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.
TEST1997122 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
6/109
The mark at number ten — 112 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

122 entries, ranked
1Glenn McGrathAUS8/38
2Michael KasprowiczAUS7/36
3Jason GillespieAUS7/37
4Phil TufnellENG7/66
5Shane WarneAUS6/48
6Allan DonaldSA6/59
7Michael BevanAUS6/82
8Muttiah MuralitharanSL6/98
9Franklyn RoseWI6/100
10Adam HuckleZIM6/109
11Carl HooperWI5/26
12Mushtaq AhmedPAK5/35
13Sir Curtly AmbroseWI5/37
13Shaun PollockSA5/37
14Simon CookAUS5/39
15Darren GoughENG5/40
16Ravindra PushpakumaraSL5/41
17Andy CaddickENG5/42
18Paul ReiffelAUS5/49
19Chris CairnsNZ5/50
20Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/54
21Kumar DharmasenaSL5/57
22Simon DoullNZ5/58
23Heath DavisNZ5/63
24Abey KuruvillaIND5/68
25Courtney WalshWI5/74
26Venkatesh PrasadIND5/82
27Daniel VettoriNZ5/84
28Sajeewa de SilvaSL5/85
29Robert CroftENG5/95
30Anil KumbleIND5/104
30Javagal SrinathIND5/104
31Mervyn DillonWI5/111
32Ian BishopWI4/22
33Wasim AkramPAK4/42
34Rajesh ChauhanIND4/48
35Brett SchultzSA4/52
36Azhar MahmoodPAK4/53
37Chaminda VaasSL4/60
38Pat SymcoxSA4/69
39Dean HeadleyENG4/72
40Geoff AllottNZ4/74
41Debasis MohantyIND4/78
42Steve WaughAUS3/20
43Jacques KallisSA3/29
43Bryan StrangZIM3/29
44Paul AdamsSA3/45
44Sanath JayasuriyaSL3/45
45Nuwan ZoysaSL3/47
46Sunil JoshiIND3/57
47Mark EalhamENG3/60
48Shayne O'ConnorNZ3/73
49Lance KlusenerSA3/75
50Dominic CorkENG3/96
51Waqar YounisPAK3/99
52Devon MalcolmENG3/100
53Danny MorrisonNZ3/104
54Paul StrangZIM3/110
55Hansie CronjeSA2/6
56Nathan AstleNZ2/26
57Mark WaughAUS2/28
57Dodda GaneshIND2/28
58Adam HollioakeENG2/31
59Shahid NazirPAK2/32
59Brian McMillanSA2/32
60Sourav GangulyIND2/36
61Alan MullallyENG2/47
61Shoaib AkhtarPAK2/47
62Craig WhiteENG2/51
63Heath StreakZIM2/52
64Dipak PatelNZ2/67
65Jayantha SilvaSL2/71
66Ali Hussain RizviPAK2/72
67Pramodya WickramasingheSL2/76
68Cameron CuffyWI2/116
69Shiv ChanderpaulWI1/2
70Marvan AtapattuSL1/9
71Greg BlewettAUS1/11
72Asif MujtabaPAK1/23
73Ben HollioakeENG1/26
74Arjuna RanatungaSL1/29
75Andy BichelAUS1/31
76Chris HarrisNZ1/41
77Craig McMillanNZ1/43
78Mohammad ZahidPAK1/44
79Justin VaughanNZ1/57
80Phil SimmonsWI1/58
81Patterson ThompsonWI1/80
82Nilesh KulkarniIND1/195
83Sachin TendulkarIND0/0
83Matthew ElliottAUS0/0
83Graham ThorpeENG0/0
83Mahela JayawardeneSL0/0
84Russel ArnoldSL0/2
84Daryll CullinanSA0/2
84Rahul DravidIND0/2
85Hashan TillakaratneSL0/3
86Adam BacherSA0/4
86Mohammad AzharuddinIND0/4
86Matt HorneNZ0/4
87Shaun YoungAUS0/5
87John RennieZIM0/5
88Aravinda de SilvaSL0/7
89David SewellNZ0/9
90Blair PocockNZ0/10
90Grant FlowerZIM0/10
91Alistair CampbellZIM0/13
91Peter MartinENG0/13
92VVS LaxmanIND0/14
92Mark ButcherENG0/14
92Arshad KhanPAK0/14
92Guy WhittallZIM0/14
92Everton MatambanadzoZIM0/14
93Brian LaraWI0/16
94Ijaz AhmedPAK0/18
94Woorkeri RamanIND0/18
95Stuart WilliamsZIM0/19
96Jimmy AdamsWI0/23
97Saleem MalikPAK0/33
98Ruwan KalpageSL0/42
99Mike SmithSCO0/89
100Rawl LewisWI0/93
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