Bowling Most Wickets Career

England vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	53	106	12755	2125.5	618	5418	267	8/38	20.29	2.54	47.77	13	18	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	55	105	14835	2472.3	647	6482	260	8/71	24.93	2.62	57.05	18	14	4
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	41	80	11193	-	423	5033	222	7/83	22.67	2.69	50.41	14	14	5
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2008	28	52	10348	1724.4	491	3856	194	9/65	19.87	2.23	53.34	10	17	7
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	37	70	9541	1590.1	279	4697	189	7/71	24.85	2.95	50.48	6	14	2
NM Lyon (AUS)	2012-2025	46	83	10301	1716.5	388	4797	178	6/49	26.94	2.79	57.87	9	4	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1993	52	89	10982	1830.2	395	5390	174	9/83	30.97	2.94	63.11	7	8	1
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2026	37	72	7045	1174.1	212	4113	172	7/58	23.91	3.50	40.95	6	7	1
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	36	64	11127	1854.3	432	5019	166	7/115	30.23	2.70	67.03	7	8	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	34	63	8284	1380.4	383	3082	164	8/45	18.79	2.23	50.51	13	8	2
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	35	65	7725	-	222	4235	162	6/46	26.14	3.28	47.68	12	8	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	39	73	9732	1622.0	507	3767	161	6/39	23.39	2.32	60.44	9	7	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	38	62	10492	1748.4	404	4770	160	8/79	29.81	2.72	65.57	7	12	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	39	71	9016	-	260	3680	155	7/63	23.74	2.44	58.16	6	8	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	31	54	8359	-	335	3523	148	6/26	23.80	2.52	56.47	9	12	3
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	40	67	12620	2103.2	645	4702	147	6/71	31.98	2.23	85.85	8	5	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	36	68	8818	1469.4	359	3683	145	6/74	25.40	2.50	60.81	10	5	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1995	31	52	7084	1180.4	196	3913	143	8/97	27.36	3.31	49.53	7	9	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	35	66	10671	-	316	4444	143	8/71	31.07	2.49	74.62	4	8	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	55	7895	-	448	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9	3
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	27	49	10600	-	488	4032	139	7/87	29.00	2.28	76.25	5	13	3
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2001	35	62	7532	1255.2	271	3393	136	6/61	24.94	2.70	55.38	8	6	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	33	57	7996	1332.4	269	4151	136	8/112	30.52	3.11	58.79	3	9	2
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	33	60	7449	1241.3	270	4143	133	7/37	31.15	3.33	56.00	5	8	2
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2001	27	48	5768	961.2	246	2876	129	6/53	22.29	2.99	44.71	4	11	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1986-1993	34	63	7472	1245.2	287	3793	128	8/87	29.63	3.04	58.37	10	4	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	50	5790	965.0	232	2436	127	7/22	19.18	2.52	45.59	5	6	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1990	30	48	6407	1067.5	227	2853	127	7/40	22.46	2.67	50.44	5	10	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	39	68	7874	-	278	2988	127	7/60	23.52	2.27	62.00	6	6	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	29	54	5517	919.3	229	2743	126	5/30	21.76	2.98	43.78	4	6	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	28	51	7010	1168.2	285	3294	126	6/47	26.14	2.81	55.63	3	12	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	32	61	7313	1218.5	257	3821	126	6/43	30.32	3.13	58.03	9	5	1
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	30	60	6626	1104.2	211	3990	126	5/30	31.66	3.61	52.58	6	3	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1963	38	69	10573	-	392	3919	125	6/70	31.35	2.22	84.58	8	5	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	26	46	8102	-	288	3344	124	9/56	26.96	2.47	65.33	9	9	4
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2015	27	50	5361	893.3	162	3219	122	7/40	26.38	3.60	43.94	4	6	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	25	49	5988	998.0	230	2967	118	6/32	25.14	2.97	50.74	7	6	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	29	53	7384	-	246	2608	117	6/53	22.29	2.11	63.11	2	10	1
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	66	6895	-	353	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9	2
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	31	59	5927	987.5	261	2943	115	7/37	25.59	2.97	51.53	3	6	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	26	48	5189	864.5	177	2671	113	6/91	23.63	3.08	45.92	8	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2021	35	60	6501	1083.3	230	3271	113	7/74	28.94	3.01	57.53	3	5	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	34	64	7765	1294.1	271	3483	108	7/48	32.25	2.69	71.89	5	2	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	25	46	5341	890.1	180	2770	106	5/75	26.13	3.11	50.38	12	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-2002	24	42	4605	767.3	119	2635	105	5/46	25.09	3.43	43.85	9	6	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2008	24	44	5446	907.4	197	2450	104	7/71	23.55	2.69	52.36	6	5	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	19	33	7864	-	439	2587	102	7/54	25.36	1.97	77.09	5	8	3
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	36	62	8771	1461.5	411	3323	102	5/41	32.57	2.27	85.99	2	3	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2012	55	92	7702	1283.4	362	3338	102	6/54	32.72	2.60	75.50	2	3	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	25	48	6697	1116.1	223	3030	101	7/48	30.00	2.71	66.30	3	8	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1955	26	48	6956	-	258	2515	100	6/62	25.15	2.16	69.56	5	4	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	26	47	8841	1473.3	496	2889	100	6/39	28.89	1.96	88.41	2	7	2
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2008	22	42	5856	976.0	202	3009	99	7/50	30.39	3.08	59.15	3	5	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2015	21	38	4476	746.0	153	2523	98	6/34	25.74	3.38	45.67	7	5	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	18	34	3579	596.3	119	2111	97	7/112	21.76	3.53	36.89	3	6	1
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2023	24	45	5095	849.1	163	2912	97	7/39	30.02	3.42	52.52	5	3	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	42	4486	747.4	189	2031	96	8/92	21.15	2.71	46.72	2	6	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	21	39	4157	692.5	154	1956	94	6/27	20.80	2.82	44.22	2	7	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1977	24	45	7174	-	297	2717	93	8/143	29.21	2.27	77.13	5	5	-
J Garner (WI)	1980-1986	19	38	4428	738.0	211	1650	92	5/55	17.93	2.23	48.13	8	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2024	23	43	4675	779.1	222	2025	91	7/42	22.25	2.59	51.37	4	5	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2021	16	30	5142	857.0	146	2637	91	7/94	28.97	3.07	56.50	7	7	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	29	54	5658	943.0	228	2857	91	6/54	31.39	3.02	62.17	4	4	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1966-1983	36	58	8973	1495.3	357	3757	91	5/95	41.28	2.51	98.60	5	1	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1959	23	36	8365	1394.1	431	3051	90	8/55	33.90	2.18	92.94	6	4	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1963	18	33	4584	764.0	176	2018	86	7/44	23.46	2.64	53.30	4	6	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6	2
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	18	32	7154	1192.2	464	2201	80	7/49	27.51	1.84	89.42	4	5	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	27	44	6504	1084.0	278	2628	79	6/56	33.26	2.42	82.32	4	3	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	21	37	4388	-	133	1920	78	6/74	24.61	2.62	56.25	4	6	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	24	44	4264	710.4	124	2344	77	5/47	30.44	3.29	55.37	4	1	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2009-2022	19	33	4398	733.0	152	2075	76	6/33	27.30	2.83	57.86	4	5	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	15	24	5286	-	297	1658	75	9/113	22.10	1.88	70.48	3	7	1
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1977	24	41	6590	1098.2	267	2747	75	5/70	36.62	2.50	87.86	9	1	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	67	6782	1130.2	364	2288	74	6/35	30.91	2.02	91.64	1	3	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	19	34	3770	628.2	154	1818	73	7/72	24.90	2.89	51.64	3	3	2
SP Gupte (IND)	1951-1961	18	29	5812	968.4	243	2619	73	9/102	35.87	2.70	79.61	6	5	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1966-1976	14	27	3594	599.0	112	1917	72	7/49	26.62	3.20	49.91	6	4	1
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	18	30	4531	755.1	154	1967	72	6/51	27.31	2.60	62.93	4	3	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	17	28	3691	615.1	160	1659	70	8/53	23.70	2.69	52.72	3	5	1
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	36	4888	-	109	2364	70	7/69	33.77	2.90	69.82	2	3	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2005-2018	19	34	4660	776.4	137	2140	69	6/68	31.01	2.75	67.53	5	4	2
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	28	3464	577.2	63	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	20	38	3184	530.4	87	1939	67	6/70	28.94	3.65	47.52	6	3	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1990	39	62	7853	1308.5	306	3235	67	4/43	48.28	2.47	117.20	4	-	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2024	12	22	2816	469.2	80	1344	66	7/58	20.36	2.86	42.66	3	6	2
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2012	20	33	4129	688.1	178	1927	66	5/75	29.19	2.80	62.56	4	1	-
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1954-1962	15	23	4829	804.5	250	1935	66	6/34	29.31	2.40	73.16	4	5	2
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	24	44	5482	-	207	2384	66	5/114	36.12	2.60	83.06	3	1	-
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1968	19	35	4271	711.5	139	2121	65	7/69	32.63	2.97	65.70	5	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	16	28	3057	509.3	115	1593	64	7/27	24.89	3.12	47.76	1	6	1
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	12	23	3268	544.4	108	1620	64	5/28	25.31	2.97	51.06	5	5	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	17	32	4436	-	181	2005	64	7/98	31.32	2.71	69.31	5	3	1
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1956	31	50	6132	-	247	2258	64	7/44	35.28	2.20	95.81	1	2	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	14	26	2849	474.5	118	1360	63	7/117	21.58	2.86	45.22	-	4	-

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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:

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]