List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket
Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket.[2][3][4] The feat, first accomplished by Englishman Fred Trueman in 1964,[5] has only been achieved by 36 cricketers in the history of the game as of March 2022[update]. Six players each from Australia and India, five each from England and South Africa, four from the West Indies and New Zealand, and three each from Pakistan and Sri Lanka have crossed the 300-wicket mark in Tests. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Ireland and Zimbabwe are yet to see a player reach the 300 mark.[6]
As of January 2022, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets.[6] He also holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) and ten-wicket hauls in a match (22); his 16 wickets for 220 runs against England in 1998 is the fifth-best bowling performance by a player in a match.[7][8][9] Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest to cross the 300-wicket mark (54 Tests), while the late West Indian player Malcolm Marshall has the best bowling average (20.94) among those who have achieved the milestone.[10] Fellow West Indian Lance Gibbs is the most economical player with 1.98 runs per over, while South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has the best strike rate of 42.3 balls per wicket.[6] India's Anil Kumble has the second-best bowling figures in an innings (ten wickets for 74 runs against Pakistan in 1999); they are the second-best in the history of Test cricket after English off-spin bowler Jim Laker's ten for 53 (against Australia in 1956).[11]
Key[edit]
- Mat. – Number of matches played
- Inn. – Number of innings bowled
- Balls – Balls bowled in career
- Runs – Runs conceded in career
- Wkts – Wickets taken in career
- Ave. – Average runs per wicket
- Econ. – Runs conceded per over
- SR. – Number of balls bowled per wicket taken
- BBI – Best bowling in an innings
- BBM – Best bowling in a match
- 5w/i – Five or more wickets in an innings
- 10w/m – Ten or more wickets in a match
- Period – Cricketing career of the player
Bowlers with 300 or more Test wickets[edit]
- Statistics are correct as of March 2022[update].
- The list is initially sorted by the most wickets taken by a bowler. To sort this table by any statistic, click on the arrows next to the column title.
Denotes players who have been Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame | |
† | Denotes players who are still active |
No. | Bowler | Team | Mat. | Inn. | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Ave. | Econ. | SR. | BBI | BBM | 5w/i | 10w/m | Period | Ref(s) |
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1 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 133 | 230 | 44,039 | 18,180 | 800 | 22.72 | 2.47 | 55.0 | 9/51 | 16/220 | 67 | 22 | 1992–2010 | [1][12] |
2 | Shane Warne | Australia | 145 | 273 | 40,705 | 17,995 | 708 | 25.41 | 2.65 | 57.4 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 37 | 10 | 1992–2007 | [13][14] |
3 | James Anderson | England | 169 | 314 | 36,396 | 17,014 | 640 | 26.58 | 2.80 | 56.8 | 7/42 | 11/71 | 31 | 3 | 2003–present | [15] |
4 | Anil Kumble | India | 132 | 236 | 40,850 | 18,355 | 619 | 29.65 | 2.69 | 65.9 | 10/74 | 14/149 | 35 | 8 | 1990–2008 | [16][17] |
5 | Glenn McGrath | Australia | 124 | 243 | 29,248 | 12,186 | 563 | 21.64 | 2.49 | 51.9 | 8/24 | 10/27 | 29 | 3 | 1993–2007 | [18][19] |
6 | Stuart Broad | England | 152 | 280 | 30,575 | 14,932 | 537 | 27.80 | 2.93 | 56.9 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 19 | 3 | 2007–present | [20][21][22] |
7 | Courtney Walsh | West Indies | 132 | 242 | 30,019 | 12,688 | 519 | 24.44 | 2.53 | 57.8 | 7/37 | 13/55 | 22 | 3 | 1984–2001 | [23][24] |
8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 86 | 162 | 23,089 | 10,666 | 442 | 24.13 | 2.77 | 52.2 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 30 | 7 | 2011–present | [25] |
9 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | 93 | 171 | 18,608 | 10,077 | 439 | 22.95 | 3.24 | 42.3 | 7/51 | 11/60 | 26 | 5 | 2004–2019 | [26][27] |
10 | Kapil Dev | India | 131 | 227 | 27,740 | 12,867 | 434 | 29.64 | 2.78 | 63.9 | 9/83 | 11/146 | 23 | 2 | 1978–1994 | [28] |
11 | Rangana Herath | Sri Lanka | 93 | 170 | 25,993 | 12,157 | 433 | 28.07 | 2.80 | 60.0 | 9/127 | 14/184 | 34 | 9 | 1999–2018 | [29][30] |
12 | Richard Hadlee | New Zealand | 86 | 150 | 21,918 | 9,611 | 431 | 22.29 | 2.63 | 50.8 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 36 | 9 | 1973–1990 | [31] |
13 | Nathan Lyon | Australia | 107 | 202 | 27,521 | 13,554 | 421 | 32.19 | 2.95 | 65.3 | 8/50 | 13/154 | 18 | 3 | 2011–present | [32] |
Shaun Pollock | South Africa | 108 | 202 | 24,353 | 9,733 | 421 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.8 | 7/87 | 10/147 | 16 | 1 | 1995–2008 | [33] | |
15 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 190 | 28,580 | 13,537 | 417 | 32.46 | 2.84 | 68.5 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 25 | 5 | 1998–2015 | [34] |
16 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan | 104 | 181 | 22,627 | 9,779 | 414 | 23.62 | 2.59 | 54.6 | 7/119 | 11/110 | 25 | 5 | 1985–2002 | [35][36] |
17 | Curtly Ambrose | West Indies | 98 | 179 | 22,103 | 8,501 | 405 | 20.99 | 2.30 | 54.5 | 8/45 | 11/84 | 22 | 3 | 1988–2000 | [37] |
18 | Makhaya Ntini | South Africa | 101 | 190 | 20,834 | 11,242 | 390 | 28.82 | 3.23 | 53.4 | 7/37 | 13/132 | 18 | 4 | 1998–2009 | [38] |
19 | Ian Botham | England | 102 | 168 | 21,815 | 10,878 | 383 | 28.40 | 2.99 | 56.9 | 8/34 | 13/106 | 27 | 4 | 1977–1992 | [39] |
20 | Malcolm Marshall | West Indies | 81 | 151 | 17,584 | 7,876 | 376 | 20.94 | 2.68 | 46.7 | 7/22 | 11/89 | 22 | 4 | 1978–1991 | [40] |
21 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | 87 | 154 | 16,224 | 8,788 | 373 | 23.56 | 3.25 | 43.4 | 7/76 | 13/135 | 22 | 5 | 1989–2003 | [41][42] |
22 | Imran Khan | Pakistan | 88 | 142 | 19,458 | 8,258 | 362 | 22.81 | 2.54 | 53.7 | 8/58 | 14/116 | 23 | 6 | 1971–1992 | [43] |
Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | 113 | 187 | 28,814 | 12,441 | 362 | 34.36 | 2.59 | 79.5 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 20 | 3 | 1997–2015 | [2][44][45] | |
24 | Dennis Lillee | Australia | 70 | 132 | 18,467 | 8,493 | 355 | 23.92 | 2.75 | 52.0 | 7/83 | 11/123 | 23 | 7 | 1971–1984 | [46] |
Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | 111 | 194 | 23,438 | 10,501 | 355 | 29.58 | 2.68 | 66.0 | 7/71 | 14/191 | 12 | 2 | 1994–2009 | [47] | |
26 | Tim Southee | New Zealand | 85 | 160 | 19,352 | 9,530 | 338 | 28.19 | 2.95 | 57.2 | 7/64 | 10/108 | 14 | 1 | 2008–present | [48] |
27 | Allan Donald | South Africa | 72 | 129 | 15,519 | 7,344 | 330 | 22.25 | 2.83 | 47.0 | 8/71 | 12/139 | 20 | 3 | 1992–2002 | [49] |
28 | Bob Willis | England | 90 | 165 | 17,357 | 8,190 | 325 | 25.20 | 2.83 | 53.4 | 8/43 | 9/92 | 16 | 0 | 1971–1984 | [50] |
29 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 73 | 140 | 16,001 | 8,891 | 313 | 28.40 | 3.33 | 51.1 | 8/61 | 12/127 | 12 | 3 | 2007–2015 | [51] |
30 | Zaheer Khan | India | 92 | 165 | 18,785 | 10,247 | 311 | 32.94 | 3.27 | 60.4 | 7/87 | 10/149 | 11 | 1 | 2000–2014 | [52] |
Ishant Sharma | India | 105 | 188 | 19,160 | 10,078 | 311 | 32.40 | 3.15 | 61.6 | 7/74 | 10/108 | 11 | 1 | 2007–present | [53] | |
32 | Brett Lee | Australia | 76 | 150 | 16,531 | 9,554 | 310 | 30.81 | 3.46 | 53.3 | 5/30 | 9/171 | 10 | 0 | 1999–2008 | [54] |
33 | Lance Gibbs | West Indies | 79 | 148 | 27,115 | 8,989 | 309 | 29.09 | 1.98 | 87.7 | 8/38 | 11/157 | 18 | 2 | 1958–1976 | [55] |
Morné Morkel | South Africa | 86 | 160 | 16,498 | 8,550 | 309 | 27.66 | 3.10 | 53.3 | 6/23 | 9/110 | 8 | 0 | 2006–2018 | [56] | |
35 | Fred Trueman | England | 67 | 127 | 15,178 | 6,625 | 307 | 21.57 | 2.61 | 49.4 | 8/31 | 12/119 | 17 | 3 | 1952–1965 | [5] |
36 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 75 | 143 | 16,689 | 8,254 | 301 | 27.42 | 2.96 | 55.4 | 6/30 | 10/80 | 9 | 1 | 2011–present | |
Last Updated: 8 March 2022 |
See also[edit]
- List of Test cricket records
- List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in One Day International cricket
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