Bowling Most Wickets Career

Records for Australia in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SK Warne	1992-2007	145	273	40705	6784.1	1761	17995	708	8/71	25.41	2.65	57.49	48	37
GD McGrath	1993-2007	124	243	29248	4874.4	1470	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29
NM Lyon	2011-2023	122	228	31422	5237.0	1013	15379	496	8/50	31.00	2.93	63.35	22	23
DK Lillee	1971-1984	70	132	18467	-	652	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23
MA Starc	2011-2023	82	156	16242	2707.0	521	9193	333	6/50	27.60	3.39	48.77	18	14
MG Johnson	2007-2015	73	140	16001	2666.5	514	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12
B Lee	1999-2008	76	150	16531	2755.1	547	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10
CJ McDermott	1984-1996	71	124	16586	2764.2	579	8332	291	8/97	28.63	3.01	56.99	17	14
JN Gillespie	1996-2006	71	137	14234	2372.2	630	6770	259	7/37	26.13	2.85	54.95	8	8
R Benaud	1952-1964	63	116	19108	-	805	6704	248	7/72	27.03	2.10	77.04	16	16
GD McKenzie	1961-1971	60	113	17681	-	547	7328	246	8/71	29.78	2.48	71.87	7	16
PJ Cummins	2011-2023	55	101	11396	1899.2	434	5484	239	6/23	22.94	2.88	47.68	14	9
JR Hazlewood	2014-2023	63	118	13327	2221.1	558	6242	238	6/67	26.22	2.81	55.99	8	10
RR Lindwall	1946-1960	61	113	13650	-	419	5251	228	7/38	23.03	2.30	59.86	8	12
PM Siddle	2008-2019	67	126	13907	2317.5	615	6777	221	6/54	30.66	2.92	62.92	8	8
CV Grimmett	1925-1936	37	67	14513	-	736	5231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21
MG Hughes	1985-1994	53	97	12285	2047.3	499	6017	212	8/87	28.38	2.93	57.94	14	7
SCG MacGill	1998-2008	44	85	11237	1872.5	365	6038	208	8/108	29.02	3.22	54.02	9	12
JR Thomson	1972-1985	51	90	10535	-	301	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8
AK Davidson	1953-1963	44	82	11587	-	431	3819	186	7/93	20.53	1.97	62.29	6	14
GF Lawson	1980-1989	46	78	11118	1853.0	386	5501	180	8/112	30.56	2.96	61.76	6	11
KR Miller	1946-1956	55	95	10461	-	337	3906	170	7/60	22.97	2.24	61.53	8	7
TM Alderman	1981-1991	41	73	10181	1696.5	432	4616	170	6/47	27.15	2.72	59.88	5	14
WA Johnston	1947-1955	40	75	11048	-	372	3826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7
WJ O'Reilly	1932-1946	27	48	10024	-	585	3254	144	7/54	22.59	1.94	69.61	8	11
H Trumble	1890-1904	32	57	8099	-	452	3072	141	8/65	21.78	2.27	57.43	8	9
MHN Walker	1972-1977	34	63	10094	-	380	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6
AA Mallett	1968-1980	38	71	9990	-	419	3940	132	8/59	29.84	2.36	75.68	5	6
B Yardley	1978-1983	33	58	8909	-	379	3986	126	7/98	31.63	2.68	70.70	11	6
RM Hogg	1978-1984	38	66	7633	-	230	3503	123	6/74	28.47	2.75	62.05	7	6
MA Noble	1898-1909	42	71	7159	-	361	3025	121	7/17	25.00	2.53	59.16	1	9
RJ Harris	2010-2015	27	52	5736	956.0	258	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5
BA Reid	1985-1992	27	42	6244	1040.4	244	2784	113	7/51	24.63	2.67	55.25	11	5
MS Kasprowicz	1996-2006	38	73	7140	1190.0	245	3716	113	7/36	32.88	3.12	63.18	4	4
IWG Johnson	1946-1956	45	74	8780	-	330	3182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3
PR Reiffel	1992-1998	35	67	6403	1067.1	279	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5
G Giffen	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7
AN Connolly	1963-1971	29	55	7818	-	289	2981	102	6/47	29.22	2.28	76.64	6	4
CTB Turner	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11
BW Hilfenhaus	2009-2012	27	49	6078	1013.0	258	2822	99	5/75	28.50	2.78	61.39	7	2
AA Mailey	1920-1926	21	34	6119	-	115	3358	99	9/121	33.91	3.29	61.80	5	6
FR Spofforth	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7
SR Clark	2006-2009	24	48	5146	857.4	230	2243	94	5/32	23.86	2.61	54.74	6	2
JW Gleeson	1967-1972	29	53	8857	-	378	3367	93	5/61	36.20	2.28	95.23	4	3
SR Waugh	1985-2004	168	150	7805	1300.5	332	3445	92	5/28	37.44	2.64	84.83	4	3
NJN Hawke	1963-1968	27	50	6974	-	238	2677	91	7/105	29.41	2.30	76.63	2	6
A Cotter	1904-1912	21	38	4633	772.1	86	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7
WW Armstrong	1902-1921	50	80	8022	1337.0	407	2923	87	6/35	33.59	2.18	92.20	3	3
JM Gregory	1920-1928	24	42	5582	-	138	2648	85	7/69	31.15	2.84	65.67	3	4
JL Pattinson	2011-2020	21	38	3963	660.3	142	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4
JV Saunders	1902-1908	14	27	3565	594.1	116	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6
GE Palmer	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6
G Dymock	1974-1980	21	35	5545	-	179	2116	78	7/67	27.12	2.28	71.08	4	5
DW Fleming	1994-2001	20	38	4129	688.1	153	1942	75	5/30	25.89	2.82	55.05	3	3
SR Watson	2005-2015	59	93	5495	915.5	240	2526	75	6/33	33.68	2.75	73.26	1	3
TBA May	1987-1995	24	45	6577	1096.1	321	2606	75	5/9	34.74	2.37	87.69	3	3
H Ironmonger	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4
RB Simpson	1957-1978	62	84	6881	-	253	3001	71	5/57	42.26	2.61	96.91	3	2
CR Miller	1998-2001	18	34	4091	681.5	163	1805	69	5/32	26.15	2.64	59.28	2	3
JD Higgs	1978-1981	22	36	4752	-	176	2057	66	7/143	31.16	2.59	72.00	5	2
WJ Whitty	1909-1912	14	25	3357	559.3	163	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3
LS Pascoe	1977-1982	14	27	3403	567.1	112	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1
E Jones	1894-1902	19	31	3754	-	161	1857	64	7/88	29.01	2.96	58.65	2	3
NM Hauritz	2004-2010	17	33	4200	700.0	143	2204	63	5/53	34.98	3.14	66.66	-	2
GRJ Matthews	1983-1993	33	47	6271	1045.1	256	2942	61	5/103	48.22	2.81	102.80	3	2
ME Waugh	1991-2002	128	128	4853	808.5	171	2429	59	5/40	41.16	3.00	82.25	1	1
AJ Bichel	1997-2003	19	37	3337	556.1	111	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1
TW Wall	1929-1934	18	33	4812	802.0	154	2010	56	5/14	35.89	2.50	85.92	2	3
GJ Gilmour	1973-1977	15	28	2661	-	51	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3
KJ O'Keeffe	1971-1977	24	40	5384	-	189	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.58	2	1
RJ Bright	1977-1986	25	39	5541	923.3	298	2180	53	7/87	41.13	2.36	104.54	-	4
C Kelleway	1910-1928	26	44	4363	-	146	1683	52	5/33	32.36	2.31	83.90	1	1
DE Bollinger	2009-2010	12	23	2401	400.1	78	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2
KD Mackay	1956-1963	37	53	5792	-	267	1721	50	6/42	34.42	1.78	115.84	1	2
WP Howell	1898-1904	18	30	3892	-	245	1407	49	5/81	28.71	2.16	79.42	3	1
KD Walters	1965-1981	74	72	3295	-	79	1425	49	5/66	29.08	2.59	67.24	3	1
JJ Ferris	1887-1890	8	14	2030	-	224	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4
RG Archer	1953-1956	19	35	3576	-	160	1318	48	5/53	27.45	2.21	74.50	2	1
ERH Toshack	1946-1948	12	23	3140	-	155	989	47	6/29	21.04	1.88	66.80	2	4
GS Chappell	1970-1984	87	88	5327	-	208	1913	47	5/61	40.70	2.15	113.34	-	1
HV Hordern	1911-1912	7	13	2148	358.0	49	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5
CG Macartney	1907-1926	35	45	3561	593.3	177	1240	45	7/58	27.55	2.08	79.13	1	2
I Meckiff	1957-1963	18	34	3734	-	120	1423	45	6/38	31.62	2.28	82.97	1	2
MR Marsh	2014-2023	35	59	3057	509.3	84	1790	45	5/46	39.77	3.51	67.93	1	1
WM Clark	1977-1979	10	18	2793	-	63	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.47	7	-
AG Hurst	1974-1979	12	21	3054	-	74	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.02	3	2
EA McDonald	1921-1921	11	21	2885	480.5	90	1431	43	5/32	33.27	2.97	67.09	3	2
LO Fleetwood-Smith	1935-1938	10	18	3093	-	78	1570	42	6/110	37.38	3.04	73.64	4	2
CG Rackemann	1982-1991	12	20	2719	453.1	131	1137	39	6/86	29.15	2.50	69.71	1	3
MR Whitney	1981-1992	12	23	2672	445.2	90	1325	39	7/27	33.97	2.97	68.51	2	2
AR Border	1978-1994	156	98	4009	-	197	1525	39	7/46	39.10	2.28	102.79	1	2
FJ Laver	1899-1909	15	22	2361	-	121	964	37	8/31	26.05	2.44	63.81	-	2
CL McCool	1946-1950	14	20	2504	-	44	958	36	5/41	26.61	2.29	69.55	-	3
TW Garrett	1877-1888	19	30	2728	682.0	296	970	36	6/78	26.94	2.13	75.77	1	2
EL McCormick	1935-1938	12	21	2107	-	50	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-
RM Cowper	1964-1968	27	36	3005	-	138	1139	36	4/48	31.63	2.27	83.47	3	-
SJ McCabe	1930-1938	39	62	3746	-	127	1543	36	4/13	42.86	2.47	104.05	2	-
SM Boland	2021-2023	10	19	1531	255.1	63	712	35	6/7	20.34	2.79	43.74	1	1
SNJ O'Keefe	2014-2017	9	16	2228	371.2	68	1029	35	6/35	29.40	2.77	63.65	-	2
DT Ring	1948-1953	13	23	3024	-	69	1305	35	6/72	37.28	2.58	86.40	-	2

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v Australia at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 27-31, 2023 [Test # 2515]

England v Australia at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 19-23, 2023 [Test # 2512]

England v Australia at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 6-9, 2023 [Test # 2509]