Bowling Most 5wi Career

Players

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (LAN/SL)	2001-2001	30	40	5301	883.3	258	2004	105	8/87	19.08	2.26	50.48	2	9	3
AD Mullally (ENG/HAM)	2001-2001	36	45	3971	661.5	172	1927	90	8/90	21.41	2.91	44.12	1	6	0
BJ Trott (KEN)	2001-2001	30	39	3006	501.0	86	1783	70	6/13	25.47	3.55	42.94	0	5	1
RL Johnson (SOM)	2001-2001	28	37	3548	591.2	99	2071	83	5/40	24.95	3.50	42.74	5	5	0
RJ Kirtley (SUS)	2001-2001	36	51	4341	723.3	149	2425	102	6/34	23.77	3.35	42.55	3	5	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak/SUR)	2001-2001	34	43	4357	726.1	161	2030	82	7/58	24.75	2.79	53.13	3	5	0
AJ Bichel (WOR)	2001-2001	39	52	4479	746.3	171	2523	110	6/44	22.93	3.37	40.71	3	5	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK/PAK-A)	2001-2001	7	11	1172	195.2	61	472	37	6/38	12.75	2.41	31.67	1	4	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2001	13	19	1756	292.4	88	804	49	7/76	16.40	2.74	35.83	1	4	0
RJ Logan (NOT)	2001-2001	23	28	2601	433.3	57	1907	63	6/93	30.26	4.39	41.28	2	4	0
AR Caddick (ENG/SOM)	2001-2001	21	28	2792	465.2	67	1840	60	5/81	30.66	3.95	46.53	2	4	1
G Chapple (LAN)	2001-2001	32	42	3147	524.3	95	1812	75	6/46	24.16	3.45	41.96	2	4	0
DE Malcolm (LEI)	2001-2001	28	39	3700	616.4	98	2306	81	8/63	28.46	3.73	45.67	4	4	1
G Welch (DER)	2001-2001	32	39	3805	634.1	126	2146	60	6/30	35.76	3.38	63.41	1	4	0
MJ Saggers (KEN)	2001-2001	34	46	3883	647.1	133	2120	95	6/92	22.31	3.27	40.87	2	4	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2001	11	15	968	161.2	21	603	38	7/36	15.86	3.73	25.47	1	3	0
RSG Anderson (ESS)	2001-2001	14	19	1649	274.5	56	921	38	5/21	24.23	3.35	43.39	2	3	0
CEW Silverwood (YOR)	2001-2001	20	27	1879	313.1	51	1071	55	5/20	19.47	3.41	34.16	1	3	0
SP Kirby (YOR)	2001-2001	15	22	1905	317.3	62	1191	54	7/50	22.05	3.75	35.27	2	3	1
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2001	14	22	1908	318.0	60	1055	53	7/165	19.90	3.31	36.00	2	3	1
DR Law (DUR)	2001-2001	36	44	2877	479.3	78	1734	63	6/53	27.52	3.61	45.66	1	3	0
IJ Harvey (AUS/GLO)	2001-2001	35	40	2935	489.1	113	1564	79	5/32	19.79	3.19	37.15	4	3	0
RC Irani (ESS)	2001-2001	38	43	3070	511.4	112	1741	57	6/79	30.54	3.40	53.85	0	3	0
JD Lewry (SUS)	2001-2001	21	36	3301	550.1	131	1712	65	7/42	26.33	3.11	50.78	5	3	1
MA Robinson (SUS)	2001-2001	35	46	3633	605.3	147	1704	85	5/35	20.04	2.81	42.74	4	3	0
GJ Smith (NOT)	2001-2001	39	47	3876	646.0	126	2066	90	5/37	22.95	3.19	43.06	4	3	1
JMM Averis (GLO)	2001-2001	40	53	4001	666.5	115	2552	87	5/40	29.33	3.82	45.98	4	3	0
MP Bicknell (SUR)	2001-2001	35	47	4217	702.5	151	2106	96	7/60	21.93	2.99	43.92	5	3	1
A Sheriyar (WOR)	2001-2001	39	53	4242	707.0	143	2514	106	6/88	23.71	3.55	40.01	9	3	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG/MID)	2001-2001	22	35	4406	734.2	171	1892	64	6/44	29.56	2.57	68.84	3	3	1
TT Samaraweera (SL/SL-A/SLCXI)	2001-2001	9	14	1110	185.0	44	533	26	6/55	20.50	2.88	42.69	2	2	1
CEL Stuart (WI)	2001-2001	9	13	1126	187.4	44	617	32	5/44	19.28	3.28	35.18	0	2	0
A Symonds (AUS/KEN)	2001-2001	27	30	1278	213.0	29	789	32	5/18	24.65	3.70	39.93	0	2	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2001	13	20	1638	273.0	60	993	35	5/37	28.37	3.63	46.80	0	2	0
KJ Dean (DER)	2001-2001	14	18	1748	291.2	62	1120	38	6/73	29.47	3.84	46.00	2	2	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG/YOR)	2001-2001	20	24	1947	324.3	69	1116	43	6/51	25.95	3.43	45.27	1	2	0
JE Brinkley (DUR)	2001-2001	26	32	2006	334.2	68	1101	48	6/14	22.93	3.29	41.79	1	2	0
MM Betts (WAR)	2001-2001	16	25	2064	344.0	76	1153	43	5/22	26.81	3.35	48.00	2	2	0
AJ Tudor (ENG/SUR)	2001-2001	21	28	2112	352.0	68	1354	46	5/44	29.43	3.84	45.91	1	2	0
RKJ Dawson (YOR)	2001-2001	21	27	2339	389.5	73	1351	40	6/82	33.77	3.46	58.47	1	2	0
G Keedy (LAN)	2001-2001	14	22	2347	391.1	76	1187	29	5/73	40.93	3.03	80.93	1	2	0
MA Ealham (ENG/KEN)	2001-2001	33	38	2396	399.2	83	1257	51	6/64	24.64	3.14	46.98	0	2	0
DM Cousins (NOR)	2001-2001	19	25	2620	436.4	63	1639	52	8/102	31.51	3.75	50.38	3	2	0
PJ Martin (LAN)	2001-2001	23	31	2660	443.2	97	1423	55	5/16	25.87	3.20	48.36	1	2	0
D Gough (ENG/YOR)	2001-2001	23	30	2704	450.4	67	1746	55	5/61	31.74	3.87	49.16	1	2	0
SJ Harmison (DUR)	2001-2001	21	32	2909	484.5	91	1606	44	6/111	36.50	3.31	66.11	2	2	0
AC Morris (HAM)	2001-2001	21	32	3048	508.0	108	1596	57	5/39	28.00	3.14	53.47	4	2	0
RDB Croft (ENG/GLA)	2001-2001	34	34	3083	513.5	96	1698	48	5/95	35.37	3.30	64.22	1	2	1
MCJ Ball (GLO)	2001-2001	33	42	3101	516.5	97	1623	66	6/23	24.59	3.14	46.98	1	2	0
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	2001-2001	35	46	3375	562.3	137	1631	64	6/26	25.48	2.89	52.73	0	2	0
TF Bloomfield (MID)	2001-2001	29	41	3520	586.4	92	2109	57	5/58	37.00	3.59	61.75	2	2	0
J Ormond (ENG/LEI)	2001-2001	33	39	3944	657.2	134	2046	76	5/71	26.92	3.11	51.89	4	2	0
RJ Minter ()	2001-2001	1	1	42	7.0	2	8	6	6/8	1.33	1.14	7.00	0	1	0
IC Parkin ()	2001-2001	2	2	115	19.1	0	59	6	5/24	9.83	3.07	19.16	0	1	0
RA Cooper (Staff)	2001-2001	3	3	124	20.4	1	105	8	5/42	13.12	5.08	15.50	0	1	0
JP Wright ()	2001-2001	3	3	144	24.0	3	51	9	5/21	5.66	2.12	16.00	0	1	0
MA Wolstenholme ()	2001-2001	3	3	146	24.2	3	103	6	5/41	17.16	4.23	24.33	0	1	0
RJ Sillence (GLO)	2001-2001	1	2	179	29.5	5	100	5	5/97	20.00	3.35	35.80	0	1	0
SJ Foster ()	2001-2001	3	3	180	30.0	6	80	8	5/33	10.00	2.66	22.50	0	1	0
NJ Pullen ()	2001-2001	3	3	180	30.0	5	127	12	5/41	10.58	4.23	15.00	1	1	0
AR Roberts (Beds)	2001-2001	5	5	210	35.0	2	137	11	5/40	12.45	3.91	19.09	1	1	0
RP Davis (Berks/LEI)	2001-2001	4	5	414	69.0	12	260	11	6/73	23.63	3.76	37.63	0	1	0
BL Hutton (MID)	2001-2001	29	18	504	84.0	7	393	12	5/45	32.75	4.67	42.00	0	1	0
MI Black (WI)	2001-2001	3	6	541	90.1	19	346	13	6/35	26.61	3.83	41.61	0	1	0
T Mees (/OUCCE)	2001-2001	5	7	555	92.3	12	332	10	6/64	33.20	3.58	55.50	0	1	0
Irfan Fazil (PAK-A)	2001-2001	6	9	641	106.5	11	373	16	6/38	23.31	3.49	40.06	0	1	0
TJ Mason (ESS)	2001-2001	15	14	644	107.2	16	403	13	5/40	31.00	3.75	49.53	0	1	0
BKV Prasad (IND/INDIA)	2001-2001	4	5	680	113.2	28	349	13	5/72	26.84	3.07	52.30	0	1	0
MPL Bulbeck (/SOM)	2001-2001	7	11	727	121.1	9	541	9	5/18	60.11	4.46	80.77	0	1	0
SJE Brown (DUR)	2001-2001	5	8	738	123.0	30	355	14	6/70	25.35	2.88	52.71	0	1	0
GR Napier (ESS)	2001-2001	26	19	855	142.3	15	649	19	6/29	34.15	4.55	45.00	0	1	0
TC Hicks (OUCCE/OxUni)	2001-2001	3	6	858	143.0	30	394	13	5/77	30.30	2.75	66.00	0	1	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	10	13	894	149.0	31	502	20	5/42	25.10	3.36	44.70	0	1	0
RW Price (ZIM/ZIM-A)	2001-2001	3	5	924	154.0	34	467	11	5/121	42.45	3.03	84.00	0	1	0
Kabir Ali (/WOR)	2001-2001	15	17	925	154.1	29	551	33	5/22	16.69	3.57	28.03	1	1	0
J Srinath (IND/INDIA)	2001-2001	5	9	940	156.4	41	468	19	5/114	24.63	2.98	49.47	0	1	0
MN Malik (NOT)	2001-2001	12	14	942	157.0	24	681	16	5/57	42.56	4.33	58.87	0	1	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	2001-2001	8	13	972	162.0	35	484	20	6/59	24.20	2.98	48.60	0	1	0
AG Wharf (GLA)	2001-2001	10	12	1012	168.4	23	623	22	5/63	28.31	3.69	46.00	1	1	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2001	8	11	1019	169.5	32	663	12	5/74	55.25	3.90	84.91	0	1	0
M Burns (SOM)	2001-2001	42	26	1053	175.3	24	707	15	6/54	47.13	4.02	70.20	0	1	0
NM Carter (WAR)	2001-2001	13	17	1053	175.3	19	672	28	5/78	24.00	3.82	37.60	1	1	0
JAR Blain (NOR)	2001-2001	10	13	1134	189.0	16	905	22	6/42	41.13	4.78	51.54	1	1	0
AP Davies (GLA)	2001-2001	18	18	1158	193.0	22	831	32	5/39	25.96	4.30	36.18	1	1	0
CE Dagnall (WAR)	2001-2001	18	21	1205	200.5	31	705	29	6/50	24.31	3.51	41.55	0	1	0
AF Giles (ENG/WAR)	2001-2001	12	14	1373	228.5	43	776	22	5/46	35.27	3.39	62.40	0	1	0
GD Bridge (DUR)	2001-2001	16	18	1452	242.0	49	720	28	6/84	25.71	2.97	51.85	1	1	0
MA Gough (DUR)	2001-2001	30	33	1528	254.4	37	912	27	5/66	33.77	3.58	56.59	0	1	0
J Lewis (GLO)	2001-2001	14	18	1570	261.4	73	709	37	5/71	19.16	2.70	42.43	2	1	0
Shahid Afridi (LEI/MCC/PAK)	2001-2001	22	26	1707	284.3	47	1105	36	5/84	30.69	3.88	47.41	0	1	0
GM Hamilton (YOR)	2001-2001	23	28	1716	286.0	51	1043	42	5/27	24.83	3.64	40.85	1	1	0
MC Ilott (ESS)	2001-2001	14	20	1890	315.0	65	1110	30	5/85	37.00	3.52	63.00	2	1	0
JE Bishop (ESS)	2001-2001	21	24	1903	317.1	42	1387	41	5/148	33.82	4.37	46.41	1	1	0
VJ Wells (LEI)	2001-2001	39	42	1909	318.1	56	1114	45	5/36	24.75	3.50	42.42	1	1	0
AP Grayson (ESS)	2001-2001	37	37	1956	326.0	31	1258	34	5/20	37.00	3.85	57.52	0	1	0
CB Keegan (MID)	2001-2001	27	33	1973	328.5	49	1307	51	5/17	25.62	3.97	38.68	2	1	0
CP Schofield (LAN)	2001-2001	28	29	2095	349.1	54	1239	40	5/31	30.97	3.54	52.37	1	1	0
TA Munton (DER)	2001-2001	21	23	2113	352.1	79	1032	34	5/85	30.35	2.93	62.14	1	1	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND/INDIA)	2001-2001	18	22	2117	352.5	72	1000	38	6/37	26.31	2.83	55.71	2	1	1
DL Maddy (LEI)	2001-2001	44	46	2279	379.5	45	1505	53	5/67	28.39	3.96	43.00	0	1	0

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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:

Tasmania vs New South Wales at Hobart, Sheffield Shield 23rd Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 97/1 (21.3 ov, TP Ward 11*, J Weatherald 42*, LC Hatcher 0/34)

Karnataka vs Uttarakhand at Lucknow, Ranji Trophy 1st semi final, Feb 15-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 46/2 (14.5 ov, K Krishna 22*, KK Nair 1*, A Negi 1/18)

Bengal vs Jammu & Kashmir at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 2nd semi final, Feb 15-19, 2026 [First-class]