Bowling Most 10wm Career

South Africa vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Most 10 Wickets in Career

Most ten-wickets-in-a-match

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	1912-1914	7	14	2124	354.0	94	818	83	9/103	9.85	2.31	25.59	1	12	6
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1931-1936	10	18	3913	652.1	248	1199	77	7/40	15.57	1.83	50.81	2	8	4
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2006	15	27	5908	984.4	221	2311	104	7/84	22.22	2.34	56.80	5	11	4
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	10	19	2461	410.1	132	986	59	8/59	16.71	2.40	41.71	0	6	3
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	0	4	2
AP Freeman (ENG)	1927-1929	7	12	1924	320.4	76	946	36	7/71	26.27	2.95	53.44	1	3	2
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	23	3174	529.0	96	1641	64	8/61	25.64	3.10	49.59	5	3	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	24	45	7928	1321.2	367	3142	130	7/56	24.16	2.37	60.98	7	7	2
JJ Ferris (ENG)	1892-1892	1	2	272	54.2	27	91	13	7/37	7.00	2.00	20.92	0	2	1
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	2	4	391	97.3	51	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1994-1996	3	6	591	98.3	20	333	16	9/57	20.81	3.38	36.93	1	1	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2018-2025	5	10	820	136.4	26	531	18	5/54	29.50	3.88	45.55	0	2	1
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	4	8	1059	176.3	36	495	22	6/112	22.50	2.80	48.13	1	2	1
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1929	5	7	1182	197.0	69	390	19	7/70	20.52	1.97	62.21	0	2	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	10	1203	200.3	37	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	0	2	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-2003	7	11	1215	202.3	37	690	24	6/78	28.75	3.40	50.62	1	1	1
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	6	12	1278	213.0	33	684	25	6/104	27.36	3.21	51.12	0	3	1
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1922-1924	6	11	1317	219.3	59	527	26	6/7	20.26	2.40	50.65	0	2	1
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1932	4	8	1331	221.5	112	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2018	4	8	1430	238.2	61	578	32	6/32	18.06	2.42	44.68	4	2	1
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1951	5	10	1568	261.2	99	439	21	7/52	20.90	1.67	74.66	0	2	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2017	8	14	1692	282.0	64	876	35	6/53	25.02	3.10	48.34	4	2	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2013	6	10	1859	309.5	51	846	26	6/96	32.53	2.73	71.50	2	2	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1994-1998	10	15	2132	355.2	95	924	35	5/42	26.40	2.60	60.91	1	3	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1951-1957	8	16	2191	-	107	616	32	6/55	19.25	1.68	68.46	1	2	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1951-1957	9	18	2687	-	153	803	46	7/36	17.45	1.79	58.41	3	3	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	14	24	2730	455.0	99	1470	55	6/76	26.72	3.23	49.63	2	4	1
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1949	10	20	2860	-	80	1326	37	5/80	35.83	2.78	77.29	1	2	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2013-2023	14	26	3026	504.2	130	1270	57	7/66	22.28	2.51	53.08	3	5	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	16	32	3931	-	154	1426	69	7/39	20.66	2.17	56.97	0	4	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1947-1955	13	26	4221	-	148	1457	54	7/58	26.98	2.07	78.16	2	3	1
M Azharuddin (IND)	1992-2000	11	1	1	0.1	0	4	0	-	-	24.00	0.00	0	0	0
Saud Shakeel (PAK)	2024-2025	4	1	1	0.1	0	1	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
W Barber (ENG)	1935-1935	2	1	2	0.2	0	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	2.00	0	0	0
LSM Miller (NZ)	1953-1954	6	1	2	-	0	1	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	1924-1928	6	1	3	0.3	0	2	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
DRA Gehrs (AUS)	1910-1911	4	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
ER Mayne (AUS)	1912-1921	3	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
Lord Tennyson (ENG)	1913-1914	5	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
KS Duleepsinhji (ENG)	1929-1929	1	1	6	1.0	0	7	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
DG Bradman (AUS)	1931-1932	5	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
A Mitchell (ENG)	1935-1935	2	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1965	14	1	6	-	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
G Pullar (ENG)	1960-1960	3	1	6	1.0	0	6	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1992-1996	5	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MTG Elliott (AUS)	1997-1998	6	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	12	1	6	1.0	0	7	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
GR Stead (NZ)	1999-1999	2	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2014	17	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2000-2006	2	1	6	1.0	0	4	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	1	6	1.0	0	6	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2017	19	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
TM Dowlin (WI)	2010-2010	2	1	6	1.0	0	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2022	17	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2012-2016	7	1	6	1.0	0	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
KK Jennings (ENG)	2017-2017	4	1	6	1.0	0	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
DJ Malan (ENG)	2017-2017	2	1	6	1.0	0	7	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2018-2018	2	1	6	1.0	0	1	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
Fawad Alam (PAK)	2021-2021	2	1	6	1.0	0	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	2023-2025	4	1	6	1.0	0	9	0	-	-	9.00	0.00	0	0	0
KAR Hodge (WI)	2024-2024	2	1	6	1.0	0	9	0	-	-	9.00	0.00	0	0	0
A Athanaze (WI)	2024-2024	2	1	6	1.0	0	5	0	-	-	5.00	0.00	0	0	0
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2024-2024	2	1	6	1.0	0	12	0	-	-	12.00	0.00	0	0	0
CC McDonald (AUS)	1952-1958	10	1	8	1.0	0	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
FLH Mooney (NZ)	1953-1954	7	1	8	-	1	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
BC Booth (AUS)	1963-1964	4	1	8	1.0	0	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
BK Shepherd (AUS)	1964-1964	4	1	8	1.0	0	3	0	-	-	2.25	0.00	0	0	0
GL Jessop (ENG)	1907-1912	5	1	12	2.0	0	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
DEV Padgett (ENG)	1960-1960	2	1	12	2.0	0	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1993-2000	8	1	12	2.0	0	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1993-2002	7	1	12	2.0	0	5	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
JER Gallian (ENG)	1995-1995	1	1	12	2.0	0	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1999-1999	2	1	12	2.0	0	11	0	-	-	5.50	0.00	0	0	0
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1999-1999	2	1	12	2.0	0	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
J Mubarak (SL)	2002-2002	1	1	12	2.0	0	6	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
Mehrab Hossain (BAN)	2003-2003	2	1	12	2.0	0	5	0	-	-	2.50	0.00	0	0	0
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2005-2017	4	2	12	2.0	0	13	0	-	-	6.50	0.00	0	0	0
BJ Hodge (AUS)	2005-2006	3	1	12	2.0	0	8	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2006-2013	12	1	12	2.0	0	4	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
DG Brownlie (NZ)	2012-2013	3	1	12	2.0	0	20	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
BOP Fernando (SL)	2019-2019	2	2	12	2.0	0	16	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
Mahmudul Hasan Joy (BAN)	2022-2024	4	1	12	2.0	0	14	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
D Myers (ZIM)	2025-2025	1	1	15	2.3	0	14	0	-	-	5.60	0.00	0	0	0
Saim Ayub (PAK)	2024-2025	2	1	16	2.4	0	3	1	1/3	3.00	1.12	16.00	0	0	0
RJ Nicol (NZ)	2012-2012	2	3	17	2.5	1	13	0	-	-	4.58	0.00	0	0	0
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2022-2025	4	1	17	2.5	1	9	0	-	-	3.17	0.00	0	0	0
AH Bakewell (ENG)	1935-1935	2	1	18	3.0	0	8	0	-	-	2.66	0.00	0	0	0
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1992-1992	1	1	18	3.0	0	8	0	-	-	2.66	0.00	0	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1993-1993	1	1	18	3.0	0	3	0	-	-	1.00	0.00	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1994-1994	3	1	18	3.0	0	9	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
M Kaif (IND)	2000-2000	1	1	18	3.0	0	4	0	-	-	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2014	17	2	18	3.0	1	4	0	-	-	1.33	0.00	0	0	0
M Vijay (IND)	2010-2018	12	2	18	3.0	0	5	0	-	-	1.66	0.00	0	0	0
S Dhawan (IND)	2013-2018	7	1	18	3.0	1	9	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
STR Binny (IND)	2015-2015	1	1	18	3.0	2	1	0	-	-	0.33	0.00	0	0	0
AD Hales (ENG)	2015-2016	4	1	18	3.0	1	2	0	-	-	0.66	0.00	0	0	0
Kamran Ghulam (PAK)	2024-2025	2	2	18	3.0	0	16	0	-	-	5.33	0.00	0	0	0
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2007-2017	8	1	20	3.2	0	10	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
AL Hassett (AUS)	1949-1953	10	3	21	2.5	0	18	0	-	-	5.14	0.00	0	0	0
EG Wynyard (ENG)	1906-1906	2	2	24	4.0	0	17	0	-	-	4.25	0.00	0	0	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]