Hope you have read Part 1.
Continuing with individual performances in Bowling:
Most wickets (50 or more):
Headed by Sir Richard. He is followed by three current players (Broad, Anderson and Southee) with Boult and Wagner a little further down. Sir Richard also has the most 5-fors (8).
Best innings bowling (including all 7wi or better):
None in recent years.
Best match bowling (including all 10wm or better):
Note the top two by Underwood (and 3 of the top 4 performances).
The only recent one is Leach’s 10-for in 2022.
Best bowling averages (Minimum 2000 balls, 30.00 or better):
Underwood’s average is by far the best. Boult, Anderson and Broad are also seen here.
Underwood has the best bowling average, economy rate and strike rate. In second place are Willis, Illingworth and Caddick respectively.
Now for Fielding:
Most dismissals (25 or more):
Parore and Bob Taylor have the most dismissals. SP Fleming has the most by a non-keeper. TG Evans has the most stumpings. From recent years there are Blundell and Root.
Most innings dismissals (5 or more):
C Read is the only one with 6 dismissals in an innings. There is only Blundell from recent years.
Most match dismissals (6 or more):
Blundell is among the three keepers with 8 catches in a match. Allan Lamb has the most (6) by a fielder
Best dismissal rate (Minimum 20 innings, 0.700 or better):
Here, Ian Smith has the best average followed by Parore and Watling. Fleming has the most by a fielder. Latham and Root represent current players.
All-round performances:
Overall (see criteria in the table):
Headed by Botham, followed by Hadlee and Cairns at a distance.
Match performance (50 and 5wi):
Many entries here. Of special note are those with a century and 5wi, including Botham (1978 and 1984).
Those with a 50 and 10wm include Greig, Hadlee (1986) and Nash. Nash was the first to achieve this at Lord’s.
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