Bowling Most Wickets Career

South Africa 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
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	24	45	7928	1321.2	367	3142	130	7/56	24.16	2.37	60.98	7	7	2
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2006	15	27	5908	984.4	221	2311	104	7/84	22.22	2.34	56.80	5	11	4
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2022	29	52	6388	1064.4	231	3098	103	5/40	30.07	2.90	62.01	2	4	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2022	25	46	5052	842.0	196	2477	89	6/17	27.83	2.94	56.76	4	2	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	21	40	6830	1138.2	261	2671	84	6/53	31.79	2.34	81.30	3	3	-
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
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	16	32	3931	-	154	1426	69	7/39	20.66	2.17	56.97	-	4	1
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	13	25	3315	552.3	131	1567	64	6/21	24.48	2.83	51.79	1	4	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	23	3174	529.0	96	1641	64	8/61	25.64	3.10	49.59	5	3	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	11	19	3569	594.5	96	1704	60	7/87	28.40	2.86	59.48	3	4	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	10	19	2461	410.1	132	986	59	8/59	16.71	2.40	41.71	-	6	3
R Ashwin (IND)	2013-2023	14	26	3026	504.2	130	1270	57	7/66	22.28	2.51	53.08	3	5	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2006	17	32	4082	680.2	223	1558	57	6/86	27.33	2.29	71.61	1	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	19	36	4673	778.5	169	2285	56	5/130	40.80	2.93	83.44	-	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
AV Bedser (ENG)	1947-1955	13	26	4221	-	148	1457	54	7/58	26.98	2.07	78.16	2	3	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	14	25	3601	600.1	176	1185	53	6/42	22.35	1.97	67.94	2	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2025	11	19	2622	437.0	119	1021	52	6/138	19.63	2.33	50.42	5	3	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	13	24	4136	517.0	116	1413	52	5/49	27.17	2.04	79.53	4	5	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1992-2001	10	20	2829	471.3	140	1010	51	6/61	19.80	2.14	55.47	4	2	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	8	15	2055	342.3	89	875	50	6/17	17.50	2.55	41.10	5	3	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2008	14	28	3122	520.2	104	1732	50	5/69	34.64	3.32	62.44	1	2	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	9	18	1925	320.5	72	879	48	6/28	18.31	2.73	40.10	2	4	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	11	22	2012	335.2	71	1005	48	5/28	20.93	2.99	41.91	1	3	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2008	19	34	3649	608.1	138	1796	48	4/44	37.41	2.95	76.02	3	-	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	10	19	2147	357.5	59	1319	47	6/154	28.06	3.68	45.68	3	2	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1951-1957	9	18	2687	-	153	803	46	7/36	17.45	1.79	58.41	3	3	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	10	19	1965	327.3	65	937	46	6/61	20.36	2.86	42.71	1	4	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	13	25	3380	563.2	162	1544	46	5/59	33.56	2.74	73.47	2	1	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1953	10	19	3420	427.4	90	1129	44	6/44	25.65	1.98	77.72	2	3	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2004-2018	11	19	2901	483.3	118	1188	43	6/98	27.62	2.45	67.46	2	3	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	16	22	3026	504.2	94	1656	43	6/42	38.51	3.28	70.37	3	2	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1963-1970	13	24	3745	-	105	1646	41	5/46	40.14	2.63	91.34	1	3	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	12	22	2651	441.5	84	1457	40	4/62	36.42	3.29	66.27	3	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2022	15	25	1961	326.5	52	1028	39	4/86	26.35	3.14	50.28	1	-	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1964	15	22	2918	-	151	991	37	6/60	26.78	2.03	78.86	3	1	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1998	10	15	2184	364.0	77	1058	37	6/119	28.59	2.90	59.02	3	3	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1949	10	20	2860	-	80	1326	37	5/80	35.83	2.78	77.29	1	2	1
AP Freeman (ENG)	1927-1929	7	12	1924	320.4	76	946	36	7/71	26.27	2.95	53.44	1	3	2
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2025	9	17	2093	348.5	82	988	36	6/89	27.44	2.83	58.13	2	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2003-2007	7	14	2703	450.3	93	1096	36	5/46	30.44	2.43	75.08	2	1	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2017	8	14	1692	282.0	64	876	35	6/53	25.02	3.10	48.34	4	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
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1936	7	13	2046	341.0	140	634	34	5/20	18.64	1.85	60.17	3	2	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	24	37	2811	-	122	1041	34	5/36	30.61	2.22	82.67	1	1	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	9	16	1858	309.4	61	958	33	5/86	29.03	3.09	56.30	1	1	-
M Dillon (WI)	1998-2004	11	21	2345	390.5	61	1228	33	4/32	37.21	3.14	71.06	2	-	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2018	4	8	1430	238.2	61	578	32	6/32	18.06	2.42	44.68	4	2	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1951-1957	8	16	2191	-	107	616	32	6/55	19.25	1.68	68.46	1	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
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	9	1683	280.3	91	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1949-1953	8	14	1835	229.3	31	631	31	5/32	20.35	2.06	59.19	2	2	-
H Verity (ENG)	1935-1939	9	16	3298	-	167	802	31	5/70	25.87	1.45	106.38	1	1	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	9	16	1770	295.0	48	1045	31	5/40	33.70	3.54	57.09	2	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2019	15	27	2671	445.1	89	1349	31	4/79	43.51	3.03	86.16	1	-	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1953	9	15	1801	225.1	34	631	30	5/40	21.03	2.10	60.03	2	1	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1964	8	15	1942	323.4	85	819	29	5/48	28.24	2.53	66.96	-	2	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-2003	8	12	1823	303.5	72	865	29	6/78	29.82	2.84	62.86	2	1	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2024	6	11	1172	195.2	23	691	28	5/101	24.67	3.53	41.85	2	1	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1951-1957	12	20	2386	-	100	728	28	5/20	26.00	1.83	85.21	-	1	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1955-1960	6	12	1293	215.3	35	620	27	5/27	22.96	2.87	47.88	2	1	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2010-2024	8	14	1309	218.1	40	718	27	5/47	26.59	3.29	48.48	1	1	-
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	9	16	1924	-	50	785	27	4/85	29.07	2.44	71.25	2	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-2006	11	20	2079	346.3	86	924	27	6/29	34.22	2.66	77.00	1	1	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1910-1929	26	39	2296	382.4	95	999	27	5/41	37.00	2.61	85.03	-	1	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1965	10	18	2951	491.5	148	1111	27	5/66	41.14	2.25	109.29	1	1	-
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	9	1256	209.2	69	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
AER Gilligan (ENG)	1922-1924	6	11	1317	219.3	59	527	26	6/7	20.26	2.40	50.65	-	2	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	10	1203	200.3	37	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1970	7	13	1990	-	67	788	26	6/47	30.30	2.37	76.53	-	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2010-2013	6	10	1859	309.5	51	846	26	6/96	32.53	2.73	71.50	2	2	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2017-2024	5	10	1038	173.0	51	462	25	7/23	18.48	2.67	41.52	1	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	6	12	1278	213.0	33	684	25	6/104	27.36	3.21	51.12	-	3	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2012	6	10	2002	333.4	55	967	25	5/54	38.68	2.89	80.08	1	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	7	14	1378	229.4	76	654	24	5/54	27.25	2.84	57.41	-	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
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2014-2019	9	15	1565	260.5	58	727	24	5/63	30.29	2.78	65.20	2	1	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2011	8	12	1368	228.0	22	896	24	5/98	37.33	3.92	57.00	2	1	-
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	1910-1910	5	10	898	149.4	18	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	6	11	1633	-	48	543	23	4/62	23.60	1.99	71.00	2	-	-
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1931	5	9	1504	250.4	65	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.39	3	1	-
GJ Thompson (ENG)	1910-1910	5	10	1343	223.5	66	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	-	-
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1931	8	14	1510	251.4	45	712	23	6/63	30.95	2.82	65.65	2	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2015-2024	5	8	1268	211.2	24	771	23	6/135	33.52	3.64	55.13	-	3	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1955-1957	4	7	1010	-	33	358	22	6/28	16.27	2.12	45.90	-	2	-
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	4	8	1059	176.3	36	495	22	6/112	22.50	2.80	48.13	1	2	1
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1952	6	11	1434	179.2	35	519	22	5/34	23.59	2.17	65.18	-	1	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	8	1347	224.3	60	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	-	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1910-1911	5	10	1169	194.5	23	633	22	6/69	28.77	3.24	53.13	1	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2008	10	19	2179	363.1	66	1205	22	4/33	54.77	3.31	99.04	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
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1992-1999	5	9	1113	185.3	52	390	21	6/34	18.57	2.10	53.00	-	2	-
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1951	5	10	1568	261.2	99	439	21	7/52	20.90	1.67	74.66	-	2	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2007-2007	5	10	1175	195.5	51	545	21	5/76	25.95	2.78	55.95	-	2	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1965	6	11	1876	312.4	115	559	21	5/41	26.61	1.78	89.33	2	1	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2025	6	10	974	162.2	19	581	21	4/33	27.66	3.57	46.38	4	-	-
CP Buckenham (ENG)	1910-1910	4	8	1182	197.0	25	593	21	5/115	28.23	3.01	56.28	1	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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]