| 1.44 (54.3-14-79-3) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 1.50 (24-6-36-2) | D Hettiarachchi | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 1.53 (30-13-46-0) | AR Caddick | England v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 1.69 (23-7-39-2) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 1.73 (34-13-59-2) | AF Giles | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 1.75 (32-9-56-4) | RDB Croft | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 1.78 (41-9-73-1) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 1.85 (27-7-50-4) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 2.01 (63-21-127-4) | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 2.20 (24-7-53-3) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 2.23 (34-10-76-3) | ST Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 2.31 (22-6-51-0) | HDPK Dharmasena | Sri Lanka v England at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 2.35 (14-5-33-2) | D Gough | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 2.40 (20-2-48-0) | RDB Croft | England v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 2.62 (27.5-6-73-6) | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v England at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 2.66 (30-6-80-0) | C White | England v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 2.74 (27-4-74-1) | HDPK Dharmasena | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 2.75 (20-3-55-4) | AR Caddick | England v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 2.79 (48-8-134-1) | AF Giles | England v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 3.00 (32-6-96-1) | RDB Croft | England v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 3.13 (15-2-47-0) | AF Giles | England v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 3.50 (10-2-35-0) | DNT Zoysa | Sri Lanka v England at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 3.58 (11.1-1-40-2) | AR Caddick | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 3.65 (26-3-95-1) | D Gough | England v Sri Lanka at Galle, 1st Test, 22/02/2001 [1530] |
| 4.11 (17-3-70-2) | C White | England v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
| 4.50 (10-1-45-0) | C White | England v Sri Lanka at Colombo (SSC), 3rd Test, 15/03/2001 [1537] |
| 5.21 (14-1-73-4) | D Gough | England v Sri Lanka at Kandy, 2nd Test, 07/03/2001 [1532] |
