When 42 Test wickets fell on a day
On January 28, there was a glut of wickets in three Tests being played in Adelaide, Abu Dhabi and Napier. We look at more such days, filled with wickets and runs

Chris Martin took eight of the 22 wickets to fall in Napier on January 28 • Getty Images
Date | Mat | Runs | Wkts | List |
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28 Jan 2012 | 3 | 493 | 42 | Aus v India 35/4, Eng v Pak 161/16, NZ v Zim 297/22 |
28 Dec 1996 | 3 | 531 | 40 | Aus v WI 231/15, SA v India 161/16, Zim v Eng 139/9 |
24 Nov 1990 | 3 | 568 | 38 | Aus v Eng 192/13, India v SL 143/12, Pak v WI 233/13 |
21 Mar 1998 | 4 | 904 | 36 | India v Aus 143/9, SA v SL 249/9, WI v Eng 217/8, Zim v Pak 295/10 |
29 Nov 1998 | 3 | 559 | 36 | Aus v Eng 216/12, Pak v Zim 193/14, SA v WI 150/10 |
17 Mar 2001 | 3 | 793 | 36 | NZ v Pak 276/4, SL v Eng 229/22, WI v SA 288/10 |
10 Nov 2002 | 3 | 641 | 36 | Aus v Eng 264/12, SA v SL 138/13, Zim v Pak 239/11 |
19 Dec 2004 | 3 | 748 | 36 | Aus v Pak 54/9, Ban v India 397/16, SA v Eng 297/11 |
16 Dec 2006 | 3 | 1039 | 36 | Aus v Eng 427/5, NZ v SL 289/11, SA v India 323/20 |
28 Oct 2004 | 3 | 759 | 33 | Ban v NZ 310/15, India v Aus 241/8, Pak v SL 208/10 |
23 Nov 1996 | 3 | 650 | 32 | Aus v WI 258/7, India v SA 123/13, Pak v NZ 269/12 |
28 Feb 1998 | 3 | 675 | 32 | NZ v Zim 296/11, SA v Pak 211/8, WI v Eng 168/13 |
29 Dec 1998 | 3 | 751 | 32 | Aus v Eng 341/18, NZ v India 250/11, SA v WI 160/3 |
28 Dec 1999 | 3 | 667 | 32 | Aus v India 308/14, NZ v WI 176/8, SA v Eng 183/10 |
23 Feb 1986 | 3 | 604 | 31 | NZ v Aus 241/4, SL v Pak 167/14, WI v Eng 196/13 |
17 Nov 2001 | 3 | 657 | 31 | Ban v Zim 209/9, SA v India 307/13, SL v WI 141/9 |
19 Mar 2004 | 3 | 878 | 31 | NZ v SA 266/11, SL v Aus 423/12, WI v Eng 189/8 |
26 Dec 1996 | 3 | 622 | 30 | Aus v WI 248/11, SA v India 237/10, Zim v Eng 137/9 |
3 Jan 1999 | 3 | 725 | 30 | Aus v Eng 233/10, NZ v India 279/10, SA v WI 213/10 |
3 Dec 2001 | 3 | 731 | 30 | Aus v NZ 325/11, India v Eng 262/11, SL v WI 144/8 |
Date | Mat | Runs | Wkts | List |
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28 Dec 2001 | 3 | 1086 | 24 | Aus v SA 361/9, NZ v Ban 336/11, SL v Zim 389/4 |
16 Dec 2006 | 3 | 1039 | 36 | Aus v Eng 427/5, NZ v SL 289/11, SA v India 323/20 |
1 Mar 2009 | 3 | 1008 | 19 | Pak v SL 317/4, SA v Aus 334/11, WI v Eng 357/4 |
12 Mar 2005 | 3 | 991 | 17 | India v Pak 324/4, NZ v Aus 300/7, SA v Zim 367/6 |
5 Jan 2008 | 3 | 970 | 19 | Aus v India 269/4, NZ v Ban 349/6, SA v WI 352/9 |
11 Mar 2001 | 4 | 956 | 23 | India v Aus 291/8, NZ v Pak 343/3, SL v Eng 70/3, WI v SA 252/9 |
27 Dec 2003 | 3 | 956 | 21 | Aus v India 354/9, NZ v Pak 267/7, SA v WI 335/5 |
13 Dec 2003 | 3 | 945 | 25 | Aus v India 336/9, SA v WI 280/8, SL v Eng 329/8 |
12 Dec 2003 | 3 | 938 | 15 | Aus v India 400/5, SA v WI 368/3, SL v Eng 170/7 |
19 Oct 2002 | 3 | 923 | 21 | Aus v Pak 298/3, India v WI 312/9, SA v Ban 313/9 |
15 Nov 2010 | 3 | 923 | 9 | India v NZ 273/5, Pak v SA 288/2, SL v WI 362/2 |
11 Mar 2005 | 3 | 917 | 30 | India v Pak 326/10, NZ v Aus 309/10, SA v Zim 282/10 |
11 Mar 2004 | 3 | 915 | 23 | NZ v SA 282/8, SL v Aus 322/6, WI v Eng 311/9 |
18 Dec 2004 | 3 | 915 | 21 | Aus v Pak 364/6, Ban v India 260/11, SA v Eng 291/4 |
21 Mar 1998 | 4 | 904 | 36 | India v Aus 143/9, SA v SL 249/9, WI v Eng 217/8, Zim v Pak 295/10 |
4 Dec 2009 | 3 | 896 | 30 | Aus v WI 336/6, India v SL 294/8, NZ v Pak 266/16 |
9 Nov 2002 | 3 | 890 | 27 | Aus v Eng 278/10, SA v SL 327/7, Zim v Pak 285/10 |
2 Jan 1999 | 3 | 887 | 17 | Aus v Eng 322/10, NZ v India 283/5, SA v WI 282/2 |
19 Mar 2004 | 3 | 878 | 31 | NZ v SA 266/11, SL v Aus 423/12, WI v Eng 189/8 |
26 Nov 2009 | 3 | 874 | 28 | Aus v WI 322/5, India v SL 220/13, NZ v Pak 332/10 |
Travis Basevi is a cricket statistician and UK Senior Programmer for ESPNcricinfo and other ESPN sports websites. George Binoy is an Assistant Editor at ESPNcricinfo