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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 2,634 of the 2,638 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Courtney WalshWI | South Africa tour of West Indies 2000/01 | 2001 | 5 | 10 | 263.4 | 87 | 492 | 25 | 6/61 | 8/108 | 19.68 | 1.87 | 63.28 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill WhittyAUS | 1912 Triangular Tournament | 1912 | 6 | 9 | 220 | 76 | 495 | 25 | 5/55 | 7/70 | 19.80 | 2.25 | 52.80 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | South Africa tour of England 1960 | 1960 | 5 | 10 | 180.3 | 31 | 508 | 25 | 5/27 | 9/104 | 20.32 | 2.81 | 43.32 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vinoo MankadIND | Pakistan tour of India 1952/53 | 1952 | 4 | 7 | 265.2 | 100 | 514 | 25 | 8/52 | 13/131 | 20.56 | 1.94 | 63.68 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| James AndersonENG | Pataudi Trophy 2014 | 2014 | 5 | 10 | 199.1 | 65 | 515 | 25 | 5/53 | 7/77 | 20.60 | 2.59 | 47.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor GoddardSA | South Africa tour of England 1955 | 1955 | 5 | 9 | 315.4 | 148 | 528 | 25 | 5/31 | 7/108 | 21.12 | 1.67 | 75.76 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Darren GoughENG | West Indies tour of England 2000 | 2000 | 5 | 9 | 173.5 | 33 | 530 | 25 | 5/109 | 7/89 | 21.20 | 3.05 | 41.72 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | India tour of Australia 2024/25 | 2024-2025 | 5 | 10 | 167 | 32 | 534 | 25 | 5/57 | 7/98 | 21.36 | 3.20 | 40.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yasir ShahPAK | Pakistan in West Indies Test Series 2017 | 2017 | 3 | 6 | 188.2 | 40 | 549 | 25 | 7/94 | 9/177 | 21.96 | 2.92 | 45.20 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill O'ReillyAUS | England tour of Australia 1936/37 | 1936-1937 | 5 | 9 | 247.6 | 89 | 555 | 25 | 5/51 | 8/109 | 22.20 | 1.68 | 79.28 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bishan BediIND | England tour of India and Sri Lanka 1976/77 | 1976-1977 | 5 | 9 | 298 | 106 | 574 | 25 | 6/71 | 7/100 | 22.96 | 1.93 | 71.52 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan HurstAUS | England tour of Australia 1978/79 | 1978-1979 | 6 | 11 | 204.2 | 44 | 577 | 25 | 5/28 | 7/162 | 23.08 | 2.12 | 65.36 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | England tour of Australia 1974/75 | 1974-1975 | 6 | 11 | 182.6 | 36 | 596 | 25 | 4/49 | 8/118 | 23.84 | 2.45 | 58.48 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy BlanckenbergSA | England tour of South Africa 1922/23 | 1922-1923 | 5 | 9 | 251.4 | 60 | 613 | 25 | 6/76 | 9/135 | 24.52 | 2.44 | 60.40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | England tour of South Africa 2004/05 | 2004-2005 | 5 | 10 | 221.3 | 49 | 627 | 25 | 4/50 | 7/173 | 25.08 | 2.83 | 53.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur FielderENG | England tour of Australia 1907/08 | 1907-1908 | 4 | 8 | 216.3 | 31 | 627 | 25 | 6/82 | 9/170 | 25.08 | 2.90 | 51.96 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bishan BediIND | England tour of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 1972/73 | 1972-1973 | 5 | 9 | 372.5 | 134 | 632 | 25 | 5/63 | 7/122 | 25.28 | 1.70 | 89.48 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kapil DevIND | India tour of Australia 1991/92 | 1991-1992 | 5 | 10 | 284 | 76 | 645 | 25 | 5/97 | 8/163 | 25.80 | 2.27 | 68.16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Reggie SchwarzSA | South Africa tour of Australia 1910/11 | 1910-1911 | 5 | 9 | 167.4 | 19 | 651 | 25 | 6/47 | 7/89 | 26.04 | 3.88 | 40.24 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | Australia tour of England 1934 | 1934 | 5 | 9 | 396.3 | 148 | 668 | 25 | 5/64 | 8/120 | 26.72 | 1.68 | 95.16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| James AndersonENG | England tour of Australia and New Zealand 2017/18 | 2017-2018 | 7 | 11 | 302.3 | 93 | 673 | 25 | 5/43 | 6/117 | 26.92 | 2.22 | 72.60 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Erapalli PrasannaIND | India tour of Australia 1967/68 | 1967-1968 | 4 | 7 | 197.5 | 34 | 686 | 25 | 6/104 | 8/218 | 27.44 | 2.60 | 63.24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Joel GarnerWI | Pakistan tour of West Indies 1976/77 | 1977 | 5 | 10 | 219.3 | 41 | 688 | 25 | 4/48 | 8/148 | 27.52 | 3.13 | 52.68 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter PollockSA | South Africa tour of Australia 1963/64 | 1963-1964 | 5 | 9 | 159.3 | 11 | 710 | 25 | 6/95 | 7/212 | 28.40 | 3.34 | 51.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack WhiteENG | England tour of Australia 1928/29 | 1928-1929 | 5 | 9 | 406.4 | 134 | 760 | 25 | 8/126 | 13/256 | 30.40 | 1.87 | 97.60 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Imran KhanPAK | Pakistan tour of West Indies 1976/77 | 1977 | 5 | 10 | 236.1 | 54 | 790 | 25 | 6/90 | 8/168 | 31.60 | 3.35 | 56.68 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Joe PartridgeSA | South Africa tour of Australia 1963/64 | 1963-1964 | 5 | 10 | 247.4 | 33 | 833 | 25 | 7/91 | 9/176 | 33.32 | 2.52 | 79.20 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Bobby PeelENG | Australia tour of England 1888 | 1888 | 3 | 6 | 110.2 | 48 | 181 | 24 | 7/31 | 11/68 | 7.54 | 2.46 | 18.42 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | New Zealand tour of England 1969 | 1969 | 3 | 6 | 150 | 70 | 220 | 24 | 7/32 | 12/101 | 9.17 | 1.47 | 37.50 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Alec BedserENG | India tour of England 1946 | 1946 | 3 | 5 | 144.2 | 33 | 298 | 24 | 7/49 | 11/93 | 12.42 | 2.06 | 36.08 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ian BothamENG | New Zealand tour of England 1978 | 1978 | 3 | 6 | 142.1 | 42 | 337 | 24 | 6/34 | 11/140 | 14.04 | 2.37 | 35.54 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Michael HoldingWI | West Indies tour of Australia 1981/82 | 1981-1982 | 3 | 6 | 140.3 | 37 | 344 | 24 | 6/62 | 11/107 | 14.33 | 2.45 | 35.13 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | Pakistan v England Test Series 2011/12 | 2012 | 3 | 6 | 147 | 39 | 353 | 24 | 7/55 | 10/97 | 14.71 | 2.40 | 36.75 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Duanne OlivierSA | Pakistan tour of South Africa 2018/19 | 2018-2019 | 3 | 6 | 88 | 16 | 353 | 24 | 6/37 | 11/96 | 14.71 | 4.01 | 22.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS | Warne-Muralitharan Trophy 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 6 | 103.2 | 20 | 360 | 24 | 6/50 | 11/94 | 15.00 | 3.48 | 25.83 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Tip SnookeSA | England tour of South Africa 1905/06 | 1906 | 5 | 9 | 145 | 36 | 369 | 24 | 8/70 | 12/127 | 15.38 | 2.54 | 36.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh TrumbleAUS | England tour of Australia 1903/04 | 1904 | 4 | 7 | 199.4 | 59 | 398 | 24 | 7/28 | 9/141 | 16.58 | 1.99 | 49.92 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | India tour of England 1959 | 1959 | 5 | 10 | 177.4 | 53 | 401 | 24 | 4/24 | 7/54 | 16.71 | 2.26 | 44.42 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | Sri Lanka tour of England 2006 | 2006 | 3 | 5 | 146.4 | 25 | 403 | 24 | 8/70 | 11/132 | 16.79 | 2.75 | 36.67 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan SidebottomENG | England in New Zealand Test Series 2007/08 | 2008 | 3 | 6 | 141 | 34 | 410 | 24 | 7/47 | 10/139 | 17.08 | 2.91 | 35.25 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2012/13 | 2013 | 4 | 8 | 193.2 | 53 | 419 | 24 | 5/58 | 7/98 | 17.46 | 2.17 | 48.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| James AndersonENG | India tour of Ireland and England 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 10 | 183.4 | 56 | 435 | 24 | 5/20 | 9/43 | 18.13 | 2.37 | 45.92 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | West Indies tour of England 1984 | 1984 | 4 | 8 | 167.4 | 50 | 437 | 24 | 7/53 | 8/170 | 18.21 | 2.61 | 41.92 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom RichardsonENG | Australia tour of England 1896 | 1896 | 3 | 6 | 175.1 | 58 | 439 | 24 | 7/168 | 13/244 | 18.29 | 3.01 | 36.50 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Erapalli PrasannaIND | India tour of New Zealand 1967/68 | 1968 | 4 | 8 | 197.5 | 63 | 451 | 24 | 6/94 | 8/84 | 18.79 | 2.28 | 49.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Alan DavidsonAUS | England tour of Australia 1958/59 | 1958-1959 | 5 | 10 | 183.5 | 45 | 456 | 24 | 6/64 | 9/105 | 19.00 | 1.86 | 61.21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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