Bowling Most Wickets Series

Cricket Records for England in Test matches

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SCJ Broad	17	2997	499.3	132	32	1386	69	6/31	20.08	2.77	43.43	5	2	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
JM Anderson	15	3116	519.2	153	28	1182	58	5/60	20.37	2.27	53.72	4	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
OE Robinson	13	2448	408.0	108	25	1100	53	5/49	20.75	2.69	46.18	2	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
SF Barnes	4	1356	226.0	56	8	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
MJ Leach	16	3822	637.0	161	25	1909	48	5/66	39.77	2.99	79.62	3	2	1
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
JC Laker	5	1703	283.5	127	10	442	46	10/53	9.60	1.55	37.02	2	4	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1956
SCJ Broad	11	2269	378.1	73	21	1218	43	5/101	28.32	3.22	52.76	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
JC Archer	11	2117	352.5	71	21	1095	40	6/45	27.37	3.10	52.92	-	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MJ Leach	10	2241	373.3	60	18	1182	40	5/122	29.55	3.16	56.02	5	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
SF Barnes	6	1140	190.0	64	9	404	39	8/29	10.35	2.12	29.23	1	6	3
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
AV Bedser	5	1591	265.1	58	10	682	39	7/44	17.48	2.57	40.79	-	5	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1953
JM Anderson	12	1991	331.5	109	20	761	39	6/40	19.51	2.29	51.05	-	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MW Tate	5	2528	316.0	62	10	881	38	6/99	23.18	2.09	66.52	1	5	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1924/25
GA Lohmann	3	520	104.0	38	6	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
GAR Lock	5	1056	176.0	93	10	254	34	7/35	7.47	1.44	31.05	2	3	1
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1958
SF Barnes	3	768	128.0	38	6	282	34	8/29	8.29	2.20	22.58	1	5	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
FS Trueman	5	1420	236.4	53	9	594	34	7/44	17.47	2.50	41.76	1	4	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
IT Botham	6	1635	272.3	81	12	700	34	6/95	20.58	2.56	48.08	1	3	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
SF Barnes	5	1782	297.0	64	10	778	34	5/44	22.88	2.61	52.41	1	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
BA Stokes	17	1629	271.3	54	24	893	34	4/49	26.26	3.28	47.91	2	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
H Larwood	5	1322	220.2	42	10	644	33	5/28	19.51	2.92	40.06	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1932/33
DM Bess	12	2312	385.2	81	19	1102	33	5/30	33.39	2.85	70.06	2	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
FR Foster	5	1660	276.4	58	10	692	32	6/91	21.62	2.50	51.87	2	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1911/12
T Richardson	5	1748	291.2	63	9	849	32	6/104	26.53	2.91	54.62	-	4	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
W Rhodes	5	1032	172.0	36	10	488	31	8/68	15.74	2.83	33.29	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1903/04
AS Kennedy	5	1683	280.3	91	9	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
JA Snow	6	1805	225.5	47	12	708	31	7/40	22.83	2.35	58.22	1	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1970/71
MA Wood	8	1441	240.1	33	14	803	31	6/37	25.90	3.34	46.48	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
IT Botham	6	1510	251.4	36	11	855	31	5/109	27.58	3.39	48.70	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1985
AV Bedser	5	1560	195.0	34	9	482	30	5/46	16.06	1.85	52.00	3	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1950/51
AV Bedser	5	1655	275.5	84	10	517	30	7/58	17.23	1.87	55.16	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
JN Crawford	5	1426	237.4	36	10	742	30	5/48	24.73	3.12	47.53	-	3	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
CR Woakes	10	1554	259.0	56	19	764	30	5/50	25.46	2.94	51.80	-	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
BA Stokes	18	1968	328.0	53	24	1060	30	4/33	35.33	3.23	65.60	1	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
FS Trueman	4	718	119.4	25	7	386	29	8/31	13.31	3.22	24.75	3	2	-
India in England Test Series, 1952
DL Underwood	5	1517	252.5	95	10	509	29	5/84	17.55	2.01	52.31	4	1	-
England in India Test Series, 1976/77
RGD Willis	6	1516	252.4	56	12	666	29	8/43	22.96	2.63	52.27	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1981
FH Tyson	5	1208	151.0	16	9	583	28	7/27	20.82	2.89	43.14	1	2	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1954/55
MW Tate	5	1304	217.2	68	8	424	27	6/42	15.70	1.95	48.29	2	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
JB Statham	5	1218	203.0	54	10	491	27	6/63	18.18	2.41	45.11	-	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
ARC Fraser	6	1124	187.2	50	9	492	27	8/53	18.22	2.62	41.62	1	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1997/98
JA Snow	4	990	165.0	29	8	504	27	7/49	18.66	3.05	36.66	1	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
RGD Willis	5	1000	166.4	36	9	534	27	7/78	19.77	3.20	37.03	-	3	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1977
R Peel	5	1831	305.1	77	9	721	27	6/67	26.70	2.36	67.81	3	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1894/95
FJ Titmus	5	2393	398.5	156	10	747	27	6/73	27.66	1.87	88.62	1	2	-
England in India Test Series, 1963/64
C Blythe	3	603	100.3	26	6	270	26	8/59	10.38	2.68	23.19	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1907
JH Wardle	4	1118	139.6	37	8	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
JK Lever	5	898	149.4	29	10	380	26	7/46	14.61	2.53	34.53	-	2	1
England in India Test Series, 1976/77
CR Woakes	4	891	148.3	33	8	435	26	6/70	16.73	2.92	34.26	1	2	1
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2016
WS Lees	5	1256	209.2	69	9	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
W Voce	5	1297	162.1	20	9	560	26	6/41	21.53	2.59	49.88	2	1	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1936/37
DG Cork	5	1106	184.2	30	8	661	26	7/43	25.42	3.58	42.53	3	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
MJ Hoggard	5	1203	200.3	37	10	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
GP Swann	5	1494	249.0	41	10	755	26	5/44	29.03	3.03	57.46	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2013
SCJ Broad	4	908	151.2	44	8	346	25	6/46	13.84	2.28	36.32	2	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2011
MM Ali	4	726	121.0	26	8	391	25	6/53	15.64	3.23	29.04	3	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
FS Trueman	5	1083	180.3	31	10	508	25	5/27	20.32	2.81	43.32	2	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
JM Anderson	5	1195	199.1	65	10	515	25	5/53	20.60	2.58	47.80	1	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2014
D Gough	5	1043	173.5	33	9	530	25	5/109	21.20	3.04	41.72	2	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2000
A Fielder	4	1299	216.3	31	8	627	25	6/82	25.08	2.89	51.96	3	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
JC White	5	2440	406.4	134	9	760	25	8/126	30.40	1.86	97.60	1	3	1
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1928/29
R Peel	3	442	110.2	48	6	181	24	7/31	7.54	2.45	18.41	4	1	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1888
DL Underwood	3	900	150.0	70	6	220	24	7/32	9.16	1.46	37.50	1	3	2
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1969
AV Bedser	3	866	144.2	33	5	298	24	7/49	12.41	2.06	36.08	2	2	2
India in England Test Series, 1946
IT Botham	3	853	142.1	42	6	337	24	6/34	14.04	2.37	35.54	-	3	1
New Zealand in England Test Series, 1978
FS Trueman	5	1066	177.4	53	10	401	24	4/24	16.70	2.25	44.41	2	-	-
India in England Test Series, 1959
RJ Sidebottom	3	846	141.0	34	6	410	24	7/47	17.08	2.90	35.25	1	3	1
England in New Zealand Test Series, 2007/08
JM Anderson	5	1102	183.4	56	10	435	24	5/20	18.12	2.36	45.91	1	1	-
Pataudi Trophy (India in England), 2018
T Richardson	3	876	175.1	58	6	439	24	7/168	18.29	3.00	36.50	-	4	2
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1896
ARC Fraser	5	1221	203.3	55	8	492	24	5/42	20.50	2.41	50.87	1	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
AW Greig	5	1243	207.1	45	7	543	24	8/86	22.62	2.62	51.79	-	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1973/74
JA Snow	5	1235	205.5	46	10	555	24	5/57	23.12	2.69	51.45	2	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1972
H Verity	5	1628	271.2	93	9	576	24	8/43	24.00	2.12	67.83	1	2	1
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1934
K Higgs	5	1420	236.4	49	8	611	24	6/91	25.45	2.58	59.16	2	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
JM Anderson	5	1279	213.1	50	10	625	24	4/44	26.04	2.93	53.29	3	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 2010/11
SF Barnes	5	1640	273.2	74	10	626	24	7/60	26.08	2.29	68.33	-	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1907/08
AR Caddick	5	1079	179.5	27	9	634	24	5/42	26.41	3.52	44.95	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1997
A Flintoff	5	1164	194.0	32	9	655	24	5/78	27.29	3.37	48.50	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2005
JM Anderson	4	843	140.3	55	8	316	23	6/17	13.73	2.24	36.65	1	2	1
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2010
SJ Harmison	4	839	139.5	41	7	342	23	7/12	14.86	2.44	36.47	-	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2003/04
G Miller	6	1417	177.1	54	10	346	23	5/44	15.04	1.46	61.60	-	1	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
H Verity	3	947	157.5	61	6	387	23	7/49	16.82	2.45	41.17	3	1	1
England in India Test Series, 1933/34
GHT Simpson-Hayward	5	898	149.4	18	10	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
MS Panesar	4	863	143.5	26	8	430	23	6/129	18.69	2.98	37.52	1	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2007
W Voce	5	1504	250.4	65	9	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.39	3	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
IT Botham	6	1268	158.4	25	10	567	23	4/42	24.65	2.68	55.13	2	-	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1978/79
A Flintoff	5	1208	201.2	42	10	574	23	4/44	24.95	2.85	52.52	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
SCJ Broad	5	1051	175.1	29	10	613	23	5/86	26.65	3.49	45.69	2	1	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2019
GJ Thompson	5	1343	223.5	66	10	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
AU Rashid	5	1394	232.2	19	8	861	23	4/82	37.43	3.70	60.60	4	-	-
England in India Test Series, 2016/17
DVP Wright	5	1922	240.2	23	8	990	23	7/105	43.04	3.09	83.56	-	2	-
The Ashes (England in Australia), 1946/47
GP Swann	4	641	106.5	38	6	269	22	6/65	12.22	2.51	29.13	2	2	-
Pakistan in England Test Series, 2010
AP Freeman	3	840	140.0	50	6	302	22	5/39	13.72	2.15	38.18	2	2	1
West Indies in England Test Series, 1928
W Rhodes	5	845	140.5	38	8	336	22	7/17	15.27	2.38	38.40	1	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 1902
AR Caddick	5	1025	170.5	53	9	422	22	5/14	19.18	2.47	46.59	1	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2000
FS Trueman	4	989	164.5	37	8	439	22	6/31	19.95	2.66	44.95	1	1	-
Pakistan in England Test Series, 1962
JC Archer	4	936	156.0	34	8	446	22	6/45	20.27	2.85	42.54	-	2	-
The Ashes (Australia in England), 2019
FS Trueman	5	1041	173.3	34	10	455	22	5/63	20.68	2.62	47.31	1	1	-
West Indies in England Test Series, 1957
PAJ DeFreitas	5	1115	185.5	55	10	457	22	4/34	20.77	2.45	50.68	2	-	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1991
AF Giles	4	1117	186.1	41	7	509	22	5/57	23.13	2.73	50.77	2	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2004

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]