The best Test bowler ever: 1970-2009 - Support data
The best Test bowler ever: 1970-2009 - Support data
SNo. Cty Bowler B/T Inn Rating Wkts Bow Bow Wkt Wkt B/W
Spls Pts StRt RpO Avge Qual Ratio
1. Slk Muralitharan M ROB 219 51.30 770 54.6 2.44 20.09 0.76 1.26
2. Aus Lillee D.K RF 127 48.05 355 52.0 2.76 24.58 0.80 1.49
3. Aus Warne S.K RLB 262 48.00 708 57.5 2.65 18.47 0.72 1.26
4. Nzl Hadlee R.J RFM 146 47.97 431 50.9 2.63 23.63 0.78 1.38
5. Pak Imran Khan RF 132 47.90 362 53.8 2.55 25.75 0.78 1.36
6. Saf Steyn D.W RF 61 45.55 170 39.3 3.62 21.55 0.74 1.78
7. Win Marshall M.D RF 149 45.44 376 46.8 2.69 22.97 0.80 1.42
8. Aus McGrath G.D RFM 241 44.86 563 52.0 2.50 19.22 0.81 1.40
9. Ind Kumble A RLB 234 44.58 619 66.0 2.70 20.66 0.76 1.13
10. Pak Waqar Younis RFM 149 44.18 373 43.5 3.25 20.33 0.78 1.50
11. Saf Donald A.A RF 126 44.13 330 47.0 2.84 20.06 0.80 1.56
12. Win Ambrose C.E.L RF 170 43.55 405 54.6 2.31 20.04 0.79 1.14
13. Win Holding M.A RF 110 43.40 249 50.9 2.79 25.28 0.79 1.36
14. Pak Wasim Akram LFM 175 43.22 414 54.7 2.59 19.56 0.74 1.21
15. Pak Shoaib Akhtar RF 78 43.21 178 45.7 3.37 20.94 0.79 1.46
16. Aus Lawson G.F RF 75 43.20 180 61.8 2.97 25.90 0.83 1.19
17. Aus Reid B.A LFM 40 43.03 113 55.3 2.68 21.75 0.82 1.50
18. Win Croft C.E.H RF 52 42.97 125 49.3 2.84 23.06 0.82 1.31
19. Aus Thomson J.R RF 87 42.82 200 52.7 3.19 27.17 0.84 1.39
20. Ind Harbhajan Singh ROB 137 42.51 330 65.1 2.81 19.07 0.72 1.07
21. Aus McDermott C.J RF 118 42.50 291 57.0 3.01 21.74 0.82 1.33
22. Aus Alderman T.M RFM 70 42.49 170 59.9 2.72 23.57 0.81 1.18
23. Win Garner J RF 110 42.43 259 50.9 2.47 22.18 0.75 1.34
24. Eng Botham I.T RFM 159 42.29 383 57.0 2.99 22.55 0.77 1.18
25. Pak Saqlain Mushtaq ROB 82 42.13 208 67.6 2.65 19.78 0.74 0.98
26. Win Roberts A.M.E RF 88 42.02 202 55.1 2.79 25.21 0.76 1.25
27. Eng Gough D RF 95 41.97 229 51.6 3.30 18.77 0.79 1.24
28. Saf Pollock S.M RFM 192 41.96 421 57.8 2.40 20.23 0.78 1.28
29. Aus Walker M.H.N RFM 58 41.85 138 73.1 2.25 21.02 0.79 1.04
30. Win Walsh C.A RF 234 41.60 519 57.9 2.53 20.66 0.76 1.06
31. Eng Caddick A.R RFM 104 41.32 234 57.9 3.10 18.99 0.82 1.14
32. Ind Kapil Dev N RFM 211 41.05 434 63.9 2.78 23.82 0.79 1.15
33. Eng Willis R.G.D RF 155 41.04 325 53.4 2.83 22.54 0.81 1.36
34. Aus MacGill S.C.G RLB 84 41.01 208 54.0 3.22 18.28 0.71 1.51
35. Saf Ntini M RF 182 40.99 388 52.6 3.24 19.51 0.82 1.43
36. Eng Fraser A.R.C RFM 77 40.87 177 61.4 2.67 18.43 0.78 1.15
37. Aus Yardley B ROB 55 40.85 126 70.7 2.68 26.11 0.78 0.98
38. Eng Hoggard M.J RFM 120 40.73 248 56.1 3.26 22.26 0.81 1.21
39. Win Bishop I.R RF 70 40.62 161 52.3 2.79 19.46 0.79 1.15
40. Aus Hughes M.G RF 95 40.14 212 57.9 2.94 22.11 0.76 1.41
41. Ind Pathan I.K LFM 49 40.04 100 58.8 3.29 22.17 0.86 1.29
42. Pak Mushtaq Ahmed RLB 82 39.81 185 67.7 2.92 19.24 0.82 0.98
43. Aus Gillespie J.N RFM 130 39.78 259 55.0 2.85 18.82 0.82 1.28
44. Pak Danish Kaneria RLB 95 39.66 225 69.4 3.02 22.54 0.79 1.05
45. Aus Lee B RF 150 39.65 310 53.3 3.47 19.32 0.80 1.39
46. Eng Cork D.G RFM 58 39.64 131 58.6 3.05 19.42 0.83 1.22
47. Slk Vaas WPUJC LFM 181 39.61 354 65.5 2.69 21.66 0.83 1.06
48. Pak Abdul Qadir RLB 103 39.23 236 72.6 2.71 22.75 0.75 1.11
49. Ind Srinath J RFM 114 39.21 236 64.0 2.86 19.42 0.82 1.08
50. Eng Dilley G.R RF 62 39.18 138 59.4 3.01 21.04 0.80 1.03
51. Aus Hogg R.M RF 61 39.15 123 62.1 2.75 29.02 0.80 1.08
52. Win Dillon M RFM 59 39.06 131 66.5 3.03 22.87 0.80 0.87
53. Ind Zaheer Khan LFM 112 39.00 210 61.8 3.29 21.08 0.87 1.16
54. Eng Harmison S.J RFM 107 38.95 221 59.4 3.21 21.61 0.76 1.13
55. Eng Panesar M.S LSP 58 38.92 126 71.8 2.87 19.74 0.76 0.93
56. Pak Iqbal Qasim LSP 79 38.91 171 76.1 2.22 25.16 0.82 0.95
57. Ind Doshi D.R LSP 53 38.66 114 81.8 2.25 23.85 0.81 0.88
58. Eng Old C.M RF 75 38.51 143 61.9 2.72 26.13 0.80 1.27
59. Nzl Cairns C.L RFM 100 38.35 218 53.7 3.29 19.11 0.77 1.27
60. Zim Streak H.H RFM 101 38.34 216 62.7 2.69 21.05 0.82 1.04
61. Nzl Morrison D.K RFM 72 37.89 160 62.9 3.31 22.69 0.75 1.09
62. Nzl Vettori D.L LSP 143 37.77 293 76.5 2.63 19.20 0.75 0.85
63. Eng Anderson J.M RFM 63 37.68 130 59.2 3.47 19.84 0.80 1.18
64. Saf Nel A RFM 62 37.38 123 62.0 3.08 18.86 0.77 1.17
65. Nzl Martin C.S RFM 79 37.12 160 58.8 3.42 18.08 0.83 1.01
66. Eng Flintoff A RFM 122 37.09 219 65.7 2.97 19.83 0.82 1.02
67. Eng Giles A.F LSP 80 36.74 143 85.2 2.86 22.24 0.80 0.83
68. Ind Ghavri K.D LFM 65 35.66 109 64.6 3.12 23.53 0.87 1.13
69. Nzl Cairns B.L RFM 67 35.53 130 81.8 2.42 23.70 0.79 0.82
70. Eng Malcolm D.E RF 69 35.47 128 66.2 3.36 18.41 0.81 0.96
71. Saf Adams P.R LSP 70 35.26 134 66.0 2.99 19.08 0.71 1.17
72. Eng DeFreitas P.A.J RFM 75 34.99 140 70.3 2.87 18.75 0.81 0.92
73. Bng Mohammad Rafiqu LSP 46 34.84 100 87.4 2.80 18.26 0.81 0.53
74. Eng Greig A.W RFM 86 34.81 141 69.5 2.78 20.70 0.79 1.12
75. Nzl Bracewell J.G ROB 59 34.67 102 82.4 2.61 22.66 0.78 0.89
76. Ind Yadav N.S ROB 56 34.36 102 82.0 2.57 22.28 0.79 1.00
77. Eng Edmonds P.H LSP 77 34.28 125 96.2 2.13 24.41 0.81 0.84
78. Aus Kasprowicz M.S RFM 69 34.25 113 63.2 3.12 18.82 0.79 1.07
79. Nzl Chatfield E.J RFM 71 34.22 123 84.2 2.29 23.21 0.77 0.87
80. Saf Boje N LSP 62 34.19 100 86.2 2.97 20.78 0.84 0.82
81. Eng Tufnell P.C.R LSP 69 34.14 121 93.2 2.43 17.52 0.78 0.76
82. Aus Reiffel P.R RFM 62 33.94 104 61.6 2.63 18.10 0.83 1.18
83. Win Edwards F.H RF 68 33.84 122 59.5 3.98 18.10 0.81 1.01
84. Win Collins P.T LFM 57 33.66 106 65.7 3.16 15.96 0.79 0.97
85. Pak Abdul Razzaq RFM 69 32.61 100 70.1 3.16 23.01 0.74 0.96
86. Eng Emburey J.E ROB 94 32.32 147 104.7 2.20 21.83 0.78 0.63
87. Saf Kallis J.H RFM 195 31.99 258 66.0 2.82 19.31 0.79 1.10
88. Ind Shastri R.J LSP 115 28.54 151 104.3 2.36 21.14 0.80 0.71
89. Win Hooper C.L ROB 121 24.08 114 120.9 2.45 22.11 0.82 0.50
Asian SC: SpinWkts- 3206 SpinRuns- 95361 Avge-29.74
Asian SC: PaceWkts- 2870 PaceRuns- 79551 Avge-27.72
Asian SC: Wkts- 6076 Runs- 174912 Avge-28.79
Others : SpinWkts- 2452 SpinRuns- 80582 Avge-32.86
Others : PaceWkts-11901 PaceRuns- 323824 Avge-27.21
Others : Wkts-14353 Runs- 404406 Avge-28.18