Living bowling machines: Bowlers who bowled the most balls in cricket history

Some people just keep on going – this is what life has taught us. Whether it’s down to passion, dedication or sheer bloody-mindedness, there are people who just won’t stop.Cricket too has had its fair share of Duracell bunnies, players who simply went on, and on. Here, we look at the bowlers who have bowled their way to the top of the cricketing charts. They have collectively started half a million run-ups, half a million turns of the arm and hurled close to half a million deliveries.The ones who never stopped...Note:(i) All numbers are combined data from Tests, ODIs and T20Is(ii) Last updated on 23 October 2014

#10 Chaminda Vaas

Span	Matches	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Avg.	Econ	SR	5WI	10WI
1994-2009	439	39345	21643	761	8/19	14/191	28.44	3.30	51.7	16	2

At no.10 on our list of most deliveries bowled is Sri Lankan pacer Chaminda Vaas. With a list of achievements as long as his name, Vaas played top-tier cricket for Sri Lanka for close to 15 years.

During that time, he sent down close to 40000 deliveries, picking up 761 scalps along the way. 

Most deliveries bowled vs. – Pakistan (6639)