Bowling Most 4wi Career

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) Held in Australia for Tests

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	70	131	19736	3289.2	828	8557	325	8/71	26.32	2.60	60.72	21	15	4	36
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	44	84	11534	-	341	5482	231	7/83	23.73	2.85	49.93	16	15	4	31
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	67	133	16153	2692.1	807	6573	295	8/24	22.28	2.44	54.75	16	11	2	27
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	43	78	10394	1732.2	387	5109	193	8/97	26.47	2.94	53.85	10	11	2	21
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	55	107	11261	1876.5	363	6219	235	6/48	26.46	3.31	47.91	13	8	1	21
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	38	73	7706	1284.2	301	3527	177	6/23	19.92	2.74	43.53	10	9	2	19
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	41	80	9553	1592.1	329	5343	186	5/30	28.72	3.35	51.36	12	7	-	19
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	72	133	17327	2887.5	578	8330	268	7/152	31.08	2.88	64.65	9	9	2	18
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	34	66	7862	1310.2	259	4357	171	8/61	25.47	3.32	45.97	9	7	1	16
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	29	52	6027	-	129	3223	129	6/46	24.98	3.20	46.72	9	6	-	15
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	41	76	8751	1458.3	412	3814	168	6/70	22.70	2.61	52.08	8	7	-	15
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1933	19	34	6795	-	311	2582	105	7/83	24.59	2.27	64.71	5	9	3	14
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	27	54	7196	1199.2	238	3738	135	7/50	27.68	3.11	53.30	5	9	2	14
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	29	54	9044	1130.4	262	3197	104	6/115	30.74	2.12	86.96	9	5	-	14
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	17	27	4089	681.3	176	1685	84	7/51	20.05	2.47	48.67	8	5	2	13
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	35	57	7484	1247.2	332	3379	122	6/73	27.69	2.70	61.34	9	4	-	13
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	23	41	5638	939.4	207	2655	96	8/112	27.65	2.82	58.72	4	8	2	12
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	12	21	3373	-	130	1373	77	9/52	17.83	2.44	43.80	1	10	3	11
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	24	4089	-	247	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1	11
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	25	46	5473	-	169	2382	98	6/74	24.30	2.61	55.84	6	5	2	11
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	31	55	7122	1187.0	296	3382	126	8/87	26.84	2.84	56.52	5	6	1	11
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	19	36	5730	-	217	2542	79	7/98	32.17	2.66	72.53	5	5	1	10
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	17	3128	-	273	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1	9
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	14	27	3163	-	96	1526	63	6/21	24.22	2.89	50.20	4	5	1	9
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	14	28	3755	625.5	146	1544	78	7/25	19.79	2.46	48.14	3	6	1	9
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	25	4252	708.4	171	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1	9
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	27	4408	734.4	219	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-	9
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	32	4834	604.2	116	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1	9
RW Price (ZIM)	1999-2011	17	29	4845	807.3	182	2375	67	6/73	35.44	2.94	72.31	5	4	1	9
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	55	6565	820.5	128	2472	112	7/38	22.07	2.25	58.61	5	4	-	9
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	34	65	6991	1165.1	321	3375	122	6/54	27.66	2.89	57.30	4	5	-	9
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1962-1971	25	49	7621	952.5	113	3336	109	8/71	30.60	2.62	69.91	4	5	2	9
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	19	3040	760.0	312	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2	8
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	16	3417	-	47	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2	8
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	35	3984	664.0	184	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1	8
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	14	26	4128	688.0	98	2257	63	8/141	35.82	3.28	65.52	4	4	1	8
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1987	18	34	4228	-	146	1963	69	6/78	28.44	2.78	61.27	5	3	1	8
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2	8
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1929	10	20	4754	-	184	1578	55	6/99	28.69	1.99	86.43	3	5	1	8
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	23	46	6545	818.1	174	2272	101	6/62	22.49	2.08	64.80	3	5	-	8
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	13	2148	358.0	49	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2	7
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	10	19	2444	407.2	87	1042	45	5/29	23.15	2.55	54.31	2	5	1	7
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	8	16	2481	413.3	85	1147	46	5/28	24.93	2.77	53.93	3	4	-	7
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	19	2482	620.2	231	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3	7
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	23	2557	426.1	116	1098	64	6/33	17.15	2.57	39.95	3	4	-	7
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	25	3135	522.3	63	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-	7
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1895	14	24	4169	-	336	1358	63	6/67	21.55	1.95	66.17	4	3	-	7
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1937	12	21	4828	-	261	1453	59	5/51	24.62	1.80	81.83	3	4	1	7
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	18	30	4855	809.1	200	2146	63	6/87	34.06	2.65	77.06	3	4	-	7
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2022	21	39	4947	824.3	217	2313	68	5/43	34.01	2.80	72.75	6	1	-	7
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1976	14	25	5737	717.1	165	1970	59	5/66	33.38	2.06	97.23	3	4	-	7
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	29	56	6001	1000.1	269	2715	110	6/40	24.68	2.71	54.55	4	3	-	7
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	7	14	1905	317.3	81	817	40	6/17	20.42	2.57	47.62	4	2	-	6
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	11	20	1965	327.3	61	1072	49	5/27	21.87	3.27	40.10	3	3	-	6
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1	6
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	13	21	2794	465.4	112	1554	48	5/31	32.37	3.33	58.20	3	3	-	6
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	20	2877	479.3	83	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1	6
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	13	20	3038	-	91	1283	45	6/63	28.51	2.53	67.51	3	3	1	6
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1961	10	17	3101	387.5	84	1224	38	6/102	32.21	2.36	81.60	3	3	-	6
T Richardson (ENG)	1894-1898	10	16	3283	547.1	113	1625	54	8/94	30.09	2.96	60.79	1	5	1	6
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1992	12	23	3461	576.5	150	1347	54	8/106	24.94	2.33	64.09	1	5	-	6
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	15	27	3924	490.4	91	1688	58	8/143	29.10	2.58	67.65	4	2	-	6
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	20	34	4624	770.4	212	2000	68	6/47	29.41	2.59	68.00	2	4	-	6
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	28	52	4865	608.1	112	1740	85	7/60	20.47	2.14	57.23	3	3	-	6
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1888	3	6	987	246.3	115	346	24	5/71	14.41	2.10	41.12	3	2	-	5
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	5	10	1660	276.4	58	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-	5
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1979	6	11	1889	236.1	37	804	29	4/46	27.72	2.55	65.13	5	-	-	5
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	7	14	2391	298.7	56	963	35	5/55	27.51	2.41	68.31	2	3	1	5
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1999	10	19	2510	418.2	89	1283	48	6/49	26.72	3.06	52.29	3	2	-	5
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2017	10	16	2531	421.5	38	1575	30	4/4	52.50	3.73	84.36	5	-	-	5
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1981	12	21	2551	-	81	971	37	5/148	26.24	2.28	68.94	4	1	-	5
W Rhodes (ENG)	1903-1921	20	33	2600	433.2	96	1211	42	8/68	28.83	2.79	61.90	2	3	1	5
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	10	19	2742	342.6	63	1056	43	5/28	24.55	2.31	63.76	3	2	-	5
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	14	28	3043	507.1	125	1399	58	5/30	24.12	2.75	52.46	2	3	-	5
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1990-1999	13	22	3208	534.4	127	1316	53	6/62	24.83	2.46	60.52	1	4	1	5
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	11	21	3291	-	102	1187	47	6/34	25.25	2.16	70.02	2	3	-	5
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	11	18	3827	478.3	76	1489	47	5/46	31.68	2.33	81.42	3	2	1	5
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	90	83	4455	742.3	192	1964	58	5/69	33.86	2.64	76.81	3	2	-	5
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	24	48	4778	-	108	2146	72	5/44	29.80	2.69	66.36	2	3	-	5
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	21	39	4953	-	136	2067	63	8/59	32.80	2.50	78.61	4	1	-	5
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	25	45	5343	890.3	182	2472	72	5/74	34.33	2.77	74.20	3	2	-	5
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1999	3	6	729	121.3	20	423	19	6/60	22.26	3.48	38.36	3	1	-	4
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1911	5	9	1006	167.4	19	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-	4
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2023	6	10	1114	185.4	26	688	26	5/92	26.46	3.70	42.84	3	1	-	4
IK Pathan (IND)	2003-2008	6	11	1213	202.1	27	732	33	7/59	22.18	3.62	36.75	1	3	1	4
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	6	1242	207.0	28	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-	4
MR Whitney (AUS)	1987-1992	6	12	1460	243.2	48	704	32	7/27	22.00	2.89	45.62	2	2	1	4
A Fielder (ENG)	1904-1908	6	10	1491	248.3	42	711	26	6/82	27.34	2.86	57.34	3	1	-	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2012-2016	5	9	1504	250.4	44	694	31	8/63	22.38	2.76	48.51	1	3	1	4
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	9	18	1541	256.5	75	619	49	6/7	12.63	2.41	31.44	2	2	1	4
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1999	5	10	1676	279.2	46	897	26	5/95	34.50	3.21	64.46	2	2	-	4
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1992	7	12	1692	282.0	89	584	20	4/45	29.20	2.07	84.60	4	-	-	4
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2005	9	16	1693	282.1	41	1108	31	5/99	35.74	3.92	54.61	2	2	-	4
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1887-1892	6	12	1783	-	153	478	41	8/35	11.65	1.60	43.48	1	3	2	4
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	8	14	1785	297.3	67	976	39	5/46	25.02	3.28	45.76	1	3	1	4
RG Holland (AUS)	1984-1986	7	11	1857	309.3	83	887	28	6/54	31.67	2.86	66.32	2	2	2	4
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2021-2025	10	14	1895	315.5	59	1011	35	7/58	28.88	3.20	54.14	2	2	-	4
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1946-1948	7	14	1927	240.7	67	607	30	6/29	20.23	1.88	64.23	1	3	1	4
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1967-1978	7	13	1956	244.4	28	878	29	6/52	30.27	2.69	67.44	1	3	1	4
FS Trueman (ENG)	1959-1963	8	16	1963	245.3	20	797	29	5/62	27.48	2.43	67.68	3	1	-	4

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]