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

Here is the complete breakdown of the worst bowling fig in 1996, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1996195 entries
17/66Mohammad ZahidPAKBest return on the list
25/137Chris CairnsNZ
35/212Paul StrangZIM
● LEADS
Mohammad ZahidPAK
7/66 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 7 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3/48
The mark at number ten — 185 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Worst Bowling Fig — full list

195 entries, ranked
1Mohammad ZahidPAK7/66
2Chris CairnsNZ5/137
3Paul StrangZIM5/212
4Adam HollioakeENG4/45
5Glenn McGrathAUS4/91
6Shane WarneAUS4/95
7Heath StreakZIM4/110
8Courtney WalshWI4/112
9Azhar SaeedUAE3/45
10Sajeewa de SilvaSL3/48
11Geoff AllottNZ3/56
12Chris SilverwoodENG3/63
13Sunil JoshiIND3/66
14Sourav GangulyIND3/71
15Allan DonaldSA3/72
16Gavin LarsenNZ3/76
17Henry OlongaZIM3/90
18Muttiah MuralitharanSL3/94
18Sanath JayasuriyaSL3/94
20Peter McIntyreAUS3/103
21Ian BishopWI3/105
22Chaminda VaasSL3/106
22Wasim AkramPAK3/106
24Andy CaddickENG3/113
25Pramodya WickramasingheSL3/120
26Waqar YounisPAK3/127
26Saqlain MushtaqPAK3/127
28Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/142
29Abdul RazzaqPAK2/29
30Arjuna RanatungaSL2/31
31Nixon McLeanWI2/33
31Matthew HartNZ2/33
33Greg BlewettAUS2/34
33Tito OdumbeKEN2/34
35Robin SinghIND2/45
35Graeme HickENG2/45
37Neil SmithENG2/46
38Ruwan KalpageSL2/47
38Ajay JadejaIND2/47
40Jayantha SilvaSL2/49
41Chandika HathurusinghaSL2/50
42Nicky BojeSA2/51
43Steve WaughAUS2/52
43David JohnsonIND2/52
45Brian McMillanSA2/55
46Hansie CronjeSA2/57
46Charlie LockZIM2/57
48Fanie de VilliersSA2/58
49Everton MatambanadzoZIM2/62
50Stuart LawAUS2/65
51Mohammad AkramPAK2/66
52Pommie MbangwaZIM2/67
53Eddo BrandesZIM2/69
53Paras MhambreyIND2/69
55Guy WhittallZIM2/73
56Phil TufnellENG2/76
57Patterson ThompsonWI2/77
58Justin VaughanNZ2/81
59Chris HarrisNZ2/83
60Paul AdamsSA2/84
61Simon DoullNZ2/86
62Mark EalhamENG2/90
63Kenny BenjaminWI2/97
64Alan MullallyENG2/99
65Robert CroftENG2/116
66Venkatesh PrasadIND2/124
67Ravindra PushpakumaraSL2/126
68Dipak PatelNZ2/131
68Javagal SrinathIND2/131
70Andy WhittallZIM2/146
71Ricky PontingAUS1/0
72Hashan TillakaratneSL1/13
73Mike AthertonENG1/20
74Darren LehmannAUS1/29
75Shane LeeAUS1/30
76Cameron CuffyWI1/31
76Eric UpashanthaSL1/31
78Eric GoukaNED1/32
79Jacques KallisSA1/34
79Angus FraserENG1/34
81Shiv ChanderpaulWI1/36
82Johanne SamarasekeraUAE1/39
83Floris JansenNED1/40
84Laurie WilliamsWI1/42
85Lameck OnyangoKEN1/45
86Saleem RazaUAE1/48
86Stephen PeallZIM1/48
86Craig MatthewsSA1/48
89Shahid AfridiPAK1/49
90Steven LubbersNED1/51
91Michael BevanAUS1/52
92Nathan AstleNZ1/53
93John RennieZIM1/54
93Aasif KarimKEN1/54
95Prashant VaidyaIND1/55
95Phil DeFreitasENG1/55
97Ronnie IraniENG1/56
98Shaun PollockSA1/57
98Shane ThomsonNZ1/57
100Aravinda de SilvaSL1/58
101Flavian AponsoNED1/60
102Peter CantrellNED1/61
103Mark WaughAUS1/62
104Roger HarperWI1/63
105Aaqib JavedPAK1/67
106Brad HoggAUS1/69
106Sultan ZarawaniUAE1/69
108Peter MartinENG1/70
109Richard IllingworthENG1/72
110Paul ReiffelAUS1/76
110Venkatapathy RajuIND1/76
112Simon BrownENG1/78
113Kumar DharmasenaSL1/80
114Craig McDermottAUS1/81
115Shahid NazirPAK1/84
116Martin SujiKEN1/85
117Darren GoughENG1/87
118Robert KennedyNZ1/89
119Ata-ur-RehmanPAK1/90
120Sir Curtly AmbroseWI1/93
121Anil KumbleIND1/101
121Min PatelENG1/101
121Pat SymcoxSA1/101
124Ian SalisburyENG1/116
125Dominic CorkENG1/124
126Rajindra DhanrajWI1/132
127Navjot SidhuIND0/1
128Sanjay ManjrekarIND0/4
129Craig SpearmanNZ0/6
130Daryll CullinanSA0/8
131Shadab KabirPAK0/9
131Gary KirstenSA0/9
133Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0/10
133Saeed AnwarPAK0/10
135Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/11
136Mohammad HussainPAK0/14
136Mark RamprakashENG0/14
138Stephen FlemingNZ0/15
139Asanka GurusinhaSL0/17
140Ali ShahZIM0/18
141David TikoloKEN0/21
141Ijaz AhmedPAK0/21
143Shahzad AltafUAE0/22
144Alistair CampbellZIM0/24
145Saeed-al-SaffarUAE0/25
145Woorkeri RamanIND0/25
147Asif MujtabaPAK0/27
147Craig EvansZIM0/27
149Graham ThorpeENG0/28
149Salil AnkolaIND0/28
151Gary BrentZIM0/29
152Mark DekkerZIM0/32
152Mazhar HussainUAE0/32
154Manjula MunasingheSL0/34
155Grant FlowerZIM0/36
156Steve TikoloKEN0/38
156Tony SujiKEN0/38
156Tom MoodyAUS0/38
159Richard SnellSA0/39
160Roger TwoseNZ0/40
161Craig WhiteENG0/42
162Mike WatkinsonENG0/43
162Dermot ReeveENG0/43
164Roland LefebvreNED0/48
165Dion NashNZ0/49
166Phil SimmonsWI0/50
166Ottis GibsonWI0/50
168Narendra HirwaniIND0/51
168Sachin TendulkarIND0/51
170Upul ChandanaSL0/52
170Aashish KapoorIND0/52
170Dean HeadleyENG0/52
170Arshad LaeeqUAE0/52
174Keith ArthurtonWI0/53
174Damien FlemingAUS0/53
176Manoj PrabhakarIND0/55
176Derek CrookesSA0/55
178Devon MalcolmENG0/56
179Thomas OdoyoKEN0/58
179Saleem MalikPAK0/58
181Tim de LeedeNED0/59
182Michael KasprowiczAUS0/60
182Jimmy AdamsWI0/60
184Jason GillespieAUS0/63
185Paul-Jan BakkerNED0/64
185Bryan StrangZIM0/64
185Shaukat DukanwalaUAE0/64
188Rajab AliKEN0/67
189Aamer SohailPAK0/73
189Azhar MahmoodPAK0/73
191Maurice OdumbeKEN0/74
192Carl HooperWI0/75
192Lance KlusenerSA0/75
194Chris LewisENG0/112
195Danny MorrisonNZ0/124
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