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
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2000-2017	21	40	6591	1098.3	230	2976	106	9/127	28.07	2.70	62.17	3	8
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	29	45	5944	990.4	200	2982	99	8/85	30.12	3.01	60.04	4	7
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2005	15	27	4051	675.1	192	1816	90	7/23	20.17	2.68	45.01	7	6
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2022	20	38	4048	674.4	195	1577	82	6/17	19.23	2.33	49.36	3	3
A Kumble (IND)	1999-2007	15	28	4886	814.2	185	2590	81	10/74	31.97	3.18	60.32	4	5
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	17	33	3835	639.1	173	1736	80	8/24	21.70	2.71	47.93	6	3
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2009	16	25	4697	782.5	184	2037	80	6/71	25.46	2.60	58.71	10	5
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1984	17	30	4433	-	127	2161	71	6/82	30.43	2.92	62.43	5	5
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2010-2020	19	36	3708	618.0	185	1510	67	4/36	22.53	2.44	55.34	4	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	18	31	3370	561.4	110	1452	63	5/22	23.04	2.58	53.49	3	4
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2019	13	26	2648	441.2	108	1374	59	6/8	23.28	3.11	44.88	3	3
NM Lyon (AUS)	2014-2024	15	30	4818	803.0	137	2443	58	5/69	42.12	3.04	83.06	4	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2014-2024	14	28	3042	507.0	109	1620	54	6/66	30.00	3.19	56.33	5	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1989	12	20	2949	-	65	1448	51	6/51	28.39	2.94	57.82	4	4
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	9	17	2087	347.5	77	978	50	8/29	19.56	2.81	41.74	2	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1990	12	23	2217	369.3	67	1035	50	5/33	20.70	2.80	44.34	4	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	18	28	3875	645.5	131	1742	47	5/99	37.06	2.69	82.44	4	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	12	22	2367	394.3	115	961	45	6/50	21.35	2.43	52.60	1	3
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-1998	10	19	2301	383.3	90	1008	44	6/90	22.90	2.62	52.29	3	3
TG Southee (NZ)	2009-2023	13	26	3211	535.1	143	1358	43	6/80	31.58	2.53	74.67	-	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	14	24	2871	478.3	123	1170	42	5/35	27.85	2.44	68.35	3	1
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2007	9	18	1859	309.5	66	987	41	6/59	24.07	3.18	45.34	3	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	14	18	2491	415.1	95	1271	40	8/34	31.77	3.06	62.27	3	2
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2024	8	16	1679	279.5	58	755	39	5/48	19.35	2.69	43.05	-	4
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1955	9	16	3172	528.4	230	913	37	8/52	24.67	1.72	85.72	-	4
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2020	8	15	1395	232.3	48	673	36	6/70	18.69	2.89	38.75	1	2
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2024	9	18	2044	340.4	86	795	36	4/16	22.08	2.33	56.77	3	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1967-1974	11	18	2537	422.5	163	868	36	8/51	24.11	2.05	70.47	-	4
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2017	8	15	2196	366.0	55	1195	36	8/49	33.19	3.26	61.00	2	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2012	7	11	1330	221.4	55	595	35	6/65	17.00	2.68	38.00	3	2
J Garner (WI)	1977-1981	8	15	1860	310.0	66	880	35	4/38	25.14	2.83	53.14	4	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1974-1984	10	18	1772	-	48	820	34	5/47	24.11	2.77	52.11	-	1
SP Gupte (IND)	1952-1961	10	18	2753	458.5	182	852	34	5/18	25.05	1.85	80.97	1	3
GF Lawson (AUS)	1982-1984	8	13	1815	302.3	61	882	33	5/49	26.72	2.91	55.00	2	2
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2011	9	16	1987	331.1	73	1126	33	4/52	34.12	3.40	60.21	4	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	9	17	2283	-	107	782	32	5/80	24.43	2.05	71.34	1	1
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2009	8	13	1810	301.4	79	858	32	5/87	26.81	2.84	56.56	4	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2006	7	12	1646	274.2	47	931	32	6/19	29.09	3.39	51.43	2	2
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	6	11	1951	325.1	84	817	31	6/62	26.35	2.51	62.93	-	3
DK Morrison (NZ)	1989-1995	8	13	1754	292.2	55	993	31	5/41	32.03	3.39	56.58	3	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1977	7	14	2139	-	49	1085	31	5/66	35.00	3.04	69.00	2	1
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1991-2000	12	20	2220	370.0	76	1104	30	6/103	36.80	2.98	74.00	2	2
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-1999	6	11	1535	255.5	47	742	29	5/59	25.58	2.90	52.93	2	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2014-2021	9	17	1943	323.5	91	866	29	4/38	29.86	2.67	67.00	2	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2012	7	14	1414	235.4	60	626	28	4/21	22.35	2.65	50.50	3	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1987	9	12	1580	263.2	66	673	28	8/107	24.03	2.55	56.42	2	2
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1976	9	17	1945	-	58	941	28	3/41	33.60	2.90	69.46	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1979-1989	9	14	2404	-	93	1025	28	7/87	36.60	2.55	85.85	1	2
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	9	14	1630	271.4	37	1096	28	6/109	39.14	4.03	58.21	-	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1962	7	13	1255	209.1	66	491	27	4/18	18.18	2.34	46.48	3	-
VD Philander (SA)	2013-2019	7	14	1278	213.0	62	546	27	5/59	20.22	2.56	47.33	1	1
JO Holder (WI)	2016-2021	8	16	1582	263.4	74	558	27	5/30	20.66	2.11	58.59	-	1
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1998	6	11	1080	180.0	32	604	27	5/79	22.37	3.35	40.00	2	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1997	8	13	1319	219.5	47	653	27	5/41	24.18	2.97	48.85	1	2
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1983	11	17	2438	406.2	103	1044	27	5/90	38.66	2.56	90.29	-	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	8	14	1776	296.0	37	1052	27	3/50	38.96	3.55	65.77	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2007	10	19	2473	412.1	102	1348	27	5/61	49.92	3.27	91.59	1	1
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1990	5	9	1151	191.5	53	434	26	6/86	16.69	2.26	44.26	1	2
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1973	6	10	2053	-	86	763	26	5/80	29.34	2.22	78.96	2	1
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2023	4	7	1603	267.1	49	809	26	5/82	31.11	3.02	61.65	2	2
L Balaji (IND)	2004-2005	6	12	1354	225.4	43	821	26	5/76	31.57	3.63	52.07	2	1
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2013	19	32	2172	362.0	74	1041	26	4/42	40.03	2.87	83.53	1	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2019	8	14	1800	300.0	32	1048	26	5/98	40.30	3.49	69.23	1	2
Maninder Singh (IND)	1982-1989	13	17	3200	533.2	142	1277	26	7/27	49.11	2.39	123.07	-	2
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2010	7	13	1855	309.1	99	613	25	5/73	24.52	1.98	74.20	1	1
ST Gabriel (WI)	2016-2017	6	12	1303	217.1	36	639	25	5/11	25.56	2.94	52.12	1	2
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1986	8	12	1237	206.1	39	695	25	8/83	27.80	3.37	49.48	1	2
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2007	9	17	2491	415.1	79	1301	25	6/152	52.04	3.13	99.64	-	2
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	3	6	528	88.0	16	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2001	5	9	1018	169.4	31	548	24	5/61	22.83	3.22	42.41	-	1
DA Allen (ENG)	1961-1962	7	13	2074	345.4	162	657	24	5/30	27.37	1.90	86.41	-	1
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2014-2023	7	13	1781	296.5	40	1009	24	6/86	42.04	3.39	74.20	-	1
RJ Shastri (IND)	1982-1989	15	21	2860	476.4	112	1111	24	5/75	46.29	2.33	119.16	1	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2005	4	7	1048	174.4	31	582	23	5/66	25.30	3.33	45.56	1	2
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1990	6	10	1302	217.0	49	606	23	5/65	26.34	2.79	56.60	1	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	1996-2001	6	11	1424	237.2	33	756	23	4/52	32.86	3.18	61.91	2	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1993-2002	11	17	1828	304.4	83	807	23	4/63	35.08	2.64	79.47	1	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1962-1962	4	8	989	164.5	37	439	22	6/31	19.95	2.66	44.95	1	1
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1996	5	8	906	151.0	25	503	22	5/46	22.86	3.33	41.18	-	2
K Rabada (SA)	2018-2021	5	10	938	156.2	28	515	22	4/61	23.40	3.29	42.63	1	-
CD Collymore (WI)	2005-2006	5	10	1212	202.0	54	541	22	7/78	24.59	2.67	55.09	1	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1987	10	13	1617	-	75	550	22	7/66	25.00	2.04	73.50	2	1
BR Taylor (NZ)	1965-1973	7	12	1515	-	50	666	22	4/86	30.27	2.63	68.86	2	-
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2011-2015	7	13	1215	202.3	25	688	22	4/92	31.27	3.39	55.22	1	-
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2015-2021	5	7	1478	246.2	32	815	22	7/116	37.04	3.30	67.18	-	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	2002-2014	9	15	2442	407.0	111	1019	22	4/58	46.31	2.50	111.00	2	-
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1965-1965	5	10	1248	208.0	82	407	21	5/34	19.38	1.95	59.42	2	1
ES Atkinson (WI)	1958-1959	5	9	1112	185.2	41	426	21	5/42	20.28	2.29	52.95	1	1
RB Desai (IND)	1960-1961	5	10	1295	215.5	34	625	21	4/66	29.76	2.89	61.66	3	-
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1123	187.1	32	636	21	4/32	30.28	3.39	53.47	3	-
NGB Cook (ENG)	1984-1987	6	10	1632	272.0	89	639	21	6/65	30.42	2.34	77.71	-	2
RMH Binny (IND)	1979-1987	12	17	1272	212.0	37	656	21	6/56	31.23	3.09	60.57	-	1
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1955	8	13	2043	340.3	99	659	21	5/109	31.38	1.93	97.28	1	1
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	8	14	1579	-	64	694	21	7/50	33.04	2.63	75.19	1	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	7	14	1438	239.4	62	702	21	3/27	33.42	2.92	68.47	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1979-1982	6	9	1327	-	40	702	21	7/187	33.42	3.17	63.19	1	2
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1974	8	15	1764	294.0	67	753	21	5/58	35.85	2.56	84.00	-	1
BL Cairns (NZ)	1976-1985	8	12	2050	-	56	894	21	4/49	42.57	2.61	97.61	1	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1954-1954	4	7	857	142.5	82	176	20	7/56	8.80	1.23	42.85	2	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1995-1998	3	6	594	99.0	29	262	20	6/23	13.10	2.64	29.70	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]