| George Lohmann | 18 | 3830 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 10.75
| 1.88
| 34.19
| 2 | 9 | 5 | England |
| Sydney Barnes | 27 | 7873 | 3106 | 189 | 9/103 | 16.43
| 2.36
| 41.65
| 2 | 24 | 7 | England |
| Charlie Turner | 17 | 5179 | 1670 | 101 | 7/43 | 16.53
| 1.93
| 51.27
| 3 | 11 | 2 | Australia |
| Bobby Peel | 20 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98
| 1.97
| 51.64
| 8 | 5 | 1 | England |
| Johnny Briggs | 33 | 5332 | 2095 | 118 | 8/11 | 17.75
| 2.35
| 45.18
| 4 | 9 | 4 | England |
| Colin Blythe | 19 | 4546 | 1863 | 100 | 8/59 | 18.63
| 2.45
| 45.46
| 2 | 9 | 4 | England |
| Johnny Wardle | 28 | 6597 | 2080 | 102 | 7/36 | 20.39
| 1.89
| 64.67
| 7 | 5 | 1 | England |
| Alan Davidson | 44 | 11587 | 3819 | 186 | 7/93 | 20.53
| 1.97
| 62.29
| 6 | 14 | 2 | Australia |
| Malcolm Marshall | 81 | 17584 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94
| 2.68
| 46.76
| 19 | 22 | 4 | West Indies |
| Joel Garner | 58 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97
| 2.47
| 50.84
| 18 | 7 | 0 | West Indies |
| Curtly Ambrose | 98 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 20.99
| 2.30
| 54.57
| 21 | 22 | 3 | West Indies |
| Neil Adcock | 26 | 6391 | 2195 | 104 | 6/43 | 21.10
| 2.06
| 61.45
| 5 | 5 | 0 | South Africa |
| Jim Laker | 46 | 12027 | 4101 | 193 | 10/53 | 21.24
| 2.04
| 62.31
| 13 | 9 | 3 | England |
| Fred Trueman | 67 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57
| 2.61
| 49.43
| 19 | 17 | 3 | England |
| Glenn McGrath | 124 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64
| 2.49
| 51.95
| 28 | 29 | 3 | Australia / ICC World XI |
| Hugh Trumble | 32 | 8099 | 3072 | 141 | 8/65 | 21.78
| 2.27
| 57.43
| 8 | 9 | 3 | Australia |
| Vernon Philander | 29 | 5717 | 2657 | 121 | 6/44 | 21.95
| 2.78
| 47.24
| 5 | 9 | 2 | South Africa |
| Allan Donald | 72 | 15519 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25
| 2.83
| 47.02
| 11 | 20 | 3 | South Africa |
| Sir Richard Hadlee | 86 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29
| 2.63
| 50.85
| 25 | 36 | 9 | New Zealand |
| Dale Steyn | 78 | 16487 | 8932 | 396 | 7/51 | 22.55
| 3.25
| 41.63
| 24 | 25 | 5 | South Africa / Africa XI |
| Bill O'Reilly | 27 | 10024 | 3254 | 144 | 7/54 | 22.59
| 1.94
| 69.61
| 8 | 11 | 3 | Australia |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 133 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 22.72
| 2.47
| 55.04
| 45 | 67 | 22 | Sri Lanka / Asian XI |
| Imran Khan | 88 | 19458 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 22.81
| 2.54
| 53.75
| 17 | 23 | 6 | Pakistan |
| Keith Miller | 55 | 10461 | 3906 | 170 | 7/60 | 22.97
| 2.24
| 61.53
| 8 | 7 | 1 | Australia |
| Ray Lindwall | 61 | 13650 | 5251 | 228 | 7/38 | 23.03
| 2.30
| 59.86
| 8 | 12 | 0 | Australia |
| Shaun Pollock | 108 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11
| 2.39
| 57.84
| 23 | 16 | 1 | South Africa / ICC World XI |
| Colin Croft | 27 | 6165 | 2913 | 125 | 8/29 | 23.30
| 2.83
| 49.32
| 7 | 3 | 0 | West Indies |
| Ryan Harris | 27 | 5736 | 2658 | 113 | 7/117 | 23.52
| 2.78
| 50.76
| 4 | 5 | 0 | Australia |
| Waqar Younis | 87 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 23.56
| 3.25
| 43.49
| 28 | 22 | 5 | Pakistan |
| Wasim Akram | 104 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 23.62
| 2.59
| 54.65
| 20 | 25 | 5 | Pakistan |
| Michael Holding | 60 | 12680 | 5898 | 249 | 8/92 | 23.68
| 2.79
| 50.92
| 11 | 13 | 2 | West Indies |
| Bill Johnston | 40 | 11048 | 3826 | 160 | 6/44 | 23.91
| 2.07
| 69.05
| 8 | 7 | 0 | Australia |
| Dennis Lillee | 70 | 18467 | 8493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92
| 2.75
| 52.01
| 23 | 23 | 7 | Australia |
| Peter Pollock | 28 | 6522 | 2806 | 116 | 6/38 | 24.18
| 2.58
| 56.22
| 1 | 9 | 1 | South Africa |
| Clarrie Grimmett | 37 | 14513 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 24.21
| 2.16
| 67.18
| 7 | 21 | 7 | Australia |
| Ian Bishop | 43 | 8407 | 3909 | 161 | 6/40 | 24.27
| 2.78
| 52.21
| 6 | 6 | 0 | West Indies |
| Mohammad Asif | 23 | 5171 | 2583 | 106 | 6/41 | 24.36
| 2.99
| 48.78
| 6 | 7 | 1 | Pakistan |
| Hedley Verity | 40 | 11173 | 3510 | 144 | 8/43 | 24.37
| 1.88
| 77.59
| 9 | 5 | 2 | England |
| Courtney Walsh | 132 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 24.44
| 2.53
| 57.84
| 32 | 22 | 3 | West Indies |
| Bruce Reid | 27 | 6244 | 2784 | 113 | 7/51 | 24.63
| 2.67
| 55.25
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Australia |
| Fazal Mahmood | 34 | 9834 | 3434 | 139 | 7/42 | 24.70
| 2.09
| 70.74
| 6 | 13 | 4 | Pakistan |
| Brian Statham | 70 | 16056 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 24.84
| 2.33
| 63.71
| 9 | 9 | 1 | England |
| Alec Bedser | 51 | 15918 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 24.89
| 2.21
| 67.44
| 11 | 15 | 5 | England |
| Monty Noble | 42 | 7159 | 3025 | 121 | 7/17 | 25.00
| 2.53
| 59.16
| 1 | 9 | 2 | Australia |
| Bob Willis | 90 | 17357 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20
| 2.83
| 53.40
| 12 | 16 | 0 | England |
| Shane Warne | 145 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 25.41
| 2.65
| 57.49
| 48 | 37 | 10 | Australia / ICC World XI |
| Tony Lock | 49 | 13147 | 4451 | 174 | 7/35 | 25.58
| 2.03
| 75.55
| 11 | 9 | 3 | England |
| Andy Roberts | 47 | 11135 | 5174 | 202 | 7/54 | 25.61
| 2.78
| 55.12
| 8 | 11 | 2 | West Indies |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 46 | 8143 | 4574 | 178 | 6/11 | 25.69
| 3.37
| 45.74
| 10 | 12 | 2 | Pakistan / ICC World XI |
| Derek Underwood | 86 | 21862 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 25.83
| 2.10
| 73.60
| 13 | 17 | 6 | England |
| Hugh Tayfield | 37 | 13568 | 4405 | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91
| 1.94
| 79.81
| 5 | 14 | 2 | South Africa |
| Jason Gillespie | 71 | 14234 | 6770 | 259 | 7/37 | 26.13
| 2.85
| 54.95
| 8 | 8 | 0 | Australia |
| Maurice Tate | 39 | 12523 | 4055 | 155 | 6/42 | 26.16
| 1.94
| 80.79
| 7 | 7 | 1 | England |
| Trevor Goddard | 41 | 11736 | 3226 | 123 | 6/53 | 26.22
| 1.64
| 95.41
| 2 | 5 | 0 | South Africa |
| Wes Hall | 48 | 10421 | 5066 | 192 | 7/69 | 26.38
| 2.91
| 54.27
| 11 | 9 | 1 | West Indies |
| Bruce Taylor | 30 | 6334 | 2953 | 111 | 7/74 | 26.60
| 2.79
| 57.06
| 5 | 4 | 0 | New Zealand |
| John Snow | 49 | 12021 | 5387 | 202 | 7/40 | 26.66
| 2.68
| 59.50
| 12 | 8 | 1 | England |
| Paul Reiffel | 35 | 6403 | 2804 | 104 | 6/71 | 26.96
| 2.62
| 61.56
| 3 | 5 | 0 | Australia |
| Wilfred Rhodes | 58 | 8225 | 3425 | 127 | 8/68 | 26.96
| 2.49
| 64.76
| 6 | 6 | 1 | England |
| Richie Benaud | 63 | 19108 | 6704 | 248 | 7/72 | 27.03
| 2.10
| 77.04
| 16 | 16 | 1 | Australia |
| George Giffen | 31 | 6391 | 2791 | 103 | 7/117 | 27.09
| 2.62
| 62.04
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Australia |
| Trent Boult | 32 | 6994 | 3336 | 123 | 6/40 | 27.12
| 2.86
| 56.86
| 6 | 4 | 1 | New Zealand |
| Terry Alderman | 41 | 10181 | 4616 | 170 | 6/47 | 27.15
| 2.72
| 59.88
| 5 | 14 | 1 | Australia |
| Angus Fraser | 46 | 10876 | 4836 | 177 | 8/53 | 27.32
| 2.66
| 61.44
| 5 | 13 | 2 | England |
| Max Walker | 34 | 10094 | 3792 | 138 | 8/143 | 27.47
| 2.25
| 73.14
| 9 | 6 | 0 | Australia |
| Mitchell Johnson | 66 | 14716 | 8028 | 291 | 8/61 | 27.58
| 3.27
| 50.57
| 16 | 12 | 3 | Australia |
| Kemar Roach | 32 | 6311 | 3340 | 120 | 6/48 | 27.83
| 3.17
| 52.59
| 6 | 6 | 1 | West Indies |
| Jeff Thomson | 51 | 10535 | 5601 | 200 | 6/46 | 28.00
| 3.18
| 52.67
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Australia |
| Saeed Ajmal | 35 | 11592 | 5003 | 178 | 7/55 | 28.10
| 2.58
| 65.12
| 9 | 10 | 4 | Pakistan |
| Iqbal Qasim | 50 | 13019 | 4807 | 171 | 7/49 | 28.11
| 2.21
| 76.13
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Pakistan |
| Chris Old | 46 | 8858 | 4020 | 143 | 7/50 | 28.11
| 2.72
| 61.94
| 7 | 4 | 0 | England |
| Heath Streak | 65 | 13559 | 6079 | 216 | 6/73 | 28.14
| 2.69
| 62.77
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Zimbabwe / Africa XI |
| Geoff Arnold | 34 | 7650 | 3254 | 115 | 6/45 | 28.29
| 2.55
| 66.52
| 3 | 6 | 0 | England |
| Merv Hughes | 53 | 12285 | 6017 | 212 | 8/87 | 28.38
| 2.93
| 57.94
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Australia |
| Darren Gough | 58 | 11821 | 6503 | 229 | 6/42 | 28.39
| 3.30
| 51.62
| 14 | 9 | 0 | England / ICC World XI |
| Ian Botham | 102 | 21815 | 10878 | 383 | 8/34 | 28.40
| 2.99
| 56.95
| 17 | 27 | 4 | England |
| Rodney Hogg | 38 | 7633 | 3503 | 123 | 6/74 | 28.47
| 2.75
| 62.05
| 7 | 6 | 2 | Australia |
| Craig McDermott | 71 | 16586 | 8332 | 291 | 8/97 | 28.63
| 3.01
| 56.99
| 17 | 14 | 2 | Australia |
| Bishan Bedi | 67 | 21364 | 7637 | 266 | 7/98 | 28.71
| 2.14
| 80.31
| 13 | 14 | 1 | India |
| Makhaya Ntini | 101 | 20834 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82
| 3.23
| 53.42
| 19 | 18 | 4 | South Africa / ICC World XI |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 43 | 13939 | 4579 | 158 | 7/49 | 28.98
| 1.97
| 88.22
| 6 | 10 | 1 | West Indies |
| Stuart MacGill | 44 | 11237 | 6038 | 208 | 8/108 | 29.02
| 3.22
| 54.02
| 9 | 12 | 2 | Australia |
| Lance Gibbs | 79 | 27115 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 29.09
| 1.98
| 87.75
| 11 | 18 | 2 | West Indies |
| Ian Johnson | 45 | 8780 | 3182 | 109 | 7/44 | 29.19
| 2.17
| 80.55
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Australia |
| Trevor Bailey | 61 | 9712 | 3856 | 132 | 7/34 | 29.21
| 2.38
| 73.57
| 5 | 5 | 1 | England |
| Alan Connolly | 29 | 7818 | 2981 | 102 | 6/47 | 29.22
| 2.28
| 76.64
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Australia |
| Richard Collinge | 35 | 7689 | 3393 | 116 | 6/63 | 29.25
| 2.64
| 66.28
| 5 | 3 | 0 | New Zealand |
| Morne Morkel | 62 | 12062 | 6369 | 217 | 6/23 | 29.35
| 3.16
| 55.58
| 12 | 6 | 0 | South Africa |
| Chris Cairns | 62 | 11698 | 6410 | 218 | 7/27 | 29.40
| 3.28
| 53.66
| 11 | 13 | 1 | New Zealand / ICC World XI |
| James Anderson | 104 | 23304 | 11859 | 403 | 7/43 | 29.42
| 3.05
| 57.82
| 22 | 17 | 2 | England |
| Fergie Gupte | 36 | 11284 | 4403 | 149 | 9/102 | 29.55
| 2.34
| 75.73
| 8 | 12 | 1 | India |
| Rangana Herath | 58 | 16820 | 7717 | 261 | 9/127 | 29.56
| 2.75
| 64.44
| 11 | 21 | 4 | Sri Lanka |
| Chaminda Vaas | 111 | 23438 | 10501 | 355 | 7/71 | 29.58
| 2.68
| 66.02
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Sri Lanka / Asian XI |
| Kapil Dev | 131 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 29.64
| 2.78
| 63.91
| 17 | 23 | 2 | India |
| Anil Kumble | 132 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 29.65
| 2.69
| 65.99
| 31 | 35 | 8 | India / Asian XI |
| Bhagwat Chandrasekhar | 58 | 15963 | 7199 | 242 | 8/79 | 29.74
| 2.70
| 65.96
| 12 | 16 | 2 | India |
| Graham Dilley | 41 | 8192 | 4107 | 138 | 6/38 | 29.76
| 3.00
| 59.36
| 11 | 6 | 0 | England |
| Stuart Broad | 79 | 16637 | 8544 | 287 | 7/44 | 29.77
| 3.08
| 57.96
| 9 | 13 | 2 | England |
| Garth McKenzie | 60 | 17681 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 29.78
| 2.48
| 71.87
| 7 | 16 | 3 | Australia |
| Dominic Cork | 37 | 7678 | 3906 | 131 | 7/43 | 29.81
| 3.05
| 58.61
| 9 | 5 | 0 | England |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 49 | 14070 | 6206 | 208 | 8/164 | 29.83
| 2.64
| 67.64
| 12 | 13 | 3 | Pakistan |
