Bowling Most Wickets Series - England

Most wickets in a series for England vs Sri Lanka in Tests - England

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JM Anderson	3	580	96.4	30	6	227	21	5/16	10.80	2.34	27.61	0	3	1
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
MJ Leach	3	856	142.4	16	6	385	18	5/83	21.38	2.69	47.55	1	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
MM Ali	3	744	124.0	14	6	441	18	4/66	24.50	3.55	41.33	4	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
AF Giles	3	1185	197.3	49	5	539	18	5/116	29.94	2.72	65.83	2	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
GP Swann	2	727	121.1	13	4	355	16	6/82	22.18	2.92	45.43	1	2	1
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
CT Tremlett	3	696	116.0	30	6	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
MJ Hoggard	3	816	136.0	34	6	369	15	4/27	24.60	2.71	54.40	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
D Gough	3	492	82.0	16	5	274	14	4/50	19.57	3.34	35.14	2	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
MJ Hoggard	3	798	133.0	22	6	449	14	5/92	32.07	3.37	57.00	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
CR Woakes	3	544	90.4	26	6	251	13	3/32	19.30	2.76	41.84	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
DM Bess	2	511	85.1	10	4	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
JM Anderson	2	569	94.5	27	4	258	12	4/25	21.50	2.72	47.41	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
GP Swann	3	620	103.2	16	6	283	12	4/16	23.58	2.73	51.66	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
SCJ Broad	3	564	94.0	20	6	295	12	4/21	24.58	3.13	47.00	2	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
AAP Atkinson	3	465	77.3	13	6	329	12	5/62	27.41	4.24	38.75	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
AU Rashid	3	594	99.0	7	6	338	12	5/49	28.16	3.41	49.50	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
A Flintoff	3	773	128.5	23	6	354	12	3/52	29.50	2.74	64.41	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
LE Plunkett	3	568	94.4	20	6	298	11	3/17	27.09	3.14	51.63	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
LE Plunkett	2	557	92.5	11	4	331	11	5/64	30.09	3.56	50.63	1	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
MS Panesar	3	595	99.1	32	5	210	10	5/78	21.00	2.11	59.50	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
MJ Leach	2	665	110.5	14	4	355	10	5/122	35.50	3.20	66.50	1	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
AJ Tudor	2	389	64.5	18	4	159	9	4/65	17.66	2.45	43.22	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
JM Anderson	2	438	73.0	18	4	196	9	5/72	21.77	2.68	48.66	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
A Flintoff	3	582	97.0	20	5	221	9	3/42	24.55	2.27	64.66	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
AR Caddick	3	523	87.1	24	5	225	9	4/55	25.00	2.58	58.11	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
RDB Croft	3	666	111.0	28	5	258	9	4/56	28.66	2.32	74.00	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
DL Underwood	1	335	55.5	21	2	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1981/82
PAJ DeFreitas	1	288	48.0	16	2	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991
CR Woakes	2	321	53.3	18	4	150	8	3/9	18.75	2.80	40.12	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
SCJ Broad	3	714	119.0	19	6	390	8	2/21	48.75	3.27	89.25	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
MS Panesar	3	810	135.0	19	4	405	8	3/46	50.62	3.00	101.25	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
PJ Newport	1	285	47.3	11	2	164	7	4/87	23.42	3.45	40.71	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988
ST Finn	3	354	59.0	4	5	197	7	3/26	28.14	3.33	50.57	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
JM Anderson	2	486	81.0	24	3	203	7	3/66	29.00	2.50	69.42	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
IT Botham	1	336	56.0	12	2	204	7	6/90	29.14	3.64	48.00	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1984
MJ Hoggard	2	384	64.0	12	3	205	7	4/29	29.28	3.20	54.85	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
OP Stone	2	252	42.0	3	4	206	7	3/35	29.42	4.90	36.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
SI Mahmood	2	396	66.0	10	4	212	7	3/50	30.28	3.21	56.57	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
SCJ Broad	2	564	94.0	26	4	242	7	3/43	34.57	2.57	80.57	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
AR Caddick	3	558	93.0	18	5	276	7	3/47	39.42	2.96	79.71	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
AF Giles	3	727	121.1	30	5	309	7	4/11	44.14	2.55	103.85	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
JM Anderson	1	186	31.0	13	2	46	6	6/40	7.66	1.48	31.00	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
JE Emburey	1	264	44.0	12	2	88	6	6/33	14.66	2.00	44.00	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1981/82
AF Giles	2	465	77.3	11	4	190	6	4/62	31.66	2.45	77.50	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
SJ Harmison	2	455	75.5	13	2	215	6	3/104	35.83	2.83	75.83	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
Shoaib Bashir	3	527	87.5	6	6	296	6	3/55	49.33	3.37	87.83	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
RJ Kirtley	2	486	81.0	18	3	302	6	2/62	50.33	3.72	81.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
A Flintoff	3	642	107.0	20	6	312	6	2/27	52.00	2.91	107.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
GJ Batty	3	746	124.2	20	5	396	6	3/55	66.00	3.18	124.33	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
CC Lewis	1	234	39.0	6	2	87	5	4/66	17.40	2.23	46.80	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93
BA Stokes	3	186	31.0	4	5	102	5	3/30	20.40	3.29	37.20	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
PCR Tufnell	1	249	41.3	16	2	117	5	5/94	23.40	2.81	49.80	0	1	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991
MJ Potts	2	291	48.3	10	4	148	5	3/47	29.60	3.05	58.20	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
NA Foster	1	324	54.0	15	2	149	5	3/51	29.80	2.75	64.80	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988
CJ Jordan	2	538	89.4	26	4	273	5	3/102	54.60	3.04	107.60	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
RJ Sidebottom	3	660	110.0	18	4	318	5	3/100	63.60	2.89	132.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
ST Finn	1	246	41.0	10	2	139	4	4/108	34.75	3.39	61.50	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
DV Lawrence	1	229	38.1	10	2	144	4	2/61	36.00	3.77	57.25	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991
JE Emburey	1	288	48.0	8	2	165	4	2/48	41.25	3.43	72.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93
C White	3	415	69.1	13	4	237	4	2/42	59.25	3.42	103.75	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000/01
SCJ Broad	1	156	26.0	14	2	34	3	3/20	11.33	1.30	52.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
DR Pringle	1	107	17.5	3	2	47	3	2/17	15.66	2.63	35.66	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988
PD Collingwood	3	113	18.5	3	3	63	3	2/25	21.00	3.34	37.66	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
IT Botham	1	149	24.5	2	2	65	3	3/28	21.66	2.61	49.66	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1981/82
RGD Willis	1	168	28.0	10	2	70	3	2/46	23.33	2.50	56.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1981/82
ST Finn	1	227	37.5	5	2	81	3	2/30	27.00	2.14	75.66	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
PW Jarvis	1	203	33.5	3	2	90	3	3/76	30.00	2.66	67.66	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93
J Hull	1	102	17.0	0	2	91	3	3/53	30.33	5.35	34.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
DG Cork	1	213	35.3	11	1	93	3	3/93	31.00	2.61	71.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2002
DV Lawrence	1	216	36.0	9	2	111	3	2/74	37.00	3.08	72.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988
SM Curran	2	213	35.3	6	4	114	3	2/37	38.00	3.21	71.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
ARC Fraser	1	150	25.0	3	2	114	3	3/95	38.00	4.56	50.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
J Lewis	1	246	41.0	9	2	122	3	3/68	40.66	2.97	82.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2006
SR Patel	2	354	59.0	15	4	122	3	2/27	40.66	2.06	118.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
PCR Tufnell	1	244	40.4	6	2	142	3	2/34	47.33	3.49	81.33	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Match, 1992/93
PI Pocock	1	420	70.0	27	2	153	3	2/75	51.00	2.18	140.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1984
MA Wood	2	330	55.0	10	3	154	3	3/84	51.33	2.80	110.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
MM Ali	2	312	52.0	4	4	181	3	2/74	60.33	3.48	104.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2014
JE Root	2	77	12.5	2	2	19	2	2/0	9.50	1.48	38.50	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2020/21
CC Lewis	1	168	28.0	9	2	60	2	2/31	30.00	2.14	84.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991
MA Wood	1	110	18.2	1	2	67	2	1/31	33.50	3.65	55.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
TT Bresnan	1	210	35.0	8	2	71	2	2/47	35.50	2.02	105.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
MS Panesar	1	282	47.0	17	2	101	2	2/59	50.50	2.14	141.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
D Gough	1	180	30.0	5	1	102	2	2/102	51.00	3.40	90.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
SCJ Broad	1	192	32.0	5	2	104	2	1/33	52.00	3.25	96.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2011/12
BC Hollioake	1	162	27.0	2	2	116	2	2/105	58.00	4.29	81.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
DG Cork	1	228	38.0	5	2	131	2	2/128	65.50	3.44	114.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1998
JM Anderson	1	232	38.4	7	2	167	2	1/39	83.50	4.31	116.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
JP Agnew	1	258	43.0	6	2	177	2	2/123	88.50	4.11	129.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1984
MM Ali	3	294	49.0	12	5	180	2	1/2	90.00	3.67	147.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
BA Stokes	1	42	7.0	2	1	25	1	1/25	25.00	3.57	42.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2016
JE Emburey	1	120	20.0	10	2	38	1	1/34	38.00	1.90	120.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1988
IT Botham	1	96	16.0	5	2	41	1	1/26	41.00	2.56	96.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Match, 1991
JE Root	3	96	16.0	0	4	46	1	1/26	46.00	2.87	96.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
JE Root	3	106	17.4	3	5	47	1	1/5	47.00	2.66	106.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2024
SM Curran	2	90	15.0	2	3	50	1	1/16	50.00	3.33	90.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018/19
IJL Trott	3	78	13.0	1	3	58	1	1/5	58.00	4.46	78.00	0	0	0
Sri Lanka in England Test Series, 2011
RS Bopara	3	156	26.0	6	4	81	1	1/39	81.00	3.11	156.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2007/08
MJ Hoggard	1	174	29.0	6	2	82	1	1/33	82.00	2.82	174.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04
RL Johnson	1	144	24.0	7	2	82	1	1/54	82.00	3.41	144.00	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2003/04

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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]