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

The worst bowling fig in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997194 entries
10/122Jayantha SilvaSLWorst return on the list
20/93Dodda GaneshIND
20/93Rawl LewisWI
● LEADS
Jayantha SilvaSL
0/122 · worst figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
67
entries on this list took 0 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
0/70
The mark at number ten — 184 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Bangladesh
7 of the top 50 · 13 teams represented

Worst Bowling Fig — full list

194 entries, ranked
1Jayantha SilvaSL0/122
2Dodda GaneshIND0/93
2Rawl LewisWI0/93
4Mike SmithSCO0/89
5David SewellNZ0/81
6Phil TufnellENG0/80
6Sheikh SalahuddinBAN0/80
8Andy BichelAUS0/79
9Aaqib JavedPAK0/73
10Adam DaleAUS0/70
11Shahid NazirPAK0/66
12Asif MujtabaPAK0/64
13Shahid AfridiGER0/63
14Ruwan KalpageSL0/60
14Mohammad ZahidPAK0/60
16Andrew PennNZ0/59
17Hansie CronjeSA0/57
18Adam HollioakeENG0/50
18Simon CookAUS0/50
18Tom MoodyAUS0/50
18Salil AnkolaIND0/50
18Brian McMillanSA0/50
18Shafiuddin AhmedBAN0/50
24Naimur RahmanBAN0/49
25Ashley GilesENG0/48
26Phil DeFreitasENG0/47
27Woorkeri RamanIND0/45
27Steve WaughAUS0/45
29Dougie BrownENG0/44
30Greg BlewettAUS0/42
31Aasif KarimKEN0/41
31Chris HarrisNZ0/41
33Noel DavidIND0/38
33Peter MartinENG0/38
33Athar Ali KhanBAN0/38
36Mafizur RahmanBAN0/37
36Marvan AtapattuSL0/37
38Martin SujiKEN0/36
39Akram KhanBAN0/34
39Joseph AngaraKEN0/34
41Graham ThorpeENG0/32
42Craig MatthewsSA0/31
43Mahela JayawardeneSL0/29
44Nixon McLeanWI0/28
45Russel ArnoldSL0/26
45Habibul BasharBAN0/26
47Rajab AliKEN0/22
47Ajay JadejaIND0/22
49VVS LaxmanIND0/21
50Stuart WilliamsZIM0/19
51Matt HorneNZ0/18
52Zakir HasanBAN0/17
53Ijaz AhmedPAK0/16
53Brian LaraWI0/16
55Mark ButcherENG0/14
56Alistair CampbellZIM0/13
57Darren LehmannAUS0/10
57Blair PocockNZ0/10
59Shaun YoungAUS0/8
60Rahul DravidIND0/6
61Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/4
61Adam BacherSA0/4
63Hashan TillakaratneSL0/3
63Andrew HudsonSA0/3
65Saeed AnwarPAK0/2
66Matthew ElliottAUS0/0
66Hitesh ModiKEN0/0
68Rajesh ChauhanIND1/276
69Anil KumbleIND1/223
70Nilesh KulkarniIND1/195
71Saqlain MushtaqPAK1/171
72Paul AdamsSA1/163
73Lance KlusenerSA1/122
74Pramodya WickramasingheSL1/117
74Geoff AllottNZ1/117
76Nuwan ZoysaSL1/112
77Shane WarneAUS1/110
78Chris CairnsNZ1/103
79Sunil JoshiIND1/81
80Patterson ThompsonWI1/80
81Heath DavisNZ1/79
82Mohammad RafiqueBAN1/71
83Upul ChandanaSL1/65
84Heath StreakZIM1/63
84Rudi BrysonSA1/63
86Andy WhittallZIM1/62
87Sanath JayasuriyaSL1/59
88Brett SchultzSA1/58
88Phil SimmonsWI1/58
90Justin VaughanNZ1/57
90Dulip LiyanageSL1/57
90Ben HollioakeENG1/57
93Shiv ChanderpaulWI1/56
94Alan MullallyENG1/55
95Jacques KallisSA1/54
95Mohammad SheikhBAN1/54
95John RennieZIM1/54
98Aamer SohailPAK1/53
98Chris SilverwoodENG1/53
98Jimmy AdamsWI1/53
98Everton MatambanadzoZIM1/53
102Eddo BrandesZIM1/51
102Minhajul AbedinBAN1/51
102Thomas OdoyoKEN1/51
105Manzoor AkhtarPAK1/50
106Fanie de VilliersSA1/49
107Craig EvansZIM1/48
108Enamul HaqueBAN1/47
108Guy WhittallZIM1/47
110Sairaj BahutuleIND1/46
111Abdul RazzaqPAK1/45
111Saiful IslamBAN1/45
113Craig McMillanNZ1/43
114Derek CrookesSA1/42
115Mohammad AkramPAK1/41
116Tony SujiKEN1/40
117Ian HarveyAUS1/39
117Ronnie IraniENG1/39
119Stuart LawAUS1/36
120Arjuna RanatungaSL1/35
121Ijaz AhmedPAK1/28
122Mujahid JamshedPAK1/6
123Muttiah MuralitharanSL2/174
124Allan DonaldSA2/136
125Pat SymcoxSA2/130
126Dean HeadleyENG2/125
127Simon DoullNZ2/118
128Cameron CuffyWI2/116
129Glenn McGrathAUS2/107
130Shaun PollockSA2/105
131Andy CaddickENG2/102
132Paul ReiffelAUS2/101
133Dipak PatelNZ2/92
133Ian BishopWI2/92
135Abey KuruvillaIND2/90
136Carl HooperWI2/86
136Nathan AstleNZ2/86
138Azhar MahmoodPAK2/74
139Ali Hussain RizviPAK2/72
140Hasibul HossainBAN2/68
141Robin SinghIND2/63
142Sachin TendulkarIND2/61
142Saleem MalikPAK2/61
142Aravinda de SilvaSL2/61
145Mohammad HussainPAK2/56
146Arshad KhanPAK2/54
147Sourav GangulyIND2/53
147Brendon JulianAUS2/53
149Dinanath RamnarineWI2/52
150Craig WhiteENG2/51
151Kabir KhanPAK2/49
152Maurice OdumbeKEN2/48
152Anthony StuartAUS2/48
154Shoaib AkhtarPAK2/47
155Grant FlowerZIM2/44
156Mark WaughAUS2/39
157Daryll CullinanSA2/31
158Pommie MbangwaZIM2/24
159Kumar DharmasenaSL3/144
160Javagal SrinathIND3/130
161Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/126
162Robert CroftENG3/125
163Venkatesh PrasadIND3/114
164Paul StrangZIM3/110
165Shayne O'ConnorNZ3/109
166Danny MorrisonNZ3/104
167Sajeewa de SilvaSL3/101
168Devon MalcolmENG3/100
169Waqar YounisPAK3/99
170Dominic CorkENG3/96
171Wasim AkramPAK3/76
172Jason GillespieAUS3/75
173Bryan StrangZIM3/66
174Mark EalhamENG3/60
175Aminul IslamBAN3/57
176Gavin LarsenNZ3/56
176Laurie WilliamsWI3/56
178Harvinder SinghIND3/44
179Steve TikoloKEN3/41
180Paul WilsonAUS3/39
181Daniel VettoriNZ4/165
182Chaminda VaasSL4/144
183Michael KasprowiczAUS4/113
184Debasis MohantyIND4/78
185Ottis GibsonWI4/61
186Matthew FlemingENG4/45
187Darren GoughENG5/149
188Adam HuckleZIM5/146
189Courtney WalshWI5/143
190Ravindra PushpakumaraSL5/122
191Mervyn DillonWI5/111
192Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/87
193Franklyn RoseWI6/100
194Michael BevanAUS6/82
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