Most wickets taken bowled in Tests
Most wickets taken bowled
Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Bwd | % Wkts |
1992-2010 | 133 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 22.72 | 67 | 167 | 20.87 | |
2003-2024 | 188 | 40037 | 18627 | 704 | 7/42 | 26.45 | 32 | 137 | 19.46 | |
1992-2007 | 145 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 37 | 116 | 16.38 | |
2011-2024 | 100 | 26166 | 12255 | 516 | 7/59 | 23.75 | 36 | 105 | 20.34 | |
1952-1965 | 67 | 15178 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 17 | 103 | 33.55 | |
1951-1965 | 70 | 16056 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 24.84 | 9 | 102 | 40.47 | |
1989-2003 | 87 | 16224 | 8788 | 373 | 7/76 | 23.56 | 22 | 102 | 27.34 | |
1985-2002 | 104 | 22627 | 9779 | 414 | 7/119 | 23.62 | 25 | 102 | 24.63 | |
2007-2023 | 167 | 33698 | 16719 | 604 | 8/15 | 27.68 | 20 | 101 | 16.72 | |
1946-1960 | 61 | 13650 | 5251 | 228 | 7/38 | 23.03 | 12 | 97 | 42.54 | |
1971-1992 | 88 | 19458 | 8258 | 362 | 8/58 | 22.81 | 23 | 96 | 26.51 | |
1990-2008 | 132 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 29.65 | 35 | 94 | 15.18 | |
1973-1990 | 86 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 36 | 92 | 21.34 | |
1984-2001 | 132 | 30019 | 12688 | 519 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 22 | 91 | 17.53 | |
2004-2019 | 93 | 18608 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 26 | 90 | 20.5 | |
1978-1994 | 131 | 27740 | 12867 | 434 | 9/83 | 29.64 | 23 | 88 | 20.27 | |
2011-2024 | 89 | 17417 | 9932 | 358 | 6/50 | 27.74 | 14 | 87 | 24.3 | |
1958-1976 | 79 | 27115 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 29.09 | 18 | 87 | 28.15 | |
1988-2000 | 98 | 22103 | 8501 | 405 | 8/45 | 20.99 | 22 | 83 | 20.49 | |
1999-2018 | 93 | 25993 | 12157 | 433 | 9/127 | 28.07 | 34 | 82 | 18.93 | |
1975-1987 | 60 | 12680 | 5898 | 249 | 8/92 | 23.68 | 13 | 81 | 32.53 | |
1966-1982 | 86 | 21862 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 25.83 | 17 | 79 | 26.59 | |
1993-2007 | 124 | 29248 | 12186 | 563 | 8/24 | 21.64 | 29 | 76 | 13.49 | |
1978-1991 | 81 | 17584 | 7876 | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94 | 22 | 73 | 19.41 | |
2011-2022 | 78 | 17417 | 8717 | 317 | 6/30 | 27.49 | 10 | 72 | 22.71 | |
1998-2009 | 101 | 20834 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 18 | 72 | 18.46 | |
1946-1955 | 51 | 15918 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 24.89 | 15 | 70 | 29.66 | |
1961-1971 | 60 | 17681 | 7328 | 246 | 8/71 | 29.78 | 16 | 69 | 28.04 | |
1901-1914 | 27 | 7873 | 3106 | 189 | 9/103 | 16.43 | 24 | 68 | 35.97 | |
1977-1987 | 58 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97 | 7 | 68 | 26.25 | |
1971-1984 | 90 | 17357 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20 | 16 | 68 | 20.92 | |
2012-2024 | 72 | 17233 | 7096 | 294 | 7/42 | 24.13 | 13 | 67 | 22.78 | |
2013-2023 | 64 | 11515 | 6346 | 229 | 6/56 | 27.71 | 6 | 66 | 28.82 | |
1999-2008 | 76 | 16531 | 9554 | 310 | 5/30 | 30.81 | 10 | 66 | 21.29 | |
1958-1969 | 48 | 10421 | 5066 | 192 | 7/69 | 26.38 | 9 | 65 | 33.85 | |
2011-2024 | 129 | 32761 | 16052 | 530 | 8/50 | 30.28 | 24 | 65 | 12.26 | |
1997-2007 | 46 | 8143 | 4574 | 178 | 6/11 | 25.69 | 12 | 64 | 35.95 | |
1964-1979 | 58 | 15963 | 7199 | 242 | 8/79 | 29.74 | 16 | 64 | 26.44 | |
1950-1961 | 43 | 13939 | 4579 | 158 | 7/49 | 28.98 | 10 | 62 | 39.24 | |
1992-2002 | 72 | 15519 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 20 | 62 | 18.78 | |
2014-2022 | 48 | 14255 | 7657 | 244 | 8/41 | 31.38 | 16 | 61 | 25 | |
2009-2024 | 81 | 14464 | 7491 | 270 | 6/48 | 27.74 | 11 | 60 | 22.22 | |
1924-1935 | 39 | 12523 | 4055 | 155 | 6/42 | 26.16 | 7 | 59 | 38.06 | |
2007-2021 | 105 | 19160 | 10078 | 311 | 7/74 | 32.40 | 11 | 59 | 18.97 | |
1995-2008 | 108 | 24353 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 16 | 59 | 14.01 | |
1977-1992 | 102 | 21815 | 10878 | 383 | 8/34 | 28.40 | 27 | 58 | 15.14 | |
1965-1976 | 49 | 12021 | 5387 | 202 | 7/40 | 26.66 | 8 | 57 | 28.21 | |
2008-2013 | 60 | 15349 | 7642 | 255 | 6/65 | 29.96 | 17 | 57 | 22.35 | |
1925-1936 | 37 | 14513 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 24.21 | 21 | 56 | 25.92 | |
2000-2014 | 92 | 18785 | 10247 | 311 | 7/87 | 32.94 | 11 | 56 | 18 | |
1893-1898 | 14 | 4498 | 2220 | 88 | 8/94 | 25.22 | 11 | 54 | 61.36 | |
1971-1984 | 70 | 18467 | 8493 | 355 | 7/83 | 23.92 | 23 | 54 | 15.21 | |
2012-2023 | 59 | 9379 | 5348 | 166 | 8/62 | 32.21 | 6 | 53 | 31.92 | |
1954-1974 | 93 | 21599 | 7999 | 235 | 6/73 | 34.03 | 6 | 53 | 22.55 | |
1884-1899 | 33 | 5332 | 2095 | 118 | 8/11 | 17.75 | 9 | 52 | 44.06 | |
1948-1959 | 46 | 12027 | 4101 | 193 | 10/53 | 21.24 | 9 | 52 | 26.94 | |
1886-1896 | 18 | 3830 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 10.75 | 9 | 51 | 45.53 | |
1877-1887 | 18 | 4185 | 1731 | 94 | 7/44 | 18.41 | 7 | 50 | 53.19 | |
2007-2015 | 73 | 16001 | 8891 | 313 | 8/61 | 28.40 | 12 | 50 | 15.97 | |
2008-2024 | 100 | 22614 | 11255 | 380 | 7/64 | 29.61 | 15 | 50 | 13.15 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v West Indies at Nottingham, 2nd Test, Jul 18-21, 2024 [Test # 2539]
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jul 10-12, 2024 [Test # 2538]
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]