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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.
ODI
1997
171 entries
1
6/58
Lance Klusener
SA
Best return on the list
2
6/66
Bryan Strang
ZIM
3
5/39
Sourav Ganguly
IND
● LEADS
Lance Klusener
SA
6/58 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 6 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/65
The mark at number ten — 161 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Worst Bowling Fig — full list
171 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Lance Klusener
SA
6/58
2
Bryan Strang
ZIM
6/66
3
Sourav Ganguly
IND
5/39
4
Aasif Karim
KEN
5/41
5
Anthony Stuart
AUS
5/48
6
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
5/51
7
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5/59
8
Heath Streak
ZIM
5/62
9
Robin Singh
IND
5/63
10
Darren Gough
ENG
5/65
11
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5/72
12
Aaqib Javed
PAK
5/73
13
Phil Tufnell
ENG
4/22
14
Martin Suji
KEN
4/36
15
Nathan Astle
NZ
4/43
16
Craig White
ENG
4/44
17
Matthew Fleming
ENG
4/45
18
Manzoor Akhtar
PAK
4/50
19
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
4/51
20
Shaun Pollock
SA
4/52
21
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
4/53
22
Carl Hooper
WI
4/56
23
Heath Davis
NZ
4/58
24
Chris Cairns
NZ
4/59
25
Waqar Younis
PAK
4/60
25
Ian Bishop
WI
4/60
27
Ottis Gibson
WI
4/61
28
Wasim Akram
PAK
4/62
29
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
4/63
30
Shane Warne
AUS
4/64
31
Pat Symcox
SA
4/65
32
Allan Donald
SA
4/67
33
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4/71
34
Abey Kuruvilla
IND
4/80
35
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
3/36
36
Noel David
IND
3/38
37
Alan Mullally
ENG
3/39
37
Paul Wilson
AUS
3/39
39
Steve Tikolo
KEN
3/41
39
Chris Harris
NZ
3/41
41
Andy Caddick
ENG
3/43
42
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
3/44
42
Harvinder Singh
IND
3/44
42
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
3/44
45
Michael Bevan
AUS
3/46
46
Daniel Vettori
NZ
3/47
46
Guy Whittall
ZIM
3/47
48
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
3/50
48
Javagal Srinath
IND
3/50
50
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3/53
51
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
3/55
52
Laurie Williams
WI
3/56
52
Gavin Larsen
NZ
3/56
52
Sunil Joshi
IND
3/56
52
Courtney Walsh
WI
3/56
56
Andy Bichel
AUS
3/57
56
Aminul Islam
BAN
3/57
56
Aminul Islam
BAN
3/57
59
Paul Strang
ZIM
3/58
59
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
3/58
61
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
3/59
62
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
3/61
62
Aravinda de Silva
SL
3/61
64
Andy Whittall
ZIM
3/62
65
Shahid Afridi
PAK
3/63
66
Franklyn Rose
WI
3/64
67
Upul Chandana
SL
3/65
68
Shahid Nazir
PAK
3/66
68
Debasis Mohanty
IND
3/66
70
Adam Dale
AUS
3/70
71
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
3/73
72
Craig McMillan
NZ
2/17
73
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
2/24
74
Brian McMillan
SA
2/29
75
Daryll Cullinan
SA
2/31
76
Cameron Cuffy
WI
2/33
77
Stuart Law
AUS
2/36
78
Adam Huckle
ZIM
2/38
79
Dean Headley
ENG
2/39
79
Mark Waugh
AUS
2/39
81
Mohammad Akram
PAK
2/41
82
Jacques Kallis
SA
2/42
83
Dougie Brown
ENG
2/44
83
Grant Flower
ZIM
2/44
85
Mark Ealham
ENG
2/47
85
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
2/47
87
Craig Evans
ZIM
2/48
87
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
2/48
89
Geoff Allott
NZ
2/49
89
Kabir Khan
PAK
2/49
89
Fanie de Villiers
SA
2/49
92
Adam Hollioake
ENG
2/50
92
Tom Moody
AUS
2/50
94
Minhajul Abedin
BAN
2/51
94
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
2/51
96
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
2/52
97
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
2/53
97
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
2/53
97
Aamer Sohail
PAK
2/53
97
Simon Doull
NZ
2/53
97
Brendon Julian
AUS
2/53
102
Robert Croft
ENG
2/54
102
John Rennie
ZIM
2/54
102
Arshad Khan
PAK
2/54
105
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2/55
106
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
2/56
107
Hansie Cronje
SA
2/57
108
Anil Kumble
IND
2/58
109
Saleem Malik
PAK
2/61
109
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
2/61
111
Rudi Bryson
SA
2/63
112
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
2/64
113
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
2/68
113
Mervyn Dillon
WI
2/68
115
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
2/71
116
Sheikh Salahuddin
BAN
2/80
117
Mujahid Jamshed
PAK
1/6
118
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
1/8
119
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
1/16
120
Dodda Ganesh
IND
1/20
121
Rajab Ali
KEN
1/22
122
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
1/28
122
Nixon McLean
WI
1/28
124
Phil Simmons
WI
1/34
125
Paul Adams
SA
1/35
126
Ian Harvey
AUS
1/39
126
Ronnie Irani
ENG
1/39
128
Tony Suji
KEN
1/40
129
Greg Blewett
AUS
1/42
129
Derek Crookes
SA
1/42
131
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
1/45
131
Saiful Islam
BAN
1/45
133
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
1/46
134
Enamul Haque
BAN
1/47
134
Paul Reiffel
AUS
1/47
134
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
1/47
137
Dipak Patel
NZ
1/49
138
Salil Ankola
IND
1/50
139
Dominic Cork
ENG
1/52
140
Jimmy Adams
WI
1/53
140
Chris Silverwood
ENG
1/53
142
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
1/54
142
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
1/54
144
Rawl Lewis
WI
1/55
145
Dulip Liyanage
SL
1/57
146
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
1/58
147
Andrew Penn
NZ
1/59
148
Patterson Thompson
WI
1/64
149
Hitesh Modi
KEN
0/0
150
Saeed Anwar
PAK
0/2
151
Andrew Hudson
SA
0/3
152
Rahul Dravid
IND
0/6
153
Darren Lehmann
AUS
0/10
154
Zakir Hasan
BAN
0/17
154
Zakir Hasan
BAN
0/17
156
Ajay Jadeja
IND
0/22
157
Russel Arnold
SL
0/24
158
Steve Waugh
AUS
0/25
158
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
0/25
160
Habibul Bashar
BAN
0/26
161
Craig Matthews
SA
0/31
162
Graham Thorpe
ENG
0/32
163
Akram Khan
BAN
0/34
163
Joseph Angara
KEN
0/34
165
Ben Hollioake
ENG
0/36
166
Mafizur Rahman
BAN
0/37
166
Marvan Atapattu
SL
0/37
168
Athar Ali Khan
BAN
0/38
169
Phil DeFreitas
ENG
0/47
170
Ashley Giles
ENG
0/48
171
Naimur Rahman
BAN
0/49
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