| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT Botham (ENG) | 1978-1991 | 11 | 20 | 2615 | 1379 | 52 | 6/125 | 10/253 | 26.51 | 3.16 | 50.2 | 2 | 1 |
| DL Underwood (ENG) | 1967-1977 | 10 | 19 | 3401 | 1251 | 45 | 7/50 | 12/101 | 27.80 | 2.20 | 75.5 | 3 | 1 |
| JC Laker (ENG) | 1949-1958 | 8 | 15 | 1833 | 638 | 40 | 6/55 | 10/119 | 15.95 | 2.08 | 45.8 | 2 | 1 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2017 | 12 | 22 | 2388 | 1302 | 39 | 4/52 | 6/216 | 33.38 | 3.27 | 61.2 | 0 | 0 |
| GAR Lock (ENG) | 1952-1963 | 8 | 14 | 1793 | 538 | 34 | 6/20 | 11/48 | 15.82 | 1.80 | 52.7 | 3 | 1 |
| RGD Willis (ENG) | 1974-1983 | 9 | 16 | 1709 | 928 | 33 | 5/42 | 6/69 | 28.12 | 3.25 | 51.7 | 2 | 0 |
| SK Warne (AUS) | 1993-2005 | 4 | 8 | 1508 | 712 | 32 | 7/165 | 12/246 | 22.25 | 2.83 | 47.1 | 3 | 2 |
| JB Statham (ENG) | 1954-1965 | 9 | 17 | 1942 | 761 | 31 | 5/40 | 7/145 | 24.54 | 2.35 | 62.6 | 1 | 0 |
| FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1964 | 8 | 14 | 1244 | 543 | 30 | 5/48 | 7/54 | 18.10 | 2.61 | 41.4 | 1 | 0 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2008-2017 | 10 | 17 | 1899 | 1001 | 28 | 5/37 | 6/108 | 35.75 | 3.16 | 67.8 | 1 | 0 |
| MA Holding (WI) | 1976-1984 | 3 | 6 | 820 | 393 | 27 | 8/92 | 14/149 | 14.55 | 2.87 | 30.3 | 3 | 1 |
| DK Lillee (AUS) | 1972-1981 | 3 | 6 | 1136 | 475 | 27 | 7/89 | 11/159 | 17.59 | 2.50 | 42.0 | 3 | 2 |
| H Trumble (AUS) | 1890-1902 | 5 | 7 | 1154 | 477 | 27 | 8/65 | 12/89 | 17.66 | 2.48 | 42.7 | 3 | 2 |
| DE Malcolm (ENG) | 1990-1997 | 6 | 9 | 1227 | 724 | 27 | 9/57 | 10/138 | 26.81 | 3.54 | 45.4 | 2 | 1 |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 2009-2013 | 5 | 9 | 1568 | 769 | 27 | 6/106 | 9/208 | 28.48 | 2.94 | 58.0 | 1 | 0 |
| AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1953 | 7 | 10 | 1497 | 550 | 25 | 5/41 | 7/133 | 22.00 | 2.20 | 59.8 | 1 | 0 |
| PCR Tufnell (ENG) | 1991-2001 | 5 | 8 | 1279 | 626 | 25 | 7/66 | 11/93 | 25.04 | 2.93 | 51.1 | 2 | 1 |
| SJ Harmison (ENG) | 2003-2009 | 6 | 11 | 1163 | 641 | 25 | 6/46 | 9/121 | 25.64 | 3.30 | 46.5 | 1 | 0 |
| AR Caddick (ENG) | 1997-2002 | 5 | 8 | 1195 | 575 | 23 | 5/42 | 8/118 | 25.00 | 2.88 | 51.9 | 1 | 0 |
| SF Barnes (ENG) | 1909-1912 | 3 | 6 | 688 | 223 | 22 | 8/29 | 13/57 | 10.13 | 1.94 | 31.2 | 3 | 1 |
| J Briggs (ENG) | 1886-1893 | 3 | 6 | 668 | 238 | 21 | 5/25 | 10/148 | 11.33 | 2.13 | 31.8 | 3 | 1 |
| WH Lockwood (ENG) | 1893-1902 | 3 | 6 | 782 | 367 | 21 | 7/71 | 8/133 | 17.47 | 2.81 | 37.2 | 2 | 0 |
| WE Bowes (ENG) | 1934-1938 | 3 | 6 | 793 | 445 | 21 | 5/49 | 9/219 | 21.19 | 3.36 | 37.7 | 2 | 0 |
| R Illingworth (ENG) | 1959-1973 | 8 | 16 | 2117 | 661 | 21 | 5/70 | 5/110 | 31.47 | 1.87 | 100.8 | 1 | 0 |
| FE Woolley (ENG) | 1909-1934 | 8 | 9 | 539 | 229 | 20 | 5/20 | 10/49 | 11.45 | 2.54 | 26.9 | 3 | 1 |
| FR Spofforth (AUS) | 1882-1886 | 3 | 5 | 636 | 250 | 20 | 7/44 | 14/90 | 12.50 | 2.35 | 31.8 | 2 | 1 |
| GG Arnold (ENG) | 1967-1974 | 5 | 10 | 1285 | 540 | 20 | 5/58 | 8/162 | 27.00 | 2.52 | 64.2 | 2 | 0 |
| GA Lohmann (ENG) | 1886-1890 | 3 | 6 | 680 | 202 | 19 | 7/36 | 12/104 | 10.63 | 1.78 | 35.7 | 2 | 1 |
| GD McGrath (AUS) | 1997-2005 | 3 | 6 | 819 | 376 | 19 | 7/76 | 7/109 | 19.78 | 2.75 | 43.1 | 2 | 0 |
| MW Tate (ENG) | 1924-1931 | 5 | 8 | 1280 | 392 | 19 | 4/59 | 7/86 | 20.63 | 1.83 | 67.3 | 0 | 0 |
| JA Snow (ENG) | 1966-1975 | 7 | 14 | 1588 | 694 | 19 | 3/40 | 5/106 | 36.52 | 2.62 | 83.5 | 0 | 0 |
| K Higgs (ENG) | 1965-1967 | 3 | 6 | 877 | 332 | 18 | 5/58 | 8/119 | 18.44 | 2.27 | 48.7 | 1 | 0 |
| CV Grimmett (AUS) | 1926-1934 | 3 | 6 | 1640 | 574 | 18 | 5/64 | 8/167 | 31.88 | 2.10 | 91.1 | 1 | 0 |
| GOB Allen (ENG) | 1931-1936 | 3 | 6 | 648 | 387 | 17 | 7/80 | 8/117 | 22.76 | 3.58 | 38.1 | 2 | 0 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-2000 | 4 | 8 | 1213 | 417 | 17 | 5/96 | 7/131 | 24.52 | 2.06 | 71.3 | 1 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 683 | 220 | 16 | 9/65 | 16/220 | 13.75 | 1.93 | 42.6 | 2 | 1 |
| GH Hirst (ENG) | 1902-1907 | 3 | 6 | 606 | 283 | 16 | 5/77 | 6/81 | 17.68 | 2.80 | 37.8 | 1 | 0 |
| RR Lindwall (AUS) | 1948-1956 | 3 | 6 | 745 | 251 | 15 | 6/20 | 9/70 | 16.73 | 2.02 | 49.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1987-1996 | 3 | 6 | 649 | 293 | 15 | 6/67 | 9/103 | 19.53 | 2.70 | 43.2 | 1 | 0 |
| A Cotter (AUS) | 1905-1909 | 2 | 4 | 580 | 337 | 15 | 7/148 | 9/221 | 22.46 | 3.48 | 38.6 | 2 | 0 |
| EW Clark (ENG) | 1929-1934 | 3 | 5 | 734 | 357 | 15 | 5/98 | 7/208 | 23.80 | 2.91 | 48.9 | 1 | 0 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1988-2000 | 4 | 8 | 1180 | 456 | 15 | 4/73 | 7/141 | 30.40 | 2.31 | 78.6 | 0 | 0 |
| PH Edmonds (ENG) | 1975-1987 | 8 | 13 | 1781 | 718 | 15 | 4/20 | 4/61 | 47.86 | 2.41 | 118.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Fazal Mahmood (PAK) | 1954-1962 | 2 | 4 | 678 | 301 | 14 | 6/46 | 12/99 | 21.50 | 2.66 | 48.4 | 2 | 1 |
| GR Dilley (ENG) | 1980-1987 | 3 | 3 | 593 | 303 | 14 | 6/154 | 6/154 | 21.64 | 3.06 | 42.3 | 1 | 0 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1980-1991 | 4 | 8 | 1025 | 417 | 14 | 5/35 | 6/106 | 29.78 | 2.44 | 73.2 | 1 | 0 |
| ARC Fraser (ENG) | 1990-1998 | 4 | 6 | 917 | 512 | 14 | 5/87 | 8/131 | 36.57 | 3.35 | 65.5 | 1 | 0 |
| R Peel (ENG) | 1888-1896 | 2 | 4 | 306 | 116 | 13 | 6/23 | 8/53 | 8.92 | 2.27 | 23.5 | 1 | 0 |
| AW Greig (ENG) | 1972-1977 | 6 | 11 | 1122 | 524 | 13 | 3/107 | 4/116 | 40.30 | 2.80 | 86.3 | 0 | 0 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
England v South Africa at The Oval, 3rd Test, Jul 27-31, 2017
[Test # 2266] |
|
England v Pakistan at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 11-14, 2016
[Test # 2216] |
|
England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 20-23, 2015
[Test # 2178] |