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Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
Player
Country
O
M
R
W
Versus
Match
Ground
1
C V Grimmett
Australia
96.2
28
199
14
South Africa
29/01/1932
Adelaide Oval
2
C V Grimmett
Australia
93.0
41
173
13
South Africa
28/02/1936
Kingsmead
3
S F Barnes
England
80.1
22
163
13
Australia
01/01/1902
Melbourne Cricket Ground
4
Harbhajan Singh
India
80.1
26
217
15
Australia
18/03/2001
MA Chidambaram Stadium
5
A A Mailey
Australia
76.2
9
236
13
England
11/02/1921
Melbourne Cricket Ground
6
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
76.0
13
171
13
South Africa
20/07/2000
Galle International Stadium
7
Fazal Mahmood
Pakistan
75.0
28
114
13
Australia
11/10/1956
National Stadium (Karachi)
8
H J Tayfield
South Africa
74.0
26
192
13
England
15/02/1957
Wanderers Stadium
9
A Y Patel*
New Zealand
73.5
15
225
14
India
03/12/2021
Wankhede Stadium
10
M G Hughes
Australia
73.1
16
217
13
West Indies
02/12/1988
WACA Ground
11
Abdul Qadir
Pakistan
73.0
27
101
13
England
25/11/1987
Gaddafi Stadium
12
M H Mankad
India
71.2
30
131
13
Pakistan
16/10/1952
Arun Jaitley Stadium
13
N M Lyon*
Australia
69.2
18
154
13
Bangladesh
03/09/2017
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
14
A W Greig
England
69.1
17
156
13
West Indies
30/03/1974
Queen's Park Oval
15
Harbhajan Singh
India
68.2
15
196
13
Australia
11/03/2001
Eden Gardens
16
J C Laker
England
68.0
27
90
19
Australia
26/07/1956
Old Trafford
17
H J Tayfield
South Africa
66.5
22
165
13
Australia
24/12/1952
Melbourne Cricket Ground
18
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
66.4
26
115
13
Zimbabwe
04/01/2002
Asgiriya Stadium
19
S F Barnes
England
65.3
16
159
17
South Africa
26/12/1913
Old Wanderers
20
F R Spofforth
Australia
64.3
33
90
14
England
28/08/1882
Kennington Oval
21
A Kumble
India
64.3
11
181
13
Australia
14/10/2004
MA Chidambaram Stadium
22
S F Barnes
England
61.5
17
144
14
South Africa
14/02/1914
Lord's (SAF)
23
J M Patel
India
61.3
23
124
14
Australia
19/12/1959
Green Park
24
B A Reid
Australia
61.0
20
148
13
England
26/12/1990
Melbourne Cricket Ground
25
R A L Massie
Australia
60.1
16
137
16
England
22/06/1972
Lord's
26
F R Spofforth
Australia
60.0
25
110
13
England
02/01/1879
Melbourne Cricket Ground
27
W Bates
England
59.2
28
102
14
Australia
19/01/1883
Melbourne Cricket Ground
28
H Verity
England
58.3
23
104
15
Australia
22/06/1934
Lord's
29
Yasir Shah*
Pakistan
57.2
10
184
14
New Zealand
24/11/2018
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
30
W P U J C Vaas
Sri Lanka
57.2
8
191
14
West Indies
29/11/2001
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
31
H M R K B Herath
Sri Lanka
56.2
14
145
13
Australia
13/08/2016
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
32
Waqar Younis
Pakistan
56.0
15
135
13
Zimbabwe
01/12/1993
Defence Housing Authority Stadium
33
A V Bedser
England
55.5
23
99
14
Australia
11/06/1953
Trent Bridge
34
H M R K B Herath
Sri Lanka
55.2
5
184
14
Pakistan
14/08/2014
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
35
J J Ferris
England
54.2
27
91
13
South Africa
19/03/1892
Newlands
36
M A Holding
West Indies
53.4
15
149
14
England
12/08/1976
Kennington Oval
37
R J Hadlee
New Zealand
52.3
13
123
15
Australia
08/11/1985
Brisbane Cricket Ground
38
Imran Khan
Pakistan
52.2
11
116
14
Sri Lanka
22/03/1982
Gaddafi Stadium
39
A Kumble
India
51.0
13
149
14
Pakistan
04/02/1999
Arun Jaitley Stadium
40
H M R K B Herath
Sri Lanka
49.0
10
152
13
Zimbabwe
06/11/2016
Harare Sports Club
41
I T Botham
England
48.5
14
106
13
India
15/02/1980
Wankhede Stadium
42
D L Underwood
England
48.5
25
71
13
Pakistan
08/08/1974
Lord's
43
M Ntini
South Africa
47.5
10
132
13
West Indies
08/04/2005
Queen's Park Oval
44
J Srinath
India
46.0
10
132
13
Pakistan
16/02/1999
Eden Gardens
45
R Ashwin*
India
41.1
7
140
13
New Zealand
08/10/2016
Holkar Cricket Stadium
46
K Rabada*
South Africa
39.4
8
144
13
England
22/01/2016
SuperSport Park
47
C Blythe
England
38.3
10
99
15
South Africa
29/07/1907
Headingley
48
S F Barnes
England
37.4
14
57
13
South Africa
12/08/1912
Kennington Oval
49
S T Gabriel*
West Indies
36.4
10
121
13
Sri Lanka
14/06/2018
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
50
C A Walsh
West Indies
36.0
15
55
13
New Zealand
10/02/1995
Basin Reserve
51
N D Hirwani
India
33.5
6
136
16
West Indies
11/01/1988
MA Chidambaram Stadium
52
M A Noble
Australia
33.4
7
77
13
England
01/01/1902
Melbourne Cricket Ground
53
J Briggs
England
33.3
16
28
15
South Africa
25/03/1889
Newlands
54
G Gudakesh Motie*
West Indies
32.2
5
99
13
Zimbabwe
12/02/2023
Queens Sports Club
55
W Rhodes
England
30.2
3
124
15
Australia
01/01/1904
Melbourne Cricket Ground
56
G A Lohmann
England
25.2
11
45
15
South Africa
13/02/1896
St George's Park
57
J C White
England
124.5
37
256
13
Australia
01/02/1929
Adelaide Oval
58
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
113.5
41
220
16
England
27/08/1998
Kennington Oval
59
T Richardson
England
110.3
39
244
13
Australia
16/07/1896
Old Trafford
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