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 FORMATS1997194 entries
18/38Glenn McGrathAUSBest return on the list
27/36Michael KasprowiczAUS
37/37Jason GillespieAUS
● LEADS
Glenn McGrathAUS
8/38 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/98
The mark at number ten — 184 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

194 entries, ranked
1Glenn McGrathAUS8/38
2Michael KasprowiczAUS7/36
3Jason GillespieAUS7/37
4Phil TufnellENG7/66
5Bryan StrangZIM6/20
6Shane WarneAUS6/48
7Lance KlusenerSA6/49
8Allan DonaldSA6/59
9Michael BevanAUS6/82
10Muttiah MuralitharanSL6/98
11Franklyn RoseWI6/100
12Adam HuckleZIM6/109
13Sourav GangulyIND5/16
14Robin SinghIND5/22
15Anthony StuartAUS5/26
15Carl HooperWI5/26
16Eddo BrandesZIM5/28
17Heath StreakZIM5/32
18Aasif KarimKEN5/33
19Aaqib JavedPAK5/35
19Mushtaq AhmedPAK5/35
20Shaun PollockSA5/37
20Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/37
21Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/38
22Simon CookAUS5/39
23Darren GoughENG5/40
24Ravindra PushpakumaraSL5/41
25Andy CaddickENG5/42
26Paul ReiffelAUS5/49
27Chris CairnsNZ5/50
28Kumar DharmasenaSL5/57
29Sanath JayasuriyaSL5/58
29Simon DoullNZ5/58
30Heath DavisNZ5/63
31Abey KuruvillaIND5/68
32Courtney WalshWI5/74
33Venkatesh PrasadIND5/82
34Daniel VettoriNZ5/84
35Sajeewa de SilvaSL5/85
36Robert CroftENG5/95
37Anil KumbleIND5/104
37Javagal SrinathIND5/104
38Mervyn DillonWI5/111
39Ian BishopWI4/22
40Martin SujiKEN4/24
41Wasim AkramPAK4/25
42Chaminda VaasSL4/26
43Pat SymcoxSA4/28
44Craig WhiteENG4/37
45Waqar YounisPAK4/43
45Nathan AstleNZ4/43
46Matthew FlemingENG4/45
47Rajesh ChauhanIND4/48
48Manzoor AkhtarPAK4/50
49Brett SchultzSA4/52
50Azhar MahmoodPAK4/53
51Ottis GibsonWI4/61
52Dean HeadleyENG4/72
53Geoff AllottNZ4/74
54Debasis MohantyIND4/78
55Shahid NazirPAK3/14
56Andy BichelAUS3/17
57Adam DaleAUS3/18
57Shiv ChanderpaulWI3/18
58Chris HarrisNZ3/20
58Steve WaughAUS3/20
58Gavin LarsenNZ3/20
59Noel DavidIND3/21
60Andy WhittallZIM3/23
61Paul StrangZIM3/24
62Nilesh KulkarniIND3/27
63Alan MullallyENG3/29
63Jacques KallisSA3/29
64Upul ChandanaSL3/32
65Shahid AfridiGER3/33
66Ruwan KalpageSL3/38
67Paul WilsonAUS3/39
68Sunil JoshiIND3/40
69Steve TikoloKEN3/41
70Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3/42
71Guy WhittallZIM3/43
72Harvinder SinghIND3/44
72Shayne O'ConnorNZ3/44
73Paul AdamsSA3/45
74Nuwan ZoysaSL3/47
75Aravinda de SilvaSL3/55
76Laurie WilliamsWI3/56
77Aminul IslamBAN3/57
78Mark EalhamENG3/60
79Dominic CorkENG3/96
80Devon MalcolmENG3/100
81Danny MorrisonNZ3/104
82Hansie CronjeSA2/6
82Grant FlowerZIM2/6
83Craig McMillanNZ2/17
84Adam HollioakeENG2/22
84Stuart LawAUS2/22
85Kabir KhanPAK2/23
86Pommie MbangwaZIM2/24
87Everton MatambanadzoZIM2/25
88Craig EvansZIM2/27
89Dougie BrownENG2/28
89John RennieZIM2/28
89Mohammad AkramPAK2/28
89Dodda GaneshIND2/28
89Mark WaughAUS2/28
90Brian McMillanSA2/29
91Daryll CullinanSA2/31
92Aamer SohailPAK2/33
92Cameron CuffyWI2/33
93Rudi BrysonSA2/34
94Fanie de VilliersSA2/40
95Saleem MalikPAK2/42
96Minhajul AbedinBAN2/43
97Thomas OdoyoKEN2/44
98Tom MoodyAUS2/46
99Shoaib AkhtarPAK2/47
100Maurice OdumbeKEN2/48
100Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/48
101Dinanath RamnarineWI2/52
102Mohammad ZahidPAK2/53
102Brendon JulianAUS2/53
103Hasibul HossainBAN2/54
103Arshad KhanPAK2/54
104Mohammad HussainPAK2/56
105Sachin TendulkarIND2/61
106Mohammad RafiqueBAN2/65
107Dipak PatelNZ2/67
108Jayantha SilvaSL2/71
109Ali Hussain RizviPAK2/72
110Pramodya WickramasingheSL2/76
111Mohammad SheikhBAN1/3
112Mujahid JamshedPAK1/6
113Alistair CampbellZIM1/8
113Jimmy AdamsWI1/8
114Marvan AtapattuSL1/9
114Ijaz AhmedPAK1/9
115Greg BlewettAUS1/11
116Tony SujiKEN1/19
117Rajab AliKEN1/20
118Nixon McLeanWI1/23
118Ronnie IraniENG1/23
118Asif MujtabaPAK1/23
119Dulip LiyanageSL1/26
119Ben HollioakeENG1/26
120Ijaz AhmedPAK1/28
121Arjuna RanatungaSL1/29
122Phil SimmonsWI1/30
123Rawl LewisWI1/31
124Salil AnkolaIND1/32
125Ian HarveyAUS1/33
126Enamul HaqueBAN1/34
127Derek CrookesSA1/42
128Saiful IslamBAN1/45
128Abdul RazzaqPAK1/45
129Sairaj BahutuleIND1/46
129Patterson ThompsonWI1/46
130Andrew PennNZ1/50
131Chris SilverwoodENG1/53
132Justin VaughanNZ1/57
133Graham ThorpeENG0/0
133Matthew ElliottAUS0/0
133Mahela JayawardeneSL0/0
133Hitesh ModiKEN0/0
134Mafizur RahmanBAN0/1
135Russel ArnoldSL0/2
135Saeed AnwarPAK0/2
135Rahul DravidIND0/2
136Ajay JadejaIND0/3
136Andrew HudsonSA0/3
136Hashan TillakaratneSL0/3
137Adam BacherSA0/4
137Craig MatthewsSA0/4
137Matt HorneNZ0/4
137Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/4
138Shaun YoungAUS0/5
139David SewellNZ0/9
140Darren LehmannAUS0/10
140Blair PocockNZ0/10
141Peter MartinENG0/13
142Mark ButcherENG0/14
142VVS LaxmanIND0/14
143Brian LaraWI0/16
144Zakir HasanBAN0/17
145Woorkeri RamanIND0/18
146Athar Ali KhanBAN0/19
146Stuart WilliamsZIM0/19
147Akram KhanBAN0/22
148Habibul BasharBAN0/26
149Joseph AngaraKEN0/34
150Phil DeFreitasENG0/35
151Naimur RahmanBAN0/46
152Ashley GilesENG0/48
153Mike SmithSCO0/89
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