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	106	202	22926	3821.0	1018	10692	438	7/42	24.41	2.79	52.34	17	24	3	41
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	98	188	19979	3329.5	740	10320	398	8/15	25.92	3.09	50.19	17	14	3	31
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	90	10295	1715.5	367	4590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14	3	27
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	59	96	12243	2040.3	475	6226	226	8/34	27.54	3.05	54.17	9	17	2	26
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	23	46	7070	1178.2	338	2968	135	7/165	21.98	2.51	52.37	11	8	3	19
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	41	73	8121	1353.3	295	4137	176	8/43	23.50	3.05	46.14	8	10	-	18
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	32	60	9700	1616.4	430	3600	167	7/44	21.55	2.22	58.08	5	13	4	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
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	42	73	9973	1662.1	631	3515	145	8/51	24.24	2.11	68.77	6	10	4	16
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
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	37	59	8084	1347.2	369	3464	136	6/73	25.47	2.57	59.44	10	5	-	15
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	32	61	6845	1140.5	219	3787	133	6/19	28.47	3.31	51.46	9	5	1	14
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	16	32	4815	802.3	245	1974	96	7/89	20.56	2.45	50.15	7	6	2	13
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	34	54	6703	1117.1	193	3849	131	6/42	29.38	3.44	51.16	8	5	-	13
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	12	23	3566	594.2	144	1605	83	6/128	19.33	2.70	42.96	2	10	1	12
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	28	50	6450	1075.0	449	2030	104	7/35	19.51	1.88	62.01	6	6	2	12
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	33	56	7313	1218.5	263	3850	128	5/14	30.07	3.15	57.13	6	6	-	12
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	37	71	9004	1500.4	327	4090	140	5/57	29.21	2.72	64.31	9	3	-	12
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	15	30	3793	632.1	164	1773	93	8/38	19.06	2.80	40.78	3	8	-	11
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	21	32	4239	706.3	148	2097	78	6/154	26.88	2.96	54.34	8	3	-	11
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-2000	21	40	5128	854.4	231	2127	87	6/74	24.44	2.48	58.94	8	3	1	11
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	27	46	5607	934.3	184	2956	101	7/43	29.26	3.16	55.51	7	4	-	11
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	37	70	8760	1460.0	399	3370	148	7/39	22.77	2.30	59.18	4	7	1	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
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	14	25	4115	685.5	170	1746	70	6/53	24.94	2.54	58.78	4	6	1	10
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	20	37	4911	818.3	230	1828	88	6/52	20.77	2.23	55.80	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
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2002	14	24	3065	510.5	99	1697	66	5/52	25.71	3.32	46.43	5	4	-	9
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	23	40	5106	851.0	185	2481	84	7/70	29.53	2.91	60.78	6	3	-	9
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2009	22	38	5119	853.1	179	2330	81	6/37	28.76	2.73	63.19	3	6	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	39	69	6274	1045.4	134	3945	113	6/53	34.91	3.77	55.52	5	4	1	9
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	33	60	6693	1115.3	230	3750	122	5/73	30.73	3.36	54.86	7	2	-	9
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	39	75	6966	1161.0	259	3533	148	6/17	23.87	3.04	47.06	4	5	1	9
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	28	3487	-	229	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3	8
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	22	40	3740	623.2	118	2233	79	6/79	28.26	3.58	47.34	5	3	-	8
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	15	28	3935	655.5	285	1180	57	7/56	20.70	1.79	69.03	7	1	-	8
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	18	35	4293	715.3	177	1758	94	7/22	18.70	2.45	45.67	2	6	1	8
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2006	13	22	4336	722.4	206	1638	74	9/65	22.13	2.26	58.59	2	6	3	8
RW Price (ZIM)	1999-2011	17	28	4667	777.5	186	2153	63	6/73	34.17	2.76	74.07	5	3	1	8
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	32	51	6654	1109.0	367	2427	74	5/28	32.79	2.18	89.91	7	1	-	8
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	7	9	1230	-	69	544	38	7/71	14.31	2.65	32.36	2	5	1	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
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	11	20	2324	387.2	56	1528	46	6/70	33.21	3.94	50.52	5	2	-	7
AA Donald (SA)	1994-1999	10	19	2412	402.0	106	1211	58	8/71	20.87	3.01	41.58	1	6	1	7
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	11	22	2674	445.4	104	1300	54	5/57	24.07	2.91	49.51	4	3	-	7
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	12	23	2770	461.4	89	1437	48	4/41	29.93	3.11	57.70	7	-	-	7
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	13	26	3076	512.4	134	1331	63	8/92	21.12	2.59	48.82	2	5	1	7
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	11	20	3104	517.2	138	1214	52	6/91	23.34	2.34	59.69	5	2	-	7
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	33	3214	-	139	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-	7
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	14	23	3382	563.4	148	1258	60	6/20	20.96	2.23	56.36	2	5	-	7
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	13	25	3391	-	124	1411	61	6/33	23.13	2.49	55.59	2	5	-	7
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	17	32	3704	617.2	112	1825	59	6/49	30.93	2.95	62.77	6	1	-	7
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	18	33	4361	726.5	181	1792	75	5/27	23.89	2.46	58.14	3	4	-	7
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	16	30	4962	827.0	280	1618	62	6/39	26.09	1.95	80.03	2	5	2	7
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	24	44	5046	841.0	196	2303	85	7/50	27.09	2.73	59.36	4	3	-	7
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	22	40	5427	-	335	1781	80	8/43	22.26	1.96	67.83	5	2	1	7
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	53	82	6522	1087.0	184	3664	123	6/22	29.78	3.37	53.02	4	3	-	7
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	71	8778	1463.0	568	2769	102	6/29	27.14	1.89	86.05	4	3	-	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
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-2004	11	21	2484	414.0	99	1244	51	6/77	24.39	3.00	48.70	1	5	-	6
J Garner (WI)	1980-1984	10	20	2583	430.3	133	911	55	5/55	16.56	2.11	46.96	5	1	-	6
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1985	11	20	2592	432.0	104	1315	42	5/38	31.30	3.04	61.71	5	1	-	6
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2008	12	23	2766	461.0	121	1224	47	6/67	26.04	2.65	58.85	4	2	-	6
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2022	12	23	2942	490.2	108	1613	47	6/43	34.31	3.28	62.59	4	2	1	6
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1956	15	21	3176	529.2	159	1071	44	5/72	24.34	2.02	72.18	4	2	1	6
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1938	9	15	3580	596.4	206	1308	50	7/54	26.16	2.19	71.60	2	4	2	6
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2005	25	38	5404	900.4	147	2716	63	5/57	43.11	3.01	85.77	4	2	-	6
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	23	37	6393	1065.3	322	2089	84	6/42	24.86	1.96	76.10	4	2	-	6
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	5	9	1235	205.5	32	668	27	5/32	24.74	3.24	45.74	3	2	-	5
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	8	16	1406	234.2	41	921	45	7/45	20.46	3.93	31.24	1	4	1	5
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2025	7	13	1456	242.4	43	892	39	5/51	22.87	3.67	37.33	3	2	-	5
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1938	6	12	1566	261.0	50	809	27	5/77	29.96	3.09	58.00	3	2	1	5
JT Hearne (ENG)	1896-1899	6	11	1634	326.4	143	532	28	6/41	19.00	1.95	58.35	3	2	1	5
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	7	11	1722	287.0	53	846	33	6/67	25.63	2.94	52.18	3	2	1	5
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2013	6	11	1796	299.2	58	815	32	7/95	25.46	2.72	56.12	3	2	1	5
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1936	10	17	1866	311.0	65	989	36	7/80	27.47	3.18	51.83	1	4	1	5
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2016-2020	7	12	2016	336.0	43	1142	30	6/72	38.06	3.39	67.20	3	2	1	5
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	13	2051	-	184	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	-	5	1	5
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	10	19	2215	369.1	97	1013	50	5/49	20.26	2.74	44.30	2	3	-	5
SJ Pegler (SA)	1912-1924	11	13	2356	392.4	75	1119	38	7/65	29.44	2.84	62.00	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
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2010-2018	12	22	2559	426.3	89	1252	49	6/84	25.55	2.93	52.22	3	2	-	5
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2025	12	23	2627	437.5	78	1473	58	6/28	25.39	3.36	45.29	3	2	-	5
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	22	2860	476.4	107	1336	51	5/64	26.19	2.80	56.07	1	4	-	5
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2008	13	25	2888	481.2	107	1732	44	5/75	39.36	3.59	65.63	2	3	1	5
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	15	28	2903	483.5	69	1910	65	6/111	29.38	3.94	44.66	2	3	-	5
MG Hughes (AUS)	1989-1993	12	23	2914	485.4	119	1460	50	5/92	29.20	3.00	58.28	4	1	-	5
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	14	27	2917	486.1	114	1515	50	5/21	30.30	3.11	58.34	3	2	-	5
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	10	14	3006	501.0	192	1022	38	5/60	26.89	2.03	79.10	2	3	-	5
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-2001	14	23	3581	596.5	146	1586	55	7/66	28.83	2.65	65.10	2	3	1	5
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2011	15	24	3691	615.1	167	1436	52	5/66	27.61	2.33	70.98	2	3	-	5
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	9	14	3836	639.2	248	1151	40	7/49	28.77	1.80	95.90	1	4	1	5
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	21	36	4060	676.4	122	2350	68	9/57	34.55	3.47	59.70	1	4	1	5
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	21	38	4394	732.2	207	1679	62	4/28	27.08	2.29	70.87	5	-	-	5
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1992	25	42	4496	749.2	164	2142	61	5/95	35.11	2.85	73.70	2	3	-	5

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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]