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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.
TEST
1996
110 entries
1
8/64
Lance Klusener
SA
Best return on the list
2
7/66
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
3
6/21
Javagal Srinath
IND
● LEADS
Lance Klusener
SA
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
5/33
The mark at number ten — 100 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
10 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
110 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Lance Klusener
SA
8/64
2
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
7/66
3
Javagal Srinath
IND
6/21
4
Wasim Akram
PAK
6/48
5
Paul Adams
SA
6/55
6
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
6/78
7
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
6/104
8
Jimmy Adams
WI
5/17
9
Shaun Pollock
SA
5/32
10
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
5/33
11
Paul Reiffel
AUS
5/39
12
Allan Donald
SA
5/40
13
Simon Doull
NZ
5/46
14
Glenn McGrath
AUS
5/50
15
Shahid Nazir
PAK
5/53
16
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
5/55
17
Danny Morrison
NZ
5/61
18
Anil Kumble
IND
5/67
19
Chris Lewis
ENG
5/72
20
Courtney Walsh
WI
5/98
21
Paul Strang
ZIM
5/106
22
Dominic Cork
ENG
5/113
23
Chris Cairns
NZ
5/137
24
Jayantha Silva
SL
4/16
25
Guy Whittall
ZIM
4/18
26
Mark Ealham
ENG
4/21
27
Justin Vaughan
NZ
4/27
28
Steve Waugh
AUS
4/34
29
Dipak Patel
NZ
4/36
30
Darren Gough
ENG
4/40
31
Sunil Joshi
IND
4/43
31
Heath Streak
ZIM
4/43
32
Waqar Younis
PAK
4/48
33
Ata-ur-Rehman
PAK
4/50
34
Phil Tufnell
ENG
4/61
35
Ian Bishop
WI
4/67
36
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4/73
37
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4/75
38
Shane Warne
AUS
4/95
39
Robert Kennedy
NZ
3/28
40
Kenny Benjamin
WI
3/34
41
Peter Martin
ENG
3/37
42
Robert Croft
ENG
3/39
43
Alan Mullally
ENG
3/44
44
Michael Bevan
AUS
3/46
45
Andy Caddick
ENG
3/52
46
Bryan Strang
ZIM
3/53
47
Geoff Allott
NZ
3/56
48
Chris Silverwood
ENG
3/63
49
Sourav Ganguly
IND
3/71
50
Gavin Larsen
NZ
3/76
51
Henry Olonga
ZIM
3/90
52
Peter McIntyre
AUS
3/103
53
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
3/120
54
Hansie Cronje
SA
2/11
55
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2/16
56
Aashish Kapoor
IND
2/19
57
Brian McMillan
SA
2/27
58
Mike Watkinson
ENG
2/35
59
Roger Twose
NZ
2/36
60
Narendra Hirwani
IND
2/38
61
Pat Symcox
SA
2/47
62
David Johnson
IND
2/52
63
Fanie de Villiers
SA
2/55
64
Chris Harris
NZ
2/57
65
Patterson Thompson
WI
2/58
66
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
2/62
66
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2/62
67
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
2/63
68
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
2/67
69
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
2/69
70
Andy Whittall
ZIM
2/146
71
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1/0
72
Grant Flower
ZIM
1/4
73
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
1/7
74
Nathan Astle
NZ
1/10
75
Phil Simmons
WI
1/12
76
Greg Blewett
AUS
1/13
77
Mark Waugh
AUS
1/15
78
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
1/19
79
Mike Atherton
ENG
1/20
80
Ronnie Irani
ENG
1/22
81
Graeme Hick
ENG
1/26
82
Rajindra Dhanraj
WI
1/33
83
Angus Fraser
ENG
1/34
84
Craig White
ENG
1/41
84
Mohammad Akram
PAK
1/41
85
Ian Salisbury
ENG
1/42
86
Paras Mhambrey
IND
1/43
87
Simon Brown
ENG
1/60
88
Brad Hogg
AUS
1/69
89
Venkatapathy Raju
IND
1/76
90
Craig McDermott
AUS
1/81
91
Min Patel
ENG
1/101
92
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
0/0
93
Saleem Malik
PAK
0/1
93
Aravinda de Silva
SL
0/1
94
Jacques Kallis
SA
0/2
95
Asanka Gurusinha
SL
0/3
95
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
0/3
95
Aamer Sohail
PAK
0/3
95
Graham Thorpe
ENG
0/3
96
Asif Mujtaba
PAK
0/6
97
Carl Hooper
WI
0/7
98
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0/9
98
Shadab Kabir
PAK
0/9
99
Devon Malcolm
ENG
0/12
100
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
0/15
101
Craig Evans
ZIM
0/27
102
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
0/29
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