Records for Test Matches

Most wickets
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
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5
10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)1992-2010133230440397339.51794181808009/5116/22022.722.4755.04456722
SK Warne (AUS)1992-2007145273407056784.11761179957088/7112/12825.412.6557.49483710
JM Anderson (ENG)2003-2023179333382936382.11663178076857/4211/7125.992.7955.9032323
A Kumble (IND)1990-2008132236408506808.215761835561910/7414/14929.652.6965.9931358
SCJ Broad (ENG)2007-2023162299325925432.01271160945828/1511/12127.652.9656.0027203
GD McGrath (AUS)1993-2007124243292484874.41470121865638/2410/2721.642.4951.9528293
CA Walsh (WI)1984-2001132242300195003.11144126885197/3713/5524.442.5357.8432223
NM Lyon (AUS)2011-2023119223309095151.31007150554828/5013/15431.232.9264.1219234
R Ashwin (IND)2011-202392174245734095.3846113444747/5913/14023.932.7651.8424327
DW Steyn (SA)2004-201993171186083101.2660100774397/5111/6022.953.2442.3827265
N Kapil Dev (IND)1978-1994131227277404623.21060128674349/8311/14629.642.7863.9117232
HMRKB Herath (SL)1999-201893170259934332.1814121574339/12714/18428.072.8060.0320349
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)1973-19908615021918-80996114319/5215/12322.292.6350.8525369
SM Pollock (SA)1995-2008108202243534058.5122297334217/8710/14723.112.3957.8423161
Harbhajan Singh (IND)1998-2015103190285804763.2871135374178/8415/21732.462.8468.5316255
Wasim Akram (PAK)1985-2002104181226273771.187197794147/11911/11023.622.5954.6520255
CEL Ambrose (WI)1988-200098179221033683.5100185014058/4511/8420.992.3054.5721223
M Ntini (SA)1998-2009101190208343472.2759112423907/3713/13228.823.2353.4219184
IT Botham (ENG)1977-199210216821815-788108783838/3413/10628.402.9956.9517274
MD Marshall (WI)1978-199181151175842930.461478763767/2211/8920.942.6846.7619224
Waqar Younis (PAK)1989-200387154162242704.051687883737/7613/13523.563.2543.4928225
TG Southee (NZ)2008-202394178216083601.2832107263707/6410/10828.982.9758.4019151
Imran Khan (PAK)1971-19928814219458-72782583628/5814/11622.812.5453.7517236
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)1997-2014113187288144802.21197124413627/8712/14934.362.5979.5919203
DK Lillee (AUS)1971-19847013218467-65284933557/8311/12323.922.7552.0123237
WPUJC Vaas (SL)1994-2009111194234383906.2895105013557/7114/19129.582.6866.0220122
AA Donald (SA)1992-200272129155192586.366173443308/7112/13922.252.8347.0211203
RGD Willis (ENG)1971-19849016517357-55481903258/439/9225.202.8353.401216-
TA Boult (NZ)2011-202278149174172902.565687173176/3010/8027.493.0054.9418101
MG Johnson (AUS)2007-201573140160012666.551488913138/6112/12728.403.3351.1216123
I Sharma (IND)2007-2021105188191603193.2640100783117/7410/10832.403.1561.6010111
Z Khan (IND)2000-201492165187853130.5624102473117/8710/14932.943.2760.4015111
B Lee (AUS)1999-200876150165312755.154795543105/309/17130.813.4653.321710-
M Morkel (SA)2006-201886160164982749.460585503096/239/11027.663.1053.39188-
LR Gibbs (WI)1958-19767914827115-131389893098/3811/15729.091.9887.7511182
FS Trueman (ENG)1952-19656712715178-52266253078/3112/11921.572.6149.4319173
MA Starc (AUS)2011-202377147153072551.151284223066/5011/9427.523.3050.0216132
DL Underwood (ENG)1966-19828615121862-123976742978/5113/7125.832.1073.6013176
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)1995-2013166272202323372.084895352926/549/9232.652.8269.2875-
CJ McDermott (AUS)1984-199671124165862764.257983322918/9711/15728.633.0156.9917142
K Rabada (SA)2015-202360108111171852.536962572807/11213/14422.343.3739.7014134
BS Bedi (IND)1966-19796711821364-109676372667/9810/19428.712.1480.3113141
RA Jadeja (IND)2012-202364122157182619.465363952647/4210/11024.222.4459.5312122
KAJ Roach (WI)2009-202377140139292321.351271622616/4810/14627.443.0853.3614111
Danish Kaneria (PAK)2000-201061112176972949.351790822617/7712/9434.793.0767.808152
J Garner (WI)1977-198758111131692194.557654332596/569/10820.972.4750.84187-
JN Gillespie (AUS)1996-200671137142342372.263067702597/379/8026.132.8554.9588-
N Wagner (NZ)2012-202363120135812263.346670952587/399/7327.503.1352.63139-
GP Swann (ENG)2008-201360109153492558.149376422556/6510/13229.962.9860.1914173
JB Statham (ENG)1951-19657012916056-59562612527/3911/9724.842.3363.71991
MA Holding (WI)1975-19876011312680-45958982498/9214/14923.682.7950.9211132
R Benaud (AUS)1952-19646311619108-80567042487/7211/10527.032.1077.0416161
MJ Hoggard (ENG)2000-200867122139092318.149375642487/6112/20530.503.2656.081371
GD McKenzie (AUS)1961-19716011317681-54773282468/7110/9129.782.4871.877163
Yasir Shah (PAK)2014-20224889142552375.535976572448/4114/18431.383.2258.4215163
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)1964-1979589715963-58471992428/7912/10429.742.7065.9612162
AV Bedser (ENG)1946-1955519215918-57458762367/4414/9924.892.2167.4411155
J Srinath (IND)1991-200267121151042517.259971962368/8613/13230.492.8564.008101
Abdul Qadir (PAK)1977-19906711117126-60877422369/5613/10132.792.7172.5612155
GS Sobers (WI)1954-19749315921599-97479992356/738/8034.032.2291.9186-
AR Caddick (ENG)1993-200362105135582259.450169992347/4610/21529.913.0957.949131
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)2007-202366111147752462.347072382337/3610/12431.062.9363.4110192
CS Martin (NZ)2000-201371126140262337.448678782336/2611/18033.813.3760.1910101
D Gough (ENG)1994-20035895118211970.136965032296/429/9228.393.3051.62149-
RR Lindwall (AUS)1946-19606111313650-41952512287/389/7023.032.3059.86812-
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)2002-200963115133752229.143171922267/1211/7631.823.2259.181181
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)1998-200979137149512491.550774102265/588/15632.782.9766.15113-
Mohammed Shami (IND)2013-202363120112421873.435461852256/569/11827.483.3049.96126-
VD Philander (SA)2011-202064119113911898.350750002246/2110/10222.322.6350.858132
JR Hazlewood (AUS)2014-202359111126612110.155357352226/679/11525.832.7157.0389-
PM Siddle (AUS)2008-201967126139072317.561567772216/549/10430.662.9262.9288-
CL Cairns (NZ)1989-200462104116981949.441464102187/2710/10029.403.2853.6611131
PJ Cummins (AUS)2011-20234990102461707.442346672176/2310/6221.502.7347.211381
CV Grimmett (AUS)1925-1936376714513-73652312167/4014/19924.212.1667.187217
HH Streak (ZIM)1993-200565102135592259.559560792166/739/7228.142.6962.77167-
MG Hughes (AUS)1985-19945397122852047.349960172128/8713/21728.382.9357.941471
SCG MacGill (AUS)1998-20084485112371872.536560382088/10812/10729.023.2254.029122
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)1995-20044986140702345.054162062088/16410/15529.832.6467.6412133
AME Roberts (WI)1974-1983479011135-38251742027/5412/12125.612.7855.128112
JA Snow (ENG)1965-1976499312021-41553872027/4010/14226.662.6859.501281
JR Thomson (AUS)1972-1985519010535-30156012006/469/10528.003.1852.67168-
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Ireland at Lord's, Only Test, Jun 1-3, 2023 [Test # 2504]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 2nd Test, Apr 24-28, 2023 [Test # 2503]

Sri Lanka v Ireland at Galle, 1st Test, Apr 16-18, 2023 [Test # 2502]