Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	36	72	10757	1792.5	488	4535	195	8/71	23.25	2.52	55.16	15	11
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1982	29	57	8516	-	361	3507	167	7/89	21.00	2.47	50.99	11	11
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	34	63	8284	1380.4	383	3082	164	8/45	18.79	2.23	50.51	13	8
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	30	60	7280	1213.2	331	3286	157	8/38	20.92	2.70	46.36	7	10
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	36	68	8818	1469.4	359	3683	145	6/74	25.40	2.50	60.81	10	5
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	55	7895	-	448	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	50	5790	965.0	232	2436	127	7/22	19.18	2.52	45.59	5	6
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	66	6895	-	353	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	51	6728	-	216	2559	114	7/63	22.44	2.28	59.01	3	6
R Ashwin (IND)	2012-2024	24	45	6383	1063.5	171	3161	114	6/55	27.72	2.97	55.99	3	8
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2007	16	30	6613	1102.1	348	2247	112	9/65	20.06	2.03	59.04	8	8
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2023	30	54	6981	1163.3	253	3236	110	6/49	29.41	2.78	63.46	7	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	22	39	9164	-	427	3439	106	6/37	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	19	33	7864	-	439	2587	102	7/54	25.36	1.97	77.09	5	8
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	36	62	8771	1461.5	411	3323	102	5/41	32.57	2.27	85.99	2	3
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	17	32	4717	786.1	192	2117	100	6/47	21.17	2.69	47.17	2	11
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	21	39	4951	-	166	2418	100	6/46	24.18	2.93	49.51	8	5
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	26	47	8841	1473.3	496	2889	100	6/39	28.89	1.96	88.41	2	7
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	35	5853	-	232	2399	97	6/26	24.73	2.45	60.34	6	8
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2023	22	42	4459	743.1	128	2655	97	6/111	27.37	3.57	45.96	4	4
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	21	37	5460	910.0	196	2763	97	7/81	28.48	3.03	56.28	3	7
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	42	4486	747.4	189	2031	96	8/92	21.15	2.71	46.72	2	6
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	25	46	7486	-	233	3009	96	7/153	31.34	2.41	77.97	2	6
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	23	38	6199	1033.1	249	2591	95	8/79	27.27	2.50	65.25	3	8
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7
J Garner (WI)	1980-1986	19	38	4428	738.0	211	1650	92	5/55	17.93	2.23	48.13	8	1
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	19	36	6434	1072.2	258	2815	92	7/115	30.59	2.62	69.93	4	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2005	23	42	5719	953.1	325	2160	91	6/39	23.73	2.26	62.84	4	3
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2023	19	36	4161	693.3	143	2194	91	6/91	24.10	3.16	45.72	7	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	29	48	5717	-	225	1949	87	7/60	22.40	2.04	65.71	6	3
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	19	34	3765	627.3	117	2246	87	7/40	25.81	3.57	43.27	3	5
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	17	30	3912	652.0	170	1982	86	6/53	23.04	3.03	45.48	1	9
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	22	36	7173	1195.3	373	2539	85	6/71	29.87	2.12	84.38	5	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
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	25	45	5993	-	221	1996	84	6/64	23.76	1.99	71.34	2	5
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	17	27	4048	674.4	112	2210	84	8/97	26.30	3.27	48.19	3	8
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	27	48	7284	-	289	2641	83	6/70	31.81	2.17	87.75	5	4
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1987	16	28	5593	-	235	2049	82	9/56	24.98	2.19	68.20	4	8
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	18	32	7154	1192.2	464	2201	80	7/49	27.51	1.84	89.42	4	5
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	24	44	4740	790.0	190	2385	80	6/54	29.81	3.01	59.25	4	4
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	19	36	4359	726.3	139	2237	79	5/75	28.31	3.07	55.17	9	1
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2023	18	33	3613	602.1	125	1974	76	5/30	25.97	3.27	47.53	2	3
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	15	24	5286	-	297	1658	75	9/113	22.10	1.88	70.48	3	7
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1955	17	34	5263	-	224	1818	75	5/35	24.24	2.07	70.17	5	3
MG Hughes (AUS)	1986-1993	20	38	4586	764.2	183	2269	75	5/92	30.25	2.96	61.14	5	1
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	67	6782	1130.2	364	2288	74	6/35	30.91	2.02	91.64	1	3
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	18	30	4531	755.1	154	1967	72	6/51	27.31	2.60	62.93	4	3
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	19	35	4806	801.0	160	2507	72	6/43	34.81	3.12	66.75	5	4
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2022	14	27	3648	608.0	147	1767	70	6/32	25.24	2.90	52.11	4	5
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2024	20	37	5300	883.2	183	2280	70	7/48	32.57	2.58	75.71	3	2
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	36	4888	-	109	2364	70	7/69	33.77	2.90	69.82	2	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	18	34	4253	708.5	150	2405	70	5/75	34.35	3.39	60.75	4	3
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	28	3464	577.2	63	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2021	23	37	4302	717.0	147	2171	67	7/74	32.40	3.02	64.20	2	2
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	12	22	2553	425.3	70	1669	66	7/112	25.28	3.92	38.68	3	4
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	18	35	3221	536.5	123	1887	65	7/37	29.03	3.51	49.55	2	3
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1968	19	35	4271	711.5	139	2121	65	7/69	32.63	2.97	65.70	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
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1965	20	35	5807	-	366	1622	63	5/31	25.74	1.67	92.17	1	3
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2007	18	36	3921	653.3	101	2518	62	4/47	40.61	3.85	63.24	3	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2012-2022	16	31	3352	558.4	131	1698	61	5/17	27.83	3.03	54.95	6	2
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	14	26	2833	472.1	105	1330	60	6/45	22.16	2.81	47.21	2	3
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	18	29	3586	-	153	1757	60	7/88	29.28	2.93	59.76	2	3
NAT Adcock (SA)	1955-1960	14	25	3488	-	138	1152	57	6/65	20.21	1.98	61.19	4	2
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	12	22	2473	412.1	106	1176	57	7/117	20.63	2.85	43.38	-	4
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	15	26	2913	485.3	113	1291	57	6/36	22.64	2.65	51.10	1	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-2001	18	30	3982	663.4	150	1748	57	6/67	30.66	2.63	69.85	2	2
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2023	14	25	3159	526.3	102	1788	57	5/44	31.36	3.39	55.42	3	2
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	11	21	2629	-	94	952	56	6/74	17.00	2.17	46.94	3	5
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1977	16	30	4912	-	200	1858	56	8/143	33.17	2.26	87.71	3	2
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1952	11	19	4102	683.4	259	1249	54	8/55	23.12	1.82	75.96	5	3
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1998	13	24	2728	454.4	93	1231	51	5/32	24.13	2.70	53.49	2	2
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1981	12	24	2886	481.0	133	1174	50	6/37	23.48	2.44	57.72	-	4
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1939	13	22	2818	-	110	1339	50	5/75	26.78	2.85	56.36	4	2
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	11	18	2425	404.1	70	1352	50	5/52	27.04	3.34	48.50	4	3
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	16	30	3995	-	174	1581	50	5/114	31.62	2.37	79.90	3	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2015	12	22	2764	460.4	92	1581	50	5/51	31.62	3.43	55.28	4	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2012	31	47	3960	660.0	179	1775	50	6/54	35.50	2.68	79.20	1	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	15	28	3386	564.2	118	1537	49	6/73	31.36	2.72	69.10	3	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1961-1974	20	32	4884	814.0	183	2145	49	5/116	43.77	2.63	99.67	4	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1890	8	14	2030	-	224	684	48	5/26	14.25	2.02	42.29	4	4
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1998	12	21	2419	403.1	85	1238	48	6/66	25.79	3.07	50.39	3	3
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	15	24	3495	-	120	1335	48	5/74	27.81	2.29	72.81	3	1
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	15	21	3248	541.2	116	1452	48	6/76	30.25	2.68	67.66	-	3
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1991	9	15	2273	378.5	93	959	47	7/51	20.40	2.53	48.36	5	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1987	12	19	2919	486.3	116	1158	47	7/40	24.63	2.38	62.10	-	4
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2004	14	24	2547	424.3	85	1424	47	6/52	30.29	3.35	54.19	1	4
EP Nupen (SA)	1922-1931	14	26	3789	631.3	127	1545	47	6/46	32.87	2.44	80.61	1	5
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	17	26	2191	-	91	988	46	6/26	21.47	2.70	47.63	3	1
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2020	9	16	2760	460.0	67	1465	45	6/72	32.55	3.18	61.33	6	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2008	17	27	3995	665.5	155	1648	45	5/66	36.62	2.47	88.77	2	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	14	27	3680	613.2	103	1764	45	5/51	39.20	2.87	81.77	1	3
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2014-2022	15	27	3033	505.3	87	1685	44	4/57	38.29	3.33	68.93	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]