| 0.66 (15-6-10-2) | N Boje | South Africa v India at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1486] |
| 0.77 (18-9-14-0) | GW Flower | Zimbabwe v West Indies at Jamaica, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1492] |
| 0.81 (11-6-9-1) | NJ Astle | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1510] |
| 0.85 (20-12-17-6) | GD McGrath | Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1516] |
| 1.15 (13-7-15-0) | GD McGrath | Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 4th Test, 2000/01 [1525] |
| 1.16 (25-12-29-1) | Arshad Khan | Pakistan v England at Faisalabad, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1518] |
| 1.19 (26-15-31-0) | NJ Astle | New Zealand v South Africa at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1522] |
| 1.19 (36-17-43-1) | BC Strang | Zimbabwe v West Indies at Jamaica, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1492] |
| 1.22 (31-8-38-2) | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v England at The Oval, 5th Test, 2000 [1509] |
| 1.27 (36-18-46-1) | NJ Astle | New Zealand v South Africa at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1519] |
| 1.30 (10-2-13-1) | Abdur Razzaq | Pakistan v West Indies at Georgetown, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1494] |
| 1.33 (12-6-16-0) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Galle, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1504] |
| 1.33 (17.1-8-23-4) | DG Cork | England v West Indies at Manchester, 3rd Test, 2000 [1506] |
| 1.41 (12-6-17-1) | WJ Cronje | South Africa v India at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1486] |
| 1.43 (16-6-23-2) | AA Donald | South Africa v India at Mumbai, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1484] |
| 1.44 (25-8-36-0) | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Jamaica, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1492] |
| 1.47 (17-11-25-1) | DJ Nash | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1511] |
| 1.48 (17.3-5-26-2) | SM Pollock | South Africa v India at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1486] |
| 1.50 (14-6-21-0) | SB Doull | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1488] |
| 1.51 (52-23-79-1) | DL Vettori | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1510] |
| 1.53 (28-9-43-3) | SB O'Connor | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1511] |
| 1.53 (20.5-10-32-1) | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v England at Birmingham, 1st Test, 2000 [1500] |
| 1.54 (11.4-4-18-2) | JH Kallis | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1505] |
| 1.55 (45-18-70-1) | Arshad Khan | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Peshawar, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1487] |
| 1.55 (18-6-28-2) | M Kartik | India v South Africa at Mumbai, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1484] |
| 1.57 (14-9-22-2) | NJ Astle | New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Harare, 2nd Test, 2000/01 [1511] |
| 1.57 (26-9-41-2) | SM Pollock | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1522] |
| 1.57 (19-4-30-2) | DNT Zoysa | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 1999/00 [1499] |
| 1.61 (18-9-29-3) | M Ntini | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1522] |
| 1.62 (24-8-39-4) | DG Cork | England v West Indies at Lord's, 2nd Test, 2000 [1503] |
| 1.62 (16-4-26-0) | GW Flower | Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1510] |
| 1.64 (25-6-41-0) | Wasim Akram | Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 3rd Test, 1999/00 [1502] |
| 1.64 (15.5-4-26-2) | JH Kallis | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1522] |
| 1.64 (28-10-46-2) | CA Walsh | West Indies v Pakistan at Georgetown, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1494] |
| 1.66 (24-7-40-0) | M Kartik | India v Zimbabwe at Delhi, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1515] |
| 1.66 (15-2-25-3) | CH Gayle | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Port-of-Spain, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1490] |
| 1.68 (25-13-42-4) | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Port-of-Spain, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1490] |
| 1.68 (22-10-37-4) | SM Pollock | South Africa v New Zealand at Bloemfontein, 1st Test, 2000/01 [1514] |
| 1.68 (25.3-10-43-4) | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v Pakistan at Georgetown, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1494] |
| 1.69 (13-4-22-5) | CA Walsh | West Indies v Pakistan at Barbados, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1496] |
| 1.70 (47-17-80-2) | Danish Kaneria | Pakistan v England at Karachi, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1521] |
| 1.70 (24-9-41-0) | M Kartik | India v Bangladesh at Dhaka, Only Test, 2000/01 [1512] |
| 1.71 (21-9-36-5) | CA Walsh | West Indies v England at Birmingham, 1st Test, 2000 [1500] |
| 1.72 (22-8-38-1) | CR Miller | Australia v New Zealand at Auckland, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1488] |
| 1.75 (28-9-49-2) | CA Walsh | West Indies v Zimbabwe at Port-of-Spain, 1st Test, 1999/00 [1490] |
| 1.75 (24-10-42-2) | AD Mullally | England v South Africa at Centurion, 5th Test, 1999/00 [1483] |
| 1.76 (30-6-53-1) | J Srinath | India v South Africa at Bangalore, 2nd Test, 1999/00 [1486] |
| 1.78 (19-8-34-2) | M Ngam | South Africa v New Zealand at Johannesburg, 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1522] |
| 1.79 (22.2-10-40-3) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 2000/01 [1507] |
| 1.79 (29-7-52-0) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), 1st Test, 1999/00 [1499] |
