Laker's 19 and other solo spells - Tables

Two bowlers taking all 20 wickets in a match
Player Figs Player Figs Match Ground Season Scorecard
MA Noble 13/77 H Trumble 7/87 Aust v Eng Melbourne 1901/02 Test 66
C Blythe 11/102 GH Hirst 9/86 Eng v Aust Birmingham 1909 Test 101
AEE Vogler 12/181 GA Faulkner 8/160 SAf v Eng Johannesburg 1909/10 Test 106
JC Laker 19/90 GAR Lock 1/106 Eng v Aust Manchester 1956 Test 428
Fazal Mahmood 13/114 Khan Mohammad 7/112 Pak v Aust Karachi 1956/57 Test 430
RAL Massie 16/137 DK Lillee 4/140 Aust v Eng Lord's 1972 Test 699

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Dismissing all 11 opposition batsmen in a match
Player Figs Match Ground Season Scorecard
JC Laker 19/90 Eng v Aust Manchester 1956 Test 428
S Venkataraghavan 12/152 India v NZ Delhi 1964/65 Test 583
G Dymock 12/166 Aust v India Kanpur 1979/80 Test 857
Abdul Qadir 13/101 Pak v Eng Lahore 1987/88 Test 1081
Waqar Younis 12/130 Pak v NZ Faisalabad 1990/91 Test 1153
M Muralitharan 13/171 SL v SAf Galle 2000 Test 1504

Largest percentage of wickets in the whole match (qualification: Minimum 10 wickets in the match)
Player Figs Total % Match Ground Season Scorecard
JC Laker 19/90 30 63.33 Eng v Aust Manchester 1956 Test 428
N Kapil Dev 8/85 13 61.54 India v Pak Lahore 1982/83 Test 947
SF Barnes 17/159 30 56.67 Eng v SAf Johannesburg 1913/14 Test 131
RJ Hadlee 15/123 27 55.56 NZ v Aust Brisbane 1985/86 Test 1029
M Muralitharan 16/220 30 53.33 SL v Eng The Oval 1998 Test 1423
Danish Kaneria 12/94 23 52.17 Pak v Bang Multan 2001/02 Test 1560
CA Walsh 13/55 25 52.00 WI v NZ Wellington 1994/95 Test 1289
Imran Khan 14/116 27 51.85 Pak v SL Lahore 1981/82 Test 927
J Briggs 15/28 30 50.00 Eng v SAf Cape Town 1888/89 Test 32
H Verity 15/104 30 50.00 Eng v Aust Lord's 1934 Test 234
SP Gupte 8/156 16 50.00 India v NZ Hyderabad (Decc) 1955/56 Test 416
GAR Lock 11/65 22 50.00 Eng v NZ Leeds 1958 Test 456
RAL Massie 16/137 32 50.00 Aust v Eng Lord's 1972 Test 699
MA Holding 14/149 28 50.00 WI v Eng The Oval 1976 Test 781
DK Morrison 5/98 10 50.00 NZ v India Napier 1989/90 Test 1138
KR Pushpakumara 5/122 10 50.00 SL v India Nagpur 1997/98 Test 1387
WPUJC Vaas 14/191 29 48.28 SL v WI Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 Test 1572
A Kumble 12/279 25 48.00 India v Aust Sydney 2003/04 Test 1680
W Bates 14/102 30 46.67 Eng v Aust Melbourne 1882/83 Test 11
CV Grimmett 14/199 30 46.67 Aust v SAf Adelaide 1931/32 Test 215
DL Vettori 12/170 26 46.15 NZ v Bang Chittagong (MAA) 2004/05 Test 1717
SK Warne 11/229 24 45.83 Aust v Eng The Oval 2001 Test 1558
Arshad Ayub 5/104 11 45.45 India v WI Georgetown 1988/89 Test 1117
PR Adams 10/106 22 45.45 SAf v Bang Chittagong (MAA) 2003 Test 1640
AV Bedser 14/99 31 45.16 Eng v Aust Nottingham 1953 Test 372
DL Underwood 13/71 29 44.83 Eng v Pak Lord's 1974 Test 743
AP Freeman 12/171 27 44.44 Eng v SAf Manchester 1929 Test 184
Wasim Akram 11/179 25 44.00 Pak v NZ Wellington 1993/94 Test 1249

Biggest difference between a team's largest and the second largest wicket-taker in a series
Player Wkts Next Diff Mat Series Season
SF Barnes 49 10 39 5 England in South Africa 1913/14
JC Laker 46 15 31 5 The Ashes 1956
GA Lohmann 35 5 30 3 England in South Africa 1895/96
Harbhajan Singh 32 3 29 3 Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2000/01
AV Bedser 39 13 26 5 The Ashes 1953
RJ Hadlee 33 7 26 3 Trans-Tasman Trophy 1985/86
MH Mankad 34 10 24 5 England in India 1951/52
SF Barnes 34 11 23 3 South Africa in England 1912
SF Barnes 39 17 22 0 Triangular Tournament 1912
SP Gupte 34 12 22 5 New Zealand in India 1955/56
MW Tate 38 17 21 5 The Ashes 1924/25
Imran Khan 40 19 21 6 India in Pakistan 1982/83
M Muralitharan 30 9 21 3 Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka 2001/02
HV Hordern 32 12 20 5 The Ashes 1911/12
Abdul Qadir 30 10 20 3 England in Pakistan 1987/88
SK Warne 40 20 20 5 The Ashes 2005
FS Trueman 34 15 19 5 The Wisden Trophy 1963
Waqar Younis 29 10 19 3 New Zealand in Pakistan 1990/91
M Muralitharan 24 5 19 3 Sri Lanka in England 2006
GD McGrath 30 12 18 4 The Frank Worrell Trophy 1998/99

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1809: England v Pakistan at Lord's, 1st Test, Jul 13-17, 2006
• ODI # 2391: Netherlands v Sri Lanka at Amstelveen, 2nd ODI, Jul 6, 2006


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