Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records for Australia in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	145	273	40705	6784.1	1761	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	243	29248	4874.4	1470	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	129	242	32761	5460.1	1044	16052	530	8/50	30.28	2.93	61.81	24	24
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	181	22627	3771.1	871	9779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	154	16224	2704.0	516	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	142	19458	-	727	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	89	170	17417	2902.5	559	9932	358	6/50	27.74	3.42	48.65	20	14
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	132	18467	-	652	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	140	16001	2666.5	514	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	150	16531	2755.1	547	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	124	16586	2764.2	579	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	70	132	14577	2429.3	618	6778	273	6/67	24.82	2.78	53.39	10	12
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2024	62	115	12614	2102.2	464	6063	269	6/23	22.53	2.88	46.89	16	12
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2010	61	112	17697	2949.3	517	9082	261	7/77	34.79	3.07	67.80	8	15
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2006	71	137	14234	2372.2	630	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	63	116	19108	-	805	6704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.04	16	16
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	60	113	17681	-	547	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2022	48	89	14255	2375.5	359	7657	244	8/41	31.38	3.22	58.42	15	16
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	67	111	17126	-	608	7742	236	9/56	32.80	2.71	72.56	12	15
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	113	13650	-	419	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	67	126	13907	2317.5	615	6777	221	6/54	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1936	37	67	14513	-	736	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1994	53	97	12285	2047.3	499	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	44	85	11237	1872.5	365	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	49	86	14070	2345.0	541	6206	208	8/164	29.83	2.64	67.64	12	13
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	90	10535	-	301	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	44	82	11587	-	431	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	6	14
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	52	89	12532	2088.4	405	6100	185	7/56	32.97	2.92	67.74	6	10
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	78	11118	1853.0	386	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2007	46	82	8143	1357.1	237	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	35	67	11592	1932.0	386	5003	178	7/55	28.10	2.58	65.12	9	10
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1969-1984	55	95	13951	-	486	5798	177	9/86	32.75	2.49	78.81	14	4
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	50	86	13019	-	649	4807	171	7/49	28.11	2.21	76.13	13	8
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	95	10461	-	337	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	41	73	10181	1696.5	432	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2013	47	90	9599	1599.5	256	5553	163	6/135	34.06	3.47	58.88	12	4
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	-	372	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	27	48	10024	-	585	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	8	11
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	32	57	8099	-	452	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1962	34	53	9834	1639.0	560	3434	139	7/42	24.70	2.09	70.74	6	13
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	34	63	10094	-	380	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	38	71	9990	-	419	3940	132	8/59	29.84	2.36	75.68	5	6
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	33	58	8909	-	379	3986	126	7/98	31.63	2.68	70.70	11	6
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1977	47	78	10474	-	383	4494	125	7/52	35.95	2.57	83.79	8	5
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	38	66	7633	-	230	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	42	71	7159	-	361	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	36	67	7619	1269.5	292	3627	119	6/44	30.47	2.85	64.02	6	4
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	52	5736	956.0	258	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	27	42	6244	1040.4	244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2023	29	50	5814	969.0	202	3019	113	6/51	26.71	3.11	51.45	12	4
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2006	38	73	7140	1190.0	245	3716	113	7/36	32.88	3.12	63.18	4	4
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	45	74	8780	-	330	3182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	23	44	5171	861.5	200	2583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	6	7
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	35	67	6403	1067.1	279	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1971	29	55	7818	-	289	2981	102	6/47	29.22	2.28	76.64	6	4
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2006	46	76	7008	1168.0	219	3694	100	5/35	36.94	3.16	70.08	4	1
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	27	49	6078	1013.0	258	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	2
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2014	22	43	6892	1148.4	256	2910	99	6/25	29.39	2.53	69.61	8	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	21	34	6119	-	115	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2009	24	48	5146	857.4	230	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1980-1993	34	58	7778	1296.2	359	2950	93	6/45	31.72	2.27	83.63	3	3
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1967-1972	29	53	8857	-	378	3367	93	5/61	36.20	2.28	95.23	4	3
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	168	150	7805	1300.5	332	3445	92	5/28	37.44	2.64	84.83	4	3
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	27	50	6974	-	238	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.63	2	6
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2017-2021	25	44	5134	855.4	261	2072	90	5/33	23.02	2.42	57.04	6	4
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	38	4633	772.1	86	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	50	80	8022	1337.0	407	2923	87	6/35	33.59	2.18	92.20	3	3
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	42	5582	-	138	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2012	36	66	7499	1249.5	193	4483	85	5/36	52.74	3.58	88.22	3	2
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2018	27	49	5018	836.2	118	2864	83	5/63	34.50	3.42	60.45	3	2
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	38	3963	660.3	142	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2017-2024	24	46	4295	715.5	164	2185	80	5/27	27.31	3.05	53.68	2	6
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	27	3565	594.1	116	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1959-1979	57	70	5260	-	177	2309	79	5/28	29.22	2.63	66.58	6	3
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	21	35	5545	-	179	2116	78	7/67	27.12	2.28	71.08	4	5
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2001	20	38	4129	688.1	153	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2015	59	93	5495	915.5	240	2526	75	6/33	33.68	2.75	73.26	1	3
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1995	24	45	6577	1096.1	321	2606	75	5/9	34.74	2.37	87.69	3	3
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2015	22	41	4605	767.3	157	2253	71	5/38	31.73	2.93	64.85	1	5
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1978	62	84	6881	-	253	3001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	18	34	4091	681.5	163	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1962	27	42	5910	985.0	225	2628	68	6/67	38.64	2.66	86.91	4	2
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1983	26	45	4870	-	147	2412	67	8/69	36.00	2.97	72.68	2	3
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1981	22	36	4752	-	176	2057	66	7/143	31.16	2.59	72.00	5	2
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1989	76	96	5967	-	217	2532	66	6/32	38.36	2.54	90.40	1	1
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	25	3357	559.3	163	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	14	27	3403	567.1	112	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	19	31	3754	-	161	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1985	18	28	4351	725.1	172	2204	63	6/46	34.98	3.03	69.06	3	4
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2010	17	33	4200	700.0	143	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	-	2
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	33	47	6271	1045.1	256	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1973	19	35	4145	-	217	1410	59	7/74	23.89	2.04	70.25	4	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	128	4853	808.5	171	2429	59	5/40	41.16	3.00	82.25	1	1
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2003	19	37	3337	556.1	111	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2018	21	39	4227	704.3	127	2264	58	6/127	39.03	3.21	72.87	3	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]