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
NM Lyon (AUS)	12	2766	461.0	106	20	1208	49	6/128	24.65	2.62	56.44	2	2	-
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)	11	1912	318.4	64	21	986	41	4/37	24.04	3.09	46.63	2	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
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
PJ Cummins (AUS)	10	1650	275.0	73	17	736	38	5/38	19.36	2.67	43.42	1	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
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
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
RTM Mendis (SL)	6	1711	285.1	38	12	829	37	6/70	22.40	2.90	46.24	3	3	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
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
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
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1219	203.1	84	6	294	30	9/51	9.80	1.44	40.63	4	2	1
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
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
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
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	3	1298	216.2	40	6	591	29	6/59	20.37	2.73	44.75	1	4	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
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
HMRKB Herath (SL)	3	870	145.0	41	6	357	28	7/64	12.75	2.46	31.07	2	3	1
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016
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
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1255	209.1	37	6	649	28	6/59	23.17	3.10	44.82	1	4	1
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
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
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
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
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	677	112.5	33	6	282	26	6/28	10.84	2.49	26.03	2	3	1
Bangladesh in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1390	231.4	109	6	320	26	7/46	12.30	1.38	53.46	4	1	1
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	3	842	140.2	32	6	401	26	7/71	15.42	2.85	32.38	2	2	1
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
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
BAW Mendis (SL)	3	979	163.1	24	6	478	26	6/117	18.38	2.92	37.65	3	2	1
India in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2008
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1366	227.4	52	6	480	26	7/84	18.46	2.10	52.53	-	3	1
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
SK Warne (AUS)	3	1008	168.0	37	6	521	26	5/43	20.03	3.10	38.76	1	4	2
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
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
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
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
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
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
MA Starc (AUS)	3	620	103.2	28	6	364	24	6/50	15.16	3.52	25.83	1	3	1
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016
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
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1059	176.3	28	6	464	24	7/76	19.33	2.62	44.12	-	3	-
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1406	175.6	30	9	480	24	6/75	20.00	2.04	58.58	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1962/63
GD McGrath (AUS)	5	1180	196.4	52	10	492	24	6/85	20.50	2.50	49.16	1	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1998/99
GE Palmer (AUS)	4	1462	365.2	145	8	522	24	7/68	21.75	2.14	60.91	2	2	1
England in Australia Test Series, 1881/82
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1306	217.4	53	6	536	24	6/81	22.33	2.46	54.41	1	3	2
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
B Lee (AUS)	4	1121	186.5	33	8	542	24	5/119	22.58	2.90	46.70	1	1	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2007/08
GF Lawson (AUS)	5	1131	188.3	40	9	580	24	5/49	24.16	3.07	47.12	1	2	-
Pakistan in Australia Test Series, 1983/84
JM Anderson (ENG)	5	1279	213.1	50	10	625	24	4/44	26.04	2.93	53.29	3	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2010/11
SF Barnes (ENG)	5	1640	273.2	74	10	626	24	7/60	26.08	2.29	68.33	-	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
AL Valentine (WI)	5	1737	217.1	42	8	691	24	6/102	28.79	2.38	72.37	1	3	-
West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1951/52
A Kumble (IND)	3	1237	206.1	28	6	710	24	8/141	29.58	3.44	51.54	1	3	1
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2003/04
LR Gibbs (WI)	5	2338	292.2	52	8	923	24	5/88	38.45	2.36	97.41	2	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
AA Mailey (AUS)	5	1952	244.0	20	8	999	24	5/92	41.62	3.07	81.33	2	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	3	707	117.5	48	6	230	23	5/29	10.00	1.95	30.73	2	2	1
New Zealand in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1983/84
G Miller (ENG)	6	1417	177.1	54	10	346	23	5/44	15.04	1.46	61.60	-	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2	742	123.4	25	4	348	23	9/127	15.13	2.81	32.26	-	3	1
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014

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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]