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Test matches
Most wickets in career
| Player |
Span |
Mat |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5 |
10 |
| M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) |
1992-2008 |
123 |
41000 |
16604 |
756 |
9/51 |
16/220 |
21.96 |
2.42 |
54.2 |
65 |
21 |
| SK Warne (Aus) |
1992-2007 |
145 |
40705 |
17995 |
708 |
8/71 |
12/128 |
25.41 |
2.65 |
57.4 |
37 |
10 |
| A Kumble (India) |
1990-2008 |
130 |
40259 |
18069 |
616 |
10/74 |
14/149 |
29.33 |
2.69 |
65.3 |
35 |
8 |
| GD McGrath (Aus) |
1993-2007 |
124 |
29248 |
12186 |
563 |
8/24 |
10/27 |
21.64 |
2.49 |
51.9 |
29 |
3 |
| CA Walsh (WI) |
1984-2001 |
132 |
30019 |
12688 |
519 |
7/37 |
13/55 |
24.44 |
2.53 |
57.8 |
22 |
3 |
| N Kapil Dev (India) |
1978-1994 |
131 |
27740 |
12867 |
434 |
9/83 |
11/146 |
29.64 |
2.78 |
63.9 |
23 |
2 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
1973-1990 |
86 |
21918 |
9611 |
431 |
9/52 |
15/123 |
22.29 |
2.63 |
50.8 |
36 |
9 |
| SM Pollock (SA) |
1995-2008 |
108 |
24353 |
9733 |
421 |
7/87 |
10/147 |
23.11 |
2.39 |
57.8 |
16 |
1 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) |
1985-2002 |
104 |
22627 |
9779 |
414 |
7/119 |
11/110 |
23.62 |
2.59 |
54.6 |
25 |
5 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) |
1988-2000 |
98 |
22103 |
8501 |
405 |
8/45 |
11/84 |
20.99 |
2.30 |
54.5 |
22 |
3 |
| IT Botham (Eng) |
1977-1992 |
102 |
21815 |
10878 |
383 |
8/34 |
13/106 |
28.40 |
2.99 |
56.9 |
27 |
4 |
| MD Marshall (WI) |
1978-1991 |
81 |
17584 |
7876 |
376 |
7/22 |
11/89 |
20.94 |
2.68 |
46.7 |
22 |
4 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1989-2003 |
87 |
16224 |
8788 |
373 |
7/76 |
13/135 |
23.56 |
3.25 |
43.4 |
22 |
5 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) |
1971-1992 |
88 |
19458 |
8258 |
362 |
8/58 |
14/116 |
22.81 |
2.54 |
53.7 |
23 |
6 |
| M Ntini (SA) |
1998-2008 |
91 |
18703 |
10104 |
358 |
7/37 |
13/132 |
28.22 |
3.24 |
52.2 |
18 |
4 |
| DK Lillee (Aus) |
1971-1984 |
70 |
18467 |
8493 |
355 |
7/83 |
11/123 |
23.92 |
2.75 |
52.0 |
23 |
7 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) |
1994-2008 |
107 |
22664 |
10201 |
348 |
7/71 |
14/191 |
29.31 |
2.70 |
65.1 |
12 |
2 |
| AA Donald (SA) |
1992-2002 |
72 |
15519 |
7344 |
330 |
8/71 |
12/139 |
22.25 |
2.83 |
47.0 |
20 |
3 |
| RGD Willis (Eng) |
1971-1984 |
90 |
17357 |
8190 |
325 |
8/43 |
9/92 |
25.20 |
2.83 |
53.4 |
16 |
0 |
| LR Gibbs (WI) |
1958-1976 |
79 |
27115 |
8989 |
309 |
8/38 |
11/157 |
29.09 |
1.98 |
87.7 |
18 |
2 |
| FS Trueman (Eng) |
1952-1965 |
67 |
15178 |
6625 |
307 |
8/31 |
12/119 |
21.57 |
2.61 |
49.4 |
17 |
3 |
| DL Underwood (Eng) |
1966-1982 |
86 |
21862 |
7674 |
297 |
8/51 |
13/71 |
25.83 |
2.10 |
73.6 |
17 |
6 |
| CJ McDermott (Aus) |
1984-1996 |
71 |
16586 |
8332 |
291 |
8/97 |
11/157 |
28.63 |
3.01 |
56.9 |
14 |
2 |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) |
1998-2008 |
69 |
18952 |
8985 |
291 |
8/84 |
15/217 |
30.87 |
2.84 |
65.1 |
22 |
5 |
| B Lee (Aus) |
1999-2008 |
68 |
14764 |
8550 |
289 |
5/30 |
8/110 |
29.58 |
3.47 |
51.0 |
9 |
0 |
| BS Bedi (India) |
1966-1979 |
67 |
21364 |
7637 |
266 |
7/98 |
10/194 |
28.71 |
2.14 |
80.3 |
14 |
1 |
| J Garner (WI) |
1977-1987 |
58 |
13169 |
5433 |
259 |
6/56 |
9/108 |
20.97 |
2.47 |
50.8 |
7 |
0 |
| JN Gillespie (Aus) |
1996-2006 |
71 |
14234 |
6770 |
259 |
7/37 |
9/80 |
26.13 |
2.85 |
54.9 |
8 |
0 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) |
1997-2008 |
83 |
19882 |
8851 |
257 |
7/87 |
12/149 |
34.43 |
2.67 |
77.3 |
15 |
3 |
| JB Statham (Eng) |
1951-1965 |
70 |
16056 |
6261 |
252 |
7/39 |
11/97 |
24.84 |
2.33 |
63.7 |
9 |
1 |
| MA Holding (WI) |
1975-1987 |
60 |
12680 |
5898 |
249 |
8/92 |
14/149 |
23.68 |
2.79 |
50.9 |
13 |
2 |
| R Benaud (Aus) |
1952-1964 |
63 |
19108 |
6704 |
248 |
7/72 |
11/105 |
27.03 |
2.10 |
77.0 |
16 |
1 |
| MJ Hoggard (Eng) |
2000-2008 |
67 |
13909 |
7564 |
248 |
7/61 |
12/205 |
30.50 |
3.26 |
56.0 |
7 |
1 |
| GD McKenzie (Aus) |
1961-1971 |
60 |
17681 |
7328 |
246 |
8/71 |
10/91 |
29.78 |
2.48 |
71.8 |
16 |
3 |
| BS Chandrasekhar (India) |
1964-1979 |
58 |
15963 |
7199 |
242 |
8/79 |
12/104 |
29.74 |
2.70 |
65.9 |
16 |
2 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) |
1995-2008 |
123 |
15989 |
7495 |
240 |
6/54 |
9/92 |
31.22 |
2.81 |
66.6 |
5 |
0 |
| AV Bedser (Eng) |
1946-1955 |
51 |
15918 |
5876 |
236 |
7/44 |
14/99 |
24.89 |
2.21 |
67.4 |
15 |
5 |
| J Srinath (India) |
1991-2002 |
67 |
15104 |
7196 |
236 |
8/86 |
13/132 |
30.49 |
2.85 |
64.0 |
10 |
1 |
| Abdul Qadir (Pak) |
1977-1990 |
67 |
17126 |
7742 |
236 |
9/56 |
13/101 |
32.80 |
2.71 |
72.5 |
15 |
5 |
| GS Sobers (WI) |
1954-1974 |
93 |
21599 |
7999 |
235 |
6/73 |
8/80 |
34.03 |
2.22 |
91.9 |
6 |
0 |
| AR Caddick (Eng) |
1993-2003 |
62 |
13558 |
6999 |
234 |
7/46 |
10/215 |
29.91 |
3.09 |
57.9 |
13 |
1 |
| D Gough (Eng) |
1994-2003 |
58 |
11821 |
6503 |
229 |
6/42 |
9/92 |
28.39 |
3.30 |
51.6 |
9 |
0 |
| RR Lindwall (Aus) |
1946-1960 |
61 |
13650 |
5251 |
228 |
7/38 |
9/70 |
23.03 |
2.30 |
59.8 |
12 |
0 |
| Danish Kaneria (Pak) |
2000-2007 |
51 |
14994 |
7458 |
220 |
7/77 |
12/94 |
33.90 |
2.98 |
68.1 |
12 |
2 |
| CL Cairns (NZ) |
1989-2004 |
62 |
11698 |
6410 |
218 |
7/27 |
10/100 |
29.40 |
3.28 |
53.6 |
13 |
1 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) |
1925-1936 |
37 |
14513 |
5231 |
216 |
7/40 |
14/199 |
24.21 |
2.16 |
67.1 |
21 |
7 |
| HH Streak (Zim) |
1993-2005 |
65 |
13559 |
6079 |
216 |
6/73 |
9/72 |
28.14 |
2.69 |
62.7 |
7 |
0 |
| SJ Harmison (Eng/ICC) |
2002-2008 |
58 |
12663 |
6788 |
216 |
7/12 |
11/76 |
31.42 |
3.21 |
58.6 |
8 |
1 |
| MG Hughes (Aus) |
1985-1994 |
53 |
12285 |
6017 |
212 |
8/87 |
13/217 |
28.38 |
2.93 |
57.9 |
7 |
1 |
| SCG MacGill (Aus) |
1998-2008 |
44 |
11237 |
6038 |
208 |
8/108 |
12/107 |
29.02 |
3.22 |
54.0 |
12 |
2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) |
1995-2004 |
49 |
14070 |
6206 |
208 |
8/164 |
10/155 |
29.83 |
2.64 |
67.6 |
13 |
3 |
| A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) |
1998-2008 |
70 |
13300 |
6636 |
206 |
5/58 |
8/156 |
32.21 |
2.99 |
64.5 |
2 |
0 |
| AME Roberts (WI) |
1974-1983 |
47 |
11135 |
5174 |
202 |
7/54 |
12/121 |
25.61 |
2.78 |
55.1 |
11 |
2 |
| JA Snow (Eng) |
1965-1976 |
49 |
12021 |
5387 |
202 |
7/40 |
10/142 |
26.66 |
2.68 |
59.5 |
8 |
1 |
| JR Thomson (Aus) |
1972-1985 |
51 |
10535 |
5601 |
200 |
6/46 |
9/105 |
28.00 |
3.18 |
52.6 |
8 |
0 |
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Sri Lanka v India at Colombo (PSS), 3rd Test, Aug 8-11, 2008
[Test # 1886]
England v South Africa at The Oval, 4th Test, Aug 7-11, 2008
[Test # 1885]
Sri Lanka v India at Galle, 2nd Test, Jul 31-Aug 3, 2008
[Test # 1884]
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