Test Records

Best Bowling Figures in Test cricket — All-Time Leaderboard

Travis Head holds the best bowling figures in Test cricket among tracked players, with 4/10.

Current Record Holder

Travis Head

Australia · 64 matches

4/10

Best Bowling Figures

Innings

Average

36.75

Economy

3.63

Best Figures

4/10

Wickets

Runs Conceded

588

3-Wicket Hauls

Top 12 All-Time Test Records

Ranked among the 12 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.

#	Player	Country	Mat	Inn	Wkts	Avg	Econ	BBI	4W	Mdns
1	Travis Head	Australia	64	41	16	36.75	3.63	4/10	1	14
2	Sachin Tendulkar	India	200	145	46	54.17	3.53	3/10	0	83
3	Steven Smith	Australia	122	62	19	53.05	4.11	3/18	0	28
4	Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	14	7	3	37.33	5.33	3/32	0	0
5	Harry Brook	England	34	6	1	105	4.38	1/25	0	2
6	Rohit Sharma	India	67	16	2	112	3.51	1/26	0	5
7	Temba Bavuma	South Africa	66	5	1	61	3.81	1/29	0	1
8	Virat Kohli	India	123	11	0	0	2.88	0/0	0	2
9	Harry Tector	Ireland Republic	9	8	0	0	4.76	0/2	0	1
10	Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	28	3	0	0	6	0/3	0	0
11	Saud Shakeel	Pakistan	21	4	0	0	9.24	0/4	0	0
12	Stephen Cook	South Africa	11	1	0	0	8	0/16	0	0

Best Bowling Figures Leader by Country

Australia

Travis Head

4

India

Sachin Tendulkar

3

Sri Lanka

Kamindu Mendis

3

England

Harry Brook

1

South Africa

Temba Bavuma

1

Ireland Republic

Harry Tector

0

Pakistan

Saud Shakeel

0

Methodology & Data Source

Covers men's Test cricket only. Based on the 12 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's Test bowling stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.

Last updated 25 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

Who has the most best bowling figures in Test cricket?

Travis Head holds the best bowling figures in Test cricket among tracked players, with 4/10.

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Travis Head holds the best bowling figures in Test cricket among tracked players, with 4/10.