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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.
TEST
1997
123 entries
1
8/107
Glenn McGrath
AUS
Best return on the list
2
7/75
Jason Gillespie
AUS
3
7/80
Phil Tufnell
ENG
● LEADS
Glenn McGrath
AUS
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
6/174
The mark at number ten — 113 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Worst Bowling Fig — full list
123 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Glenn McGrath
AUS
8/107
2
Jason Gillespie
AUS
7/75
3
Phil Tufnell
ENG
7/80
4
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
7/113
5
Michael Bevan
AUS
6/82
6
Franklyn Rose
WI
6/100
7
Shane Warne
AUS
6/110
8
Allan Donald
SA
6/136
9
Adam Huckle
ZIM
6/146
10
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
6/174
11
Simon Cook
AUS
5/50
12
Heath Davis
NZ
5/79
13
Carl Hooper
WI
5/86
14
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
5/87
15
Abey Kuruvilla
IND
5/90
16
Paul Reiffel
AUS
5/101
16
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
5/101
18
Andy Caddick
ENG
5/102
19
Chris Cairns
NZ
5/103
20
Shaun Pollock
SA
5/105
21
Mervyn Dillon
WI
5/111
22
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
5/114
23
Simon Doull
NZ
5/118
24
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
5/122
25
Robert Croft
ENG
5/125
26
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
5/126
27
Javagal Srinath
IND
5/130
28
Courtney Walsh
WI
5/143
29
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
5/144
30
Darren Gough
ENG
5/149
31
Daniel Vettori
NZ
5/165
32
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5/171
33
Anil Kumble
IND
5/223
34
Brett Schultz
SA
4/58
35
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
4/74
36
Wasim Akram
PAK
4/76
37
Debasis Mohanty
IND
4/78
38
Ian Bishop
WI
4/92
39
Geoff Allott
NZ
4/117
40
Dean Headley
ENG
4/125
41
Pat Symcox
SA
4/130
42
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4/144
43
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
4/276
44
Steve Waugh
AUS
3/45
45
Jacques Kallis
SA
3/54
46
Bryan Strang
ZIM
3/56
47
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
3/59
48
Mark Ealham
ENG
3/60
49
Sunil Joshi
IND
3/81
50
Dominic Cork
ENG
3/96
51
Waqar Younis
PAK
3/99
52
Devon Malcolm
ENG
3/100
53
Danny Morrison
NZ
3/104
54
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
3/109
55
Paul Strang
ZIM
3/110
56
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3/112
57
Lance Klusener
SA
3/122
58
Paul Adams
SA
3/163
59
Adam Hollioake
ENG
2/31
60
Mark Waugh
AUS
2/34
61
Hansie Cronje
SA
2/39
62
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
2/47
63
Brian McMillan
SA
2/50
64
Craig White
ENG
2/51
65
Sourav Ganguly
IND
2/53
66
Alan Mullally
ENG
2/55
67
Shahid Nazir
PAK
2/61
68
Heath Streak
ZIM
2/63
69
Ali Hussain Rizvi
PAK
2/72
70
Nathan Astle
NZ
2/86
71
Dipak Patel
NZ
2/92
72
Dodda Ganesh
IND
2/93
73
Cameron Cuffy
WI
2/116
74
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
2/117
75
Jayantha Silva
SL
2/122
76
Marvan Atapattu
SL
1/9
77
Greg Blewett
AUS
1/23
78
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
1/35
79
Chris Harris
NZ
1/41
80
Craig McMillan
NZ
1/43
81
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1/56
82
Ben Hollioake
ENG
1/57
82
Justin Vaughan
NZ
1/57
84
Phil Simmons
WI
1/58
85
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
1/60
86
Asif Mujtaba
PAK
1/64
87
Andy Bichel
AUS
1/79
88
Patterson Thompson
WI
1/80
89
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
1/195
90
Graham Thorpe
ENG
0/0
90
Matthew Elliott
AUS
0/0
92
Daryll Cullinan
SA
0/2
93
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
0/3
94
Mohammad Azharuddin
IND
0/4
94
Rahul Dravid
IND
0/4
94
Adam Bacher
SA
0/4
97
Shaun Young
AUS
0/8
98
Blair Pocock
NZ
0/10
99
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
0/13
100
Mark Butcher
ENG
0/14
101
Aravinda de Silva
SL
0/16
101
Brian Lara
WI
0/16
103
Arshad Khan
PAK
0/18
103
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
0/18
103
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
0/18
103
Matt Horne
NZ
0/18
107
Stuart Williams
ZIM
0/19
107
Grant Flower
ZIM
0/19
107
Guy Whittall
ZIM
0/19
110
VVS Laxman
IND
0/21
111
Jimmy Adams
WI
0/23
112
Russel Arnold
SL
0/26
113
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0/29
114
John Rennie
ZIM
0/32
115
Saleem Malik
PAK
0/33
116
Peter Martin
ENG
0/38
117
Woorkeri Raman
IND
0/45
118
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
0/52
119
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
0/60
120
David Sewell
NZ
0/81
121
Mike Smith
SCO
0/89
121
Mike Smith
SCO
0/89
123
Rawl Lewis
WI
0/93
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