Bowling Most 4wi Career

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) Held in England 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+
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	115	218	24842	4140.2	1092	11713	474	7/42	24.71	2.82	52.40	20	25	3	45
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	57	100	14778	-	540	6361	271	7/23	23.47	2.58	54.53	16	21	4	37
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	109	207	22446	3741.0	833	11549	442	8/15	26.12	3.08	50.78	20	16	3	36
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	51	97	11092	1848.4	413	4859	248	8/31	19.59	2.62	44.72	14	15	3	29
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	108	13841	-	522	6967	253	8/34	27.53	3.02	54.70	9	20	2	29
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	31	62	9270	1545.0	456	3875	178	7/165	21.76	2.50	52.07	15	9	3	24
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	69	133	15860	2643.2	597	8148	275	6/43	29.62	3.08	57.67	13	11	1	24
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	46	90	11054	1842.2	426	5486	221	6/30	24.82	2.97	50.01	14	9	1	23
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	48	86	9802	-	353	4767	204	8/43	23.36	2.91	48.04	10	11	-	21
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	35	64	10438	1739.4	461	3833	173	7/44	22.15	2.20	60.33	6	13	4	19
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	46	80	11083	-	677	3840	169	8/51	22.72	2.07	65.57	6	13	5	19
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	66	111	15441	2573.3	646	6678	185	7/87	36.09	2.59	83.46	10	8	2	18
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	55	7397	1232.5	472	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3	17
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	38	66	8587	1431.1	326	4401	155	6/63	28.39	3.07	55.40	8	8	-	16
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	47	91	9925	1654.1	328	5481	197	7/39	27.82	3.31	50.38	10	6	-	16
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	20	40	4919	819.5	232	2235	117	8/38	19.10	2.72	42.04	6	9	-	15
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1982	21	40	5949	-	281	2469	118	7/89	20.92	2.49	50.41	7	8	3	15
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	32	57	6836	1139.2	231	3473	120	6/65	28.94	3.04	56.96	8	7	1	15
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	35	57	7084	1180.4	208	4039	143	6/42	28.24	3.42	49.53	9	6	-	15
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	38	65	7177	1196.1	245	3874	140	7/27	27.67	3.23	51.26	7	8	1	15
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	44	82	8918	1486.2	307	5074	156	6/26	32.52	3.41	57.16	8	7	1	15
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	30	47	6460	1076.4	217	3470	122	7/89	28.44	3.22	52.95	5	9	-	14
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2000	28	53	6738	1123.0	290	2791	119	7/37	23.45	2.48	56.62	8	6	2	14
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	30	53	6899	1149.5	489	2143	117	7/35	18.31	1.86	58.96	6	8	3	14
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	33	63	7007	1167.5	222	3908	134	6/19	29.16	3.34	52.29	9	5	1	14
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1990	16	30	4531	755.1	194	1989	95	6/128	20.93	2.63	47.69	3	10	1	13
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	24	37	4868	811.2	181	2307	93	6/38	24.80	2.84	52.34	8	5	-	13
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	40	75	9256	1542.4	429	3508	161	7/39	21.78	2.27	57.49	6	7	1	13
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	37	71	9004	1500.4	327	4090	140	5/57	29.21	2.72	64.31	9	3	-	12
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	21	36	5440	906.4	205	2382	103	7/119	23.12	2.62	52.81	3	8	2	11
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	30	52	6200	1033.2	205	3256	108	7/43	30.14	3.15	57.40	7	4	-	11
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	37	68	7637	1272.5	269	4303	140	7/63	30.73	3.38	54.55	8	3	-	11
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	17	2265	377.3	129	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.95	1	9	3	10
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2008	15	29	3612	602.0	155	1634	71	7/47	23.01	2.71	50.87	5	5	1	10
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	15	29	3778	629.4	183	1351	81	6/56	16.67	2.14	46.64	7	3	-	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-2006	12	19	3885	647.3	184	1521	78	9/65	19.50	2.34	49.80	3	7	4	10
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	18	31	4020	670.0	128	2161	79	6/78	27.35	3.22	50.88	5	5	-	10
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	21	40	4409	734.5	135	2214	82	6/49	27.00	3.01	53.76	8	2	1	10
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	22	41	5260	876.4	252	1941	93	6/52	20.87	2.21	56.55	7	3	-	10
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	23	40	5865	977.3	246	2624	90	5/42	29.15	2.68	65.16	3	7	1	10
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	28	48	6293	1048.5	257	2891	96	7/70	30.11	2.75	65.55	7	3	-	10
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2013	28	49	6636	1106.0	256	3012	97	6/37	31.05	2.72	68.41	3	7	1	10
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	15	29	2992	498.4	160	1312	72	6/48	18.22	2.63	41.55	4	5	1	9
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	17	31	3645	607.3	120	1907	66	6/23	28.89	3.13	55.22	8	1	-	9
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	25	45	4389	731.3	134	2625	89	6/79	29.49	3.58	49.31	5	4	-	9
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	21	40	5007	834.3	198	2047	103	7/22	19.87	2.45	48.61	3	6	1	9
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	23	45	5155	859.1	185	2741	98	7/23	27.96	3.19	52.60	6	3	-	9
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	15	25	5544	924.0	368	1633	72	7/49	22.68	1.76	77.00	2	7	1	9
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1934	13	23	5641	940.1	285	2007	67	6/167	29.95	2.13	84.19	2	7	1	9
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	40	70	6376	1062.4	135	4004	113	6/53	35.43	3.76	56.42	5	4	1	9
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	35	57	7446	-	398	2628	83	5/28	31.66	2.11	89.71	8	1	-	9
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	43	82	7758	1293.0	290	3910	158	6/17	24.74	3.02	49.10	4	5	1	9
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	17	31	3413	568.5	151	1676	60	6/54	27.93	2.94	56.88	6	2	-	8
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	28	3487	-	229	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3	8
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	14	27	3517	-	129	1449	67	6/33	21.62	2.47	52.49	2	6	-	8
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	14	26	3872	645.2	188	1371	69	6/91	19.86	2.12	56.11	6	2	-	8
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	17	32	4394	732.2	328	1296	62	7/56	20.90	1.76	70.87	7	1	-	8
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2021	21	35	4503	750.3	150	2488	79	7/74	31.49	3.31	57.00	3	5	-	8
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1981-1990	24	36	4962	827.0	232	2094	66	6/32	31.72	2.53	75.18	5	3	1	8
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	27	49	5582	-	220	2470	94	7/50	26.27	2.65	59.38	4	4	-	8
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	28	46	6776	-	323	2542	80	5/95	31.77	2.25	84.70	7	1	-	8
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	48	77	9382	-	601	2944	107	6/29	27.51	1.88	87.68	5	3	-	8
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	7	9	1230	-	69	544	38	7/71	14.31	2.65	32.36	2	5	1	7
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	9	17	1757	292.5	64	970	49	5/69	19.79	3.31	35.85	5	2	-	7
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1929	6	11	1969	328.1	97	849	44	7/71	19.29	2.58	44.75	2	5	3	7
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	13	2028	338.0	65	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1	7
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	11	20	2324	387.2	56	1528	46	6/70	33.21	3.94	50.52	5	2	-	7
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2025	12	20	2464	410.4	78	1422	57	5/51	24.94	3.46	43.22	4	3	-	7
AA Donald (SA)	1994-1999	11	20	2564	427.2	119	1309	55	6/88	23.80	3.06	46.61	2	5	-	7
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1985	14	24	3126	521.0	135	1507	48	5/38	31.39	2.89	65.12	6	1	-	7
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	33	3214	-	139	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-	7
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2011	19	34	3370	561.4	103	1972	52	6/119	37.92	3.51	64.80	5	2	-	7
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	15	27	3442	573.4	137	1800	64	5/29	28.12	3.13	53.78	2	5	-	7
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1956	15	25	3484	580.4	152	1287	62	6/20	20.75	2.21	56.19	2	5	-	7
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1946	10	17	3694	615.4	212	1341	58	7/54	23.12	2.17	63.68	2	5	2	7
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	17	33	3862	643.4	163	1666	70	8/92	23.80	2.58	55.17	2	5	1	7
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	20	36	4769	-	191	1972	79	5/27	24.96	2.48	60.36	3	4	-	7
RC Motz (NZ)	1963-1969	23	40	5120	-	202	2297	72	6/63	31.90	2.69	71.11	2	5	-	7
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	23	42	5583	-	343	1845	81	8/43	22.77	1.98	68.92	5	2	1	7
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	27	44	5909	984.5	374	1832	67	5/19	27.34	1.86	88.19	5	2	-	7
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2005	28	43	6004	1000.4	167	2952	69	5/57	42.78	2.95	87.01	5	2	-	7
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	19	36	6022	-	308	1980	70	6/39	28.28	1.97	86.02	2	5	2	7
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	28	50	6434	-	190	2662	103	6/63	25.84	2.48	62.46	4	3	-	7
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	62	95	7351	1225.1	208	4163	133	6/22	31.30	3.39	55.27	4	3	-	7
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1985	30	50	7421	-	337	2800	95	7/74	29.47	2.26	78.11	3	4	1	7
R Peel (ENG)	1888-1896	6	11	1047	-	108	357	38	7/31	9.39	2.04	27.55	4	2	1	6
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1896	4	8	1215	243.0	78	595	34	7/168	17.50	2.93	35.73	-	6	3	6
C Blythe (ENG)	1905-1909	6	12	1344	224.0	56	589	48	8/59	12.27	2.62	28.00	-	6	2	6
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1886	7	11	1703	425.3	185	651	38	7/44	17.13	2.29	44.81	4	2	1	6
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	17	1915	-	194	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2	6
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	11	22	1954	325.4	57	1220	57	7/45	21.40	3.74	34.28	2	4	1	6
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	10	19	2243	373.5	86	1168	47	5/67	24.85	3.12	47.72	4	2	-	6
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	12	23	2617	436.1	109	1216	56	5/49	21.71	2.78	46.73	3	3	-	6
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2025	14	27	2969	494.5	88	1643	64	6/28	25.67	3.32	46.39	4	2	-	6
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1976	12	19	3210	-	118	1371	47	8/76	29.17	2.56	68.29	3	3	1	6
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	16	22	3212	535.2	161	1077	46	5/72	23.41	2.01	69.82	4	2	1	6
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	17	32	3446	574.2	110	1924	73	5/30	26.35	3.34	47.20	3	3	-	6
MG Hughes (AUS)	1989-1993	15	29	3708	618.0	157	1809	63	5/92	28.71	2.92	58.85	5	1	-	6
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1960	12	18	3719	619.5	238	1184	48	5/60	24.66	1.91	77.47	2	4	-	6
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-2000	20	32	3788	631.2	160	1838	62	7/65	29.64	2.91	61.09	2	4	-	6

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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]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

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