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Worst Bowling Fig in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the worst bowling fig in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST
1998
135 entries
1
7/65
Simon Doull
NZ
Best return on the list
2
7/84
Franklyn Rose
WI
3
7/155
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
● LEADS
Simon Doull
NZ
7/65 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
3
entries on this list took 7 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/106
The mark at number ten — 125 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Sri Lanka
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Worst Bowling Fig — full list
135 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Simon Doull
NZ
7/65
2
Franklyn Rose
WI
7/84
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
7/155
4
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
6/72
5
Shahid Afridi
PAK
5/52
6
Henry Olonga
ZIM
5/70
7
Carl Hooper
WI
5/80
8
Jason Gillespie
AUS
5/88
9
Alan Mullally
ENG
5/105
10
Waqar Younis
PAK
5/106
11
Allan Donald
SA
5/109
12
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
4/52
13
Makhaya Ntini
SA
4/72
14
Courtney Walsh
WI
4/87
15
Alex Tudor
ENG
4/89
16
Shakil Ahmed
PAK
4/91
17
Angus Fraser
ENG
4/103
17
Anil Kumble
IND
4/103
19
Sourav Ganguly
IND
3/28
20
Don Anurasiri
SL
3/65
21
Kenny Benjamin
WI
3/68
22
Adam Dale
AUS
3/71
23
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
3/78
23
Guy Whittall
ZIM
3/78
25
Chris Cairns
NZ
3/81
26
Peter Such
ENG
3/99
27
Daniel Vettori
NZ
3/101
28
Adam Huckle
ZIM
3/102
29
Heath Streak
ZIM
3/105
30
Wasim Akram
PAK
3/111
30
Andy Caddick
ENG
3/111
32
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
3/125
33
Paul Strang
ZIM
3/126
34
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3/131
35
David Terbrugge
SA
2/39
36
Michael Bevan
AUS
2/56
37
Aravinda de Silva
SL
2/61
38
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2/64
39
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
2/66
39
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
2/66
41
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
2/67
42
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
2/70
43
Jacques Kallis
SA
2/71
44
Nixon McLean
WI
2/73
45
Chaminda Vaas
SL
2/75
46
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
2/81
47
Shaun Pollock
SA
2/92
48
Paul Wiseman
NZ
2/95
49
Pat Symcox
SA
2/103
50
Ben Hollioake
ENG
2/105
51
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
2/107
52
Dean Headley
ENG
2/109
53
Harbhajan Singh
IND
2/112
53
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
2/112
55
Dominic Cork
ENG
2/128
56
Arshad Khan
PAK
2/141
57
Gavin Robertson
AUS
2/163
58
Stuart MacGill
AUS
2/169
59
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1/13
60
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
1/14
61
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
1/16
62
Darren Lehmann
AUS
1/27
63
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
1/29
64
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
1/33
65
Steve Elworthy
SA
1/41
65
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
1/41
67
Harvinder Singh
IND
1/44
68
Craig McMillan
NZ
1/46
68
Dion Nash
NZ
1/46
70
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
1/52
71
Mervyn Dillon
WI
1/54
72
Mark Ealham
ENG
1/55
72
Fanie de Villiers
SA
1/55
74
Chris Harris
NZ
1/56
75
Matthew Nicholson
AUS
1/59
76
Ajit Agarkar
IND
1/60
77
Greg Blewett
AUS
1/65
78
Neil Johnson
ZIM
1/76
79
Mark Waugh
AUS
1/77
80
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
1/81
81
Ian Salisbury
ENG
1/86
82
Javagal Srinath
IND
1/89
83
Paul Adams
SA
1/90
83
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
1/90
85
Colin Miller
AUS
1/99
86
Damien Fleming
AUS
1/103
86
Andy Bichel
AUS
1/103
88
Suresh Perera
SL
1/104
88
Lance Klusener
SA
1/104
90
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
1/105
91
Ashley Giles
ENG
1/106
92
Aamer Sohail
PAK
1/111
93
Venkatapathy Raju
IND
1/118
94
Darren Gough
ENG
1/135
95
Clayton Lambert
WI
0/1
95
Daryll Cullinan
SA
0/1
95
Graeme Hick
ENG
0/1
95
VVS Laxman
IND
0/1
99
Grant Flower
ZIM
0/3
100
Matthew Elliott
AUS
0/4
101
Marvan Atapattu
SL
0/7
102
Craig Evans
ZIM
0/8
102
Jimmy Adams
WI
0/8
102
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
0/8
105
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0/10
106
Ali Naqvi
PAK
0/11
107
Adam Hollioake
ENG
0/12
108
Nathan Astle
NZ
0/15
109
Robin Singh
IND
0/16
110
Saeed Anwar
PAK
0/19
111
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0/20
112
Mark Butcher
ENG
0/23
113
Steve Waugh
AUS
0/27
113
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
0/27
115
Hansie Cronje
SA
0/28
116
Jayantha Silva
SL
0/35
117
Malinga Bandara
SL
0/41
118
Paul Reiffel
AUS
0/48
119
Paul Wilson
AUS
0/50
120
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
0/51
120
Mark Priest
NZ
0/51
122
Aaqib Javed
PAK
0/52
123
Brian McMillan
SA
0/60
124
Saleem Malik
PAK
0/63
125
Rawl Lewis
WI
0/70
126
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
0/74
126
Ian Bishop
WI
0/74
128
Bryan Strang
ZIM
0/78
129
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
0/81
130
Andy Whittall
ZIM
0/93
131
Phil Tufnell
ENG
0/97
132
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
0/102
133
Robert Croft
ENG
0/103
134
Shane Warne
AUS
0/147
135
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
0/153
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