Bowling Most Wickets Series

Most wickets in a series for England in Tests

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	4	1356	226.0	56	8	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
JC Laker (ENG)	5	1703	283.5	127	10	442	46	10/53	9.60	1.55	37.02	2	4	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1956
SF Barnes (ENG)	6	1140	190.0	64	9	404	39	8/29	10.35	2.12	29.23	1	6	3
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1591	265.1	58	10	682	39	7/44	17.48	2.57	40.79	-	5	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1953
MW Tate (ENG)	5	2528	316.0	62	10	881	38	6/99	23.18	2.09	66.52	1	5	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2280	285.0	105	10	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
AEE Vogler (SA)	5	1349	224.5	33	10	783	36	7/94	21.75	3.48	37.47	2	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
GA Lohmann (ENG)	3	520	104.0	38	6	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
GAR Lock (ENG)	5	1056	176.0	93	10	254	34	7/35	7.47	1.44	31.05	2	3	1
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958
SF Barnes (ENG)	3	768	128.0	38	6	282	34	8/29	8.29	2.20	22.58	1	5	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
FS Trueman (ENG)	5	1420	236.4	53	9	594	34	7/44	17.47	2.50	41.76	1	4	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
IT Botham (ENG)	6	1635	272.3	81	12	700	34	6/95	20.58	2.56	48.08	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
SF Barnes (ENG)	5	1782	297.0	64	10	778	34	5/44	22.88	2.61	52.41	1	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
H Larwood (ENG)	5	1322	220.2	42	10	644	33	5/28	19.51	2.92	40.06	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
AA Donald (SA)	5	1460	243.2	69	10	653	33	6/88	19.78	2.68	44.24	1	4	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
FR Foster (ENG)	5	1660	276.4	58	10	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
T Richardson (ENG)	5	1748	291.2	63	9	849	32	6/104	26.53	2.91	54.62	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
W Rhodes (ENG)	5	1032	172.0	36	10	488	31	8/68	15.74	2.83	33.29	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
AS Kennedy (ENG)	5	1683	280.3	91	9	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
JA Snow (ENG)	6	1805	225.5	47	12	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71
IT Botham (ENG)	6	1510	251.4	36	11	855	31	5/109	27.58	3.39	48.70	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1560	195.0	34	9	482	30	5/46	16.06	1.85	52.00	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1655	275.5	84	10	517	30	7/58	17.23	1.87	55.16	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
JN Crawford (ENG)	5	1426	237.4	36	10	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2228	278.4	58	9	843	30	7/81	28.10	2.27	74.26	2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
FS Trueman (ENG)	4	718	119.4	25	7	386	29	8/31	13.31	3.22	24.75	3	2	-
India in England Test Series, 1952
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1184	197.2	44	10	483	29	5/43	16.65	2.44	40.82	1	3	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
DL Underwood (ENG)	5	1517	252.5	95	10	509	29	5/84	17.55	2.01	52.31	4	1	-
England in India Test Series, 1976/77
SJ Pegler (SA)	6	1388	231.2	40	8	619	29	7/65	21.34	2.67	47.86	2	2	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
M Ntini (SA)	4	1121	186.5	45	8	620	29	5/49	21.37	3.31	38.65	1	3	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	1255	209.1	45	9	635	29	6/87	21.89	3.03	43.27	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
RGD Willis (ENG)	6	1516	252.4	56	12	666	29	8/43	22.96	2.63	52.27	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
GB Lawrence (SA)	5	1334	222.2	62	9	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
FH Tyson (ENG)	5	1208	151.0	16	9	583	28	7/27	20.82	2.89	43.14	1	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1954/55
MW Tate (ENG)	5	1304	217.2	68	8	424	27	6/42	15.70	1.95	48.29	2	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
JB Statham (ENG)	5	1218	203.0	54	10	491	27	6/63	18.18	2.41	45.11	-	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
ARC Fraser (ENG)	6	1124	187.2	50	9	492	27	8/53	18.22	2.62	41.62	1	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1997/98
AE Hall (SA)	4	1505	250.5	82	8	501	27	7/63	18.55	1.99	55.74	2	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
JA Snow (ENG)	4	990	165.0	29	8	504	27	7/49	18.66	3.05	36.66	1	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
RGD Willis (ENG)	5	1000	166.4	36	9	534	27	7/78	19.77	3.20	37.03	-	3	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1977
R Peel (ENG)	5	1831	305.1	77	9	721	27	6/67	26.70	2.36	67.81	3	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
FJ Titmus (ENG)	5	2393	398.5	156	10	747	27	6/73	27.66	1.87	88.62	1	2	-
England in India Test Series, 1963/64
C Blythe (ENG)	3	603	100.3	26	6	270	26	8/59	10.38	2.68	23.19	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1907
MJ Procter (SA)	4	858	143.0	50	8	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
JH Wardle (ENG)	4	1118	139.6	37	8	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
JK Lever (ENG)	5	898	149.4	29	10	380	26	7/46	14.61	2.53	34.53	-	2	1
England in India Test Series, 1976/77
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1533	255.3	101	10	422	26	6/53	16.23	1.65	58.96	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
CR Woakes (ENG)	4	891	148.3	33	8	435	26	6/70	16.73	2.92	34.26	1	2	1
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2016
WS Lees (ENG)	5	1256	209.2	69	9	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
W Voce (ENG)	5	1297	162.1	20	9	560	26	6/41	21.53	2.59	49.88	2	1	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	1881	313.3	124	8	568	26	5/60	21.84	1.81	72.34	1	3	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1578	263.0	69	9	587	26	6/65	22.57	2.23	60.69	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
DG Cork (ENG)	5	1106	184.2	30	8	661	26	7/43	25.42	3.58	42.53	3	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	5	1203	200.3	37	10	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
GP Swann (ENG)	5	1494	249.0	41	10	755	26	5/44	29.03	3.03	57.46	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2013
SCJ Broad (ENG)	4	908	151.2	44	8	346	25	6/46	13.84	2.28	36.32	2	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2011
MM Ali (ENG)	4	726	121.0	26	8	391	25	6/53	15.64	3.23	29.04	3	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
CB Llewellyn (SA)	3	796	132.4	23	6	448	25	6/92	17.92	3.37	31.84	-	4	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
GF Bissett (SA)	4	989	164.5	28	8	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
FS Trueman (ENG)	5	1083	180.3	31	10	508	25	5/27	20.32	2.81	43.32	2	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
JM Anderson (ENG)	5	1195	199.1	65	10	515	25	5/53	20.60	2.58	47.80	1	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2014
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1894	315.4	148	9	528	25	5/31	21.12	1.67	75.76	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
D Gough (ENG)	5	1043	173.5	33	9	530	25	5/109	21.20	3.04	41.72	2	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2000
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	5	1510	251.4	60	9	613	25	6/76	24.52	2.43	60.40	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
A Fielder (ENG)	4	1299	216.3	31	8	627	25	6/82	25.08	2.89	51.96	3	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
M Ntini (SA)	5	1329	221.3	49	10	627	25	4/50	25.08	2.83	53.16	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
RO Schwarz (SA)	5	1006	167.4	19	9	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
PM Pollock (SA)	5	1275	159.3	11	9	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
JC White (ENG)	5	2440	406.4	134	9	760	25	8/126	30.40	1.86	97.60	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29
JT Partridge (SA)	5	1980	247.4	33	10	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
R Peel (ENG)	3	442	110.2	48	6	181	24	7/31	7.54	2.45	18.41	4	1	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1888
DL Underwood (ENG)	3	900	150.0	70	6	220	24	7/32	9.16	1.46	37.50	1	3	2
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1969
AV Bedser (ENG)	3	866	144.2	33	5	298	24	7/49	12.41	2.06	36.08	2	2	2
India in England Test Series, 1946
IT Botham (ENG)	3	853	142.1	42	6	337	24	6/34	14.04	2.37	35.54	-	3	1
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
D Olivier (SA)	3	528	88.0	16	6	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
SJ Snooke (SA)	5	870	145.0	36	9	369	24	8/70	15.37	2.54	36.25	1	1	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
FS Trueman (ENG)	5	1066	177.4	53	10	401	24	4/24	16.70	2.25	44.41	2	-	-
India in England Test Series, 1959
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	3	846	141.0	34	6	410	24	7/47	17.08	2.90	35.25	1	3	1
England in New Zealand Test Series, 2007/08
JM Anderson (ENG)	5	1102	183.4	56	10	435	24	5/20	18.12	2.36	45.91	1	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2018
T Richardson (ENG)	3	876	175.1	58	6	439	24	7/168	18.29	3.00	36.50	-	4	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1896
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1363	170.3	27	9	485	24	5/43	20.20	2.13	56.79	1	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
ARC Fraser (ENG)	5	1221	203.3	55	8	492	24	5/42	20.50	2.41	50.87	1	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
AW Greig (ENG)	5	1243	207.1	45	7	543	24	8/86	22.62	2.62	51.79	-	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1973/74
JA Snow (ENG)	5	1235	205.5	46	10	555	24	5/57	23.12	2.69	51.45	2	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1972
H Verity (ENG)	5	1628	271.2	93	9	576	24	8/43	24.00	2.12	67.83	1	2	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
K Higgs (ENG)	5	1420	236.4	49	8	611	24	6/91	25.45	2.58	59.16	2	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
JM Anderson (ENG)	5	1279	213.1	50	10	625	24	4/44	26.04	2.93	53.29	3	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2010/11
SF Barnes (ENG)	5	1640	273.2	74	10	626	24	7/60	26.08	2.29	68.33	-	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
AR Caddick (ENG)	5	1079	179.5	27	9	634	24	5/42	26.41	3.52	44.95	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1997
A Flintoff (ENG)	5	1164	194.0	32	9	655	24	5/78	27.29	3.37	48.50	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2005
AMB Rowan (SA)	5	2218	277.2	40	9	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
JM Anderson (ENG)	4	843	140.3	55	8	316	23	6/17	13.73	2.24	36.65	1	2	1
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2010
SJ Harmison (ENG)	4	839	139.5	41	7	342	23	7/12	14.86	2.44	36.47	-	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2003/04
G Miller (ENG)	6	1417	177.1	54	10	346	23	5/44	15.04	1.46	61.60	-	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
H Verity (ENG)	3	947	157.5	61	6	387	23	7/49	16.82	2.45	41.17	3	1	1
England in India Test Series, 1933/34
AA Donald (SA)	5	704	117.2	25	9	395	23	5/49	17.17	3.36	30.60	-	2	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	5	898	149.4	18	10	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
MS Panesar (ENG)	4	863	143.5	26	8	430	23	6/129	18.69	2.98	37.52	1	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2007
K Rabada (SA)	4	845	140.5	40	8	443	23	6/54	19.26	3.14	36.73	1	2	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
CL Vincent (SA)	5	1336	222.4	43	9	517	23	6/131	22.47	2.32	58.08	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28

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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]