Best Bowling Fig – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best bowling fig in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
110/53Jim LakerENGBest return on the list
210/74Anil KumbleIND
310/119Ajaz PatelNZ
● LEADS
Jim LakerENG
10/53 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
3
entries on this list took 10 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
9/83
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Jim LakerENG10/53
2Anil KumbleIND10/74
3Ajaz PatelNZ10/119
4George LohmannENG9/28
5Muttiah MuralitharanSL9/51
6Sir Richard HadleeNZ9/52
7Abdul QadirPAK9/56
8Devon MalcolmENG9/57
9Jasubhai PatelIND9/69
10Kapil DevIND9/83
11Sarfraz NawazPAK9/86
12Jack NoreigaWI9/95
13Subhash GupteIND9/102
14Sydney BarnesENG9/103
15Hugh TayfieldSA9/113
16Arthur MaileyAUS9/121
17Rangana HerathSL9/127
18Keshav MaharajSA9/129
19Sonam YesheyBHU8/7
20Johnny BriggsENG8/11
21Stuart BroadENG8/15
22Chaminda VaasSL8/19
23Glenn McGrathAUS8/24
24Colin CroftWI8/29
25Frank LaverAUS8/31
25Fred TruemanENG8/31
26Sir Ian BothamENG8/34
27Lance GibbsWI8/38
28Taijul IslamBAN8/39
29Yasir ShahPAK8/41
30Sajid KhanPAK8/42
31Bob WillisENG8/43
31Hedley VerityENG8/43
31Albert TrottAUS8/43
32Sir Curtly AmbroseWI8/45
33Noman AliPAK8/46
34Devendra BishooWI8/49
35Nathan LyonAUS8/50
36Derek UnderwoodENG8/51
37Vinoo MankadIND8/52
38Bob MassieAUS8/53
38Angus FraserENG8/53
38Goofy LawrenceSA8/53
39Imran NiaziBHR8/58
40Colin BlytheENG8/59
40Ashley MallettAUS8/59
41Roston ChaseWI8/60
42Mitchell JohnsonAUS8/61
42Narendra HirwaniIND8/61
43Shannon GabrielWI8/62
44Lance KlusenerSA8/64
45Hugh TrumbleAUS8/65
46Wilfred RhodesENG8/68
47Sikander BakhtPAK8/69
48Tip SnookeSA8/70
49Allan DonaldSA8/71
49Graham McKenzieAUS8/71
49Shane WarneAUS8/71
50Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND8/72
51Erapalli PrasannaIND8/76
52Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND8/79
53Len BraundENG8/81
54Ravi RatnayekeSL8/83
55Harbhajan SinghIND8/84
56Javagal SrinathIND8/86
56Tony GreigENG8/86
57Merv HughesAUS8/87
58Michael HoldingWI8/92
59Tom RichardsonENG8/94
60Craig McDermottAUS8/97
61Alf ValentineWI8/104
62Bernard BosanquetENG8/107
62Neil FosterENG8/107
63Stuart MacGillAUS8/108
64Paul StrangZIM8/109
65Geoff LawsonAUS8/112
66Jack WhiteENG8/126
67Max WalkerAUS8/143
68Saqlain MushtaqPAK8/164
69Jason KrejzaAUS8/215
70Syazrul Ezat IdrusMAL7/8
71Steve HarmisonENG7/12
71Shahid AfridiGER7/12
72Marco JansenSA7/13
73Monty NobleAUS7/17
74Rashid KhanAFG7/18
75Wanindu HasarangaSL7/19
75Ali DawoodBHR7/19
76Andy BichelAUS7/20
77Charlie CassellSCO7/21
78Malcolm MarshallWI7/22
79Bert IronmongerAUS7/23
79Matt HenryNZ7/23
80Gerry HazlittAUS7/25
81Mike WhitneyAUS7/27
81Maninder SinghIND7/27
81Frank TysonENG7/27
81Chris CairnsNZ7/27
82Billy BatesENG7/28
83George Finlay-BissettSA7/29
83Kyle AbbottSA7/29
84Bobby PeelENG7/31
85Jomel WarricanWI7/32
85Muhammad KhanUSA7/32
86Tim SoutheeNZ7/33
87Trent BoultNZ7/34
87Trevor BaileyENG7/34
87Jack SaundersAUS7/34
88Tony LockENG7/35
89Johnny WardleENG7/36
89George UlyettENG7/36
89Shakib Al HasanBAN7/36
89Michael KasprowiczAUS7/36
89Waqar YounisPAK7/36
90Makhaya NtiniSA7/37
90Aaqib JavedPAK7/37
90Courtney WalshWI7/37
90Jason GillespieAUS7/37
90J.J. FerrisAUS7/37
90Gudakesh MotieWI7/37
91Ray LindwallAUS7/38
92Brian StathamENG7/39
92Neil WagnerNZ7/39
93Dick BarlowENG7/40
93John SnowENG7/40
93Clarrie GrimmettAUS7/40
94Ravindra JadejaIND7/42
94James AndersonENG7/42
94Fazal MahmoodPAK7/42
95Dominic CorkENG7/43
95Charlie TurnerAUS7/43
96Ian JohnsonAUS7/44
96Frederick SpofforthAUS7/44
96Sir Alec BedserENG7/44
97Imran TahirSA7/45
97Angus AtkinsonENG7/45
98John LeverENG7/46
98Andy CaddickENG7/46
98Allan BorderAUS7/46
99Phil TufnellENG7/47
99Ryan SidebottomENG7/47
100Mohammad IslamBAN7/48
101Ghulam AhmedIND7/49
101Sonny RamadhinWI7/49
101Iqbal QasimPAK7/49
102Chris OldENG7/50
102Eric HolliesENG7/50
103Bruce ReidAUS7/51
103Winston DavisWI7/51
103Dale SteynSA7/51
104Intikhab AlamPAK7/52
104Chris PringleNZ7/52
104Roy TattersallENG7/52
104Prabath JayasuriyaSL7/52
105Mitchell SantnerNZ7/53
105Denis AtkinsonWI7/53
106Sir Andy RobertsNZ7/54
106Bill O'ReillyAUS7/54
107Tom KendallAUS7/55
107Gerry GomezWI7/55
107Saeed AjmalPAK7/55
108Mushtaq AhmedPAK7/56
108James LangridgeENG7/56
109Mohammed ShamiIND7/57
109Corey CollymoreWI7/57
110Charles MacartneyAUS7/58
110Mitchell StarcAUS7/58
110Blessing MuzarabaniZIM7/58
110Mehidy HasanBAN7/58
111Washington SundarIND7/59
111Irfan PathanIND7/59
111Ravichandran AshwinIND7/59
112Keith MillerAUS7/60
113Matthew HoggardENG7/61
113Shardul ThakurIND7/61
114Tom HartleyENG7/62
115Alf HallSA7/63
116Sid PeglerSA7/65
116Simon DoullNZ7/65
116Joey PalmerAUS7/65
117Phil EdmondsENG7/66
117Mohammad ZahidPAK7/66
117Darren SammyWI7/66
118Geoff DymockAUS7/67
119Tom EmmettENG7/68
119Shamar JosephWI7/68
120Jack GregoryAUS7/69
120Sir Wes HallWI7/69
121Frank WorrellWI7/70
121Bill VoceENG7/70
121George GearyENG7/70
121Phil DeFreitasENG7/70
122Tich FreemanENG7/71
122Bill LockwoodENG7/71
123Richie BenaudAUS7/72
124Ishant SharmaIND7/74
124Lance CairnsNZ7/74
124Bruce TaylorNZ7/74
124Pervez SajjadPAK7/74
125Lindsay KlineAUS7/75
125Rahkeem CornwallWI7/75
126Frank WoolleyENG7/76
127Danish KaneriaPAK7/77
128Jermaine LawsonWI7/78
128John EmbureyENG7/78
129Fred TitmusENG7/79
130Sir Gubby AllenENG7/80
131Marchant de LangeSA7/81
132Dennis LilleeAUS7/83
133Franklyn RoseWI7/84
133Aubrey FaulknerSA7/84
134Amar SinghIND7/86
135Zaheer KhanIND7/87
135Ray BrightAUS7/87
135Shaun PollockSA7/87
135Daniel VettoriNZ7/87
135Stephen BoockNZ7/87
135Fidel EdwardsWI7/87
136Ernie JonesAUS7/88
137Danny MorrisonNZ7/89
138Ranji HordernAUS7/90
139Joe PartridgeSA7/91
140Percy HornibrookAUS7/92
141Alan DavidsonAUS7/93
142Bert VoglerSA7/94
142Mark CraigNZ7/94
143Gobo AshleySA7/95
143Enamul Haque jnrBAN7/95
144Ziaur RahmanAFG7/97
145Bruce YardleyAUS7/98
145Bishan BediIND7/98
146Mohammad NazirPAK7/99
147Neil HawkeAUS7/105
147Doug WrightENG7/105
148Kagiso RabadaSA7/112
149Sikandar RazaZIM7/113
150Abrar AhmedPAK7/114
151Ravindra PushpakumaraSL7/116
152Ryan HarrisAUS7/117
152George GiffenAUS7/117
153Wasim AkramPAK7/119
154Todd MurphyAUS7/124
155Paul AdamsSA7/128
156Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL7/137
157Jim HiggsAUS7/143
158Tibby CotterAUS7/148
159Dattu PhadkarIND7/159
160Harsha BharadwajSIN6/3
161Stuart BinnyIND6/4
162Peter AhoNIG6/5
163Deepak ChaharIND6/7
163Scott BolandAUS6/7
163Arthur GilliganENG6/7
163Dinesh Maganiai NakraniUGA6/7
164Not on recordMAW6/8
164Ajantha MendisSL6/8
165Michael ClarkeAUS6/9
165Moazzam Ali BaigMAW6/9
165Muhammad ButtBHR6/9
166Mustafizur RahmanBAN6/10
166Johannes SmitNAM6/10
167Abinash BoharaNEP6/11
167Sandeep LamichhaneNEP6/11
167Schofield HaighENG6/11
167Shoaib AkhtarPAK6/11
168Venkatapathy RajuIND6/12
168Nasrulla RanaHK6/12
169Lameck OnyangoKEN6/14
169Pratik Singh BaisMEX6/14
169Gary GilmourAUS6/14
169Farveez MaharoofSL6/14
170Mohammed SirajIND6/15
171Maurice CastilloBLI6/16
171Williamsing NalisaVAN6/16
172Peter LangatKEN6/17
172Obed McCoyWI6/17
172Bill WhittyAUS6/17
172Chris WoakesENG6/17
173Azhar MahmoodPAK6/18
173Jayden SealesWI6/18
173Hernan FennellARG6/18
173Waseem YaqoobLES6/18
174Charles AminiPNG6/19
174Jasprit BumrahIND6/19
174Shane BondNZ6/19
174Henry OlongaZIM6/19
175Bryan StrangZIM6/20
175Angelo MathewsSL6/20
175Ahmed RazaUAE6/20
175Mohammad KamranSPN6/20
176Nahid RanaBAN6/21
176Mouhammad Dawood AhmadzaiFRA6/21
176Vernon PhilanderSA6/21
176Khan MohammadPAK6/21
177Ben StokesENG6/22
177Ridwan AbdulkareemNIG6/22
177Aftab AhmedBAN6/22
178Pat CumminsAUS6/23
178Ashish NehraIND6/23
178Fanie de VilliersSA6/23
178Morne MorkelSA6/23
179Reece TopleyENG6/24
179Mudassar BukhariNED6/24
179Jan FrylinckNAM6/24
179Not on recordSCO6/24
180Kuldeep YadavIND6/25
180Yuzvendra ChahalIND6/25
180Abdur RehmanPAK6/25
180Scott StyrisNZ6/25
181Chris MartinNZ6/26
181Jimmy SinclairSA6/26
181Mashrafe MortazaBAN6/26
181Rubel HossainBAN6/26
181Reo Sakurano-ThomasITL6/26
181AM GhazanfarAFG6/26
182Shahadat HossainBAN6/27
182Murali KartikIND6/27
182Jack IversonAUS6/27
182Naved-ul-HasanPAK6/27
182Dion NashNZ6/27
182Dilhara FernandoSL6/27
182Sunil NarineWI6/27
182Kemar RoachWI6/27
183Vanburn HolderWI6/28
183Billy BarnesENG6/28
183Josh DaveySCO6/28
183Yasir AliSPN6/28
184Akila DananjayaSL6/29
184Tom GoddardENG6/29
184Ray IllingworthENG6/29
184Ernie ToshackAUS6/29
184Patrick PattersonWI6/29
184Sanath JayasuriyaSL6/29
184Kraigg BrathwaiteWI6/29
185Ashton AgarAUS6/30
186Paul CollingwoodENG6/31
187Walter RobinsENG6/32
187Harold LarwoodENG6/32
187Dilruwan PereraSL6/32
187Andre NelSA6/32
187John BracewellNZ6/32
187Mudassar NazarPAK6/32
188Bill BowesENG6/33
188Richard JohnsonENG6/33
188Shane WatsonAUS6/33
188Venkatesh PrasadIND6/33
188Jeffrey VandersaySL6/33
189Zahoor KhanUAE6/34
189Aryan DuttNED6/34
189James KirtleyENG6/34
189Rizwan CheemaCAN6/34
190Abdul RazzaqPAK6/35
190Stan NicholsENG6/35
190Steve O'KeefeAUS6/35
190Warwick ArmstrongAUS6/35
190Mohammad HossainBAN6/35
190Shaheen AfridiPAK6/35
191Josh LittleIRE6/36
191Bilal AsifPAK6/36
191Peter LoaderENG6/36
191Charlie GriffithWI6/36
192Simon HarmerSA6/37
192Monty PanesarENG6/37
192Mark WoodENG6/37
192Duanne OlivierSA6/37
193Peter LeverENG6/38
193Graham DilleyENG6/38
193Ian MeckiffAUS6/38
193Axar PatelIND6/38
193Lasith MalingaSL6/38
193Peter PollockSA6/38
193Gary BartlettNZ6/38
194Ish SodhiNZ6/39
194Monde ZondekiSA6/39
194Ken MacLeayAUS6/39
194Lungi NgidiSA6/39
194Vivian KingmaNED6/39
195Jofra ArcherENG6/40
195Tom HoranAUS6/40
195Ian BishopWI6/40
195Tino BestWI6/40
195Doug BracewellNZ6/40
195Jack CowieNZ6/40
196Mohammad AsifPAK6/41
196Sir Viv RichardsWI6/41
196Ajit AgarkarIND6/41
196Jack HearneENG6/41
196Colin de GrandhommeNZ6/41
196Chad SoperPNG6/41
197Brydon CarseENG6/42
197Tangeni LungameniNAM6/42
197Maurice TateENG6/42
197Darren GoughENG6/42
197Harry BoyleAUS6/42
197Ken MackayAUS6/42
197Jason HolderWI6/42
197Umar GulPAK6/42
197Zulfiqar AhmedPAK6/42
198Neil AdcockSA6/43
198Cuan McCarthySA6/43
198Dwayne BravoWI6/43
198Gulbadin NaibAFG6/43
198Bapu NadkarniIND6/43
198George Simpson-HaywardENG6/43
198Jeremy GordonCAN6/43
199Bill JohnstonAUS6/44
199Thisara PereraSL6/44
199Mohammad AmirPAK6/44
200Tauseef AhmedPAK6/45
200John HastingsAUS6/45
200Geoff ArnoldENG6/45
201Jeff ThomsonAUS6/46
201Azeem HafeezPAK6/46
201Ian ButlerNZ6/46
201Buster NupenSA6/46
201Graeme CremerZIM6/46
201Ebadot HossainBAN6/46
202Jerome TaylorWI6/47
202Reggie SchwarzSA6/47
202Terry AldermanAUS6/47
202Alan ConnollyAUS6/47
202Pragyan OjhaIND6/47
203Amit MishraIND6/48
203Chris TremlettENG6/48
203Kyle JamiesonNZ6/48
203Miguel CumminsWI6/48
204Josh HazlewoodAUS6/49
204Gulabrai RamchandIND6/49
204Shane ShillingfordWI6/49
205Tony GrayWI6/50
205Claude CarterSA6/50
205Dipak PatelNZ6/50
205Fred MartinENG6/50
206Cyril VincentSA6/51
206Geoff ChubbSA6/51
206Asitha FernandoSL6/51
207Chris MpofuZIM6/52
208Pedro CollinsWI6/53
208Trevor GoddardSA6/53
208Simon JonesENG6/53
208Moeen AliENG6/53
209Bob HollandAUS6/54
209Peter SiddleAUS6/54
209Jacques KallisSA6/54
209Daryl TuffeyNZ6/54
209Mohammad AbbasPAK6/54
210Hasan MahmudBAN6/55
210Paul StirlingIRE6/55
210Roy GilchristWI6/55
210Marcus NorthAUS6/55
210Syed Abid AliIND6/55
210SreesanthIND6/55
211Roger BinnyIND6/56
211Ramakant DesaiIND6/56
211Joel GarnerWI6/56
211Anrich NortjeSA6/56
212Matthew HumphreysIRE6/57
212Roger HarperWI6/57
213Peter HeineSA6/58
213David PitheySA6/58
213Chetan SharmaIND6/58
213Tony DodemaideAUS6/58
213Eddie HemmingsENG6/58
214Charles MarriottENG6/59
214Tufty MannSA6/59
214Douglas HondoZIM6/59
215Pramodya WickramasingheSL6/60
215John ReidNZ6/60
215Dean HeadleyENG6/60
216Paul AllottENG6/61
217Ian PeeblesENG6/63
217Richard CollingeNZ6/63
217Dick MotzNZ6/63
218Taskin AhmedBAN6/64
218Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND6/64
219Simon KatichAUS6/65
219Nick CookENG6/65
219Graeme SwannENG6/65
220Kenny BenjaminWI6/66
220Rumesh RatnayakeSL6/66
221Mahmood HussainPAK6/67
221Nasim-ul-GhaniPAK6/67
221Peter SuchENG6/67
222Geoff RaboneNZ6/68
223Aamer JamalPAK6/69
224Wanigamuni MendisSL6/70
224Nathan SmithNZ6/70
225Michael MelleSA6/71
225Robiul IslamBAN6/71
225Paul ReiffelAUS6/71
226Doug RingAUS6/72
226Kumar DharmasenaSL6/72
227Sir Garry SobersWI6/73
227Ray PriceZIM6/73
227Heath StreakZIM6/73
227Mike ProcterSA6/73
227Ewen ChatfieldNZ6/73
227Salim DuraniIND6/73
228Polly UmrigarIND6/74
228Rodney HoggAUS6/74
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