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 Test Cricket - Bowling Records and Statistics - Outstanding Performances
Players Taking Most 5 Wickets in an Innings in a Series
  Player Country Series Mat O M R W Avg Best 5w
1 Barnes, S F England 1913-1914 South Africa v. England 4 226 56 536 49 10.94 9/103 7
2 Barnes, S F England 1912 Triangular Series 6 190 64 404 39 10.36 8/29 6
3 Alderman, T M Australia 1989 England v. Australia 6 269.2 68 712 41 17.37 6/128 6
4 Tate, M W England 1924-1925 Australia v. England 5 317 62 881 38 23.18 6/99 5
5 Grimmett, C V Australia 1935-1936 South Africa v. Australia 5 346.1 140 642 44 14.59 7/40 5
6 Bedser, A V England 1953 England v. Australia 5 265.1 58 682 39 17.49 7/44 5
7 Davidson, A K Australia 1960-1961 Australia v. West Indies 4 174.5 25 612 33 18.55 6/53 5
8 Hogg, R M Australia 1978-1979 Australia v. England 6 218.2 60 527 41 12.85 6/74 5
9 Hadlee, R J New Zealand 1985-1986 Australia v. New Zealand 3 169.3 42 401 33 12.15 9/52 5
10 Turner, C T B Australia 1888 England v. Australia 3 168 62 261 21 12.43 6/112 4
11 Richardson, T England 1894-1895 Australia v. England 5 291.1 63 849 32 26.53 6/104 4
12 Lohmann, G A England 1895-1896 South Africa v. England 3 103.4 38 203 35 5.80 9/28 4
13 Richardson, T England 1896 England v. Australia 3 175 58 439 24 18.29 7/168 4
14 Noble, M A Australia 1901-1902 Australia v. England 5 230 68 608 32 19.00 7/17 4
15 Llewellyn, C B South Africa 1902-1903 South Africa v. Australia 3 132.4 23 448 25 17.92 6/92 4
16 Vogler, A E E South Africa 1909-1910 South Africa v. England 5 224.5 33 783 36 21.75 7/94 4
17 Hordern, H V Australia 1911-1912 Australia v. England 5 277.3 42 780 32 24.38 7/90 4
18 Mailey, A A Australia 1920-1921 Australia v. England 5 244.1 27 946 36 26.28 9/121 4
19 Grimmett, C V Australia 1930 England v. Australia 5 349.4 78 925 29 31.90 6/167 4
20 Gupte, S P India 1955-1956 India v. New Zealand 5 356.4 152 669 34 19.68 7/128 4
21 Laker, J C England 1956 England v. Australia 5 283.5 127 442 46 9.61 10/53 4
22 Tayfield, H J South Africa 1956-1957 South Africa v. England 5 285.4 105 636 37 17.19 9/113 4
23 Benaud, R Australia 1957-1958 South Africa v. Australia 5 242.3 56 658 30 21.93 5/49 4
24 Trueman, F S England 1963 England v. West Indies 5 236.4 53 594 34 17.47 7/44 4
25 Chandrasekhar, B S India 1972-1973 India v. England 5 291.1 83 662 35 18.91 8/79 4
26 Alderman, T M Australia 1981 England v. Australia 6 325 76 893 42 21.26 6/135 4
27 Holding, M A West Indies 1981-1982 Australia v. West Indies 3 140.3 37 344 24 14.33 6/62 4
28 Lawson, G F Australia 1982-1983 Australia v. England 5 230.4 51 687 34 20.21 6/47 4
29 Imran Khan Pakistan 1982-1983 Pakistan v. India 6 223.1 69 558 40 13.95 8/60 4
30 Marshall, M D West Indies 1984-1985 Australia v. West Indies 5 215.2 45 554 28 19.79 5/38 4
31 Waqar Younis Pakistan 1993-1994 Pakistan v. Zimbabwe 3 130.4 31 373 27 13.81 7/91 4
32 McDermott, C J Australia 1994-1995 Australia v. England 5 232.5 56 675 32 21.09 6/38 4
33 Donald, A A South Africa 1998 England v. South Africa 5 243.2 69 653 33 19.79 6/88 4
34 Saqlain Mushtaq Pakistan 1998-1999 India v. Pakistan 2 149.5 38 403 20 20.15 5/93 4
35 McGrath, G D Australia 1998-1999 West Indies v. Australia 4 199.4 59 508 30 16.93 5/28 4
36 Harbhajan Singh India 2000-2001 India v. Australia 3 178.3 44 545 32 17.03 8/84 4
37 McGrath, G D Australia 2001 England v. Australia 5 194.2 56 542 32 16.94 7/76 4
38 Muralitharan, M Sri Lanka 2003-2004 Sri Lanka v. Australia 3 209.1 37 649 28 23.18 6/59 4
39 Warne, S K Australia 2003-2004 Sri Lanka v. Australia 3 168 37 521 26 20.04 5/43 4
40 Ashwin, R India 2012-2013 India v. Australia 4 241.2 74 583 29 20.10 7/103 4
41 Ashwin, R India 2015-2016 India v. South Africa 4 164.4 56 345 31 11.13 7/66 4
42 Patel, A R India 2020-2021 India v. England 3 127.4 27 286 27 10.59 6/38 4

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