Taking a wicket in every match/innings
- 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
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| 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 |
| Player | Span | 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 |
| Player | Mat | Start Match | Opposition | Scorecard | End Match | Opposition | Scorecard | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan | 69 | Jul 20, 2000 | v South Africa | Test 1504 | Aug 8, 2008 | v India | Test 1886 | ||
| FS Trueman | 67 | Jun 5, 1952 | v India | Test 351 | Jun 17, 1965 | v New Zealand | Test 592 | ||
| AA Donald | 67 | Apr 18, 1992 | v West Indies | Test 1188 | Mar 17, 2001 | v West Indies | Test 1538 | ||
| BS Bedi | 64 | Jun 22, 1967 | v England | Test 619 | Aug 30, 1979 | v England | Test 854 | ||
| SK Warne | 64 | Mar 11, 2000 | v New Zealand | Test 1488 | Jan 2, 2007 | v England | Test 1826 | ||
| J Garner | 58 | Feb 18, 1977 | v Pakistan | Test 797 | Mar 12, 1987 | v New Zealand | Test 1072 | ||
| GD McGrath | 57 | Feb 3, 1995 | v England | Test 1287 | Dec 15, 2000 | v West Indies | Test 1523 | ||
| A Kumble | 54 | Feb 24, 2000 | v South Africa | Test 1484 | Jan 2, 2007 | v South Africa | Test 1827 | ||
| CEL Ambrose | 51 | Apr 7, 1989 | v India | Test 1118 | Feb 1, 1997 | v Australia | Test 1353 | ||
| B Lee | 44 | Nov 29, 2002 | v England | Test 1629 | Jun 12, 2008 | v West Indies | Test 1879 | ||
| Wasim Akram | 43 | Jan 2, 1992 | v Sri Lanka | Test 1182 | Nov 27, 1998 | v Zimbabwe | Test 1430 | ||
| A Flintoff | 42 | Jul 31, 2003 | v South Africa | Test 1653 | Dec 1, 2006 | v Australia | Test 1819 | ||
| IT Botham | 40 | Aug 30, 1979 | v India | Test 854 | 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 | Test 1737 | ||
| R Benaud | 38 | Oct 11, 1956 | v Pakistan | Test 430 | Jan 10, 1964 | v South Africa | Test 550 | ||
| RGD Willis | 37 | Jun 5, 1980 | v West Indies | Test 880 | Jul 12, 1984 | v West Indies | Test 991 | ||
| 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 | Test 1499 | ||
| A Nel | 35 | Sep 7, 2001 | v Zimbabwe | Test 1562 | Jul 30, 2008 | v England | Test 1883 | ||
| AK Davidson | 34 | Jun 7, 1956 | v England | Test 425 | Jan 11, 1963 | v England | Test 537 | ||
| 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 | v England | Test 492 | ||
| GS Sobers | 33 | Mar 9, 1960 | v England | Test 490 | Feb 29, 1968 | v England | Test 633 | ||
| AME Roberts | 33 | Mar 6, 1974 | v England | Test 734 | Jun 5, 1980 | v England | Test 880 | ||
| M Dillon | 33 | Mar 14, 1997 | v India | Test 1361 | May 9, 2003 | v Australia | Test 1645 | ||
| WPUJC Vaas | 33 | Jan 2, 2001 | v South Africa | Test 1528 | Jul 1, 2004 | v Australia | Test 1705 | ||
| WW Hall | 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 | Test 806 |
| Player | 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 |
| Player | Span | 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 |
| Player | Inns | 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 | v Zimbabwe | Test 1474 | Jun 13, 2002 | v England | Test 1606 | ||
| BS Bedi | 42 | Jul 22, 1971 | v England | Test 690 | Jan 1, 1977 | v England | Test 791 | ||
| DK Lillee | 41 | Nov 29, 1974 | v England | Test 746 | 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 | v West Indies | Test 1711 | Mar 9, 2006 | v India | Test 1788 | ||
| AA Donald | 33 | Mar 17, 1994 | v Australia | Test 1253 | Mar 14, 1997 | v Australia | Test 1360 | ||
| A Kumble | 33 | Jun 22, 2006 | v West Indies | Test 1807 | 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 | Test 1316 | ||
| J Srinath | 30 | Jun 20, 1996 | v England | Test 1328 | Jan 28, 1999 | v Pakistan | Test 1442 | ||
| SE Bond | 30 | Nov 22, 2001 | v Australia | Test 1571 | Nov 8, 2007 | v South Africa | Test 1846 | ||
| Imran Khan | 29 | Oct 14, 1982 | v Australia | Test 937 | Feb 3, 1987 | v India | Test 1066 | ||
| B Lee | 29 | Apr 16, 2006 | v Bangladesh | Test 1799 | Jun 12, 2008 | v West Indies | Test 1879 | ||
| SK Warne | 28 | Dec 26, 2001 | v South Africa | Test 1580 | Jul 1, 2004 | v Sri Lanka | Test 1705 | ||
| J Garner | 27 | Apr 1, 1977 | v Pakistan | Test 802 | Aug 7, 1980 | v England | Test 884 | ||
| J Garner | 27 | Mar 11, 1983 | v India | Test 952 | Nov 23, 1984 | v Australia | Test 999 | ||
| BA Reid | 27 | Nov 14, 1986 | v England | Test 1057 | Dec 26, 1991 | v India | Test 1180 | ||
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 26 | Nov 1, 1994 | v Australia | Test 1273 | Nov 17, 1997 | v West Indies | Test 1384 | ||
| SF Barnes | 25 | Jan 1, 1908 | v Australia | Test 97 | Jun 10, 1912 | v South Africa | Test 122 | ||
| CEL Ambrose | 24 | Apr 14, 1988 | v Pakistan | Test 1096 | Feb 3, 1989 | v Australia | Test 1114 | ||
| RWV Robins | 23 | Jun 29, 1929 | v South Africa | Test 182 | Jul 25, 1936 | v India | Test 253 | ||
| JC Laker | 23 | Jan 25, 1957 | v South Africa | Test 436 | Dec 5, 1958 | v Australia | Test 460 | ||
| LR Gibbs | 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 | Test 767 | ||
| IT Botham | 23 | Aug 28, 1980 | v Australia | Test 885 | Jan 1, 1982 | v India | Test 916 | ||
| GR Dilley | 23 | Mar 12, 1984 | v Pakistan | Test 981 | Jan 29, 1988 | v Australia | Test 1090 | ||
| CA Walsh | 23 | Mar 16, 2000 | v Zimbabwe | Test 1490 | 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 |
| Player | 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 |
| Player | Inns | Start Match | Opposition | Scorecard | End Match | Opposition | Scorecard | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Muralitharan | 97 | Dec 4, 1999 | v Zimbabwe | Test 1474 | Apr 3, 2006 | v Pakistan | Test 1796 | ||
| BS Bedi | 70 | Jan 19, 1968 | v Australia | Test 626 | Jan 14, 1977 | v England | Test 793 | ||
| A Flintoff | 54 | Mar 19, 2004 | v West Indies | Test 1690 | Dec 1, 2006 | v Australia | Test 1819 | ||
| 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 | v England | Test 1736 | ||
| DK Lillee | 45 | Nov 29, 1974 | v England | Test 746 | Jan 26, 1980 | v West Indies | Test 870 | ||
| MJ Hoggard | 45 | Jun 3, 2004 | v New Zealand | Test 1702 | Jul 13, 2006 | v Pakistan | Test 1809 | ||
| CJ McDermott | 43 | Feb 12, 1988 | v Sri Lanka | Test 1092 | Mar 12, 1993 | v New Zealand | Test 1217 | ||
| JB Statham | 41 | Jan 30, 1959 | v Australia | Test 466 | Feb 15, 1963 | v Australia | Test 539 | ||
| R Benaud | 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 | Test 1258 | ||
| IR Bishop | 36 | Apr 15, 1989 | v India | Test 1119 | Aug 10, 1995 | v England | Test 1302 | ||
| M Muralitharan | 35 | May 11, 2006 | v England | Test 1802 | Aug 8, 2008 | v India | Test 1886 | ||
| J Garner | 34 | Apr 1, 1977 | v Pakistan | Test 802 | 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 | Test 1384 | ||
| D Gough | 33 | Jul 24, 1997 | v Australia | Test 1373 | Aug 31, 2000 | v West Indies | Test 1509 | ||
| Wasim Akram | 32 | Dec 9, 1993 | v Zimbabwe | Test 1240 | Dec 8, 1995 | v New Zealand | Test 1316 | ||
| GS Sobers | 31 | Apr 4, 1962 | v India | Test 528 | Jan 13, 1967 | v India | Test 614 | ||
| AA Donald | 31 | Mar 25, 1994 | v Australia | Test 1256 | Mar 14, 1997 | v Australia | Test 1360 | ||
| M Dillon | 31 | Mar 17, 2001 | v South Africa | Test 1538 | May 9, 2003 | v Australia | Test 1645 | ||
| A Kumble | 30 | Jun 22, 2006 | v West Indies | Test 1807 | Apr 3, 2008 | v South Africa | Test 1871 | ||
| JM Anderson | 30 | Aug 12, 2004 | v West Indies | Test 1711 | Aug 7, 2008 | v South Africa | Test 1885 | ||
| RJ Hadlee | 29 | Apr 6, 1985 | v West Indies | Test 1014 | Dec 26, 1987 | v Australia | Test 1087 | ||
| J Srinath | 29 | Jun 20, 1996 | v England | Test 1328 | Jan 28, 1999 | v Pakistan | Test 1442 | ||
| M Ntini | 29 | Feb 22, 2002 | v Australia | Test 1590 | Sep 4, 2003 | v England | Test 1659 | ||
| B Lee | 29 | Apr 16, 2006 | v Bangladesh | Test 1799 | Jun 12, 2008 | v West Indies | Test 1879 | ||
| SE Bond | 28 | Nov 22, 2001 | v Australia | Test 1571 | Nov 8, 2007 | v South Africa | Test 1846 | ||
| Imran Khan | 27 | Oct 14, 1982 | v Australia | Test 937 | Feb 3, 1987 | v India | Test 1066 | ||
| BA Reid | 27 | Nov 14, 1986 | v England | Test 1057 | Nov 27, 1992 | v West Indies | Test 1202 |
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