Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records for Australia (Host) in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	78	141	26633	4438.5	1114	10551	505	9/51	20.89	2.37	52.73	27	45
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	78	145	21321	3553.3	890	9402	367	8/71	25.61	2.64	58.09	23	21
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	70	138	16478	2746.2	822	6775	299	8/24	22.65	2.46	55.11	16	11
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	75	141	18684	3114.0	603	9119	294	7/152	31.01	2.92	63.55	11	11
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	52	97	15080	2513.2	485	6982	290	9/127	24.07	2.77	52.00	15	27
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	55	106	11201	1866.5	368	6210	246	6/50	25.24	3.32	45.53	15	10
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	45	86	11714	-	347	5589	234	7/83	23.88	2.86	50.05	16	15
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	46	83	11138	1856.2	417	5451	207	8/97	26.33	2.93	53.80	12	11
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	62	112	12367	2061.1	507	5448	197	7/71	27.65	2.64	62.77	12	6
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	42	82	9703	1617.1	333	5455	188	5/30	29.01	3.37	51.61	12	7
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	37	71	8472	1412.0	277	4670	177	8/61	26.38	3.30	47.86	9	7
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	42	79	9019	1503.1	415	3964	169	6/70	23.45	2.63	53.36	7	7
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2024	35	65	6956	1159.2	278	3113	154	6/23	20.21	2.68	45.16	9	8
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	29	58	7528	1254.4	245	3970	140	7/50	28.35	3.16	53.77	6	9
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	29	52	6027	-	129	3223	129	6/46	24.98	3.20	46.72	9	6
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	31	55	7122	1187.0	296	3382	126	8/87	26.84	2.84	56.52	5	6
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	35	66	7201	1200.1	329	3466	126	6/54	27.50	2.88	57.15	5	5
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	34	65	6946	1157.4	306	3191	123	6/40	25.94	2.75	56.47	5	3
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	55	6565	820.5	128	2472	112	7/38	22.07	2.25	58.61	5	4
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	25	46	6835	1139.1	166	3478	110	6/32	31.61	3.05	62.13	8	6
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1962-1971	25	49	7621	952.5	113	3336	109	8/71	30.60	2.62	69.91	4	5
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1933	19	34	6795	-	311	2582	105	7/83	24.59	2.27	64.71	5	9
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	16	28	4313	-	188	1705	104	9/52	16.39	2.37	41.47	4	12
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	29	54	9044	1130.4	262	3197	104	6/115	30.74	2.12	86.96	9	5
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	23	46	6545	818.1	174	2272	101	6/62	22.49	2.08	64.80	3	5
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	26	48	5563	-	175	2420	99	6/74	24.44	2.61	56.19	6	5
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	23	41	5638	939.4	207	2655	96	8/112	27.65	2.82	58.72	4	8
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	20	38	6036	-	230	2708	86	7/98	31.48	2.69	70.18	5	6
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2022	28	52	6193	1032.1	266	2912	86	6/40	33.86	2.82	72.01	6	3
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	28	52	4865	608.1	112	1740	85	7/60	20.47	2.14	57.23	3	3
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	17	27	4089	681.3	176	1685	84	7/51	20.05	2.47	48.67	8	5
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	32	4834	604.2	116	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	15	30	3865	644.1	153	1571	81	7/25	19.39	2.43	47.71	3	6
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	19	31	5995	999.1	149	3188	79	8/141	40.35	3.19	75.88	4	5
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	35	3984	664.0	184	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	25	4252	708.4	171	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2021	16	30	4928	821.2	135	2464	77	6/46	32.00	3.00	64.00	5	3
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	25	50	4946	-	118	2216	75	5/44	29.54	2.68	65.94	2	3
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	27	4408	734.4	219	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	26	47	5524	920.4	192	2532	73	5/74	34.68	2.75	75.67	3	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1987	19	36	4377	-	148	2028	72	6/78	28.16	2.77	60.79	5	3
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	24	4089	-	247	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	20	34	4624	770.4	212	2000	68	6/47	29.41	2.59	68.00	2	4
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	67	91	5594	932.2	217	2248	68	5/34	33.05	2.41	82.26	4	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
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	19	30	5019	836.3	200	2278	67	6/64	34.00	2.72	74.91	3	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	17	30	3701	616.5	164	1479	66	6/62	22.40	2.39	56.07	3	5
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	17	3128	-	273	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1895	14	24	4169	-	336	1358	63	6/67	21.55	1.95	66.17	4	3
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	27	3163	-	96	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2024	8	15	3173	528.5	109	1530	63	7/52	24.28	2.89	50.36	2	7
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	21	39	4953	-	136	2067	63	8/59	32.80	2.50	78.61	4	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	20	40	3259	543.1	71	2163	63	5/50	34.33	3.98	51.73	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
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	15	29	3024	504.0	119	1449	61	5/30	23.75	2.87	49.57	2	3
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2004	19	37	3578	596.2	128	1800	61	7/39	29.50	3.01	58.65	3	2
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	15	28	3120	520.0	152	1379	60	6/47	22.98	2.65	52.00	1	3
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	16	26	3734	-	118	1553	60	6/63	25.88	2.49	62.23	4	3
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	16	3417	-	47	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1937	12	21	4828	-	261	1453	59	5/51	24.62	1.80	81.83	3	4
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	25	3135	522.3	63	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	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
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1982	15	29	4525	-	165	1669	58	7/113	28.77	2.21	78.01	2	2
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	15	27	3924	490.4	91	1688	58	8/143	29.10	2.58	67.65	4	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	93	82	4431	738.3	191	1947	58	5/69	33.56	2.63	76.39	3	2
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1955	22	36	4492	561.4	134	1466	57	6/42	25.71	1.95	78.80	3	1
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2018	22	39	4290	715.0	121	2452	57	5/54	43.01	3.42	75.26	1	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	19	2482	620.2	231	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	19	3040	760.0	312	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2001	11	21	2618	436.2	89	1386	55	6/49	25.20	3.17	47.60	4	2
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1929	10	20	4754	-	184	1578	55	6/99	28.69	1.99	86.43	3	5
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	13	26	2884	480.4	126	1261	54	4/28	23.35	2.62	53.40	4	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	13	23	2658	443.0	75	1590	54	5/54	29.44	3.58	49.22	2	4
T Richardson (ENG)	1894-1898	10	16	3283	547.1	113	1625	54	8/94	30.09	2.96	60.79	1	5
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2006	15	28	3666	611.0	147	1651	54	7/87	30.57	2.70	67.88	2	1
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	17	29	2886	481.0	73	1722	54	4/34	31.88	3.58	53.44	5	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	13	23	3441	573.3	83	1740	53	6/117	32.83	3.03	64.92	4	3
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	21	38	3139	523.1	81	1828	53	5/42	34.49	3.49	59.22	1	2
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2022	19	34	3920	653.2	145	1889	53	6/81	35.64	2.89	73.96	1	2
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	20	2877	479.3	83	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1984	12	22	3854	-	121	1573	50	9/86	31.46	2.44	77.08	2	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	11	20	1965	327.3	61	1072	49	5/27	21.87	3.27	40.10	3	3
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1971	14	27	4638	579.6	147	1706	49	5/61	34.81	2.20	94.65	2	2
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	11	20	3164	-	54	1514	48	7/69	31.54	2.87	65.91	1	2
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	11	21	3291	-	102	1187	47	6/34	25.25	2.16	70.02	2	3
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	18	34	3214	535.4	135	1407	47	5/39	29.93	2.62	68.38	2	2
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2019	13	23	2714	452.2	92	1414	47	5/62	30.08	3.12	57.74	5	2
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	11	18	3827	478.3	76	1489	47	5/46	31.68	2.33	81.42	3	2
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	13	2148	358.0	49	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	16	2481	413.3	85	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	12	21	2774	462.2	132	1193	46	5/75	25.93	2.58	60.30	2	2
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1898	21	28	3026	-	141	1299	46	6/49	28.23	2.57	65.78	2	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	10	19	2444	407.2	87	1042	45	5/29	23.15	2.55	54.31	2	5
J Garner (WI)	1979-1985	11	21	2564	427.2	104	1142	45	5/56	25.37	2.67	56.97	2	1
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1980-1982	10	20	2367	394.3	71	1173	45	4/61	26.06	2.97	52.60	2	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1993	12	24	4011	-	170	1377	45	7/78	30.60	2.05	89.13	2	3
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	27	46	4339	723.1	196	1629	45	4/26	36.20	2.25	96.42	3	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	10	17	2990	498.2	51	1889	45	7/76	41.97	3.79	66.44	1	3

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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]