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| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | CJ Jordan | 4.2 | - | 18 | 4 | 6.50 | England | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 2014 | Test # 2137 |
🥈 2 | FE Woolley | 7.4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9.20 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
🥉 3 | R Peel | 12.0x5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 10.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 | Test # 52 |
4 | CBRLS Kumara | 7.0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 10.50 | Sri Lanka | v England | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 |
5 | DE Malcolm | 16.3 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 11.00 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 |
6 | FE Woolley | 9.4 | 3 | 29 | 5 | 11.60 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
7 | Hon.A Lyttelton | 12.0x4 | 5 | 19 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1884 | Test # 16 |
8 | SF Barnes | 16.4 | 4 | 29 | 8 | 12.50 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | Test # 128 |
9 | SJ Harmison | 13.0 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 13.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 2004 | Test # 1712 |
10 | H Dean | 9.0 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 13.50 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
11 | MS Kasprowicz | 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 13.57 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
12 | WE Bowes | 11.3 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 13.80 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 | Test # 237 |
13 | CS Marriott | 11.5 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 14.20 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 12 Aug 1933 | Test # 229 |
13 | C White | 11.5 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 14.20 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 | Test # 1509 |
15 | AR Caddick | 12.0 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 14.40 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
15 | SCJ Broad | 12.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 14.40 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 | Test # 1931 |
17 | PCR Tufnell | 14.3 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 14.50 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 | Test # 1175 |
18 | J Briggs | 14.3x5 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 14.60 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 14 Aug 1893 | Test # 40 |
19 | M Jansen | 12.2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 14.80 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 |
20 | MG Melle | 10.0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 |
20 | SCJ Broad | 10.0 | 2 | 43 | 4 | 15.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 2013 | Test # 2094 |
22 | RB Minnett | 10.1 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 15.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
23 | GOB Allen | 13.0 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 15.60 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 29 Jul 1931 | Test # 210 |
23 | MA Holding | 13.0 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 15.60 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 09 Aug 1984 | Test # 993 |
25 | FR Spofforth | 28.0x4 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 16.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 |
25 | GAR Lock | 16.0 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 16.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 22 Aug 1957 | Test # 443 |
27 | RR Lindwall | 16.1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 16.16 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 14 Aug 1948 | Test # 303 |
28 | JT Hearne | 13.0x5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 16.25 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 | Test # 52 |
28 | KD Walters | 10.5 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 16.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1975 | Test # 763 |
30 | OE Robinson | 14.0 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 16.80 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 |
31 | GOB Allen | 20.0 | 3 | 80 | 7 | 17.14 | England | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 1936 | Test # 254 |
32 | GA Lohmann | 30.2x4 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 17.42 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 12 Aug 1886 | Test # 24 |
33 | AV Bedser | 14.5 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 17.80 | England | v India | The Oval | 14 Aug 1952 | Test # 354 |
34 | GD McGrath | 21.0 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 18.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
35 | BS Chandrasekhar | 18.1 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 18.16 | India | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 |
36 | K Farnes | 12.1 | 1 | 63 | 4 | 18.25 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 |
37 | SCJ Broad | 12.2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 18.50 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 |
38 | GR Hazlitt | 21.4 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 18.57 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
39 | FE Woolley | 15.3 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 18.60 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | Test # 128 |
39 | GD McGrath | 15.3 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 18.60 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 23 Aug 2001 | Test # 1558 |
41 | FS Trueman | 16.0 | 4 | 48 | 5 | 19.20 | England | v India | The Oval | 14 Aug 1952 | Test # 354 |
41 | NA Foster | 16.0 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 19.20 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 04 Aug 1988 | Test # 1102 |
43 | K Rabada | 13.0 | 1 | 81 | 4 | 19.50 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 |
44 | PCR Tufnell | 13.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 19.75 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
45 | TS Roland-Jones | 16.4 | 4 | 57 | 5 | 20.00 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 | Test # 2266 |
46 | RM Ellison | 17.0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 20.40 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 29 Aug 1985 | Test # 1022 |
47 | FH Tyson | 13.4 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 20.50 | England | v Pakistan | The Oval | 12 Aug 1954 | Test # 390 |
48 | MA Holding | 20.4 | 6 | 57 | 6 | 20.66 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 |
49 | H Trumble | 25.0x5 | 9 | 30 | 6 | 20.83 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 | Test # 52 |
50 | FR Spofforth | 36.3x4 | 18 | 46 | 7 | 21.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 |
50 | E Peate | 21.0x4 | 9 | 40 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 |
50 | DJ Nash | 14.0 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 21.00 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1999 | Test # 1458 |
50 | GP Swann | 14.0 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 21.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 | Test # 1931 |
54 | KD Boyce | 21.1 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 21.16 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 26 Jul 1973 | Test # 725 |
55 | RWV Robins | 14.1 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 21.25 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 14 Aug 1937 | Test # 262 |
56 | MD Marshall | 17.5 | 5 | 35 | 5 | 21.40 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 09 Aug 1984 | Test # 993 |
57 | Waqar Younis | 18.0 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 21.60 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 06 Aug 1992 | Test # 1193 |
57 | Wahab Riaz | 18.0 | 6 | 63 | 5 | 21.60 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 2010 | Test # 1970 |
59 | AEE Vogler | 14.3 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 21.75 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1907 | Test # 95 |
60 | JT Hearne | 26.1x5 | 10 | 41 | 6 | 21.83 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 | Test # 52 |
61 | MR Marsh | 18.2 | 4 | 46 | 5 | 22.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 12 Sep 2019 | Test # 2362 |
61 | MA Starc | 14.4 | 1 | 82 | 4 | 22.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 27 Jul 2023 | Test # 2515 |
63 | Wasim Akram | 22.1 | 3 | 67 | 6 | 22.16 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 06 Aug 1992 | Test # 1193 |
64 | F Martin | 27.0x5 | 9 | 50 | 6 | 22.50 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | Test # 34 |
64 | SCJ Broad | 15.0 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 22.50 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 12 Sep 2019 | Test # 2362 |
64 | CR Woakes | 15.0 | 6 | 55 | 4 | 22.50 | England | v India | The Oval | 02 Sep 2021 | Test # 2433 |
67 | JM Sims | 18.5 | 1 | 73 | 5 | 22.60 | England | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 1936 | Test # 254 |
68 | WE Bowes | 19.0 | 3 | 49 | 5 | 22.80 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 1938 | Test # 266 |
68 | CL Cairns | 19.0 | 8 | 31 | 5 | 22.80 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1999 | Test # 1458 |
68 | Mohammad Amir | 19.0 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 22.80 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 2010 | Test # 1970 |
71 | JJ Ferris | 23.0x5 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 23.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | Test # 34 |
71 | JM Anderson | 15.2 | 2 | 52 | 4 | 23.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 2004 | Test # 1712 |
71 | Umar Gul | 15.2 | 3 | 46 | 4 | 23.00 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 | Test # 1814 |
74 | W Barnes | 29.0x4 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 23.20 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 13 Aug 1888 | Test # 29 |
75 | H Trumble | 31.0 | 13 | 65 | 8 | 23.25 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 | Test # 74 |
75 | NM Lyon | 15.3 | 2 | 41 | 4 | 23.25 | Australia | v India | The Oval | 07 Jun 2023 | Test # 2505 |
77 | GA Faulkner | 27.1 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 23.28 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | Test # 128 |
78 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 23.4 | 6 | 53 | 6 | 23.66 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 14 Jul 1983 | Test # 957 |
79 | WH Lockwood | 19.0x5 | 9 | 37 | 4 | 23.75 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 14 Aug 1893 | Test # 40 |
80 | JC Archer | 23.5 | 9 | 62 | 6 | 23.83 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 12 Sep 2019 | Test # 2362 |
81 | WH Lockwood | 20.0 | 6 | 45 | 5 | 24.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1902 | Test # 74 |
81 | EW Clark | 20.0 | 1 | 98 | 5 | 24.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 | Test # 237 |
81 | K Higgs | 20.0 | 7 | 58 | 5 | 24.00 | England | v Pakistan | The Oval | 24 Aug 1967 | Test # 623 |
81 | WW Hall | 16.0 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 24.00 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1963 | Test # 547 |
81 | IT Botham | 16.0 | 2 | 62 | 4 | 24.00 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 14 Jul 1983 | Test # 957 |
81 | M Prasidh Krishna | 16.0 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 24.00 | India | v England | The Oval | 31 Jul 2025 | Test # 2598 |
87 | MM Ali | 16.1 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 24.25 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 27 Jul 2017 | Test # 2266 |
88 | RGD Willis | 20.2 | 9 | 42 | 5 | 24.40 | England | v New Zealand | The Oval | 27 Jul 1978 | Test # 828 |
89 | Mohammed Siraj | 16.2 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 24.50 | India | v England | The Oval | 31 Jul 2025 | Test # 2598 |
90 | C Blythe | 20.3 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 24.60 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 19 Aug 1907 | Test # 95 |
91 | MA Holding | 33.0 | 9 | 92 | 8 | 24.75 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1976 | Test # 781 |
92 | RG Barlow | 31.0x4 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 24.80 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 28 Aug 1882 | Test # 9 |
92 | Sohail Khan | 20.4 | 1 | 68 | 5 | 24.80 | Pakistan | v England | The Oval | 11 Aug 2016 | Test # 2216 |
94 | SF Barnes | 21.0 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 25.20 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | Test # 128 |
94 | GAR Lock | 21.0 | 9 | 45 | 5 | 25.20 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 |
94 | DW Steyn | 21.0 | 6 | 56 | 5 | 25.20 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 19 Jul 2012 | Test # 2049 |
97 | JC Laker | 16.5 | 2 | 75 | 4 | 25.25 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 15 Aug 1953 | Test # 376 |
98 | F Martin | 30.2x5 | 12 | 52 | 6 | 25.33 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 11 Aug 1890 | Test # 34 |
99 | FS Trueman | 17.0 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 25.50 | England | v India | The Oval | 20 Aug 1959 | Test # 478 |
99 | JE Benjamin | 17.0 | 2 | 42 | 4 | 25.50 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 |
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