Taking a wicket in every match/innings
Travis Basevi
13-Sep-2008
- Taking a wicket in every match in a career
- Highest proportion of career matches when taking a wicket
- Taking a wicket in most consecutive Tests
- Taking a wicket in every innings (when bowled) in a career
- Highest proportion of career innings when taking a wicket
- Taking a wicket in most consecutive innings (when bowled)
- Taking a wicket in every innings (at least 60 balls) in a career
- Highest proportion of taking a wicket in an innings (at least 60 balls)
- Taking a wicket in most consecutive innings when bowling at least 60 balls
Player
Span
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
SR
5
FS Trueman (Eng)
1952-1965
67
15178
6625
307
8/31
21.57
49.4
17
J Garner (WI)
1977-1987
58
13169
5433
259
6/56
20.97
50.8
7
SL Malinga (SL)
2004-2007
28
4777
3076
91
5/68
33.80
52.4
2
WJ O'Reilly (Aus)
1932-1946
27
10024
3254
144
7/54
22.59
69.6
11
C Blythe (Eng)
1901-1910
19
4546
1863
100
8/59
18.63
45.4
9
SP Jones (Eng)
2002-2005
18
2821
1666
59
6/53
28.23
47.8
3
CTB Turner (Aus)
1887-1895
17
5179
1670
101
7/43
16.53
51.2
11
SE Bond (NZ)
2001-2007
17
3079
1769
79
6/51
22.39
38.9
4
M Hayward (SA)
1999-2004
16
2821
1609
54
5/56
29.79
52.2
1
K Higgs (Eng)
1965-1968
15
4112
1473
71
6/91
20.74
57.9
2
JSE Price (Eng)
1964-1972
15
2724
1401
40
5/73
35.02
68.1
1
WW Davis (WI)
1983-1988
15
2773
1472
45
4/19
32.71
61.6
0
CE Cuffy (WI)
1994-2002
15
3366
1455
43
4/82
33.83
78.2
0
H Ironmonger (Aus)
1928-1933
14
4695
1330
74
7/23
17.97
63.4
4
PS Heine (SA)
1955-1962
14
3890
1455
58
6/58
25.08
67.0
4
LS Pascoe (Aus)
1977-1982
14
3403
1668
64
5/59
26.06
53.1
1
S Sreesanth (India)
2006-2008
14
2873
1573
50
5/40
31.46
57.4
1
Ata-ur-Rehman (Pak)
1992-1996
13
1973
1071
31
4/50
34.54
63.6
0
JJC Lawson (WI)
2002-2005
13
2364
1512
51
7/78
29.64
46.3
2
Inshan Ali (WI)
1971-1977
12
3718
1621
34
5/59
47.67
109.3
1
Mat
Wkts
BBI
Ave
SR
5
mat w/ wkt
%
FS Trueman (Eng)
1952-1965
67
307
8/31
21.57
49.4
17
67
100.00
J Garner (WI)
1977-1987
58
259
6/56
20.97
50.8
7
58
100.00
AA Donald (SA)
1992-2002
72
330
8/71
22.25
47.0
20
71
98.61
BS Bedi (India)
1966-1979
67
266
7/98
28.71
80.3
14
66
98.50
SCG MacGill (Aus)
1998-2008
44
208
8/108
29.02
54.0
12
43
97.72
MD Marshall (WI)
1978-1991
81
376
7/22
20.94
46.7
22
79
97.53
B Lee (Aus)
1999-2008
68
289
5/30
29.58
51.0
9
66
97.05
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL)
1992-2008
123
756
9/51
21.96
54.2
65
119
96.74
RGD Willis (Eng)
1971-1984
90
325
8/43
25.20
53.4
16
87
96.66
SJ Harmison (Eng/ICC)
2002-2008
58
216
7/12
31.42
58.6
8
56
96.55
Danish Kaneria (Pak)
2000-2007
51
220
7/77
33.90
68.1
12
49
96.07
GD McGrath (Aus)
1993-2007
124
563
8/24
21.64
51.9
29
119
95.96
JA Snow (Eng)
1965-1976
49
202
7/40
26.66
59.5
8
47
95.91
JC Laker (Eng)
1948-1959
46
193
10/53
21.24
62.3
9
44
95.65
ARC Fraser (Eng)
1989-1998
46
177
8/53
27.32
61.4
13
44
95.65
CA Walsh (WI)
1984-2001
132
519
7/37
24.44
57.8
22
126
95.45
A Kumble (India)
1990-2008
130
616
10/74
29.33
65.3
35
124
95.38
SM Pollock (SA)
1995-2008
108
421
7/87
23.11
57.8
16
103
95.37
RJ Hadlee (NZ)
1973-1990
86
431
9/52
22.29
50.8
36
82
95.34
TL Goddard (SA)
1955-1970
41
123
6/53
26.22
95.4
5
39
95.12
LR Gibbs (WI)
1958-1976
79
309
8/38
29.09
87.7
18
75
94.93
JN Gillespie (Aus)
1996-2006
71
259
7/37
26.13
54.9
8
67
94.36
AV Bedser (Eng)
1946-1955
51
236
7/44
24.89
67.4
15
48
94.11
CEL Ambrose (WI)
1988-2000
98
405
8/45
20.99
54.5
22
92
93.87
SK Warne (Aus)
1992-2007
145
708
8/71
25.41
57.4
37
136
93.79
WW Hall (WI)
1958-1969
48
192
7/69
26.38
54.2
9
45
93.75
AME Roberts (WI)
1974-1983
47
202
7/54
25.61
55.1
11
44
93.61
MA Holding (WI)
1975-1987
60
249
8/92
23.68
50.9
13
56
93.33
AK Davidson (Aus)
1953-1963
44
186
7/93
20.53
62.2
14
41
93.18
Waqar Younis (Pak)
1989-2003
87
373
7/76
23.56
43.4
22
81
93.10
Opposition
Scorecard
End Match
Opposition
Scorecard
M Muralitharan
69
Jul 20, 2000
FS Trueman
67
Jun 5, 1952
v India
64
Jun 22, 1967
v England
Test 619
Aug 30, 1979
Mar 11, 2000
v New Zealand
Test 1488
Jan 2, 2007
v England
GD McGrath
57
Feb 3, 1995
v England
Jan 2, 2007
v South Africa
Test 1827
CEL Ambrose
51
Apr 7, 1989
v India
Test 1118
Feb 1, 1997
Nov 29, 2002
v England
Test 1629
Jun 12, 2008
v West Indies
Test 1879
Wasim Akram
43
Jan 2, 1992
A Flintoff
42
Jul 31, 2003
v South Africa
Jul 14, 1983
v New Zealand
Test 957
JN Gillespie
40
Nov 8, 2001
v New Zealand
Test 1565
Mar 26, 2005
v New Zealand
Test 1744
SM Pollock
39
Apr 6, 2001
v West Indies
Test 1542
Mar 4, 2005
v Zimbabwe
RGD Willis
37
Jun 5, 1980
v West Indies
JR Thomson
35
Nov 29, 1974
v England
Test 746
Nov 27, 1981
v Pakistan
Test 910
MD Marshall
35
Dec 15, 1978
v India
Test 837
Dec 22, 1984
v Australia
Test 1005
Mushtaq Ahmed
35
Feb 10, 1994
v New Zealand
Test 1248
Jun 14, 2000
v Sri Lanka
AK Davidson
34
Jun 7, 1956
v England
MD Marshall
34
Mar 29, 1985
v New Zealand
Test 1013
Nov 23, 1990
v Pakistan
Test 1157
HJ Tayfield
33
Dec 24, 1949
v Australia
Test 318
Jun 9, 1960
Mar 9, 1960
v England
Test 490
Feb 29, 1968
v England
Test 633
AME Roberts
33
Mar 6, 1974
M Dillon
33
Mar 14, 1997
v India
WPUJC Vaas
33
Jan 2, 2001
v South Africa
Test 1528
32
Nov 28, 1958
v India
Test 459
May 5, 1965
v Australia
Test 589
MHN Walker
32
Dec 29, 1972
v Pakistan
Test 705
Jul 28, 1977
v England
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
SR
5
SE Bond (NZ)
2001-2007
17
30
3079
1769
79
6/51
22.39
38.9
4
JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng)
1887-1892
9
16
2302
775
61
7/37
12.70
37.7
6
BN Schultz (SA)
1992-1997
9
14
1733
749
37
5/48
20.24
46.8
2
AH Gray (WI)
1986-1987
5
10
888
377
22
4/39
17.13
40.3
0
WS Lees (Eng)
1906-1906
5
9
1256
467
26
6/78
17.96
48.3
2
AS Kennedy (Eng)
1922-1923
5
9
1683
599
31
5/76
19.32
54.2
2
VB John (SL)
1983-1984
6
9
1281
614
28
5/60
21.92
45.7
2
CJ Drum (NZ)
2001-2002
5
9
806
482
16
3/36
30.12
50.3
0
JN Shepherd (WI)
1969-1971
5
8
1445
479
19
5/104
25.21
76.0
1
Ehteshamuddin (Pak)
1979-1982
5
7
940
375
16
5/47
23.43
58.7
1
RJ Kirtley (Eng)
2003-2003
4
7
1079
561
19
6/34
29.52
56.7
1
SMJ Woods (Aus/Eng)
1888-1896
6
6
412
250
10
3/28
25.00
41.2
0
SJ Staples (Eng)
1928-1928
3
6
1149
435
15
3/50
29.00
76.6
0
FS Ahangama (SL)
1985-1985
3
6
801
348
18
5/52
19.33
44.5
1
AS Wassan (India)
1990-1990
4
6
712
504
10
4/108
50.40
71.2
0
Kabir Khan (Pak)
1994-1995
4
6
655
370
9
3/26
41.11
72.7
0
KP Walmsley (NZ)
1995-2000
3
6
774
391
9
3/70
43.44
86.0
0
CT Tremlett (Eng)
2007-2007
3
6
859
386
13
3/12
29.69
66.0
0
BAW Mendis (SL)
2008-2008
3
6
979
478
26
6/117
18.38
37.6
2
DD Blackie (Aus)
1928-1929
3
5
1260
444
14
6/94
31.71
90.0
1
Mat
Inns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
5
inn w/ wkt
%
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL)
1992-2008
123
214
16604
756
9/51
21.96
65
205
95.79
CV Grimmett (Aus)
1925-1936
37
67
5231
216
7/40
24.21
21
63
94.02
SF Barnes (Eng)
1901-1914
27
50
3106
189
9/103
16.43
24
46
92.00
AA Donald (SA)
1992-2002
72
129
7344
330
8/71
22.25
20
117
90.69
CEH Croft (WI)
1977-1982
27
52
2913
125
8/29
23.30
3
47
90.38
A Kumble (India)
1990-2008
130
232
18069
616
10/74
29.33
35
208
89.65
J Garner (WI)
1977-1987
58
111
5433
259
6/56
20.97
7
99
89.18
MD Marshall (WI)
1978-1991
81
151
7876
376
7/22
20.94
22
134
88.74
D Gough (Eng)
1994-2003
58
95
6503
229
6/42
28.39
9
84
88.42
B Lee (Aus)
1999-2008
68
134
8550
289
5/30
29.58
9
118
88.05
BS Bedi (India)
1966-1979
67
118
7637
266
7/98
28.71
14
103
87.28
SCG MacGill (Aus)
1998-2008
44
85
6038
208
8/108
29.02
12
74
87.05
MW Tate (Eng)
1924-1935
39
68
4055
155
6/42
26.16
7
59
86.76
DK Lillee (Aus)
1971-1984
70
132
8493
355
7/83
23.92
23
114
86.36
DG Cork (Eng)
1995-2002
37
62
3906
131
7/43
29.81
5
53
85.48
DR Doshi (India)
1979-1983
33
55
3502
114
6/102
30.71
6
47
85.45
FS Trueman (Eng)
1952-1965
67
127
6625
307
8/31
21.57
17
108
85.03
SK Warne (Aus)
1992-2007
145
273
17995
708
8/71
25.41
37
232
84.98
BR Taylor (NZ)
1965-1973
30
53
2953
111
7/74
26.60
4
45
84.90
GD McGrath (Aus)
1993-2007
124
243
12186
563
8/24
21.64
29
206
84.77
MJ Hoggard (Eng)
2000-2008
67
122
7564
248
7/61
30.50
7
103
84.42
CEL Ambrose (WI)
1988-2000
98
179
8501
405
8/45
20.99
22
151
84.35
H Trumble (Aus)
1890-1904
32
57
3072
141
8/65
21.78
9
48
84.21
SM Pollock (SA)
1995-2008
108
202
9733
421
7/87
23.11
16
170
84.15
Danish Kaneria (Pak)
2000-2007
51
93
7458
220
7/77
33.90
12
78
83.87
AV Bedser (Eng)
1946-1955
51
92
5876
236
7/44
24.89
15
77
83.69
HJ Tayfield (SA)
1949-1960
37
61
4405
170
9/113
25.91
14
51
83.60
Wasim Akram (Pak)
1985-2002
104
181
9779
414
7/119
23.62
25
151
83.42
RJ Hadlee (NZ)
1973-1990
86
150
9611
431
9/52
22.29
36
125
83.33
HH Streak (Zim)
1993-2005
65
102
6079
216
6/73
28.14
7
85
83.33
Start Match
Opposition
Scorecard
End Match
Opposition
Scorecard
M Muralitharan
52
Jul 21, 2002
v Bangladesh
Test 1609
Apr 3, 2006
v Pakistan
Test 1796
M Muralitharan
49
Dec 4, 1999
BS Bedi
42
Jul 22, 1971
v England
Dec 1, 1979
v West Indies
Test 862
Waqar Younis
41
Dec 6, 1990
v West Indies
Test 1158
Sep 8, 1995
v Sri Lanka
Test 1304
M Muralitharan
38
May 11, 2006
v England
Test 1802
Aug 8, 2008
v India
Test 1886
A Flintoff
37
Aug 12, 2004
AA Donald
33
Mar 17, 1994
v Australia
Apr 3, 2008
v South Africa
Test 1871
CJ McDermott
32
Apr 5, 1991
v West Indies
Test 1168
Mar 12, 1993
v New Zealand
Test 1217
Wasim Akram
32
Dec 9, 1993
v Zimbabwe
Test 1240
Dec 8, 1995
v New Zealand
SE Bond
30
Nov 22, 2001
v Australia
Imran Khan
29
Oct 14, 1982
v Australia
Test 937
29
Apr 16, 2006
v Bangladesh
Test 1799
Jun 12, 2008
Dec 26, 2001
v South Africa
Test 1580
Jul 1, 2004
v Sri Lanka
J Garner
27
Mar 11, 1983
v India
Dec 26, 1991
v India
Test 1180
Mushtaq Ahmed
26
Nov 1, 1994
v Australia
Test 1273
Nov 17, 1997
Jan 1, 1908
v Australia
Test 97
Jun 10, 1912
v South Africa
Test 122
CEL Ambrose
24
Apr 14, 1988
RWV Robins
23
Jun 29, 1929
v South Africa
23
Dec 13, 1966
v India
Test 610
Feb 27, 1969
v New Zealand
Test 648
AME Roberts
23
Mar 6, 1974
v England
Test 734
Jan 3, 1976
v Australia
GR Dilley
23
Mar 12, 1984
v Pakistan
Dec 26, 2000
v Australia
Test 1525
MJ Hoggard
23
Aug 11, 2005
v Australia
Test 1760
Jul 13, 2006
v Pakistan
Test 1809
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
SR
5
inn w/ 60
SE Bond (NZ)
2001-2007
17
30
3079
1769
79
6/51
22.39
38.9
4
28
T Richardson (Eng)
1893-1898
14
24
4498
2220
88
8/94
25.22
51.1
11
21
Saleem Jaffar (Pak)
1986-1992
14
23
2531
1139
36
5/40
31.63
70.3
1
17
JJ Ferris (Aus/Eng)
1887-1892
9
16
2302
775
61
7/37
12.70
37.7
6
16
LO Fleetwood-Smith (Aus)
1935-1938
10
18
3093
1570
42
6/110
37.38
73.6
2
14
AH McKinnon (SA)
1960-1967
8
15
2546
925
26
4/128
35.57
97.9
0
14
DH Brain (Zim)
1992-1995
9
16
1810
915
30
5/42
30.50
60.3
1
14
BN Schultz (SA)
1992-1997
9
14
1733
749
37
5/48
20.24
46.8
2
14
GR Larsen (NZ)
1994-1996
8
14
1967
689
24
3/57
28.70
81.9
0
13
WE Midwinter (Aus/Eng)
1877-1887
12
17
1725
605
24
5/78
25.20
71.8
1
11
V Sehwag (ICC/India)
2001-2008
60
53
1789
902
24
3/12
37.58
74.5
0
10
A Fielder (Eng)
1904-1908
6
10
1491
711
26
6/82
27.34
57.3
1
9
AS Kennedy (Eng)
1922-1923
5
9
1683
599
31
5/76
19.32
54.2
2
9
SJ Snooke (SA)
1906-1923
26
29
1620
702
35
8/70
20.05
46.2
1
9
CP Carter (SA)
1912-1924
10
12
1475
694
28
6/50
24.78
52.6
2
9
JM Patel (India)
1955-1960
7
11
1725
637
29
9/69
21.96
59.4
2
9
Mohammad Farooq (Pak)
1960-1965
7
11
1422
682
21
4/70
32.47
67.7
0
9
AH Gray (WI)
1986-1987
5
10
888
377
22
4/39
17.13
40.3
0
9
DV Lawrence (Eng)
1988-1992
5
10
1089
676
18
5/106
37.55
60.5
1
9
WS Lees (Eng)
1906-1906
5
9
1256
467
26
6/78
17.96
48.3
2
8
Span
Mat
Inns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
5
inn w/ 60
w/ wkt
%
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL)
1992-2008
123
214
16604
756
9/51
21.96
65
205
198
96.58
CV Grimmett (Aus)
1925-1936
37
67
5231
216
7/40
24.21
21
64
61
95.31
BS Bedi (India)
1966-1979
67
118
7637
266
7/98
28.71
14
105
100
95.23
M Dillon (WI)
1997-2004
38
66
4398
131
5/71
33.57
2
55
52
94.54
FS Trueman (Eng)
1952-1965
67
127
6625
307
8/31
21.57
17
104
97
93.26
AA Donald (SA)
1992-2002
72
129
7344
330
8/71
22.25
20
116
108
93.10
DR Doshi (India)
1979-1983
33
55
3502
114
6/102
30.71
6
51
47
92.15
CEH Croft (WI)
1977-1982
27
52
2913
125
8/29
23.30
3
50
46
92.00
SM Pollock (SA)
1995-2008
108
202
9733
421
7/87
23.11
16
173
159
91.90
A Kumble (India)
1990-2008
130
232
18069
616
10/74
29.33
35
217
199
91.70
Wasim Akram (Pak)
1985-2002
104
181
9779
414
7/119
23.62
25
156
143
91.66
DK Lillee (Aus)
1971-1984
70
132
8493
355
7/83
23.92
23
120
110
91.66
CEL Ambrose (WI)
1988-2000
98
179
8501
405
8/45
20.99
22
158
144
91.13
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC)
1998-2008
70
123
6636
206
5/58
32.21
2
98
89
90.81
JB Statham (Eng)
1951-1965
70
129
6261
252
7/39
24.84
9
108
98
90.74
D Gough (Eng)
1994-2003
58
95
6503
229
6/42
28.39
9
86
78
90.69
SK Warne (Aus)
1992-2007
145
273
17995
708
8/71
25.41
37
245
222
90.61
MD Marshall (WI)
1978-1991
81
151
7876
376
7/22
20.94
22
138
125
90.57
RJ Hadlee (NZ)
1973-1990
86
150
9611
431
9/52
22.29
36
135
122
90.37
J Garner (WI)
1977-1987
58
111
5433
259
6/56
20.97
7
102
92
90.19
MW Tate (Eng)
1924-1935
39
68
4055
155
6/42
26.16
7
61
55
90.16
DG Cork (Eng)
1995-2002
37
62
3906
131
7/43
29.81
5
50
45
90.00
JC Laker (Eng)
1948-1959
46
86
4101
193
10/53
21.24
9
68
61
89.70
SCG MacGill (Aus)
1998-2008
44
85
6038
208
8/108
29.02
12
77
69
89.61
GF Lawson (Aus)
1980-1989
46
78
5501
180
8/112
30.56
11
67
60
89.55
IR Bishop (WI)
1989-1998
43
76
3909
161
6/40
24.27
6
66
59
89.39
M Ntini (SA)
1998-2008
91
171
10104
358
7/37
28.22
18
147
131
89.11
RGD Willis (Eng)
1971-1984
90
165
8190
325
8/43
25.20
16
137
122
89.05
Imran Khan (Pak)
1971-1992
88
142
8258
362
8/58
22.81
23
123
109
88.61
B Lee (Aus)
1999-2008
68
134
8550
289
5/30
29.58
9
122
108
88.52
Inns
Start Match
Opposition
Scorecard
End Match
Opposition
Scorecard
M Muralitharan
97
Dec 4, 1999
v Zimbabwe
Test 1474
Apr 3, 2006
v Pakistan
A Flintoff
54
Mar 19, 2004
v West Indies
Waqar Younis
52
Jan 19, 1990
v Australia
Test 1135
Nov 17, 1995
v Australia
Test 1313
SM Pollock
48
Dec 14, 2001
v Australia
Test 1576
Jan 21, 2005
Nov 29, 1974
v England
Test 746
Jan 26, 1980
v West Indies
Test 870
MJ Hoggard
45
Jun 3, 2004
CJ McDermott
43
Feb 12, 1988
v Sri Lanka
JB Statham
41
Jan 30, 1959
v Australia
Test 466
36
Jun 21, 1956
v England
Test 426
Jan 1, 1960
v India
Test 484
CEL Ambrose
36
Apr 19, 1991
v Australia
Test 1169
Apr 8, 1994
v England
M Muralitharan
35
May 11, 2006
v England
Mar 27, 1981
v England
Test 901
AME Roberts
33
Mar 6, 1974
v England
Test 734
Jul 22, 1976
v England
Test 780
Mushtaq Ahmed
33
Dec 1, 1993
v Zimbabwe
Test 1237
Nov 17, 1997
v West Indies
Wasim Akram
32
Dec 9, 1993
v Zimbabwe
31
Mar 25, 1994
v Australia
Test 1256
Mar 14, 1997
Mar 17, 2001
v South Africa
Test 1538
May 9, 2003
v Australia
JM Anderson
30
Aug 12, 2004
v West Indies
29
Jun 20, 1996
v England
Test 1328
Jan 28, 1999
Feb 22, 2002
v Australia
Test 1590
Sep 4, 2003
v England
SE Bond
28
Nov 22, 2001
v Australia
Imran Khan
27
Oct 14, 1982
v Australia
Test 937
27
Nov 14, 1986
v England
Test 1057
Nov 27, 1992
v West Indies
Test 1202