Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket 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
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	37	65	9205	-	324	4167	195	9/52	21.36	2.71	47.20	7	18	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1989	50	89	11850	-	428	5651	207	7/48	27.29	2.86	57.24	10	15	3
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	36	66	7842	1307.0	264	3630	163	6/37	22.26	2.77	48.11	5	13	2
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	20	36	5749	958.1	262	2288	106	7/60	21.58	2.38	54.23	1	12	1
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	35	53	11133	1855.3	322	5553	164	8/87	33.85	2.99	67.88	6	12	3
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	28	49	8914	-	299	3436	148	7/44	23.21	2.31	60.22	7	11	4
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2024	78	145	16917	2819.3	733	8005	266	6/47	30.09	2.83	63.59	15	11	1
A Kumble (IND)	1996-2008	20	38	6516	1086.0	181	3366	111	8/141	30.32	3.09	58.70	6	10	2
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	52	99	10235	-	296	4787	190	8/43	25.19	2.80	53.86	5	10	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	64	117	12704	2117.2	466	6541	227	8/15	28.81	3.08	55.96	10	10	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	39	74	14151	-	645	4689	166	8/38	28.24	1.98	85.24	8	10	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	27	49	7495	1249.1	189	3819	121	8/50	31.56	3.05	61.94	4	9	2
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	36	65	8187	1364.3	348	3292	143	7/25	23.02	2.41	57.25	4	9	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	41	67	9072	-	356	3858	158	8/60	24.41	2.55	57.41	9	9	3
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1961	17	27	4663	777.1	288	1407	68	7/42	20.69	1.81	68.57	2	8	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2017	22	37	6067	1011.1	162	3080	99	7/48	31.11	3.04	61.28	7	8	1
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	34	53	9254	1542.2	333	4358	106	7/87	41.11	2.82	87.30	4	8	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	53	94	11684	1947.2	408	5188	200	6/54	25.94	2.66	58.42	13	8	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1992	20	38	4746	791.0	198	2003	79	8/106	25.35	2.53	60.07	3	7	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	31	45	4941	-	335	1994	97	6/45	20.55	2.42	50.93	3	7	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	18	35	5806	967.4	172	2846	95	8/84	29.95	2.94	61.11	3	7	3
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	29	51	5961	993.3	199	3323	135	7/51	24.61	3.34	44.15	10	7	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1964	28	53	6145	-	161	2786	132	8/31	21.10	2.72	46.55	11	7	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	32	59	6916	-	217	3314	137	6/21	24.18	2.87	50.48	8	7	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	22	42	7163	1193.5	256	3234	114	7/103	28.36	2.70	62.83	3	7	1
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	25	49	5415	-	150	2616	110	6/49	23.78	2.89	49.22	4	6	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	26	49	5678	-	186	2719	118	7/54	23.04	2.87	48.11	6	6	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	65	5790	-	234	2616	109	8/68	24.00	2.71	53.11	6	6	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1999	25	42	5918	986.2	206	2587	95	6/62	27.23	2.62	62.29	3	6	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1930	20	33	7686	-	330	2540	83	6/99	30.60	1.98	92.60	4	6	1
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	12	18	1973	-	100	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	2	5	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	8	16	2953	492.1	198	956	52	7/72	18.38	1.94	56.78	2	5	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	30	3310	-	326	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	12	18	3493	582.1	116	1721	55	6/46	31.29	2.95	63.50	3	5	2
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1995	19	29	3823	637.1	114	2068	60	7/89	34.46	3.24	63.71	3	5	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	12	23	4033	-	176	1395	56	7/98	24.91	2.07	72.01	3	5	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	15	28	4147	691.1	144	1843	62	6/82	29.72	2.66	66.88	1	5	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1978	13	24	4331	-	173	1637	57	6/74	28.71	2.26	75.98	4	5	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2023	17	32	4411	735.1	182	1717	89	7/42	19.29	2.33	49.56	3	5	1
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	22	42	4413	735.3	193	1990	83	6/21	23.97	2.70	53.16	2	5	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	19	34	4553	-	237	1633	87	10/53	18.77	2.15	52.33	7	5	2
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2010	20	34	5439	906.3	121	3208	77	7/188	41.66	3.53	70.63	1	5	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	25	44	5760	960.0	236	2634	110	7/84	23.94	2.74	52.36	3	5	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1962	20	35	6953	-	343	2515	73	6/102	34.45	2.17	95.24	5	5	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	28	53	7253	1208.5	213	3819	103	6/106	37.07	3.15	70.41	6	5	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1982	49	89	12995	-	730	4469	167	7/50	26.76	2.06	77.81	10	5	2
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	16	1828	304.4	34	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1992	14	25	2318	386.2	44	1397	48	5/24	29.10	3.61	48.29	3	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
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1969	10	19	2563	-	106	967	47	7/66	20.57	2.26	54.53	1	4	2
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	11	19	2936	-	209	1070	48	6/41	22.29	2.18	61.16	4	4	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2021	15	28	3247	541.1	160	1374	51	6/67	26.94	2.53	63.66	-	4	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1937	16	30	3383	-	77	1933	63	7/80	30.68	3.42	53.69	3	4	1
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2001	17	30	3909	651.3	124	2280	74	6/49	30.81	3.49	52.82	2	4	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1990	17	31	4000	666.4	178	1581	57	6/32	27.73	2.37	70.17	3	4	1
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	24	43	4433	738.5	156	2374	104	6/54	22.82	3.21	42.62	6	4	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	20	32	4588	764.4	123	2824	71	7/94	39.77	3.69	64.61	2	4	1
J Garner (WI)	1978-1985	22	42	4868	811.2	212	2161	96	6/60	22.51	2.66	50.70	4	4	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	26	47	5600	933.2	172	3069	93	7/64	33.00	3.28	60.21	6	4	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	15	25	6027	753.3	179	2208	64	7/23	34.50	2.19	94.17	2	4	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1967-1975	25	49	6193	-	219	2559	99	7/40	25.84	2.47	62.55	5	4	-
H Verity (ENG)	1932-1938	24	45	6562	-	362	2271	97	8/43	23.41	2.07	67.64	7	4	2
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1963	30	54	6835	-	211	2654	94	7/57	28.23	2.32	72.71	1	4	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	28	49	7316	-	382	2824	91	7/49	31.03	2.31	80.39	8	4	2
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1962-1975	24	41	8158	-	384	2541	74	7/79	34.33	1.86	110.24	4	4	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	6	1242	207.0	28	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
JN Crawford (ENG)	1907-1908	5	10	1426	237.4	36	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
S Shillingford (WI)	2012-2013	4	6	1516	252.4	52	712	25	6/119	28.48	2.81	60.64	1	3	1
AA Mallett (AUS)	1969-1969	5	10	1792	298.4	129	535	28	6/64	19.10	1.79	64.00	-	3	1
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	8	13	1894	315.4	76	742	34	6/91	21.82	2.35	55.70	2	3	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	8	15	1897	316.1	67	893	37	6/142	24.13	2.82	51.27	2	3	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2022	10	16	1902	317.0	48	1067	33	5/62	32.33	3.36	57.63	2	3	1
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1990	8	12	1994	332.2	58	1053	34	6/66	30.97	3.16	58.64	1	3	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1909	9	18	2085	347.3	99	877	41	6/44	21.39	2.52	50.85	2	3	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1992	9	15	2150	358.2	98	980	34	5/54	28.82	2.73	63.23	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
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1959-1968	11	17	2217	-	113	739	30	6/91	24.63	2.00	73.90	1	3	1
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	28	2289	-	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1983	13	23	2384	-	71	1260	34	8/69	37.05	3.17	70.11	-	3	1
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	26	2456	614.0	325	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.23	-	3	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1978	9	17	2513	-	67	1067	38	6/52	28.07	2.54	66.13	3	3	1
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1984	10	15	2529	421.3	94	1342	40	6/46	33.55	3.18	63.22	2	3	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2012	15	29	2965	494.1	72	1762	52	5/76	33.88	3.56	57.01	1	3	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	27	2968	-	85	1438	52	6/95	27.65	2.90	57.07	1	3	-
JC White (ENG)	1921-1930	7	13	2974	495.4	148	1033	31	8/126	33.32	2.08	95.93	1	3	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	16	29	3315	-	113	1500	63	7/46	23.80	2.71	52.61	3	3	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	20	33	3485	580.5	98	2071	59	5/21	35.10	3.56	59.06	4	3	-
GH Hirst (ENG)	1897-1909	21	38	3488	-	118	1585	49	5/48	32.34	2.72	71.18	1	3	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	15	25	3634	-	172	1302	45	5/33	28.93	2.14	80.75	1	3	-
LC Braund (ENG)	1901-1908	20	35	3733	622.1	140	1769	46	8/81	38.45	2.84	81.15	1	3	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2012	19	34	3857	642.5	113	2171	61	5/91	35.59	3.37	63.22	3	3	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	15	28	4053	675.3	120	1912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2013	17	29	4237	706.1	131	2225	50	6/81	44.50	3.15	84.74	2	3	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2024	45	59	4755	792.3	123	2844	81	6/36	35.11	3.58	58.70	3	3	-
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	23	41	5118	-	165	2161	59	6/28	36.62	2.53	86.74	2	3	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2009	25	47	5308	884.4	163	3058	94	6/100	32.53	3.45	56.46	4	3	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1972	26	44	5485	-	324	1686	65	6/29	25.93	1.84	84.38	2	3	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	25	46	5942	990.2	271	2495	92	7/87	27.11	2.51	64.58	4	3	1

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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]