Best Bowling Fig – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best bowling fig in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
TESTAll-time500 entries
110/53Jim LakerENGBest return on the list
210/74Anil KumbleIND
310/119Ajaz PatelNZ
● LEADS
Jim LakerENG
10/53 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
3
entries on this list took 10 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
9/83
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Jim LakerENG10/53
2Anil KumbleIND10/74
3Ajaz PatelNZ10/119
4George LohmannENG9/28
5Muttiah MuralitharanSL9/51
6Sir Richard HadleeNZ9/52
7Abdul QadirPAK9/56
8Devon MalcolmENG9/57
9Jasubhai PatelIND9/69
10Kapil DevIND9/83
11Sarfraz NawazPAK9/86
12Jack NoreigaWI9/95
13Subhash GupteIND9/102
14Sydney BarnesENG9/103
15Hugh TayfieldSA9/113
16Arthur MaileyAUS9/121
17Rangana HerathSL9/127
18Keshav MaharajSA9/129
19Johnny BriggsENG8/11
20Stuart BroadENG8/15
21Glenn McGrathAUS8/24
22Colin CroftWI8/29
23Frank LaverAUS8/31
23Fred TruemanENG8/31
24Sir Ian BothamENG8/34
25Lance GibbsWI8/38
26Taijul IslamBAN8/39
27Yasir ShahPAK8/41
28Sajid KhanPAK8/42
29Bob WillisENG8/43
29Hedley VerityENG8/43
29Albert TrottAUS8/43
30Sir Curtly AmbroseWI8/45
31Noman AliPAK8/46
32Devendra BishooWI8/49
33Nathan LyonAUS8/50
34Derek UnderwoodENG8/51
35Vinoo MankadIND8/52
36Bob MassieAUS8/53
36Angus FraserENG8/53
36Goofy LawrenceSA8/53
37Imran NiaziBHR8/58
38Colin BlytheENG8/59
38Ashley MallettAUS8/59
39Roston ChaseWI8/60
40Mitchell JohnsonAUS8/61
40Narendra HirwaniIND8/61
41Shannon GabrielWI8/62
42Lance KlusenerSA8/64
43Hugh TrumbleAUS8/65
44Wilfred RhodesENG8/68
45Sikander BakhtPAK8/69
46Tip SnookeSA8/70
47Allan DonaldSA8/71
47Shane WarneAUS8/71
47Graham McKenzieAUS8/71
48Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND8/72
49Erapalli PrasannaIND8/76
50Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND8/79
51Len BraundENG8/81
52Ravi RatnayekeSL8/83
53Harbhajan SinghIND8/84
54Javagal SrinathIND8/86
54Tony GreigENG8/86
55Merv HughesAUS8/87
56Michael HoldingWI8/92
57Tom RichardsonENG8/94
58Craig McDermottAUS8/97
59Alf ValentineWI8/104
60Bernard BosanquetENG8/107
60Neil FosterENG8/107
61Stuart MacGillAUS8/108
62Paul StrangZIM8/109
63Geoff LawsonAUS8/112
64Jack WhiteENG8/126
65Max WalkerAUS8/143
66Saqlain MushtaqPAK8/164
67Jason KrejzaAUS8/215
68Steve HarmisonENG7/12
69Marco JansenSA7/13
70Monty NobleAUS7/17
71Malcolm MarshallWI7/22
72Matt HenryNZ7/23
72Bert IronmongerAUS7/23
73Gerry HazlittAUS7/25
74Maninder SinghIND7/27
74Mike WhitneyAUS7/27
74Frank TysonENG7/27
74Chris CairnsNZ7/27
75Billy BatesENG7/28
76Kyle AbbottSA7/29
76George Finlay-BissettSA7/29
77Bobby PeelENG7/31
78Jomel WarricanWI7/32
79Trevor BaileyENG7/34
79Jack SaundersAUS7/34
80Tony LockENG7/35
81Johnny WardleENG7/36
81Shakib Al HasanBAN7/36
81George UlyettENG7/36
81Michael KasprowiczAUS7/36
82Jason GillespieAUS7/37
82J.J. FerrisAUS7/37
82Courtney WalshWI7/37
82Makhaya NtiniSA7/37
82Gudakesh MotieWI7/37
83Ray LindwallAUS7/38
84Brian StathamENG7/39
84Neil WagnerNZ7/39
85John SnowENG7/40
85Clarrie GrimmettAUS7/40
85Dick BarlowENG7/40
86Ravindra JadejaIND7/42
86James AndersonENG7/42
86Fazal MahmoodPAK7/42
87Dominic CorkENG7/43
87Charlie TurnerAUS7/43
88Frederick SpofforthAUS7/44
88Ian JohnsonAUS7/44
88Sir Alec BedserENG7/44
89Angus AtkinsonENG7/45
90John LeverENG7/46
90Andy CaddickENG7/46
90Allan BorderAUS7/46
91Phil TufnellENG7/47
91Ryan SidebottomENG7/47
92Mohammad IslamBAN7/48
93Sonny RamadhinWI7/49
93Iqbal QasimPAK7/49
93Ghulam AhmedIND7/49
94Chris OldENG7/50
94Eric HolliesENG7/50
95Bruce ReidAUS7/51
95Dale SteynSA7/51
96Intikhab AlamPAK7/52
96Chris PringleNZ7/52
96Prabath JayasuriyaSL7/52
96Roy TattersallENG7/52
97Mitchell SantnerNZ7/53
97Denis AtkinsonWI7/53
98Sir Andy RobertsWI7/54
98Bill O'ReillyAUS7/54
99Tom KendallAUS7/55
99Gerry GomezWI7/55
99Saeed AjmalPAK7/55
100Mushtaq AhmedPAK7/56
100James LangridgeENG7/56
101Corey CollymoreWI7/57
102Blessing MuzarabaniZIM7/58
102Mehidy HasanBAN7/58
102Charles MacartneyAUS7/58
102Mitchell StarcAUS7/58
103Ravichandran AshwinIND7/59
103Irfan PathanIND7/59
103Washington SundarIND7/59
104Keith MillerAUS7/60
105Matthew HoggardENG7/61
105Shardul ThakurIND7/61
106Tom HartleyENG7/62
107Alf HallSA7/63
108Tim SoutheeNZ7/64
109Simon DoullNZ7/65
109Sid PeglerSA7/65
109Joey PalmerAUS7/65
110Phil EdmondsENG7/66
110Mohammad ZahidPAK7/66
110Rashid KhanAFG7/66
110Darren SammyWI7/66
111Geoff DymockAUS7/67
112Tom EmmettENG7/68
112Shamar JosephWI7/68
113Jack GregoryAUS7/69
113Sir Wes HallWI7/69
114Frank WorrellWI7/70
114Bill VoceENG7/70
114George GearyENG7/70
114Phil DeFreitasENG7/70
115Tich FreemanENG7/71
115Bill LockwoodENG7/71
115Chaminda VaasSL7/71
116Richie BenaudAUS7/72
117Ishant SharmaIND7/74
117Bruce TaylorNZ7/74
117Pervez SajjadPAK7/74
117Lance CairnsNZ7/74
118Rahkeem CornwallWI7/75
118Lindsay KlineAUS7/75
119Frank WoolleyENG7/76
119Waqar YounisPAK7/76
120Danish KaneriaPAK7/77
121Jermaine LawsonWI7/78
121John EmbureyENG7/78
122Fred TitmusENG7/79
123Sir Gubby AllenENG7/80
124Marchant de LangeSA7/81
125Dennis LilleeAUS7/83
126Aubrey FaulknerSA7/84
126Franklyn RoseWI7/84
127Amar SinghIND7/86
128Zaheer KhanIND7/87
128Ray BrightAUS7/87
128Fidel EdwardsWI7/87
128Shaun PollockSA7/87
128Stephen BoockNZ7/87
128Daniel VettoriNZ7/87
129Ernie JonesAUS7/88
130Danny MorrisonNZ7/89
131Ranji HordernAUS7/90
132Joe PartridgeSA7/91
133Percy HornibrookAUS7/92
134Alan DavidsonAUS7/93
135Bert VoglerSA7/94
135Mark CraigNZ7/94
136Gobo AshleySA7/95
136Enamul Haque jnrBAN7/95
137Ziaur RahmanAFG7/97
138Bruce YardleyAUS7/98
138Bishan BediIND7/98
139Mohammad NazirPAK7/99
140Neil HawkeAUS7/105
140Doug WrightENG7/105
141Kagiso RabadaSA7/112
142Sikandar RazaZIM7/113
143Abrar AhmedPAK7/114
144Ravindra PushpakumaraSL7/116
145Ryan HarrisAUS7/117
145George GiffenAUS7/117
146Wasim AkramPAK7/119
147Todd MurphyAUS7/124
148Paul AdamsSA7/128
149Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL7/137
150Jim HiggsAUS7/143
151Tibby CotterAUS7/148
152Dattu PhadkarIND7/159
153Arthur GilliganENG6/7
153Scott BolandAUS6/7
154Michael ClarkeAUS6/9
155Schofield HaighENG6/11
155Shoaib AkhtarPAK6/11
156Venkatapathy RajuIND6/12
157Mohammed SirajIND6/15
158Bill WhittyAUS6/17
158Chris WoakesENG6/17
159Khan MohammadPAK6/21
159Vernon PhilanderSA6/21
160Ben StokesENG6/22
161Pat CumminsAUS6/23
161Morne MorkelSA6/23
161Fanie de VilliersSA6/23
162Abdur RehmanPAK6/25
163Chris MartinNZ6/26
163Jimmy SinclairSA6/26
164Dion NashNZ6/27
164Jasprit BumrahIND6/27
164Jack IversonAUS6/27
164Shahadat HossainBAN6/27
165Billy BarnesENG6/28
165Vanburn HolderWI6/28
166Kraigg BrathwaiteWI6/29
166Ernie ToshackAUS6/29
166Tom GoddardENG6/29
166Ray IllingworthENG6/29
167Trent BoultNZ6/30
168John BracewellNZ6/32
168Mudassar NazarPAK6/32
168Andre NelSA6/32
168Dilruwan PereraSL6/32
168Walter RobinsENG6/32
168Harold LarwoodENG6/32
169Bill BowesENG6/33
169Richard JohnsonENG6/33
169Shane WatsonAUS6/33
169Venkatesh PrasadIND6/33
170James KirtleyENG6/34
171Stan NicholsENG6/35
171Warwick ArmstrongAUS6/35
171Steve O'KeefeAUS6/35
172Peter LoaderENG6/36
172Charlie GriffithWI6/36
172Bilal AsifPAK6/36
173Mark WoodENG6/37
173Duanne OlivierSA6/37
173Simon HarmerSA6/37
173Monty PanesarENG6/37
174Graham DilleyENG6/38
174Gary BartlettNZ6/38
174Peter LeverENG6/38
174Ian MeckiffAUS6/38
174Axar PatelIND6/38
174Peter PollockSA6/38
175Monde ZondekiSA6/39
175Lungi NgidiSA6/39
176Tino BestWI6/40
176Ian BishopWI6/40
176Doug BracewellNZ6/40
176Tom HoranAUS6/40
176Jack CowieNZ6/40
177Jack HearneENG6/41
177Ajit AgarkarIND6/41
177Mohammad AsifPAK6/41
177Colin de GrandhommeNZ6/41
178Jason HolderWI6/42
178Zulfiqar AhmedPAK6/42
178Harry BoyleAUS6/42
178Ken MackayAUS6/42
178Maurice TateENG6/42
178Darren GoughENG6/42
178Brydon CarseENG6/42
179George Simpson-HaywardENG6/43
179Bapu NadkarniIND6/43
179Cuan McCarthySA6/43
179Neil AdcockSA6/43
180Mohammad AmirPAK6/44
180Bill JohnstonAUS6/44
181Geoff ArnoldENG6/45
181Tauseef AhmedPAK6/45
181Jofra ArcherENG6/45
182Ebadot HossainBAN6/46
182Azeem HafeezPAK6/46
182Ian ButlerNZ6/46
182Buster NupenSA6/46
182Jeff ThomsonAUS6/46
183Alan ConnollyAUS6/47
183Terry AldermanAUS6/47
183Pragyan OjhaIND6/47
183Reggie SchwarzSA6/47
183Jerome TaylorWI6/47
184Kemar RoachWI6/48
184Kyle JamiesonNZ6/48
184Miguel CumminsWI6/48
184Chris TremlettENG6/48
185Gulabrai RamchandIND6/49
185Josh HazlewoodAUS6/49
185Shane ShillingfordWI6/49
186Claude CarterSA6/50
186Dipak PatelNZ6/50
186Fred MartinENG6/50
187Shane BondNZ6/51
187Geoff ChubbSA6/51
187Cyril VincentSA6/51
187Asitha FernandoSL6/51
187Shaheen AfridiPAK6/51
188Pedro CollinsWI6/53
188Trevor GoddardSA6/53
188Moeen AliENG6/53
188Simon JonesENG6/53
189Peter SiddleAUS6/54
189Bob HollandAUS6/54
189Jacques KallisSA6/54
189Daryl TuffeyNZ6/54
189Mohammad AbbasPAK6/54
190Hasan MahmudBAN6/55
190Dwayne BravoWI6/55
190Roy GilchristWI6/55
190Marcus NorthAUS6/55
190Syed Abid AliIND6/55
191Roger BinnyIND6/56
191Ramakant DesaiIND6/56
191Mohammed ShamiIND6/56
191Joel GarnerWI6/56
191Anrich NortjeSA6/56
192Roger HarperWI6/57
192Matthew HumphreysIRE6/57
193David PitheySA6/58
193Peter HeineSA6/58
193Chetan SharmaIND6/58
193Tony DodemaideAUS6/58
193Eddie HemmingsENG6/58
194Charles MarriottENG6/59
194Tufty MannSA6/59
194Douglas HondoZIM6/59
195Pramodya WickramasingheSL6/60
195Dean HeadleyENG6/60
195John ReidNZ6/60
196Paul AllottENG6/61
196Jayden SealesWI6/61
197Dick MotzNZ6/63
197Richard CollingeNZ6/63
197Ian PeeblesENG6/63
198Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND6/64
198Taskin AhmedBAN6/64
199Simon KatichAUS6/65
199Nick CookENG6/65
199Graeme SwannENG6/65
200Kenny BenjaminWI6/66
200Rumesh RatnayakeSL6/66
201Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK6/67
201Mahmood HussainPAK6/67
201Peter SuchENG6/67
202Geoff RaboneNZ6/68
203Aamer JamalPAK6/69
204Nathan SmithNZ6/70
204Wanigamuni MendisSL6/70
205Michael MelleSA6/71
205Robiul IslamBAN6/71
205Paul ReiffelAUS6/71
206Doug RingAUS6/72
206Kumar DharmasenaSL6/72
207Mike ProcterSA6/73
207Ewen ChatfieldNZ6/73
207Ray PriceZIM6/73
207Heath StreakZIM6/73
207Sir Garry SobersWI6/73
207Salim DuraniIND6/73
208Polly UmrigarIND6/74
208Rodney HoggAUS6/74
208Sohag GaziBAN6/74
209Amir HamzaAFG6/75
209Iain O'BrienNZ6/75
210Jimmy BlanckenbergSA6/76
210Bob CunisNZ6/76
211Mohammad RafiqueBAN6/77
211Norman CowansENG6/77
211Richard EllisonENG6/77
211Keith BoyceWI6/77
212Willie WatsonENG6/78
212Walter LeesENG6/78
212Peter TaylorAUS6/78
212Tom GarrettAUS6/78
213Pat PocockENG6/79
213Steven FinnENG6/79
213Not on recordPAK6/79
214Shoaib BashirENG6/81
214Manjurul IslamBAN6/81
214Sulieman BennWI6/81
215Arthur FielderENG6/82
215Bhuvneshwar KumarIND6/82
215Michael BevanAUS6/82
216John SharpeENG6/84
217Len ColdwellENG6/85
217Ted PeateENG6/85
217Gary GilmourAUS6/85
218Carl RackemannAUS6/86
218Ish SodhiNZ6/86
219Umesh YadavIND6/88
220Arif ButtPAK6/89
221Khurram ShahzadPAK6/90
222Sunil NarineWI6/91
222Sadu ShindeIND6/91
222Ken HiggsENG6/91
222Frank FosterENG6/91
223Wilf FergusonWI6/92
223Perumapperuma JayawickramaSL6/92
223Charlie LlewellynSA6/92
223Neville QuinnSA6/92
224Tom CartwrightENG6/94
224Elias SunnyBAN6/94
224Don BlackieAUS6/94
225Gary TroupNZ6/95
226Ken FarnesENG6/96
227Sandy BellSA6/99
227Ajantha MendisSL6/99
227Akash DeepIND6/99
228Frank WardAUS6/102
228Dilip DoshiIND6/102
229Herman GriffithWI6/103
230Nayeem HasanBAN6/105
231Adam HuckleZIM6/109
231Andy McBrineIRE6/109
231Ashantha de MelSL6/109
232Chuck Fleetwood-SmithAUS6/110
233Chris LewisENG6/111
234Mark GillespieNZ6/113
235Akila DananjayaSL6/115
236Senuran MuthusamySA6/117
237Jeff JonesENG6/118
238James FranklinNZ6/119
238Neil BrandSA6/119
239Tanvir AhmedPAK6/120
239William CooperAUS6/120
240Lahiru KumaraSL6/122
241Dick HoworthENG6/124
242Rahat AliPAK6/127
242Paul HarrisSA6/127
243Sydney BurkeSA6/128
244Nuwan PradeepSL6/132
244Naimur RahmanBAN6/132
244Manoj PrabhakarIND6/132
245Umar GulPAK6/135
246George ParkerSA6/152
247Alex MoirNZ6/155
248William JacksENG6/161
249Tom BurttNZ6/162
250Fen CresswellNZ6/168
251Kurukulasooriya PeirisSL6/170
252Upul ChandanaSL6/179
253Haseeb AhsanPAK6/202
254Joe RootENG5/8
255Tim MayAUS5/9
256Tim MurtaghIRE5/13
257Tim WallAUS5/14
258Ed GiddinsENG5/15
258Derick ParryWI5/15
259Jim SmithENG5/16
259Matthew KuhnemannAUS5/16
260Jimmy AdamsWI5/17
261Kyle MayersWI5/18
262Sir Aubrey SmithENG5/19
263Nuwan ZoysaSL5/20
264Tom DewdneyWI5/21
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