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.
ODIAll-time500 entries
10/88Keon HardingWIWorst return on the list
20/83Karsan GhavriIND
30/81Khaled MahmudBAN
● LEADS
Keon HardingWI
0/88 · worst figures on this list
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Waqar YounisPAK
7 separate entries on this list · 350 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
0/67
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 15 teams represented

Worst Bowling Fig — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Keon HardingWI0/88
2Karsan GhavriIND0/83
3Khaled MahmudBAN0/81
4Mluleki NkalaZIM0/80
5Charl WilloughbySA0/77
5Rishiv JoshiCAN0/77
7David ColleyAUS0/72
7Enamul HaqueBAN0/72
9Danny MorrisonNZ0/69
10Mohammad NazirPAK0/67
11Brendon JulianAUS0/66
12Alan ConnollyAUS0/62
13Graham YallopAUS0/56
14Robin JackmanENG0/50
15John SnowENG0/38
16Peter LeverENG0/30
17Muhammad Shahbaz ButtNOR1/107
18Brian VitoriZIM1/105
19Shane SnaterNED1/99
20Ashantha de MelSL1/97
21Not on recordARG1/95
22Wahab RiazPAK1/87
23Al-Amin HossainBAN1/85
24Sean AbbottAUS1/84
25Derek PringleENG1/83
25Chaminda BandaraSL1/83
25Esteban NinoARG1/83
28Mohammad RafiqueBAN1/82
28Kuldeep YadavIND1/82
28Jeremy GordonCAN1/82
31Martin SujiKEN1/81
32Tama CanningNZ1/80
33Not on recordIND1/79
34Anura RanasingheSL1/78
34Mohammed SirajIND1/78
36Bev CongdonNZ1/77
36Asitha FernandoSL1/77
38Iqbal QasimPAK1/76
39Michael MasonNZ1/74
40Ashley MallettAUS1/72
40Tanvir MehdiPAK1/72
40Kevin DuersZIM1/72
43Malcolm JarvisZIM1/71
44Jeremy ConeyNZ1/70
44Simon DoullNZ1/70
46Jeff ThomsonAUS1/69
46Winston DavisWI1/69
48Andy CaddickENG1/66
49Tahir NaqqashPAK1/65
50Dermot ReeveENG1/64
51Derek PringleENG1/63
52Allan BorderAUS1/61
53Mohinder AmarnathIND1/59
54Lance CairnsNZ1/58
54Intikhab AlamPAK1/58
54Doug WaltersAUS1/58
54Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND1/58
58Stephen BoockNZ1/57
58Yograj SinghIND1/57
60Ray BrightAUS1/56
61Richard CollingeNZ1/52
62Tony GreigENG1/50
62Mike HendrickENG1/50
62Liaqat AliPAK1/50
65Basil D'OliveiraENG1/46
65Geoff MillerENG1/46
67Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND1/45
68Jeff HammondAUS1/41
69Tony GreigENG1/40
70Basil D'OliveiraENG1/38
71Ken ShuttleworthENG1/29
72Alan ThomsonAUS1/22
73Mick LewisAUS2/113
74Wahab RiazPAK2/110
74Rashid KhanNEP2/110
76Philippe BoissevainNED2/108
76Philippe BoissevainNED2/108
78Tim SoutheeNZ2/105
79Cameron GreenAUS2/103
80Vinay KumarIND2/102
81Not on recordSIN2/99
82Not on recordENG2/97
82Chris JordanENG2/97
84Dale SteynSA2/96
84Richard NgaravaZIM2/96
86Wayne ParnellSA2/95
87Wahab RiazPAK2/93
88Naved-ul-HasanPAK2/92
88Elton ChigumburaZIM2/92
90Billy StellingNED2/91
91Peter BorrenNED2/89
91Tabraiz ShamsiSA2/89
91Josh LittleIRE2/89
94Keemo PaulWI2/88
95Marchant de LangeSA2/87
95Jade DernbachENG2/87
95Stuart ClarkAUS2/87
98Waqar YounisPAK2/86
98Boyd RankinENG2/86
98Peter ChaseIRE2/86
101Chris DrumNZ2/85
101Martin SujiKEN2/85
101Keegan MethZIM2/85
101Tim SoutheeNZ2/85
101Kenneth KamyukaCAN2/85
101Gulbadin NaibAFG2/85
101Donald TiripanoZIM2/85
108Kuldeep YadavIND2/84
108Kuldeep YadavIND2/84
108Josh LittleIRE2/84
108Mahbubul AlamBAN2/84
112Abdul RazzaqPAK2/83
112Upul ChandanaSL2/83
112Chris MpofuZIM2/83
112Navdeep SainiIND2/83
112Pieter SeelaarNED2/83
112Ben HilfenhausAUS2/83
118Mohit SharmaIND2/82
119Adil RashidENG2/81
120Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/80
120Eric UpashanthaSL2/80
120Johan BothaSA2/80
123Fareed AhmadAFG2/79
124Not on recordIRE2/78
124Nazmul HossainBAN2/78
126Collins ObuyaKEN2/77
126James KirtleyENG2/77
126Manjurul IslamBAN2/77
129Debasis MohantyIND2/76
129Umesh YadavIND2/76
129Ashok DindaIND2/76
129Richard StapleUSA2/76
133Richard de GroenNZ2/75
133Amit BhandariIND2/75
133Bjorn KotzeNAM2/75
133Sean ErvineZIM2/75
137Gary BrentZIM2/74
138Eldine BaptisteWI2/73
138Kapil DevIND2/73
138Phil DeFreitasENG2/73
138Aamer SohailPAK2/73
138Azhar MahmoodPAK2/73
143Pommie MbangwaZIM2/72
143Tauseef AhmedPAK2/72
143Asanka GurusinhaSL2/72
146Mohammad RafiqueBAN2/71
147Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/70
147Steve WaughAUS2/70
147Guy WhittallZIM2/70
150Javagal SrinathIND2/69
151Bishan BediIND2/68
151Mevan PierisSL2/68
151Hasibul HossainBAN2/68
154Sir Ian BothamENG2/67
154Heath StreakZIM2/67
154John BracewellNZ2/67
154Arshad AyubIND2/67
154Ashantha de MelSL2/67
154Tony OpathaSL2/67
160Winston DavisWI2/66
160Eddo BrandesZIM2/66
160Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/66
163Greg MatthewsAUS2/65
163Bob SimpsonAUS2/65
163Greg ChappellAUS2/65
163Jonathan MillmowNZ2/65
163Alan IgglesdenENG2/65
168Chris KuggeleijnNZ2/64
169Trevor LaughlinAUS2/63
169Tony GreigENG2/63
171Bob WoolmerENG2/62
171Greg ChappellAUS2/62
171Terry AldermanAUS2/62
171Patrick PattersonWI2/62
175Jeff ThomsonAUS2/60
175Madan LalIND2/60
175Champaka RamanayakeSL2/60
178Dilip DoshiIND2/59
179Paul McEwanNZ2/58
180John LeverENG2/57
181Chris OldENG2/56
181Bernard JulienWI2/56
181Derick ParryWI2/56
181Shaun GrafAUS2/56
185Bob WillisENG2/55
186Bob WoolmerENG2/52
186Mudassar NazarPAK2/52
188Jeff ThomsonAUS2/51
189Bob MassieAUS2/49
189Bob WillisENG2/49
189Kapil DevIND2/49
192Tony GreigENG2/48
193Keith BoyceWI2/47
194Eknath SolkarIND2/46
195Ashley MallettAUS2/43
196Bernard JulienWI2/40
196Vanburn HolderWI2/40
198Mick LewisAUS3/113
199Nuwan PradeepSL3/106
200Martin SneddenNZ3/105
201Jacob DuffyNZ3/100
201Tim SoutheeNZ3/100
203Steve HarmisonENG3/97
204Dwayne LeverockBER3/96
204Dawlat ZadranAFG3/96
204Andre RussellWI3/96
207Peter ConnellIRE3/95
207Jerome TaylorWI3/95
207Kevin O'BrienIRE3/95
210Sanath JayasuriyaSL3/94
210Jake BallENG3/94
210Peter BorrenNED3/94
213Liam McCarthyIRE3/93
213Wiaan MulderSA3/93
215Jhye RichardsonAUS3/92
215Peter ChaseIRE3/92
217Yuzvendra ChahalIND3/89
217Nuwan KulasekaraSL3/89
217Dale SteynSA3/89
220Abdur RazzakBAN3/88
220Zaheer KhanIND3/88
220Mudassar BukhariNED3/88
220Shane WatsonAUS3/88
220Jason HolderWI3/88
220Matthew FordeWI3/88
226Shardul ThakurIND3/87
226Mustafizur RahmanBAN3/87
226Tapash BaisyaBAN3/87
226Mohammad SaifuddinBAN3/87
226Tim SoutheeNZ3/87
226Roger TelemachusSA3/87
232Thirunavukkarasu KumaranIND3/86
232Tinashe PanyangaraZIM3/86
232Abdur RazzakBAN3/86
232Wahab RiazPAK3/86
232Dougie BrownENG3/86
232Fidel EdwardsWI3/86
232James AndersonENG3/86
239Ata-ur-RehmanPAK3/85
240Not on recordIRE3/84
240Chaminda VaasSL3/84
240Harshit RanaIND3/84
240Harvir BaidwanCAN3/84
240Elton ChigumburaZIM3/84
245Brett LeeAUS3/83
245Nazmul HossainBAN3/83
245Corey CollymoreWI3/83
248Champaka RamanayakeSL3/82
248Paul AllottENG3/82
248Mitchell StarcAUS3/82
251Shahadat HossainBAN3/81
252Mashrafe MortazaBAN3/80
252Dwayne BravoWI3/80
254Craig YoungIRE3/79
254Mohinder AmarnathIND3/79
254Harsh ThakerCAN3/79
254Chris SoleSCO3/79
258Chetan SharmaIND3/78
258Ian BishopWI3/78
258Khaled MahmudBAN3/78
261Ravi ShastriIND3/77
261Mohammad SharifBAN3/77
261Praveen KumarIND3/77
261Zakary FoulkesNZ3/77
261Ryan ten DoeschateNED3/77
266Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/76
266Imran KhanPAK3/76
266Chris CairnsNZ3/76
266Glenn McGrathAUS3/76
266Danish KaneriaPAK3/76
266Thomas OdoyoKEN3/76
272Ewen ChatfieldNZ3/75
272Roger BinnyIND3/75
272Brendon JulianAUS3/75
272Craig McDermottAUS3/75
272Brad HoggAUS3/75
272Dirk ViljoenZIM3/75
272Mohammad SamiPAK3/75
279Harvinder SinghIND3/74
279Maurice OdumbeKEN3/74
279Jacques KallisSA3/74
282Gladstone SmallENG3/73
282Nilesh KulkarniIND3/73
282Ajit AgarkarIND3/73
282Travis FriendZIM3/73
282Chris CairnsNZ3/73
282Venkatesh PrasadIND3/73
288Chris HarrisNZ3/72
288Kumar DharmasenaSL3/72
288Mluleki NkalaZIM3/72
288Nathan AstleNZ3/72
288Laurie WilliamsWI3/72
293Sarfraz NawazPAK3/71
293Sir Ian BothamENG3/71
293Winston BenjaminWI3/71
293Zulfiqar AliEA3/71
293Michael KasprowiczAUS3/71
298Maninder SinghIND3/70
298Chetan SharmaIND3/70
298Danny MorrisonNZ3/70
298Waqar YounisPAK3/70
298Arshad KhanPAK3/70
298Phil DeFreitasENG3/70
298Ravi RatnayekeSL3/70
298Steve ElworthySA3/70
298Adam DaleAUS3/70
298Aaqib JavedPAK3/70
308Trevor ChappellAUS3/69
308Ravi RatnayekeSL3/69
308Lance CairnsNZ3/69
308Rod McCurdyAUS3/69
308Winston BenjaminWI3/69
308Allan DonaldSA3/69
308Kumar DharmasenaSL3/69
315Carl HooperWI3/68
315Ravi RatnayekeSL3/68
317Chaminda VaasSL3/67
317David BrainZIM3/67
319Phil DeFreitasENG3/66
319Rumesh RatnayakeSL3/66
321Chris OldENG3/65
321Martin BicknellENG3/65
321Carl HooperWI3/65
321Winston BenjaminWI3/65
325Len PascoeAUS3/64
325Derek PringleENG3/64
325Vinothen JohnSL3/64
325Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/64
325Abdul QadirPAK3/64
325Malcolm MarshallWI3/64
331Joel GarnerWI3/62
331Kapil DevIND3/62
331Chris LewisENG3/62
331Greg MatthewsAUS3/62
335Karsan GhavriIND3/61
335Chetan SharmaIND3/61
335John MaguireAUS3/61
335Derick ParryWI3/61
335Neil FosterENG3/61
335John EmbureyENG3/61
341Sir Ian BothamENG3/58
342Martin SneddenNZ3/57
343Dennis LilleeAUS3/56
343Sikander BakhtPAK3/56
345Trevor LaughlinAUS3/54
346Chris OldENG3/52
347Ray IllingworthENG3/50
347Bob WoolmerENG3/50
347Colin CroftWI3/50
350Keith StackpoleAUS3/40
351Bruce TaylorNZ3/37
352Ashley MallettAUS3/34
353Adam ZampaAUS4/113
354Logan van BeekNED4/107
354Logan van BeekNED4/107
356Bhuvneshwar KumarIND4/106
356Nuwan PradeepSL4/106
358Jason HolderWI4/104
359Dawlat ZadranAFG4/101
360Barry McCarthyIRE4/100
361Muttiah MuralitharanSL4/99
362Sam CurranENG4/98
363Shafiul IslamBAN4/97
364Andy BlignautZIM4/96
365Nandre BurgerSA4/95
365Shingi MasakadzaZIM4/95
367Lasith MalingaSL4/93
367Mitchell McClenaghanNZ4/93
369James AndersonENG4/91
370Clint McKayAUS4/89
370Logan van BeekNED4/89
372Nuwan PradeepSL4/88
372Shaheen AfridiPAK4/88
374Javagal SrinathIND4/87
374Zeeshan AliHK4/87
374Not on recordEST4/87
374Matt HenryNZ4/87
378Ishant SharmaIND4/86
378Kagiso RabadaSA4/86
380Brett LeeAUS4/85
380Lasith MalingaSL4/85
380Olly StoneENG4/85
380Liam PlunkettENG4/85
380Not on recordUGA4/85
380Muralikrishna KrishnaIND4/85
380Piyush ChawlaIND4/85
387Mohammed ShamiIND4/84
387Zahid ShahUAE4/84
387Stuart BroadENG4/84
390SreesanthIND4/83
390Tom CurranENG4/83
390Lonwabo TsotsobeSA4/83
393Naved-ul-HasanPAK4/82
393Farveez MaharoofSL4/82
393Shahid AfridiPAK4/82
396Stuart BroadENG4/81
396Manjula GurugeUAE4/81
396Rory KleinveldtSA4/81
399Abey KuruvillaIND4/80
399Saqlain MushtaqPAK4/80
399Heath StreakZIM4/80
402Mark AdairIRE4/79
402Shadley SchalkwykUSA4/79
404Patrick PattersonWI4/78
404Anil KumbleIND4/78
404Sohail TanvirPAK4/78
404Josh LittleIRE4/78
408Andy McKayNZ4/77
408Fazalhaq FarooqiAFG4/77
408Shafiul IslamBAN4/77
408Lakshmipathy BalajiIND4/77
412Gary TroupNZ4/76
413Abdul QadirPAK4/75
414Eddo BrandesZIM4/74
414Ottis GibsonWI4/74
414Ajit AgarkarIND4/74
417Waqar YounisPAK4/73
417Muttiah MuralitharanSL4/73
419Max WalkerAUS4/71
419Gavin LarsenNZ4/71
419Chaminda VaasSL4/71
419Roger BinnyIND4/71
423Paul ReiffelAUS4/70
424Anderson CumminsWI4/69
424Madan LalIND4/69
426Kapil DevIND4/68
427David LawrenceENG4/67
427Jeff ThomsonAUS4/67
427Malcolm MarshallWI4/67
427Chris LewisENG4/67
431Bernard JulienWI4/66
432Waqar YounisPAK4/65
432Graeme LabrooySL4/65
432Gary TroupNZ4/65
435Manoj PrabhakarIND4/64
436Danny MorrisonNZ4/63
436Jeremy ConeyNZ4/63
438Dilip DoshiIND4/58
438Ashantha de MelSL4/58
440Dennis LilleeAUS4/56
440Asif IqbalPAK4/56
442Chris OldENG4/55
443Geoff ArnoldENG4/47
444Sarfraz NawazPAK4/46
445John LeverENG4/45
446Bas LeedeNED5/115
446Bas LeedeNED5/115
448Adam ZampaAUS5/113
449Wahab RiazPAK5/110
450Andrew TyeAUS5/100
450Hasan AliPAK5/100
452Corey AndersonNZ5/96
452Lasith MalingaSL5/96
454Mustafizur RahmanBAN5/93
455Rudi van VuurenNAM5/92
455Bhuvneshwar KumarIND5/92
457Matt HenryNZ5/91
457Chris WoakesENG5/91
457Liam PlunkettENG5/91
460Taskin AhmedBAN5/89
461Sohail TanvirPAK5/87
462Brett LeeAUS5/85
462Lasith MalingaSL5/85
464Lance CairnsNZ5/84
464Morne MorkelSA5/84
466Makhaya NtiniSA5/83
466Shaun PollockSA5/83
468Steve HarmisonENG5/81
469Waqar YounisPAK5/77
469Jacob OramNZ5/77
471Venkatesh PrasadIND5/75
472Sanjeev SharmaIND5/74
472Kemar RoachWI5/74
474Chris PringleNZ5/73
474Aaqib JavedPAK5/73
476Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/72
476Paul StrangZIM5/72
478Wasim AkramPAK5/70
479Len PascoeAUS5/69
479Ashantha de MelSL5/69
481Graeme LabrooySL5/68
482Sir Richard HadleeNZ5/66
482Simon O'DonnellAUS5/66
482Dennis LilleeAUS5/66
485Alan HurstAUS5/65
485Waqar YounisPAK5/65
487Javagal SrinathIND5/64
487Manoj PrabhakarIND5/64
489Terry AldermanAUS5/63
490Dave GilbertAUS5/61
491Vanburn HolderWI5/50
492Lameck OnyangoKEN6/91
493Kemar RoachWI6/88
493Yuzvendra ChahalIND6/88
495Ashish NehraIND6/80
495Umar GulPAK6/80
497Abdul RazzaqPAK6/77
498Waqar YounisPAK6/73
499Colin CroftWI6/57
500Rashid KhanPAK7/110
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