Bowling Most Wickets Series

Cricket Records for Australia in Test matches

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
NM Lyon (AUS)	20	5336	889.2	194	34	2299	88	8/64	26.12	2.58	60.63	4	5	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
PJ Cummins (AUS)	14	3333	555.3	158	28	1472	70	5/28	21.02	2.64	47.61	5	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
PJ Cummins (AUS)	16	2710	451.4	108	27	1263	57	5/38	22.15	2.79	47.54	1	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
NM Lyon (AUS)	14	3785	630.5	131	27	1757	56	6/49	31.37	2.78	67.58	3	4	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MA Starc (AUS)	17	2898	483.0	98	32	1539	55	4/33	27.98	3.18	52.69	3	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	11	1916	319.2	65	21	1043	51	5/31	20.45	3.26	37.56	2	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	11	2312	385.2	108	21	986	48	5/8	20.54	2.55	48.16	3	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
PJ Cummins (AUS)	12	2170	361.4	38	23	1258	48	6/91	26.20	3.47	45.20	3	4	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
MA Starc (AUS)	11	1944	324.0	46	21	1362	48	5/78	28.37	4.20	40.50	4	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	2077	346.1	140	10	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
MA Starc (AUS)	10	2043	340.3	71	20	1080	44	6/66	24.54	3.17	46.43	3	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
NM Lyon (AUS)	9	1735	289.1	35	17	937	43	6/65	21.79	3.24	40.34	4	1	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
TM Alderman (AUS)	6	1950	325.0	76	12	893	42	6/135	21.26	2.74	46.42	2	4	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
RM Hogg (AUS)	6	1740	217.4	60	11	527	41	6/74	12.85	1.81	42.43	2	5	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
TM Alderman (AUS)	6	1616	269.2	68	11	712	41	6/128	17.36	2.64	39.41	-	6	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	8	1558	259.4	69	15	746	41	6/51	18.19	2.87	38.00	5	2	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
Imran Khan (PAK)	6	1339	223.1	69	10	558	40	8/60	13.95	2.50	33.47	-	4	2
India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83
SK Warne (AUS)	5	1517	252.5	37	10	797	40	6/46	19.92	3.15	37.92	5	3	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2005
DK Lillee (AUS)	6	1870	311.4	81	12	870	39	7/89	22.30	2.79	47.94	3	2	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
MG Johnson (AUS)	5	1132	188.4	51	10	517	37	7/40	13.97	2.74	30.59	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2013/14
WJ Whitty (AUS)	5	1395	232.3	55	10	632	37	6/17	17.08	2.71	37.70	4	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
GD McGrath (AUS)	6	1499	249.5	67	12	701	36	8/38	19.47	2.80	41.63	2	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1997
AA Mailey (AUS)	5	1465	244.1	27	8	946	36	9/121	26.27	3.87	40.69	1	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	12	2320	386.4	73	18	1175	36	5/77	32.63	3.03	64.44	3	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
GF Lawson (AUS)	5	1384	230.4	51	10	687	34	6/47	20.20	2.97	40.70	2	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1982/83
G Giffen (AUS)	5	2126	354.2	111	9	820	34	6/155	24.11	2.31	62.52	3	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
SK Warne (AUS)	6	2639	439.5	178	12	877	34	5/82	25.79	1.99	77.61	4	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
SM Boland (AUS)	8	1249	208.1	60	15	481	33	6/7	14.57	2.31	37.84	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	1836	306.0	108	8	557	33	7/83	16.87	1.82	55.63	2	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
JR Thomson (AUS)	5	1401	175.1	34	9	592	33	6/46	17.93	2.53	42.45	3	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	1436	239.2	61	10	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2	1
West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1930/31
AK Davidson (AUS)	4	1391	173.7	25	8	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	-	5	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61
GD McGrath (AUS)	5	1166	194.2	56	10	542	32	7/76	16.93	2.78	36.43	-	4	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2001
MA Noble (AUS)	5	1380	230.0	68	9	608	32	7/17	19.00	2.64	43.12	-	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1397	232.5	56	10	675	32	6/38	21.09	2.89	43.65	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
HV Hordern (AUS)	5	1665	277.3	42	9	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
Yasir Shah (PAK)	10	2308	384.4	43	16	1415	32	4/58	44.21	3.67	72.12	5	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
H Ironmonger (AUS)	4	1331	221.5	112	8	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
DK Lillee (AUS)	5	1499	249.5	83	10	548	31	6/66	17.67	2.19	48.35	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1972
SK Warne (AUS)	5	1172	195.2	41	10	580	31	7/165	18.70	2.96	37.80	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2001
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1866	233.2	65	10	584	31	5/83	18.83	1.87	60.19	4	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1586	264.2	75	9	670	31	5/54	21.61	2.53	51.16	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
JV Saunders (AUS)	5	1603	267.1	52	10	716	31	5/28	23.09	2.67	51.70	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
MG Hughes (AUS)	6	1778	296.2	78	12	845	31	5/92	27.25	2.85	57.35	3	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	3	1408	234.4	68	6	437	30	9/56	14.56	1.86	46.93	2	3	2
England in Pakistan Test Series, 1987/88
GD McGrath (AUS)	4	1198	199.4	59	8	508	30	5/28	16.93	2.54	39.93	1	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1937	242.1	56	9	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
GD McKenzie (AUS)	5	1649	206.1	27	10	758	30	8/71	25.26	2.75	54.96	1	1	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
CJ McDermott (AUS)	6	1406	234.2	21	9	901	30	8/141	30.03	3.84	46.86	2	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	868	144.4	50	6	315	29	7/76	10.86	2.17	29.93	1	3	2
New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series, 1990/91
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1469	244.5	85	10	431	29	7/93	14.86	1.76	50.65	1	2	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1145	190.5	37	6	552	29	8/41	19.03	2.89	39.48	1	3	1
Pakistan v New Zealand Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2018/19
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1934	322.2	146	10	568	29	5/43	19.58	1.76	66.68	2	2	-
Australia in India Test Series, 1959/60
PJ Cummins (AUS)	5	1266	211.0	61	10	569	29	4/32	19.62	2.69	43.65	2	-	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2019
GD McKenzie (AUS)	5	1536	256.0	61	8	654	29	7/153	22.55	2.55	52.96	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1964
GF Lawson (AUS)	6	1663	277.1	68	11	791	29	6/72	27.27	2.85	57.34	-	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
JR Thomson (AUS)	6	1205	150.5	15	11	831	29	6/50	28.65	4.13	41.55	2	2	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	2098	349.4	78	9	925	29	6/167	31.89	2.64	72.34	1	4	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1930
AA Mallett (AUS)	5	1792	298.4	129	10	535	28	6/64	19.10	1.79	64.00	-	3	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1969/70
H Trumble (AUS)	5	1604	267.2	93	8	561	28	6/74	20.03	2.09	57.28	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	2002	333.4	128	9	698	28	7/54	24.92	2.09	71.50	1	2	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
WM Clark (AUS)	5	1585	198.1	27	9	701	28	4/46	25.03	2.65	56.60	5	-	-
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	4	1431	238.3	28	8	942	28	7/114	33.64	3.94	51.10	3	2	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
SK Warne (AUS)	3	744	124.0	29	6	342	27	7/94	12.66	2.75	27.55	3	2	1
Australia v Pakistan Test Series (in Sri Lanka/United Arab Emirates), 2002/03
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	784	130.4	31	5	373	27	7/91	13.81	2.85	29.03	1	4	1
Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series, 1993/94
BA Reid (AUS)	4	1081	180.1	49	7	432	27	7/51	16.00	2.39	40.03	2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1990/91
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	1502	250.2	112	10	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	4	1008	168.0	44	8	465	27	5/75	17.22	2.76	37.33	2	2	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2011/12
SCG MacGill (AUS)	4	1112	185.2	32	8	478	27	7/50	17.70	2.57	41.18	2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1998/99
RR Lindwall (AUS)	5	1337	222.5	57	9	530	27	6/20	19.62	2.37	49.51	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1948
SK Warne (AUS)	5	1537	256.1	84	10	549	27	8/71	20.33	2.14	56.92	-	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
WA Johnston (AUS)	5	1856	309.2	91	10	630	27	5/36	23.33	2.03	68.74	3	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1948
EA McDonald (AUS)	5	1235	205.5	32	9	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1921
DK Lillee (AUS)	5	1035	129.3	7	9	712	27	5/63	26.37	4.12	38.33	1	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	2302	383.4	144	9	724	27	5/63	26.81	1.88	85.25	2	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
H Trumble (AUS)	3	1036	172.4	55	6	371	26	8/65	14.26	2.14	39.84	3	2	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1902
SR Clark (AUS)	5	1166	194.2	53	10	443	26	4/72	17.03	2.27	44.84	1	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2006/07
GD McGrath (AUS)	5	1205	200.5	61	10	453	26	5/50	17.42	2.25	46.34	2	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1996/97
RR Lindwall (AUS)	5	1444	240.4	62	9	490	26	5/54	18.84	2.03	55.53	1	3	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1953
SK Warne (AUS)	3	1008	168.0	37	6	521	26	5/43	20.03	3.10	38.76	1	4	2
Australia in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
MHN Walker (AUS)	5	1627	271.1	83	10	539	26	6/114	20.73	1.98	62.57	1	3	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73
E Jones (AUS)	5	1276	255.1	73	9	657	26	7/88	25.26	3.08	49.07	1	2	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1899
JW Gleeson (AUS)	5	2006	250.6	57	10	844	26	5/61	32.46	2.52	77.15	1	2	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1613	201.5	47	9	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
Wasim Akram (PAK)	3	958	159.4	41	6	431	25	7/119	17.24	2.69	38.32	1	2	1
Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series, 1993/94
WJ Whitty (AUS)	6	1320	220.0	76	9	495	25	5/55	19.80	2.25	52.80	3	1	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1130	188.2	40	6	549	25	7/94	21.96	2.91	45.20	-	3	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 2017
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	5	1982	247.6	89	9	555	25	5/51	22.20	1.68	79.28	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
AG Hurst (AUS)	6	1634	204.2	44	11	577	25	5/28	23.08	2.11	65.36	2	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
DK Lillee (AUS)	6	1462	182.6	36	11	596	25	4/49	23.84	2.44	58.48	2	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	2379	396.3	148	9	668	25	5/64	26.72	1.68	95.16	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
C Green (AUS)	17	1400	233.2	45	26	728	25	5/27	29.12	3.12	56.00	-	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
Imran Khan (PAK)	5	1417	236.1	54	10	790	25	6/90	31.60	3.34	56.68	1	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	3	882	147.0	39	6	353	24	7/55	14.70	2.40	36.75	2	1	1
Pakistan v England Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
MA Starc (AUS)	3	620	103.2	28	6	364	24	6/50	15.16	3.52	25.83	1	3	1
Warne-Muralitharan Trophy (Australia in Sri Lanka), 2016
H Trumble (AUS)	4	1198	199.4	59	7	398	24	7/28	16.58	1.99	49.91	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1469	183.5	45	10	456	24	6/64	19.00	1.86	61.20	-	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59
Yasir Shah (PAK)	3	1059	176.3	28	6	464	24	7/76	19.33	2.62	44.12	-	3	-
Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2015
RJ Harris (AUS)	4	973	162.1	37	8	470	24	7/117	19.58	2.89	40.54	-	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2013
AK Davidson (AUS)	5	1406	175.6	30	9	480	24	6/75	20.00	2.04	58.58	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1962/63

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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]