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Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
Players Taking 50 Wickets in a Calendar Year
Player
Country
Year
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Avg
Best
5w
E/R
S/R
1
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
2006
11
588.4
137
1521
90
16.90
8/70
9
2.58
39.09
2
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
2001
12
781.2
216
1699
80
21.24
8/87
7
2.17
58.38
3
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
2000
10
623.2
147
1463
75
19.51
7/84
7
2.35
49.76
4
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
1998
8
550.2
161
1256
68
18.47
9/65
7
2.28
48.41
5
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
2002
8
472.4
139
979
55
17.80
9/51
5
2.07
51.45
6
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
2005
8
341.3
68
963
52
18.52
8/46
4
2.82
39.29
Most Wickets in Selected Year
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