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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | England tour of Australia 1932/33 | 1932-1933 | 5 | 9 | 383.4 | 144 | 724 | 27 | 5/63 | 10/129 | 26.81 | 1.89 | 85.26 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Fred TitmusENG | England tour of India 1963/64 | 1964 | 5 | 10 | 398.5 | 156 | 747 | 27 | 6/73 | 9/162 | 27.67 | 1.87 | 88.63 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Subhash GupteIND | India tour of West Indies 1952/53 | 1953 | 5 | 9 | 329.3 | 87 | 789 | 27 | 7/162 | 7/164 | 29.22 | 2.39 | 73.22 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Colin BlytheENG | South Africa tour of England 1907 | 1907 | 3 | 6 | 100.3 | 26 | 270 | 26 | 8/59 | 15/99 | 10.38 | 2.69 | 23.19 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka 2007 | 2007 | 3 | 6 | 112.5 | 33 | 282 | 26 | 6/28 | 12/82 | 10.85 | 2.50 | 26.04 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | England tour of Sri Lanka 2003/04 | 2003 | 3 | 6 | 1717b | 108 | 320 | 26 | 7/46 | 11/93 | 12.31 | 1.12 | 66.04 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Mike ProcterSA | Australia tour of South Africa 1969/70 | 1970 | 4 | 8 | 143 | 50 | 353 | 26 | 6/73 | 9/103 | 13.58 | 2.47 | 33.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny WardleENG | England tour of South Africa 1956/57 | 1956-1957 | 4 | 8 | 139.6 | 37 | 359 | 26 | 7/36 | 12/89 | 13.81 | 1.93 | 43.00 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | Australia tour of England 1902 | 1902 | 3 | 6 | 172.4 | 55 | 371 | 26 | 8/65 | 12/173 | 14.27 | 2.15 | 39.85 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Joel GarnerWI | West Indies tour of England 1980 | 1980 | 5 | 10 | 212.4 | 73 | 371 | 26 | 4/30 | 7/74 | 14.27 | 1.74 | 49.08 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John LeverENG | England tour of India and Sri Lanka 1976/77 | 1976-1977 | 5 | 10 | 149.4 | 29 | 380 | 26 | 7/46 | 10/70 | 14.62 | 2.54 | 34.54 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | West Indies tour of Sri Lanka 2001/02 | 2001 | 3 | 6 | 140.2 | 32 | 401 | 26 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 15.42 | 2.14 | 43.15 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Shaun PollockSA | West Indies tour of South Africa 1998/99 | 1998-1999 | 4 | 8 | 167 | 37 | 404 | 26 | 5/43 | 9/103 | 15.54 | 1.81 | 51.38 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Roy GilchristWI | West Indies tour of India 1958/59 | 1958-1959 | 4 | 8 | 198.1 | 73 | 419 | 26 | 6/55 | 9/73 | 16.12 | 2.11 | 45.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor GoddardSA | Australia tour of South Africa 1966/67 | 1966-1967 | 5 | 10 | 255.3 | 101 | 422 | 26 | 6/53 | 8/92 | 16.23 | 1.65 | 58.96 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris WoakesENG | Pakistan in England Test Series 2016 | 2016 | 4 | 8 | 148.3 | 33 | 435 | 26 | 6/70 | 11/102 | 16.73 | 2.93 | 34.27 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Courtney WalshWI | West Indies tour of India 1987/88 | 1987-1988 | 4 | 7 | 137.1 | 24 | 437 | 26 | 5/54 | 9/94 | 16.81 | 3.19 | 31.65 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart ClarkAUS | England tour of Australia 2006/07 | 2006-2007 | 5 | 10 | 194.2 | 53 | 443 | 26 | 4/72 | 7/93 | 17.04 | 2.28 | 44.85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | West Indies tour of Australia 1996/97 | 1996-1997 | 5 | 10 | 200.5 | 61 | 453 | 26 | 5/50 | 8/91 | 17.42 | 2.26 | 46.35 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Walter LeesENG | England tour of South Africa 1905/06 | 1906 | 5 | 9 | 209.2 | 69 | 467 | 26 | 6/78 | 9/163 | 17.96 | 2.23 | 48.31 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ajantha MendisSL | India in Sri Lanka Test Series 2008 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 163.1 | 24 | 478 | 26 | 6/117 | 10/209 | 18.38 | 2.93 | 37.65 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | South Africa tour of Sri Lanka 2000 | 2000 | 3 | 6 | 227.2 | 52 | 480 | 26 | 7/84 | 13/171 | 18.46 | 1.58 | 69.92 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | Australia tour of England 1953 | 1953 | 5 | 9 | 240.4 | 62 | 490 | 26 | 5/54 | 8/158 | 18.85 | 2.04 | 55.54 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | England tour of West Indies 1993/94 | 1994 | 5 | 9 | 224.2 | 59 | 519 | 26 | 6/24 | 11/84 | 19.96 | 2.31 | 51.77 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Shane WarneAUS | Australia tour of Sri Lanka 2003/04 | 2004 | 3 | 6 | 1228b | 37 | 521 | 26 | 5/43 | 10/155 | 20.04 | 2.55 | 47.23 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Max WalkerAUS | Australia tour of West Indies 1972/73 | 1973 | 5 | 10 | 271.1 | 83 | 539 | 26 | 6/114 | 6/99 | 20.73 | 1.99 | 62.58 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | Australia tour of West Indies 1998/99 | 1999 | 4 | 8 | 207.7 | 38 | 543 | 26 | 5/39 | 7/107 | 20.88 | 1.96 | 63.96 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance GibbsWI | West Indies tour of England 1963 | 1963 | 5 | 10 | 249.3 | 74 | 554 | 26 | 6/98 | 11/157 | 21.31 | 2.22 | 57.58 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | West Indies tour of Australia 1988/89 | 1988-1989 | 5 | 10 | 204.3 | 38 | 558 | 26 | 5/72 | 8/138 | 21.46 | 2.73 | 47.19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill VoceENG | England tour of Australia 1936/37 | 1936-1937 | 5 | 9 | 162.1 | 20 | 560 | 26 | 6/41 | 10/57 | 21.54 | 2.59 | 49.88 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh TayfieldSA | South Africa tour of England 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 8 | 313.3 | 124 | 568 | 26 | 5/60 | 9/164 | 21.85 | 1.81 | 72.35 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Neil AdcockSA | South Africa tour of England 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 9 | 263 | 69 | 587 | 26 | 6/65 | 8/119 | 22.58 | 2.23 | 60.69 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sonny RamadhinWI | West Indies tour of England 1950 | 1950 | 4 | 8 | 377.5 | 170 | 604 | 26 | 6/86 | 11/152 | 23.23 | 1.60 | 87.19 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | England tour of India 2023/24 | 2024 | 5 | 10 | 156.3 | 12 | 645 | 26 | 5/51 | 9/128 | 24.81 | 4.12 | 36.12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ernie JonesAUS | Australia tour of England 1899 | 1899 | 5 | 9 | 255.1 | 73 | 657 | 26 | 7/88 | 10/164 | 25.27 | 3.09 | 49.08 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dominic CorkENG | West Indies tour of England 1995 | 1995 | 5 | 8 | 184.2 | 30 | 661 | 26 | 7/43 | 8/115 | 25.42 | 3.59 | 42.54 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew HoggardENG | England tour of South Africa 2004/05 | 2004-2005 | 5 | 10 | 1415b | 37 | 663 | 26 | 7/61 | 12/205 | 25.50 | 2.81 | 54.42 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | England in India Test Series 2016/17 | 2016 | 5 | 10 | 290.1 | 59 | 672 | 26 | 7/48 | 10/154 | 25.85 | 2.32 | 66.96 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Erapalli PrasannaIND | Australia tour of Ceylon and India 1969/70 | 1969 | 5 | 9 | 295 | 107 | 672 | 26 | 6/74 | 10/174 | 25.85 | 2.28 | 68.08 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Lance GibbsWI | Australia tour of West Indies 1972/73 | 1973 | 5 | 10 | 325 | 108 | 696 | 26 | 5/102 | 8/181 | 26.77 | 2.14 | 75.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | The Ashes 2013 | 2013 | 5 | 10 | 249 | 41 | 755 | 26 | 5/44 | 9/122 | 29.04 | 3.03 | 57.46 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Courtney WalshWI | West Indies tour of England 1995 | 1995 | 6 | 12 | 290 | 57 | 786 | 26 | 5/45 | 8/99 | 30.23 | 2.71 | 66.92 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| John GleesonAUS | West Indies tour of Australia 1968/69 | 1968-1969 | 5 | 10 | 250.6 | 57 | 844 | 26 | 5/61 | 7/194 | 32.46 | 2.52 | 77.15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart BroadENG | Pataudi Trophy 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 8 | 151.2 | 44 | 346 | 25 | 6/46 | 8/76 | 13.84 | 2.29 | 36.32 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | Australia tour of South Africa 1957/58 | 1957-1958 | 5 | 9 | 201.5 | 47 | 425 | 25 | 6/34 | 9/82 | 17.00 | 1.58 | 64.52 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | Pakistan tour of New Zealand 1993/94 | 1994 | 3 | 6 | 159.4 | 41 | 431 | 25 | 7/119 | 11/179 | 17.24 | 2.70 | 38.32 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND | Australia tour of India 2022/23 | 2023 | 4 | 8 | 166.3 | 43 | 432 | 25 | 6/91 | 8/79 | 17.28 | 2.59 | 39.96 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie LlewellynSA | Australia tour of South Africa 1902/03 | 1902 | 3 | 6 | 132.4 | 23 | 448 | 25 | 6/92 | 10/116 | 17.92 | 3.38 | 31.84 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Billy BarnesENG | England tour of Australia 1884/85 | 1882-1885 | 9 | 14 | 314.2 | 137 | 462 | 25 | 6/31 | 9/81 | 18.48 | 2.20 | 50.32 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George BissettSA | England tour of South Africa 1927/28 | 1927-1928 | 4 | 8 | 164.5 | 28 | 469 | 25 | 7/29 | 9/90 | 18.76 | 2.85 | 39.56 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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