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Most wickets on a single ground
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
M Muralitharan (SL) 1992-2009 24 8837 3435 166 8/87 11/110 20.69 2.33 53.2 14 4
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
M Muralitharan (SL) 1993-2007 16 5086 1875 117 9/51 13/115 16.02 2.21 43.4 11 5
at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
M Muralitharan (SL) 1998-2010 15 5727 2054 111 7/46 13/171 18.50 2.15 51.5 11 4
at Galle International Stadium
HH Streak (Zim) 1994-2005 19 4538 1920 83 6/73 9/105 23.13 2.53 54.6 3 0
at Harare Sports Club
DK Lillee (Aus) 1972-1983 14 3833 1798 82 7/83 11/138 21.92 2.81 46.7 7 4
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 1996-2009 21 4514 2004 80 7/71 14/191 25.05 2.66 56.4 4 1
at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1974-1990 14 3679 1635 76 7/116 9/151 21.51 2.66 48.4 6 0
at AMI Stadium, Christchurch
IT Botham (Eng) 1978-1992 15 3194 1693 69 8/34 11/140 24.53 3.18 46.2 8 1
at Lord's, London
SK Warne (Aus) 1993-2006 11 3320 1381 68 8/71 11/77 20.30 2.49 48.8 3 2
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 12 2770 877 66 6/24 11/84 13.28 1.89 41.9 6 1
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2006 13 3238 1414 65 6/17 10/27 21.75 2.62 49.8 4 1
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2007 14 4060 1800 64 7/56 12/128 28.12 2.66 63.4 4 2
at Sydney Cricket Ground
FS Trueman (Eng) 1952-1965 12 3087 1394 63 6/31 11/152 22.12 2.70 49.0 5 1
at Lord's, London
CS Martin (NZ) 2000-2012 14 3198 1793 60 6/54 7/100 29.88 3.36 53.3 4 0
at Basin Reserve, Wellington
Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1978-1990 13 3654 1571 59 5/44 10/186 26.62 2.57 61.9 5 1
at National Stadium, Karachi
A Kumble (India) 1993-2008 7 2528 974 58 10/74 14/149 16.79 2.31 43.5 4 2
at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
JM Anderson (Eng) 2003-2013 13 3294 1512 58 5/42 7/70 26.06 2.75 56.7 4 0
at Lord's, London
CA Walsh (WI) 1986-2001 14 3345 1181 57 6/61 8/108 20.71 2.11 58.6 1 0
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
DW Steyn (SA) 2006-2013 11 2596 1205 57 5/75 8/104 21.14 2.78 45.5 1 0
at Newlands, Cape Town
DL Vettori (NZ) 1997-2012 21 5175 2391 57 7/130 10/183 41.94 2.77 90.7 1 1
at Basin Reserve, Wellington
Imran Khan (Pak) 1976-1990 11 2443 987 56 8/58 14/116 17.62 2.42 43.6 3 1
at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 1994-2007 14 2724 1126 56 6/22 6/22 20.10 2.48 48.6 1 0
at Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2006 11 3138 1284 56 7/52 9/80 22.92 2.45 56.0 3 0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
SK Warne (Aus) 1992-2006 13 4065 1705 56 6/80 8/170 30.44 2.51 72.5 2 0
at Adelaide Oval
M Ntini (SA) 1998-2009 10 2216 1146 54 5/49 10/145 21.22 3.10 41.0 4 1
at SuperSport Park, Centurion
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1973-1990 12 2623 1075 53 7/23 11/58 20.28 2.45 49.4 3 2
at Basin Reserve, Wellington
M Ntini (SA) 2000-2009 10 2110 1143 53 6/100 10/178 21.56 3.25 39.8 3 1
at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
SM Pollock (SA) 1995-2006 13 2817 1145 53 5/54 9/103 21.60 2.43 53.1 1 0
at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
SCG MacGill (Aus) 1999-2006 8 2507 1297 53 7/50 12/107 24.47 3.10 47.3 5 1
at Sydney Cricket Ground
CA Walsh (WI) 1988-2001 12 3024 1342 53 5/22 7/107 25.32 2.66 57.0 3 0
at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
M Ntini (SA) 1998-2009 13 2694 1542 53 4/33 8/95 29.09 3.43 50.8 0 0
at Newlands, Cape Town
M Muralitharan (SL) 1993-2008 9 2888 1238 52 7/97 12/225 23.80 2.57 55.5 4 2
at P Sara Oval, Colombo
GD McGrath (Aus) 1993-2006 12 2988 1252 52 8/24 9/68 24.07 2.51 57.4 1 0
at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
IT Botham (Eng) 1978-1991 11 2615 1379 52 6/125 10/253 26.51 3.16 50.2 2 1
at Kennington Oval, London
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1988-2000 13 3399 1421 52 8/45 10/127 27.32 2.50 65.3 2 1
at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
LR Gibbs (WI) 1958-1974 13 4742 1646 52 6/108 8/181 31.65 2.08 91.1 2 0
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
AV Bedser (Eng) 1946-1955 7 1816 686 51 7/52 12/112 13.45 2.26 35.6 5 2
at Old Trafford, Manchester
Imran Khan (Pak) 1976-1990 11 2406 938 51 8/60 11/79 18.39 2.33 47.1 2 1
at National Stadium, Karachi
SM Pollock (SA) 1996-2007 11 2434 996 51 6/30 7/58 19.52 2.45 47.7 2 0
at Newlands, Cape Town
Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1977-1990 12 3099 1348 51 9/56 13/101 26.43 2.60 60.7 3 2
at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
GD McGrath (Aus) 1994-2007 12 2675 1172 50 5/48 10/103 23.44 2.62 53.5 2 1
at Sydney Cricket Ground
MD Marshall (WI) 1983-1991 8 1812 911 49 7/80 11/120 18.59 3.01 36.9 4 1
at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
CA Walsh (WI) 1985-2001 11 2219 897 48 6/62 10/101 18.68 2.42 46.2 2 1
at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica
A Kumble (India) 1993-2008 8 2128 939 48 7/48 13/181 19.56 2.64 44.3 5 1
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
CEL Ambrose (WI) 1990-2000 11 2328 945 48 5/37 8/78 19.68 2.43 48.5 3 0
at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua
HMRKB Herath (SL) 1999-2013 9 2544 1110 48 6/43 12/171 23.12 2.61 53.0 5 2
at Galle International Stadium
DW Steyn (SA) 2005-2013 8 1548 876 47 6/8 11/60 18.63 3.39 32.9 5 2
at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
RGD Willis (Eng) 1973-1984 9 1901 882 47 7/78 9/118 18.76 2.78 40.4 3 0
at Lord's, London
MD Marshall (WI) 1983-1991 8 2002 951 47 6/55 11/89 20.23 2.85 42.5 3 1
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
SCJ Broad (Eng) 2008-2013 10 2314 1261 47 7/44 11/165 26.82 3.26 49.2 2 1
at Lord's, London
H Trumble (Aus) 1894-1904 7 1708 646 46 7/28 9/141 14.04 2.26 37.1 3 0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Harbhajan Singh (India) 1999-2010 7 2491 1001 46 7/87 13/196 21.76 2.41 54.1 6 1
at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
GD McGrath (Aus) 1996-2006 10 2494 1059 46 4/41 7/139 23.02 2.54 54.2 0 0
at Adelaide Oval
CTB Turner (Aus) 1887-1895 6 2106 602 45 7/43 12/87 13.37 1.71 46.8 4 1
at Sydney Cricket Ground
JB Statham (Eng) 1951-1961 9 2268 786 45 7/39 11/97 17.46 2.07 50.4 3 1
at Lord's, London
GD McKenzie (Aus) 1962-1968 7 2370 1019 45 8/71 10/151 22.64 2.57 52.6 3 2
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
DK Lillee (Aus) 1971-1983 9 2479 1206 45 6/171 8/118 26.80 2.91 55.0 4 0
at Adelaide Oval
CA Walsh (WI) 1990-2001 12 3032 1250 45 6/54 9/146 27.77 2.47 67.3 2 0
at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua
DL Underwood (Eng) 1967-1977 10 3401 1251 45 7/50 12/101 27.80 2.20 75.5 3 1
at Kennington Oval, London
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1974-1990 13 3203 1463 45 6/105 7/101 32.51 2.74 71.1 3 0
at Eden Park, Auckland
FS Trueman (Eng) 1952-1964 9 1764 795 44 6/30 11/88 18.06 2.70 40.0 2 1
at Headingley, Leeds
Iqbal Qasim (Pak) 1978-1988 9 2911 897 44 7/49 11/118 20.38 1.84 66.1 2 1
at National Stadium, Karachi
SM Pollock (SA) 1995-2008 12 2556 959 44 6/50 8/105 21.79 2.25 58.0 2 0
at Kingsmead, Durban
AA Donald (SA) 1992-2002 10 2247 1207 44 6/53 11/127 27.43 3.22 51.0 2 1
at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
DK Lillee (Aus) 1971-1984 8 2191 1036 43 4/40 8/153 24.09 2.83 50.9 0 0
at Sydney Cricket Ground
M Ntini (SA) 2000-2009 10 2201 1212 43 5/48 8/89 28.18 3.30 51.1 2 0
at Kingsmead, Durban
H Verity (Eng) 1933-1939 7 1923 613 42 8/43 15/104 14.59 1.91 45.7 2 1
at Lord's, London
RR Lindwall (Aus) 1947-1955 8 1968 726 42 7/63 9/109 17.28 2.21 46.8 2 0
at Sydney Cricket Ground
GD McGrath (Aus) 1995-2006 11 2636 957 42 5/40 8/91 22.78 2.17 62.7 2 0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1985-1996 8 2325 1162 42 5/76 10/168 27.66 2.99 55.3 3 1
at Adelaide Oval
Harbhajan Singh (India) 2001-2013 7 2537 1178 42 8/84 15/217 28.04 2.78 60.4 3 1
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1980-1989 10 2711 1191 42 7/142 11/218 28.35 2.63 64.5 2 1
at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
JH Kallis (SA) 1996-2013 22 2689 1295 42 5/90 7/124 30.83 2.88 64.0 1 0
at Newlands, Cape Town
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-1998 8 1957 827 41 5/63 8/104 20.17 2.53 47.7 1 0
at National Stadium, Karachi
AV Bedser (Eng) 1947-1954 6 2289 829 41 7/44 14/99 20.21 2.17 55.8 4 1
at Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2000 9 1909 936 41 6/48 10/106 22.82 2.94 46.5 2 1
at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1984-1995 10 2345 1201 41 5/42 8/114 29.29 3.07 57.1 2 0
at Melbourne Cricket Ground
A Kumble (India) 1994-2008 9 2848 1416 41 6/98 9/120 34.53 2.98 69.4 4 0
at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
GS Sobers (WI) 1955-1974 17 3859 1434 41 4/22 6/50 34.97 2.22 94.1 0 0
at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad
JC Laker (Eng) 1949-1958 8 1833 638 40 6/55 10/119 15.95 2.08 45.8 2 1
at Kennington Oval, London
AA Donald (SA) 1992-2000 7 1689 728 40 7/84 12/139 18.20 2.58 42.2 3 1
at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
RGD Willis (Eng) 1976-1984 8 1513 771 40 8/43 9/92 19.27 3.05 37.8 3 0
at Headingley, Leeds
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1985-1995 8 1887 905 40 6/53 9/101 22.62 2.87 47.1 2 0
at Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane
N Kapil Dev (India) 1979-1993 11 1863 1092 40 7/56 11/146 27.30 3.51 46.5 2 1
at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
B Lee (Aus) 2000-2008 8 2118 1165 40 5/61 8/181 29.12 3.30 52.9 2 0
at W.A.C.A. Ground, Perth
A Kumble (India) 1993-2007 8 2954 1233 40 7/63 10/161 30.82 2.50 73.8 2 1
at Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
England v New Zealand at Lord's, 1st Test, May 16-19, 2013 [Test # 2088]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 2nd Test, Apr 25-29, 2013 [Test # 2087]
Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Harare, 1st Test, Apr 17-20, 2013 [Test # 2086]

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