Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records for Australia (Host) in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	78	141	26633	4438.5	1114	10551	505	9/51	20.89	2.37	52.73	27	45	15
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	52	97	15080	2513.2	485	6982	290	9/127	24.07	2.77	52.00	15	27	7
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	78	145	21321	3553.3	890	9402	367	8/71	25.61	2.64	58.09	23	21	7
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	45	86	11714	-	347	5589	234	7/83	23.88	2.86	50.05	16	15	4
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	16	28	4313	-	188	1705	104	9/52	16.39	2.37	41.47	4	12	4
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	46	83	11138	1856.2	417	5451	207	8/97	26.33	2.93	53.80	12	11	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	70	138	16478	2746.2	822	6775	299	8/24	22.65	2.46	55.11	16	11	2
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	75	141	18684	3114.0	603	9119	294	7/152	31.01	2.92	63.55	11	11	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	55	106	11201	1866.5	368	6210	246	6/50	25.24	3.32	45.53	15	10	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1933	19	34	6795	-	311	2582	105	7/83	24.59	2.27	64.71	5	9	3
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	29	58	7528	1254.4	245	3970	140	7/50	28.35	3.16	53.77	6	9	2
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	25	4252	708.4	171	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	32	4834	604.2	116	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	23	41	5638	939.4	207	2655	96	8/112	27.65	2.82	58.72	4	8	2
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2024	35	65	6956	1159.2	278	3113	154	6/23	20.21	2.68	45.16	9	8	2
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2024	8	15	3173	528.5	109	1530	63	7/52	24.28	2.89	50.36	2	7	2
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	35	3984	664.0	184	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	37	71	8472	1412.0	277	4670	177	8/61	26.38	3.30	47.86	9	7	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	42	79	9019	1503.1	415	3964	169	6/70	23.45	2.63	53.36	7	7	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	42	82	9703	1617.1	333	5455	188	5/30	29.01	3.37	51.61	12	7	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	17	3128	-	273	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	15	30	3865	644.1	153	1571	81	7/25	19.39	2.43	47.71	3	6	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	29	52	6027	-	129	3223	129	6/46	24.98	3.20	46.72	9	6	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	20	38	6036	-	230	2708	86	7/98	31.48	2.69	70.18	5	6	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	25	46	6835	1139.1	166	3478	110	6/32	31.61	3.05	62.13	8	6	2
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	31	55	7122	1187.0	296	3382	126	8/87	26.84	2.84	56.52	5	6	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	62	112	12367	2061.1	507	5448	197	7/71	27.65	2.64	62.77	12	6	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	13	2148	358.0	49	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	10	19	2444	407.2	87	1042	45	5/29	23.15	2.55	54.31	2	5	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	19	2482	620.2	231	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	19	3040	760.0	312	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	27	3163	-	96	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1894-1898	10	16	3283	547.1	113	1625	54	8/94	30.09	2.96	60.79	1	5	1
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2023	12	23	3306	551.0	67	1739	62	6/70	28.04	3.15	53.32	5	5	1
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	16	3417	-	47	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	17	30	3701	616.5	164	1479	66	6/62	22.40	2.39	56.07	3	5	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	24	4089	-	247	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	17	27	4089	681.3	176	1685	84	7/51	20.05	2.47	48.67	8	5	2
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1993	17	32	4474	745.4	202	1785	67	8/106	26.64	2.39	66.77	1	5	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1929	10	20	4754	-	184	1578	55	6/99	28.69	1.99	86.43	3	5	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	26	48	5563	-	175	2420	99	6/74	24.44	2.61	56.19	6	5	2
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	19	31	5995	999.1	149	3188	79	8/141	40.35	3.19	75.88	4	5	1
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	23	46	6545	818.1	174	2272	101	6/62	22.49	2.08	64.80	3	5	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	35	66	7201	1200.1	329	3466	126	6/54	27.50	2.88	57.15	5	5	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1962-1971	25	49	7621	952.5	113	3336	109	8/71	30.60	2.62	69.91	4	5	2
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	29	54	9044	1130.4	262	3197	104	6/115	30.74	2.12	86.96	9	5	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2010	8	15	2338	389.4	45	1385	39	7/188	35.51	3.55	59.94	1	4	-
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	16	2481	413.3	85	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	13	23	2658	443.0	75	1590	54	5/54	29.44	3.58	49.22	2	4	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	25	3135	522.3	63	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	27	4408	734.4	219	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	20	34	4624	770.4	212	2000	68	6/47	29.41	2.59	68.00	2	4	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1937	12	21	4828	-	261	1453	59	5/51	24.62	1.80	81.83	3	4	1
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	19	30	5019	836.3	200	2278	67	6/64	34.00	2.72	74.91	3	4	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1976	14	25	5737	717.1	165	1970	59	5/66	33.38	2.06	97.23	3	4	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	55	6565	820.5	128	2472	112	7/38	22.07	2.25	58.61	5	4	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	8	1031	171.5	16	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.82	-	3	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2005	7	12	1197	199.3	25	812	25	5/21	32.48	4.07	47.88	1	3	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	6	1242	207.0	28	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	13	1352	225.2	42	731	24	5/70	30.45	3.24	56.33	-	3	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	6	12	1362	227.0	55	641	30	6/41	21.36	2.82	45.40	1	3	1
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	10	1426	237.4	36	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	5	10	1660	276.4	58	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1887-1892	6	12	1783	-	153	478	41	8/35	11.65	1.60	43.48	1	3	2
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1989	8	12	1893	315.3	59	937	33	6/66	28.39	2.96	57.36	1	3	-
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	7	14	1927	240.7	67	607	30	6/29	20.23	1.88	64.23	1	3	1
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1967-1978	7	13	1956	244.4	28	878	29	6/52	30.27	2.69	67.44	1	3	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	11	20	1965	327.3	61	1072	49	5/27	21.87	3.27	40.10	3	3	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	12	2077	346.1	67	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.08	1	3	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	7	14	2391	298.7	56	963	35	5/55	27.51	2.41	68.31	2	3	1
TW Wall (AUS)	1929-1933	9	17	2402	400.2	85	945	37	5/14	25.54	2.36	64.91	1	3	-
JC White (ENG)	1928-1929	5	9	2440	406.4	134	760	25	8/126	30.40	1.86	97.60	1	3	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1903-1921	20	33	2600	433.2	96	1211	42	8/68	28.83	2.79	61.90	2	3	1
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	20	2877	479.3	83	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2013	10	20	2894	482.2	77	1512	38	6/82	39.78	3.13	76.15	1	3	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	10	17	2990	498.2	51	1889	45	7/76	41.97	3.79	66.44	1	3	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	15	29	3024	504.0	119	1449	61	5/30	23.75	2.87	49.57	2	3	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	11	21	3079	384.7	55	1195	39	7/105	30.64	2.32	78.94	1	3	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1961	10	17	3101	387.5	84	1224	38	6/102	32.21	2.36	81.60	3	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	15	28	3120	520.0	152	1379	60	6/47	22.98	2.65	52.00	1	3	-
LC Braund (ENG)	1901-1908	15	27	3272	545.2	127	1559	39	8/81	39.97	2.85	83.89	1	3	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	11	21	3291	-	102	1187	47	6/34	25.25	2.16	70.02	2	3	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	13	23	3441	573.3	83	1740	53	6/117	32.83	3.03	64.92	4	3	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	16	26	3734	-	118	1553	60	6/63	25.88	2.49	62.23	4	3	1
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1993	12	24	4011	-	170	1377	45	7/78	30.60	2.05	89.13	2	3	-
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1895	14	24	4169	-	336	1358	63	6/67	21.55	1.95	66.17	4	3	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1987	19	36	4377	-	148	2028	72	6/78	28.16	2.77	60.79	5	3	1
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	28	52	4865	608.1	112	1740	85	7/60	20.47	2.14	57.23	3	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2021	16	30	4928	821.2	135	2464	77	6/46	32.00	3.00	64.00	5	3	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	25	50	4946	-	118	2216	75	5/44	29.54	2.68	65.94	2	3	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2022	28	52	6193	1032.1	266	2912	86	6/40	33.86	2.82	72.01	6	3	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	34	65	6946	1157.4	306	3191	123	6/40	25.94	2.75	56.47	5	3	-
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2024	2	4	267	44.3	3	225	13	7/68	17.30	5.05	20.53	-	2	-
Aamer Jamal (PAK)	2023-2024	3	6	539	89.5	6	368	18	6/69	20.44	4.09	29.94	-	2	-
PGH Fender (ENG)	1921-1921	3	6	602	100.2	6	410	12	5/90	34.16	4.08	50.16	-	2	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	5	745	124.1	35	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
P Jayawickrama (SL)	2021-2021	3	6	797	132.5	36	328	18	6/92	18.22	2.46	44.27	1	2	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1888	3	6	987	246.3	115	346	24	5/71	14.41	2.10	41.12	3	2	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]

Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jan 17-19, 2024 [Test # 2523]