Most balls bowled in career

Most balls bowled in career in FC

Most balls bowled in career

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
W Rhodes	1898-1930	1110	185742	70322	4204	9/24	16.72	2.27	44.1	287	68
FJ Titmus	1949-1982	792	173450	63315	2830	9/52	22.37	2.19	61.2	168	26
D Shackleton	1948-1969	647	159043	53303	2857	9/30	18.65	2.01	55.6	194	38
CWL Parker	1903-1935	635	157059	63817	3278	10/79	19.46	2.43	47.9	277	91
AP Freeman	1914-1936	592	154658	69577	3776	10/53	18.42	2.69	40.9	386	140
AS Kennedy	1907-1936	677	150851	61035	2874	10/37	21.23	2.42	52.4	225	45
MW Tate	1912-1937	679	150461	50571	2784	9/71	18.16	2.01	54.0	195	44
GAR Lock	1946-1971	654	150168	54709	2844	10/54	19.23	2.18	52.8	196	50
JT Hearne	1888-1923	639	144470	54351	3061	9/32	17.75	2.25	47.1	255	66
TWJ Goddard	1922-1952	593	142211	59116	2979	10/113	19.84	2.49	47.7	251	86
DL Underwood	1963-1987	676	139783	49993	2465	9/28	20.28	2.14	56.7	153	47
WE Astill	1906-1939	733	138532	57786	2432	9/41	23.76	2.50	56.9	140	22
DJ Shepherd	1950-1972	668	132592	47302	2218	9/47	21.32	2.14	59.7	123	28
WE Hollies	1932-1957	515	130625	48656	2323	10/49	20.94	2.23	56.2	182	40
JC White	1909-1937	472	129439	43759	2355	10/76	18.58	2.02	54.9	193	58
N Gifford	1960-1988	710	128412	48731	2068	8/28	23.56	2.27	62.0	93	14
WG Grace	1865-1908	870	124831	50980	2809	10/49	18.14	2.45	44.4	240	64
GH Hirst	1891-1929	826	123328	51371	2742	9/23	18.73	2.49	44.9	184	40
R Illingworth	1951-1983	787	117860	42020	2072	9/42	20.27	2.13	56.8	104	11
TE Bailey	1946-1967	682	116659	48170	2082	10/90	23.13	2.47	56.0	110	13
G Geary	1912-1938	549	116292	41336	2063	10/18	20.03	2.13	56.3	125	30
RTD Perks	1930-1955	595	116074	53766	2233	9/40	24.07	2.77	51.9	143	24
JB Mortimore	1950-1975	640	113417	41904	1807	8/59	23.18	2.21	62.7	75	8
JE Emburey	1973-1997	513	112862	41958	1608	8/40	26.09	2.23	70.1	72	12
W Attewell	1881-1899	429	108264	29896	1951	9/23	15.32	1.65	55.4	134	27
AE Relf	1900-1921	565	108184	39726	1897	9/95	20.94	2.20	57.0	114	23
C Cook	1946-1964	506	106366	36578	1782	9/42	20.52	2.06	59.6	99	15
GR Cox	1895-1928	634	106180	42138	1843	9/50	22.86	2.38	57.6	111	13
AV Bedser	1939-1960	485	106118	39279	1924	8/18	20.41	2.22	55.1	96	16
C Blythe	1899-1914	439	103546	42094	2503	10/30	16.81	2.43	41.3	218	71
JA Newman	1906-1930	541	102779	51397	2054	9/131	25.02	3.00	50.0	134	35
JH Wardle	1946-1968	412	102626	35027	1846	9/25	18.97	2.04	55.5	134	29
A Shaw	1864-1897	404	101967	24577	2027	10/73	12.12	1.44	50.3	177	44
EE Hemmings	1966-1995	518	101688	44403	1515	10/175	29.30	2.61	67.1	70	15
JC Laker	1946-1965	450	101370	35791	1944	10/53	18.41	2.11	52.1	127	32
JB Statham	1950-1968	559	100955	36999	2260	8/34	16.37	2.19	44.6	123	11
PI Pocock	1964-1986	554	100414	42648	1607	9/57	26.53	2.54	62.4	60	7
J Briggs	1879-1900	535	100144	35430	2221	10/55	15.95	2.12	45.0	200	52

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Ireland at Mirpur, 2nd Test, Nov 19-23, 2025 [Test # 2607]

Australia v England at Perth, 1st Test, Nov 21-22, 2025 [Test # 2608]

Canterbury v Northern Districts at Rangiora, Plunket Shield 3rd match, Nov 18-21, 2025 [First-class]

Wellington v Otago at Wellington, Plunket Shield 2nd match, Nov 18-21, 2025 [First-class]