Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | caught | % Wkts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GD McGrath (AUS) | 1993-2007 | 124 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 29 | 152 | 26.99 |
JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2018 | 136 | 30074 | 14533 | 531 | 7/42 | 27.36 | 25 | 150 | 28.24 |
CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 132 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 22 | 111 | 21.38 |
SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2018 | 116 | 24016 | 11910 | 410 | 8/15 | 29.04 | 16 | 102 | 24.87 |
DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2018 | 86 | 17391 | 9354 | 419 | 7/51 | 22.32 | 26 | 101 | 24.10 |
AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 15519 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 20 | 100 | 30.30 |
DK Lillee (AUS) | 1971-1984 | 70 | 18467 | 8493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 23 | 97 | 27.32 |
SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 16 | 97 | 23.04 |
CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 98 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 20.99 | 22 | 96 | 23.70 |
N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1978-1994 | 131 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 29.64 | 23 | 96 | 22.11 |
IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 21815 | 10878 | 383 | 8/34 | 28.40 | 27 | 95 | 24.80 |
MG Johnson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 73 | 16001 | 8891 | 313 | 8/61 | 28.40 | 12 | 93 | 29.71 |
B Lee (AUS) | 1999-2008 | 76 | 16531 | 9554 | 310 | 5/30 | 30.81 | 10 | 91 | 29.35 |
M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 20834 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 18 | 89 | 22.82 |
WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2009 | 111 | 23438 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 29.58 | 12 | 88 | 24.78 |
MD Marshall (WI) | 1978-1991 | 81 | 17584 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94 | 22 | 83 | 22.07 |
M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2018 | 86 | 16498 | 8550 | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 8 | 81 | 26.21 |
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1995-2013 | 166 | 20232 | 9535 | 292 | 6/54 | 32.65 | 5 | 80 | 27.39 |
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 36 | 80 | 18.56 |
Z Khan (INDIA) | 2000-2014 | 92 | 18785 | 10247 | 311 | 7/87 | 32.94 | 11 | 78 | 25.08 |
SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 37 | 73 | 10.31 |
CJ McDermott (AUS) | 1984-1996 | 71 | 16586 | 8332 | 291 | 8/97 | 28.63 | 14 | 71 | 24.39 |
Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2002 | 104 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 25 | 70 | 16.90 |
TG Southee (NZ) | 2008-2018 | 60 | 13334 | 6781 | 220 | 7/64 | 30.82 | 7 | 69 | 31.36 |
RGD Willis (ENG) | 1971-1984 | 90 | 17357 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20 | 16 | 67 | 20.61 |
Imran Khan (PAK) | 1971-1992 | 88 | 19458 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 22.81 | 23 | 67 | 18.50 |
JN Gillespie (AUS) | 1996-2006 | 71 | 14234 | 6770 | 259 | 7/37 | 26.13 | 8 | 66 | 25.48 |
Waqar Younis (PAK) | 1989-2003 | 87 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 23.56 | 22 | 65 | 17.42 |
J Srinath (INDIA) | 1991-2002 | 67 | 15104 | 7196 | 236 | 8/86 | 30.49 | 10 | 63 | 26.69 |
I Sharma (INDIA) | 2007-2018 | 81 | 15600 | 8411 | 234 | 7/74 | 35.94 | 7 | 61 | 26.06 |
VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2018 | 54 | 9904 | 4378 | 204 | 6/21 | 21.46 | 13 | 59 | 28.92 |
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC) | 2002-2009 | 63 | 13375 | 7192 | 226 | 7/12 | 31.82 | 8 | 58 | 25.66 |
PM Siddle (AUS) | 2008-2016 | 62 | 12941 | 6314 | 211 | 6/54 | 29.92 | 8 | 57 | 27.01 |
CS Martin (NZ) | 2000-2013 | 71 | 14026 | 7878 | 233 | 6/26 | 33.81 | 10 | 57 | 24.46 |
GD McKenzie (AUS) | 1961-1971 | 60 | 17681 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 29.78 | 16 | 57 | 23.17 |
WW Hall (WI) | 1958-1969 | 48 | 10421 | 5066 | 192 | 7/69 | 26.38 | 9 | 54 | 28.12 |
TA Boult (NZ) | 2011-2018 | 54 | 12063 | 5987 | 215 | 6/32 | 27.84 | 6 | 53 | 24.65 |
J Garner (WI) | 1977-1987 | 58 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97 | 7 | 53 | 20.46 |
MG Hughes (AUS) | 1985-1994 | 53 | 12285 | 6017 | 212 | 8/87 | 28.38 | 7 | 52 | 24.52 |
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 1998-2009 | 79 | 14951 | 7410 | 226 | 5/58 | 32.78 | 3 | 52 | 23.00 |
FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 17 | 52 | 16.93 |
AR Caddick (ENG) | 1993-2003 | 62 | 13558 | 6999 | 234 | 7/46 | 29.91 | 13 | 51 | 21.79 |
HH Streak (ZIM) | 1993-2005 | 65 | 13559 | 6079 | 216 | 6/73 | 28.14 | 7 | 51 | 23.61 |
JB Statham (ENG) | 1951-1965 | 70 | 16056 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 24.84 | 9 | 51 | 20.23 |
AK Davidson (AUS) | 1953-1963 | 44 | 11587 | 3819 | 186 | 7/93 | 20.53 | 14 | 50 | 26.88 |
CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2004 | 62 | 11698 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 29.40 | 13 | 50 | 22.93 |
Records include the following recent matches:
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2302]
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018 [Test # 2301]
New Zealand v England at Auckland, 1st Test, Mar 22-26, 2018 [Test # 2299]