Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in Australia for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	76	151	18222	3037.0	906	7518	339	8/24	22.17	2.47	53.75	17	17	3
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	76	141	20748	3458.0	868	9094	336	8/71	27.06	2.62	61.75	22	15	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	83	150	18843	3140.3	702	7900	301	6/54	26.24	2.51	62.60	17	10	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	79	146	18629	3104.5	634	8986	298	7/152	30.15	2.89	62.51	10	10	2
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	66	121	15080	2513.2	686	5846	281	8/45	20.80	2.32	53.66	13	17	3
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	61	119	12142	2023.4	400	6656	262	6/9	25.40	3.28	46.34	14	9	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	45	86	11726	-	346	5614	231	7/83	24.30	2.87	50.76	16	15	4
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	48	94	11216	1869.2	392	6261	221	5/30	28.33	3.34	50.75	14	8	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	48	87	11551	1925.1	425	5673	217	8/97	26.14	2.94	53.23	12	12	2
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2024	55	104	10297	1716.1	378	5224	209	6/48	24.99	3.04	49.26	12	8	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1991	41	77	9116	1519.2	293	4192	202	7/80	20.75	2.75	45.12	12	13	3
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2025	46	86	9494	1582.2	455	4122	194	6/70	21.24	2.60	48.93	8	9	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	39	76	8796	1466.0	287	4853	189	8/61	25.67	3.31	46.53	10	7	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	41	78	8066	1344.2	313	3672	185	6/23	19.84	2.73	43.60	10	9	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	46	84	16847	-	771	5707	185	8/38	30.84	2.03	91.06	7	10	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	37	72	9594	1599.0	321	5093	172	7/50	29.61	3.18	55.77	6	10	2
J Garner (WI)	1977-1986	40	77	8848	1474.4	368	3890	168	6/60	23.15	2.63	52.66	10	4	-
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1986	37	69	7476	-	253	3569	149	6/21	23.95	2.86	50.17	7	7	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	34	61	6935	-	154	3799	149	6/46	25.49	3.28	46.54	10	7	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	36	64	8157	1359.3	329	3971	145	8/87	27.38	2.92	56.25	9	6	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	54	93	13265	-	581	4972	140	6/73	35.51	2.24	94.75	5	3	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	36	69	7663	1277.1	358	3309	138	6/40	23.97	2.59	55.52	5	4	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	34	65	7621	-	153	3109	132	7/38	23.55	2.44	57.73	6	5	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1962-1971	30	59	9157	-	169	4013	126	8/71	31.84	2.62	72.67	5	6	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	35	67	7279	1213.1	333	3490	125	6/54	27.92	2.87	58.23	4	5	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	34	64	10153	-	309	3682	122	6/115	30.18	2.17	83.22	10	5	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	31	55	5914	985.4	206	2734	114	6/40	23.98	2.77	51.87	4	4	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	28	54	6436	-	198	3124	111	7/54	28.14	2.91	57.98	7	3	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	28	49	6658	1109.4	229	3293	108	8/112	30.49	2.96	61.64	4	8	2
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	29	52	6133	-	177	2751	107	6/74	25.71	2.69	57.31	6	6	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	33	62	5995	-	149	2381	105	7/60	22.67	2.38	57.09	3	4	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1933	19	34	6795	-	311	2582	105	7/83	24.59	2.27	64.71	5	9	3
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2022	31	56	7026	1171.0	312	3206	104	6/42	30.82	2.73	67.55	7	3	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	27	50	6863	-	183	2461	103	6/62	23.89	2.15	66.63	3	5	-
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1969	26	49	5797	-	153	2852	103	7/69	27.68	2.95	56.28	4	6	-
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	40	71	6630	1105.0	302	2787	99	6/59	28.15	2.52	66.96	3	5	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1987	27	46	5909	-	193	2990	95	6/78	31.47	3.03	62.20	7	4	1
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	24	44	6649	-	267	2919	94	7/98	31.05	2.63	70.73	7	5	1
A Kumble (IND)	1997-2008	21	35	6102	1017.0	172	3257	94	8/141	34.64	3.20	64.91	4	7	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	21	36	5234	-	161	2489	93	7/80	26.76	2.85	56.27	6	6	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1987	16	28	4231	-	163	1782	92	9/52	19.36	2.52	45.98	3	10	3
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	19	30	4527	754.3	188	1914	89	7/51	21.50	2.53	50.86	8	5	2
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	17	34	4143	690.3	137	2040	89	8/29	22.92	2.95	46.55	6	3	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2013-2023	30	55	4651	775.1	164	2416	89	8/62	27.14	3.11	52.25	1	4	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	26	48	4749	791.3	107	2839	87	5/36	32.63	3.58	54.58	3	5	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1992	20	34	4941	823.3	196	2063	86	8/106	23.98	2.50	57.45	3	7	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	26	47	4494	749.0	156	2502	86	6/47	29.09	3.34	52.25	4	3	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	26	51	4571	761.5	125	2657	86	5/27	30.89	3.48	53.15	2	1	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	32	4834	604.2	116	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	20	37	5551	-	174	2227	84	8/143	26.51	2.40	66.08	5	5	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	20	36	4615	769.1	172	2025	83	8/53	24.39	2.63	55.60	2	6	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1962	24	42	8370	-	434	3017	83	6/102	36.34	2.16	100.84	5	5	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2003	22	38	4823	803.5	143	2537	79	5/71	32.11	3.15	61.05	7	1	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	35	3984	664.0	184	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	14	27	2852	475.2	131	1218	77	6/27	15.81	2.56	37.03	3	6	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	25	4252	708.4	171	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	27	52	5216	-	123	2401	77	5/44	31.18	2.76	67.74	2	3	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	59	91	8668	1444.4	349	3426	77	5/26	44.49	2.37	112.57	1	3	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	18	32	5713	952.1	178	2614	75	6/81	34.85	2.74	76.17	2	6	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1951-1961	24	43	7703	-	402	2734	75	6/113	36.45	2.12	102.70	3	3	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	27	4408	734.4	219	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2022	25	43	5120	853.2	203	2416	73	6/81	33.09	2.83	70.13	2	3	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	24	41	5428	904.4	234	2473	73	6/47	33.87	2.73	74.35	2	4	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	17	33	2856	476.0	107	1547	72	6/61	21.48	3.25	39.66	2	3	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2019	22	40	4272	712.0	130	2268	72	6/55	31.50	3.18	59.33	2	3	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	17	30	4798	799.4	146	2316	72	7/71	32.16	2.89	66.63	2	4	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1988-2000	18	32	4140	690.0	156	1807	71	6/61	25.45	2.61	58.30	3	5	2
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1955	27	44	5400	-	186	1872	71	7/44	26.36	2.08	76.05	3	2	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	20	38	4516	752.4	154	2324	71	6/53	32.73	3.08	63.60	5	2	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	24	4089	-	247	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1963	21	39	5003	-	110	2111	69	7/57	30.59	2.53	72.50	2	2	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	16	30	5460	-	212	2075	68	5/55	30.51	2.28	80.29	3	4	1
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	16	32	3544	590.4	156	1512	67	5/32	22.56	2.55	52.89	4	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1984	16	30	5039	-	175	2152	66	9/86	32.60	2.56	76.34	3	1	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	17	3128	-	273	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1895	14	24	4169	-	336	1358	63	6/67	21.55	1.95	66.17	4	3	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	16	31	4391	-	107	1719	63	7/105	27.28	2.34	69.69	2	4	1
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	21	39	4953	-	136	2067	63	8/59	32.80	2.50	78.61	4	1	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	103	94	4959	826.3	208	2194	63	5/69	34.82	2.65	78.71	3	2	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	22	42	3806	634.2	166	1670	62	5/39	26.93	2.63	61.38	3	2	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	16	3417	-	47	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1937	12	21	4828	-	261	1453	59	5/51	24.62	1.80	81.83	3	4	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	25	3135	522.3	63	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1963	16	30	4086	-	109	1766	59	5/35	29.93	2.59	69.25	5	2	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1968-1971	10	20	2795	-	76	1212	58	7/40	20.89	2.60	48.18	2	5	1
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1947	15	28	3580	-	91	1712	58	7/70	29.51	2.86	61.72	4	2	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	19	2482	620.2	231	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	13	26	2827	471.1	113	1346	56	5/30	24.03	2.85	50.48	2	3	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2006	16	29	3247	541.1	125	1386	56	7/57	24.75	2.56	57.98	2	4	1
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	15	27	3380	563.2	166	1401	56	5/75	25.01	2.48	60.35	3	2	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	18	34	2786	464.2	58	1658	56	5/39	29.60	3.57	49.75	4	2	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1988	18	31	5487	-	246	1991	56	7/78	35.55	2.17	97.98	2	4	-
SM Boland (AUS)	2021-2025	10	20	1632	272.0	80	655	55	6/7	11.90	2.40	29.67	2	2	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	19	3040	760.0	312	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	15	28	3100	516.4	139	1403	55	6/47	25.50	2.71	56.36	1	2	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1929	10	20	4754	-	184	1578	55	6/99	28.69	1.99	86.43	3	5	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1980	18	33	5017	-	189	1888	55	7/113	34.32	2.25	91.21	2	1	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1894-1898	10	16	3283	547.1	113	1625	54	8/94	30.09	2.96	60.79	1	5	1
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1981	16	28	3387	-	114	1355	52	5/148	26.05	2.40	65.13	5	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

Australia vs West Indies at St George's, Australia in West Indies 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]

Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown, Australia in West Indies 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]