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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason GillespieAUS | England | 1997-2005 | 18 | 35 | 3847b | 111 | 1887 | 65 | 7/37 | 9/102 | 29.03 | 2.94 | 59.18 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | West Indies | 1992-2005 | 19 | 33 | 4432b | 159 | 1947 | 65 | 7/52 | 8/117 | 29.95 | 2.64 | 68.18 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | Pakistan | 1972-1984 | 16 | 28 | 4259b | 121 | 2065 | 65 | 6/82 | 10/135 | 31.77 | 2.91 | 65.52 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Wes HallWI | England | 1960-1968 | 19 | 35 | 711.5 | 139 | 2121 | 65 | 7/69 | 8/162 | 32.63 | 2.98 | 65.71 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | West Indies | 1966-1979 | 15 | 24 | 715.3 | 155 | 2179 | 65 | 7/157 | 11/235 | 33.52 | 3.05 | 66.05 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND | Australia | 2018-2025 | 12 | 23 | 426.1 | 116 | 1098 | 64 | 6/33 | 9/86 | 17.16 | 2.58 | 39.95 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Brett LeeAUS | West Indies | 2000-2008 | 12 | 24 | 3182b | 104 | 1472 | 64 | 5/30 | 8/110 | 23.00 | 2.78 | 49.72 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Ian BothamENG | New Zealand | 1978-1992 | 15 | 28 | 3284b | 120 | 1500 | 64 | 6/34 | 11/140 | 23.44 | 2.74 | 51.31 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Javagal SrinathIND | South Africa | 1992-2001 | 13 | 25 | 3591b | 131 | 1567 | 64 | 6/21 | 8/68 | 24.48 | 2.62 | 56.11 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Jack SaundersAUS | England | 1902-1908 | 12 | 23 | 544.4 | 108 | 1620 | 64 | 5/28 | 9/104 | 25.31 | 2.97 | 51.06 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | South Africa | 2008-2014 | 12 | 23 | 529.1 | 88 | 1641 | 64 | 8/61 | 12/127 | 25.64 | 3.10 | 49.61 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Harold LarwoodENG | Australia | 1926-1933 | 15 | 28 | 675.3 | 120 | 1912 | 64 | 6/32 | 10/124 | 29.88 | 2.83 | 63.33 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | Australia | 1949-1958 | 15 | 25 | 753.3 | 179 | 2208 | 64 | 7/23 | 13/165 | 34.50 | 2.20 | 94.17 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Andrew CaddickENG | Australia | 1993-2003 | 18 | 30 | 4599b | 103 | 2560 | 64 | 7/94 | 10/215 | 40.00 | 3.34 | 71.86 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | New Zealand | 2011-2024 | 12 | 24 | 390.4 | 68 | 1189 | 63 | 6/65 | 10/108 | 18.87 | 3.04 | 37.21 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | Sri Lanka | 1985-2000 | 19 | 32 | 3554b | 152 | 1340 | 63 | 5/43 | 8/73 | 21.27 | 2.26 | 56.41 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | West Indies | 2012-2025 | 14 | 26 | 498.2 | 124 | 1404 | 63 | 6/128 | 8/189 | 22.29 | 2.82 | 47.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | Pakistan | 1986-2000 | 18 | 31 | 3616b | 110 | 1452 | 63 | 5/22 | 7/77 | 23.05 | 2.41 | 57.40 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Lance GibbsWI | India | 1958-1975 | 15 | 30 | 798.5 | 284 | 1467 | 63 | 8/38 | 9/63 | 23.29 | 1.84 | 76.08 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Trevor GoddardSA | England | 1955-1965 | 20 | 35 | 5807b | 366 | 1622 | 63 | 5/31 | 7/93 | 25.75 | 1.68 | 92.17 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | West Indies | 2001-2008 | 15 | 26 | 3812b | 120 | 1738 | 63 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 27.59 | 2.74 | 60.51 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | Zimbabwe | 1993-2002 | 11 | 20 | 2775b | 86 | 1233 | 62 | 7/91 | 13/135 | 19.89 | 2.67 | 44.76 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Sri Lanka | 2015-2022 | 11 | 21 | 453.4 | 87 | 1360 | 62 | 6/46 | 10/160 | 21.94 | 3.00 | 43.90 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Bob WillisENG | India | 1974-1982 | 17 | 30 | 490.1 | 96 | 1441 | 62 | 6/53 | 9/142 | 23.24 | 2.94 | 47.44 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | India | 1971-1982 | 20 | 36 | 832.3 | 322 | 1699 | 62 | 5/84 | 9/173 | 27.40 | 2.04 | 80.56 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff ThomsonAUS | West Indies | 1975-1982 | 14 | 26 | 2774b | 56 | 1817 | 62 | 6/50 | 9/167 | 29.31 | 3.93 | 44.74 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Bishan BediIND | West Indies | 1966-1978 | 18 | 31 | 907.5 | 272 | 2163 | 62 | 5/82 | 8/126 | 34.89 | 2.38 | 87.85 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | Australia | 2009-2013 | 18 | 34 | 780.3 | 135 | 2479 | 62 | 5/44 | 9/122 | 39.98 | 3.18 | 75.53 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Brett LeeAUS | England | 2001-2007 | 18 | 36 | 4314b | 90 | 2514 | 62 | 4/47 | 6/83 | 40.55 | 3.50 | 69.58 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael HoldingWI | India | 1976-1983 | 15 | 26 | 523.4 | 101 | 1543 | 61 | 6/65 | 7/117 | 25.30 | 2.95 | 51.51 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | England | 2012-2022 | 16 | 31 | 558.4 | 131 | 1698 | 61 | 5/17 | 8/82 | 27.84 | 3.04 | 54.95 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaheer KhanIND | Australia | 2001-2012 | 19 | 34 | 4181b | 112 | 2171 | 61 | 5/91 | 8/137 | 35.59 | 3.12 | 68.54 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | New Zealand | 1985-1995 | 9 | 17 | 421 | 106 | 1021 | 60 | 7/119 | 11/179 | 17.02 | 2.43 | 42.10 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Bob WillisENG | New Zealand | 1971-1984 | 14 | 27 | 3018b | 129 | 1132 | 60 | 5/32 | 9/92 | 18.87 | 2.25 | 50.30 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bert VoglerSA | England | 1906-1910 | 13 | 25 | 422.4 | 91 | 1279 | 60 | 7/94 | 12/181 | 21.32 | 3.03 | 42.27 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Steve HarmisonENG | West Indies | 2004-2009 | 14 | 26 | 3224b | 89 | 1539 | 60 | 7/12 | 9/73 | 25.65 | 2.86 | 53.73 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | South Africa | 2001-2011 | 11 | 19 | 3677b | 92 | 1704 | 60 | 7/87 | 9/141 | 28.40 | 2.78 | 61.28 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Ernie JonesAUS | England | 1894-1902 | 18 | 29 | 3586b | 153 | 1757 | 60 | 7/88 | 10/164 | 29.28 | 2.94 | 59.77 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Nathan LyonAUS | Sri Lanka | 2011-2025 | 15 | 29 | 610.3 | 81 | 1919 | 60 | 5/34 | 9/121 | 31.98 | 3.14 | 61.05 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGillAUS | West Indies | 1999-2008 | 16 | 30 | 4668b | 132 | 2045 | 60 | 7/104 | 9/182 | 34.08 | 2.63 | 77.80 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Colin BlytheENG | South Africa | 1906-1910 | 10 | 19 | 410.1 | 132 | 986 | 59 | 8/59 | 15/99 | 16.71 | 2.40 | 41.71 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | Zimbabwe | 2014-2026 | 9 | 17 | 436.4 | 73 | 1270 | 59 | 8/39 | 11/170 | 21.53 | 2.91 | 44.41 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Dale SteynSA | Pakistan | 2007-2019 | 13 | 26 | 441.2 | 108 | 1374 | 59 | 6/8 | 11/60 | 23.29 | 3.11 | 44.88 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Sri Lanka | 1992-2004 | 13 | 24 | 3751b | 132 | 1507 | 59 | 5/43 | 10/155 | 25.54 | 2.41 | 63.58 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Garry SobersWI | India | 1958-1971 | 18 | 34 | 716.5 | 215 | 1516 | 59 | 5/63 | 7/98 | 25.69 | 2.11 | 72.90 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian BothamENG | India | 1979-1982 | 14 | 23 | 561.5 | 131 | 1558 | 59 | 7/48 | 13/106 | 26.41 | 2.77 | 57.14 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Hedley VerityENG | Australia | 1932-1938 | 18 | 33 | 4930b | 257 | 1656 | 59 | 8/43 | 15/104 | 28.07 | 2.02 | 83.56 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | West Indies | 1984-1993 | 14 | 25 | 3080b | 84 | 1703 | 59 | 5/80 | 8/128 | 28.86 | 3.32 | 52.20 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL/IWX | Australia | 1992-2007 | 13 | 21 | 4657b | 98 | 2128 | 59 | 6/59 | 11/212 | 36.07 | 2.74 | 78.93 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Ishant SharmaIND | Australia | 2008-2018 | 25 | 46 | 788.1 | 139 | 2490 | 59 | 4/41 | 7/117 | 42.20 | 3.16 | 80.15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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