Bowling records (Men's Tests)
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 1,899 of the 1,934 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL/IWX | 1992-2008 | 124 | 216 | 48545b | 1712 | 16792 | 766 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 21.92 | 2.08 | 63.37 | 43 | 66 | 22 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 1992-2007 | 145 | 273 | 46422b | 1742 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 25.42 | 2.33 | 65.57 | 48 | 37 | 10 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 1990-2008 | 131 | 236 | 46068b | 1555 | 18353 | 619 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 29.65 | 2.39 | 74.42 | 31 | 35 | 8 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | 1993-2007 | 124 | 243 | 34582b | 1460 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 21.64 | 2.11 | 61.42 | 28 | 29 | 3 |
| Courtney WalshWI | 1984-2001 | 131 | 240 | 32965b | 1134 | 12602 | 513 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 24.57 | 2.29 | 64.26 | 32 | 21 | 3 |
| Kapil DevIND | 1978-1994 | 131 | 227 | 4623.2 | 1060 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 29.65 | 2.78 | 63.92 | 17 | 23 | 2 |
| Richard HadleeNZ | 1973-1990 | 86 | 150 | 22150b | 809 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 22.30 | 2.60 | 51.39 | 25 | 36 | 9 |
| Shaun PollockSA | 1995-2008 | 107 | 200 | 29219b | 1214 | 9647 | 418 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 23.08 | 1.98 | 69.90 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | 1985-2002 | 104 | 181 | 24381b | 871 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 23.62 | 2.41 | 58.89 | 20 | 25 | 5 |
| Curtly AmbroseWI | 1988-2000 | 98 | 179 | 23943b | 1001 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 20.99 | 2.13 | 59.12 | 21 | 22 | 3 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | 1998-2008 | 95 | 179 | 22339b | 706 | 10501 | 377 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 27.85 | 2.82 | 59.25 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
| Malcolm MarshallWI | 1978-1991 | 81 | 151 | 2930.4 | 614 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 11/89 | 20.95 | 2.69 | 46.77 | 19 | 22 | 4 |
| Ian BothamENG | 1977-1992 | 101 | 166 | 21490b | 778 | 10699 | 376 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 28.45 | 2.99 | 57.15 | 16 | 27 | 4 |
| Waqar YounisPAK | 1989-2003 | 87 | 154 | 18292b | 516 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 23.56 | 2.88 | 49.04 | 28 | 22 | 5 |
| Imran KhanPAK | 1971-1991 | 87 | 140 | 19034b | 707 | 8102 | 355 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 22.82 | 2.55 | 53.62 | 16 | 23 | 6 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 1994-2008 | 108 | 189 | 27394b | 859 | 10308 | 351 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 29.37 | 2.26 | 78.05 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | 1971-1984 | 69 | 130 | 18293b | 646 | 8397 | 349 | 7/83 | 11/123 | 24.06 | 2.75 | 52.42 | 23 | 22 | 7 |
| Bob WillisENG | 1971-1984 | 90 | 165 | 17357b | 554 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 9/92 | 25.20 | 2.83 | 53.41 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 1992-2002 | 71 | 127 | 18009b | 657 | 7287 | 324 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 22.49 | 2.43 | 55.58 | 11 | 19 | 3 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 1998-2008 | 74 | 137 | 24211b | 653 | 9698 | 314 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 30.89 | 2.40 | 77.11 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| Brett LeeAUS | 1999-2008 | 76 | 150 | 18772b | 515 | 9550 | 310 | 5/30 | 9/171 | 30.81 | 3.05 | 60.55 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| Lance GibbsWI | 1958-1976 | 79 | 148 | 27115b | 1313 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 11/157 | 29.09 | 1.99 | 87.75 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Fred TruemanENG | 1952-1965 | 67 | 127 | 15178b | 522 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 12/119 | 21.58 | 2.62 | 49.44 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
| Derek UnderwoodENG | 1966-1982 | 86 | 151 | 21862b | 1239 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 13/71 | 25.84 | 2.11 | 73.61 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
| Craig McDermottAUS | 1984-1996 | 71 | 124 | 16984b | 579 | 8332 | 291 | 8/97 | 11/157 | 28.63 | 2.94 | 58.36 | 17 | 14 | 2 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX | 1997-2008 | 89 | 144 | 25504b | 885 | 9465 | 286 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 33.09 | 2.23 | 89.17 | 14 | 18 | 3 |
| Bishan BediIND | 1966-1979 | 67 | 118 | 21364b | 1096 | 7637 | 266 | 7/98 | 10/194 | 28.71 | 2.14 | 80.32 | 13 | 14 | 1 |
| Jason GillespieAUS | 1996-2006 | 71 | 137 | 17278b | 615 | 6770 | 259 | 7/37 | 9/80 | 26.14 | 2.35 | 66.71 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Joel GarnerWI | 1977-1987 | 57 | 109 | 2166.3 | 565 | 5364 | 256 | 6/56 | 9/108 | 20.95 | 2.48 | 50.78 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| Brian StathamENG | 1951-1965 | 70 | 129 | 16108b | 595 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 11/97 | 24.85 | 2.33 | 63.92 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| Richie BenaudAUS | 1952-1964 | 63 | 116 | 19108b | 805 | 6704 | 248 | 7/72 | 11/105 | 27.03 | 2.11 | 77.05 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| Matthew HoggardENG | 2000-2008 | 67 | 122 | 16210b | 488 | 7562 | 248 | 7/61 | 12/205 | 30.49 | 2.80 | 65.36 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
| Jacques KallisSA/IWX | 1996-2008 | 126 | 209 | 19579b | 691 | 7739 | 248 | 6/54 | 9/92 | 31.21 | 2.37 | 78.95 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Graham McKenzieAUS | 1961-1971 | 60 | 113 | 17681b | 547 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 10/91 | 29.79 | 2.49 | 71.87 | 7 | 16 | 3 |
| Michael HoldingWI | 1975-1987 | 59 | 111 | 12500b | 446 | 5836 | 244 | 8/92 | 14/149 | 23.92 | 2.80 | 51.23 | 11 | 13 | 2 |
| Alec BedserENG | 1946-1955 | 51 | 92 | 16034b | 574 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 14/99 | 24.90 | 2.20 | 67.94 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
| Javagal SrinathIND | 1991-2002 | 67 | 121 | 17774b | 599 | 7196 | 236 | 8/86 | 13/132 | 30.49 | 2.43 | 75.31 | 8 | 10 | 1 |
| Abdul QadirPAK | 1977-1990 | 67 | 111 | 17126b | 608 | 7742 | 236 | 9/56 | 13/101 | 32.81 | 2.71 | 72.57 | 12 | 15 | 5 |
| Garry SobersWI | 1954-1974 | 93 | 159 | 21599b | 974 | 7999 | 235 | 6/73 | 8/80 | 34.04 | 2.22 | 91.91 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Andrew CaddickENG | 1993-2003 | 62 | 105 | 16586b | 497 | 6999 | 234 | 7/46 | 10/215 | 29.91 | 2.53 | 70.88 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
| Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND | 1964-1979 | 57 | 95 | 15545b | 576 | 7020 | 234 | 8/79 | 12/104 | 30.00 | 2.71 | 66.43 | 12 | 15 | 2 |
| Darren GoughENG | 1994-2003 | 58 | 95 | 14377b | 369 | 6503 | 229 | 6/42 | 9/92 | 28.40 | 2.71 | 62.78 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray LindwallAUS | 1946-1960 | 61 | 113 | 13676b | 419 | 5251 | 228 | 7/38 | 9/70 | 23.03 | 2.30 | 59.98 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Danish KaneriaPAK | 2000-2007 | 51 | 93 | 17615b | 454 | 7458 | 220 | 7/77 | 12/94 | 33.90 | 2.54 | 80.07 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Chris CairnsNZ | 1989-2004 | 62 | 104 | 13774b | 414 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 10/100 | 29.40 | 2.79 | 63.18 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| Steve HarmisonENG/IWX | 2002-2008 | 59 | 109 | 14300b | 402 | 6878 | 217 | 7/12 | 11/76 | 31.70 | 2.89 | 65.90 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
| Clarrie GrimmettAUS | 1925-1936 | 37 | 67 | 14513b | 736 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 14/199 | 24.22 | 2.16 | 67.19 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
| Heath StreakZIM | 1993-2005 | 65 | 102 | 16136b | 593 | 6079 | 216 | 6/73 | 9/72 | 28.14 | 2.26 | 74.70 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Andrew FlintoffENG/IWX | 1998-2008 | 72 | 127 | 15960b | 456 | 6838 | 213 | 5/58 | 8/156 | 32.10 | 2.57 | 74.93 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Merv HughesAUS | 1985-1994 | 53 | 97 | 12335b | 499 | 6017 | 212 | 8/87 | 13/217 | 28.38 | 2.93 | 58.18 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
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