Bowling Most 5wi Career IN England

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests IN England

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)	1998-2006	6	10	2317	386.1	108	922	48	9/65	19.20	2.38	48.27	1	5	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2011-2016	7	13	1635	272.3	81	688	40	5/16	17.20	2.52	40.87	1	3	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-1991	1	2	249	41.3	16	117	5	5/94	23.40	2.81	49.80	0	1	0
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2014-2014	1	2	252	42.0	8	125	6	5/50	20.83	2.97	42.00	0	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1991-1991	1	2	288	48.0	16	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	0	1	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1991-1991	1	2	318	53.0	8	160	5	5/69	32.00	3.01	63.60	0	1	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1984-1991	2	4	432	72.0	17	245	8	6/90	30.62	3.40	54.00	0	1	0
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2024	3	6	465	77.3	13	329	12	5/62	27.41	4.24	38.75	0	1	0
AM Fernando (SL)	2024-2024	3	6	594	99.0	5	419	17	5/102	24.64	4.23	34.94	1	1	0
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2006	3	5	595	99.1	32	210	10	5/78	21.00	2.11	59.50	0	1	0
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	3	6	696	116.0	30	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1	0
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2014	5	10	1125	187.3	31	629	22	5/64	28.59	3.35	51.13	1	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2006	6	12	1614	269.0	56	818	29	5/92	28.20	3.04	55.65	1	1	0
G Fowler (ENG)	1984-1984	1	1	6	1.0	0	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1984-1988	2	1	6	1.0	0	6	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1991-2002	5	1	6	1.0	1	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
HDRL Thirimanne (SL)	2011-2016	6	1	6	1.0	0	7	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
JM Vince (ENG)	2016-2016	3	2	12	2.0	1	10	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
CJ Tavare (ENG)	1984-1984	1	1	18	3.0	3	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
RS Madugalle (SL)	1984-1988	2	1	18	3.0	0	4	0	-	-	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2002-2002	3	1	24	4.0	1	7	0	-	-	1.75	0.00	0	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-1998	2	1	30	5.0	0	24	0	-	-	4.80	0.00	0	0	0
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2024-2024	3	2	30	5.0	0	40	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
DM de Silva (SL)	2024-2024	3	2	36	6.0	0	32	2	2/18	16.00	5.33	18.00	0	0	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2016	1	1	42	7.0	2	25	1	1/25	25.00	3.57	42.00	0	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	2002-2002	1	1	48	8.0	0	65	1	1/65	65.00	8.12	48.00	0	0	0
DW Lawrence (ENG)	2024-2024	3	3	48	8.0	0	36	0	-	-	4.50	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998-2014	12	3	54	9.0	2	23	0	-	-	2.55	0.00	0	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2006-2006	3	2	66	11.0	4	16	0	-	-	1.45	0.00	0	0	0
KIW Wijegunawardene (SL)	1991-1991	1	2	72	12.0	1	49	0	-	-	4.08	0.00	0	0	0
IJL Trott (ENG)	2011-2011	3	3	78	13.0	1	58	1	1/5	58.00	4.46	78.00	0	0	0
MD Shanaka (SL)	2016-2016	1	1	78	13.0	3	46	3	3/46	15.33	3.53	26.00	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-2002	4	2	84	14.0	2	33	0	-	-	2.35	0.00	0	0	0
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2011	6	5	90	15.0	1	59	0	-	-	3.93	0.00	0	0	0
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2016-2016	1	2	92	15.2	0	72	3	2/35	24.00	4.69	30.66	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1984-1998	3	3	94	15.4	8	20	2	1/6	10.00	1.27	47.00	0	0	0
MAWR Madurasinghe (SL)	1988-1988	1	1	96	16.0	4	41	0	-	-	2.56	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2002-2002	3	2	96	16.0	2	44	0	-	-	2.75	0.00	0	0	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1991-1991	1	1	102	17.0	6	40	1	1/40	40.00	2.35	102.00	0	0	0
PVD Chameera (SL)	2016-2016	1	1	102	17.0	0	64	3	3/64	21.33	3.76	34.00	0	0	0
J Hull (ENG)	2024-2024	1	2	102	17.0	0	91	3	3/53	30.33	5.35	34.00	0	0	0
DR Pringle (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	107	17.5	3	47	3	2/17	15.66	2.63	35.66	0	0	0
MA Wood (ENG)	2024-2024	1	2	110	18.2	1	67	2	1/31	33.50	3.65	55.00	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	120	20.0	10	38	1	1/34	38.00	1.90	120.00	0	0	0
BAW Mendis (SL)	2011-2011	1	1	126	21.0	4	66	1	1/66	66.00	3.14	126.00	0	0	0
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	150	25.0	3	114	3	3/95	38.00	4.56	50.00	0	0	0
IDK Salisbury (ENG)	1998-1998	1	1	155	25.5	7	86	1	1/86	86.00	3.32	155.00	0	0	0
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	162	27.0	2	116	2	2/105	58.00	4.29	81.00	0	0	0
CC Lewis (ENG)	1991-1991	1	2	168	28.0	9	60	2	2/31	30.00	2.14	84.00	0	0	0
JE Root (ENG)	2014-2024	8	10	168	28.0	7	89	1	1/5	89.00	3.17	168.00	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	1998-1998	1	1	180	30.0	5	102	2	2/102	51.00	3.40	90.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2006-2011	5	4	180	30.0	2	131	1	1/60	131.00	4.36	180.00	0	0	0
MAR Samarasekera (SL)	1988-1988	1	2	192	32.0	5	104	3	2/38	34.66	3.25	64.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	204	34.0	4	97	2	2/81	48.50	2.85	102.00	0	0	0
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	210	35.0	6	106	1	1/70	106.00	3.02	210.00	0	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	222	37.0	7	91	1	1/89	91.00	2.45	222.00	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1984-1984	1	1	222	37.0	10	110	4	4/110	27.50	2.97	55.50	1	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	225	37.3	16	67	0	-	-	1.78	0.00	0	0	0
VB John (SL)	1984-1984	1	1	235	39.1	12	98	4	4/98	24.50	2.50	58.75	1	0	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2002-2002	1	2	246	41.0	4	138	5	3/48	27.60	3.36	49.20	0	0	0
J Lewis (ENG)	2006-2006	1	2	246	41.0	9	122	3	3/68	40.66	2.97	82.00	0	0	0
OP Stone (ENG)	2024-2024	2	4	252	42.0	3	206	7	3/35	29.42	4.90	36.00	0	0	0
JP Agnew (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	258	43.0	6	177	2	2/123	88.50	4.11	129.00	0	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1984-1984	1	1	270	45.0	16	85	2	2/85	42.50	1.88	135.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	7	4	279	46.3	10	114	1	1/63	114.00	2.45	279.00	0	0	0
PJ Newport (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	285	47.3	11	164	7	4/87	23.42	3.45	40.71	1	0	0
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2011	2	2	288	48.0	8	182	2	2/101	91.00	3.79	144.00	0	0	0
MVT Fernando (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	291	48.3	3	205	7	3/40	29.28	4.22	41.57	0	0	0
MJ Potts (ENG)	2024-2024	2	4	291	48.3	10	148	5	3/47	29.60	3.05	58.20	0	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	1	2	294	49.0	7	143	4	4/119	35.75	2.91	73.50	1	0	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2006	2	4	304	50.4	6	183	4	2/62	45.75	3.61	76.00	0	0	0
ASA Perera (SL)	1998-1998	1	2	306	51.0	12	126	1	1/104	126.00	2.47	306.00	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1991-1991	1	2	319	53.1	12	180	5	3/135	36.00	3.38	63.80	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	324	54.0	15	149	5	3/51	29.80	2.75	64.80	0	0	0
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	351	58.3	4	272	11	4/21	24.72	4.64	31.90	1	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1988	2	3	366	61.0	9	173	2	2/107	86.50	2.83	183.00	0	0	0
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2011-2011	2	3	372	62.0	8	262	7	4/122	37.42	4.22	53.14	1	0	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2002-2002	2	4	389	64.5	18	159	9	4/65	17.66	2.45	43.22	1	0	0
SI Mahmood (ENG)	2006-2006	2	4	396	66.0	10	212	7	3/50	30.28	3.21	56.57	0	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	3	419	69.5	8	271	4	3/83	67.75	3.88	104.75	0	0	0
PI Pocock (ENG)	1984-1984	1	2	420	70.0	27	153	3	2/75	51.00	2.18	140.00	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1991	2	3	428	71.2	10	247	4	2/75	61.75	3.46	107.00	0	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1998-2002	2	3	441	73.3	16	224	5	3/93	44.80	3.04	88.20	0	0	0
DV Lawrence (ENG)	1988-1991	2	4	445	74.1	19	255	7	2/61	36.42	3.43	63.57	0	0	0
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2014	3	4	450	75.0	10	282	2	1/65	141.00	3.76	225.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2002-2002	2	3	462	77.0	12	259	6	3/93	43.16	3.36	77.00	0	0	0
RMMP Rathnayake (SL)	2024-2024	3	6	463	77.1	6	321	10	3/56	32.10	4.15	46.30	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2002-2002	2	4	465	77.3	11	190	6	4/62	31.66	2.45	77.50	1	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2002-2011	3	5	473	78.5	6	393	7	3/154	56.14	4.98	67.57	0	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2014-2024	8	8	474	79.0	21	211	5	4/44	42.20	2.67	94.80	1	0	0
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2024	3	6	527	87.5	6	296	6	3/55	49.33	3.37	87.83	0	0	0
CJ Jordan (ENG)	2014-2014	2	4	538	89.4	26	273	5	3/102	54.60	3.04	107.60	0	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2006-2011	5	5	546	91.0	15	340	2	1/92	170.00	3.73	273.00	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2002-2002	3	5	558	93.0	18	276	7	3/47	39.42	2.96	79.71	0	0	0
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2016	4	7	600	100.0	14	336	11	4/108	30.54	3.36	54.54	1	0	0
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2016	5	9	606	101.0	16	361	5	2/74	72.20	3.57	121.20	0	0	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2011-2011	3	6	620	103.2	16	283	12	4/16	23.58	2.73	51.66	1	0	0
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2024-2024	2	4	632	105.2	13	384	8	3/85	48.00	3.64	79.00	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2006	6	8	677	112.5	31	250	3	2/19	83.33	2.21	225.66	0	0	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2024	5	10	865	144.1	44	401	21	3/9	19.09	2.78	41.19	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]