Best Bowling Fig in 1996: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1996195 entries
18/64Lance KlusenerSABest return on the list
27/66Mohammad ZahidPAK
36/21Javagal SrinathIND
● LEADS
Lance KlusenerSA
8/64 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/17
The mark at number ten — 185 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

195 entries, ranked
1Lance KlusenerSA8/64
2Mohammad ZahidPAK7/66
3Javagal SrinathIND6/21
4Allan DonaldSA6/23
5Waqar YounisPAK6/44
6Wasim AkramPAK6/48
7Paul AdamsSA6/55
8Mushtaq AhmedPAK6/78
9Venkatesh PrasadIND6/104
10Jimmy AdamsWI5/17
11Paul StrangZIM5/21
12Shaukat DukanwalaUAE5/29
12Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/29
13Shaun PollockSA5/32
14Shane WarneAUS5/33
14Muttiah MuralitharanSL5/33
15Danny MorrisonNZ5/34
16Damien FlemingAUS5/36
17Paul ReiffelAUS5/39
18Ottis GibsonWI5/40
19Chris HarrisNZ5/42
20Charlie LockZIM5/44
21Simon DoullNZ5/46
22Glenn McGrathAUS5/50
23Shahid NazirPAK5/53
24Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/55
25Anil KumbleIND5/67
26Chris LewisENG5/72
27Courtney WalshWI5/98
28Dominic CorkENG5/113
29Chris CairnsNZ5/137
30Jayantha SilvaSL4/16
31Guy WhittallZIM4/18
32Mark EalhamENG4/21
33Chaminda VaasSL4/22
34Adam HollioakeENG4/23
35Justin VaughanNZ4/27
36Everton MatambanadzoZIM4/32
36Fanie de VilliersSA4/32
37Darren GoughENG4/33
38Steve WaughAUS4/34
39Upul ChandanaSL4/35
40Dipak PatelNZ4/36
41Sunil JoshiIND4/43
41Heath StreakZIM4/43
42Roger HarperWI4/47
43Ata-ur-RehmanPAK4/50
44Phil TufnellENG4/61
45Ian BishopWI4/67
46Brian McMillanSA3/11
47Sanath JayasuriyaSL3/12
48Maurice OdumbeKEN3/15
49Laurie WilliamsWI3/16
50Rajab AliKEN3/17
51Sajeewa de SilvaSL3/18
52Craig MatthewsSA3/19
53Shane ThomsonNZ3/20
54Jacques KallisSA3/21
55Mark WaughAUS3/24
56Thomas OdoyoKEN3/25
57Dion NashNZ3/26
57Gavin LarsenNZ3/26
57Venkatapathy RajuIND3/26
58John RennieZIM3/27
59Robert KennedyNZ3/28
60Neil SmithENG3/29
61Manjula MunasingheSL3/30
61Derek CrookesSA3/30
62Phil DeFreitasENG3/31
63Peter MartinENG3/33
64Kenny BenjaminWI3/34
65Andy WhittallZIM3/36
66Robert CroftENG3/39
66Manoj PrabhakarIND3/39
67Craig McDermottAUS3/41
68Aravinda de SilvaSL3/42
69Alan MullallyENG3/44
70Azhar SaeedUAE3/45
71Michael BevanAUS3/46
72Steven LubbersNED3/48
72Shahid AfridiPAK3/48
73Andy CaddickENG3/52
74Bryan StrangZIM3/53
75Geoff AllottNZ3/56
76Chris SilverwoodENG3/63
77Sourav GangulyIND3/71
78Henry OlongaZIM3/90
79Peter McIntyreAUS3/103
80Pramodya WickramasingheSL3/120
81Saleem MalikPAK2/6
82Tito OdumbeKEN2/8
83Nathan AstleNZ2/10
84Hansie CronjeSA2/11
85Graham ThorpeENG2/15
86Craig WhiteENG2/18
86Aaqib JavedPAK2/18
87Aashish KapoorIND2/19
88Pat SymcoxSA2/20
89Richard SnellSA2/22
90Tom MoodyAUS2/25
91Ravindra PushpakumaraSL2/27
91Carl HooperWI2/27
92Abdul RazzaqPAK2/29
93Kumar DharmasenaSL2/30
93Stuart LawAUS2/30
94Arjuna RanatungaSL2/31
95Ajay JadejaIND2/32
96Nixon McLeanWI2/33
96Matthew HartNZ2/33
97Greg BlewettAUS2/34
97Sachin TendulkarIND2/34
98Mike WatkinsonENG2/35
99Roger TwoseNZ2/36
100Eddo BrandesZIM2/37
101Nicky BojeSA2/38
101Graeme HickENG2/38
101Narendra HirwaniIND2/38
101Azhar MahmoodPAK2/38
102Jason GillespieAUS2/39
103Robin SinghIND2/40
104Phil SimmonsWI2/42
104Martin SujiKEN2/42
105Aasif KarimKEN2/44
106Ruwan KalpageSL2/47
107Aamer SohailPAK2/48
108Sultan ZarawaniUAE2/49
109Chandika HathurusinghaSL2/50
110Paul-Jan BakkerNED2/51
111David JohnsonIND2/52
112Patterson ThompsonWI2/58
113Mohammad AkramPAK2/66
114Pommie MbangwaZIM2/67
115Paras MhambreyIND2/69
116Ricky PontingAUS1/0
117Grant FlowerZIM1/4
118Hashan TillakaratneSL1/5
119Craig EvansZIM1/6
120Mohammad HussainPAK1/7
121Stephen FlemingNZ1/8
122Dermot ReeveENG1/14
123Shahzad AltafUAE1/15
124Tony SujiKEN1/16
125Johanne SamarasekeraUAE1/17
126Peter CantrellNED1/18
127Roland LefebvreNED1/20
127Mike AthertonENG1/20
128Ronnie IraniENG1/22
129Brad HoggAUS1/23
129Stephen PeallZIM1/23
130Arshad LaeeqUAE1/25
130Richard IllingworthENG1/25
131Steve TikoloKEN1/26
132Keith ArthurtonWI1/29
132Darren LehmannAUS1/29
133Shane LeeAUS1/30
134Eric UpashanthaSL1/31
134Cameron CuffyWI1/31
135Eric GoukaNED1/32
136Rajindra DhanrajWI1/33
137Angus FraserENG1/34
138Shiv ChanderpaulWI1/35
139Floris JansenNED1/40
140Ian SalisburyENG1/42
141Lameck OnyangoKEN1/45
142Saleem RazaUAE1/48
143Prashant VaidyaIND1/55
144Flavian AponsoNED1/57
145Simon BrownENG1/60
146Min PatelENG1/101
147Ijaz AhmedPAK0/0
148Navjot SidhuIND0/1
149Asanka GurusinhaSL0/3
149Alistair CampbellZIM0/3
150Sanjay ManjrekarIND0/4
151Saeed AnwarPAK0/6
151Asif MujtabaPAK0/6
151Craig SpearmanNZ0/6
151Gary KirstenSA0/6
152Daryll CullinanSA0/7
153Tim de LeedeNED0/9
153Shadab KabirPAK0/9
154Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0/10
155Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/11
156Devon MalcolmENG0/12
157David TikoloKEN0/13
158Mark RamprakashENG0/14
159Mark DekkerZIM0/17
160Ali ShahZIM0/18
161Saeed-al-SaffarUAE0/25
161Woorkeri RamanIND0/25
162Salil AnkolaIND0/28
162Mazhar HussainUAE0/28
163Gary BrentZIM0/29
163Michael KasprowiczAUS0/29
164Dean HeadleyENG0/32
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