Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	68	125	14706	2451.0	606	6894	252	5/20	27.35	2.81	58.35	9	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2010	37	59	12928	2154.4	443	5736	209	8/87	27.44	2.66	61.85	9	18
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	45	83	11964	1994.0	351	6026	177	8/50	34.04	3.02	67.59	4	10
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2006	38	70	11853	1975.3	506	5171	173	7/56	29.89	2.61	68.51	10	8
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2022	49	89	9426	1571.0	384	4587	163	6/17	28.14	2.91	57.82	8	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2001	25	45	5953	992.1	262	2326	116	6/61	20.05	2.34	51.31	9	6
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2014	26	51	6499	1083.1	198	3474	114	8/61	30.47	3.20	57.00	9	4
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2006	28	54	6640	1106.4	380	2509	108	6/86	23.23	2.26	61.48	3	4
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	21	40	7089	-	314	2369	104	7/72	22.77	2.00	68.16	6	10
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	26	52	6150	1025.0	197	3427	103	5/47	33.27	3.34	59.70	4	4
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	20	38	6070	-	238	2034	98	7/49	20.75	2.01	61.93	4	7
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	24	45	5361	-	234	1942	94	7/39	20.65	2.17	57.03	1	5
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1989	23	38	5078	846.2	216	2260	94	8/60	24.04	2.67	54.02	4	6
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2023	21	38	4418	736.2	174	2101	91	6/27	23.08	2.85	48.54	6	4
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2021	24	41	4901	816.5	123	2739	90	6/53	30.43	3.35	54.45	8	4
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2023	27	50	5211	868.3	157	3062	90	6/154	34.02	3.52	57.90	4	2
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1963-1970	23	43	6308	-	211	2613	88	7/66	29.69	2.48	71.68	2	7
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2023	23	43	5136	856.0	235	2277	85	6/67	26.78	2.66	60.42	2	5
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	23	43	5212	868.4	229	2563	84	5/49	30.51	2.95	62.04	2	3
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	21	40	6830	1138.2	261	2671	84	6/53	31.79	2.34	81.30	3	3
SF Barnes (ENG)	1912-1914	7	14	2124	354.0	94	818	83	9/103	9.85	2.31	25.59	1	12
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1960	15	29	3077	512.5	113	1407	80	8/31	17.58	2.74	38.46	7	3
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2024	36	53	4259	709.5	110	2275	79	5/73	28.79	3.20	53.91	4	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	21	35	4345	724.1	158	2311	79	6/76	29.25	3.19	55.00	3	5
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2007	18	32	5892	982.0	168	2880	79	6/150	36.45	2.93	74.58	3	3
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1931-1936	10	18	3913	652.1	248	1199	77	7/40	15.57	1.83	50.81	2	8
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2008	30	53	6007	1001.1	231	2884	77	4/44	37.45	2.88	78.01	5	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1989	17	30	3507	584.3	128	1671	76	6/37	21.98	2.85	46.14	3	6
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2018	22	37	5833	972.1	179	2774	76	7/48	36.50	2.85	76.75	4	5
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2024	19	36	4167	694.3	148	2195	71	7/64	30.91	3.16	58.69	2	4
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2004	21	36	4654	775.4	154	2277	71	5/71	32.07	2.93	65.54	5	1
H Verity (ENG)	1933-1939	15	28	4930	-	272	1417	69	7/49	20.53	1.72	71.44	6	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1947-1960	18	34	3920	-	122	1356	67	7/38	20.23	2.07	58.50	2	4
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	14	25	3030	505.0	113	1454	67	7/64	21.70	2.87	45.22	3	4
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2004	17	34	3769	628.1	181	1748	67	5/54	26.08	2.78	56.25	3	2
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2012	16	29	4572	762.0	133	2307	66	6/106	34.95	3.02	69.27	3	4
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	13	26	2774	462.2	112	1221	65	6/49	18.78	2.64	42.67	1	4
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	14	23	2721	453.3	103	1400	65	7/51	21.53	3.08	41.86	3	5
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1990	14	24	3106	-	111	1493	65	7/23	22.96	2.88	47.78	5	4
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	13	25	3315	552.3	131	1567	64	6/21	24.48	2.83	51.79	1	4
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	15	30	4793	798.5	284	1467	63	8/38	23.28	1.83	76.07	3	4
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1982	17	30	2941	490.1	96	1441	62	6/53	23.24	2.93	47.43	1	3
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1982	20	36	4995	832.3	322	1699	62	5/84	27.40	2.04	80.56	5	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	15	27	3415	569.1	141	1709	62	7/61	27.56	3.00	55.08	3	3
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1983	15	26	3142	523.4	101	1543	61	6/65	25.29	2.94	51.50	3	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2012	29	44	7621	1270.1	261	3476	61	6/127	56.98	2.73	124.93	4	2
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1953	14	27	4092	511.4	114	1311	60	6/44	21.85	1.92	68.20	3	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	11	19	3569	594.5	96	1704	60	7/87	28.40	2.86	59.48	3	4
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	10	19	2461	410.1	132	986	59	8/59	16.71	2.40	41.71	0	6
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1971	18	34	4301	716.5	215	1516	59	5/63	25.69	2.11	72.89	4	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1979-1982	14	23	3371	561.5	131	1558	59	7/48	26.40	2.77	57.13	2	6
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	17	31	3119	519.5	125	1532	58	5/20	26.41	2.94	53.77	1	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1999	16	28	3774	629.0	139	1686	58	5/96	29.06	2.68	65.06	3	2
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	11	20	2494	415.4	121	987	57	7/84	17.31	2.37	43.75	2	3
R Ashwin (IND)	2013-2023	14	26	3026	504.2	130	1270	57	7/66	22.28	2.51	53.08	3	5
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1970	17	32	4159	-	167	1553	57	6/47	27.24	2.24	72.96	3	2
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2021	16	28	3415	569.1	110	1787	57	4/28	31.35	3.13	59.91	3	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-2008	25	44	4890	815.0	195	2267	57	6/29	39.77	2.78	85.78	3	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1960	11	21	3220	-	142	898	55	7/93	16.32	1.67	58.54	2	4
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	14	25	2474	412.2	90	1243	55	5/59	22.60	3.01	44.98	2	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1994	15	25	3611	601.5	157	1596	55	5/54	29.01	2.65	65.65	4	3
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	15	28	2960	493.2	102	1555	54	5/86	28.79	3.15	54.81	3	1
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1965	15	28	5344	890.4	304	1858	54	6/73	34.40	2.08	98.96	2	3
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	14	25	3601	600.1	176	1185	53	6/42	22.35	1.97	67.94	2	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	12	23	2710	451.4	149	1021	52	6/56	19.63	2.26	52.11	4	2
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	13	20	3087	514.3	136	1384	51	5/42	27.13	2.68	60.52	1	5
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	15	23	3178	529.4	112	1593	51	6/119	31.23	3.00	62.31	4	3
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	8	15	2055	342.3	89	875	50	6/17	17.50	2.55	41.10	5	3
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	15	27	4116	686.0	143	1886	49	6/81	38.48	2.74	84.00	3	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	11	22	2012	335.2	71	1005	48	5/28	20.93	2.99	41.91	1	3
JH Wardle (ENG)	1951-1957	9	18	2687	-	153	803	46	7/36	17.45	1.79	58.41	3	3
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	11	21	2857	476.1	115	1305	46	5/75	28.36	2.74	62.10	3	2
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1965	24	33	4046	-	218	1437	46	6/60	31.23	2.13	87.95	3	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	10	18	2116	352.4	69	995	45	7/46	22.11	2.82	47.02	1	3
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1961	14	21	3635	605.5	228	1080	44	7/42	24.54	1.78	82.61	2	4
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	15	25	2439	406.3	70	1357	44	5/43	30.84	3.33	55.43	5	1
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1977	11	22	1879	313.1	70	821	43	5/21	19.09	2.62	43.69	4	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1968	14	25	2932	488.4	113	1363	43	6/63	31.69	2.78	68.18	2	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2004	10	15	2719	453.1	88	1440	43	5/93	33.48	3.17	63.23	1	5
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	16	22	3026	504.2	94	1656	43	6/42	38.51	3.28	70.37	3	2
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2024	9	15	2115	352.3	109	802	42	6/138	19.09	2.27	50.35	3	3
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1952	10	18	3049	508.1	168	1028	42	7/52	24.47	2.02	72.59	1	3
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1965	11	19	3687	614.3	236	1142	42	5/41	27.19	1.85	87.78	4	2
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2018	10	17	2631	438.3	71	1427	42	6/32	33.97	3.25	62.64	4	2
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1947-1956	12	22	2478	-	78	858	41	5/34	20.92	2.07	60.43	3	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1962	11	18	3184	-	207	1056	41	6/65	25.75	1.98	77.65	5	1
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1949	12	24	3106	-	87	1476	41	5/80	36.00	2.85	75.75	1	2
JC Laker (ENG)	1951-1957	12	22	2734	-	140	805	40	6/55	20.12	1.76	68.35	3	2
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	12	22	2651	441.5	84	1457	40	4/62	36.42	3.29	66.27	3	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1947-1953	14	24	2377	297.1	48	854	39	5/40	21.89	2.15	60.94	2	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2023	12	20	2119	353.1	69	1132	39	5/47	29.02	3.20	54.33	2	1
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1961	14	23	3106	517.4	128	1293	39	6/67	33.15	2.49	79.64	1	2
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	15	1593	265.3	48	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1946	30	44	3090	-	130	1162	38	5/36	30.57	2.25	81.31	1	1
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1970	11	21	3460	-	171	1344	38	5/125	35.36	2.33	91.05	2	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1971	12	21	2610	435.0	176	738	37	6/29	19.94	1.69	70.54	2	2
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2011	15	25	2673	445.3	45	1776	37	5/76	48.00	3.98	72.24	1	2
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	9	18	2022	337.0	93	873	36	5/55	24.25	2.59	56.16	4	1
AP Freeman (ENG)	1927-1929	7	12	1924	320.4	76	946	36	7/71	26.27	2.95	53.44	1	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1989-1999	14	23	2604	434.0	121	964	36	6/34	26.77	2.22	72.33	0	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]