Bowling Most 5wi Career

England vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Most 5 wickets in Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	37	71	10286	-	424	4247	205	7/89	20.71	2.47	50.17	11	15	5
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2024	36	68	9328	1554.4	269	4551	189	7/59	24.07	2.92	49.35	6	14	4
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	56	111	16527	2754.3	740	7046	298	8/71	23.64	2.55	55.45	25	14	4
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2009	30	55	11133	1855.3	551	4013	194	9/65	20.68	2.16	57.38	13	13	5
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	44	87	10707	1784.3	503	4730	214	8/38	22.10	2.65	50.03	11	12	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	22	41	6028	1004.4	263	2633	116	6/47	22.69	2.62	51.96	3	11	1
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	22	39	9164	-	427	3439	106	6/37	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1960	22	36	7541	-	423	2197	106	9/113	20.72	1.74	71.14	3	10	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	25	43	7649	-	318	2989	108	9/56	27.67	2.34	70.82	4	10	4
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	22	39	4974	829.0	226	2425	107	6/53	22.66	2.92	46.48	3	9	1
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	66	6895	-	353	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9	2
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	30	51	7262	1210.2	242	3670	132	8/97	27.80	3.03	55.01	6	9	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	55	7895	-	448	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9	3
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	20	35	7978	-	445	2620	110	7/54	23.81	1.97	72.52	5	9	3
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	31	52	8581	-	349	3568	131	8/79	27.23	2.49	65.50	4	9	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	38	71	9083	1513.5	430	3359	177	8/45	18.97	2.21	51.31	13	9	2
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2016	24	45	5010	835.0	179	2672	118	6/49	22.64	3.20	42.45	6	8	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	24	43	5434	905.4	199	2724	120	7/76	22.70	3.00	45.28	8	8	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	35	5853	-	232	2399	97	6/26	24.73	2.45	60.34	6	8	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	27	47	6508	1084.4	256	2769	117	7/119	23.66	2.55	55.62	5	8	2
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	24	43	8862	1477.0	584	2683	112	7/49	23.95	1.81	79.12	5	8	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	34	58	11056	-	624	3630	142	6/42	25.56	1.96	77.85	7	8	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2000	46	87	11070	1845.0	442	4626	188	7/37	24.60	2.50	58.88	11	8	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	25	46	5066	844.2	171	3017	120	7/40	25.14	3.57	42.21	5	7	1
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2018	18	33	5158	859.4	137	2430	79	6/43	30.75	2.82	65.29	2	7	2
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	25	44	6569	1094.5	242	3180	107	7/81	29.71	2.90	61.39	4	7	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	29	55	6583	1097.1	250	3565	116	6/66	30.73	3.24	56.75	5	7	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	33	62	7525	1254.1	283	3211	163	7/22	19.69	2.56	46.16	10	7	2
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	30	54	10044	1674.0	453	4108	142	7/115	28.92	2.45	70.73	8	7	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	31	57	10681	-	561	3518	111	6/39	31.69	1.97	96.22	2	7	2
DL Underwood (ENG)	1969-1975	8	15	2118	-	122	586	48	7/32	12.20	1.66	44.12	1	6	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	15	28	3284	-	120	1500	64	6/34	23.43	2.74	51.31	2	6	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	28	3464	577.2	63	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1965	14	25	3554	592.2	185	1368	64	6/38	21.37	2.30	55.53	-	6	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2020	17	31	5091	848.3	123	2715	92	8/41	29.51	3.19	55.33	8	6	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6	2
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	28	54	5764	960.4	242	2584	112	8/92	23.07	2.68	51.46	3	6	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	30	53	6830	-	220	2588	116	7/63	22.31	2.27	58.87	3	6	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	25	46	7486	-	233	3009	96	7/153	31.34	2.41	77.97	2	6	-
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	7	14	1493	248.5	54	633	41	6/38	15.43	2.54	36.41	1	5	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1958-1959	7	13	1505	250.5	133	367	47	7/35	7.80	1.46	32.02	2	5	2
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	13	25	2991	-	111	1080	66	6/74	16.36	2.16	45.31	4	5	2
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	12	23	3268	544.4	108	1620	64	5/28	25.31	2.97	51.06	5	5	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	14	27	3648	608.0	147	1767	70	6/32	25.24	2.90	52.11	4	5	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	19	31	3738	623.0	111	2315	89	7/112	26.01	3.71	42.00	4	5	1
EP Nupen (SA)	1922-1931	14	26	3789	631.3	127	1545	47	6/46	32.87	2.44	80.61	1	5	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1992-2001	15	25	4099	683.1	155	1788	68	7/56	26.29	2.61	60.27	1	5	2
SP Gupte (IND)	1951-1961	13	22	4100	683.2	237	1572	58	7/128	27.10	2.30	70.68	4	5	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	22	41	4387	731.1	160	2103	83	6/45	25.33	2.87	52.85	2	5	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1989	19	32	5110	-	184	2032	78	7/40	26.05	2.38	65.51	1	5	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2024	26	48	5272	878.4	183	2868	109	6/70	26.31	3.26	48.36	3	5	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	24	43	5485	-	197	2610	106	6/46	24.62	2.85	51.74	9	5	-
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	26	46	5524	920.4	220	2726	90	5/29	30.28	2.96	61.37	4	5	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2007	25	46	5569	928.1	204	2528	91	6/73	27.78	2.72	61.19	4	5	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	25	45	5993	-	221	1996	84	6/64	23.76	1.99	71.34	2	5	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2021	32	54	6110	1018.2	211	3140	105	7/74	29.90	3.08	58.19	4	5	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	32	61	6185	1030.5	188	3641	134	6/111	27.17	3.53	46.15	7	5	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1961-1976	35	59	8368	-	326	3462	103	7/52	33.61	2.48	81.24	8	5	2
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	36	68	8706	1451.0	286	3914	118	7/48	33.16	2.69	73.77	5	5	2
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2024	42	78	9325	1554.1	322	4425	173	6/49	25.57	2.84	53.90	12	5	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2005	6	10	1107	184.3	34	571	35	6/11	16.31	3.09	31.62	-	4	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2008-2008	6	12	1626	271.0	72	758	41	7/47	18.48	2.79	39.65	2	4	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	5	9	1665	277.3	42	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	14	2030	-	224	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	14	24	2547	424.3	85	1424	47	6/52	30.29	3.35	54.19	1	4	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	14	26	2896	482.4	119	1383	66	7/117	20.95	2.86	43.87	1	4	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	12	20	3176	-	128	1119	37	7/105	30.24	2.11	85.83	-	4	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1981	14	27	3318	553.0	147	1370	53	6/37	25.84	2.47	62.60	-	4	1
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2020	19	34	3337	556.1	150	1431	64	6/44	22.35	2.57	52.14	3	4	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2012	21	36	3368	561.2	56	2236	57	7/87	39.22	3.98	59.08	1	4	-
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	17	30	3389	-	124	1482	62	6/36	23.90	2.62	54.66	1	4	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2017	14	25	3497	582.5	125	1601	55	7/36	29.10	2.74	63.58	4	4	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	23	43	5012	835.2	173	2652	94	7/44	28.21	3.17	53.31	4	4	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	22	41	5214	869.0	167	2833	78	6/43	36.32	3.26	66.84	5	4	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	21	38	5343	-	203	1785	90	6/65	19.83	2.00	59.36	5	4	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	28	52	5514	919.0	231	2750	94	6/54	29.25	2.99	58.65	4	4	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1977	23	40	6421	-	287	2434	96	8/76	25.35	2.27	66.88	9	4	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2012	27	50	7141	1190.1	217	3188	88	6/63	36.22	2.67	81.14	3	4	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	27	48	7284	-	289	2641	83	6/70	31.81	2.17	87.75	5	4	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2006	34	63	8161	1360.1	456	3103	134	6/39	23.15	2.28	60.90	9	4	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	37	65	8280	1380.0	298	4038	110	6/91	36.70	2.92	75.27	3	4	-
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	11	1211	201.5	34	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	-	3	-
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2016	7	11	1301	216.5	52	642	26	6/82	24.69	2.96	50.03	-	3	-
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	5	9	1578	263.0	50	722	24	6/92	30.08	2.74	65.75	-	3	1
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1984-1985	5	9	1647	274.3	63	723	23	6/64	31.43	2.63	71.60	-	3	1
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	8	12	1902	317.0	57	929	39	6/67	23.82	2.93	48.76	3	3	1
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2023	7	11	2012	335.2	76	1004	27	5/66	37.18	2.99	74.51	-	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2003	6	12	2126	354.2	68	964	39	7/50	24.71	2.72	54.51	2	3	1
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2023	9	16	2294	382.2	48	1278	37	6/77	34.54	3.34	62.00	-	3	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-2002	9	17	2319	386.3	125	963	47	6/63	20.48	2.49	49.34	2	3	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1998	14	25	2725	454.1	93	1412	52	6/66	27.15	3.10	52.40	3	3	1

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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:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2603 - Live]
>> 177/3 (62.0 ov, Shan Masood 77*, Saud Shakeel 6*, AK Markram 0/1) - Tea

Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Afghanistan in Zimbabwe Only Test, Oct 20-24, 2025 [Test # 2604 - Live]
>> 100/3 (21.5 ov, Bahir Shah 7*, Hashmatullah Shahidi 7*, R Ngarava 0/28)

Pakistan vs South Africa at Lahore, South Africa in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 12-15, 2025 [Test # 2602]