HowSTAT! Test Cricket - Most Wickets in an Innings

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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	R G D Willis	England	15.1	3	43	8	Australia	16/07/1981	Headingley
37	H Verity	England	22.3	8	43	8	Australia	22/06/1934	Lord's
38	A E Trott	Australia	27	10	43	8	England	11/01/1895	Adelaide Oval
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	A R C Fraser	England	16.1	2	53	8	West Indies	05/02/1998	Queen's Park Oval
46	R A L Massie	Australia	27.2	9	53	8	England	22/06/1972	Lord's
47	G B Lawrence	South Africa	30.3	12	53	8	New Zealand	26/12/1961	Wanderers Stadium
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	A A Mallett	Australia	23.6	6	59	8	Pakistan	22/12/1972	Adelaide Oval
53	C Blythe	England	15.5	1	59	8	South Africa	29/07/1907	Headingley
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	N M Lyon*	Australia	23.3	1	64	8	India	01/03/2023	Holkar Cricket Stadium
61	L Klusener	South Africa	21.3	4	64	8	India	27/11/1996	Eden Gardens
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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