Worst Bowling Fig – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the worst bowling fig in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
29/103Sydney BarnesENGBest return on the list
39/220Kapil DevIND
58/130Merv HughesAUS
● LEADS
Sydney BarnesENG
9/103 · best figures on this list
↑ MOST ENTRIES
George GiffenAUS
6 separate entries on this list · 292 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
8/196
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
20 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Worst Bowling Fig — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Not on recordOMN20
2Sydney BarnesENG9/103
3Kapil DevIND9/220
3Kapil DevIND9/220
5Merv HughesAUS8/130
5Merv HughesAUS8/130
7Max WalkerAUS8/143
8Tom RichardsonENG8/164
9Harbhajan SinghIND8/185
9Harbhajan SinghIND8/185
11Vinoo MankadIND8/196
11Vinoo MankadIND8/196
13Jason KrejzaAUS8/215
13Jason KrejzaAUS8/215
15Tom KendallAUS7/82
16Sydney BarnesENG7/102
17Charlie TurnerAUS7/112
18Alf HallSA7/114
19Richie BenaudAUS7/123
20George GiffenAUS7/128
20Bert VoglerSA7/128
22George GiffenAUS7/132
23Sir Wes HallWI7/140
23Sir Wes HallWI7/140
25Fazal MahmoodPAK7/141
26Tibby CotterAUS7/148
27Shane WarneAUS7/150
27Jim HiggsAUS7/150
27Shane WarneAUS7/150
30Iqbal QasimPAK7/156
30Graham McKenzieAUS7/156
32Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND7/157
32Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND7/157
34Frank TysonENG7/160
35Ernie JonesAUS7/164
36Tom RichardsonENG7/168
37Ray BrightAUS7/172
37Ray BrightAUS7/172
39Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL7/176
39Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL7/176
41Sonny RamadhinWI7/179
41Sonny RamadhinWI7/179
43Subhash GupteIND7/180
44Bruce YardleyAUS7/187
44Bruce YardleyAUS7/187
46Danish KaneriaPAK7/188
46Danish KaneriaPAK7/188
48Prabath JayasuriyaSL7/194
48Prabath JayasuriyaSL7/194
50Abrar AhmedPAK7/205
50Abrar AhmedPAK7/205
52Nathan LyonAUS7/215
52Nathan LyonAUS7/215
54Charlie TurnerAUS6/53
55Obed McCoyWI6/66
56Walter LeesENG6/85
57Kemar RoachWI6/88
58Lameck OnyangoKEN6/91
59Tibby CotterAUS6/101
60Colin BlytheENG6/106
61Claude CarterSA6/111
61Joey PalmerAUS6/111
63Tom RichardsonENG6/138
63Arthur MaileyAUS6/138
65Maurice TateENG6/142
66John SnowENG6/143
67Lance GibbsWI6/147
67Sir Richard HadleeNZ6/147
67Lance GibbsWI6/147
67Sir Richard HadleeNZ6/147
71George ParkerSA6/152
72George GiffenAUS6/154
72Cyril VincentSA6/154
72Tom McKibbinAUS6/154
72Tom McKibbinAUS6/154
76Lance GibbsWI6/168
76Lance GibbsWI6/168
76Mitchell JohnsonAUS6/168
79Dennis LilleeAUS6/171
80Salim DuraniIND6/173
81Dilip DoshiIND6/175
81Dilip DoshiIND6/175
83Taijul IslamBAN6/179
83Shane ShillingfordWI6/179
83Taijul IslamBAN6/179
83Shane ShillingfordWI6/179
83Upul ChandanaSL6/179
88Erapalli PrasannaIND6/187
88Erapalli PrasannaIND6/187
90Ravichandran AshwinIND6/194
90Ravichandran AshwinIND6/194
92Steve O'KeefeAUS6/199
92Steve O'KeefeAUS6/199
94Daniel VettoriNZ6/200
94Daniel VettoriNZ6/200
96Haseeb AhsanPAK6/202
96Haseeb AhsanPAK6/202
98Yasir ShahPAK6/213
98Yasir ShahPAK6/213
100Taijul IslamBAN6/219
100Taijul IslamBAN6/219
102Bishan BediIND6/226
102Bishan BediIND6/226
104Fazal MahmoodPAK6/247
105Chuck Fleetwood-SmithAUS6/298
105Chuck Fleetwood-SmithAUS6/298
107Alan HurstAUS5/65
108Chris PringleNZ5/73
109J.J. FerrisAUS5/76
110Billy MidwinterAUS5/78
111Makhaya NtiniSA5/83
112Lance CairnsNZ5/84
113Rudi van VuurenNAM5/92
114Corey AndersonNZ5/96
114Lasith MalingaSL5/96
116George Finlay-BissettSA5/99
117Andrew TyeAUS5/100
117Hasan AliPAK5/100
119Joey PalmerAUS5/103
120Charlie TurnerAUS5/111
121Adam ZampaAUS5/113
122Johnny BriggsENG5/114
123Bas LeedeNED5/115
123Bas LeedeNED5/115
125Jimmy BlanckenbergSA5/122
126Charlie McLeodAUS5/125
127George GiffenAUS5/130
128Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND5/136
129Len BraundENG5/143
130Douglas CarrENG5/146
130Dilip DoshiIND5/146
132Brian StathamENG5/147
133Erapalli PrasannaIND5/149
133Erapalli PrasannaIND5/149
135Rusi SurtiIND5/150
136Danny MorrisonNZ5/153
136Danny MorrisonNZ5/153
138Azeem HafeezPAK5/157
138Azeem HafeezPAK5/157
140John GleesonAUS5/160
140John GleesonAUS5/160
142Carl RackemannAUS5/161
143Somachandra De SilvaSL5/162
144Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND5/163
144Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND5/163
146Derek UnderwoodENG5/165
147George PaineENG5/168
148Ramakant DesaiIND5/169
148Stuart MacGillAUS5/169
148Ramakant DesaiIND5/169
148Stuart MacGillAUS5/169
148Pat PocockENG5/169
148Doug WrightENG5/169
154Daniel VettoriNZ5/170
154Daniel VettoriNZ5/170
156Roly JenkinsENG5/174
156Athol RowanSA5/174
158Muttiah MuralitharanSL5/179
158Muttiah MuralitharanSL5/179
160Keshav MaharajSA5/180
160Keshav MaharajSA5/180
162Danish KaneriaPAK5/181
162Danish KaneriaPAK5/181
164Ray PriceZIM5/182
164Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL5/182
164Ray PriceZIM5/182
164Lasith EmbuldeniyaSL5/182
164James AndersonENG5/182
164James AndersonENG5/182
170John PriceENG5/183
170John PriceENG5/183
172Arthur MaileyAUS5/186
173Tauseef AhmedPAK5/189
173Tauseef AhmedPAK5/189
175Ray PriceZIM5/192
175Ray PriceZIM5/192
177Yasir ShahPAK5/193
177Yasir ShahPAK5/193
177Prabath JayasuriyaSL5/193
177Prabath JayasuriyaSL5/193
181Taijul IslamBAN5/198
181Taijul IslamBAN5/198
183Dilruwan PereraSL5/202
183Dilruwan PereraSL5/202
185Paul StrangZIM5/212
185Paul StrangZIM5/212
187Suraj RandivSL5/222
187Suraj RandivSL5/222
189Anil KumbleIND5/223
189Anil KumbleIND5/223
191Muttiah MuralitharanSL5/224
191Muttiah MuralitharanSL5/224
193Vinoo MankadIND5/228
193Vinoo MankadIND5/228
195Rangana HerathSL5/240
195Rangana HerathSL5/240
197Abdur RazzakBAN4/46
198Dwayne BravoWI4/53
199Andrew TyeAUS4/64
200David LawrenceENG4/67
201Barry McCarthyIRE4/69
201Anderson CumminsWI4/69
203Paul ReiffelAUS4/70
204Waqar YounisPAK4/73
205Eddo BrandesZIM4/74
205Ottis GibsonWI4/74
207Patrick PattersonWI4/78
208Abey KuruvillaIND4/80
208Saqlain MushtaqPAK4/80
210Brett LeeAUS4/85
211Javagal SrinathIND4/87
212George GiffenAUS4/89
213James AndersonENG4/91
214Lasith MalingaSL4/93
215Nandre BurgerSA4/95
216Andy BlignautZIM4/96
217Shafiul IslamBAN4/97
218Muttiah MuralitharanSL4/99
219Barry McCarthyIRE4/100
220Jason HolderWI4/104
221Bhuvneshwar KumarIND4/106
222Frederick SpofforthAUS4/112
223Adam ZampaAUS4/113
224Jimmy SinclairSA4/118
225Jimmy SinclairSA4/129
226Mohammad FarooqPAK4/139
227John SnowENG4/146
228Abdul QadirPAK4/148
228Abdul QadirPAK4/148
230Quintin McMillanSA4/150
231Ian JohnsonAUS4/151
231Ian JohnsonAUS4/151
233Norbert PhillipWI4/159
233Norbert PhillipWI4/159
235Ravi ShastriIND4/161
235Ravi ShastriIND4/161
237Gavin RobertsonAUS4/163
237Ian SalisburyENG4/163
237Bishan BediIND4/163
237Gavin RobertsonAUS4/163
237Ian SalisburyENG4/163
242Erapalli PrasannaIND4/166
243Vinoo MankadIND4/167
244Mitchell JohnsonAUS4/168
245Amit MishraIND4/170
246Sir Andy RobertsWI4/174
246Sir Andy RobertsWI4/174
246Narendra HirwaniIND4/174
246Abrar AhmedPAK4/174
246Narendra HirwaniIND4/174
251John GleesonAUS4/176
251Sir Alec BedserENG4/176
251John GleesonAUS4/176
254Daniel VettoriNZ4/178
254Daniel VettoriNZ4/178
256Arthur MaileyAUS4/179
257Tony GreigENG4/180
257Tony GreigENG4/180
259Manoj PrabhakarIND4/187
259Manoj PrabhakarIND4/187
261Cyril VincentSA4/188
262Adil RashidENG4/192
262Adil RashidENG4/192
264Shane ShillingfordWI4/193
264Shane ShillingfordWI4/193
266Danish KaneriaPAK4/194
266Danish KaneriaPAK4/194
268Shivlal YadavIND4/196
268Shivlal YadavIND4/196
270Brett LeeAUS4/201
270Brett LeeAUS4/201
272Yasir ShahPAK4/205
272Yasir ShahPAK4/205
274Devendra BishooWI4/217
274Devendra BishooWI4/217
276Nicky BojeSA4/221
276Nicky BojeSA4/221
278Zahid MahmoodPAK4/235
278Zahid MahmoodPAK4/235
280Rajesh ChauhanIND4/276
280Rajesh ChauhanIND4/276
280Rajesh ChauhanIND4/276
283Mitchell JohnsonAUS3/47
284Ray IllingworthENG3/50
285Chris OldENG3/52
286Dennis LilleeAUS3/56
287Thisara PereraSL3/58
288Mudassar BukhariNED3/60
289Len PascoeAUS3/64
290Sisanda MagalaSA3/67
291Kyle AbbottSA3/68
291Muralikrishna KrishnaIND3/68
293Trevor ChappellAUS3/69
294Sarfraz NawazPAK3/71
294Sir Ian BothamENG3/71
294Winston BenjaminWI3/71
297Ewen ChatfieldNZ3/75
297Roger BinnyIND3/75
297Brendon JulianAUS3/75
297Craig McDermottAUS3/75
301Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/76
301Imran KhanPAK3/76
303Chetan SharmaIND3/78
303Ian BishopWI3/78
305Craig YoungIRE3/79
306Champaka RamanayakeSL3/82
306Paul AllottENG3/82
308Brett LeeAUS3/83
309Not on recordIRE3/84
309Chaminda VaasSL3/84
311Ata-ur-RehmanPAK3/85
312Thirunavukkarasu KumaranIND3/86
312Tinashe PanyangaraZIM3/86
314Shardul ThakurIND3/87
314Mustafizur RahmanBAN3/87
314Tapash BaisyaBAN3/87
317Abdur RazzakBAN3/88
317Tom GarrettAUS3/88
319Yuzvendra ChahalIND3/89
319Nuwan KulasekaraSL3/89
321Musa JobartehGAM3/93
322Sanath JayasuriyaSL3/94
323Peter ConnellIRE3/95
324Dwayne LeverockBER3/96
324Dawlat ZadranAFG3/96
326William BruceAUS3/99
327Martin SneddenNZ3/105
328Nuwan PradeepSL3/106
329Johnny BriggsENG3/128
330Hedley HowarthNZ3/138
331Sir Garry SobersWI3/143
332Willie RodriguezWI3/145
332Collie SmithWI3/145
334Andy WhittallZIM3/146
335Tufty MannSA3/154
336Greg MatthewsAUS3/155
336Greg MatthewsAUS3/155
336Sir Richard HadleeNZ3/155
339Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/156
339Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/156
341Kerry O'KeeffeAUS3/166
341Kerry O'KeeffeAUS3/166
343Amit MishraIND3/170
344Norman GordonSA3/174
344Athol RowanSA3/174
346Brian MurphyZIM3/175
346Charlie GriffithWI3/175
346Brian MurphyZIM3/175
349Malcolm HiltonENG3/176
349Malcolm HiltonENG3/176
351Tony LockENG3/178
351Tony LockENG3/178
353Imran TahirSA3/180
353Imran TahirSA3/180
355Matthew HartNZ3/181
355Matthew HartNZ3/181
357Zulfiqar BabarPAK3/183
357Zulfiqar BabarPAK3/183
359Paul AdamsSA3/184
359Paul AdamsSA3/184
361John TraicosSA3/186
361John TraicosSA3/186
363Fazal MahmoodPAK3/192
363Fazal MahmoodPAK3/192
365Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/194
366Konganige RatnayakeSL3/196
366Konganige RatnayakeSL3/196
368Paul HarrisSA3/203
368Paul HarrisSA3/203
370Omari BanksWI3/204
370Omari BanksWI3/204
372Sir Ian BothamENG3/217
372Sir Ian BothamENG3/217
374Saqlain MushtaqPAK3/237
374Saqlain MushtaqPAK3/237
376Chris MartinNZ2/45
377Bob WillisENG2/55
378Nikita MillerWI2/56
378Brett LeeAUS2/56
378Chris OldENG2/56
381John LeverENG2/57
382David WieseSA2/58
383Chris MpofuZIM2/59
383Kamau LeverockBER2/59
385Nuwan PradeepSL2/61
386Rubel HossainBAN2/63
386Mashrafe MortazaBAN2/63
388James AndersonENG2/64
388Ben WheelerNZ2/64
388Sanath JayasuriyaSL2/64
391Sir Ian BothamENG2/67
392Bishan BediIND2/68
393Javagal SrinathIND2/69
394Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/70
395Eldine BaptisteWI2/73
396Richard de GroenNZ2/75
397Fareed AhmadAFG2/79
398Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/80
398Sammy WoodsAUS2/80
400Chris DrumNZ2/85
401Waqar YounisPAK2/86
402Naved-ul-HasanPAK2/92
403Musa JobartehGAM2/93
403Wahab RiazPAK2/93
405Wayne ParnellSA2/95
406George GiffenAUS2/96
406Dale SteynSA2/96
408Not on recordENG2/97
409Vinay KumarIND2/102
410Guillermo AburtoCHL2/103
410Guillermo AburtoCHL2/103
412Tim SoutheeNZ2/105
413Philippe BoissevainNED2/108
414Wahab RiazPAK2/110
414Rashid KhanNEP2/110
416Mick LewisAUS2/113
417Joe CoxSA2/123
418Jack SaundersAUS2/125
419Bruce MorrisonNZ2/129
420Jack AlabasterNZ2/130
420Jack AlabasterNZ2/130
420George GearyENG2/130
423Tony HowardWI2/140
423Tony HowardWI2/140
425Andy WhittallZIM2/146
426Bunny ButlerWI2/151
426Bunny ButlerWI2/151
428Tufty MannSA2/154
429Stan NicholsENG2/161
430Graeme LabrooySL2/164
431Jeff ThomsonAUS2/166
431Jeff ThomsonAUS2/166
433Shahbaz NadeemIND2/167
433Shahbaz NadeemIND2/167
435Greg MatthewsAUS2/169
435Greg MatthewsAUS2/169
437Peter SmithENG2/172
438Sohag GaziBAN2/181
438Sohag GaziBAN2/181
440Maninder SinghIND2/191
440Maninder SinghIND2/191
442Benjamin WhiteIRE2/203
442Benjamin WhiteIRE2/203
444Gamage DinushaSL2/234
444Gamage DinushaSL2/234
446Mehidy HasanBAN2/246
446Mehidy HasanBAN2/246
448Khan MohammadPAK2/259
448Khan MohammadPAK2/259
450Jason GillespieAUS1/49
451Daryl TuffeyNZ1/50
452Ray BrightAUS1/56
453Chris MpofuZIM1/58
454Mohinder AmarnathIND1/59
455Sajid MahmoodENG1/61
456Michael Rory DorganSER1/66
457Zakary FoulkesNZ1/67
458Tunahan TuranTUR1/70
458Jeremy ConeyNZ1/70
460Chris SoleSCO1/72
460Ashley MallettAUS1/72
462Iqbal QasimPAK1/76
463Bev CongdonNZ1/77
464Anura RanasingheSL1/78
465Mohammad RafiqueBAN1/82
466Derek PringleENG1/83
467Monty NobleAUS1/91
468Ashantha de MelSL1/97
469Ernie JonesAUS1/98
470Shane SnaterNED1/99
470John KingENG1/99
472Brian VitoriZIM1/105
473Buster NupenSA1/111
474Frank LaverAUS1/119
475Charlie McLeodAUS1/131
476Denis AtkinsonWI1/137
477Graeme LabrooySL1/164
478Abrar AhmedPAK1/174
479Amit MishraIND1/203
479Amit MishraIND1/203
481Saqlain MushtaqPAK1/204
481Saqlain MushtaqPAK1/204
483Stephen BoockNZ1/229
483Stephen BoockNZ1/229
485Makhaya NtiniSA0/44
486Ruchira PereraSL0/49
487Danny BriggsENG0/53
488Shahadat HossainBAN0/54
489Chris MpofuZIM0/59
490Alan ConnollyAUS0/62
491Dhivendran MoganMAL0/63
492Keemo PaulWI0/64
492Ahmet Bora DursakTUR0/64
494Not on recordTUR0/67
494Mohammad NazirPAK0/67
496David ColleyAUS0/72
497Liam McCarthyIRE0/81
497Khaled MahmudBAN0/81
499Karsan GhavriIND0/83
500Keon HardingWI0/88
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