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
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2007	31	57	12521	2086.5	569	4558	216	9/65	21.10	2.18	57.96	13	19	8
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	32	57	13077	-	675	4638	183	7/40	25.34	2.12	71.45	4	19	6
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	60	117	18685	3114.1	855	7677	325	8/71	23.62	2.46	57.49	22	18	6
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2024	38	71	9409	1568.1	301	4431	171	7/66	25.91	2.82	55.02	6	13	2
SF Barnes (ENG)	1912-1914	7	14	2124	354.0	94	818	83	9/103	9.85	2.31	25.59	1	12	6
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	47	92	11362	1893.4	554	4844	214	8/38	22.63	2.55	53.09	8	12	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	17	32	4717	786.1	192	2117	100	6/47	21.17	2.69	47.17	2	11	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	29	57	8516	-	361	3507	167	7/89	21.00	2.47	50.99	11	11	4
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	39	72	9397	1566.1	435	3472	185	8/45	18.76	2.21	50.79	13	10	2
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	26	46	9910	-	579	3221	136	7/54	23.68	1.95	72.86	8	10	3
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	17	30	3912	652.0	170	1982	86	6/53	23.04	3.03	45.48	1	9	1
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	42	71	7159	-	361	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	57	8099	-	452	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9	3
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	38	70	11231	-	338	4655	137	7/153	33.97	2.48	81.97	3	9	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	40	72	11420	-	405	4054	135	6/70	30.02	2.12	84.59	9	9	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	23	37	5509	918.1	171	2826	105	8/97	26.91	3.07	52.46	5	8	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1987	16	28	5593	-	235	2049	82	9/56	24.98	2.19	68.20	4	8	4
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	35	5853	-	232	2399	97	6/26	24.73	2.45	60.34	6	8	2
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	23	38	6199	1033.1	249	2591	95	8/79	27.27	2.50	65.25	3	8	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	31	57	6939	1156.3	213	3887	151	8/61	25.74	3.36	45.95	8	8	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	37	65	8563	-	247	3190	145	7/63	22.00	2.23	59.05	5	8	-
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	38	4633	772.1	86	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	15	24	5286	-	297	1658	75	9/113	22.10	1.88	70.48	3	7	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	21	37	5460	910.0	196	2763	97	7/81	28.48	3.03	56.28	3	7	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	25	46	7249	1208.1	199	3468	105	7/87	33.02	2.87	69.03	4	7	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	30	54	7606	-	268	2421	109	6/34	22.21	1.90	69.77	3	7	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	26	47	8841	1473.3	496	2889	100	6/39	28.89	1.96	88.41	2	7	2
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2001	46	88	11647	1941.1	499	4693	196	6/61	23.94	2.41	59.42	14	7	1
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	40	76	13264	2210.4	519	5486	176	7/115	31.17	2.48	75.36	7	7	1
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG)	1887-1892	9	16	2302	-	251	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.73	4	6	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	10	19	2461	410.1	132	986	59	8/59	16.71	2.40	41.71	-	6	3
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	27	3565	594.1	116	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	22	41	4426	737.4	153	2119	98	6/45	21.62	2.87	45.16	3	6	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	42	4486	747.4	189	2031	96	8/92	21.15	2.71	46.72	2	6	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	50	5790	965.0	232	2436	127	7/22	19.18	2.52	45.59	5	6	1
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2018	22	38	5882	980.2	194	2619	86	6/74	30.45	2.67	68.39	4	6	1
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	34	6119	-	115	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2023	31	59	6440	1073.2	183	3867	139	6/111	27.82	3.60	46.33	7	6	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1955	27	53	8683	-	314	2947	119	6/44	24.76	2.03	72.96	7	6	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	13	2148	358.0	49	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	11	21	2629	-	94	952	56	6/74	17.00	2.17	46.94	3	5	2
EP Nupen (SA)	1922-1931	14	26	3789	631.3	127	1545	47	6/46	32.87	2.44	80.61	1	5	1
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	18	32	4678	-	155	1754	55	7/105	31.89	2.24	85.05	-	5	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	20	36	4884	814.0	189	2405	86	6/32	27.96	2.95	56.79	5	5	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	21	39	4951	-	166	2418	100	6/46	24.18	2.93	49.51	8	5	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	27	52	5875	979.1	209	2986	132	6/79	22.62	3.04	44.50	9	5	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	27	50	6532	1088.4	228	3418	91	6/43	37.56	3.13	71.78	5	5	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	18	32	7154	1192.2	464	2201	80	7/49	27.51	1.84	89.42	4	5	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	29	52	7415	1235.5	292	3082	112	7/48	27.51	2.49	66.20	6	5	1
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	37	69	8120	1353.2	352	3929	126	6/54	31.18	2.90	64.44	6	5	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	5	10	1048	174.4	31	492	32	6/38	15.37	2.81	32.75	1	4	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1964-1965	8	13	2001	333.3	106	811	32	5/34	25.34	2.43	62.53	-	4	1
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	9	17	2133	355.3	72	1059	40	6/104	26.47	2.97	53.32	1	4	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2016	12	18	2481	413.3	78	1264	42	6/99	30.09	3.05	59.07	3	4	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	12	22	2553	425.3	70	1669	66	7/112	25.28	3.92	38.68	3	4	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1981	12	24	2886	481.0	133	1174	50	6/37	23.48	2.44	57.72	-	4	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	15	26	2913	485.3	113	1291	57	6/36	22.64	2.65	51.10	1	4	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1987	12	19	2919	486.3	116	1158	47	7/40	24.63	2.38	62.10	-	4	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	9	18	3003	500.3	90	1373	59	6/32	23.27	2.74	50.89	6	4	1
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	17	30	3113	518.5	101	1720	56	6/52	30.71	3.31	55.58	2	4	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	16	30	3317	552.5	150	1594	71	7/117	22.45	2.88	46.71	2	4	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2013	12	21	3492	582.0	109	1552	62	7/55	25.03	2.66	56.32	5	4	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2003	18	29	3640	606.4	107	2042	74	6/78	27.59	3.36	49.18	5	4	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	16	32	3931	-	154	1426	69	7/39	20.66	2.17	56.97	-	4	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	25	49	4599	766.3	199	2541	89	7/37	28.55	3.31	51.67	2	4	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	24	41	4623	770.3	170	2501	78	6/76	32.06	3.24	59.26	2	4	1
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	18	34	4654	775.4	186	2221	81	6/21	27.41	2.86	57.45	3	4	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2023	26	48	5502	917.0	200	2877	110	6/89	26.15	3.13	50.01	4	4	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	42	5582	-	138	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2022	29	52	6388	1064.4	231	3098	103	5/40	30.07	2.90	62.01	2	4	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	22	36	7173	1195.3	373	2539	85	6/71	29.87	2.12	84.38	5	4	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1993	31	56	7333	1222.1	273	3473	93	6/91	37.34	2.84	78.84	2	4	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	38	63	7518	-	259	2580	117	7/60	22.05	2.05	64.25	8	4	1
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2012	4	7	742	123.4	19	529	22	6/113	24.04	4.27	33.72	1	3	-
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	11	1211	201.5	34	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	-	3	-
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	5	9	1578	263.0	50	722	24	6/92	30.08	2.74	65.75	-	3	1
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1984-1985	5	9	1647	274.3	63	723	23	6/64	31.43	2.63	71.60	-	3	1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2022	5	10	1725	287.3	38	842	28	6/77	30.07	2.92	61.60	-	3	1
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	8	12	1902	317.0	57	929	39	6/67	23.82	2.93	48.76	3	3	1
AP Freeman (ENG)	1927-1929	7	12	1924	320.4	76	946	36	7/71	26.27	2.95	53.44	1	3	2
CL McCool (AUS)	1946-1950	10	16	2102	262.6	40	759	31	5/41	24.48	2.16	67.80	-	3	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1994-1998	10	15	2132	355.2	95	924	35	5/42	26.40	2.60	60.91	1	3	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1998	10	15	2184	364.0	77	1058	37	6/119	28.59	2.90	59.02	3	3	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	10	19	2201	366.5	91	1084	38	5/76	28.52	2.95	57.92	1	3	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1998	12	22	2387	397.5	100	990	38	6/71	26.05	2.48	62.81	-	3	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	13	23	2623	437.1	90	1346	50	6/66	26.92	3.07	52.46	3	3	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1951-1957	9	18	2687	-	153	803	46	7/36	17.45	1.79	58.41	3	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2006	10	20	3130	521.4	111	1476	57	7/50	25.89	2.82	54.91	3	3	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	15	21	3248	541.2	116	1452	48	6/76	30.25	2.68	67.66	-	3	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	25	3357	559.3	163	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-

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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]