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| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | DK Lillee | DK Lillee (AUS) | 1972-1983 | 14 | 26 | 3833 | - | 105 | 1798 | 82 | 7/83 | 21.92 | 2.81 | 46.74 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
🥈 2 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 1902-1912 | 5 | 10 | 1723 | 287.1 | 83 | 632 | 35 | 7/121 | 18.05 | 2.20 | 49.22 | - | 5 | 1 |
🥉 3 | BA Reid | BA Reid (AUS) | 1985-1991 | 4 | 7 | 1144 | 190.4 | 53 | 475 | 35 | 7/51 | 13.57 | 2.49 | 32.68 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
🥉 3 | MA Noble | MA Noble (AUS) | 1898-1908 | 8 | 15 | 1324 | 220.4 | 55 | 521 | 39 | 7/17 | 13.35 | 2.36 | 33.94 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
🥉 3 | AK Davidson | AK Davidson (AUS) | 1958-1963 | 5 | 10 | 1646 | 205.6 | 32 | 643 | 34 | 6/53 | 18.91 | 2.34 | 48.41 | - | 4 | - |
🥉 3 | PJ Cummins | PJ Cummins (AUS) | 2017-2024 | 8 | 15 | 1687 | 281.1 | 64 | 712 | 41 | 6/27 | 17.36 | 2.53 | 41.14 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
7 | WJ O'Reilly | WJ O'Reilly (AUS) | 1932-1937 | 4 | 7 | 1005 | - | 51 | 350 | 27 | 5/51 | 12.96 | 2.08 | 37.22 | - | 3 | 1 |
7 | Sir RJ Hadlee | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1987 | 3 | 5 | 1048 | - | 39 | 426 | 19 | 6/57 | 22.42 | 2.43 | 55.15 | - | 3 | 1 |
7 | H Ironmonger | H Ironmonger (AUS) | 1931-1933 | 4 | 8 | 1104 | 184.0 | 79 | 283 | 33 | 7/23 | 8.57 | 1.53 | 33.45 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
7 | H Trumble | H Trumble (AUS) | 1894-1904 | 7 | 13 | 1708 | 284.4 | 71 | 646 | 46 | 7/28 | 14.04 | 2.26 | 37.13 | 4 | 3 | - |
7 | GD McKenzie | GD McKenzie (AUS) | 1962-1968 | 7 | 14 | 2370 | 296.2 | 35 | 1019 | 45 | 8/71 | 22.64 | 2.57 | 52.66 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
7 | SK Warne | SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2006 | 11 | 21 | 3138 | 523.0 | 129 | 1284 | 56 | 7/52 | 22.92 | 2.45 | 56.03 | 2 | 3 | - |
13 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2008-2008 | 1 | 2 | 296 | 49.2 | 9 | 154 | 10 | 5/67 | 15.40 | 3.12 | 29.60 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | BS Chandrasekhar | BS Chandrasekhar (IND) | 1967-1978 | 2 | 3 | 329 | 41.1 | 5 | 139 | 12 | 6/52 | 11.58 | 2.53 | 27.41 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | Wasim Akram | Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1990-1990 | 1 | 2 | 430 | 71.4 | 21 | 160 | 11 | 6/62 | 14.54 | 2.23 | 39.09 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | MA Holding | MA Holding (WI) | 1976-1981 | 3 | 6 | 589 | - | 22 | 261 | 18 | 6/62 | 14.50 | 2.65 | 32.72 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
13 | JN Crawford | JN Crawford (ENG) | 1908-1908 | 2 | 4 | 665 | 110.5 | 15 | 324 | 16 | 5/48 | 20.25 | 2.92 | 41.56 | - | 2 | - |
13 | CTB Turner | CTB Turner (AUS) | 1892-1895 | 2 | 4 | 746 | 124.2 | 47 | 222 | 15 | 5/32 | 14.80 | 1.78 | 49.73 | - | 2 | - |
13 | N Kapil Dev | N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1981-1991 | 3 | 6 | 766 | 127.4 | 34 | 287 | 14 | 5/28 | 20.50 | 2.24 | 54.71 | - | 2 | - |
13 | W Bates | W Bates (ENG) | 1881-1885 | 6 | 8 | 772 | 193.0 | 90 | 307 | 22 | 7/28 | 13.95 | 2.38 | 35.09 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | JJ Bumrah | JJ Bumrah (IND) | 2018-2024 | 3 | 6 | 787 | 131.1 | 33 | 352 | 24 | 6/33 | 14.66 | 2.68 | 32.79 | 2 | 2 | - |
13 | W Rhodes | W Rhodes (ENG) | 1904-1921 | 8 | 12 | 815 | 135.5 | 22 | 434 | 21 | 8/68 | 20.66 | 3.19 | 38.80 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | JB Statham | JB Statham (ENG) | 1954-1963 | 3 | 6 | 843 | 105.3 | 11 | 301 | 18 | 7/57 | 16.72 | 2.14 | 46.83 | - | 2 | - |
13 | A Kumble | A Kumble (IND) | 1999-2007 | 3 | 6 | 926 | 154.2 | 20 | 555 | 15 | 6/176 | 37.00 | 3.59 | 61.73 | - | 2 | - |
13 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1952-1953 | 2 | 4 | 1073 | 134.1 | 34 | 367 | 19 | 7/81 | 19.31 | 2.05 | 56.47 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | LC Braund | LC Braund (ENG) | 1902-1908 | 6 | 10 | 1084 | 180.4 | 40 | 548 | 16 | 8/81 | 34.25 | 3.03 | 67.75 | - | 2 | - |
13 | AV Bedser | AV Bedser (ENG) | 1947-1951 | 3 | 6 | 1145 | 143.1 | 22 | 460 | 22 | 5/46 | 20.90 | 2.41 | 52.04 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
13 | GE Palmer | GE Palmer (AUS) | 1881-1883 | 4 | 7 | 1246 | 311.2 | 99 | 496 | 19 | 7/65 | 26.10 | 2.38 | 65.57 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | AA Mailey | AA Mailey (AUS) | 1920-1925 | 4 | 5 | 1272 | - | 18 | 655 | 24 | 9/121 | 27.29 | 3.08 | 53.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
13 | FR Spofforth | FR Spofforth (AUS) | 1877-1885 | 6 | 10 | 1288 | 322.0 | 109 | 598 | 24 | 7/62 | 24.91 | 2.78 | 53.66 | - | 2 | 1 |
13 | RM Hogg | RM Hogg (AUS) | 1978-1984 | 6 | 11 | 1321 | - | 44 | 592 | 32 | 5/30 | 18.50 | 2.68 | 41.28 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
13 | A Cotter | A Cotter (AUS) | 1904-1912 | 6 | 11 | 1345 | 224.1 | 30 | 775 | 29 | 6/40 | 26.72 | 3.45 | 46.37 | 2 | 2 | - |
13 | T Richardson | T Richardson (ENG) | 1894-1898 | 4 | 6 | 1346 | 224.2 | 44 | 615 | 19 | 6/104 | 32.36 | 2.74 | 70.84 | - | 2 | - |
13 | MW Tate | MW Tate (ENG) | 1925-1929 | 4 | 8 | 2118 | - | 97 | 727 | 20 | 6/99 | 36.35 | 2.05 | 105.90 | - | 2 | - |
13 | WA Johnston | WA Johnston (AUS) | 1948-1955 | 8 | 16 | 2247 | 280.7 | 48 | 852 | 35 | 6/152 | 24.34 | 2.27 | 64.20 | 2 | 2 | - |
13 | CJ McDermott | CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1995 | 10 | 18 | 2345 | 390.5 | 84 | 1201 | 41 | 5/42 | 29.29 | 3.07 | 57.19 | 2 | 2 | - |
13 | GD McGrath | GD McGrath (AUS) | 1995-2006 | 11 | 22 | 2636 | 439.2 | 144 | 957 | 42 | 5/40 | 22.78 | 2.17 | 62.76 | 1 | 2 | - |
38 | J Trim | J Trim (WI) | 1951-1952 | 1 | 2 | 176 | 22.0 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 5/34 | 11.80 | 2.01 | 35.20 | - | 1 | - |
38 | MW Sievers | MW Sievers (AUS) | 1937-1937 | 1 | 2 | 186 | 23.2 | 7 | 60 | 6 | 5/21 | 10.00 | 1.93 | 31.00 | - | 1 | - |
38 | Shoaib Akhtar | Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) | 2004-2004 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 34.0 | 4 | 144 | 5 | 5/109 | 28.80 | 4.23 | 40.80 | - | 1 | - |
38 | C Green | C Green (AUS) | 2020-2022 | 3 | 4 | 206 | 34.2 | 8 | 73 | 7 | 5/27 | 10.42 | 2.12 | 29.42 | - | 1 | - |
38 | BP Patterson | BP Patterson (WI) | 1988-1988 | 1 | 2 | 211 | 35.1 | 5 | 88 | 9 | 5/39 | 9.77 | 2.50 | 23.44 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | Arif Butt | Arif Butt (PAK) | 1964-1964 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 27.0 | 1 | 118 | 7 | 6/89 | 16.85 | 3.27 | 30.85 | - | 1 | - |
38 | GC Small | GC Small (ENG) | 1986-1986 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 37.4 | 10 | 88 | 7 | 5/48 | 12.57 | 2.33 | 32.28 | - | 1 | - |
38 | K Farnes | K Farnes (ENG) | 1937-1937 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 28.5 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 6/96 | 16.00 | 2.51 | 38.16 | - | 1 | - |
38 | NG Cowans | NG Cowans (ENG) | 1982-1982 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 42.0 | 6 | 146 | 8 | 6/77 | 18.25 | 3.47 | 31.50 | - | 1 | - |
38 | DW Headley | DW Headley (ENG) | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 252 | 42.0 | 8 | 146 | 6 | 6/60 | 24.33 | 3.47 | 42.00 | - | 1 | - |
38 | PGH Fender | PGH Fender (ENG) | 1921-1921 | 1 | 2 | 272 | 45.2 | 5 | 161 | 5 | 5/122 | 32.20 | 3.55 | 54.40 | - | 1 | - |
38 | AIC Dodemaide | AIC Dodemaide (AUS) | 1987-1987 | 1 | 2 | 291 | 48.3 | 14 | 106 | 7 | 6/58 | 15.14 | 2.18 | 41.57 | - | 1 | - |
38 | Danish Kaneria | Danish Kaneria (PAK) | 2004-2004 | 1 | 2 | 302 | 50.2 | 6 | 177 | 5 | 5/125 | 35.40 | 3.51 | 60.40 | - | 1 | - |
38 | AJ Bichel | AJ Bichel (AUS) | 2000-2001 | 2 | 4 | 309 | 51.3 | 8 | 174 | 9 | 5/60 | 19.33 | 3.37 | 34.33 | - | 1 | - |
38 | RW McLeod | RW McLeod (AUS) | 1892-1892 | 1 | 2 | 310 | 51.4 | 20 | 92 | 6 | 5/53 | 15.33 | 1.78 | 51.66 | - | 1 | - |
38 | Abdul Qadir | Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 1983-1983 | 1 | 1 | 327 | 54.3 | 12 | 166 | 5 | 5/166 | 33.20 | 3.04 | 65.40 | - | 1 | - |
38 | WH Cooper | WH Cooper (AUS) | 1881-1882 | 1 | 2 | 374 | 93.2 | 27 | 200 | 9 | 6/120 | 22.22 | 3.20 | 41.55 | - | 1 | - |
38 | FR Brown | FR Brown (ENG) | 1950-1951 | 2 | 4 | 384 | 48.0 | 7 | 135 | 11 | 5/49 | 12.27 | 2.10 | 34.90 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | ERH Fuller | ERH Fuller (SA) | 1953-1953 | 1 | 2 | 394 | 49.2 | 8 | 140 | 8 | 5/66 | 17.50 | 2.13 | 49.25 | - | 1 | - |
38 | EAS Prasanna | EAS Prasanna (IND) | 1967-1978 | 2 | 3 | 416 | 52.0 | 11 | 178 | 6 | 6/141 | 29.66 | 2.56 | 69.33 | - | 1 | - |
38 | I Meckiff | I Meckiff (AUS) | 1958-1959 | 2 | 4 | 466 | 58.2 | 9 | 177 | 11 | 6/38 | 16.09 | 2.27 | 42.36 | - | 1 | - |
38 | AJ Bell | AJ Bell (SA) | 1931-1932 | 2 | 3 | 469 | 78.1 | 15 | 222 | 9 | 5/69 | 24.66 | 2.84 | 52.11 | - | 1 | - |
38 | JT Hearne | JT Hearne (ENG) | 1898-1898 | 2 | 3 | 472 | 78.4 | 22 | 211 | 7 | 6/98 | 30.14 | 2.68 | 67.42 | - | 1 | - |
38 | FH Tyson | FH Tyson (ENG) | 1954-1959 | 2 | 4 | 475 | 59.3 | 4 | 188 | 11 | 7/27 | 17.09 | 2.37 | 43.18 | - | 1 | - |
38 | LO Fleetwood-Smith | LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS) | 1937-1937 | 2 | 4 | 480 | 60.0 | 9 | 224 | 9 | 5/124 | 24.88 | 2.80 | 53.33 | - | 1 | - |
38 | BW Hilfenhaus | BW Hilfenhaus (AUS) | 2010-2011 | 2 | 3 | 486 | 81.0 | 22 | 197 | 9 | 5/75 | 21.88 | 2.43 | 54.00 | - | 1 | - |
38 | GH Hirst | GH Hirst (ENG) | 1898-1904 | 3 | 5 | 495 | 82.3 | 16 | 252 | 9 | 5/48 | 28.00 | 3.05 | 55.00 | - | 1 | - |
38 | DD Blackie | DD Blackie (AUS) | 1928-1929 | 1 | 2 | 498 | 83.0 | 24 | 169 | 7 | 6/94 | 24.14 | 2.03 | 71.14 | - | 1 | - |
38 | Mohammad Amir | Mohammad Amir (PAK) | 2009-2016 | 2 | 3 | 504 | 84.0 | 19 | 271 | 5 | 5/79 | 54.20 | 3.22 | 100.80 | - | 1 | - |
38 | ARC Fraser | ARC Fraser (ENG) | 1990-1998 | 2 | 4 | 510 | 85.0 | 14 | 216 | 9 | 6/82 | 24.00 | 2.54 | 56.66 | - | 1 | - |
38 | P Lever | P Lever (ENG) | 1971-1975 | 2 | 4 | 512 | 64.0 | 10 | 235 | 9 | 6/38 | 26.11 | 2.75 | 56.88 | - | 1 | - |
38 | SM Boland | SM Boland (AUS) | 2021-2024 | 3 | 6 | 534 | 89.0 | 21 | 234 | 16 | 6/7 | 14.62 | 2.62 | 33.37 | - | 1 | - |
38 | MD Marshall | MD Marshall (WI) | 1984-1988 | 2 | 4 | 545 | 90.5 | 21 | 202 | 6 | 5/86 | 33.66 | 2.22 | 90.83 | - | 1 | - |
38 | GJ Gilmour | GJ Gilmour (AUS) | 1973-1977 | 4 | 8 | 561 | 70.1 | 13 | 281 | 12 | 5/34 | 23.41 | 3.00 | 46.75 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | TK Kendall | TK Kendall (AUS) | 1877-1877 | 2 | 4 | 563 | 140.3 | 56 | 215 | 14 | 7/55 | 15.35 | 2.29 | 40.21 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | D Gough | D Gough (ENG) | 1994-1998 | 2 | 4 | 568 | 94.4 | 24 | 269 | 14 | 5/96 | 19.21 | 2.84 | 40.57 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | FR Foster | FR Foster (ENG) | 1911-1912 | 2 | 4 | 570 | 95.0 | 16 | 258 | 14 | 6/91 | 18.42 | 2.71 | 40.71 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | NM Hauritz | NM Hauritz (AUS) | 2008-2009 | 2 | 4 | 582 | 97.0 | 20 | 298 | 10 | 5/101 | 29.80 | 3.07 | 58.20 | - | 1 | - |
38 | FS Trueman | FS Trueman (ENG) | 1959-1963 | 2 | 4 | 599 | 74.7 | 2 | 282 | 12 | 5/62 | 23.50 | 2.82 | 49.91 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | T Emmett | T Emmett (ENG) | 1877-1882 | 5 | 6 | 616 | 154.0 | 81 | 206 | 9 | 7/68 | 22.88 | 2.00 | 68.44 | - | 1 | - |
38 | JW Sharpe | JW Sharpe (ENG) | 1892-1892 | 1 | 2 | 630 | 105.0 | 45 | 165 | 8 | 6/84 | 20.62 | 1.57 | 78.75 | - | 1 | - |
38 | JWHT Douglas | JWHT Douglas (ENG) | 1911-1925 | 5 | 8 | 644 | - | 12 | 334 | 9 | 5/46 | 37.11 | 3.11 | 71.55 | - | 1 | - |
38 | WJ Whitty | WJ Whitty (AUS) | 1910-1912 | 3 | 6 | 678 | 113.0 | 25 | 292 | 17 | 6/17 | 17.17 | 2.58 | 39.88 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1993-2001 | 3 | 5 | 702 | 117.0 | 23 | 348 | 13 | 6/59 | 26.76 | 2.97 | 54.00 | - | 1 | - |
38 | JN Gillespie | JN Gillespie (AUS) | 1996-2004 | 4 | 7 | 703 | 117.1 | 40 | 281 | 21 | 6/40 | 13.38 | 2.39 | 33.47 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | HV Hordern | HV Hordern (AUS) | 1911-1912 | 3 | 5 | 704 | 117.2 | 9 | 374 | 15 | 5/66 | 24.93 | 3.18 | 46.93 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | W Barnes | W Barnes (ENG) | 1882-1885 | 4 | 7 | 743 | 185.3 | 92 | 221 | 16 | 6/31 | 13.81 | 1.78 | 46.43 | - | 1 | - |
38 | WE Midwinter | WE Midwinter (AUS/ENG) | 1877-1882 | 4 | 6 | 749 | 187.1 | 74 | 287 | 14 | 5/78 | 20.50 | 2.29 | 53.50 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | TW Garrett | TW Garrett (AUS) | 1877-1885 | 7 | 12 | 775 | 193.3 | 76 | 321 | 9 | 5/80 | 35.66 | 2.48 | 86.11 | - | 1 | - |
38 | JV Saunders | JV Saunders (AUS) | 1904-1908 | 3 | 6 | 776 | 129.2 | 29 | 355 | 15 | 5/28 | 23.66 | 2.74 | 51.73 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | JW Gleeson | JW Gleeson (AUS) | 1967-1971 | 3 | 6 | 788 | 98.4 | 30 | 234 | 9 | 5/61 | 26.00 | 1.78 | 87.55 | - | 1 | - |
38 | AL Valentine | AL Valentine (WI) | 1951-1961 | 3 | 5 | 792 | 99.0 | 25 | 295 | 10 | 5/88 | 29.50 | 2.23 | 79.20 | - | 1 | - |
38 | A Shaw | A Shaw (ENG) | 1877-1882 | 4 | 6 | 799 | 199.3 | 113 | 196 | 9 | 5/38 | 21.77 | 1.47 | 88.77 | - | 1 | - |
38 | SR Waugh | SR Waugh (AUS) | 1985-2003 | 17 | 16 | 804 | 134.0 | 36 | 426 | 17 | 5/92 | 25.05 | 3.17 | 47.29 | - | 1 | - |
38 | CEL Ambrose | CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-1996 | 3 | 6 | 851 | 141.5 | 42 | 280 | 20 | 5/55 | 14.00 | 1.97 | 42.55 | 2 | 1 | - |
38 | GS Sobers | GS Sobers (WI) | 1960-1968 | 3 | 4 | 859 | 107.3 | 14 | 337 | 10 | 5/120 | 33.70 | 2.35 | 85.90 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | TW Wall | TW Wall (AUS) | 1929-1933 | 3 | 6 | 924 | 154.0 | 27 | 397 | 16 | 5/66 | 24.81 | 2.57 | 57.75 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | G Geary | G Geary (ENG) | 1928-1929 | 2 | 4 | 977 | 162.5 | 49 | 313 | 11 | 5/105 | 28.45 | 1.92 | 88.81 | - | 1 | - |
38 | IT Botham | IT Botham (ENG) | 1978-1986 | 4 | 8 | 989 | - | 40 | 441 | 18 | 5/41 | 24.50 | 2.67 | 54.94 | - | 1 | - |
38 | JM Gregory | JM Gregory (AUS) | 1920-1925 | 4 | 7 | 1051 | - | 17 | 506 | 16 | 7/69 | 31.62 | 2.88 | 65.68 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | B Yardley | B Yardley (AUS) | 1981-1982 | 4 | 7 | 1080 | 180.0 | 50 | 514 | 20 | 7/187 | 25.70 | 2.85 | 54.00 | 2 | 1 | - |
38 | Imran Khan | Imran Khan (PAK) | 1977-1990 | 5 | 8 | 1127 | - | 39 | 472 | 16 | 5/122 | 29.50 | 2.51 | 70.43 | 1 | 1 | - |
38 | SCG MacGill | SCG MacGill (AUS) | 1998-2005 | 4 | 8 | 1217 | 202.5 | 43 | 609 | 21 | 5/152 | 29.00 | 3.00 | 57.95 | 1 | 1 | - |
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