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 FORMATS1997193 entries
18/107Glenn McGrathAUSBest return on the list
27/75Jason GillespieAUS
37/80Phil TufnellENG
● LEADS
Glenn McGrathAUS
8/107 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 8 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/136
The mark at number ten — 183 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Worst Bowling Fig — full list

193 entries, ranked
1Glenn McGrathAUS8/107
2Jason GillespieAUS7/75
3Phil TufnellENG7/80
4Michael KasprowiczAUS7/113
5Bryan StrangZIM6/66
6Michael BevanAUS6/82
7Franklyn RoseWI6/100
8Shane WarneAUS6/110
9Lance KlusenerSA6/122
10Allan DonaldSA6/136
11Adam HuckleZIM6/146
12Muttiah MuralitharanSL6/174
13Aasif KarimKEN5/41
14Anthony StuartAUS5/48
15Simon CookAUS5/50
16Eddo BrandesZIM5/51
17Sourav GangulyIND5/53
18Sanath JayasuriyaSL5/59
19Robin SinghIND5/63
19Heath StreakZIM5/63
21Aaqib JavedPAK5/73
22Heath DavisNZ5/79
23Carl HooperWI5/86
24Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/87
25Abey KuruvillaIND5/90
26Paul ReiffelAUS5/101
26Sajeewa de SilvaSL5/101
28Andy CaddickENG5/102
29Chris CairnsNZ5/103
30Shaun PollockSA5/105
31Mervyn DillonWI5/111
32Venkatesh PrasadIND5/114
33Simon DoullNZ5/118
34Ravindra PushpakumaraSL5/122
35Robert CroftENG5/125
36Mushtaq AhmedPAK5/126
37Javagal SrinathIND5/130
38Courtney WalshWI5/143
39Kumar DharmasenaSL5/144
40Darren GoughENG5/149
41Daniel VettoriNZ5/165
42Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/171
43Anil KumbleIND5/223
44Martin SujiKEN4/36
45Matthew FlemingENG4/45
46Manzoor AkhtarPAK4/50
47Craig WhiteENG4/51
48Brett SchultzSA4/58
49Ottis GibsonWI4/61
50Azhar MahmoodPAK4/74
51Wasim AkramPAK4/76
52Debasis MohantyIND4/78
53Nathan AstleNZ4/86
54Ian BishopWI4/92
55Waqar YounisPAK4/99
56Geoff AllottNZ4/117
57Dean HeadleyENG4/125
58Pat SymcoxSA4/130
59Chaminda VaasSL4/144
60Rajesh ChauhanIND4/276
61Noel DavidIND3/38
62Paul WilsonAUS3/39
63Steve TikoloKEN3/41
63Chris HarrisNZ3/41
65Harvinder SinghIND3/44
66Steve WaughAUS3/45
67Guy WhittallZIM3/47
68Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3/50
69Jacques KallisSA3/54
70Alan MullallyENG3/55
71Laurie WilliamsWI3/56
71Shiv ChanderpaulWI3/56
71Gavin LarsenNZ3/56
74Aminul IslamBAN3/57
75Ruwan KalpageSL3/60
75Mark EalhamENG3/60
77Aravinda de SilvaSL3/61
78Andy WhittallZIM3/62
79Shahid AfridiPAK3/63
80Upul ChandanaSL3/65
81Shahid NazirPAK3/66
82Adam DaleAUS3/70
83Andy BichelAUS3/79
84Sunil JoshiIND3/81
85Dominic CorkENG3/96
86Devon MalcolmENG3/100
87Danny MorrisonNZ3/104
88Shayne O'ConnorNZ3/109
89Paul StrangZIM3/110
90Nuwan ZoysaSL3/112
91Paul AdamsSA3/163
92Nilesh KulkarniIND3/195
93Pommie MbangwaZIM2/24
94Daryll CullinanSA2/31
95Stuart LawAUS2/36
96Mark WaughAUS2/39
97Mohammad AkramPAK2/41
98Craig McMillanNZ2/43
99Dougie BrownENG2/44
99Grant FlowerZIM2/44
101Shoaib AkhtarPAK2/47
102Maurice OdumbeKEN2/48
102Craig EvansZIM2/48
104Fanie de VilliersSA2/49
104Kabir KhanPAK2/49
106Adam HollioakeENG2/50
106Tom MoodyAUS2/50
106Brian McMillanSA2/50
109Minhajul AbedinBAN2/51
109Thomas OdoyoKEN2/51
111Dinanath RamnarineWI2/52
112Everton MatambanadzoZIM2/53
112Aamer SohailPAK2/53
112Brendon JulianAUS2/53
115Arshad KhanPAK2/54
115John RennieZIM2/54
117Mohammad HussainPAK2/56
118Hansie CronjeSA2/57
119Mohammad ZahidPAK2/60
120Sachin TendulkarIND2/61
120Saleem MalikPAK2/61
122Rudi BrysonSA2/63
123Hasibul HossainBAN2/68
124Mohammad RafiqueBAN2/71
125Ali Hussain RizviPAK2/72
126Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/80
127Dipak PatelNZ2/92
128Dodda GaneshIND2/93
129Cameron CuffyWI2/116
130Pramodya WickramasingheSL2/117
131Jayantha SilvaSL2/122
132Mujahid JamshedPAK1/6
133Alistair CampbellZIM1/13
134Rajab AliKEN1/22
135Ijaz AhmedPAK1/28
135Nixon McLeanWI1/28
137Arjuna RanatungaSL1/35
138Marvan AtapattuSL1/37
139Ian HarveyAUS1/39
139Ronnie IraniENG1/39
141Tony SujiKEN1/40
142Greg BlewettAUS1/42
142Derek CrookesSA1/42
144Abdul RazzaqPAK1/45
144Saiful IslamBAN1/45
146Sairaj BahutuleIND1/46
147Enamul HaqueBAN1/47
148Salil AnkolaIND1/50
149Jimmy AdamsWI1/53
149Chris SilverwoodENG1/53
151Mohammad SheikhBAN1/54
152Dulip LiyanageSL1/57
152Justin VaughanNZ1/57
152Ben HollioakeENG1/57
155Phil SimmonsWI1/58
156Andrew PennNZ1/59
157Asif MujtabaPAK1/64
158Patterson ThompsonWI1/80
159Rawl LewisWI1/93
160Matthew ElliottAUS0/0
160Hitesh ModiKEN0/0
162Saeed AnwarPAK0/2
163Hashan TillakaratneSL0/3
163Andrew HudsonSA0/3
165Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/4
165Adam BacherSA0/4
167Rahul DravidIND0/6
168Shaun YoungAUS0/8
169Darren LehmannAUS0/10
169Blair PocockNZ0/10
171Mark ButcherENG0/14
172Brian LaraWI0/16
173Zakir HasanBAN0/17
174Matt HorneNZ0/18
175Stuart WilliamsZIM0/19
176VVS LaxmanIND0/21
177Ajay JadejaIND0/22
178Russel ArnoldSL0/26
178Habibul BasharBAN0/26
180Mahela JayawardeneSL0/29
181Craig MatthewsSA0/31
182Graham ThorpeENG0/32
183Akram KhanBAN0/34
183Joseph AngaraKEN0/34
185Mafizur RahmanBAN0/37
186Peter MartinENG0/38
186Athar Ali KhanBAN0/38
188Woorkeri RamanIND0/45
189Phil DeFreitasENG0/47
190Ashley GilesENG0/48
191Naimur RahmanBAN0/49
192David SewellNZ0/81
193Mike SmithSCO0/89
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