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| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | ERH Toshack | 2.3x8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.80 | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 |
🥈 2 | SM Boland | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4.00 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2442 |
🥉 3 | TM Head | 2.5 | - | 10 | 4 | 4.25 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 |
4 | R Benaud | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5.75 | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 |
5 | H Trumble | 6.5 | - | 28 | 7 | 5.85 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 | Test # 82 |
6 | SR Watson | 5.0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 6.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 |
6 | JR Hazlewood | 5.0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 | Test # 2396 |
8 | MJ Clarke | 6.2 | - | 9 | 6 | 6.33 | Australia | v India | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 | Test # 1720 |
9 | MA Noble | 7.4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6.57 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 | Test # 66 |
10 | MA Starc | 7.3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7.50 | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2025 | Test # 2595 |
11 | TBA May | 6.5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1993 | Test # 1210 |
12 | H Ironmonger | 7.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8.80 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 | Test # 216 |
13 | SR Watson | 7.5 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 9.40 | Australia | v Pakistan | Lord's | 13 Jul 2010 | Test # 1963 |
14 | JV Saunders | 11.0 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 9.42 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 | Test # 76 |
15 | CG Rackemann | 8.0 | - | 32 | 5 | 9.60 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 11 Nov 1983 | Test # 966 |
15 | JL Pattinson | 8.0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 9.60 | Australia | v West Indies | Hobart | 10 Dec 2015 | Test # 2193 |
17 | SK Warne | 6.5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10.25 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 | Test # 1617 |
18 | MR Whitney | 12.1 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 10.42 | Australia | v India | W.A.C.A | 01 Feb 1992 | Test # 1186 |
19 | AA Mallett | 5.2x8 | - | 22 | 4 | 10.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 1974 | Test # 736 |
20 | DK Lillee | 9.0 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 10.80 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 |
20 | MP Kuhnemann | 9.0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 10.80 | Australia | v India | Indore | 01 Mar 2023 | Test # 2496 |
22 | SR Watson | 11.0 | 3 | 33 | 6 | 11.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | Leeds | 21 Jul 2010 | Test # 1965 |
22 | RJ Harris | 11.0 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 11.00 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1984 |
22 | PJ Cummins | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 11.00 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2337 |
22 | DW Fleming | 9.1 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 11.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 | Test # 1476 |
26 | RJ Harris | 9.4 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 11.60 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 03 Jan 2014 | Test # 2113 |
27 | JN Gillespie | 13.4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 11.71 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 |
28 | IWG Johnson | 5.7x8 | - | 35 | 4 | 11.75 | Australia | v India | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1948 | Test # 292 |
29 | PM Siddle | 9.5 | - | 21 | 5 | 11.80 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 07 Aug 2009 | Test # 1929 |
30 | GD McGrath | 16.0 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 12.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 16 Dec 2004 | Test # 1726 |
30 | CTB Turner | 18.0x4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 12.00 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 28 Jan 1887 | Test # 25 |
30 | GD McGrath | 10.0 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 12.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 | Test # 1448 |
30 | JD Higgs | 8.0 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 12.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 12 Dec 1980 | Test # 889 |
30 | MG Johnson | 8.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 12.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 20 Nov 2008 | Test # 1894 |
35 | NM Lyon | 8.1 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 12.25 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Feb 2024 | Test # 2533 |
36 | KR Miller | 7.6x8 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 12.40 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 25 Jan 1952 | Test # 347 |
36 | SH Cook | 10.2 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 12.40 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1997 | Test # 1386 |
38 | MA Starc | 12.3 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 12.50 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 |
39 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 12.80 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 | Test # 2297 |
39 | C Green | 10.4 | 3 | 27 | 5 | 12.80 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2022 | Test # 2485 |
41 | JR Thomson | 13.0 | 1 | 77 | 6 | 13.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Mar 1978 | Test # 821 |
41 | H Trumble | 10.5 | 2 | 34 | 5 | 13.00 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1904 | Test # 79 |
43 | SNJ O'Keefe | 13.1 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 13.16 | Australia | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 | Test # 2250 |
44 | JL Pattinson | 11.0 | 5 | 27 | 5 | 13.20 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 01 Dec 2011 | Test # 2020 |
45 | JR Hazlewood | 9.0 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 13.50 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2521 |
46 | MS Kasprowicz | 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 13.57 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
47 | FJ Laver | 18.2 | 7 | 31 | 8 | 13.75 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 26 Jul 1909 | Test # 104 |
47 | JN Gillespie | 9.1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 13.75 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 | Test # 1448 |
47 | SCG MacGill | 9.1 | - | 39 | 4 | 13.75 | Australia | v ICC World XI | Sydney | 14 Oct 2005 | Test # 1768 |
50 | SK Warne | 16.1 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 13.85 | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1995 | Test # 1311 |
51 | MA Starc | 14.1 | 2 | 48 | 6 | 14.16 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 06 Dec 2024 | Test # 2568 |
52 | WJ O'Reilly | 12.0 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14.40 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 29 Mar 1946 | Test # 275 |
52 | NM Hauritz | 12.0 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 14.40 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 03 Jan 2010 | Test # 1945 |
52 | JR Hazlewood | 12.0 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 14.40 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 25 Jun 2025 | Test # 2589 |
55 | MG Johnson | 17.1 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 14.71 | Australia | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 |
56 | MG Bevan | 9.5 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 14.75 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1997 | Test # 1352 |
57 | MG Johnson | 17.2 | 8 | 40 | 7 | 14.85 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 05 Dec 2013 | Test # 2105 |
58 | DK Lillee | 15.0 | 1 | 53 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1980 | Test # 887 |
58 | CJ McDermott | 15.0 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 03 Feb 1995 | Test # 1287 |
58 | SNJ O'Keefe | 15.0 | 4 | 35 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v India | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 | Test # 2250 |
58 | PJ Cummins | 15.0 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 |
58 | GD McGrath | 12.3 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 15.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 |
63 | MS Kasprowicz | 17.4 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 15.14 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 |
64 | PJ Cummins | 12.4 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 15.20 | Australia | v South Africa | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2482 |
65 | RB Minnett | 10.1 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 15.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
66 | A Cotter | 15.2 | 2 | 40 | 6 | 15.33 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 | Test # 82 |
67 | GD McGrath | 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 15.37 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 |
68 | JR Hazlewood | 12.5 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 15.40 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2357 |
69 | H Ironmonger | 15.3 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 15.50 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 | Test # 216 |
69 | TM Alderman | 10.2 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 15.50 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 13 Nov 1981 | Test # 909 |
69 | SK Warne | 10.2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 18 Nov 2004 | Test # 1721 |
69 | PJ Cummins | 10.2 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 15.50 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 | Test # 2396 |
73 | DE Bollinger | 13.0 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 15.60 | Australia | v New Zealand | Wellington | 19 Mar 2010 | Test # 1955 |
74 | RJ Harris | 10.3 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 15.75 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 |
75 | SCG MacGill | 13.1 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 15.80 | Australia | v Bangladesh | Darwin | 18 Jul 2003 | Test # 1650 |
75 | PJ Cummins | 13.1 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 15.80 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 | Test # 2440 |
77 | FR Spofforth | 28.0x4 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 |
77 | WJ Whitty | 16.0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 16.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 | Test # 112 |
77 | WA Johnston | 12.0x8 | - | 62 | 6 | 16.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 Dec 1951 | Test # 343 |
77 | PM Siddle | 16.0 | 3 | 54 | 6 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 25 Nov 2010 | Test # 1981 |
77 | FR Spofforth | 20.0x4 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 14 Mar 1885 | Test # 20 |
77 | GJ Gilmour | 10.0x8 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 16.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 31 Jan 1976 | Test # 770 |
77 | JR Hazlewood | 13.2 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 16.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 08 Mar 2024 | Test # 2535 |
84 | RR Lindwall | 16.1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 16.16 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 |
85 | AJ Bichel | 13.3 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 16.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1525 |
85 | MA Starc | 13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 16.20 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 |
87 | KD Walters | 10.5 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 16.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 | Test # 763 |
88 | A Hurwood | 11.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 16.50 | Australia | v West Indies | Sydney | 01 Jan 1931 | Test # 201 |
88 | SK Warne | 11.0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 16.50 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 | Test # 1617 |
88 | NM Lyon | 11.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 16.50 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 |
91 | JL Pattinson | 13.5 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 16.60 | Australia | v New Zealand | Hobart | 09 Dec 2011 | Test # 2021 |
92 | FR Spofforth | 25.0x4 | 9 | 48 | 6 | 16.66 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 02 Jan 1879 | Test # 3 |
92 | HF Boyle | 25.0x4 | 9 | 42 | 6 | 16.66 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 10 Jul 1884 | Test # 14 |
94 | NM Lyon | 22.2 | 4 | 50 | 8 | 16.75 | Australia | v India | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | Test # 2251 |
94 | GD McGrath | 11.1 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 16.75 | Australia | v New Zealand | Auckland | 11 Mar 2000 | Test # 1488 |
96 | ME Waugh | 14.0 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1995 | Test # 1284 |
96 | DW Fleming | 14.0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 28 Nov 1998 | Test # 1431 |
96 | GD McGrath | 14.0 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 | Test # 1448 |
96 | SK Warne | 14.0 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 10 Mar 2005 | Test # 1739 |
96 | B Lee | 14.0 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 | Test # 1769 |
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