Bowling Most 5wi Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings for England in Tests

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	188	350	40037	6672.5	1730	18627	704	7/42	26.45	2.79	56.87	32	32	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	-	788	10878	383	8/34	28.40	2.99	56.95	17	27	4
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	1312.1	356	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	2	24	7
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	309	33698	5616.2	1304	16719	604	8/15	27.68	2.97	55.79	28	20	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	130	13100	2183.2	433	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	-	522	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	109	15349	2558.1	493	7642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	60.19	14	17	3
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	86	151	21862	-	1239	7674	297	8/51	25.83	2.10	73.60	13	17	6
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	165	17357	-	554	8190	325	8/43	25.20	2.83	53.40	12	16	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	51	92	15918	-	574	5876	236	7/44	24.89	2.21	67.44	11	15	5
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	46	79	10876	1812.4	439	4836	177	8/53	27.32	2.66	61.44	5	13	2
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	62	105	13558	2259.4	501	6999	234	7/46	29.91	3.09	57.94	9	13	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2013	50	85	12475	2079.1	468	5797	167	6/37	34.71	2.78	74.70	4	12	2
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	100	11666	1944.2	367	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	36	3830	-	364	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	2	9	5
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	37	4546	757.4	231	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	2	9	4
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	49	5332	-	386	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	58	95	11821	1970.1	369	6503	229	6/42	28.39	3.30	51.62	14	9	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	46	86	12027	-	674	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.31	13	9	3
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1968	49	88	13147	-	819	4451	174	7/35	25.58	2.03	75.55	11	9	3
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	70	129	16056	-	595	6261	252	7/39	24.84	2.33	63.71	9	9	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	49	93	12021	-	415	5387	202	7/40	26.66	2.68	59.50	12	8	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	62	113	13192	2198.4	426	7091	222	7/12	31.94	3.22	59.42	11	8	1
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	39	68	12523	-	581	4055	155	6/42	26.16	1.94	80.79	7	7	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	122	13909	2318.1	493	7564	248	7/61	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7	1
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1975	53	90	15118	-	777	4931	153	7/79	32.22	1.95	98.81	9	7	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	15	29	3655	-	131	1519	68	6/33	22.33	2.49	53.75	2	6	-
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	34	61	7650	-	284	3254	115	6/45	28.29	2.55	66.52	3	6	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1951	34	59	8135	-	177	4224	108	7/105	39.11	3.11	75.32	3	6	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	41	65	8192	1365.2	279	4107	138	6/38	29.76	3.00	59.36	11	6	-
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1930	58	90	8225	-	365	3425	127	8/68	26.96	2.49	64.76	6	6	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	93	9802	-	338	4541	141	8/86	32.20	2.77	69.51	6	6	2
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	64	103	15391	-	741	5646	147	7/78	38.40	2.20	104.70	5	6	-
WH Lockwood (ENG)	1893-1902	12	18	1973	-	100	883	43	7/71	20.53	2.68	45.88	2	5	1
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
WE Hollies (ENG)	1935-1950	13	22	3554	592.2	176	1332	44	7/50	30.27	2.24	80.77	-	5	-
AP Freeman (ENG)	1924-1929	12	22	3732	-	142	1707	66	7/71	25.86	2.74	56.54	3	5	3
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1948	25	45	4386	-	116	2379	81	7/80	29.37	3.25	54.14	3	5	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2010	22	36	4812	802.0	188	2231	79	7/47	28.24	2.78	60.91	5	5	1
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
NA Foster (ENG)	1983-1993	29	47	6261	1043.3	239	2891	88	8/107	32.85	2.77	71.14	2	5	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	36	66	6412	1068.4	190	3800	125	6/79	30.40	3.55	51.29	6	5	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	37	69	6544	1090.4	196	3621	119	6/37	30.42	3.31	54.99	3	5	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1948-1957	28	52	6597	-	403	2080	102	7/36	20.39	1.89	64.67	7	5	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	37	62	7678	1279.4	264	3906	131	7/43	29.81	3.05	58.61	9	5	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	40	72	8480	1413.2	253	4748	128	9/57	37.09	3.35	66.25	7	5	2
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2024	39	67	9402	1567.0	308	4838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5	1
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1959	61	95	9712	-	379	3856	132	7/34	29.21	2.38	73.57	5	5	1
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	40	73	11173	-	604	3510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5	2
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	62	118	11219	1869.5	417	5686	192	6/17	29.61	3.04	58.43	5	5	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1990-2001	42	70	11288	1881.2	505	4560	121	7/47	37.68	2.42	93.28	6	5	2
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2006	54	88	12180	2030.0	397	5806	143	5/57	40.60	2.86	85.17	11	5	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	119	12610	2101.4	293	7612	204	6/53	37.31	3.62	61.81	13	5	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2025	115	170	13160	2193.2	379	7278	230	6/22	31.64	3.31	57.21	9	5	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	13	25	2260	376.4	67	1387	63	7/45	22.01	3.68	35.87	2	4	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
FR Foster (ENG)	1911-1912	11	19	2447	407.5	108	926	45	6/91	20.57	2.27	54.37	2	4	-
JT Hearne (ENG)	1892-1899	12	20	2976	-	211	1082	49	6/41	22.08	2.18	60.73	4	4	1
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	17	29	3452	-	97	1411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.42	3	4	1
G Geary (ENG)	1924-1934	14	22	3810	635.0	181	1353	46	7/70	29.41	2.13	82.82	-	4	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1989	15	25	4174	695.4	220	1689	52	6/65	32.48	2.42	80.26	1	4	1
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	19	33	4199	699.5	53	2652	68	6/81	39.00	3.78	61.75	2	4	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1954	16	29	4228	-	212	1513	58	7/52	26.08	2.14	72.89	1	4	1
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	21	36	4969	828.1	167	2212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	64	87	6495	-	251	2815	83	7/76	33.91	2.60	78.25	1	4	1
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1981	46	81	8858	-	311	4020	143	7/50	28.11	2.72	61.94	7	4	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1986-1995	44	76	9838	1639.4	367	4700	140	7/70	33.57	2.86	70.27	8	4	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	39	65	11297	-	685	3779	122	5/30	30.97	2.00	92.59	8	4	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	21	2081	346.5	95	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
JN Crawford (ENG)	1906-1908	12	23	2203	367.1	61	1150	39	5/48	29.48	3.13	56.48	-	3	-
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	11	20	2264	377.2	90	1048	35	6/77	29.94	2.77	64.68	2	3	1
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	28	2289	-	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	26	2456	614.0	325	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.23	-	3	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	35	2578	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	33	2821	470.1	78	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	-
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1931	13	20	2882	480.2	78	1391	45	6/63	30.91	2.89	64.04	4	3	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]