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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian JohnsonAUS | England | 1946-1956 | 22 | 35 | 4686b | 187 | 1590 | 42 | 6/42 | 8/134 | 37.86 | 2.04 | 111.57 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon MalcolmENG | Australia | 1989-1997 | 15 | 28 | 588 | 104 | 1896 | 42 | 4/39 | 7/117 | 45.14 | 3.22 | 84.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike ProcterSA | Australia | 1967-1970 | 7 | 14 | 252.2 | 80 | 616 | 41 | 6/73 | 9/103 | 15.02 | 2.44 | 36.93 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan SidebottomENG | New Zealand | 2008 | 6 | 12 | 271 | 72 | 758 | 41 | 7/47 | 10/139 | 18.49 | 2.80 | 39.66 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Colin BlytheENG | Australia | 1901-1909 | 9 | 18 | 347.3 | 99 | 877 | 41 | 6/44 | 11/102 | 21.39 | 2.52 | 50.85 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kagiso RabadaSA | Sri Lanka | 2016-2024 | 9 | 18 | 273.3 | 46 | 947 | 41 | 6/55 | 10/92 | 23.10 | 3.46 | 40.02 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | Pakistan | 2002-2007 | 9 | 18 | 1939b | 66 | 987 | 41 | 6/59 | 8/95 | 24.07 | 3.05 | 47.29 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | Sri Lanka | 2017-2026 | 9 | 18 | 376.5 | 81 | 1050 | 41 | 5/41 | 9/87 | 25.61 | 2.79 | 55.15 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | West Indies | 2014-2024 | 9 | 18 | 395.1 | 89 | 1078 | 41 | 6/33 | 8/144 | 26.29 | 2.73 | 57.83 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Fazal MahmoodPAK | West Indies | 1958-1959 | 8 | 14 | 463.5 | 152 | 1097 | 41 | 6/34 | 12/100 | 26.76 | 2.37 | 67.88 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | West Indies | 1951-1955 | 10 | 20 | 2288b | 44 | 1121 | 41 | 6/95 | 7/72 | 27.34 | 2.94 | 55.80 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ravindra JadejaIND | New Zealand | 2014-2024 | 11 | 22 | 425.3 | 90 | 1127 | 41 | 5/55 | 10/120 | 27.49 | 2.65 | 62.27 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Bill VoceENG | Australia | 1932-1947 | 11 | 20 | 2450b | 56 | 1128 | 41 | 6/41 | 10/57 | 27.51 | 2.76 | 59.76 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Trent BoultNZ | India | 2012-2021 | 10 | 19 | 363.1 | 68 | 1149 | 41 | 4/28 | 6/117 | 28.02 | 3.16 | 53.15 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark WoodENG | Australia | 2015-2025 | 12 | 22 | 338.3 | 59 | 1171 | 41 | 6/37 | 9/152 | 28.56 | 3.46 | 49.54 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Erapalli PrasannaIND | England | 1962-1977 | 13 | 22 | 579.1 | 142 | 1327 | 41 | 4/16 | 7/111 | 32.37 | 2.29 | 84.76 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | India | 2008-2012 | 10 | 19 | 428.2 | 78 | 1340 | 41 | 6/106 | 9/208 | 32.68 | 3.13 | 62.68 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Graham DilleyENG | Australia | 1979-1989 | 12 | 24 | 444.2 | 84 | 1349 | 41 | 5/68 | 7/62 | 32.90 | 3.04 | 65.02 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | South Africa | 1963-1970 | 13 | 24 | 3745b | 105 | 1646 | 41 | 5/46 | 8/132 | 40.15 | 2.64 | 91.34 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Tim SoutheeNZ | Australia | 2008-2024 | 15 | 26 | 526.3 | 87 | 1785 | 41 | 5/69 | 9/162 | 43.54 | 3.39 | 77.05 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred TruemanENG | New Zealand | 1958-1965 | 11 | 21 | 361.1 | 113 | 762 | 40 | 7/75 | 9/91 | 19.05 | 2.11 | 54.17 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alf HallSA | England | 1923-1931 | 7 | 14 | 393.3 | 107 | 886 | 40 | 7/63 | 11/112 | 22.15 | 2.25 | 59.02 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Scott BolandAUS | England | 2021-2026 | 10 | 20 | 288 | 61 | 902 | 40 | 6/7 | 7/55 | 22.55 | 3.13 | 43.20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Keith MillerAUS | West Indies | 1951-1955 | 10 | 20 | 2157b | 53 | 1039 | 40 | 6/107 | 8/165 | 25.98 | 2.89 | 53.92 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | West Indies | 2012-2020 | 10 | 20 | 322.4 | 61 | 1124 | 40 | 7/39 | 9/141 | 28.10 | 3.48 | 48.40 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Alf ValentineWI | England | 1950-1957 | 9 | 15 | 639.2 | 283 | 1140 | 40 | 8/104 | 11/204 | 28.50 | 1.78 | 95.90 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chris OldENG | Australia | 1974-1981 | 12 | 22 | 2789b | 90 | 1232 | 40 | 4/104 | 7/143 | 30.80 | 2.65 | 69.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian BothamENG | Pakistan | 1978-1992 | 14 | 18 | 415.1 | 95 | 1271 | 40 | 8/34 | 9/144 | 31.77 | 3.06 | 62.27 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Zaheer KhanIND | South Africa | 2001-2013 | 12 | 22 | 2706b | 83 | 1457 | 40 | 4/62 | 6/93 | 36.42 | 3.23 | 67.65 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason HolderWI | England | 2015-2024 | 17 | 32 | 498 | 130 | 1458 | 40 | 6/42 | 7/91 | 36.45 | 2.93 | 74.70 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun PollockSA | Australia | 1997-2006 | 13 | 23 | 3872b | 122 | 1474 | 40 | 7/87 | 9/148 | 36.85 | 2.28 | 96.80 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | India | 1998-2010 | 15 | 21 | 4851b | 157 | 1937 | 40 | 6/127 | 6/149 | 48.42 | 2.40 | 121.28 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Vernon PhilanderSA | Sri Lanka | 2011-2019 | 9 | 18 | 242.5 | 63 | 685 | 39 | 5/45 | 10/102 | 17.56 | 2.82 | 37.36 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Pat CumminsAUS | Pakistan | 2019-2024 | 8 | 16 | 279.5 | 58 | 755 | 39 | 5/48 | 10/97 | 19.36 | 2.70 | 43.05 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Neil WagnerNZ | Bangladesh | 2013-2022 | 7 | 14 | 265.2 | 58 | 821 | 39 | 5/45 | 9/73 | 21.05 | 3.09 | 40.82 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Geoff MillerENG | Australia | 1977-1983 | 14 | 24 | 2713b | 113 | 856 | 39 | 5/44 | 6/57 | 21.95 | 1.89 | 69.56 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack CowieNZ | England | 1937-1949 | 8 | 12 | 317 | 57 | 929 | 39 | 6/67 | 10/140 | 23.82 | 2.93 | 48.77 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris CairnsNZ | Zimbabwe | 1996-2000 | 8 | 16 | 2495b | 97 | 944 | 39 | 5/31 | 7/108 | 24.21 | 2.27 | 63.97 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Stuart MacGillAUS | England | 1998-2003 | 6 | 12 | 2497b | 52 | 964 | 39 | 7/50 | 12/107 | 24.72 | 2.32 | 64.03 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Peter HeineSA | England | 1955-1957 | 9 | 18 | 2679b | 80 | 1011 | 39 | 5/60 | 8/157 | 25.92 | 2.26 | 68.69 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben StokesENG | South Africa | 2015-2022 | 15 | 25 | 326.5 | 52 | 1028 | 39 | 4/86 | 5/77 | 26.36 | 3.15 | 50.28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil DeFreitasENG | New Zealand | 1988-1994 | 10 | 17 | 2590b | 105 | 1036 | 39 | 5/53 | 9/165 | 26.56 | 2.40 | 66.41 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammed SirajIND | Australia | 2020-2025 | 12 | 22 | 364 | 74 | 1268 | 39 | 5/73 | 6/150 | 32.51 | 3.48 | 56.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mahmood HussainPAK | India | 1952-1961 | 14 | 23 | 517.4 | 128 | 1293 | 39 | 6/67 | 6/88 | 33.15 | 2.50 | 79.64 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony LockENG | West Indies | 1954-1968 | 13 | 24 | 572 | 182 | 1323 | 39 | 6/20 | 11/48 | 33.92 | 2.31 | 88.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Geoff LawsonAUS | West Indies | 1981-1988 | 12 | 20 | 422.4 | 73 | 1388 | 39 | 8/112 | 11/181 | 35.59 | 3.28 | 65.03 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris CairnsNZ | Australia | 1989-2001 | 14 | 21 | 3025b | 88 | 1636 | 39 | 5/146 | 7/144 | 41.95 | 3.24 | 77.56 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | Sri Lanka | 2017-2025 | 11 | 19 | 544.4 | 96 | 1638 | 39 | 5/72 | 8/159 | 42.00 | 3.01 | 83.79 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Fidel EdwardsWI | England | 2004-2012 | 16 | 29 | 2869b | 35 | 1776 | 39 | 6/92 | 6/104 | 45.54 | 3.71 | 73.56 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Hedley VerityENG | India | 1933-1936 | 6 | 12 | 272 | 105 | 615 | 38 | 7/49 | 11/153 | 16.18 | 2.26 | 42.95 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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