Top bowlers from the current era (1970-2009)
The best bowlers from the last 40 years
No.Cty Bowler BT Total Match Wkt Bow Bow Wkt Wkt Cons Peer Peer Pts Perf Pts StRt Acc BtAvg Qlty Idx S/R RpO Max 80.0 40.0 10.0 9.0 6.0 5.5 2.5 4.0 4.0 4.0
1.Slk Muralitharan M ROB 56.95 22.76 8.24 6.89 4.47 4.01 2.05 3.62 2.48 2.43 2.Nzl Hadlee R.J RFM 54.46 22.03 5.33 7.89 3.89 4.73 2.10 3.58 2.88 2.03 3.Aus Warne S.K RLB 53.79 22.13 7.33 6.59 4.18 3.69 1.89 3.43 2.35 2.20 4.Aus Lillee D.K RF 53.18 21.83 4.53 7.81 3.68 4.92 2.18 3.55 2.81 1.88 5.Pak Imran Khan RF 52.70 21.36 4.60 7.55 3.98 5.15 2.14 3.11 2.72 2.09 6.Win Marshall M.D RF 50.85 18.99 4.55 8.19 3.88 4.59 2.21 3.32 3.09 2.02 7.Aus McGrath G.D RFM 50.80 18.94 5.93 7.21 4.39 3.84 2.24 3.27 2.63 2.36 8.Pak Waqar Younis RFM 49.73 19.41 4.56 8.15 3.35 4.07 2.12 3.19 3.16 1.72 9.Saf Donald A.A RF 49.29 18.68 4.21 7.71 3.85 4.01 2.22 3.73 2.94 1.95 10.Win Ambrose C.E.L RF 49.27 18.67 4.71 7.06 4.41 4.00 2.17 3.33 2.52 2.40
11.Ind Kumble A RLB 49.22 19.07 6.54 5.65 4.12 4.13 2.03 3.47 2.03 2.18 12.Pak Wasim Akram LFM 48.70 18.77 4.85 7.06 4.11 3.91 1.95 3.37 2.56 2.13 13.Win Holding M.A RF 47.76 17.43 3.39 7.90 3.70 5.06 2.17 3.39 2.80 1.92 14.Saf Pollock S.M RFM 47.64 17.53 4.72 6.55 4.57 4.04 2.12 3.30 2.32 2.50 15.Win Garner J RF 47.26 17.11 3.49 7.84 4.10 4.44 1.99 3.32 2.80 2.16 16.Aus Thomson J.R RF 47.23 17.75 3.01 7.76 3.21 5.44 2.36 3.31 2.73 1.66 17.Win Walsh C.A RF 47.16 16.56 5.54 6.76 4.15 4.13 2.06 3.38 2.42 2.16 18.Eng Willis R.G.D RF 46.99 16.75 3.93 7.70 3.60 4.51 2.24 3.68 2.75 1.83 19.Aus McDermott C.J RF 46.86 18.32 3.80 6.93 3.53 4.35 2.27 3.31 2.54 1.81 20.Eng Botham I.T RFM 46.68 17.68 4.55 7.09 3.52 4.51 2.08 2.93 2.54 1.79 21.Ind Harbhajan Singh ROB 46.63 19.42 4.14 5.67 4.13 3.81 1.89 3.37 2.03 2.17 22.Eng Gough D RF 46.41 18.78 3.32 7.25 3.33 3.75 2.15 3.49 2.63 1.72 23.Saf Ntini M RF 45.99 17.19 4.41 7.01 3.57 3.89 2.30 3.19 2.54 1.87 24.Ind Kapil Dev N RFM 45.83 16.70 4.82 6.27 3.78 4.77 2.15 3.15 2.25 1.94 25.Eng Hoggard M.J RFM 45.67 17.67 3.27 6.55 3.60 4.45 2.25 3.62 2.36 1.90 26.Win Roberts A.M.E RF 45.60 16.90 3.02 7.45 3.66 5.04 2.03 3.06 2.55 1.89 27.Pak Saqlain Mushtaq ROB 45.26 18.80 3.22 5.54 4.19 3.95 1.96 3.42 2.00 2.17 28.Eng Caddick A.R RFM 45.18 18.20 3.23 6.63 3.57 3.80 2.28 3.32 2.35 1.81 29.Aus Gillespie J.N RFM 45.00 16.84 3.33 6.86 3.99 3.76 2.28 3.43 2.44 2.08 30.Aus MacGill S.C.G RLB 44.77 18.26 3.16 6.81 3.58 3.65 1.83 3.16 2.44 1.87 31.Ind Srinath J RFM 43.95 17.21 3.22 6.02 3.82 3.88 2.28 3.41 2.16 1.95 32.Aus Hughes M.G RF 43.94 16.49 3.06 6.83 3.62 4.42 2.02 3.13 2.53 1.84 33.Aus Lee B RF 43.78 16.06 3.72 6.89 3.30 3.87 2.20 3.49 2.49 1.77 34.Slk Vaas WPUJC LFM 43.53 15.72 4.04 5.62 4.19 4.32 2.32 3.10 2.00 2.22 35.Ind Zaheer Khan LFM 43.36 16.95 2.92 6.04 3.57 4.22 2.47 3.13 2.16 1.89 36.Nzl Cairns C.L RFM 43.06 16.15 3.12 7.08 3.32 3.81 2.06 3.23 2.57 1.73 37.Eng Harmison S.J RFM 42.72 16.03 3.02 6.25 3.66 4.32 2.05 3.21 2.20 1.97 38.Pak Abdul Qadir RLB 42.39 16.39 3.28 5.35 3.84 4.55 2.01 3.04 1.94 1.98 39.Pak Danish Kaneria RLB 42.37 15.89 3.36 5.33 3.92 4.44 2.15 3.28 1.94 2.07 40.Zim Streak H.H RFM 42.24 14.93 3.05 6.08 4.12 4.21 2.26 3.27 2.16 2.16 41.Nzl Vettori D.L LSP 42.13 16.62 3.70 4.55 4.32 3.83 1.99 3.09 1.74 2.29 42.Eng Flintoff A RFM 40.88 14.90 2.92 5.67 3.91 3.95 2.28 3.16 2.03 2.05 43.Saf Kallis J.H RFM 36.66 11.00 2.92 5.61 4.04 3.84 2.17 2.96 2.00 2.12
Avge Rating points: 46.60