Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	17	32	4717	786.1	192	2117	100	6/47	21.17	2.69	47.17	2	11	1
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	29	57	8516	-	361	3507	167	7/89	21.00	2.47	50.99	11	11	4
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	22	39	9164	-	427	3439	106	6/37	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	36	72	10757	1792.5	488	4535	195	8/71	23.25	2.52	55.16	15	11	4
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	30	60	7280	1213.2	331	3286	157	8/38	20.92	2.70	46.36	7	10	-
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	17	30	3912	652.0	170	1982	86	6/53	23.04	3.03	45.48	1	9	1
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	66	6895	-	353	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	55	7895	-	448	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9	3
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	17	27	4048	674.4	112	2210	84	8/97	26.30	3.27	48.19	3	8	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1987	16	28	5593	-	235	2049	82	9/56	24.98	2.19	68.20	4	8	4
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	35	5853	-	232	2399	97	6/26	24.73	2.45	60.34	6	8	2
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	23	38	6199	1033.1	249	2591	95	8/79	27.27	2.50	65.25	3	8	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2024	24	45	6383	1063.5	171	3161	114	6/55	27.72	2.97	55.99	3	8	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2007	16	30	6613	1102.1	348	2247	112	9/65	20.06	2.03	59.04	8	8	4
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	19	33	7864	-	439	2587	102	7/54	25.36	1.97	77.09	5	8	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	34	63	8284	1380.4	383	3082	164	8/45	18.79	2.23	50.51	13	8	2
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	15	24	5286	-	297	1658	75	9/113	22.10	1.88	70.48	3	7	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	21	37	5460	910.0	196	2763	97	7/81	28.48	3.03	56.28	3	7	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	26	47	8841	1473.3	496	2889	100	6/39	28.89	1.96	88.41	2	7	2
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	28	3464	577.2	63	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	42	4486	747.4	189	2031	96	8/92	21.15	2.71	46.72	2	6	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	50	5790	965.0	232	2436	127	7/22	19.18	2.52	45.59	5	6	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	51	6728	-	216	2559	114	7/63	22.44	2.28	59.01	3	6	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	25	46	7486	-	233	3009	96	7/153	31.34	2.41	77.97	2	6	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	11	21	2629	-	94	952	56	6/74	17.00	2.17	46.94	3	5	2
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	12	23	3268	544.4	108	1620	64	5/28	25.31	2.97	51.06	5	5	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	14	27	3648	608.0	147	1767	70	6/32	25.24	2.90	52.11	4	5	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	19	34	3765	627.3	117	2246	87	7/40	25.81	3.57	43.27	3	5	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1922-1931	14	26	3789	631.3	127	1545	47	6/46	32.87	2.44	80.61	1	5	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	21	39	4951	-	166	2418	100	6/46	24.18	2.93	49.51	8	5	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	25	45	5993	-	221	1996	84	6/64	23.76	1.99	71.34	2	5	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	18	32	7154	1192.2	464	2201	80	7/49	27.51	1.84	89.42	4	5	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	36	68	8818	1469.4	359	3683	145	6/74	25.40	2.50	60.81	10	5	1
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	5	10	1048	174.4	31	492	32	6/38	15.37	2.81	32.75	1	4	1
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	5	9	1665	277.3	42	780	32	7/90	24.37	2.81	52.03	1	4	2
PM Pollock (SA)	1964-1965	8	13	2001	333.3	106	811	32	5/34	25.34	2.43	62.53	-	4	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	14	2030	-	224	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	12	22	2473	412.1	106	1176	57	7/117	20.63	2.85	43.38	-	4	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	14	24	2547	424.3	85	1424	47	6/52	30.29	3.35	54.19	1	4	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	12	22	2553	425.3	70	1669	66	7/112	25.28	3.92	38.68	3	4	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1981	12	24	2886	481.0	133	1174	50	6/37	23.48	2.44	57.72	-	4	1
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	15	26	2913	485.3	113	1291	57	6/36	22.64	2.65	51.10	1	4	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1987	12	19	2919	486.3	116	1158	47	7/40	24.63	2.38	62.10	-	4	1
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1963-1968	12	20	3176	-	128	1119	37	7/105	30.24	2.11	85.83	-	4	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2023	22	42	4459	743.1	128	2655	97	6/111	27.37	3.57	45.96	4	4	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	24	44	4740	790.0	190	2385	80	6/54	29.81	3.01	59.25	4	4	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	19	35	4806	801.0	160	2507	72	6/43	34.81	3.12	66.75	5	4	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1993	27	48	6343	1057.1	227	3174	85	6/91	37.34	3.00	74.62	2	4	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	19	36	6434	1072.2	258	2815	92	7/115	30.59	2.62	69.93	4	4	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	22	36	7173	1195.3	373	2539	85	6/71	29.87	2.12	84.38	5	4	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	27	48	7284	-	289	2641	83	6/70	31.81	2.17	87.75	5	4	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2016-2016	2	4	656	109.2	12	297	19	6/77	15.63	2.71	34.52	-	3	1
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	11	1211	201.5	34	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	-	3	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1993-1997	7	14	1517	252.5	59	689	30	6/71	22.96	2.72	50.56	-	3	-
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	5	9	1578	263.0	50	722	24	6/92	30.08	2.74	65.75	-	3	1
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1984-1985	5	9	1647	274.3	63	723	23	6/64	31.43	2.63	71.60	-	3	1
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	8	12	1902	317.0	57	929	39	6/67	23.82	2.93	48.76	3	3	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2003	6	12	2126	354.2	68	964	39	7/50	24.71	2.72	54.51	2	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1998	12	21	2419	403.1	85	1238	48	6/66	25.79	3.07	50.39	3	3	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	11	18	2425	404.1	70	1352	50	5/52	27.04	3.34	48.50	4	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	14	26	2833	472.1	105	1330	60	6/45	22.16	2.81	47.21	2	3	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2018	11	19	2981	496.5	76	1431	43	6/74	33.27	2.88	69.32	2	3	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	18	35	3221	536.5	123	1887	65	7/37	29.03	3.51	49.55	2	3	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	15	21	3248	541.2	116	1452	48	6/76	30.25	2.68	67.66	-	3	-
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	18	29	3586	-	153	1757	60	7/88	29.28	2.93	59.76	2	3	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2023	18	33	3613	602.1	125	1974	76	5/30	25.97	3.27	47.53	2	3	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	14	27	3680	613.2	103	1764	45	5/51	39.20	2.87	81.77	1	3	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1952	11	19	4102	683.4	259	1249	54	8/55	23.12	1.82	75.96	5	3	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	18	34	4253	708.5	150	2405	70	5/75	34.35	3.39	60.75	4	3	1
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	18	30	4531	755.1	154	1967	72	6/51	27.31	2.60	62.93	4	3	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	36	4888	-	109	2364	70	7/69	33.77	2.90	69.82	2	3	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1955	17	34	5263	-	224	1818	75	5/35	24.24	2.07	70.17	5	3	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	29	48	5717	-	225	1949	87	7/60	22.40	2.04	65.71	6	3	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2005	23	42	5719	953.1	325	2160	91	6/39	23.73	2.26	62.84	4	3	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1965	20	35	5807	-	366	1622	63	5/31	25.74	1.67	92.17	1	3	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	67	6782	1130.2	364	2288	74	6/35	30.91	2.02	91.64	1	3	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	36	62	8771	1461.5	411	3323	102	5/41	32.57	2.27	85.99	2	3	-
Sohail Khan (PAK)	2016-2016	2	4	526	87.4	9	325	13	5/68	25.00	3.70	40.46	-	2	-
HHH Johnson (WI)	1948-1950	3	5	789	131.3	37	238	13	5/41	18.30	1.80	60.69	-	2	1
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2012-2012	3	6	790	131.4	34	318	19	6/25	16.73	2.41	41.57	-	2	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1899	4	7	908	181.3	57	371	23	5/51	16.13	2.45	39.47	2	2	-
C Sharma (IND)	1984-1986	5	8	918	153.0	26	500	20	6/58	25.00	3.26	45.90	2	2	1
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
B Kumar (IND)	2014-2016	6	9	1139	189.5	46	566	20	6/82	28.30	2.98	56.95	-	2	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	7	1195	199.1	58	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
Surendra Nath (IND)	1959-1959	5	7	1222	203.4	85	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.37	-	2	-
AM Moir (NZ)	1951-1959	8	9	1282	213.4	42	609	20	6/155	30.45	2.85	64.10	-	2	-
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1974	7	12	1301	216.5	45	618	30	6/77	20.60	2.85	43.36	3	2	1
KD Ghavri (IND)	1976-1980	8	12	1381	230.1	50	661	19	5/33	34.78	2.87	72.68	-	2	-
GWA Chubb (SA)	1951-1951	5	8	1425	237.3	63	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]