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 FORMATS1996194 entries
18/8Lance KlusenerSABest return on the list
27/41Mohammad ZahidPAK
36/11Wasim AkramPAK
● LEADS
Lance KlusenerSA
8/8 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/4
The mark at number ten — 184 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

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