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
8 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
28Jeremy GordonCAN1/82
30Martin SujiKEN1/81
31Tama CanningNZ1/80
32Not on recordIND1/79
33Anura RanasingheSL1/78
33Mohammed SirajIND1/78
35Bev CongdonNZ1/77
36Iqbal QasimPAK1/76
37Michael MasonNZ1/74
38Ashley MallettAUS1/72
38Tanvir MehdiPAK1/72
38Kevin DuersZIM1/72
41Malcolm JarvisZIM1/71
42Jeremy ConeyNZ1/70
42Simon DoullNZ1/70
44Jeff ThomsonAUS1/69
44Winston DavisWI1/69
46Andy CaddickENG1/66
47Tahir NaqqashPAK1/65
48Dermot ReeveENG1/64
49Derek PringleENG1/63
50Allan BorderAUS1/61
51Mohinder AmarnathIND1/59
52Lance CairnsNZ1/58
52Intikhab AlamPAK1/58
52Doug WaltersAUS1/58
52Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND1/58
56Stephen BoockNZ1/57
56Yograj SinghIND1/57
58Ray BrightAUS1/56
59Richard CollingeNZ1/52
60Tony GreigENG1/50
60Mike HendrickENG1/50
60Liaqat AliPAK1/50
63Basil D'OliveiraENG1/46
63Geoff MillerENG1/46
65Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND1/45
66Jeff HammondAUS1/41
67Tony GreigENG1/40
68Basil D'OliveiraENG1/38
69Ken ShuttleworthENG1/29
70Alan ThomsonAUS1/22
71Mick LewisAUS2/113
72Wahab RiazPAK2/110
72Rashid KhanNEP2/110
74Philippe BoissevainNED2/108
74Philippe BoissevainNED2/108
76Tim SoutheeNZ2/105
77Cameron GreenAUS2/103
78Vinay KumarIND2/102
79Not on recordSIN2/99
80Not on recordENG2/97
80Chris JordanENG2/97
82Dale SteynSA2/96
82Richard NgaravaZIM2/96
84Wayne ParnellSA2/95
85Wahab RiazPAK2/93
86Naved-ul-HasanPAK2/92
86Elton ChigumburaZIM2/92
88Billy StellingNED2/91
89Peter BorrenNED2/89
89Tabraiz ShamsiSA2/89
89Josh LittleIRE2/89
92Keemo PaulWI2/88
93Marchant de LangeSA2/87
93Jade DernbachENG2/87
93Stuart ClarkAUS2/87
96Waqar YounisPAK2/86
96Boyd RankinENG2/86
96Peter ChaseIRE2/86
99Chris DrumNZ2/85
99Martin SujiKEN2/85
99Keegan MethZIM2/85
99Tim SoutheeNZ2/85
99Kenneth KamyukaCAN2/85
99Gulbadin NaibAFG2/85
99Donald TiripanoZIM2/85
106Kuldeep YadavIND2/84
106Kuldeep YadavIND2/84
106Josh LittleIRE2/84
106Mahbubul AlamBAN2/84
110Abdul RazzaqPAK2/83
110Upul ChandanaSL2/83
110Chris MpofuZIM2/83
110Navdeep SainiIND2/83
110Pieter SeelaarNED2/83
110Ben HilfenhausAUS2/83
116Mohit SharmaIND2/82
117Adil RashidENG2/81
118Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/80
118Eric UpashanthaSL2/80
118Johan BothaSA2/80
121Fareed AhmadAFG2/79
122Not on recordIRE2/78
122Nazmul HossainBAN2/78
124Collins ObuyaKEN2/77
124James KirtleyENG2/77
124Manjurul IslamBAN2/77
127Debasis MohantyIND2/76
127Umesh YadavIND2/76
127Ashok DindaIND2/76
127Richard StapleUSA2/76
131Richard de GroenNZ2/75
131Amit BhandariIND2/75
131Bjorn KotzeNAM2/75
131Sean ErvineZIM2/75
135Gary BrentZIM2/74
136Eldine BaptisteWI2/73
136Kapil DevIND2/73
136Phil DeFreitasENG2/73
136Aamer SohailPAK2/73
136Azhar MahmoodPAK2/73
141Pommie MbangwaZIM2/72
141Tauseef AhmedPAK2/72
141Asanka GurusinhaSL2/72
144Mohammad RafiqueBAN2/71
145Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/70
145Steve WaughAUS2/70
145Guy WhittallZIM2/70
148Javagal SrinathIND2/69
149Bishan BediIND2/68
149Mevan PierisSL2/68
149Hasibul HossainBAN2/68
152Sir Ian BothamENG2/67
152Heath StreakZIM2/67
152John BracewellNZ2/67
152Arshad AyubIND2/67
152Ashantha de MelSL2/67
152Tony OpathaSL2/67
158Winston DavisWI2/66
158Eddo BrandesZIM2/66
158Sir Richard HadleeNZ2/66
161Greg MatthewsAUS2/65
161Bob SimpsonAUS2/65
161Greg ChappellAUS2/65
161Jonathan MillmowNZ2/65
161Alan IgglesdenENG2/65
166Chris KuggeleijnNZ2/64
167Trevor LaughlinAUS2/63
167Tony GreigENG2/63
169Bob WoolmerENG2/62
169Greg ChappellAUS2/62
169Terry AldermanAUS2/62
169Patrick PattersonWI2/62
173Jeff ThomsonAUS2/60
173Madan LalIND2/60
173Champaka RamanayakeSL2/60
176Dilip DoshiIND2/59
177Paul McEwanNZ2/58
178John LeverENG2/57
179Chris OldENG2/56
179Bernard JulienWI2/56
179Derick ParryWI2/56
179Shaun GrafAUS2/56
183Bob WillisENG2/55
184Bob WoolmerENG2/52
184Mudassar NazarPAK2/52
186Jeff ThomsonAUS2/51
187Bob MassieAUS2/49
187Bob WillisENG2/49
187Kapil DevIND2/49
190Tony GreigENG2/48
191Keith BoyceWI2/47
192Eknath SolkarIND2/46
193Ashley MallettAUS2/43
194Bernard JulienWI2/40
194Vanburn HolderWI2/40
196Mick LewisAUS3/113
197Nuwan PradeepSL3/106
198Martin SneddenNZ3/105
199Jacob DuffyNZ3/100
199Tim SoutheeNZ3/100
201Steve HarmisonENG3/97
202Dwayne LeverockBER3/96
202Dawlat ZadranAFG3/96
202Andre RussellWI3/96
205Peter ConnellIRE3/95
205Jerome TaylorWI3/95
205Kevin O'BrienIRE3/95
208Sanath JayasuriyaSL3/94
208Jake BallENG3/94
208Peter BorrenNED3/94
211Liam McCarthyIRE3/93
211Wiaan MulderSA3/93
213Jhye RichardsonAUS3/92
213Peter ChaseIRE3/92
215Yuzvendra ChahalIND3/89
215Nuwan KulasekaraSL3/89
215Dale SteynSA3/89
218Abdur RazzakBAN3/88
218Zaheer KhanIND3/88
218Mudassar BukhariNED3/88
218Shane WatsonAUS3/88
218Jason HolderWI3/88
218Matthew FordeWI3/88
224Shardul ThakurIND3/87
224Mustafizur RahmanBAN3/87
224Tapash BaisyaBAN3/87
224Mohammad SaifuddinBAN3/87
224Tim SoutheeNZ3/87
224Roger TelemachusSA3/87
230Thirunavukkarasu KumaranIND3/86
230Tinashe PanyangaraZIM3/86
230Abdur RazzakBAN3/86
230Wahab RiazPAK3/86
230Dougie BrownENG3/86
230Fidel EdwardsWI3/86
230James AndersonENG3/86
237Ata-ur-RehmanPAK3/85
238Chaminda VaasSL3/84
238Harshit RanaIND3/84
238Not on recordIRE3/84
238Harvir BaidwanCAN3/84
238Elton ChigumburaZIM3/84
243Brett LeeAUS3/83
243Nazmul HossainBAN3/83
243Corey CollymoreWI3/83
246Champaka RamanayakeSL3/82
246Paul AllottENG3/82
246Mitchell StarcAUS3/82
249Shahadat HossainBAN3/81
250Mashrafe MortazaBAN3/80
250Dwayne BravoWI3/80
252Craig YoungIRE3/79
252Mohinder AmarnathIND3/79
252Harsh ThakerCAN3/79
252Chris SoleSCO3/79
256Chetan SharmaIND3/78
256Ian BishopWI3/78
256Khaled MahmudBAN3/78
259Ravi ShastriIND3/77
259Mohammad SharifBAN3/77
259Praveen KumarIND3/77
259Ryan ten DoeschateNED3/77
263Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/76
263Imran KhanPAK3/76
263Chris CairnsNZ3/76
263Glenn McGrathAUS3/76
263Danish KaneriaPAK3/76
263Thomas OdoyoKEN3/76
269Ewen ChatfieldNZ3/75
269Roger BinnyIND3/75
269Brendon JulianAUS3/75
269Craig McDermottAUS3/75
269Brad HoggAUS3/75
269Dirk ViljoenZIM3/75
269Mohammad SamiPAK3/75
276Harvinder SinghIND3/74
276Maurice OdumbeKEN3/74
276Jacques KallisSA3/74
279Gladstone SmallENG3/73
279Nilesh KulkarniIND3/73
279Ajit AgarkarIND3/73
279Travis FriendZIM3/73
279Chris CairnsNZ3/73
279Venkatesh PrasadIND3/73
285Chris HarrisNZ3/72
285Kumar DharmasenaSL3/72
285Mluleki NkalaZIM3/72
285Nathan AstleNZ3/72
285Laurie WilliamsWI3/72
290Sarfraz NawazPAK3/71
290Sir Ian BothamENG3/71
290Winston BenjaminWI3/71
290Zulfiqar AliEA3/71
290Michael KasprowiczAUS3/71
295Maninder SinghIND3/70
295Chetan SharmaIND3/70
295Danny MorrisonNZ3/70
295Waqar YounisPAK3/70
295Arshad KhanPAK3/70
295Phil DeFreitasENG3/70
295Ravi RatnayekeSL3/70
295Steve ElworthySA3/70
295Adam DaleAUS3/70
295Aaqib JavedPAK3/70
305Trevor ChappellAUS3/69
305Ravi RatnayekeSL3/69
305Lance CairnsNZ3/69
305Rod McCurdyAUS3/69
305Winston BenjaminWI3/69
305Allan DonaldSA3/69
305Kumar DharmasenaSL3/69
312Carl HooperWI3/68
312Ravi RatnayekeSL3/68
314Chaminda VaasSL3/67
314David BrainZIM3/67
316Phil DeFreitasENG3/66
316Rumesh RatnayakeSL3/66
318Chris OldENG3/65
318Martin BicknellENG3/65
318Carl HooperWI3/65
318Winston BenjaminWI3/65
322Len PascoeAUS3/64
322Derek PringleENG3/64
322Vinothen JohnSL3/64
322Mushtaq AhmedPAK3/64
322Abdul QadirPAK3/64
322Malcolm MarshallWI3/64
328Joel GarnerWI3/62
328Kapil DevIND3/62
328Chris LewisENG3/62
328Greg MatthewsAUS3/62
332Karsan GhavriIND3/61
332Chetan SharmaIND3/61
332John MaguireAUS3/61
332Derick ParryWI3/61
332Neil FosterENG3/61
332John EmbureyENG3/61
338Sir Ian BothamENG3/58
339Martin SneddenNZ3/57
340Dennis LilleeAUS3/56
340Sikander BakhtPAK3/56
342Trevor LaughlinAUS3/54
343Chris OldENG3/52
344Ray IllingworthENG3/50
344Bob WoolmerENG3/50
344Colin CroftWI3/50
347Keith StackpoleAUS3/40
348Bruce TaylorNZ3/37
349Ashley MallettAUS3/34
350Adam ZampaAUS4/113
351Logan van BeekNED4/107
351Logan van BeekNED4/107
353Bhuvneshwar KumarIND4/106
353Nuwan PradeepSL4/106
355Jason HolderWI4/104
356Dawlat ZadranAFG4/101
357Barry McCarthyIRE4/100
358Muttiah MuralitharanSL4/99
359Sam CurranENG4/98
360Shafiul IslamBAN4/97
361Andy BlignautZIM4/96
362Nandre BurgerSA4/95
362Shingi MasakadzaZIM4/95
364Lasith MalingaSL4/93
364Mitchell McClenaghanNZ4/93
366James AndersonENG4/91
367Clint McKayAUS4/89
367Logan van BeekNED4/89
369Nuwan PradeepSL4/88
369Shaheen AfridiPAK4/88
371Javagal SrinathIND4/87
371Zeeshan AliHK4/87
371Not on recordEST4/87
371Matt HenryNZ4/87
375Brad EvansZIM4/86
375Ishant SharmaIND4/86
375Kagiso RabadaSA4/86
378Brett LeeAUS4/85
378Lasith MalingaSL4/85
378Olly StoneENG4/85
378Liam PlunkettENG4/85
378Not on recordUGA4/85
378Muralikrishna KrishnaIND4/85
378Piyush ChawlaIND4/85
385Mohammed ShamiIND4/84
385Zahid ShahUAE4/84
385Stuart BroadENG4/84
388SreesanthIND4/83
388Tom CurranENG4/83
388Lonwabo TsotsobeSA4/83
391Naved-ul-HasanPAK4/82
391Kuldeep YadavIND4/82
391Farveez MaharoofSL4/82
391Shahid AfridiPAK4/82
395Alzarri JosephWI4/81
395Stuart BroadENG4/81
395Manjula GurugeUAE4/81
395Rory 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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