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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon PhilanderSA | 2019 | 2019 | 6 | 11 | 169.2 | 53 | 422 | 15 | 4/16 | 4/51 | 28.13 | 2.49 | 67.73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John SnowENG | 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 6 | 106.4 | 16 | 423 | 15 | 4/53 | 6/157 | 28.20 | 3.97 | 42.67 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric FreemanAUS | 1969 | 1969 | 4 | 8 | 821b | 23 | 425 | 15 | 4/52 | 6/116 | 28.33 | 3.11 | 54.73 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravi RatnayekeSL | 1986 | 1986 | 5 | 6 | 139.5 | 22 | 429 | 15 | 5/37 | 7/66 | 28.60 | 3.07 | 55.93 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Lasith MalingaSL | 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 8 | 105.3 | 13 | 432 | 15 | 4/42 | 6/92 | 28.80 | 3.07 | 56.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam StaplesENG | 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 6 | 191.3 | 50 | 435 | 15 | 3/50 | 6/148 | 29.00 | 2.27 | 76.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar DharmasenaSL | 1994 | 1994 | 4 | 5 | 185.1 | 42 | 438 | 15 | 6/99 | 8/183 | 29.20 | 2.37 | 74.07 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA | 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 8 | 122.1 | 21 | 444 | 15 | 4/48 | 7/133 | 29.60 | 3.63 | 48.87 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric FreemanAUS | 1968 | 1968 | 5 | 10 | 960b | 23 | 446 | 15 | 4/78 | 5/101 | 29.73 | 2.79 | 64.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray BrightAUS | 1980 | 1980 | 4 | 6 | 192.5 | 60 | 448 | 15 | 7/87 | 10/111 | 29.87 | 2.32 | 77.13 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ian BothamENG | 1983 | 1983 | 5 | 10 | 152.5 | 35 | 450 | 15 | 4/50 | 5/70 | 30.00 | 2.94 | 61.13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew HoggardENG | 2001 | 2001 | 4 | 7 | 1149b | 37 | 453 | 15 | 4/80 | 6/172 | 30.20 | 2.37 | 76.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gulabrai RamchandIND | 1955 | 1955 | 9 | 17 | 261 | 109 | 464 | 15 | 6/49 | 7/76 | 30.93 | 1.78 | 104.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith BoyceWI | 1974 | 1974 | 6 | 11 | 157.4 | 29 | 469 | 15 | 4/42 | 4/78 | 31.27 | 2.97 | 63.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty MannSA | 1949 | 1949 | 5 | 9 | 160.3 | 34 | 471 | 15 | 4/65 | 7/160 | 31.40 | 2.20 | 85.53 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Virender SehwagIND | 2008 | 2008 | 14 | 18 | 172.5 | 24 | 475 | 15 | 5/104 | 5/118 | 31.67 | 2.75 | 69.13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mushtaq AhmedPAK | 1992 | 1992 | 5 | 8 | 178.4 | 37 | 475 | 15 | 3/32 | 5/87 | 31.67 | 2.66 | 71.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammed SirajIND | 2023 | 2023 | 7 | 11 | 146.1 | 25 | 477 | 15 | 5/60 | 5/84 | 31.80 | 3.26 | 58.47 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Charlie GriffithWI | 1965 | 1965 | 5 | 9 | 155 | 22 | 480 | 15 | 6/46 | 6/65 | 32.00 | 3.10 | 62.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack AlabasterNZ | 1962 | 1962 | 3 | 5 | 179.4 | 50 | 482 | 15 | 4/61 | 8/180 | 32.13 | 2.68 | 71.87 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahmood HussainPAK | 1955 | 1955 | 6 | 12 | 206 | 45 | 486 | 15 | 6/67 | 6/88 | 32.40 | 2.36 | 82.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff HammondAUS | 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 10 | 171.5 | 47 | 488 | 15 | 4/38 | 7/148 | 32.53 | 2.84 | 68.73 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA | 2006 | 2006 | 8 | 13 | 155.1 | 31 | 491 | 15 | 3/51 | 3/51 | 32.73 | 3.16 | 62.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abrar AhmedPAK | 2023 | 2023 | 3 | 6 | 156.1 | 29 | 491 | 15 | 4/69 | 6/136 | 32.73 | 3.14 | 62.47 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan PradeepSL | 2016 | 2016 | 5 | 9 | 153.5 | 35 | 493 | 15 | 4/107 | 5/139 | 32.87 | 3.20 | 61.53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 2000 | 2000 | 4 | 8 | 154 | 38 | 496 | 15 | 4/68 | 7/160 | 33.07 | 2.42 | 82.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris JordanENG | 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 10 | 151 | 42 | 496 | 15 | 4/18 | 7/50 | 33.07 | 3.28 | 60.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junaid KhanPAK | 2014 | 2014 | 4 | 7 | 166 | 35 | 497 | 15 | 5/87 | 5/87 | 33.13 | 2.99 | 66.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tim BresnanENG | 2013 | 2013 | 5 | 10 | 153.3 | 31 | 502 | 15 | 2/24 | 4/58 | 33.47 | 3.27 | 61.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane ShillingfordWI | 2012 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 188.4 | 42 | 504 | 15 | 6/119 | 10/219 | 33.60 | 2.67 | 75.47 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Murali KartikIND | 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 8 | 1139b | 33 | 511 | 15 | 4/44 | 7/76 | 34.07 | 2.69 | 75.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Devendra BishooWI | 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 6 | 160.3 | 25 | 511 | 15 | 6/80 | 6/80 | 34.07 | 3.18 | 64.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| André NelSA | 2004 | 2004 | 4 | 8 | 1197b | 34 | 513 | 15 | 5/87 | 6/144 | 34.20 | 2.57 | 79.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris CairnsNZ | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 7 | 158.4 | 41 | 518 | 15 | 5/137 | 6/99 | 34.53 | 3.26 | 63.47 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek ShackletonENG | 1963 | 1963 | 4 | 8 | 243.2 | 73 | 518 | 15 | 4/72 | 7/165 | 34.53 | 2.13 | 97.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Asitha FernandoSL | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 8 | 141 | 25 | 523 | 15 | 4/85 | 7/148 | 34.87 | 3.71 | 56.40 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Akash DeepIND | 2024 | 2024 | 7 | 12 | 146.5 | 27 | 528 | 15 | 3/83 | 3/63 | 35.20 | 3.60 | 58.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1976 | 1976 | 4 | 8 | 140.4 | 17 | 538 | 15 | 4/59 | 6/116 | 35.87 | 2.87 | 74.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 7 | 187.1 | 27 | 550 | 15 | 5/82 | 5/103 | 36.67 | 2.94 | 74.87 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rehan AhmedENG | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 7 | 136.1 | 16 | 550 | 15 | 4/66 | 6/153 | 36.67 | 4.04 | 54.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill VoceENG | 1931 | 1931 | 5 | 9 | 239.2 | 58 | 557 | 15 | 5/58 | 6/72 | 37.13 | 2.33 | 95.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark WoodENG | 2024 | 2024 | 6 | 11 | 154.1 | 15 | 558 | 15 | 5/40 | 7/92 | 37.20 | 3.62 | 61.67 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Michael BracewellNZ | 2023 | 2023 | 5 | 10 | 161.5 | 25 | 564 | 15 | 4/75 | 5/150 | 37.60 | 3.49 | 64.73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 1996 | 1996 | 4 | 8 | 215.1 | 55 | 571 | 15 | 4/95 | 7/160 | 38.07 | 2.65 | 86.07 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul RazzaqPAK | 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 9 | 166.1 | 27 | 574 | 15 | 3/58 | 6/142 | 38.27 | 2.59 | 88.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul AdamsSA | 1997 | 1997 | 6 | 10 | 186.2 | 36 | 575 | 15 | 3/45 | 5/94 | 38.33 | 3.09 | 74.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan KulasekaraSL | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 12 | 216.5 | 52 | 577 | 15 | 3/48 | 5/75 | 38.47 | 2.66 | 86.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard CollingeNZ | 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 10 | 968b | 10 | 579 | 15 | 6/63 | 7/99 | 38.60 | 3.59 | 64.53 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | 2016 | 2016 | 7 | 10 | 175.1 | 26 | 585 | 15 | 5/96 | 6/132 | 39.00 | 3.34 | 70.07 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec BedserENG | 1949 | 1949 | 5 | 10 | 1598b | 39 | 586 | 15 | 4/61 | 7/133 | 39.07 | 2.20 | 106.53 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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