Bowling Most Wickets Series

Cricket Records for Australia (Host) in Test matches

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	4	1356	226.0	56	8	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	2077	346.1	140	10	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
K Rabada (SA)	8	1480	246.4	42	14	865	43	6/50	20.11	3.50	34.41	4	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
RM Hogg (AUS)	6	1740	217.4	60	11	527	41	6/74	12.85	1.81	42.43	2	5	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
PJ Cummins (AUS)	9	2067	344.3	97	18	903	41	5/28	22.02	2.62	50.41	3	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MA Starc (AUS)	9	1815	302.3	62	18	954	40	6/66	23.85	3.15	45.37	3	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MW Tate (ENG)	5	2528	316.0	62	10	881	38	6/99	23.18	2.09	66.52	1	5	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
NM Lyon (AUS)	10	2166	361.0	98	17	893	38	6/128	23.50	2.47	57.00	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
MG Johnson (AUS)	5	1132	188.4	51	10	517	37	7/40	13.97	2.74	30.59	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2013/14
WJ Whitty (AUS)	5	1395	232.3	55	10	632	37	6/17	17.08	2.71	37.70	4	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2280	285.0	105	10	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
PJ Cummins (AUS)	8	1398	233.0	64	15	616	36	5/38	17.11	2.64	38.83	1	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
AEE Vogler (SA)	5	1349	224.5	33	10	783	36	7/94	21.75	3.48	37.47	2	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
MA Starc (AUS)	9	1672	278.4	61	18	843	36	4/37	23.41	3.02	46.44	1	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
AA Mailey (AUS)	5	1465	244.1	27	8	946	36	9/121	26.27	3.87	40.69	1	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21
NM Lyon (AUS)	9	2330	388.2	87	17	1089	36	5/50	30.25	2.80	64.72	2	3	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
GA Lohmann (ENG)	3	520	104.0	38	6	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
GF Lawson (AUS)	5	1384	230.4	51	10	687	34	6/47	20.20	2.97	40.70	2	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1982/83
SF Barnes (ENG)	5	1782	297.0	64	10	778	34	5/44	22.88	2.61	52.41	1	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
G Giffen (AUS)	5	2126	354.2	111	9	820	34	6/155	24.11	2.31	62.52	3	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	3	1017	169.3	42	6	401	33	9/52	12.15	2.36	30.81	-	5	2
Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1563	260.3	77	10	542	33	7/25	16.42	2.08	47.36	1	3	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	1836	306.0	108	8	557	33	7/83	16.87	1.82	55.63	2	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
JR Thomson (AUS)	5	1401	175.1	34	9	592	33	6/46	17.93	2.53	42.45	3	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	1436	239.2	61	10	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2	1
West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1930/31
AK Davidson (AUS)	4	1391	173.7	25	8	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	-	5	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61
H Larwood (ENG)	5	1322	220.2	42	10	644	33	5/28	19.51	2.92	40.06	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
MA Noble (AUS)	5	1380	230.0	68	9	608	32	7/17	19.00	2.64	43.12	-	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1397	232.5	56	10	675	32	6/38	21.09	2.89	43.65	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
FR Foster (ENG)	5	1660	276.4	58	10	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
HV Hordern (AUS)	5	1665	277.3	42	9	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
T Richardson (ENG)	5	1748	291.2	63	9	849	32	6/104	26.53	2.91	54.62	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
H Ironmonger (AUS)	4	1331	221.5	112	8	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
W Rhodes (ENG)	5	1032	172.0	36	10	488	31	8/68	15.74	2.83	33.29	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1866	233.2	65	10	584	31	5/83	18.83	1.87	60.19	4	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59
AS Kennedy (ENG)	5	1683	280.3	91	9	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1586	264.2	75	9	670	31	5/54	21.61	2.53	51.16	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
JA Snow (ENG)	6	1805	225.5	47	12	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71
JV Saunders (AUS)	5	1603	267.1	52	10	716	31	5/28	23.09	2.67	51.70	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
BS Bedi (IND)	5	1759	219.7	39	10	740	31	5/55	23.87	2.52	56.74	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1560	195.0	34	9	482	30	5/46	16.06	1.85	52.00	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1937	242.1	56	9	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
JN Crawford (ENG)	5	1426	237.4	36	10	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
GD McKenzie (AUS)	5	1649	206.1	27	10	758	30	8/71	25.26	2.75	54.96	1	1	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2228	278.4	58	9	843	30	7/81	28.10	2.27	74.26	2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1184	197.2	44	10	483	29	5/43	16.65	2.44	40.82	1	3	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
M Ntini (SA)	4	1121	186.5	45	8	620	29	5/49	21.37	3.31	38.65	1	3	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	1255	209.1	45	9	635	29	6/87	21.89	3.03	43.27	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
A Nortje (SA)	6	1144	190.4	23	11	743	29	6/56	25.62	3.89	39.44	-	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
JR Thomson (AUS)	6	1205	150.5	15	11	831	29	6/50	28.65	4.13	41.55	2	2	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
SM Boland (AUS)	6	931	155.1	48	12	342	28	6/7	12.21	2.20	33.25	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
GB Lawrence (SA)	5	1334	222.2	62	9	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	7	1344	224.0	65	13	549	28	5/8	19.60	2.45	48.00	1	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MD Marshall (WI)	5	1292	215.2	45	9	554	28	5/38	19.78	2.57	46.14	1	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1984/85
H Trumble (AUS)	5	1604	267.2	93	8	561	28	6/74	20.03	2.09	57.28	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
FH Tyson (ENG)	5	1208	151.0	16	9	583	28	7/27	20.82	2.89	43.14	1	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1954/55
WM Clark (AUS)	5	1585	198.1	27	9	701	28	4/46	25.03	2.65	56.60	5	-	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	5	1579	197.3	24	10	704	28	6/52	25.14	2.67	56.39	1	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
BA Reid (AUS)	4	1081	180.1	49	7	432	27	7/51	16.00	2.39	40.03	2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1990/91
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	1502	250.2	112	10	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	4	1008	168.0	44	8	465	27	5/75	17.22	2.76	37.33	2	2	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
SCG MacGill (AUS)	4	1112	185.2	32	8	478	27	7/50	17.70	2.57	41.18	2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1998/99
AE Hall (SA)	4	1505	250.5	82	8	501	27	7/63	18.55	1.99	55.74	2	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
SK Warne (AUS)	5	1537	256.1	84	10	549	27	8/71	20.33	2.14	56.92	-	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
DK Lillee (AUS)	5	1035	129.3	7	9	712	27	5/63	26.37	4.12	38.33	1	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
R Peel (ENG)	5	1831	305.1	77	9	721	27	6/67	26.70	2.36	67.81	3	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	2302	383.4	144	9	724	27	5/63	26.81	1.88	85.25	2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
MJ Procter (SA)	4	858	143.0	50	8	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
JH Wardle (ENG)	4	1118	139.6	37	8	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1533	255.3	101	10	422	26	6/53	16.23	1.65	58.96	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
SR Clark (AUS)	5	1166	194.2	53	10	443	26	4/72	17.03	2.27	44.84	1	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07
GD McGrath (AUS)	5	1205	200.5	61	10	453	26	5/50	17.42	2.25	46.34	2	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1996/97
WS Lees (ENG)	5	1256	209.2	69	9	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1227	204.3	38	10	558	26	5/72	21.46	2.72	47.19	1	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
W Voce (ENG)	5	1297	162.1	20	9	560	26	6/41	21.53	2.59	49.88	2	1	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
M Jansen (SA)	7	1137	189.3	40	11	610	26	4/31	23.46	3.21	43.73	3	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	5	1203	200.3	37	10	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
JW Gleeson (AUS)	5	2006	250.6	57	10	844	26	5/61	32.46	2.52	77.15	1	2	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	5	884	147.2	48	10	360	25	5/35	14.40	2.44	35.36	2	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1613	201.5	47	9	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
CB Llewellyn (SA)	3	796	132.4	23	6	448	25	6/92	17.92	3.37	31.84	-	4	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
GF Bissett (SA)	4	989	164.5	28	8	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	1982	247.6	89	9	555	25	5/51	22.20	1.68	79.28	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
AG Hurst (AUS)	6	1634	204.2	44	11	577	25	5/28	23.08	2.11	65.36	2	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
DK Lillee (AUS)	6	1462	182.6	36	11	596	25	4/49	23.84	2.44	58.48	2	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	5	1510	251.4	60	9	613	25	6/76	24.52	2.43	60.40	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
A Fielder (ENG)	4	1299	216.3	31	8	627	25	6/82	25.08	2.89	51.96	3	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
M Ntini (SA)	5	1329	221.3	49	10	627	25	4/50	25.08	2.83	53.16	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
N Kapil Dev (IND)	5	1704	284.0	76	10	645	25	5/97	25.80	2.27	68.16	1	2	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
RO Schwarz (SA)	5	1006	167.4	19	9	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
EAS Prasanna (IND)	4	1581	197.5	34	7	686	25	6/104	27.44	2.60	63.24	1	2	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1967/68
PM Pollock (SA)	5	1275	159.3	11	9	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
JC White (ENG)	5	2440	406.4	134	9	760	25	8/126	30.40	1.86	97.60	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29
JT Partridge (SA)	5	1980	247.4	33	10	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
MA Holding (WI)	3	843	140.3	37	6	344	24	6/62	14.33	2.44	35.12	-	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1981/82
D Olivier (SA)	3	528	88.0	16	6	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
SJ Snooke (SA)	5	870	145.0	36	9	369	24	8/70	15.37	2.54	36.25	1	1	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
H Trumble (AUS)	4	1198	199.4	59	7	398	24	7/28	16.58	1.99	49.91	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
PJ Cummins (AUS)	5	876	146.0	20	10	409	24	5/48	17.04	2.80	36.50	1	3	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1469	183.5	45	10	456	24	6/64	19.00	1.86	61.20	-	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 3-6, 2024 [Test # 2521]