Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2009	12	19	3069	511.3	78	1587	47	7/62	33.76	3.10	65.29	2	2
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2006	11	21	2144	357.2	109	903	42	6/30	21.50	2.52	51.04	2	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2002-2007	9	17	2172	362.0	74	1105	37	5/92	29.86	3.05	58.70	2	1
SK Warne (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	1613	268.5	61	801	36	5/43	22.25	2.97	44.80	2	4
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2004-2009	7	12	2252	375.2	61	1159	35	7/118	33.11	3.08	64.34	2	2
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	10	16	2467	411.1	77	1242	34	5/62	36.52	3.02	72.55	2	2
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2006	10	18	1733	288.5	59	895	31	4/39	28.87	3.09	55.90	4	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	8	14	2377	396.1	90	1038	31	5/116	33.48	2.62	76.67	4	1
A Kumble (IND)	2005-2008	6	10	1640	273.2	48	774	28	6/72	27.64	2.83	58.57	1	2
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2009	9	15	1769	294.5	44	1084	28	5/72	38.71	3.67	63.17	1	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2002-2006	9	17	1997	332.5	63	887	27	3/42	32.85	2.66	73.96	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2006	10	18	2057	342.5	87	915	26	5/35	35.19	2.66	79.11	2	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2000-2002	7	12	1212	202.0	34	677	25	4/40	27.08	3.35	48.48	2	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2003-2009	6	9	1312	218.4	44	623	23	7/130	27.08	2.84	57.04	1	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2005-2009	6	12	1204	200.4	36	677	23	6/54	29.43	3.37	52.34	2	1
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2009	9	13	1359	226.3	21	981	23	5/86	42.65	4.33	59.08	2	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2000-2004	4	8	853	142.1	17	544	22	5/60	24.72	3.82	38.77	-	2
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2004	10	19	1235	205.5	58	588	21	4/39	28.00	2.85	58.80	1	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	1053	175.3	33	503	20	7/39	25.15	2.86	52.65	1	1
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2007	6	9	1405	234.1	51	615	18	5/78	34.16	2.62	78.05	-	1
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2009	7	13	1188	198.0	17	788	18	6/135	43.77	3.97	66.00	1	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	4	444	74.0	22	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2004-2004	5	10	1150	191.4	43	526	17	4/76	30.94	2.74	67.64	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	2007-2007	2	4	568	94.4	23	281	16	4/26	17.56	2.96	35.50	4	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	4	7	1224	204.0	53	468	16	4/62	29.25	2.29	76.50	1	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2002	6	10	1081	180.1	42	501	16	4/55	31.31	2.78	67.56	1	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2005-2006	4	8	777	129.3	24	427	15	4/71	28.46	3.29	51.80	2	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2003-2006	4	7	757	126.1	24	452	15	4/63	30.13	3.58	50.46	1	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2003	2	4	378	63.0	13	159	14	7/57	11.35	2.52	27.00	-	2
D Gough (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	492	82.0	16	274	14	4/50	19.57	3.34	35.14	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2009	3	6	880	146.4	24	421	14	4/87	30.07	2.87	62.85	1	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2008	4	8	781	130.1	26	419	13	5/25	32.23	3.21	60.07	-	1
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2008	4	8	765	127.3	22	467	13	4/52	35.92	3.66	58.84	2	-
Syed Rasel (BAN)	2005-2007	5	7	737	122.5	18	464	12	4/129	38.66	3.77	61.41	1	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	393	65.3	5	235	11	4/43	21.36	3.58	35.72	2	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	2	4	376	62.4	8	236	11	5/36	21.45	3.76	34.18	1	1
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2006	3	6	568	94.4	20	298	11	3/17	27.09	3.14	51.63	-	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	2001-2001	3	4	582	97.0	23	308	11	5/72	28.00	3.17	52.90	-	1
M Hayward (SA)	2000-2004	4	8	592	98.4	16	363	11	3/81	33.00	3.67	53.81	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2009	3	5	808	134.4	22	449	11	5/70	40.81	3.33	73.45	1	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	2004-2004	2	4	486	81.0	30	171	10	5/37	17.10	2.11	48.60	-	1
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2006	4	7	600	100.0	22	288	10	3/1	28.80	2.88	60.00	-	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	2001-2001	3	4	696	116.0	23	356	10	4/66	35.60	3.06	69.60	1	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2007-2009	5	7	894	149.0	27	511	10	3/58	51.10	3.42	89.40	-	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2004-2007	4	8	902	150.2	21	558	10	4/74	55.80	3.71	90.20	1	-
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2001	2	4	278	46.2	7	155	9	3/26	17.22	3.34	30.88	-	-
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2002-2002	2	4	389	64.5	18	159	9	4/65	17.66	2.45	43.22	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	4	6	586	97.4	23	242	9	5/45	26.88	2.47	65.11	-	1
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2002-2004	2	4	441	73.3	10	254	9	4/71	28.22	3.45	49.00	2	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	3	5	666	111.0	28	258	9	4/56	28.66	2.32	74.00	1	-
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2009	2	4	511	85.1	21	258	9	3/101	28.66	3.02	56.77	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	2001-2003	4	7	1038	173.0	34	451	9	3/55	50.11	2.60	115.33	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2005-2007	7	9	1295	215.5	32	770	9	5/114	85.55	3.56	143.88	-	1
S Sreesanth (IND)	2009-2009	2	4	372	62.0	13	240	8	5/75	30.00	3.87	46.50	-	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2007	2	4	492	82.0	14	241	8	3/101	30.12	2.93	61.50	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2009	6	8	618	103.0	29	287	8	3/54	35.87	2.78	77.25	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2006	2	3	371	61.5	4	292	8	5/82	36.50	4.72	46.37	-	1
OAC Banks (WI)	2003-2005	4	8	732	122.0	23	327	8	2/31	40.87	2.68	91.50	-	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2009	4	5	627	104.3	16	348	8	3/20	43.50	3.33	78.37	-	-
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2009	5	8	1027	171.1	24	571	8	2/71	71.37	3.33	128.37	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	2005-2006	4	6	313	52.1	14	132	7	3/27	18.85	2.53	44.71	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2005-2005	3	5	372	62.0	12	182	7	3/34	26.00	2.93	53.14	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2006	4	6	318	53.0	4	210	7	3/50	30.00	3.96	45.42	-	-
SI Mahmood (ENG)	2006-2006	2	4	396	66.0	10	212	7	3/50	30.28	3.21	56.57	-	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2007-2007	2	4	470	78.2	18	256	7	2/32	36.57	3.26	67.14	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2001	2	4	525	87.3	11	301	7	4/78	43.00	3.44	75.00	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2002	3	4	659	109.5	24	303	7	3/113	43.28	2.75	94.14	-	-
JS Patel (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	540	90.0	8	389	7	4/78	55.57	4.32	77.14	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2003-2005	4	6	891	148.3	35	466	7	4/104	66.57	3.13	127.28	1	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	5	5	264	44.0	6	107	6	3/42	17.83	2.43	44.00	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2008	7	8	479	79.5	12	205	6	2/22	34.16	2.56	79.83	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2007-2007	2	2	455	75.5	13	215	6	3/104	35.83	2.83	75.83	-	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2009	3	6	480	80.0	14	261	6	3/38	43.50	3.26	80.00	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2004	6	9	655	109.1	23	285	6	2/34	47.50	2.61	109.16	-	-
RJ Kirtley (ENG)	2003-2003	2	3	486	81.0	18	302	6	2/62	50.33	3.72	81.00	-	-
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2009-2009	2	4	398	66.2	7	320	6	2/73	53.33	4.82	66.33	-	-
GJ Batty (ENG)	2003-2003	3	5	746	124.2	20	396	6	3/55	66.00	3.18	124.33	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2002-2009	9	11	893	148.5	20	511	6	2/140	85.16	3.43	148.83	-	-
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	1	2	107	17.5	3	52	5	3/33	10.40	2.91	21.40	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	2000-2000	2	3	254	42.2	9	99	5	2/20	19.80	2.33	50.80	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2001	1	2	155	25.5	6	114	5	5/114	22.80	4.41	31.00	-	1
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2009	15	8	240	40.0	5	138	5	2/23	27.60	3.45	48.00	-	-
Abdur Rauf (PAK)	2009-2009	2	4	252	42.0	4	159	5	2/59	31.80	3.78	50.40	-	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2008-2008	2	4	441	73.3	10	245	5	2/54	49.00	3.33	88.20	-	-
Talha Jubair (BAN)	2002-2002	2	3	340	56.4	4	246	5	2/74	49.20	4.34	68.00	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2002	3	4	588	98.0	14	282	5	3/66	56.40	2.87	117.60	-	-
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2002	3	4	516	86.0	16	296	5	3/97	59.20	3.44	103.20	-	-
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2002	3	4	450	75.0	6	296	5	3/46	59.20	3.94	90.00	-	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2007	3	4	660	110.0	18	318	5	3/100	63.60	2.89	132.00	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2000-2000	1	2	159	26.3	7	84	4	2/36	21.00	3.16	39.75	-	-
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2002-2002	1	1	228	38.0	6	144	4	4/144	36.00	3.78	57.00	1	-
Mehrab Hossain jnr (BAN)	2007-2009	3	5	233	38.5	2	162	4	2/29	40.50	4.17	58.25	-	-
S Elworthy (SA)	2002-2002	2	4	351	58.3	11	206	4	2/39	51.50	3.52	87.75	-	-
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2002-2002	2	3	370	61.4	9	210	4	4/101	52.50	3.40	92.50	1	-
TL Best (WI)	2005-2005	2	4	297	49.3	6	218	4	3/50	54.50	4.40	74.25	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	2	307	51.1	6	221	4	3/101	55.25	4.31	76.75	-	-
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	4	415	69.1	13	237	4	2/42	59.25	3.42	103.75	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	2000-2000	3	4	468	78.0	11	326	4	3/184	81.50	4.17	117.00	-	-
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2009	11	13	480	80.0	2	387	4	2/56	96.75	4.83	120.00	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	2001-2001	1	2	96	16.0	2	67	3	2/28	22.33	4.18	32.00	-	-

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]