Bowling Most 4wi Career

Players

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
GD McGrath (AUS)	1998-1999	12	23	3103	517.1	145	1344	66	6/85	20.36	2.59	47.01	2	6	1	8
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1999	8	16	2202	367.0	74	959	48	6/80	19.97	2.61	45.87	5	2	-	7
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	8	16	1925	320.5	91	699	42	5/33	16.64	2.17	45.83	2	4	-	6
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-1999	7	13	2091	348.3	95	909	39	5/32	23.30	2.60	53.61	1	5	2	6
A Kumble (IND)	1998-1999	7	13	2361	393.3	96	1055	42	10/74	25.11	2.68	56.21	4	2	1	6
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	11	19	2595	432.3	86	1242	54	7/50	23.00	2.87	48.05	3	3	1	6
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1999	3	6	729	121.3	20	423	19	6/60	22.26	3.48	38.36	3	1	-	4
J Srinath (IND)	1998-1999	6	12	1562	260.2	50	809	32	8/86	25.28	3.10	48.81	-	3	1	3
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	2	330	55.0	15	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	-	-	2
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	534	89.0	21	262	15	5/70	17.46	2.94	35.60	1	1	-	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1999	4	7	591	98.3	21	336	10	4/54	33.60	3.41	59.10	2	-	-	2
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1998-1999	4	7	784	130.4	38	352	18	5/88	19.55	2.69	43.55	1	1	-	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1999	5	10	969	161.3	28	494	16	4/47	30.87	3.05	60.56	2	-	-	2
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1999	7	12	1027	171.1	47	509	28	5/49	18.17	2.97	36.67	-	2	-	2
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	5	9	1119	186.3	52	540	17	4/63	31.76	2.89	65.82	2	-	-	2
DW Fleming (AUS)	1998-1998	6	11	1230	205.0	42	572	20	5/46	28.60	2.79	61.50	1	1	-	2
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1998-1999	8	15	1855	309.1	87	732	32	6/51	22.87	2.36	57.96	-	2	-	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1999	9	17	1874	312.2	56	868	37	5/52	23.45	2.77	50.64	1	1	-	2
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	2	222	37.0	6	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	-	1	-	1
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1998-1999	2	4	254	42.2	8	180	7	4/89	25.71	4.25	36.28	1	-	-	1
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-1999	1	1	287	47.5	7	179	6	6/179	29.83	3.74	47.83	-	1	-	1
Shakeel Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	2	325	54.1	12	139	4	4/91	34.75	2.56	81.25	1	-	-	1
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1999-1999	2	3	349	58.1	11	183	6	6/103	30.50	3.14	58.16	-	1	-	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1999	2	4	405	67.3	9	274	6	4/107	45.66	4.05	67.50	1	-	-	1
NO Perry (WI)	1999-1999	3	6	612	102.0	19	326	10	5/70	32.60	3.19	61.20	-	1	-	1
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-1999	6	11	670	111.4	24	327	11	5/52	29.72	2.92	60.90	-	1	-	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-1998	3	5	670	111.4	24	298	12	4/93	24.83	2.66	55.83	1	-	-	1
PM Such (ENG)	1998-1999	2	4	701	116.5	24	323	11	5/81	29.36	2.76	63.72	-	1	-	1
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	2	4	774	129.0	36	292	11	5/38	26.54	2.26	70.36	-	1	-	1
AD Mullally (ENG)	1998-1998	4	8	945	157.3	44	364	12	5/105	30.33	2.31	78.75	-	1	-	1
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-1999	5	7	1002	167.0	39	536	9	4/153	59.55	3.20	111.33	1	-	-	1
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	5	7	1031	171.5	52	410	13	7/65	31.53	2.38	79.30	-	1	-	1
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	8	16	1203	200.3	56	532	20	5/90	26.60	2.65	60.15	-	1	-	1
D Gough (ENG)	1998-1999	5	10	1209	201.3	40	687	21	5/96	32.71	3.40	57.57	-	1	-	1
BKV Prasad (IND)	1998-1999	6	11	1322	220.2	55	533	17	6/33	31.35	2.41	77.76	-	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:

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]