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Thursday, 4 July, 2002, 07:51 GMT 08:51 UK
Bond makes advance
Bond claimed five wickets in an innings in Brabados and Grenada
Bond has provided the Kiwis with a cutting edge
New Zealand paceman Shane Bond has moved into the top 20 in the latest Test bowling rankings.

The 27-year-old from Christchurch has improved nine places to 20th in the PwC list after taking 12 wickets in two Tests against West Indies in the Caribbean.

Bond, who has now taken 26 wickets in six games since making his debut against Australia last November, was named Man of the Series.

The bowling rankings are still headed by Australian seamer Glenn McGrath, with Andrew Caddick (seventh) and Darren Gough (eighth) the leading England players.

The only change in the top 10 sees Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh move above New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns, who missed the tour to the Caribbean because of injury.

Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrict remains number one in the batting list, having displaced India's Sachin tendulkar two months ago.

Top 10 Test bowlers

1 G McGrath (Aus) 908 pts
2 M Muralitharan (SrL) 907
3 S Pollock (SA) 874
4 S Warne (Aus) 764
5 Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 710
6 Waqar Younis (Pak) 695
7 A Caddick (Eng) 688
8 D Gough (Eng) 681
9 A Kumble (Ind) 680
10 H Singh (Ind) 672

Others:
13 M Hoggard (Eng) 660
26 D Cork (Eng) 495
27 A Tudor (Eng) 493

Top 10 Test batsmen

1 A Gilchrist (Aus) 881
2 S Tendulkar (Ind) 852
= Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 852
4 B Lara (WI) 837
5 M Hayden (Aus) 836
6 M Jayawardene (SrL) 813
7 J Kallis (SA) 783
8 A Flower (Zim) 776
9 M Trescothick (Eng) 773
10 H Gibbs (SA) 764

Others:
13 G Thorpe (Eng) 737
21 M Butcher (Eng) 689
27 A Stewart (Eng) 653

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