Bettering your best figures - Tables

Travis Basevi

26-Aug-2008

Improving best innings figures the most times in Tests
Highest % of Test innings in which best innings figures have been improved
Never improving on best innings figures in Tests
Improving best innings figures in every Test innings
Improving best figures the most times in ODIs
Highest % of ODIs in which best innings figures have been improved
Never improving on best innings figures in ODIs
Improving best innings figures in every ODI innings

Improving best innings figures the most times in Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Num
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL)	1992-2008	123	214	41000	16604	756	9/51	21.96	65	13
1/32, 2/109, 3/22, 4/134, 4/118, 5/104, 5/101, 5/64, 5/33, 6/98, 7/94, 9/65, 9/51
RGD Willis (Eng)	1971-1984	90	165	17357	8190	325	8/43	25.19	16	12
1/1, 3/73, 3/58, 4/118, 4/64, 4/56, 5/61, 5/42, 5/27, 6/53, 7/78, 8/43
N Kapil Dev (India)	1978-1994	131	227	27740	12867	434	9/83	29.64	23	11
1/25, 3/132, 4/38, 5/146, 5/82, 5/74, 5/58, 6/63, 7/56, 8/85, 9/83
EAS Prasanna (India)	1962-1978	49	86	14353	5742	189	8/76	30.38	10	10
1/19, 3/122, 3/106, 3/51, 4/60, 6/141, 6/104, 6/94, 6/74, 8/76
RM Cowper (Aus)	1964-1968	27	36	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	0	9
1/36, 1/26, 1/20, 1/16, 3/57, 3/27, 4/104, 4/49, 4/48
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	151	17584	7876	376	7/22	20.94	22	9
1/53, 1/44, 2/44, 3/36, 4/25, 5/37, 6/37, 7/53, 7/22
W Barnes (Eng)	1880-1890	21	28	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	3	8
1/17, 1/15, 2/51, 2/32, 3/51, 3/50, 6/31, 6/28
AP Freeman (Eng)	1924-1929	12	22	3732	1707	66	7/71	25.86	5	8
2/124, 3/134, 4/58, 4/37, 5/54, 5/39, 7/115, 7/71
JB Statham (Eng)	1951-1965	70	129	16056	6261	252	7/39	24.84	9	8
1/47, 2/33, 4/96, 4/90, 4/64, 4/18, 5/60, 7/39
AN Connolly (Aus)	1963-1971	29	55	7818	2981	102	6/47	29.22	4	8
1/46, 2/49, 3/66, 3/24, 4/54, 5/72, 5/47, 6/47
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	35	62	7689	3393	116	6/63	29.25	3	8
2/51, 3/43, 3/41, 4/89, 4/85, 4/41, 5/74, 6/63
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	12688	519	7/37	24.44	22	8
2/43, 3/55, 4/74, 4/21, 5/73, 5/54, 6/62, 7/37
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2007	110	140	8188	3366	98	5/34	34.34	2	8
2/46, 2/16, 3/45, 4/53, 4/40, 4/24, 5/43, 5/34
GD McGrath (Aus)	1993-2007	124	243	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	29	8
2/92, 3/66, 3/65, 4/92, 5/68, 6/47, 8/38, 8/24
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)	1995-2004	49	86	14070	6206	208	8/164	29.83	13	8
2/49, 3/74, 4/75, 5/89, 5/54, 5/32, 6/46, 8/164
Z Khan (India)	2000-2008	56	103	10962	6064	178	5/29	34.06	5	8
2/49, 2/44, 3/89, 3/62, 4/76, 4/41, 5/53, 5/29
H Trumble (Aus)	1890-1904	32	57	8099	3072	141	8/65	21.78	9	7
1/17, 1/9, 3/49, 3/15, 6/59, 6/30, 8/65
WW Armstrong (Aus)	1902-1921	50	80	8022	2923	87	6/35	33.59	3	7
1/64, 1/28, 2/24, 3/30, 5/122, 5/27, 6/35
H Verity (Eng)	1931-1939	40	73	11173	3510	144	8/43	24.37	5	7
2/52, 2/33, 2/30, 3/62, 5/33, 7/49, 8/43
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	159	21599	7999	235	6/73	34.03	6	7
4/75, 4/26, 5/120, 5/63, 5/60, 5/41, 6/73
Intikhab Alam (Pak)	1959-1977	47	78	10474	4494	125	7/52	35.95	5	7
2/49, 2/35, 2/33, 3/53, 4/39, 5/91, 7/52
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1969	32	55	7034	3148	100	6/63	31.48	5	7
2/64, 3/51, 4/68, 4/45, 5/108, 5/86, 6/63
Imran Khan (Pak)	1971-1992	88	142	19458	8258	362	8/58	22.81	23	7
2/55, 2/48, 4/59, 5/122, 6/102, 6/63, 8/58
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	90	11135	5174	202	7/54	25.61	11	7
1/75, 2/49, 3/65, 3/24, 5/50, 7/64, 7/54
GR Dilley (Eng)	1979-1989	41	65	8192	4107	138	6/38	29.76	6	7
2/47, 3/47, 4/57, 4/24, 5/68, 6/154, 6/38
Maninder Singh (India)	1982-1993	35	52	8218	3288	88	7/27	37.36	3	7
1/103, 2/90, 4/85, 4/31, 4/26, 7/51, 7/27
BA Reid (Aus)	1985-1992	27	42	6244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	5	7
4/113, 4/100, 4/90, 4/64, 4/53, 6/97, 7/51
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)	1990-2003	52	89	12532	6100	185	7/56	32.97	10	7
1/72, 2/56, 3/32, 4/121, 5/115, 5/95, 7/56
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	85	3800	1288	43	3/14	29.95	0	7
1/22, 2/17, 2/11, 2/6, 3/21, 3/19, 3/14
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2008	107	187	22664	10201	348	7/71	29.31	12	7
4/74, 5/47, 5/43, 6/87, 6/73, 7/120, 7/71
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995-2008	123	203	15989	7495	240	6/54	31.22	5	7
1/54, 1/18, 3/29, 4/24, 5/90, 6/67, 6/54
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-2004	30	51	4422	2157	64	5/20	33.70	1	7
1/112, 3/47, 3/38, 3/22, 4/76, 4/54, 5/20
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2008	91	171	18703	10104	358	7/37	28.22	18	7
1/57, 1/17, 2/61, 2/28, 4/72, 6/66, 7/37
Harbhajan Singh (India)	1998-2008	69	127	18952	8985	291	8/84	30.87	22	7
2/112, 2/42, 3/64, 3/30, 4/121, 7/123, 8/84
CR Miller (Aus)	1998-2001	18	34	4091	1805	69	5/32	26.15	3	7
1/65, 2/30, 3/82, 3/57, 4/62, 5/55, 5/32
MS Panesar (Eng)	2006-2008	33	57	7699	3643	114	6/37	31.95	8	7
2/73, 2/49, 5/78, 5/72, 6/129, 6/126, 6/37

Highest % of Test innings in which best innings figures have been improved (qualification: 20 innings)
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Num	Num/Inns %
AP Freeman (Eng)	1924-1929	12	22	3732	1707	66	7/71	25.86	5	8	36.36
2/124, 3/134, 4/58, 4/37, 5/54, 5/39, 7/115, 7/71
W Barnes (Eng)	1880-1890	21	28	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	3	8	28.57
1/17, 1/15, 2/51, 2/32, 3/51, 3/50, 6/31, 6/28
Saleem Jaffar (Pak)	1986-1992	14	23	2531	1139	36	5/40	31.63	1	6	26.08
1/34, 1/23, 2/115, 2/74, 3/79, 5/40
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2008	14	23	2210	1078	39	4/16	27.64	0	6	26.08
1/99, 2/34, 3/53, 3/29, 4/43, 4/16
CL McCool (Aus)	1946-1950	14	20	2504	958	36	5/41	26.61	3	5	25.00
1/0, 3/73, 5/109, 5/44, 5/41
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	20	3684	1373	44	7/91	31.20	3	5	25.00
1/50, 4/108, 4/88, 5/123, 7/91
RM Cowper (Aus)	1964-1968	27	36	3005	1139	36	4/48	31.63	0	9	25.00
1/36, 1/26, 1/20, 1/16, 3/57, 3/27, 4/104, 4/49, 4/48
M Mbangwa (Zim)	1996-2000	15	24	2596	1006	32	3/23	31.43	0	6	25.00
2/67, 2/61, 3/78, 3/56, 3/40, 3/23
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	2084	54	5/68	38.59	4	6	24.00
1/45, 2/100, 3/92, 4/108, 5/80, 5/68
HF Boyle (Aus)	1879-1884	12	21	1743	641	32	6/42	20.03	1	5	23.80
1/11, 2/21, 2/18, 3/19, 6/42
EL McCormick (Aus)	1935-1938	12	21	2107	1079	36	4/101	29.97	0	5	23.80
1/50, 3/36, 3/28, 3/26, 4/101
N Gifford (Eng)	1964-1973	15	21	3084	1026	33	5/55	31.09	1	5	23.80
2/14, 3/69, 4/84, 4/43, 5/55
Shahadat Hossain (Ban)	2005-2008	15	21	2184	1541	42	6/27	36.69	2	5	23.80
2/75, 4/108, 4/83, 5/86, 6/27
GB Troup (NZ)	1976-1986	15	26	3183	1454	39	6/95	37.28	1	6	23.07
1/69, 2/70, 2/26, 3/57, 4/71, 6/95
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1979	12	22	3140	1141	29	4/72	39.34	0	5	22.72
1/18, 2/89, 3/57, 3/34, 4/72
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1995	13	22	2843	1377	36	5/73	38.25	2	5	22.72
1/44, 2/43, 3/87, 5/85, 5/73
T Richardson (Eng)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	2220	88	8/94	25.22	11	5	20.83
5/49, 6/104, 6/39, 7/168, 8/94
CR Miller (Aus)	1998-2001	18	34	4091	1805	69	5/32	26.15	3	7	20.58
1/65, 2/30, 3/82, 3/57, 4/62, 5/55, 5/32
IAR Peebles (Eng)	1927-1931	13	20	2882	1391	45	6/63	30.91	3	4	20.00
1/26, 3/69, 6/204, 6/63
HB Cave (NZ)	1949-1958	19	25	4074	1467	34	4/21	43.14	0	5	20.00
3/103, 3/56, 3/45, 4/22, 4/21
RW Morgan (NZ)	1965-1972	20	20	1114	609	5	1/16	121.79	0	4	20.00
1/68, 1/34, 1/18, 1/16
RM Ellison (Eng)	1984-1986	11	20	2264	1048	35	6/77	29.94	3	4	20.00
2/34, 3/60, 4/66, 6/77
DS Lehmann (Aus)	1998-2004	27	25	974	412	15	3/42	27.46	0	5	20.00
1/27, 1/6, 3/61, 3/50, 3/42
Umar Gul (Pak)	2003-2007	16	30	3612	2114	67	5/31	31.55	3	6	20.00
2/91, 2/67, 3/16, 4/86, 4/58, 5/31

Never improving on best innings figures in Tests
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5
RM Hogg (Aus)	1978-1984	38	66	7633	3503	123	6/74	28.47	6
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	36	63	12953	4215	139	8/104	30.32	8
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	34	58	5767	3854	95	5/36	40.56	6
S Abid Ali (India)	1967-1974	29	49	4164	1980	47	6/55	42.12	1
Shahid Afridi (Pak)	1998-2006	26	45	3092	1640	47	5/52	34.89	1
JK Lever (Eng)	1976-1986	21	38	4433	1951	73	7/46	26.72	3
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2008	29	30	1596	889	7	2/49	127.00	0
AM Blignaut (Zim)	2001-2005	19	30	3173	1964	53	5/73	37.05	3
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2005	16	29	2685	1535	37	6/179	41.48	3
J Ryder (Aus)	1920-1929	20	28	1897	743	17	2/20	43.70	0
ND Hirwani (India)	1988-1996	17	28	4298	1987	66	8/61	30.10	4
Shahid Nazir (Pak)	1996-2007	15	28	2234	1272	36	5/53	35.33	1
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	26	3342	1567	48	6/99	32.64	4
Mohammad Nazir (Pak)	1969-1983	14	23	3262	1124	34	7/99	33.05	3
MC Carew (WI)	1963-1972	19	22	1174	437	8	1/11	54.62	0
Manjural Islam (Ban)	2001-2004	17	22	2970	1605	28	6/81	57.32	1
PL Taylor (Aus)	1987-1991	13	21	2227	1068	27	6/78	39.55	1
JDF Larter (Eng)	1962-1965	10	20	2172	941	37	5/57	25.43	2
PM Such (Eng)	1993-1999	11	20	3124	1242	37	6/67	33.56	2
AM Moir (NZ)	1951-1959	17	19	2650	1418	28	6/155	50.64	2
HR Lance (SA)	1962-1970	13	19	948	479	12	3/30	39.91	0
BA Murphy (Zim)	2000-2001	11	19	2153	1113	18	3/32	61.83	0
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2006	35	19	664	432	4	1/1	108.00	0
WM Clark (Aus)	1977-1979	10	18	2793	1265	44	4/46	28.75	0
WE Midwinter (Aus/Eng)	1877-1887	12	17	1725	605	24	5/78	25.20	1
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	17	2104	980	19	5/68	51.57	2
R Appleyard (Eng)	1954-1956	9	17	1596	554	31	5/51	17.87	1
EJ Gray (NZ)	1983-1988	10	16	2076	886	17	3/73	52.11	0
Rajin Saleh (Ban)	2003-2007	22	16	438	268	2	1/9	134.00	0
W Bruce (Aus)	1885-1895	14	15	988	440	12	3/88	36.66	0
ML Nkala (Zim)	2000-2005	10	15	1452	727	11	3/82	66.09	0

Improving best innings figures in every Test innings (qualification: 2 career innings after the first wicket)
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Num	Analyses
James Lillywhite jnr (Eng)	1877-1877	2	4	340	126	8	4/70	15.75	0	4	1/19, 1/1, 2/36, 4/70
GWF Overton (NZ)	1953-1954	3	4	729	258	9	3/65	28.66	0	4	2/92, 2/68, 2/33, 3/65
CF Root (Eng)	1926-1926	3	3	642	194	8	4/84	24.25	0	3	2/70, 2/40, 4/84
LS Brown (SA)	1931-1932	2	3	318	189	3	1/30	63.00	0	3	1/100, 1/59, 1/30
GM Griffin (SA)	1960-1960	2	3	432	192	8	4/87	24.00	0	3	1/61, 3/44, 4/87
J Southerton (Eng)	1877-1877	2	2	263	107	7	4/46	15.28	0	2	3/61, 4/46
DP Conyngham (SA)	1923-1923	1	2	366	103	2	1/40	51.50	0	2	1/63, 1/40
CS Marriott (Eng)	1933-1933	1	2	247	96	11	6/59	8.72	2	2	5/37, 6/59
ADG Matthews (Eng)	1937-1937	1	2	180	65	2	1/13	32.50	0	2	1/52, 1/13
SW Sohoni (India)	1946-1951	4	5	532	202	2	1/16	101.00	0	2	1/72, 1/16
FAW Freer (Aus)	1946-1946	1	2	160	74	3	2/49	24.66	0	2	1/25, 2/49
LJ Johnson (Aus)	1948-1948	1	2	282	74	6	3/8	12.33	0	2	3/66, 3/8
SN Banerjee (India)	1949-1949	1	2	273	127	5	4/54	25.39	0	2	1/73, 4/54
W Bell (NZ)	1954-1954	2	4	491	235	2	1/54	117.50	0	2	1/82, 1/54
NE Marshall (WI)	1955-1955	1	2	279	62	2	1/22	31.00	0	2	1/40, 1/22
SR Patil (India)	1955-1955	1	2	138	51	2	1/15	25.50	0	2	1/36, 1/15
KW Hough (NZ)	1959-1959	2	2	462	175	6	3/79	29.16	0	2	3/96, 3/79
VM Muddiah (India)	1959-1960	2	3	318	134	3	2/40	44.66	0	2	1/62, 2/40
MJ Macaulay (SA)	1965-1965	1	2	276	73	2	1/10	36.50	0	2	1/63, 1/10
GA Chevalier (SA)	1970-1970	1	2	253	100	5	3/68	20.00	0	2	2/32, 3/68
R Nanan (WI)	1980-1980	1	2	216	91	4	2/37	22.75	0	2	2/54, 2/37
KN Amalean (SL)	1986-1988	2	2	244	156	7	4/97	22.28	0	2	3/59, 4/97
MAR Samarasekera (SL)	1988-1991	4	2	192	104	3	2/38	34.66	0	2	1/66, 2/38
SA Ankola (India)	1989-1989	1	2	180	128	2	1/35	64.00	0	2	1/93, 1/35
KIW Wijegunawardene (SL)	1991-1992	2	4	364	147	7	4/51	21.00	0	2	3/47, 4/51
T Bosch (SA)	1992-1992	1	2	237	104	3	2/61	34.66	0	2	1/43, 2/61
SJE Brown (Eng)	1996-1996	1	2	198	138	2	1/60	69.00	0	2	1/78, 1/60
MJ Nicholson (Aus)	1998-1998	1	2	150	115	4	3/56	28.75	0	2	1/59, 3/56
Irfan Fazil (Pak)	2000-2000	1	2	48	65	2	1/30	32.50	0	2	1/35, 1/30
J Ormond (Eng)	2001-2001	2	2	372	185	2	1/70	92.50	0	2	1/115, 1/70
Yasir Ali (Pak)	2003-2003	1	2	120	55	2	1/12	27.50	0	2	1/43, 1/12

Improving best figures the most times in ODIs
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Num
J Srinath (India)	1991-2003	229	227	11935	8847	315	5/23	28.08	3	10
1/31, 2/55, 2/34, 2/27, 2/24, 2/23, 3/35, 5/41, 5/24, 5/23
CRD Fernando (Asia/SL)	2001-2008	127	121	5478	4742	161	6/27	29.45	1	10
1/56, 2/33, 3/50, 3/47, 3/43, 3/30, 4/48, 4/36, 4/24, 6/27
IVA Richards (WI)	1975-1991	187	131	5644	4228	118	6/41	35.83	2	8
1/21, 2/18, 3/52, 3/41, 3/38, 3/27, 5/41, 6/41
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1990	78	76	3573	2866	85	4/23	33.71	0	8
1/40, 1/39, 1/16, 2/37, 3/34, 3/32, 3/12, 4/23
SP O'Donnell (Aus)	1985-1991	87	87	4350	3102	108	5/13	28.72	1	8
1/39, 2/47, 2/43, 2/40, 2/19, 4/65, 4/19, 5/13
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1990-2002	134	132	5720	4321	109	4/48	39.64	0	8
1/23, 2/50, 2/29, 2/21, 3/34, 3/28, 3/20, 4/48
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	1994-2008	320	318	15661	10941	399	8/19	27.42	4	8
1/40, 1/35, 1/31, 1/20, 2/16, 4/20, 5/14, 8/19
VC Drakes (WI)	1995-2004	34	34	1640	1293	51	5/33	25.35	2	8
1/39, 1/36, 3/55, 3/38, 4/26, 4/18, 5/44, 5/33
SO Tikolo (Afr/Kenya)	1996-2008	102	72	3032	2408	75	4/41	32.10	0	8
1/26, 2/31, 3/41, 3/29, 3/28, 3/22, 3/14, 4/41
Alok Kapali (Ban)	2002-2008	62	44	1344	1166	23	3/49	50.69	0	8
1/35, 1/19, 1/3, 2/42, 2/41, 2/40, 2/29, 3/49
T Mupariwa (Zim)	2004-2008	23	23	1245	1053	40	4/46	26.32	0	8
2/44, 2/25, 3/46, 3/44, 3/30, 3/19, 4/61, 4/46
SW Tait (Aus)	2007-2007	18	17	849	774	33	4/39	23.45	0	8
2/68, 2/60, 2/45, 2/43, 3/41, 3/39, 3/32, 4/39
Sohail Tanvir (Pak)	2007-2008	24	24	1233	1012	36	5/48	28.11	1	8
1/52, 1/50, 1/38, 2/56, 2/26, 4/53, 4/34, 5/48
KD Ghavri (India)	1975-1981	19	19	1033	708	15	3/40	47.20	0	7
1/35, 1/33, 1/32, 1/30, 2/49, 2/39, 3/40
Mudassar Nazar (Pak)	1977-1989	122	104	4855	3432	111	5/28	30.91	1	7
2/52, 2/31, 2/13, 3/20, 3/17, 4/27, 5/28
Tahir Naqqash (Pak)	1980-1985	40	37	1596	1240	34	3/23	36.47	0	7
1/25, 1/19, 2/56, 2/35, 3/40, 3/24, 3/23
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1985-1996	147	55	1585	1354	26	2/25	52.07	0	7
1/45, 1/27, 1/16, 1/13, 2/72, 2/67, 2/25
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1996	96	95	4586	3470	126	5/34	27.53	2	7
2/43, 2/39, 3/50, 3/44, 4/33, 5/46, 5/34
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)	1989-2003	144	142	7543	5361	161	5/36	33.29	1	7
2/33, 3/51, 3/48, 3/31, 3/14, 4/47, 5/36
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	250	232	10667	7613	203	5/42	37.50	1	7
1/36, 1/26, 2/42, 2/38, 3/33, 3/15, 5/42
M Muralitharan (Asia/ICC/SL)	1993-2008	312	304	16934	10926	478	7/30	22.85	9	7
1/38, 1/21, 2/6, 4/23, 4/18, 5/23, 7/30
Hasibul Hossain (Ban)	1995-2004	32	32	1375	1338	29	4/56	46.13	0	7
1/29, 2/68, 2/63, 2/54, 2/44, 3/50, 4/56
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)	1995-2003	169	165	8770	6275	288	5/20	21.78	6	7
2/30, 4/47, 4/33, 4/28, 5/44, 5/29, 5/20
GB Hogg (Aus)	1996-2008	123	113	5564	4188	156	5/32	26.84	2	7
1/26, 1/23, 3/55, 3/37, 3/31, 5/41, 5/32
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2008	222	208	10478	7294	230	5/7	31.71	2	7
1/42, 3/41, 4/49, 4/24, 4/14, 5/30, 5/7
RP Arnold (SL)	1997-2007	180	84	2157	1739	40	3/47	43.47	0	7
1/34, 2/42, 2/38, 2/32, 2/22, 2/12, 3/47
Harbhajan Singh (Asia/India)	1998-2008	173	166	9144	6379	191	5/31	33.39	2	7
1/32, 3/41, 3/36, 3/29, 3/27, 5/43, 5/31
NC Johnson (Zim)	1998-2000	48	39	1503	1220	35	4/42	34.85	0	7
1/64, 1/42, 1/36, 2/51, 2/42, 2/39, 4/42
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC)	1999-2008	128	107	5074	3686	149	5/56	24.73	1	7
1/62, 2/24, 2/3, 3/38, 4/17, 4/14, 5/56
Shoaib Malik (Pak)	1999-2008	167	134	5715	4319	124	4/19	34.83	0	7
2/34, 2/21, 3/42, 3/37, 3/29, 3/26, 4/19
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2005	30	30	1577	1212	39	5/43	31.07	1	7
2/35, 2/24, 2/21, 3/33, 3/18, 3/8, 5/43
AR Adams (NZ)	2001-2007	42	40	1885	1643	53	5/22	31.00	1	7
1/39, 1/38, 2/52, 2/33, 2/25, 3/13, 5/22
BA Williams (Aus)	2002-2004	25	24	1203	814	35	5/22	23.25	2	7
1/33, 1/20, 2/57, 2/22, 4/22, 5/53, 5/22
SR Watson (Aus)	2002-2008	70	66	2755	2234	68	4/39	32.85	0	7
1/46, 1/38, 1/20, 2/13, 2/7, 3/27, 4/39
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2008	88	77	3415	3013	98	4/32	30.74	0	7
2/31, 2/23, 3/26, 3/24, 3/14, 4/39, 4/32
JR Hopes (Aus)	2005-2008	33	29	1187	838	23	2/16	36.43	0	7
1/38, 1/35, 1/16, 1/8, 2/43, 2/17, 2/16

Highest % of ODIs in which best innings figures have been improved (qualification: 20 innings)
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Num	Num/Inns %
T Mupariwa (Zim)	2004-2008	23	23	1245	1053	40	4/46	26.32	0	8	34.78
2/44, 2/25, 3/46, 3/44, 3/30, 3/19, 4/61, 4/46
Sohail Tanvir (Pak)	2007-2008	24	24	1233	1012	36	5/48	28.11	1	8	33.33
1/52, 1/50, 1/38, 2/56, 2/26, 4/53, 4/34, 5/48
BA Williams (Aus)	2002-2004	25	24	1203	814	35	5/22	23.25	2	7	29.16
1/33, 1/20, 2/57, 2/22, 4/22, 5/53, 5/22
M Sheikh (Kenya)	1997-2000	21	21	778	625	19	4/36	32.89	0	6	28.57
1/12, 1/3, 2/46, 2/41, 3/36, 4/36
M Hendrick (Eng)	1973-1981	22	22	1248	681	35	5/31	19.45	1	6	27.27
1/27, 1/21, 2/34, 4/25, 4/15, 5/31
SM Patil (India)	1980-1986	45	20	864	589	15	2/28	39.26	0	5	25.00
1/31, 1/24, 1/3, 2/34, 2/28
DT Johnston (Ire)	2006-2008	23	20	854	730	11	2/40	66.36	0	5	25.00
1/43, 1/32, 1/20, 1/15, 2/40
JR Hopes (Aus)	2005-2008	33	29	1187	838	23	2/16	36.43	0	7	24.13
1/38, 1/35, 1/16, 1/8, 2/43, 2/17, 2/16
VC Drakes (WI)	1995-2004	34	34	1640	1293	51	5/33	25.35	2	8	23.52
1/39, 1/36, 3/55, 3/38, 4/26, 4/18, 5/44, 5/33
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2005	30	30	1577	1212	39	5/43	31.07	1	7	23.33
2/35, 2/24, 2/21, 3/33, 3/18, 3/8, 5/43
J Botha (Afr/SA)	2005-2008	27	26	1278	1004	19	3/34	52.84	0	6	23.07
1/31, 1/21, 2/49, 2/41, 2/29, 3/34
JA Morkel (Afr/SA)	2004-2008	24	22	984	842	29	4/29	29.03	0	5	22.72
1/41, 1/33, 2/23, 4/44, 4/29
Hasibul Hossain (Ban)	1995-2004	32	32	1375	1338	29	4/56	46.13	0	7	21.87
1/29, 2/68, 2/63, 2/54, 2/44, 3/50, 4/56
EO Simons (SA)	1994-1995	23	23	1212	810	33	4/42	24.54	0	5	21.73
2/29, 2/22, 3/49, 3/46, 4/42
JWM Dalrymple (Eng)	2006-2007	27	23	840	666	14	2/5	47.57	0	5	21.73
1/51, 1/40, 2/44, 2/13, 2/5
AH Gray (WI)	1985-1991	25	24	1270	835	44	6/50	18.97	1	5	20.83
1/32, 2/36, 3/20, 4/36, 6/50
MJ Mason (NZ)	2003-2008	25	24	1119	956	30	4/24	31.86	0	5	20.83
1/61, 1/46, 2/35, 2/32, 4/24
H Osinde (Can)	2006-2008	24	24	1023	883	28	4/33	31.53	0	5	20.83
1/39, 1/19, 3/46, 3/22, 4/33
AH Omarshah (Zim)	1983-1996	28	25	1077	812	18	3/33	45.11	0	5	20.00
1/17, 2/42, 2/34, 2/17, 3/33
U Bhatti (Can)	2006-2008	20	20	998	672	19	4/45	35.36	0	4	20.00
1/27, 1/26, 2/25, 4/45

Never improving on best innings figures in ODIs (sorted by career innings)
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	143	46	1296	954	29	2/9	32.89	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	39	39	1787	1456	52	6/22	28.00	2
Shoaib Mohammad (Pak)	1984-1993	63	35	919	725	20	3/20	36.25	0
AJ Hollioake (Eng)	1996-1999	35	32	1208	1019	32	4/23	31.84	0
Aftab Ahmed (Ban)	2004-2008	80	30	739	656	12	5/31	54.66	1
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1999	35	25	954	709	14	4/57	50.64	0
AIC Dodemaide (Aus)	1988-1993	24	24	1327	753	36	5/21	20.91	1
D Mongia (India)	2001-2007	57	21	640	571	14	3/31	40.78	0
PJ Martin (Eng)	1995-1998	20	20	1048	806	27	4/44	29.85	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2003	17	17	700	586	15	5/67	39.06	1
PJC Hoffmann (Scot)	2006-2007	18	17	743	555	16	3/22	34.68	0
Zakir Khan (Pak)	1984-1990	17	16	646	494	16	4/19	30.87	0
Harvinder Singh (India)	1997-2001	16	16	686	609	24	3/44	25.37	0
Mahmudullah (Ban)	2007-2008	16	16	666	609	8	2/28	76.12	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1986-2003	200	15	180	141	6	1/3	23.50	0
HR Bryan (WI)	1999-1999	15	15	722	518	12	4/24	43.16	0
SHU Karnain (SL)	1984-1990	19	14	635	505	16	5/26	31.56	1
ME Trescothick (Eng)	2000-2006	123	13	232	219	4	2/7	54.75	0
MJR Rindel (SA)	1994-1999	22	12	270	242	6	2/15	40.33	0
AM Samad (Can)	2003-2008	23	12	214	244	7	1/8	34.85	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1976	11	11	628	364	20	4/34	18.19	0
MV Fleming (Eng)	1997-1998	11	11	523	434	17	4/45	25.52	0
P Wilson (Aus)	1997-1998	11	11	562	450	13	3/39	34.61	0
RJ Kirtley (Eng)	2001-2004	11	11	549	481	9	2/33	53.44	0
TL Best (WI)	2004-2006	11	11	506	427	13	4/35	32.84	0
Abdur Rehman (Pak)	2006-2007	11	11	594	437	12	2/20	36.41	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1978	11	10	437	287	7	2/17	41.00	0
GK Robertson (NZ)	1981-1989	10	10	498	321	6	2/29	53.50	0
GE Bradburn (NZ)	1990-2001	11	10	385	318	6	2/18	53.00	0
Tareq Aziz (Ban)	2002-2004	10	10	465	424	13	3/19	32.61	0
DLS van Bunge (Neth)	2002-2008	26	10	247	259	10	3/16	25.89	0
JJ van der Wath (SA)	2006-2007	10	10	526	551	13	2/21	42.38	0

Improving best innings figures in every ODI innings (qualification: 2 career innings after the first wicket)
Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Num	Analyses
NO Miller (WI)	2008-2008	3	3	180	113	5	3/19	22.60	0	3	1/56, 1/38, 3/19
BR Taylor (NZ)	1973-1973	2	2	114	62	4	3/25	15.50	0	2	1/37, 3/25
Mehmood Quaraishy (EAf)	1975-1975	3	2	108	94	3	2/55	31.33	0	2	1/39, 2/55
GA Cope (Eng)	1977-1978	2	2	112	35	2	1/16	17.50	0	2	1/19, 1/16
WM Clark (Aus)	1978-1978	2	2	100	61	3	2/39	20.33	0	2	1/22, 2/39
GD Porter (Aus)	1979-1979	2	2	108	33	3	2/13	11.00	0	2	1/20, 2/13
TAP Sekhar (India)	1983-1985	4	4	156	128	5	3/23	25.60	0	2	2/50, 3/23
CS Cowdrey (Eng)	1985-1985	3	2	52	55	2	1/3	27.50	0	2	1/52, 1/3
NLK Ratnayake (SL)	1989-1990	2	2	101	98	2	1/39	49.00	0	2	1/59, 1/39
GC Martin (Zim)	1994-1995	5	4	132	95	2	1/15	47.50	0	2	1/17, 1/15
HAG Anthony (WI)	1995-1995	3	3	156	143	3	2/47	47.66	0	2	1/47, 2/47
SF Dukanwala (UAE)	1996-1996	5	4	198	153	6	5/29	25.50	1	2	1/46, 5/29
GJ Rennie (Zim)	1996-2003	40	4	90	75	2	1/17	37.50	0	2	1/20, 1/17
IS Gallage (SL)	1999-2001	3	3	144	115	3	2/42	38.33	0	2	1/37, 2/42
A Bhandari (India)	2000-2004	2	2	106	106	5	3/31	21.19	0	2	2/75, 3/31
NA de Groot (Can)	2003-2003	6	3	81	88	3	2/45	29.33	0	2	1/21, 2/45
KP Walmsley (NZ)	2003-2003	2	2	120	117	2	1/53	58.50	0	2	1/64, 1/53
Khalid Khan (HK)	2004-2004	2	2	108	93	3	2/62	31.00	0	2	1/31, 2/62
RK Whelan (Ire)	2007-2007	2	2	90	99	2	1/43	49.50	0	2	1/56, 1/43
J Patraj (Can)	2007-2007	2	2	90	76	2	1/27	38.00	0	2	1/49, 1/27
Kamran Hussain (Pak)	2008-2008	2	2	102	67	3	2/32	22.33	0	2	1/35, 2/32
Saeed Ajmal (Pak)	2008-2008	2	2	110	66	3	2/19	22.00	0	2	1/47, 2/19