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.

PositionStats ValuePlayer NameTeam Name
14/276Rajesh ChauhanIndia
25/223Anil KumbleIndia
31/195Nilesh KulkarniIndia
46/174Muttiah MuralitharanSri Lanka
55/171Saqlain MushtaqPakistan
65/165Daniel VettoriNew Zealand
73/163Paul AdamsSouth Africa
85/149Darren GoughEngland
96/146Adam HuckleZimbabwe
104/144Chaminda VaasSri Lanka
105/144Kumar DharmasenaSri Lanka
115/143Courtney WalshWest Indies
126/136Allan DonaldSouth Africa
134/130Pat SymcoxSouth Africa
135/130Javagal SrinathIndia
145/126Mushtaq AhmedPakistan
155/125Robert CroftEngland
154/125Dean HeadleyEngland
163/122Lance KlusenerSouth Africa
165/122Ravindra PushpakumaraSri Lanka
162/122Jayantha SilvaSri Lanka
175/118Simon DoullNew Zealand
184/117Geoff AllottNew Zealand
182/117Pramodya WickramasingheSri Lanka
192/116Cameron CuffyWest Indies
205/114Venkatesh PrasadIndia
217/113Michael KasprowiczAustralia
223/112Nuwan ZoysaSri Lanka
235/111Mervyn DillonWest Indies
243/110Paul StrangZimbabwe
246/110Shane WarneAustralia
253/109Shayne O'ConnorNew Zealand
268/107Glenn McGrathAustralia
275/105Shaun PollockSouth Africa
283/104Danny MorrisonNew Zealand
295/103Chris CairnsNew Zealand
305/102Andy CaddickEngland
315/101Paul ReiffelAustralia
315/101Sajeewa de SilvaSri Lanka
326/100Franklyn RoseWest Indies
323/100Devon MalcolmEngland
333/99Waqar YounisPakistan
343/96Dominic CorkEngland
352/93Dodda GaneshIndia
350/93Rawl LewisWest Indies
364/92Ian BishopWest Indies
362/92Dipak PatelNew Zealand
375/90Abey KuruvillaIndia
380/89Mike SmithScotland
395/87Sir Curtly AmbroseWest Indies
405/86Carl HooperWest Indies
402/86Nathan AstleNew Zealand
416/82Michael BevanAustralia
423/81Sunil JoshiIndia
420/81David SewellNew Zealand
437/80Phil TufnellEngland
431/80Patterson ThompsonWest Indies
441/79Andy BichelAustralia
445/79Heath DavisNew Zealand
454/78Debasis MohantyIndia
464/76Wasim AkramPakistan
477/75Jason GillespieAustralia
484/74Azhar MahmoodPakistan
492/72Ali Hussain RizviPakistan
501/64Asif MujtabaPakistan
512/63Heath StreakZimbabwe
522/61Shahid NazirPakistan
531/60Mohammad ZahidPakistan
533/60Mark EalhamEngland
530/60Ruwan KalpageSri Lanka
543/59Sanath JayasuriyaSri Lanka
551/58Phil SimmonsWest Indies
554/58Brett SchultzSouth Africa
561/57Ben HollioakeEngland
561/57Justin VaughanNew Zealand
573/56Bryan StrangZimbabwe
571/56Shiv ChanderpaulWest Indies
582/55Alan MullallyEngland
593/54Jacques KallisSouth Africa
602/53Sourav GangulyIndia
610/52Everton MatambanadzoZimbabwe
622/51Craig WhiteEngland
635/50Simon CookAustralia
632/50Brian McMillanSouth Africa
642/47Shoaib AkhtarPakistan
653/45Steve WaughAustralia
650/45Woorkeri RamanIndia
661/43Craig McMillanNew Zealand
671/41Chris HarrisNew Zealand
682/39Hansie CronjeSouth Africa
690/38Peter MartinEngland
701/35Arjuna RanatungaSri Lanka
712/34Mark WaughAustralia
720/33Saleem MalikPakistan
730/32John RennieZimbabwe
742/31Adam HollioakeEngland
750/29Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka
760/26Russel ArnoldSri Lanka
770/23Jimmy AdamsWest Indies
771/23Greg BlewettAustralia
780/21VVS LaxmanIndia
790/19Stuart WilliamsZimbabwe
790/19Grant FlowerZimbabwe
790/19Guy WhittallZimbabwe
800/18Arshad KhanPakistan
800/18Sachin TendulkarIndia
800/18Ijaz AhmedPakistan
800/18Matt HorneNew Zealand
810/16Aravinda de SilvaSri Lanka
810/16Brian LaraWest Indies
820/14Mark ButcherEngland
830/13Alistair CampbellZimbabwe
840/10Blair PocockNew Zealand
851/9Marvan AtapattuSri Lanka
860/8Shaun YoungAustralia
870/4Mohammad AzharuddinIndia
870/4Rahul DravidIndia
870/4Adam BacherSouth Africa
880/3Hashan TillakaratneSri Lanka
890/2Daryll CullinanSouth Africa
900/0Graham ThorpeEngland
900/0Matthew ElliottAustralia