Most wickets in a series

Most wickets in a series in Tests

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	4	1356	226.0	56	8	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
JC Laker (ENG)	5	1703	283.5	127	10	442	46	10/53	9.60	1.55	37.02	2	4	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1956
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	2077	346.1	140	10	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	5	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
TM Alderman (AUS)	6	1950	325.0	76	12	893	42	6/135	21.26	2.74	46.42	2	4	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
RM Hogg (AUS)	6	1740	217.4	60	11	527	41	6/74	12.85	1.81	42.43	2	5	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
TM Alderman (AUS)	6	1616	269.2	68	11	712	41	6/128	17.36	2.64	39.41	-	6	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1989
Imran Khan (PAK)	6	1339	223.1	69	10	558	40	8/60	13.95	2.50	33.47	-	4	2
India in Pakistan Test Series, 1982/83
SK Warne (AUS)	5	1517	252.5	37	10	797	40	6/46	19.92	3.15	37.92	5	3	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2005
SF Barnes (ENG)	6	1140	190.0	64	9	404	39	8/29	10.35	2.12	29.23	1	6	3
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1591	265.1	58	10	682	39	7/44	17.48	2.57	40.79	-	5	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1953
DK Lillee (AUS)	6	1870	311.4	81	12	870	39	7/89	22.30	2.79	47.94	3	2	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
MW Tate (ENG)	5	2528	316.0	62	10	881	38	6/99	23.18	2.09	66.52	1	5	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
MG Johnson (AUS)	5	1132	188.4	51	10	517	37	7/40	13.97	2.74	30.59	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2013/14
WJ Whitty (AUS)	5	1395	232.3	55	10	632	37	6/17	17.08	2.71	37.70	4	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2280	285.0	105	10	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
GD McGrath (AUS)	6	1499	249.5	67	12	701	36	8/38	19.47	2.80	41.63	2	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1997
AEE Vogler (SA)	5	1349	224.5	33	10	783	36	7/94	21.75	3.48	37.47	2	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
AA Mailey (AUS)	5	1465	244.1	27	8	946	36	9/121	26.27	3.87	40.69	1	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1920/21
GA Lohmann (ENG)	3	520	104.0	38	6	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
MD Marshall (WI)	5	1219	203.1	49	10	443	35	7/22	12.65	2.18	34.82	1	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1988
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	5	1747	291.1	83	9	662	35	8/79	18.91	2.27	49.91	2	4	-
England in India Test Series, 1972/73
GAR Lock (ENG)	5	1056	176.0	93	10	254	34	7/35	7.47	1.44	31.05	2	3	1
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958
SF Barnes (ENG)	3	768	128.0	38	6	282	34	8/29	8.29	2.20	22.58	1	5	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
CA Walsh (WI)	5	1322	220.2	92	9	436	34	6/74	12.82	1.97	38.88	4	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2000
MH Mankad (IND)	5	2225	370.5	151	10	571	34	8/55	16.79	1.53	65.44	5	1	1
England in India Test Series, 1951/52
FS Trueman (ENG)	5	1420	236.4	53	9	594	34	7/44	17.47	2.50	41.76	1	4	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
SP Gupte (IND)	5	2140	356.4	152	10	669	34	7/128	19.67	1.87	62.94	1	4	-
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
GF Lawson (AUS)	5	1384	230.4	51	10	687	34	6/47	20.20	2.97	40.70	2	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1982/83
IT Botham (ENG)	6	1635	272.3	81	12	700	34	6/95	20.58	2.56	48.08	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
SF Barnes (ENG)	5	1782	297.0	64	10	778	34	5/44	22.88	2.61	52.41	1	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
G Giffen (AUS)	5	2126	354.2	111	9	820	34	6/155	24.11	2.31	62.52	3	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
SK Warne (AUS)	6	2639	439.5	178	12	877	34	5/82	25.79	1.99	77.61	4	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	3	1017	169.3	42	6	401	33	9/52	12.15	2.36	30.81	-	5	2
Trans-Tasman Trophy (New Zealand in Australia), 1985/86
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1563	260.3	77	10	542	33	7/25	16.42	2.08	47.36	1	3	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	1836	306.0	108	8	557	33	7/83	16.87	1.82	55.63	2	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
JR Thomson (AUS)	5	1401	175.1	34	9	592	33	6/46	17.93	2.53	42.45	3	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1974/75
CV Grimmett (AUS)	5	1436	239.2	61	10	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2	1
West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1930/31
AK Davidson (AUS)	4	1391	173.7	25	8	612	33	6/53	18.54	2.63	42.15	-	5	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61
MD Marshall (WI)	6	1326	221.0	59	11	621	33	6/37	18.81	2.80	40.18	2	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
H Larwood (ENG)	5	1322	220.2	42	10	644	33	5/28	19.51	2.92	40.06	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
AA Donald (SA)	5	1460	243.2	69	10	653	33	6/88	19.78	2.68	44.24	1	4	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
AL Valentine (WI)	4	2535	422.3	197	8	674	33	8/104	20.42	1.59	76.81	2	2	2
West Indies in England Test Series, 1950
CEH Croft (WI)	5	1307	217.5	45	10	676	33	8/29	20.48	3.10	39.60	2	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
JJ Bumrah (IND)	5	908	151.2	39	9	418	32	6/76	13.06	2.76	28.37	2	3	-
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (India in Australia), 2024/25
R Ashwin (IND)	4	1129	188.1	33	8	471	32	6/61	14.71	2.50	35.28	1	3	-
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2020/21
CC Griffith (WI)	5	1343	223.5	54	10	519	32	6/36	16.21	2.31	41.96	-	3	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
GD McGrath (AUS)	5	1166	194.2	56	10	542	32	7/76	16.93	2.78	36.43	-	4	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2001
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	3	1071	178.3	44	6	545	32	8/84	17.03	3.05	33.46	1	4	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
N Kapil Dev (IND)	6	1271	211.5	53	11	566	32	7/56	17.68	2.67	39.71	2	3	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80
AME Roberts (WI)	5	1251	208.3	51	10	585	32	7/64	18.28	2.80	39.09	-	3	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
MA Noble (AUS)	5	1380	230.0	68	9	608	32	7/17	19.00	2.64	43.12	-	4	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1901/02
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1397	232.5	56	10	675	32	6/38	21.09	2.89	43.65	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1994/95
FR Foster (ENG)	5	1660	276.4	58	10	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
HV Hordern (AUS)	5	1665	277.3	42	9	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
T Richardson (ENG)	5	1748	291.2	63	9	849	32	6/104	26.53	2.91	54.62	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
H Ironmonger (AUS)	4	1331	221.5	112	8	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
R Ashwin (IND)	4	988	164.4	56	7	345	31	7/66	11.12	2.09	31.87	1	4	1
Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2015/16
W Rhodes (ENG)	5	1032	172.0	36	10	488	31	8/68	15.74	2.83	33.29	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
J Garner (WI)	5	1253	208.5	56	10	523	31	6/60	16.87	2.50	40.41	-	3	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
DK Lillee (AUS)	5	1499	249.5	83	10	548	31	6/66	17.67	2.19	48.35	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1972
SK Warne (AUS)	5	1172	195.2	41	10	580	31	7/165	18.70	2.96	37.80	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2001
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1866	233.2	65	10	584	31	5/83	18.83	1.87	60.19	4	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1958/59
AS Kennedy (ENG)	5	1683	280.3	91	9	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
CJ McDermott (AUS)	5	1586	264.2	75	9	670	31	5/54	21.61	2.53	51.16	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1991/92
JA Snow (ENG)	6	1805	225.5	47	12	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71
JV Saunders (AUS)	5	1603	267.1	52	10	716	31	5/28	23.09	2.67	51.70	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
BS Bedi (IND)	5	1759	219.7	39	10	740	31	5/55	23.87	2.52	56.74	2	3	1
India in Australia Test Series, 1977/78
MG Hughes (AUS)	6	1778	296.2	78	12	845	31	5/92	27.25	2.85	57.35	3	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1993
IT Botham (ENG)	6	1510	251.4	36	11	855	31	5/109	27.58	3.39	48.70	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985
M Muralidaran (SL)	3	1219	203.1	84	6	294	30	9/51	9.80	1.44	40.63	4	2	1
Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
CEL Ambrose (WI)	6	1235	205.5	62	11	428	30	5/25	14.26	2.07	41.16	1	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1997/98
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	3	1408	234.4	68	6	437	30	9/56	14.56	1.86	46.93	2	3	2
England in Pakistan Test Series, 1987/88
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1560	195.0	34	9	482	30	5/46	16.06	1.85	52.00	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51
GD McGrath (AUS)	4	1198	199.4	59	8	508	30	5/28	16.93	2.54	39.93	1	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1655	275.5	84	10	517	30	7/58	17.23	1.87	55.16	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
WW Hall (WI)	5	1330	221.4	65	10	530	30	6/50	17.66	2.39	44.33	1	2	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
R Benaud (AUS)	5	1937	242.1	56	9	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
MA Holding (WI)	6	1342	223.4	43	11	663	30	5/102	22.10	2.96	44.73	2	1	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
JN Crawford (ENG)	5	1426	237.4	36	10	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
GD McKenzie (AUS)	5	1649	206.1	27	10	758	30	8/71	25.26	2.75	54.96	1	1	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2228	278.4	58	9	843	30	7/81	28.10	2.27	74.26	2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
CJ McDermott (AUS)	6	1406	234.2	21	9	901	30	8/141	30.03	3.84	46.86	2	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985

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