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

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