | 4/119 | 52.31 | 3.07 | 102.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ish SodhiNZ | 2014 | 2014 | 6 | 12 | 219.1 | 30 | 860 | 16 | 4/96 | 4/111 | 53.75 | 3.92 | 82.19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Madan LalIND | 1982 | 1982 | 9 | 14 | 252.1 | 48 | 882 | 16 | 3/99 | 3/101 | 55.13 | 3.50 | 94.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim BresnanENG | 2012 | 2012 | 8 | 12 | 287 | 59 | 887 | 16 | 4/37 | 8/141 | 55.44 | 3.09 | 107.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Narendra HirwaniIND | 1990 | 1990 | 7 | 11 | 342 | 78 | 929 | 16 | 4/174 | 5/226 | 58.06 | 2.72 | 128.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bert IronmongerAUS | 1932 | 1932 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 24 | 78 | 15 | 6/18 | 11/24 | 5.20 | 1.39 | 22.40 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ernie ToshackAUS | 1946 | 1946 | 3 | 6 | 578b | 34 | 139 | 15 | 6/82 | 9/99 | 9.27 | 1.44 | 38.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor GoddardSA | 1967 | 1967 | 3 | 6 | 125.3 | 51 | 184 | 15 | 3/13 | 6/59 | 12.27 | 1.47 | 50.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Baron ConstantineWI | 1935 | 1935 | 3 | 6 | 114.1 | 36 | 197 | 15 | 3/11 | 6/68 | 13.13 | 1.73 | 45.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack HearneENG | 1896 | 1896 | 3 | 5 | 127.1 | 56 | 211 | 15 | 6/41 | 10/60 | 14.07 | 1.99 | 42.40 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | 1963 | 1963 | 3 | 5 | 92.5 | 14 | 232 | 15 | 5/25 | 9/79 | 15.47 | 1.88 | 49.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Steve WaughAUS | 1994 | 1994 | 8 | 10 | 131.5 | 44 | 238 | 15 | 5/28 | 5/48 | 15.87 | 1.81 | 52.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith MillerAUS | 1952 | 1952 | 3 | 5 | 79.6 | 11 | 242 | 15 | 5/26 | 7/83 | 16.13 | 2.28 | 42.53 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 10 | 131.5 | 44 | 256 | 15 | 5/31 | 6/64 | 17.07 | 1.94 | 52.73 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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