Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
Players Taking Most Wickets in Year 
(calculated for matches beginning in named year)

  Player Country Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Avg Best 5w E/R S/R
1 K A Maharaj* South Africa 10 223.2 45 641 25 25.64 7/32 2 2.87 53.38
2 Abrar Ahmed* Pakistan 3 168.3 17 690 23 30.00 7/114 2 4.09 43.80
3 N G R P Jayasuriya* Sri Lanka 3 216.2 40 591 29 20.38 6/59 4 2.73 44.73
4 N M Lyon* Australia 11 500.5 101 1366 47 29.06 6/128 3 2.73 63.89
5 Taijul Islam* Bangladesh 5 302.4 63 823 22 37.41 6/135 1 2.72 82.47
6 J J Bumrah* India 5 151.3 36 447 22 20.32 5/24 2 2.95 41.26
7 M Jansen* South Africa 8 214.5 37 685 36 19.03 5/35 1 3.19 35.62
8 T G Southee* New Zealand 8 323.2 69 1089 28 38.89 5/35 1 3.37 69.09
9 P J Cummins* Australia 10 296.0 77 786 36 21.83 5/42 2 2.66 49.13
10 T A Boult* New Zealand 5 191.0 45 637 25 25.48 5/43 2 3.34 45.65
11 O E Robinson* England 6 154.2 34 418 23 18.17 5/49 1 2.71 40.23
12 K Rabada* South Africa 9 267.4 40 1046 47 22.26 5/52 2 3.91 34.14
13 K A J Roach* West Indies 6 196.1 42 595 22 27.05 5/53 1 3.03 53.37
14 J M Anderson* England 9 293.5 76 713 36 19.81 5/60 1 2.43 48.85
15 Mehidy Hasan Miraz* Bangladesh 8 343.3 66 1030 31 33.23 5/63 1 3.00 66.21
16 M J Leach* England 14 609.0 161 1761 46 38.28 5/66 2 2.89 79.23
17 S C J Broad* England 9 317.1 60 1030 40 25.75 5/101 1 3.25 47.51
18 B A Stokes* England 15 278.2 50 811 26 31.19 4/33 0 2.91 64.02
19 M A Starc* Australia 11 321.1 65 984 35 28.11 4/33 0 3.06 54.98
20 A S Joseph* West Indies 7 235.4 35 833 27 30.85 3/33 0 3.53 52.22

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