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Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
Players Taking Most Wickets in
Any Innings
1st Innings
2nd Innings
3rd Innings
4th Innings
of Match
Player
Country
O
M
R
W
Versus
Match
Ground
1
Saqlain Mushtaq
Pakistan
74
20
164
8
England
15/11/2000
Gaddafi Stadium
2
J C White
England
64.5
21
126
8
Australia
01/02/1929
Adelaide Oval
3
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
54.2
27
65
9
England
27/08/1998
Kennington Oval
4
L R Gibbs
West Indies
53.3
37
38
8
India
23/03/1962
Kensington Oval
5
P A Strang
Zimbabwe
51.5
12
109
8
New Zealand
12/09/2000
Queens Sports Club
6
J C Laker
England
51.2
23
53
10
Australia
26/07/1956
Old Trafford
7
S Venkataraghavan
India
51.1
26
72
8
New Zealand
19/03/1965
Arun Jaitley Stadium
8
S K Warne
Australia
50.2
22
71
8
England
25/11/1994
Brisbane Cricket Ground
9
A L Valentine
West Indies
50
14
104
8
England
08/06/1950
Old Trafford
10
J M Noreiga
West Indies
49.4
16
95
9
India
06/03/1971
Queen's Park Oval
11
A Y Patel*
New Zealand
47.5
12
119
10
India
03/12/2021
Wankhede Stadium
12
A A Mailey
Australia
47
8
121
9
England
11/02/1921
Melbourne Cricket Ground
13
M H Mankad
India
47
27
52
8
Pakistan
16/10/1952
Arun Jaitley Stadium
14
A Kumble
India
46.5
7
141
8
Australia
02/01/2004
Sydney Cricket Ground
15
N A Foster
England
46.2
15
107
8
Pakistan
02/07/1987
Headingley
16
J J Krejza
Australia
43.5
1
215
8
India
06/11/2008
Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium
17
G A Lohmann
England
43.2
18
58
8
Australia
29/01/1892
Sydney Cricket Ground
18
M H N Walker
Australia
42.2
7
143
8
England
08/02/1975
Melbourne Cricket Ground
19
B S Chandrasekhar
India
41.5
18
79
8
England
20/12/1972
Arun Jaitley Stadium
20
Harbhajan Singh
India
41.5
20
84
8
Australia
18/03/2001
MA Chidambaram Stadium
21
K A Maharaj*
South Africa
41.1
10
129
9
Sri Lanka
20/07/2018
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
22
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
40
19
51
9
Zimbabwe
04/01/2002
Asgiriya Stadium
23
G F Lawson
Australia
40
7
112
8
West Indies
07/12/1984
Adelaide Oval
24
M H Mankad
India
38.5
15
55
8
England
06/02/1952
MA Chidambaram Stadium
25
S F Barnes
England
38.4
7
103
9
South Africa
26/12/1913
Old Wanderers
26
Kapil Dev
India
38
6
106
8
Australia
13/12/1985
Adelaide Oval
27
H J Tayfield
South Africa
37.7
14
69
8
England
25/01/1957
Kingsmead
28
M G Hughes
Australia
37
9
87
8
West Indies
02/12/1988
WACA Ground
29
Abdul Qadir
Pakistan
37
13
56
9
England
25/11/1987
Gaddafi Stadium
30
H J Tayfield
South Africa
37
11
113
9
England
15/02/1957
Wanderers Stadium
31
A W Greig
England
36.1
10
86
8
West Indies
30/03/1974
Queen's Park Oval
32
T Richardson
England
36.1
7
94
8
Australia
26/02/1898
Sydney Cricket Ground
33
C J McDermott
Australia
36
3
141
8
England
01/08/1985
Old Trafford
34
J M Patel
India
35.5
16
69
9
Australia
19/12/1959
Green Park
35
Sarfraz Nawaz
Pakistan
35.4
7
86
9
Australia
10/03/1979
Melbourne Cricket Ground
36
D L Underwood
England
34.5
17
51
8
Pakistan
08/08/1974
Lord's
37
S P Gupte
India
34.3
11
102
9
West Indies
12/12/1958
Green Park
38
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
34.1
9
87
8
India
29/08/2001
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
39
S C G MacGill
Australia
33.3
2
108
8
Bangladesh
09/04/2006
Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium
40
H M R K B Herath
Sri Lanka
33.1
3
127
9
Pakistan
14/08/2014
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
41
A A Donald
South Africa
33
12
71
8
Zimbabwe
13/10/1995
Harare Sports Club
42
M A Holding
West Indies
33
9
92
8
England
12/08/1976
Kennington Oval
43
R A L Massie
Australia
32.5
7
84
8
England
22/06/1972
Lord's
44
B J T Bosanquet
England
32.4
2
107
8
Australia
29/05/1905
Trent Bridge
45
S J Snooke
South Africa
31.4
8
70
8
England
10/03/1906
Old Wanderers
46
H Trumble
Australia
31
13
65
8
England
11/08/1902
Kennington Oval
47
Kapil Dev
India
30.5
7
85
8
Pakistan
23/01/1983
Gaddafi Stadium
48
Kapil Dev
India
30.3
6
83
9
West Indies
12/11/1983
Narendra Modi Stadium
49
G B Lawrence
South Africa
30.3
12
53
8
New Zealand
26/12/1961
Wanderers Stadium
50
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
30
10
70
8
England
02/06/2006
Trent Bridge
51
Imran Khan
Pakistan
29.3
8
58
8
Sri Lanka
22/03/1982
Gaddafi Stadium
52
L C Braund
England
28.5
6
81
8
Australia
05/03/1904
Melbourne Cricket Ground
53
A R C Fraser
England
28.5
7
75
8
West Indies
08/04/1994
Kensington Oval
54
G D McKenzie
Australia
28
5
71
8
West Indies
26/12/1968
Melbourne Cricket Ground
55
I T Botham
England
27.4
6
103
8
West Indies
28/06/1984
Lord's
56
R A L Massie
Australia
27.2
9
53
8
England
22/06/1972
Lord's
57
A E Trott
Australia
27
10
43
8
England
11/01/1895
Adelaide Oval
58
J Srinath
India
27
6
86
8
Pakistan
16/02/1999
Eden Gardens
59
S F Barnes
England
26.5
9
56
8
South Africa
26/12/1913
Old Wanderers
60
A Kumble
India
26.3
9
74
10
Pakistan
04/02/1999
Arun Jaitley Stadium
61
G A Lohmann
England
25
12
35
8
Australia
25/02/1887
Sydney Cricket Ground
62
C J McDermott
Australia
24.4
2
97
8
England
01/02/1991
WACA Ground
63
M G Johnson
Australia
24
4
61
8
South Africa
17/12/2008
WACA Ground
64
A A Mallett
Australia
23.6
6
59
8
Pakistan
22/12/1972
Adelaide Oval
65
R J Hadlee
New Zealand
23.4
4
52
9
Australia
08/11/1985
Brisbane Cricket Ground
66
N M Lyon*
Australia
23.3
1
64
8
India
01/03/2023
Holkar Cricket Stadium
67
H M R K B Herath
Sri Lanka
23
6
63
8
Zimbabwe
06/11/2016
Harare Sports Club
68
E A S Prasanna
India
23
5
76
8
New Zealand
24/01/1976
Eden Park
69
C E L Ambrose
West Indies
22.4
10
45
8
England
05/04/1990
Kensington Oval
70
H Verity
England
22.3
8
43
8
Australia
22/06/1934
Lord's
71
N M Lyon*
Australia
22.2
4
50
8
India
04/03/2017
M Chinnaswamy Stadium
72
R L Chase*
West Indies
21.4
2
60
8
England
23/01/2019
Kensington Oval
73
L Klusener
South Africa
21.3
4
64
8
India
27/11/1996
Eden Gardens
74
Sikander Bakht
Pakistan
21
3
69
8
India
04/12/1979
Arun Jaitley Stadium
75
I T Botham
England
20.5
8
34
8
Pakistan
15/06/1978
Lord's
76
S T Gabriel*
West Indies
20.4
6
62
8
Sri Lanka
14/06/2018
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
77
G D McGrath
Australia
20.3
8
38
8
England
19/06/1997
Lord's
78
Imran Khan
Pakistan
20.1
4
60
8
India
23/12/1982
National Stadium (Karachi)
79
C E H Croft
West Indies
18.5
7
29
8
Pakistan
04/03/1977
Queen's Park Oval
80
N D Hirwani
India
18.3
3
61
8
West Indies
11/01/1988
MA Chidambaram Stadium
81
F Laver
Australia
18.2
7
31
8
England
26/07/1909
Old Trafford
82
Taijul Islam*
Bangladesh
16.5
7
39
8
Zimbabwe
25/10/2014
Shere Bangla National Stadium
83
J C Laker
England
16.4
4
37
9
Australia
26/07/1956
Old Trafford
84
S F Barnes
England
16.4
4
29
8
South Africa
12/08/1912
Kennington Oval
85
D E Malcolm
England
16.3
2
57
9
South Africa
18/08/1994
Kennington Oval
86
M Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
16.2
4
46
8
West Indies
22/07/2005
Asgiriya Stadium
87
A R C Fraser
England
16.1
2
53
8
West Indies
05/02/1998
Queen's Park Oval
88
G D McGrath
Australia
16
8
24
8
Pakistan
16/12/2004
WACA Ground
89
C Blythe
England
15.5
1
59
8
South Africa
29/07/1907
Headingley
90
N D Hirwani
India
15.2
3
75
8
West Indies
11/01/1988
MA Chidambaram Stadium
91
R G D Willis
England
15.1
3
43
8
Australia
16/07/1981
Headingley
92
W Rhodes
England
15
0
68
8
Australia
01/01/1904
Melbourne Cricket Ground
93
Sajid Khan*
Pakistan
15
4
42
8
Bangladesh
04/12/2021
Shere Bangla National Stadium
94
J Briggs
England
14.2
5
11
8
South Africa
25/03/1889
Newlands
95
G A Lohmann
England
14.2
6
28
9
South Africa
02/03/1896
Old Wanderers
96
D Bishoo
West Indies
13.5
1
49
8
Pakistan
13/10/2016
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
97
Yasir Shah*
Pakistan
12.3
1
41
8
New Zealand
24/11/2018
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
98
G A Lohmann
England
9.4
5
7
8
South Africa
13/02/1896
St George's Park
99
S C J Broad*
England
9.3
5
15
8
Australia
06/08/2015
Trent Bridge
100
F S Trueman
England
8.4
2
31
8
India
17/07/1952
Old Trafford
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