Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings Held in England for Tests

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)	1992-2010	79	144	27378	4563.0	1195	10568	541	9/51	19.53	2.31	50.60	28	50	18
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	57	105	16251	2708.3	517	7528	299	9/127	25.17	2.77	54.35	16	26	7
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	113	215	24172	4028.4	1067	11291	456	7/42	24.76	2.80	53.00	17	26	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	60	98	12392	2065.2	477	6291	229	8/34	27.47	3.04	54.11	9	17	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2005	31	60	8655	1442.3	400	3813	177	7/94	21.54	2.64	48.89	13	14	6
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	90	10295	1715.5	367	4590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	102	195	20627	3437.5	766	10603	404	8/15	26.24	3.08	51.05	17	14	3
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	32	60	9700	1616.4	430	3600	167	7/44	21.55	2.22	58.08	5	13	4
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2025	16	30	5801	966.5	164	3001	104	7/52	28.85	3.10	55.77	3	11	2
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	43	75	10308	1718.0	652	3610	153	8/51	23.59	2.10	67.37	6	11	4
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	12	23	3566	594.2	144	1605	83	6/128	19.33	2.70	42.96	2	10	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	42	75	8289	1381.3	305	4207	179	8/43	23.50	3.04	46.30	8	10	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	17	2265	377.3	129	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.95	1	9	3
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	34	61	7563	1260.3	244	3828	136	6/65	28.14	3.03	55.61	9	9	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	18	35	4118	686.2	179	1975	97	8/38	20.36	2.87	42.45	3	8	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	18	32	5055	842.3	228	2078	97	6/53	21.42	2.46	52.11	7	8	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1934	13	23	5641	940.1	285	2007	67	6/167	29.95	2.13	84.19	2	7	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	23	40	5865	977.3	246	2624	90	5/42	29.15	2.68	65.16	3	7	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	55	7397	1232.5	472	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	37	70	8760	1460.0	399	3370	148	7/39	22.77	2.30	59.18	4	7	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1896	4	8	1215	243.0	78	595	34	7/168	17.50	2.93	35.73	-	6	3
C Blythe (ENG)	1905-1909	6	12	1344	224.0	56	589	48	8/59	12.27	2.62	28.00	-	6	2
AA Donald (SA)	1993-1998	11	20	2609	434.5	117	1295	57	6/88	22.71	2.97	45.77	1	6	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	22	41	3961	660.1	105	2503	100	6/50	25.03	3.79	39.61	4	6	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	18	35	4293	715.3	177	1758	94	7/22	18.70	2.45	45.67	2	6	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	17	34	4995	832.3	251	2081	99	7/89	21.02	2.49	50.45	7	6	2
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	26	44	6211	1035.1	215	2836	91	6/37	31.16	2.73	68.25	3	6	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	43	6359	1059.5	150	3230	108	6/32	29.90	3.04	58.87	8	6	2
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	28	50	6450	1075.0	449	2030	104	7/35	19.51	1.88	62.01	6	6	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	36	61	7836	1306.0	287	4075	137	5/14	29.74	3.12	57.19	7	6	-
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	7	9	1230	-	69	544	38	7/71	14.31	2.65	32.36	2	5	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	10	17	1915	-	194	695	51	6/45	13.62	2.17	37.54	1	5	2
AP Freeman (ENG)	1928-1929	6	11	1969	328.1	97	849	44	7/71	19.29	2.58	44.75	2	5	3
CTB Turner (AUS)	1888-1893	8	13	2051	-	184	735	38	6/67	19.34	2.15	53.97	-	5	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	13	26	3076	512.4	134	1331	63	8/92	21.12	2.59	48.82	2	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2002	16	27	3098	516.2	86	1821	72	6/34	25.29	3.52	43.02	4	5	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	14	23	3382	563.4	148	1258	60	6/20	20.96	2.23	56.36	2	5	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	13	25	3391	-	124	1411	61	6/33	23.13	2.49	55.59	2	5	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	28	3487	-	229	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	12	22	3633	605.3	81	1957	63	7/76	31.06	3.23	57.66	3	5	1
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2025	14	27	3753	625.3	72	2020	70	6/70	28.85	3.22	53.61	5	5	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	16	30	4962	827.0	280	1618	62	6/39	26.09	1.95	80.03	2	5	2
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	35	56	6811	1135.1	193	3952	138	6/42	28.63	3.48	49.35	9	5	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	39	75	6966	1161.0	259	3533	148	6/17	23.87	3.04	47.06	4	5	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	34	63	7300	1216.4	232	4002	139	6/19	28.79	3.28	52.51	9	5	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	62	112	12373	2062.1	492	5438	189	7/71	28.77	2.63	65.46	12	5	1
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	8	16	1406	234.2	41	921	45	7/45	20.46	3.93	31.24	1	4	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-2004	10	18	1861	310.1	57	1063	41	6/77	25.92	3.42	45.39	1	4	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1936	10	17	1866	311.0	65	989	36	7/80	27.47	3.18	51.83	1	4	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1976-1980	8	16	1962	327.0	93	799	39	6/37	20.48	2.44	50.30	-	4	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	12	22	2860	476.4	107	1336	51	5/64	26.19	2.80	56.07	1	4	-
WE Hollies (ENG)	1947-1950	10	18	2996	499.2	152	1115	34	5/63	32.79	2.23	88.11	-	4	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	18	30	3530	588.2	106	1781	60	5/66	29.68	3.02	58.83	3	4	1
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
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1987	15	25	3615	602.3	143	1428	62	7/40	23.03	2.37	58.30	1	4	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	9	14	3836	639.2	248	1151	40	7/49	28.77	1.80	95.90	1	4	1
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	22	38	4228	704.4	130	2421	68	9/57	35.60	3.43	62.17	1	4	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	18	33	4361	726.5	181	1792	75	5/27	23.89	2.46	58.14	3	4	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2001	22	38	4997	832.5	205	2136	83	6/67	25.73	2.56	60.20	4	4	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	27	46	5607	934.3	184	2956	101	7/43	29.26	3.16	55.51	7	4	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	42	75	7018	1169.4	148	4386	131	6/53	33.48	3.74	53.57	9	4	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1965-1965	3	6	986	164.2	55	366	20	5/34	18.30	2.22	49.30	-	3	1
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	8	1031	171.5	16	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.82	-	3	-
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	5	10	1269	211.3	32	683	30	6/58	22.76	3.22	42.30	1	3	1
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	13	1352	225.2	42	731	24	5/70	30.45	3.24	56.33	-	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2013	6	12	1369	228.1	62	630	35	7/117	18.00	2.76	39.11	-	3	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1905-1909	8	13	1498	249.4	23	792	30	7/148	26.40	3.17	49.93	1	3	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	7	14	1517	252.5	59	689	30	6/71	22.96	2.72	50.56	-	3	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	30	30	1746	291.0	77	764	31	5/20	24.64	2.62	56.32	-	3	1
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1991	8	12	1883	313.5	60	908	30	6/85	30.26	2.89	62.76	1	3	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2010	9	17	1927	321.1	75	975	45	6/44	21.66	3.03	42.82	2	3	1
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	12	2077	346.1	67	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.08	1	3	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1966	10	19	2210	368.2	81	957	46	6/36	20.80	2.59	48.04	1	3	-
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2023	10	19	2215	369.1	97	1013	50	5/49	20.26	2.74	44.30	2	3	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	11	20	2412	402.0	75	1426	46	5/54	31.00	3.54	52.43	3	3	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2014-2021	13	23	2765	460.5	90	1326	56	6/46	23.67	2.87	49.37	4	3	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	10	14	3006	501.0	192	1022	38	5/60	26.89	2.03	79.10	2	3	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	13	26	3022	503.4	115	1461	65	5/57	22.47	2.90	46.49	4	3	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1960	10	18	3106	517.4	227	942	42	5/31	22.42	1.81	73.95	1	3	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1950	15	28	3203	-	110	1652	49	5/80	33.71	3.09	65.36	1	3	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	33	3214	-	139	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-2001	13	22	3328	554.4	133	1536	51	7/66	30.11	2.76	65.25	1	3	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2008	16	29	3346	557.4	102	2019	52	5/75	38.82	3.62	64.34	3	3	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	11	21	3426	571.0	91	1584	50	5/82	31.68	2.77	68.52	2	3	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	16	29	3512	585.2	114	1860	62	6/43	30.00	3.17	56.64	6	3	1
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	20	31	3551	591.5	206	1166	40	6/35	29.15	1.97	88.77	-	3	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	14	24	3567	594.3	87	1806	54	6/117	33.44	3.03	66.05	4	3	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	15	25	3776	629.2	136	1906	63	7/81	30.25	3.02	59.93	1	3	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	16	24	3855	642.3	167	1568	56	6/64	28.00	2.44	68.83	2	3	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1968	13	23	3894	649.0	174	1572	53	7/153	29.66	2.42	73.47	1	3	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	23	42	3967	661.1	123	2314	82	6/79	28.21	3.49	48.37	5	3	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	21	32	4239	706.3	148	2097	78	6/154	26.88	2.96	54.34	8	3	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1992	25	42	4496	749.2	164	2142	61	5/95	35.11	2.85	73.70	2	3	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2021	24	40	4724	787.2	159	2648	77	7/74	34.38	3.36	61.35	2	3	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	21	39	5021	836.5	237	1855	91	6/52	20.38	2.21	55.17	7	3	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	24	44	5046	841.0	196	2303	85	7/50	27.09	2.73	59.36	4	3	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	23	40	5106	851.0	185	2481	84	7/70	29.53	2.91	60.78	6	3	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	33	53	5160	860.0	228	2228	62	7/44	35.93	2.59	83.22	2	3	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	36	5171	861.5	224	1958	62	5/41	31.58	2.27	83.40	1	3	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-2000	22	42	5309	884.5	241	2187	88	6/74	24.85	2.47	60.32	8	3	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Afghanistan vs Pakistan at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Series 4th Match, Sep 2, 2025 [T20I # 3433]

Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Tarouba, Caribbean Premier League 19th Match, Sep 1, 2025 [Twenty20]

Netherlands vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Netherlands in Bangladesh 2nd T20I, Sep 1, 2025 [T20I # 3431]