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Bowlers and their favoured dismissals - tables

Travis Basevi
14-Feb-2006

Bowlers - Largest percentage of caught behind wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts Ct WK %
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 1976-1989 76 5967 38.36 66 24 36.36
AD Mullally (Eng) 1996-2001 19 4525 31.24 58 20 34.48
AM Blignaut (Zimb) 2001-2005 19 3173 37.05 53 18 33.96
ALF de Mel (SL) 1982-1986 17 3518 36.94 59 20 33.89
DR Tuffey (NZ) 2000-2004 22 4110 31.16 66 22 33.33
A Nel (SAf) 2001-2006 18 4038 26.22 76 25 32.89
DJ Nash (NZ) 1992-2001 32 6196 28.48 93 30 32.25
CRD Fernando (SL) 2000-2005 20 2972 33.73 56 18 32.14
BC Strang (Zimb) 1995-2001 26 5433 39.33 56 18 32.14
FA Rose (WI) 1997-2000 19 3124 30.88 53 17 32.07

Bowlers - Smallest percentage of caught behind wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts Ct WK %
G Giffen (Aust) 1881-1896 31 6391 27.09 103 1 0.97
JM Blanckenberg (SAf) 1913-1924 18 3888 30.28 60 1 1.66
G Ulyett (Eng) 1877-1890 25 2627 20.39 50 1 2.00
JJ Ferris (Aust/Eng) 1887-1892 9 2302 12.70 61 2 3.27
GRJ Matthews (Aust) 1983-1993 33 6271 48.22 61 2 3.27
H Verity (Eng) 1931-1939 40 11173 24.37 144 5 3.47
DR Doshi (India) 1979-1983 33 9322 30.71 114 4 3.50
RO Schwarz (SAf) 1906-1912 20 2639 25.76 55 2 3.63
W Bates (Eng) 1881-1887 15 2364 16.42 50 2 4.00
EP Nupen (SAf) 1921-1936 17 4159 35.75 50 2 4.00

Bowlers - Largest percentage of bowled wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts Bwd %
T Richardson (Eng) 1893-1898 14 4498 25.22 88 54 61.36
E Jones (Aust) 1894-1902 19 3754 29.01 64 36 56.25
WE Bowes (Eng) 1932-1946 15 3655 22.33 68 37 54.41
GE Palmer (Aust) 1880-1886 17 4517 21.51 78 42 53.84
FR Spofforth (Aust) 1877-1887 18 4185 18.41 94 50 53.19
A Cotter (Aust) 1904-1912 21 4633 28.64 89 44 49.43
R Gilchrist (WI) 1957-1959 13 3227 26.68 57 27 47.36
GH Hirst (Eng) 1897-1909 24 4010 30.00 59 27 45.76
GA Lohmann (Eng) 1886-1896 18 3830 10.75 112 51 45.53
H Larwood (Eng) 1926-1933 21 4969 28.35 78 35 44.87

Bowlers - Smallest percentage of bowled wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts Bwd %
CR Miller (Aust) 1998-2001 18 4091 26.15 69 4 5.79
JD Higgs (Aust) 1978-1981 22 4752 31.16 66 4 6.06
GC Small (Eng) 1986-1991 17 3927 34.01 55 4 7.27
AM Blignaut (Zimb) 2001-2005 19 3173 37.05 53 4 7.54
GJ Whittall (Zimb) 1993-2002 46 4686 40.94 51 4 7.84
ME Waugh (Aust) 1991-2002 128 4853 41.16 59 5 8.47
DJ Nash (NZ) 1992-2001 32 6196 28.48 93 8 8.60
BC Strang (Zimb) 1995-2001 26 5433 39.33 56 5 8.92
NA Foster (Eng) 1983-1993 29 6261 32.85 88 8 9.09
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 1994-2005 90 19588 28.81 301 29 9.63

Bowlers - Largest percentage of lbw wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts LBW %
TM Alderman (Aust) 1981-1991 41 10181 27.15 170 58 34.11
IK Pathan (India) 2003-2006 21 4316 29.55 81 25 30.86
DR Pringle (Eng) 1982-1992 30 5287 35.97 70 21 30.00
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 87 16224 23.56 373 110 29.49
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2002 104 22627 23.62 414 119 28.74
JR Ratnayeke (SL) 1982-1989 22 3833 35.21 56 16 28.57
PAJ DeFreitas (Eng) 1986-1995 44 9838 33.57 140 39 27.85
Aaqib Javed (Pak) 1989-1998 22 3918 34.70 54 15 27.77
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 1994-2005 90 19588 28.81 301 81 26.91
MJ Hoggard (Eng) 2000-2005 48 9883 30.07 184 49 26.63

Bowlers - Smallest percentage of lbw wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts LBW %
JV Saunders (Aust) 1902-1908 14 3565 22.73 79 0 0.00
W Bates (Eng) 1881-1887 15 2364 16.42 50 0 0.00
GA Lohmann (Eng) 1886-1896 18 3830 10.75 112 2 1.78
KJ O'Keeffe (Aust) 1971-1977 24 5384 38.07 53 1 1.88
CTB Turner (Aust) 1887-1895 17 5179 16.53 101 3 2.97
FR Spofforth (Aust) 1877-1887 18 4185 18.41 94 3 3.19
PH Edmonds (Eng) 1975-1987 51 12028 34.18 125 4 3.20
EJ Chatfield (NZ) 1975-1989 43 10360 32.17 123 4 3.25
K Farnes (Eng) 1934-1939 15 3932 28.64 60 2 3.33
T Richardson (Eng) 1893-1898 14 4498 25.22 88 3 3.40

Bowlers - Largest percentage of stumped wickets in Tests (qualification: 50 career wickets)
Player Span Mat Balls Ave Wkts St %
Nasim-ul-Ghani (Pak) 1958-1973 29 4406 37.67 52 10 19.23
AA Mailey (Aust) 1920-1926 21 6119 33.91 99 18 18.18
RO Schwarz (SAf) 1906-1912 20 2639 25.76 55 9 16.36
SP Gupte (India) 1951-1961 36 11284 29.55 149 20 13.42
CV Grimmett (Aust) 1925-1936 37 14513 24.21 216 28 12.96
JD Higgs (Aust) 1978-1981 22 4752 31.16 66 8 12.12
MH Mankad (India) 1946-1959 44 14686 32.32 162 18 11.11
IWG Johnson (Aust) 1946-1956 45 8780 29.19 109 12 11.00
RWV Robins (Eng) 1929-1937 19 3318 27.46 64 7 10.93
Danish Kaneria (Pak) 2000-2006 34 9234 31.61 148 15 10.13

Batsmen - Largest percentage of bowled dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis Bwd %
JB Statham (Eng) 1951-1965 70 87 675 11.44 59 30 50.84
WW Hall (WI) 1958-1969 48 66 818 15.73 52 23 44.23
B Yardley (Aust) 1978-1983 33 54 978 19.55 50 22 44.00
WW Armstrong (Aust) 1902-1921 50 84 2863 38.68 74 32 43.24
VT Trumper (Aust) 1899-1912 48 89 3163 39.04 81 35 43.20
JM Blackham (Aust) 1877-1894 35 62 800 15.68 51 22 43.13
JR Reid (NZ) 1949-1965 58 108 3428 33.28 103 44 42.71
AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-1955 51 71 714 12.75 56 23 41.07
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1976 79 109 488 6.97 70 28 40.00
JR Thomson (Aust) 1972-1985 51 73 679 12.81 53 21 39.62

Batsmen - Smallest percentage of bowled dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis Bwd %
Younis Khan (Pak) 2000-2006 42 74 3439 48.43 71 3 4.22
GM Wood (Aust) 1978-1988 59 112 3374 31.83 106 5 4.71
Mohammad Ashraful (Bang) 2001-2005 29 57 1269 23.50 54 3 5.55
SK Warne (Aust) 1992-2006 135 188 2865 16.65 172 12 6.97
SV Manjrekar (India) 1987-1996 37 61 2043 37.14 55 4 7.27
AC Parore (NZ) 1990-2002 78 128 2865 26.28 109 8 7.33
CD McMillan (NZ) 1997-2005 55 91 3116 38.46 81 6 7.40
ADR Campbell (Zimb) 1992-2002 60 109 2858 27.21 105 8 7.61
Imran Khan (Pak) 1971-1992 88 126 3807 37.69 101 8 7.92
Javed Omar (Bang) 2001-2005 31 62 1376 22.55 61 5 8.19

Batsmen - Largest percentage of lbw dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis LBW %
DD Ebrahim (Zimb) 2001-2005 29 55 1225 22.68 54 17 31.48
CD McMillan (NZ) 1997-2005 55 91 3116 38.46 81 24 29.62
BF Butcher (WI) 1958-1969 44 78 3104 43.11 72 21 29.16
Khaled Mashud (Bang) 2000-2005 37 71 1260 20.00 63 18 28.57
RS Mahanama (SL) 1986-1998 52 89 2576 29.27 88 25 28.40
Younis Khan (Pak) 2000-2006 42 74 3439 48.43 71 20 28.16
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 1995-2004 49 78 927 14.48 64 18 28.12
D Ganga (WI) 1998-2005 31 54 1230 22.77 54 15 27.77
DN Patel (NZ) 1987-1997 37 66 1200 20.68 58 16 27.58
MA Holding (WI) 1975-1987 60 76 910 13.78 66 18 27.27

Batsmen - Smallest percentage of lbw dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis LBW %
J Darling (Aust) 1894-1905 34 60 1657 28.56 58 0 0.00
C Hill (Aust) 1896-1912 49 89 3412 39.21 87 1 1.14
CPS Chauhan (India) 1969-1981 40 68 2084 31.57 66 2 3.03
NC O'Neill (Aust) 1958-1965 42 69 2779 45.55 61 2 3.27
GF Lawson (Aust) 1980-1989 46 68 894 15.96 56 2 3.57
JT Tyldesley (Eng) 1899-1909 31 55 1661 30.75 54 2 3.70
GP Howarth (NZ) 1975-1985 47 83 2531 32.44 78 3 3.84
ED Weekes (WI) 1948-1958 48 81 4455 58.61 76 3 3.94
WM Woodfull (Aust) 1926-1934 35 54 2300 46.00 50 2 4.00
EH Hendren (Eng) 1920-1935 51 83 3525 47.63 74 3 4.05

Batsmen - Largest percentage of stumped dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis St %
CL Walcott (WI) 1948-1960 44 74 3798 56.68 67 8 11.94
MA Noble (Aust) 1898-1909 42 73 1997 30.25 66 7 10.60
TW Hayward (Eng) 1896-1909 35 60 1999 34.46 58 6 10.34
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) 1997-2006 42 62 537 10.74 50 5 10.00
HJ Tayfield (SAf) 1949-1960 37 60 862 16.90 51 5 9.80
CC McDonald (Aust) 1952-1961 47 83 3107 39.32 79 7 8.86
FE Woolley (Eng) 1909-1934 64 98 3283 36.07 91 6 6.59
Asif Iqbal (Pak) 1964-1980 58 99 3575 38.85 92 6 6.52
Khaled Mashud (Bang) 2000-2005 37 71 1260 20.00 63 4 6.34
FM Engineer (India) 1961-1975 46 87 2611 31.08 84 5 5.95

Batsmen - Smallest percentage of stumped dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis St %
N Hussain (Eng) 1990-2004 96 171 5764 37.18 155 0 0.00
S Chanderpaul (WI) 1994-2005 91 155 6156 45.94 134 0 0.00
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1982-1999 103 154 5768 43.69 132 0 0.00
RN Harvey (Aust) 1948-1963 79 137 6149 48.41 127 0 0.00
JH Edrich (Eng) 1963-1976 77 127 5138 43.54 118 0 0.00
GW Flower (Zimb) 1992-2004 67 123 3457 29.54 117 0 0.00
KF Barrington (Eng) 1955-1968 82 131 6806 58.67 116 0 0.00
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 86 134 3124 27.16 115 0 0.00
DPMD Jayawardene (SL) 1997-2005 74 120 5306 47.80 111 0 0.00
MP Vaughan (Eng) 1999-2005 64 115 4595 42.94 107 0 0.00

Batsmen - Largest percentage of run out dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis RO %
S Abid Ali (India) 1967-1974 29 53 1018 20.35 50 6 12.00
IR Bishop (WI) 1989-1998 43 63 632 12.15 52 6 11.53
DJ McGlew (SAf) 1951-1962 34 64 2440 42.06 58 6 10.34
W Bardsley (Aust) 1909-1926 41 66 2469 40.47 61 6 9.83
JHB Waite (SAf) 1951-1965 50 86 2405 30.44 79 7 8.86
J Srinath (India) 1991-2002 67 92 1009 14.21 71 6 8.45
GD McGrath (Aust) 1993-2006 119 133 631 7.51 84 7 8.33
BF Butcher (WI) 1958-1969 44 78 3104 43.11 72 6 8.33
NR Mongia (India) 1994-2001 44 68 1442 24.03 60 5 8.33
JM Parks (Eng) 1954-1968 46 68 1962 32.16 61 5 8.19

Batsmen - Smallest percentage of run out dismissals in Tests (qualification: 50 completed innings)
Player Span Mat Inns Runs Ave Dis RO %
N Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1994 131 184 5248 31.05 169 0 0.00
GA Hick (Eng) 1991-2001 65 114 3383 31.32 108 0 0.00
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 1976-1989 76 116 4114 38.09 108 0 0.00
PBH May (Eng) 1951-1961 66 106 4537 46.77 97 0 0.00
R Benaud (Aust) 1952-1964 63 97 2201 24.45 90 0 0.00
Rameez Raja (Pak) 1984-1997 57 94 2833 31.83 89 0 0.00
MAK Pataudi (India) 1961-1975 46 83 2793 34.91 80 0 0.00
R Illingworth (Eng) 1958-1973 61 90 1836 23.24 79 0 0.00
JC Adams (WI) 1992-2001 54 90 3012 41.26 73 0 0.00
IDS Smith (NZ) 1980-1992 63 88 1815 25.56 71 0 0.00

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