Men's Test bowlers, last 12 months
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Ollie RobinsonEngland · Right-arm medium-fastLast 12 months 4 mat · 28 wkts · 9.3 avg · 2.29 econ+35.1runs a matchICC 3 - 2
Mitchell StarcAustralia · Left-arm fastLast 12 months 9 mat · 49 wkts · 19.4 avg · 3.64 econ+22.9runs a matchICC 1 - 3
Marco JansenSouth Africa · Left-arm fastLast 12 months 4 mat · 22 wkts · 13.7 avg · 2.43 econ+16.5runs a matchICC 6 - 4
Scott BolandAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 6 mat · 25 wkts · 23.2 avg · 3.07 econ+12.5runs a matchICC 8 - 5
Matt HenryNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 3 mat · 16 wkts · 14.5 avg · 2.57 econ+10.9runs a matchICC 2 - 6
Mohammad AbbasPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 12 months 6 mat · 31 wkts · 21.1 avg · 2.88 econ+5.5runs a matchICC 16 - 7
William O’RourkeNew Zealand · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 3 mat · 10 wkts · 25.6 avg · 3.17 econ+3.1runs a matchICC 29 - 8
Jasprit BumrahIndia · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 2 mat · 8 wkts · 18.5 avg · 2.39 econ+0.7runs a matchICC 4 - 9
Simon HarmerSouth Africa · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 4 mat · 21 wkts · 21.1 avg · 2.50 econ+0.1runs a matchICC 14 - 10
Ravindra JadejaIndia · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 4 mat · 18 wkts · 27.0 avg · 2.60 econ−0.5runs a matchICC 19 - 11
Nathan LyonAustralia · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 5 mat · 11 wkts · 36.1 avg · 2.75 econ−3.1runs a matchICC 13 - 12
Mehedi HasanBangladesh · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 7 mat · 24 wkts · 25.5 avg · 2.40 econ−3.1runs a matchICC 23 - 13
Pat CumminsAustralia · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 5 mat · 17 wkts · 24.2 avg · 3.02 econ−4.3runs a matchICC 5 - 14
Jofra ArcherEngland · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 8 mat · 32 wkts · 25.5 avg · 3.52 econ−4.6runs a matchICC 37 - 15
Josh HazlewoodAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 4 mat · 16 wkts · 17.1 avg · 2.86 econ−5.2runs a matchICC 9 - 16
Josh TongueEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 9 mat · 45 wkts · 23.8 avg · 4.15 econ−5.5runs a matchICC 11 - 17
Ben StokesEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 7 mat · 22 wkts · 24.1 avg · 3.44 econ−7.1runs a matchICC – - 18
Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 1 mat · 6 wkts · 18.3 avg · 3.14 econ−8.7runs a matchICC 7 - 19
Asitha FernandoSri Lanka · Right-arm medium-fastLast 12 months 4 mat · 17 wkts · 23.9 avg · 3.14 econ−10.0runs a matchICC 12 - 20
Wiaan MulderSouth Africa · Right-arm mediumLast 12 months 4 mat · 9 wkts · 22.8 avg · 2.55 econ−10.2runs a matchICC 59 - 21
Ajaz PatelNew Zealand · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 1 mat · 6 wkts · 22.7 avg · 1.86 econ−10.3runs a matchICC 30 - 22
Mohammed SirajIndia · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 5 mat · 11 wkts · 28.8 avg · 2.99 econ−10.4runs a matchICC 17 - 23
Taijul IslamBangladesh · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 8 mat · 36 wkts · 27.3 avg · 2.93 econ−11.4runs a matchICC 15 - 24
Kemar RoachWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 6 mat · 20 wkts · 23.2 avg · 3.35 econ−12.1runs a matchICC 24 - 25
Hasan MahmudBangladesh · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 5 mat · 17 wkts · 26.9 avg · 3.24 econ−12.6runs a matchICC 48 - 26
Blessing MuzarabaniZimbabwe · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 1 mat · 6 wkts · 14.0 avg · 2.63 econ−13.4runs a matchICC 18 - 27
Kuldeep YadavIndia · Left-arm wrist-spinLast 12 months 4 mat · 12 wkts · 32.8 avg · 3.72 econ−14.3runs a matchICC 25 - 28
Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 2 mat · 10 wkts · 24.2 avg · 3.72 econ−15.0runs a matchICC 26 - 29
Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 3 mat · 12 wkts · 38.3 avg · 2.79 econ−15.4runs a matchICC 21 - 30
Sajid KhanPakistan · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 2 mat · 12 wkts · 28.3 avg · 3.11 econ−16.1runs a matchICC 32 - 31
Washington SundarIndia · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 3 mat · 6 wkts · 30.8 avg · 2.78 econ−17.8runs a matchICC 53 - 32
Jayden SealesWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 7 mat · 21 wkts · 34.4 avg · 3.24 econ−18.4runs a matchICC 27 - 33
Jomel WarricanWest Indies · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 2 mat · 6 wkts · 34.3 avg · 2.73 econ−21.7runs a matchICC 36 - 34
Shaheen AfridiPakistan · Left-arm fastLast 12 months 1 mat · 5 wkts · 33.4 avg · 3.54 econ−22.5runs a matchICC 31 - 35
Shamar JosephWest Indies · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 4 mat · 13 wkts · 34.2 avg · 4.32 econ−23.2runs a matchICC 20 - 36
Mitchell SantnerNew Zealand · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 1 mat · 2 wkts · 56.5 avg · 4.64 econ−23.7runs a matchICC 40 - 37
Hasan AliPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 12 months 2 mat · 8 wkts · 32.4 avg · 3.31 econ−23.8runs a matchICC 44 - 38
Alzarri JosephWest Indies · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 2 mat · 6 wkts · 35.5 avg · 4.53 econ−25.2runs a matchICC 34 - 39
Ebadat HossainBangladesh · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 5 mat · 10 wkts · 41.8 avg · 3.73 econ−25.5runs a matchICC 84 - 40
Nauman AliPakistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 1 mat · 4 wkts · 39.0 avg · 4.11 econ−25.6runs a matchICC 10 - 41
Nayeem HasanBangladesh · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 1 mat · 0 wkts · 2.75 econ−25.7runs a matchICC 47 - 42
Taskin AhmedBangladesh · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 4 mat · 10 wkts · 38.8 avg · 4.00 econ−25.8runs a matchICC 52 - 43
Khaled AhmedBangladesh · Right-arm medium-fastLast 12 months 2 mat · 5 wkts · 30.4 avg · 3.62 econ−26.3runs a matchICC 79 - 44
Keshav MaharajSouth Africa · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 12 months 3 mat · 8 wkts · 38.8 avg · 3.79 econ−26.9runs a matchICC 21 - 45
Brydon CarseEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 5 mat · 22 wkts · 30.3 avg · 4.81 econ−29.0runs a matchICC 33 - 46
Gus AtkinsonEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 8 mat · 20 wkts · 35.9 avg · 3.59 econ−30.4runs a matchICC 28 - 47
Cameron GreenAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 7 mat · 4 wkts · 79.3 avg · 4.41 econ−34.6runs a matchICC 77 - 48
Dhananjaya de SilvaSri Lanka · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 4 mat · 0 wkts · 3.36 econ−34.8runs a matchICC 86 - 49
Shoaib BashirEngland · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 2 mat · 3 wkts · 49.0 avg · 3.87 econ−35.3runs a matchICC 49 - 50
Lahiru KumaraSri Lanka · Right-arm fastLast 12 months 3 mat · 3 wkts · 58.7 avg · 4.51 econ−36.8runs a matchICC 42 - 51
Andrew McBrineIreland · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 3 mat · 9 wkts · 47.9 avg · 3.58 econ−39.0runs a matchICC 74 - 52
Matthew PottsEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 12 months 1 mat · 0 wkts · 5.64 econ−40.4runs a matchICC 69 - 53
Roston ChaseWest Indies · Right-arm off-spinLast 12 months 7 mat · 5 wkts · 107.0 avg · 4.05 econ−51.2runs a matchICC 71
Swap in a bowler worth 20 more runs a match and an even Test becomes about 55–45, draws aside.
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