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
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18
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
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20
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
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	62	112	11416	1902.4	378	6419	291	7/112	22.05	3.37	39.23	14	14
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	71	124	16586	2764.2	579	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5
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
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
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1960	61	113	13650	-	419	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13
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
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
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	46	78	11118	1853.0	386	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	55	95	10461	-	337	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	41	73	10181	1696.5	432	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	40	75	11048	-	372	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	50	83	9575	1595.5	299	5055	158	9/129	31.99	3.16	60.60	4	9
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
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	34	63	10094	-	380	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4
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
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	38	66	7633	-	230	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	42	71	7159	-	361	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9
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
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
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5
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
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	63	8809	1468.1	336	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3
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
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	27	49	6078	1013.0	258	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	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
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
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
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	24	42	5582	-	138	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	38	3963	660.3	142	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	84	6887	1147.5	318	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	27	3565	594.1	116	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6
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
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	64	6048	1008.0	255	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	0
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
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1978	62	84	6881	-	253	3001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-2001	18	34	4091	681.5	163	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1981	22	36	4752	-	176	2057	66	7/143	31.16	2.59	72.00	5	2
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	25	3357	559.3	163	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5
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
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2004-2010	17	33	4200	700.0	143	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	0	2
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1983-1993	33	47	6271	1045.1	256	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	128	128	4853	808.5	171	2429	59	5/40	41.16	3.00	82.25	1	1
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2003	19	37	3337	556.1	111	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	37	3925	654.1	86	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2
TW Wall (AUS)	1929-1934	18	33	4812	802.0	154	2010	56	5/14	35.89	2.50	85.92	2	3
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	18	31	2351	391.5	94	1222	54	6/39	22.62	3.11	43.53	1	3

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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]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]