Players
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 1.85 | Australia | 1 | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 | |
| 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 2.27 | Australia | 3 | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 13.4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 2.70 | Australia | 1 | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
| 34.3 | 16 | 66 | 7 | 1.91 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 21.0 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 3.61 | Australia | 1 | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 23.0 | 2 | 103 | 7 | 4.47 | Australians | 4 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 31 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 14 | 48 | 6 | 1.60 | Australia | 2 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 20.0 | 7 | 54 | 6 | 2.70 | Leics | 1 | v Australians | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 1.90 | West Indies | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 13.0 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 2.53 | Australians | 3 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.4 | 13 | 34 | 5 | 1.43 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 2.81 | West Indies | 1 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 12.4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 3.23 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 16.4 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 2.52 | Australians | 4 | v Leics | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 3.50 | England | 4 | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 21.1 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 2.31 | Australia | 3 | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
| 11.5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 4.22 | England | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 3.37 | Somerset | 2 | v Australians | Taunton | 1 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 18.3 | 7 | 57 | 5 | 3.08 | Australians | 1 | v Somerset | Taunton | 1 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 18.3 | 5 | 61 | 5 | 3.29 | Australians | 2 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 16 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 41.0 | 13 | 113 | 5 | 2.75 | Sri Lanka | 3 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 36.0 | 5 | 149 | 5 | 4.13 | England | 2 | v Australia | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 | |
| 10.3 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 2.57 | Australians | 1 | v Kent | Canterbury | 16 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.1 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2.05 | England | 4 | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 14.0 | 2 | 46 | 4 | 3.28 | Lancashire | 1 | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 16 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 2.19 | Australia | 4 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 15.5 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 3.15 | - | 3 | v England A | Birmingham | 18 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 30.0 | 9 | 53 | 4 | 1.76 | Lancashire | 3 | v Yorkshire | Leeds | 16 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.4 | 7 | 61 | 4 | 2.81 | Australians | 1 | v Middlesex | Lord's | 19 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 18.1 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 3.46 | Australians | 1 | v Notts | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 22.0 | 6 | 71 | 4 | 3.22 | England | 2 | v Australia | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 | |
| 29.5 | 9 | 71 | 4 | 2.37 | Australia | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 27.3 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 2.61 | England | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 72 | 4 | 4.80 | Australians | 1 | v Kent | Canterbury | 16 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 2 | 73 | 4 | 3.04 | West Indies | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 20.4 | 5 | 78 | 4 | 3.77 | India | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 32.0 | 8 | 86 | 4 | 2.68 | Australia | 2 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 25.0 | 7 | 86 | 4 | 3.44 | Australians | 3 | v Kent | Canterbury | 16 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 30.5 | 7 | 87 | 4 | 2.82 | England | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 19.0 | 2 | 89 | 4 | 4.68 | Gloucs | 1 | v Australians | Bristol | 27 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 35.2 | 10 | 97 | 4 | 2.74 | Australians | 2 | v Gloucs | Bristol | 27 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 48.0 | 17 | 99 | 4 | 2.06 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 29.0 | 4 | 104 | 4 | 3.58 | England | 3 | v Australia | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 27.0 | 5 | 107 | 4 | 3.96 | Hampshire | 2 | v Australians | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 39.0 | 8 | 113 | 4 | 2.89 | Australia | 2 | v England | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 10.0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1.20 | Australians | 2 | v Leics | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1.50 | Australians | 1 | v Notts | Nottingham | 11 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 2 | 22 | 3 | 2.44 | - | 3 | v England A | Birmingham | 18 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 2.33 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 15.0 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 2.00 | Australians | 1 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 4 | 31 | 3 | 2.58 | Australia | 4 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 11.1 | 2 | 33 | 3 | 2.95 | Australians | 1 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.5 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 2.60 | Australia | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 2.53 | Glamorgan | 3 | v Australians | Cardiff | 16 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 23.4 | 9 | 40 | 3 | 1.69 | Australia | 2 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 9.0 | - | 41 | 3 | 4.55 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3.00 | Glamorgan | 3 | v Australians | Cardiff | 16 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 4.30 | England | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 9.0 | 1 | 43 | 3 | 4.77 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 43 | 3 | 2.68 | Australia | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 18.0 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 2.50 | Sri Lanka | 1 | v India | Colombo (RPS) | 2 Aug 1997 | Test # 1374 | |
| 12.0 | 3 | 49 | 3 | 4.08 | Australians | 4 | v Leics | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.0 | 7 | 52 | 3 | 2.47 | England | 1 | v Australia | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 16.0 | 4 | 55 | 3 | 3.43 | Australians | 3 | v Middlesex | Lord's | 19 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 17.4 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3.16 | Gloucs | 1 | v Australians | Bristol | 27 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 16.0 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 3.50 | Kent | 2 | v Australians | Canterbury | 16 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 3.80 | Kent | 2 | v Australians | Canterbury | 16 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 15.4 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 3.82 | England | 3 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 14.0 | 3 | 61 | 3 | 4.35 | Derbyshire | 1 | v Australians | Derby | 31 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 15.0 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 4.13 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v West Indies | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 26.0 | 9 | 63 | 3 | 2.42 | England A | 2 | v | Birmingham | 18 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 30.4 | 8 | 63 | 3 | 2.05 | Australia | 4 | v England | Manchester | 3 Jul 1997 | Test # 1372 | |
| 13.0 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 5.00 | Yorkshire | 2 | v Lancashire | Leeds | 16 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 8.0 | - | 65 | 3 | 8.12 | Australia | 4 | v England | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 14.4 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 4.70 | Australians | 3 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 21.2 | 5 | 72 | 3 | 3.37 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v West Indies | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 73 | 3 | 3.65 | Australians | 2 | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 16 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 19.0 | 4 | 76 | 3 | 4.00 | England | 2 | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 | |
| 15.0 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 5.26 | Middlesex | 2 | v Australians | Lord's | 19 Jul 1997 | First-class | |
| 20.0 | 2 | 85 | 3 | 4.25 | England | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 20.0 | 6 | 88 | 3 | 4.40 | Australians | 2 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 31 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 24.0 | 4 | 89 | 3 | 3.70 | Australians | 3 | v Kent | Canterbury | 16 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 35.0 | 5 | 96 | 3 | 2.74 | Sri Lanka | 4 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 18.4 | 3 | 97 | 3 | 5.19 | Yorkshire | 2 | v Lancashire | Leeds | 16 Apr 1997 | First-class | |
| 25.0 | 5 | 100 | 3 | 4.00 | England | 1 | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 21.0 | 2 | 101 | 3 | 4.80 | Australians | 2 | v Gloucs | Bristol | 27 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 31.1 | 6 | 101 | 3 | 3.24 | Sri Lanka | 2 | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 35.0 | 7 | 123 | 3 | 3.51 | England | 3 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 43.0 | 10 | 125 | 3 | 2.90 | England | 3 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 38.4 | 2 | 156 | 3 | 4.03 | India | 3 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 9 Aug 1997 | Test # 1376 | |
| 15.0 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1.13 | Australia | 1 | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2.42 | Australians | 1 | v Hampshire | Southampton | 28 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 13.0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1.38 | Gloucs | 3 | v Australians | Bristol | 27 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 9.0 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2.33 | Australians | 2 | v Derbyshire | Derby | 31 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 4.4 | - | 21 | 2 | 4.50 | Leics | 3 | v Australians | Leicester | 14 Jun 1997 | First-class | |
| 10.0 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2.50 | England | 1 | v Australia | Birmingham | 5 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 | |
| 11.0 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2.36 | Gloucs | 1 | v Australians | Bristol | 27 May 1997 | First-class | |
| 7.0 | - | 29 | 2 | 4.14 | West Indies | 3 | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
| 11.0 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2.81 | Australians | 1 | v Somerset | Taunton | 1 Aug 1997 | First-class | |
| 12.0 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 2.58 | England | 3 | v Australia | Nottingham | 7 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 |
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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figuresPerformances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Colombo Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live] >> 358/4 (100.0 ov, GS Dinusha 113*, A Bandara 135*, RPN Priyadarshana 1/105)
Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live] >> 363/7 (102.0 ov, K Nuwantha 0*, HG Kumara 113*, RTM Mendis 0/98)
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live] >> 15/0 (6.2 ov, WWWL Lakshan 5*, PTM Dabare 9*, LD Madushanka 0/7)