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| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Inns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 4 | 1356 | 226.0 | 56 | 8 | 536 | 49 | 9/103 | 10.93 | 2.37 | 27.67 | - | 7 | 3 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14 |
🥈 2 | JC Laker | JC Laker (ENG) | 5 | 1703 | 283.5 | 127 | 10 | 442 | 46 | 10/53 | 9.60 | 1.55 | 37.02 | 2 | 4 | 2 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1956 |
🥉 3 | CV Grimmett | CV Grimmett (AUS) | 5 | 2077 | 346.1 | 140 | 10 | 642 | 44 | 7/40 | 14.59 | 1.85 | 47.20 | - | 5 | 3 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36 |
4 | TM Alderman | TM Alderman (AUS) | 6 | 1950 | 325.0 | 76 | 12 | 893 | 42 | 6/135 | 21.26 | 2.74 | 46.42 | 2 | 4 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981 |
5 | RM Hogg | RM Hogg (AUS) | 6 | 1740 | 217.4 | 60 | 11 | 527 | 41 | 6/74 | 12.85 | 1.81 | 42.43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79 |
5 | TM Alderman | TM Alderman (AUS) | 6 | 1616 | 269.2 | 68 | 11 | 712 | 41 | 6/128 | 17.36 | 2.64 | 39.41 | - | 6 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989 |
7 | Imran Khan | Imran Khan (PAK) | 6 | 1339 | 223.1 | 69 | 10 | 558 | 40 | 8/60 | 13.95 | 2.50 | 33.47 | - | 4 | 2 | India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83 |
7 | SK Warne | SK Warne (AUS) | 5 | 1517 | 252.5 | 37 | 10 | 797 | 40 | 6/46 | 19.92 | 3.15 | 37.92 | 5 | 3 | 2 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2005 |
9 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 6 | 1140 | 190.0 | 64 | 9 | 404 | 39 | 8/29 | 10.35 | 2.12 | 29.23 | 1 | 6 | 3 | Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912 |
9 | AV Bedser | AV Bedser (ENG) | 5 | 1591 | 265.1 | 58 | 10 | 682 | 39 | 7/44 | 17.48 | 2.57 | 40.79 | - | 5 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1953 |
9 | DK Lillee | DK Lillee (AUS) | 6 | 1870 | 311.4 | 81 | 12 | 870 | 39 | 7/89 | 22.30 | 2.79 | 47.94 | 3 | 2 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981 |
12 | MW Tate | MW Tate (ENG) | 5 | 2528 | 316.0 | 62 | 10 | 881 | 38 | 6/99 | 23.18 | 2.09 | 66.52 | 1 | 5 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25 |
13 | MG Johnson | MG Johnson (AUS) | 5 | 1132 | 188.4 | 51 | 10 | 517 | 37 | 7/40 | 13.97 | 2.74 | 30.59 | 2 | 3 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 2013/14 |
13 | WJ Whitty | WJ Whitty (AUS) | 5 | 1395 | 232.3 | 55 | 10 | 632 | 37 | 6/17 | 17.08 | 2.71 | 37.70 | 4 | 2 | - | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
13 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 5 | 2280 | 285.0 | 105 | 10 | 636 | 37 | 9/113 | 17.18 | 1.67 | 61.62 | 1 | 4 | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57 |
16 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS) | 6 | 1499 | 249.5 | 67 | 12 | 701 | 36 | 8/38 | 19.47 | 2.80 | 41.63 | 2 | 2 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1997 |
16 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 5 | 1349 | 224.5 | 33 | 10 | 783 | 36 | 7/94 | 21.75 | 3.48 | 37.47 | 2 | 4 | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10 |
16 | AA Mailey | AA Mailey (AUS) | 5 | 1465 | 244.1 | 27 | 8 | 946 | 36 | 9/121 | 26.27 | 3.87 | 40.69 | 1 | 4 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21 |
19 | GA Lohmann | GA Lohmann (ENG) | 3 | 520 | 104.0 | 38 | 6 | 203 | 35 | 9/28 | 5.80 | 2.34 | 14.85 | - | 4 | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96 |
19 | MD Marshall | MD Marshall (WI) | 5 | 1219 | 203.1 | 49 | 10 | 443 | 35 | 7/22 | 12.65 | 2.18 | 34.82 | 1 | 3 | 1 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1988 |
19 | BS Chandrasekhar | BS Chandrasekhar (IND) | 5 | 1747 | 291.1 | 83 | 9 | 662 | 35 | 8/79 | 18.91 | 2.27 | 49.91 | 2 | 4 | - | England in India Test Series, 1972/73 |
22 | GAR Lock | GAR Lock (ENG) | 5 | 1056 | 176.0 | 93 | 10 | 254 | 34 | 7/35 | 7.47 | 1.44 | 31.05 | 2 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958 |
22 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 3 | 768 | 128.0 | 38 | 6 | 282 | 34 | 8/29 | 8.29 | 2.20 | 22.58 | 1 | 5 | 3 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1912 |
22 | CA Walsh | CA Walsh (WI) | 5 | 1322 | 220.2 | 92 | 9 | 436 | 34 | 6/74 | 12.82 | 1.97 | 38.88 | 4 | 2 | 1 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2000 |
22 | MH Mankad | MH Mankad (IND) | 5 | 2225 | 370.5 | 151 | 10 | 571 | 34 | 8/55 | 16.79 | 1.53 | 65.44 | 5 | 1 | 1 | England in India Test Series, 1951/52 |
22 | FS Trueman | FS Trueman (ENG) | 5 | 1420 | 236.4 | 53 | 9 | 594 | 34 | 7/44 | 17.47 | 2.50 | 41.76 | 1 | 4 | 2 | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963 |
22 | SP Gupte | SP Gupte (IND) | 5 | 2140 | 356.4 | 152 | 10 | 669 | 34 | 7/128 | 19.67 | 1.87 | 62.94 | 1 | 4 | - | New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56 |
22 | GF Lawson | GF Lawson (AUS) | 5 | 1384 | 230.4 | 51 | 10 | 687 | 34 | 6/47 | 20.20 | 2.97 | 40.70 | 2 | 4 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1982/83 |
22 | IT Botham | IT Botham (ENG) | 6 | 1635 | 272.3 | 81 | 12 | 700 | 34 | 6/95 | 20.58 | 2.56 | 48.08 | 1 | 3 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981 |
22 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 5 | 1782 | 297.0 | 64 | 10 | 778 | 34 | 5/44 | 22.88 | 2.61 | 52.41 | 1 | 3 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12 |
22 | G Giffen | G Giffen (AUS) | 5 | 2126 | 354.2 | 111 | 9 | 820 | 34 | 6/155 | 24.11 | 2.31 | 62.52 | 3 | 3 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95 |
22 | SK Warne | SK Warne (AUS) | 6 | 2639 | 439.5 | 178 | 12 | 877 | 34 | 5/82 | 25.79 | 1.99 | 77.61 | 4 | 1 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993 |
33 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 3 | 1017 | 169.3 | 42 | 6 | 401 | 33 | 9/52 | 12.15 | 2.36 | 30.81 | - | 5 | 2 | Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86 |
33 | CEL Ambrose | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 5 | 1563 | 260.3 | 77 | 10 | 542 | 33 | 7/25 | 16.42 | 2.08 | 47.36 | 1 | 3 | 1 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93 |
33 | CV Grimmett | CV Grimmett (AUS) | 5 | 1836 | 306.0 | 108 | 8 | 557 | 33 | 7/83 | 16.87 | 1.82 | 55.63 | 2 | 3 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32 |
33 | JR Thomson | JR Thomson (AUS) | 5 | 1401 | 175.1 | 34 | 9 | 592 | 33 | 6/46 | 17.93 | 2.53 | 42.45 | 3 | 2 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75 |
33 | CV Grimmett | CV Grimmett (AUS) | 5 | 1436 | 239.2 | 61 | 10 | 593 | 33 | 7/87 | 17.96 | 2.47 | 43.51 | 3 | 2 | 1 | West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1930/31 |
33 | AK Davidson | AK Davidson (AUS) | 4 | 1391 | 173.7 | 25 | 8 | 612 | 33 | 6/53 | 18.54 | 2.63 | 42.15 | - | 5 | 1 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61 |
33 | MD Marshall | MD Marshall (WI) | 6 | 1326 | 221.0 | 59 | 11 | 621 | 33 | 6/37 | 18.81 | 2.80 | 40.18 | 2 | 2 | - | West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84 |
33 | H Larwood | H Larwood (ENG) | 5 | 1322 | 220.2 | 42 | 10 | 644 | 33 | 5/28 | 19.51 | 2.92 | 40.06 | 3 | 2 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33 |
33 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 5 | 1460 | 243.2 | 69 | 10 | 653 | 33 | 6/88 | 19.78 | 2.68 | 44.24 | 1 | 4 | - | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
33 | AL Valentine | AL Valentine (WI) | 4 | 2535 | 422.3 | 197 | 8 | 674 | 33 | 8/104 | 20.42 | 1.59 | 76.81 | 2 | 2 | 2 | West Indies in England Test Series, 1950 |
33 | CEH Croft | CEH Croft (WI) | 5 | 1307 | 217.5 | 45 | 10 | 676 | 33 | 8/29 | 20.48 | 3.10 | 39.60 | 2 | 1 | - | Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77 |
44 | JJ Bumrah | JJ Bumrah (IND) | 5 | 908 | 151.2 | 39 | 9 | 418 | 32 | 6/76 | 13.06 | 2.76 | 28.37 | 2 | 3 | - | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25 |
44 | R Ashwin | R Ashwin (IND) | 4 | 1129 | 188.1 | 33 | 8 | 471 | 32 | 6/61 | 14.71 | 2.50 | 35.28 | 1 | 3 | - | Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2020/21 |
44 | CC Griffith | CC Griffith (WI) | 5 | 1343 | 223.5 | 54 | 10 | 519 | 32 | 6/36 | 16.21 | 2.31 | 41.96 | - | 3 | - | The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963 |
44 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS) | 5 | 1166 | 194.2 | 56 | 10 | 542 | 32 | 7/76 | 16.93 | 2.78 | 36.43 | - | 4 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2001 |
44 | Harbhajan Singh | Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 3 | 1071 | 178.3 | 44 | 6 | 545 | 32 | 8/84 | 17.03 | 3.05 | 33.46 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01 |
44 | N Kapil Dev | N Kapil Dev (IND) | 6 | 1271 | 211.5 | 53 | 11 | 566 | 32 | 7/56 | 17.68 | 2.67 | 39.71 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80 |
44 | AME Roberts | AME Roberts (WI) | 5 | 1251 | 208.3 | 51 | 10 | 585 | 32 | 7/64 | 18.28 | 2.80 | 39.09 | - | 3 | 1 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75 |
44 | MA Noble | MA Noble (AUS) | 5 | 1380 | 230.0 | 68 | 9 | 608 | 32 | 7/17 | 19.00 | 2.64 | 43.12 | - | 4 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02 |
44 | CJ McDermott | CJ McDermott (AUS) | 5 | 1397 | 232.5 | 56 | 10 | 675 | 32 | 6/38 | 21.09 | 2.89 | 43.65 | - | 4 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95 |
44 | FR Foster | FR Foster (ENG) | 5 | 1660 | 276.4 | 58 | 10 | 692 | 32 | 6/91 | 21.62 | 2.50 | 51.87 | 2 | 3 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12 |
44 | HV Hordern | HV Hordern (AUS) | 5 | 1665 | 277.3 | 42 | 9 | 780 | 32 | 7/90 | 24.37 | 2.81 | 52.03 | 1 | 4 | 2 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12 |
44 | T Richardson | T Richardson (ENG) | 5 | 1748 | 291.2 | 63 | 9 | 849 | 32 | 6/104 | 26.53 | 2.91 | 54.62 | - | 4 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95 |
56 | H Ironmonger | H Ironmonger (AUS) | 4 | 1331 | 221.5 | 112 | 8 | 296 | 31 | 6/18 | 9.54 | 1.33 | 42.93 | 2 | 3 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32 |
56 | R Ashwin | R Ashwin (IND) | 4 | 988 | 164.4 | 56 | 7 | 345 | 31 | 7/66 | 11.12 | 2.09 | 31.87 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2015/16 |
56 | W Rhodes | W Rhodes (ENG) | 5 | 1032 | 172.0 | 36 | 10 | 488 | 31 | 8/68 | 15.74 | 2.83 | 33.29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04 |
56 | J Garner | J Garner (WI) | 5 | 1253 | 208.5 | 56 | 10 | 523 | 31 | 6/60 | 16.87 | 2.50 | 40.41 | - | 3 | - | The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84 |
56 | DK Lillee | DK Lillee (AUS) | 5 | 1499 | 249.5 | 83 | 10 | 548 | 31 | 6/66 | 17.67 | 2.19 | 48.35 | 1 | 3 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1972 |
56 | SK Warne | SK Warne (AUS) | 5 | 1172 | 195.2 | 41 | 10 | 580 | 31 | 7/165 | 18.70 | 2.96 | 37.80 | 1 | 3 | 1 | The Ashes (Australia in England), 2001 |
56 | R Benaud | R Benaud (AUS) | 5 | 1866 | 233.2 | 65 | 10 | 584 | 31 | 5/83 | 18.83 | 1.87 | 60.19 | 4 | 2 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59 |
56 | AS Kennedy | AS Kennedy (ENG) | 5 | 1683 | 280.3 | 91 | 9 | 599 | 31 | 5/76 | 19.32 | 2.13 | 54.29 | 3 | 2 | - | England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23 |
56 | CJ McDermott | CJ McDermott (AUS) | 5 | 1586 | 264.2 | 75 | 9 | 670 | 31 | 5/54 | 21.61 | 2.53 | 51.16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92 |
56 | JA Snow | JA Snow (ENG) | 6 | 1805 | 225.5 | 47 | 12 | 708 | 31 | 7/40 | 22.83 | 2.35 | 58.22 | 1 | 2 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71 |
56 | JV Saunders | JV Saunders (AUS) | 5 | 1603 | 267.1 | 52 | 10 | 716 | 31 | 5/28 | 23.09 | 2.67 | 51.70 | 2 | 3 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08 |
56 | BS Bedi | BS Bedi (IND) | 5 | 1759 | 219.7 | 39 | 10 | 740 | 31 | 5/55 | 23.87 | 2.52 | 56.74 | 2 | 3 | 1 | India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78 |
56 | MG Hughes | MG Hughes (AUS) | 6 | 1778 | 296.2 | 78 | 12 | 845 | 31 | 5/92 | 27.25 | 2.85 | 57.35 | 3 | 1 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993 |
56 | IT Botham | IT Botham (ENG) | 6 | 1510 | 251.4 | 36 | 11 | 855 | 31 | 5/109 | 27.58 | 3.39 | 48.70 | 2 | 1 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
70 | M Muralidaran | M Muralidaran (SL) | 3 | 1219 | 203.1 | 84 | 6 | 294 | 30 | 9/51 | 9.80 | 1.44 | 40.63 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02 |
70 | CEL Ambrose | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 6 | 1235 | 205.5 | 62 | 11 | 428 | 30 | 5/25 | 14.26 | 2.07 | 41.16 | 1 | 2 | - | The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1997/98 |
70 | Abdul Qadir | Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 3 | 1408 | 234.4 | 68 | 6 | 437 | 30 | 9/56 | 14.56 | 1.86 | 46.93 | 2 | 3 | 2 | England in Pakistan Test Series, 1987/88 |
70 | AV Bedser | AV Bedser (ENG) | 5 | 1560 | 195.0 | 34 | 9 | 482 | 30 | 5/46 | 16.06 | 1.85 | 52.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51 |
70 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS) | 4 | 1198 | 199.4 | 59 | 8 | 508 | 30 | 5/28 | 16.93 | 2.54 | 39.93 | 1 | 4 | 1 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99 |
70 | AV Bedser | AV Bedser (ENG) | 5 | 1655 | 275.5 | 84 | 10 | 517 | 30 | 7/58 | 17.23 | 1.87 | 55.16 | - | 3 | 1 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1951 |
70 | WW Hall | WW Hall (WI) | 5 | 1330 | 221.4 | 65 | 10 | 530 | 30 | 6/50 | 17.66 | 2.39 | 44.33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59 |
70 | R Benaud | R Benaud (AUS) | 5 | 1937 | 242.1 | 56 | 9 | 658 | 30 | 5/49 | 21.93 | 2.03 | 64.56 | 2 | 4 | - | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58 |
70 | MA Holding | MA Holding (WI) | 6 | 1342 | 223.4 | 43 | 11 | 663 | 30 | 5/102 | 22.10 | 2.96 | 44.73 | 2 | 1 | - | West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84 |
70 | JN Crawford | JN Crawford (ENG) | 5 | 1426 | 237.4 | 36 | 10 | 742 | 30 | 5/48 | 24.73 | 3.12 | 47.53 | - | 3 | - | The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08 |
70 | GD McKenzie | GD McKenzie (AUS) | 5 | 1649 | 206.1 | 27 | 10 | 758 | 30 | 8/71 | 25.26 | 2.75 | 54.96 | 1 | 1 | 1 | The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69 |
70 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 5 | 2228 | 278.4 | 58 | 9 | 843 | 30 | 7/81 | 28.10 | 2.27 | 74.26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
70 | CJ McDermott | CJ McDermott (AUS) | 6 | 1406 | 234.2 | 21 | 9 | 901 | 30 | 8/141 | 30.03 | 3.84 | 46.86 | 2 | 2 | - | The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985 |
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