Bowling Most 10wm Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most ten-wickets-in-a-match

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1980	37	68	10118	-	530	3356	153	7/32	21.93	1.99	66.13	6	10	5
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	31	59	9520	1586.4	348	4253	180	7/59	23.62	2.68	52.88	6	13	4
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	30	3310	-	326	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	31	45	4941	-	335	1994	97	6/45	20.55	2.42	50.93	3	7	3
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	27	51	5486	914.2	183	3014	138	6/49	21.84	3.29	39.75	9	8	3
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1999	22	38	5516	919.2	208	2309	110	7/119	20.99	2.51	50.14	4	10	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	23	41	6099	-	213	2674	130	9/52	20.56	2.63	46.91	2	14	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	31	58	9267	1544.3	286	4270	138	8/84	30.94	2.76	67.15	5	8	3
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2008	31	56	10126	1687.4	376	4659	161	8/141	28.93	2.76	62.89	10	13	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	51	94	11763	-	417	5593	212	6/34	26.38	2.85	55.48	10	15	3
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	12	24	2344	390.4	69	1189	63	6/65	18.87	3.04	37.20	5	3	2
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2001	15	26	4284	714.0	122	2183	70	7/56	31.18	3.05	61.20	4	5	2
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1976	21	37	4424	-	163	1869	63	7/52	29.66	2.53	70.22	4	4	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	25	45	4892	815.2	194	2386	100	7/76	23.86	2.92	48.92	6	5	2
GAR Lock (ENG)	1953-1961	20	37	4947	-	327	1495	78	7/35	19.16	1.81	63.42	4	6	2
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	20	38	4988	-	277	1706	100	10/53	17.06	2.05	49.88	7	6	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2016	18	33	5312	885.2	162	2493	102	7/64	24.44	2.81	52.07	5	10	2
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	26	50	5768	961.2	210	3175	104	6/66	30.52	3.30	55.46	4	6	2
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1990-2001	22	38	5933	988.5	278	2299	73	7/47	31.49	2.32	81.27	3	3	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1991	26	48	6070	1011.4	187	2734	123	7/80	22.22	2.70	49.34	7	8	2
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1978	23	42	7277	-	318	2744	112	8/76	24.50	2.26	64.97	8	9	2
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	26	45	8313	-	259	3307	117	7/44	28.26	2.38	71.05	7	7	2
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2009	27	46	8633	1438.5	303	3894	141	6/59	27.61	2.70	61.22	7	10	2
F Martin (ENG)	1890-1890	1	2	287	57.2	21	102	12	6/50	8.50	2.13	23.91	0	2	1
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1996-1998	2	4	402	67.0	10	246	11	7/66	22.36	3.67	36.54	1	1	1
RM Ellison (ENG)	1985-1985	2	4	455	75.5	20	185	17	6/77	10.88	2.43	26.76	1	2	1
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	486	81.0	29	196	11	6/128	17.81	2.41	44.18	0	2	1
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2023	3	5	612	102.0	8	401	16	6/59	25.06	3.93	38.25	0	2	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1955-1956	3	5	837	139.3	45	289	13	7/49	22.23	2.07	64.38	0	1	1
RG Holland (AUS)	1985-1985	3	5	948	158.0	51	370	13	6/106	28.46	2.34	72.92	1	1	1
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	4	7	1035	172.3	35	545	19	6/109	28.68	3.15	54.47	0	2	1
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2017-2023	5	9	1045	174.1	23	601	23	6/75	26.13	3.45	45.43	1	1	1
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2005	6	11	1071	178.3	18	711	17	5/101	41.82	3.98	63.00	0	2	1
GE Gomez (WI)	1951-1952	6	12	1074	-	39	328	21	7/55	15.61	1.83	51.14	0	1	1
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1955-1956	4	7	1141	190.1	73	306	19	6/42	16.10	1.60	60.05	1	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	6	12	1301	216.5	54	771	33	6/73	23.36	3.55	39.42	2	2	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1955-1959	5	9	1370	228.2	82	419	29	7/80	14.44	1.83	47.24	0	4	1
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2018-2021	7	12	1432	238.4	84	551	23	5/33	23.95	2.30	62.26	1	2	1
JM Patel (IND)	1956-1960	6	9	1485	247.3	81	565	26	9/69	21.73	2.28	57.11	0	2	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	12	1626	271.0	72	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.65	2	4	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1977-1982	8	14	1770	-	63	740	38	6/53	19.47	2.50	46.57	0	4	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	16	1828	304.4	34	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	12	18	1973	-	100	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	2	5	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2016-2019	8	13	2000	333.2	45	1052	24	6/70	43.83	3.15	83.33	1	1	1
S Shillingford (WI)	2012-2014	6	11	2005	334.1	62	940	25	6/119	37.60	2.81	80.20	2	1	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2005	12	20	2032	338.4	54	1194	48	6/11	24.87	3.52	42.33	1	6	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1909	9	18	2085	347.3	99	877	41	6/44	21.39	2.52	50.85	2	3	1
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1938	8	15	2153	-	58	1065	38	6/96	28.02	2.96	56.65	3	3	1
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	12	20	2306	-	59	996	49	7/27	20.32	2.59	47.06	2	2	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-2000	8	13	2315	385.5	95	945	29	8/109	32.58	2.44	79.82	1	1	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2017	10	18	2323	387.1	84	1022	38	7/36	26.89	2.63	61.13	1	4	1
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1990	11	21	2697	449.3	125	1004	38	6/32	26.42	2.23	70.97	2	2	1
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	11	19	2936	-	209	1070	48	6/41	22.29	2.18	61.16	4	4	1
JC White (ENG)	1921-1930	7	13	2974	495.4	148	1033	31	8/126	33.32	2.08	95.93	1	3	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1995	10	18	3026	504.2	139	1237	48	6/43	25.77	2.45	63.04	4	3	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	14	22	3065	510.5	99	1635	45	5/66	36.33	3.20	68.11	2	3	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	17	27	3144	524.0	107	1777	72	6/54	24.68	3.39	43.66	5	4	1
W Voce (ENG)	1931-1947	15	28	3156	-	84	1405	51	6/41	27.54	2.67	61.88	3	1	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2024	21	37	3866	644.2	117	2220	70	5/41	31.71	3.44	55.22	4	3	1
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	16	28	4053	675.3	120	1912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	37	48	4199	-	156	1816	56	7/76	32.42	2.59	74.98	1	3	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2018	23	42	4282	713.4	175	2008	87	6/21	23.08	2.81	49.21	3	7	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	26	41	4321	-	137	2024	64	5/51	31.62	2.81	67.51	5	2	1
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1955-1968	20	33	4422	-	282	1300	48	6/43	27.08	1.76	92.12	1	4	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2007	22	38	4776	796.0	179	2220	80	6/87	27.75	2.78	59.70	2	5	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2020	17	30	4844	807.2	105	2829	79	8/41	35.81	3.50	61.31	5	4	1
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1978	17	31	4895	-	167	2044	74	6/52	27.62	2.50	66.14	4	4	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	20	37	4977	829.3	148	2630	72	6/90	36.52	3.17	69.12	5	4	1
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	19	32	4990	831.4	175	2421	66	7/87	36.68	2.91	75.60	2	6	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	24	45	5052	-	169	2324	92	6/21	25.26	2.76	54.91	6	5	1
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	17	31	5300	-	265	2011	79	7/49	25.45	2.27	67.08	9	3	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1982-1990	20	33	5458	909.4	208	2554	71	7/142	35.97	2.80	76.87	1	5	1
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1938	22	39	5528	-	297	1886	66	8/43	28.57	2.04	83.75	2	3	1
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1979	19	36	5609	-	330	1773	64	8/72	27.70	1.89	87.64	2	2	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	20	36	5749	958.1	262	2288	106	7/60	21.58	2.38	54.23	1	12	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	65	5790	-	234	2616	109	8/68	24.00	2.71	53.11	6	6	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	25	42	6185	-	208	2472	95	6/63	26.02	2.39	65.10	6	4	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2023	25	48	6357	1059.3	263	2499	114	7/42	21.92	2.35	55.76	4	6	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	27	47	6408	1068.0	232	3523	111	7/94	31.73	3.29	57.72	3	7	1
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1984	24	43	6469	-	198	2683	78	9/86	34.39	2.48	82.93	4	1	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1953-1965	30	57	6528	-	196	2761	119	7/75	23.20	2.53	54.85	7	7	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	31	59	7495	1249.1	326	2995	141	7/25	21.24	2.39	53.15	4	9	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	24	45	7916	-	427	2486	113	7/98	22.00	1.88	70.05	5	9	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1933	22	37	8160	-	362	2624	89	6/99	29.48	1.92	91.68	4	6	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	22	37	8282	-	305	2747	95	7/23	28.91	1.99	87.17	2	7	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	48	88	10812	1802.0	369	4815	178	7/37	27.05	2.67	60.74	9	7	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2023	59	110	12839	2139.5	538	6398	201	7/43	31.83	2.98	63.87	13	8	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	63	117	13342	2223.4	451	7083	247	8/15	28.67	3.18	54.01	10	12	1
PAM Hands (SA)	1921-1921	1	1	1	0.1	0	1	0	-	0.00	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1946	1	1	2	0.2	0	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	0	0
RA McLean (SA)	1952-1962	20	1	4	-	0	1	0	-	0.00	1.50	0.00	0	0	0
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1990-1995	10	1	5	0.5	0	4	0	-	0.00	4.80	0.00	0	0	0
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1992-1997	6	1	5	0.5	0	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
DR Jardine (ENG)	1928-1933	14	1	6	1.0	0	10	0	-	0.00	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1931	5	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
JE Cheetham (SA)	1949-1954	15	1	6	-	0	2	0	-	0.00	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
JM Ghorpade (IND)	1955-1956	2	1	6	1.0	0	17	0	-	0.00	17.00	0.00	0	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]