Best Bowling Fig in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best bowling fig in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997193 entries
18/14Glenn McGrathAUSBest return on the list
27/9Michael KasprowiczAUS
37/19Jason GillespieAUS
● LEADS
Glenn McGrathAUS
8/14 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/18
The mark at number ten — 183 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

193 entries, ranked
1Glenn McGrathAUS8/14
2Michael KasprowiczAUS7/9
3Jason GillespieAUS7/19
4Phil TufnellENG7/22
5Shane WarneAUS6/2
6Franklyn RoseWI6/4
7Michael BevanAUS6/8
8Allan DonaldSA6/13
8Lance KlusenerSA6/13
9Bryan StrangZIM6/15
10Adam HuckleZIM6/18
11Muttiah MuralitharanSL6/28
12Sourav GangulyIND5/0
13Abey KuruvillaIND5/1
14Robin SinghIND5/2
15Carl HooperWI5/4
16Sanath JayasuriyaSL5/5
17Shaun PollockSA5/6
17Javagal SrinathIND5/6
18Courtney WalshWI5/7
18Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/7
19Paul ReiffelAUS5/8
19Chris CairnsNZ5/8
20Sajeewa de SilvaSL5/12
20Heath StreakZIM5/12
21Daniel VettoriNZ5/13
21Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/13
21Robert CroftENG5/13
22Venkatesh PrasadIND5/15
22Simon DoullNZ5/15
23Aaqib JavedPAK5/17
23Anil KumbleIND5/17
23Simon CookAUS5/17
24Kumar DharmasenaSL5/19
25Mushtaq AhmedPAK5/20
26Aasif KarimKEN5/21
27Eddo BrandesZIM5/24
28Andy CaddickENG5/25
29Anthony StuartAUS5/26
30Ravindra PushpakumaraSL5/28
31Darren GoughENG5/29
32Mervyn DillonWI5/30
33Heath DavisNZ5/32
34Pat SymcoxSA4/0
35Azhar MahmoodPAK4/4
36Rajesh ChauhanIND4/7
37Nathan AstleNZ4/8
38Wasim AkramPAK4/11
39Chaminda VaasSL4/13
40Waqar YounisPAK4/14
41Debasis MohantyIND4/15
42Ian BishopWI4/20
43Craig WhiteENG4/21
43Geoff AllottNZ4/21
44Martin SujiKEN4/22
45Dean HeadleyENG4/24
46Matthew FlemingENG4/27
47Brett SchultzSA4/39
48Ottis GibsonWI4/48
49Manzoor AkhtarPAK4/50
50Paul AdamsSA3/0
51Shahid AfridiPAK3/1
52Shiv ChanderpaulWI3/2
53Aravinda de SilvaSL3/4
53Steve WaughAUS3/4
54Dominic CorkENG3/5
54Jacques KallisSA3/5
55Paul StrangZIM3/7
56Chris HarrisNZ3/8
57Gavin LarsenNZ3/9
58Andy WhittallZIM3/10
59Guy WhittallZIM3/11
59Sunil JoshiIND3/11
59Nilesh KulkarniIND3/11
60Shahid NazirPAK3/14
60Aminul IslamBAN3/14
61Devon MalcolmENG3/15
62Andy BichelAUS3/16
62Ruwan KalpageSL3/16
63Adam DaleAUS3/18
63Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3/18
64Harvinder SinghIND3/19
65Upul ChandanaSL3/20
66Noel DavidIND3/21
66Alan MullallyENG3/21
66Mark EalhamENG3/21
67Shayne O'ConnorNZ3/22
68Nuwan ZoysaSL3/29
68Steve TikoloKEN3/29
69Paul WilsonAUS3/39
70Laurie WilliamsWI3/56
71Danny MorrisonNZ3/104
72Sachin TendulkarIND2/0
72Kabir KhanPAK2/0
73Aamer SohailPAK2/1
74Daryll CullinanSA2/2
75Craig EvansZIM2/3
76Mark WaughAUS2/4
77Hansie CronjeSA2/5
77John RennieZIM2/5
78Grant FlowerZIM2/6
78Brian McMillanSA2/6
78Tom MoodyAUS2/6
79Dodda GaneshIND2/8
79Saleem MalikPAK2/8
80Craig McMillanNZ2/9
81Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/12
82Minhajul AbedinBAN2/13
83Everton MatambanadzoZIM2/14
83Arshad KhanPAK2/14
84Mohammad RafiqueBAN2/15
84Pommie MbangwaZIM2/15
84Thomas OdoyoKEN2/15
85Maurice OdumbeKEN2/16
85Stuart LawAUS2/16
86Pramodya WickramasingheSL2/20
87Shoaib AkhtarPAK2/21
88Adam HollioakeENG2/22
89Dipak PatelNZ2/25
89Hasibul HossainBAN2/25
90Mohammad AkramPAK2/27
91Fanie de VilliersSA2/28
91Dougie BrownENG2/28
92Mohammad ZahidPAK2/29
93Mohammad HussainPAK2/31
94Cameron CuffyWI2/33
95Rudi BrysonSA2/34
96Dinanath RamnarineWI2/52
97Brendon JulianAUS2/53
98Jayantha SilvaSL2/71
99Ali Hussain RizviPAK2/72
100Arjuna RanatungaSL1/0
100Greg BlewettAUS1/0
101Marvan AtapattuSL1/3
101Mohammad SheikhBAN1/3
102Ijaz AhmedPAK1/4
103Mujahid JamshedPAK1/6
104Jimmy AdamsWI1/8
104Phil SimmonsWI1/8
104Alistair CampbellZIM1/8
104Ian HarveyAUS1/8
105Tony SujiKEN1/9
106Dulip LiyanageSL1/10
107Andrew PennNZ1/14
108Ronnie IraniENG1/15
109Chris SilverwoodENG1/20
109Rajab AliKEN1/20
110Nixon McLeanWI1/21
111Asif MujtabaPAK1/23
112Rawl LewisWI1/24
113Ben HollioakeENG1/26
114Salil AnkolaIND1/32
115Sairaj BahutuleIND1/33
116Enamul HaqueBAN1/34
116Saiful IslamBAN1/34
117Derek CrookesSA1/37
118Abdul RazzaqPAK1/41
119Patterson ThompsonWI1/46
120Justin VaughanNZ1/57
121Mahela JayawardeneSL0/0
121Graham ThorpeENG0/0
121Matthew ElliottAUS0/0
121Hitesh ModiKEN0/0
122Mafizur RahmanBAN0/1
123Rahul DravidIND0/2
123Russel ArnoldSL0/2
123Saeed AnwarPAK0/2
124Hashan TillakaratneSL0/3
124Andrew HudsonSA0/3
124Ajay JadejaIND0/3
125Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/4
125Craig MatthewsSA0/4
125Adam BacherSA0/4
125Matt HorneNZ0/4
126Shaun YoungAUS0/5
127David SewellNZ0/9
128Blair PocockNZ0/10
128Darren LehmannAUS0/10
129Peter MartinENG0/13
130Mark ButcherENG0/14
130VVS LaxmanIND0/14
131Brian LaraWI0/16
132Zakir HasanBAN0/17
133Woorkeri RamanIND0/18
134Stuart WilliamsZIM0/19
134Athar Ali KhanBAN0/19
135Akram KhanBAN0/22
136Habibul BasharBAN0/26
137Joseph AngaraKEN0/34
138Phil DeFreitasENG0/35
139Naimur RahmanBAN0/46
140Ashley GilesENG0/48
141Mike SmithSCO0/89
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