Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Aggregates
Players Taking Most Wickets Versus  
  Player Country Career Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Best 5w 10w S/R E/R
1 A Kumble India 1990-2008 18 862.1 193 2309 74 31.20 7/59 4 2 69.91 2.68
2 Saeed Ajmal Pakistan 2009-2014 14 845.2 161 2170 66 32.88 5/68 3 0 76.85 2.57
3 T G Southee* New Zealand 2008- 12 483.2 140 1152 64 18.00 6/68 3 0 45.31 2.38
4 Wasim Akram Pakistan 1985-2002 19 545.4 152 1340 63 21.27 5/43 3 0 51.97 2.46
5 R Ashwin* India 2011- 11 453.4 87 1360 62 21.94 6/46 3 1 43.90 3.00
6 S K Warne Australia 1992-2007 13 527.5 133 1507 59 25.54 5/43 5 2 53.68 2.86
7 J M Anderson* England 2003- 14 480.1 130 1287 58 22.19 6/40 5 1 49.67 2.68
8 Waqar Younis Pakistan 1989-2003 13 360.3 55 1273 56 22.73 6/34 4 1 38.63 3.53
9 Harbhajan Singh India 1998-2015 16 664.2 94 2108 53 39.77 7/62 2 2 75.21 3.17
10 D L Vettori New Zealand 1997-2014 11 460.0 120 1205 51 23.63 7/130 3 1 54.12 2.62
11 M A Starc* Australia 2011- 9 284.1 48 991 51 19.43 6/50 6 2 33.43 3.49
12 Yasir Shah* Pakistan 2014- 8 454.2 68 1344 51 26.35 7/76 5 0 53.45 2.96
13 Junaid Khan Pakistan 2011-2015 13 488.3 91 1452 50 29.04 5/38 5 0 58.62 2.97
14 S M Pollock South Africa 1995-2008 13 413.3 120 1072 48 22.33 6/30 1 0 51.69 2.59
15 Imran Khan Pakistan 1971-1992 10 298.0 76 673 46 14.63 8/58 3 1 38.87 2.26
16 N M Lyon* Australia 2011- 13 509.2 80 1604 46 34.87 5/34 2 0 66.43 3.15
17 Kapil Dev India 1978-1994 14 452.3 128 1195 45 26.56 5/110 1 0 60.33 2.64
18 T A Boult* New Zealand 2011- 10 379.2 94 1005 45 22.33 6/30 1 0 50.58 2.65
19 D W Steyn South Africa 2004-2019 11 349.1 59 1196 43 27.81 5/54 3 0 48.72 3.43
20 Shakib Al Hasan* Bangladesh 2007- 10 512.2 86 1564 42 37.24 5/70 3 0 73.19 3.05
21 V D Philander South Africa 2011-2020 9 242.5 63 685 39 17.56 5/45 3 1 37.36 2.82
22 R J Hadlee New Zealand 1973-1990 6 234.1 85 473 37 12.78 5/29 2 1 37.97 2.02
23 G D McGrath Australia 1993-2007 8 304.4 84 823 37 22.24 5/37 2 0 49.41 2.70
24 M J Hoggard England 2000-2008 9 362.0 74 1105 37 29.86 5/92 1 0 58.70 3.05
25 I Sharma* India 2007- 12 362.0 66 1292 36 35.89 5/54 1 0 60.33 3.57
26 D Kaneria Pakistan 2000-2010 7 375.2 61 1159 35 33.11 7/118 2 1 64.34 3.09
27 M Ntini South Africa 1998-2009 12 333.1 69 1043 35 29.80 4/39 0 0 57.11 3.13
28 K Rabada* South Africa 2015- 7 203.3 32 753 35 21.51 6/55 1 1 34.89 3.70
29 Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan 1995-2004 7 466.1 119 1186 34 34.88 5/89 1 0 82.26 2.54
30 N Boje South Africa 2000-2006 10 411.1 77 1242 34 36.53 5/62 2 0 72.56 3.02
31 S C J Broad* England 2007- 12 415.0 91 1210 33 36.67 4/21 0 0 75.45 2.92
32 Umar Gul Pakistan 2003-2013 12 374.3 50 1346 33 40.79 6/135 1 0 68.09 3.59
33 H H Streak Zimbabwe 1993-2005 9 339.4 92 873 33 26.45 4/79 0 0 61.76 2.57
34 R A Jadeja* India 2012- 7 274.2 65 783 33 23.73 5/41 2 0 49.88 2.85
35 K A J Roach* West Indies 2009- 11 278.2 55 870 32 27.19 5/100 1 0 52.19 3.13
36 A F Giles England 1998-2006 8 396.1 90 1038 31 33.48 5/116 1 0 76.68 2.62
37 Taijul Islam* Bangladesh 2014- 9 444.5 83 1328 30 44.27 5/72 1 0 88.97 2.99
38 A A Donald South Africa 1992-2002 6 206.0 58 556 29 19.17 5/54 2 0 42.62 2.70
39 Z Khan India 2000-2014 9 294.5 44 1084 28 38.71 5/72 1 0 63.18 3.68
40 G P Swann England 2008-2013 5 224.3 29 638 28 22.79 6/82 2 1 48.11 2.84
41 M J Leach* England 2018- 5 253.3 30 740 28 26.43 5/83 2 0 54.32 2.92

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