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Highest Test Wickets in World Cricket |
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| Test Bowling Records - Highest Wickets in Cricket: |
| Player |
Country |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
| M Muralitharan |
Sri Lanka |
43933 |
18180 |
800 |
22.7 |
2.48 |
54.9 |
| SK Warne |
Australia |
40608 |
17995 |
708 |
25.4 |
2.65 |
57.3 |
| A Kumble |
India |
40771 |
18355 |
619 |
29.6 |
2.70 |
65.8 |
| GD McGrath |
Australia |
29196 |
12186 |
563 |
21.6 |
2.50 |
51.8 |
| CA Walsh |
West Indies |
29958 |
12688 |
519 |
24.4 |
2.54 |
57.7 |
| N Kapil Dev |
India |
27688 |
12867 |
434 |
29.6 |
2.78 |
63.7 |
| RJ Hadlee |
New Zealand |
20710 |
9612 |
431 |
22.3 |
2.78 |
48.0 |
| SM Pollock |
South Africa |
24185 |
9680 |
418 |
23.1 |
2.40 |
57.8 |
| Wasim Akram |
Pakistan |
22576 |
9778 |
414 |
23.6 |
2.59 |
54.5 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India |
27715 |
13168 |
408 |
32.2 |
2.85 |
67.9 |
| CEL Ambrose |
West Indies |
22060 |
8501 |
405 |
20.9 |
2.31 |
54.4 |
| M Ntini |
South Africa |
20797 |
11242 |
390 |
28.8 |
3.24 |
53.3 |
| IT Botham |
England |
21249 |
10878 |
383 |
28.4 |
3.07 |
55.4 |
| MD Marshall |
West Indies |
17546 |
7876 |
376 |
20.9 |
2.69 |
46.6 |
| Waqar Younis |
Pakistan |
16185 |
8788 |
373 |
23.5 |
3.25 |
43.3 |
| Imran Khan |
Pakistan |
18583 |
8258 |
362 |
22.8 |
2.66 |
51.3 |
| DL Vettori |
New Zealand |
28655 |
12421 |
360 |
34.5 |
2.60 |
79.5 |
| WPUJC Vaas |
Sri Lanka |
23403 |
10501 |
355 |
29.5 |
2.69 |
65.9 |
| DK Lillee |
Australia |
16971 |
8493 |
355 |
23.9 |
3.00 |
47.8 |
| AA Donald |
South Africa |
15491 |
7344 |
330 |
22.2 |
2.84 |
46.9 |
| RGD Willis |
England |
16174 |
8190 |
325 |
25.2 |
3.03 |
49.7 |
| B Lee |
Australia |
16494 |
9554 |
310 |
30.8 |
3.47 |
53.2 |
| FS Trueman |
England |
14648 |
6625 |
307 |
21.5 |
2.71 |
47.7 |
| LR Gibbs |
West Indies |
24715 |
8847 |
303 |
29.1 |
2.14 |
81.5 |
| DL Underwood |
England |
20745 |
7674 |
297 |
25.8 |
2.21 |
69.8 |
| Zaheer Khan |
India |
17356 |
9437 |
295 |
31.9 |
3.26 |
58.8 |
| DW Steyn |
South Africa |
12283 |
6945 |
292 |
23.7 |
3.39 |
42.0 |
| CJ McDermott |
Australia |
16565 |
8332 |
291 |
28.6 |
3.01 |
56.9 |
| JH Kallis |
South Africa |
19458 |
9206 |
288 |
31.9 |
2.83 |
67.5 |
| JM Anderson |
England |
16189 |
8433 |
275 |
30.6 |
3.12 |
58.8 |
| BS Bedi |
India |
20612 |
7637 |
266 |
28.7 |
2.22 |
77.4 |
| Danish Kaneria |
Pakistan |
17664 |
9082 |
261 |
34.7 |
3.08 |
67.6 |
| J Garner |
West Indies |
13141 |
5433 |
259 |
20.9 |
2.48 |
50.7 |
| JN Gillespie |
Australia |
14204 |
6770 |
259 |
26.1 |
2.85 |
54.8 |
| JB Statham |
England |
14954 |
6261 |
252 |
24.8 |
2.51 |
59.3 |
| MA Holding |
West Indies |
12375 |
5898 |
249 |
23.6 |
2.85 |
49.7 |
| MJ Hoggard |
England |
13891 |
7564 |
248 |
30.5 |
3.26 |
56.0 |
| GD McKenzie |
Australia |
15759 |
7328 |
246 |
29.7 |
2.79 |
64.0 |
| R Benaud |
Australia |
16072 |
6596 |
245 |
26.9 |
2.46 |
65.6 |
| BS Chandrasekhar |
India |
15268 |
7199 |
242 |
29.7 |
2.82 |
63.0 |
| Abdul Qadir |
Pakistan |
16831 |
7742 |
236 |
32.8 |
2.75 |
71.3 |
| AV Bedser |
England |
14521 |
5876 |
236 |
24.8 |
2.42 |
61.5 |
| J Srinath |
India |
15079 |
7196 |
236 |
30.4 |
2.86 |
63.8 |
| AR Caddick |
England |
13427 |
6952 |
232 |
29.9 |
3.10 |
57.8 |
| GStA Sobers |
West Indies |
20231 |
7847 |
230 |
34.1 |
2.32 |
87.9 |
| CS Martin |
New Zealand |
13868 |
7803 |
230 |
33.9 |
3.37 |
60.2 |
| RR Lindwall |
Australia |
11803 |
5251 |
228 |
23.0 |
2.66 |
51.7 |
| D Gough |
England |
11676 |
6411 |
227 |
28.2 |
3.29 |
51.4 |
| A Flintoff |
England |
14934 |
7410 |
226 |
32.7 |
2.97 |
66.0 |
| SJ Harmison |
England |
13341 |
7192 |
226 |
31.8 |
3.23 |
59.0 |
| CL Cairns |
New Zealand |
11669 |
6410 |
218 |
29.4 |
3.29 |
53.5 |
| HH Streak |
Zimbabwe |
13540 |
6079 |
216 |
28.1 |
2.69 |
62.6 |
| CV Grimmett |
Australia |
14424 |
5231 |
216 |
24.2 |
2.17 |
66.7 |
| MG Hughes |
Australia |
12250 |
6017 |
212 |
28.3 |
2.94 |
57.7 |
| SCG MacGill |
Australia |
11218 |
6038 |
208 |
29.0 |
3.22 |
53.9 |
| GP Swann |
England |
12114 |
5964 |
208 |
28.6 |
2.95 |
58.2 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq |
Pakistan |
14034 |
6206 |
208 |
29.8 |
2.65 |
67.4 |
| JA Snow |
England |
11551 |
5387 |
202 |
26.6 |
2.79 |
57.1 |
| AME Roberts |
West Indies |
10649 |
5174 |
202 |
25.6 |
2.91 |
52.7 |
| JR Thomson |
Australia |
9521. |
5602 |
200 |
28.0 |
3.53 |
47.6 |
| JC Laker |
England |
11466 |
4101 |
193 |
21.2 |
2.14 |
59.4 |
| WW Hall |
West Indies |
9809. |
4970 |
191 |
26.0 |
3.03 |
51.3 |
| MG Johnson |
Australia |
10648 |
5946 |
190 |
31.2 |
3.35 |
56.0 |
| SF Barnes |
England |
7855. |
3106 |
189 |
16.4 |
2.37 |
41.5 |
| EAS Prasanna |
India |
13557 |
5742 |
189 |
30.3 |
2.54 |
71.7 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed |
Pakistan |
12518 |
6100 |
185 |
32.9 |
2.92 |
67.6 |
| AK Davidson |
Australia |
9639. |
3646 |
180 |
20.2 |
2.26 |
53.5 |
| GF Lawson |
Australia |
11101 |
5501 |
180 |
30.5 |
2.97 |
61.6 |
| Shoaib Akhtar |
Pakistan |
8121. |
4574 |
178 |
25.6 |
3.37 |
45.6 |
| ARC Fraser |
England |
10857 |
4836 |
177 |
27.3 |
2.67 |
61.3 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz |
Pakistan |
12640 |
5798 |
177 |
32.7 |
2.75 |
71.4 |
| GAR Lock |
England |
12823 |
4451 |
174 |
25.5 |
2.08 |
73.7 |
| Iqbal Qasim |
Pakistan |
12495 |
4807 |
171 |
28.1 |
2.30 |
73.0 |
| KR Miller |
Australia |
8968. |
3906 |
170 |
22.9 |
2.61 |
52.7 |
| TM Alderman |
Australia |
10159 |
4616 |
170 |
27.1 |
2.72 |
59.7 |
| HJ Tayfield |
South Africa |
11090 |
4405 |
170 |
25.9 |
2.38 |
65.2 |
| SCJ Broad |
England |
10848 |
5452 |
168 |
32.4 |
3.01 |
64.5 |
| HMRKB Herath |
Sri Lanka |
10752 |
4994 |
165 |
30.2 |
2.78 |
65.1 |
| MH Mankad |
India |
14324 |
5236 |
162 |
32.3 |
2.19 |
88.4 |
| IR Bishop |
West Indies |
8398. |
3909 |
161 |
24.2 |
2.79 |
52.1 |
| M Morkel |
South Africa |
8536. |
4745 |
160 |
29.6 |
3.33 |
53.3 |
| DK Morrison |
New Zealand |
10043 |
5549 |
160 |
34.6 |
3.31 |
62.7 |
| WA Johnston |
Australia |
9080. |
3826 |
160 |
23.9 |
2.52 |
56.7 |
| FH Edwards |
West Indies |
9356. |
6064 |
158 |
38.3 |
3.88 |
59.2 |
| Umar Gul |
Pakistan |
9221. |
5319 |
158 |
33.6 |
3.46 |
58.3 |
| S Ramadhin |
West Indies |
13382 |
4579 |
158 |
28.9 |
2.05 |
84.7 |
| S Venkataraghavan |
India |
14671 |
5634 |
156 |
36.1 |
2.30 |
94.0 |
| MW Tate |
England |
11880 |
4055 |
155 |
26.1 |
2.04 |
76.6 |
| MS Panesar |
England |
10562 |
4944 |
153 |
32.3 |
2.80 |
69.0 |
| FJ Titmus |
England |
13969 |
4931 |
153 |
32.2 |
2.11 |
91.3 |
| RJ Shastri |
India |
15731 |
6185 |
151 |
40.9 |
2.35 |
104. |
| SP Gupte |
India |
11265 |
4403 |
149 |
29.5 |
2.34 |
75.6 |
| JE Emburey |
England |
15088 |
5646 |
147 |
38.4 |
2.24 |
102. |
| H Verity |
England |
10138 |
3510 |
144 |
24.3 |
2.07 |
70.4 |
| WJ O'Reilly |
Australia |
9514. |
3254 |
144 |
22.5 |
2.05 |
66.0 |
| AF Giles |
England |
12168 |
5806 |
143 |
40.6 |
2.86 |
85.0 |
| CM Old |
England |
8420. |
4020 |
143 |
28.1 |
2.86 |
58.8 |
| H Trumble |
Australia |
8570. |
3072 |
141 |
21.7 |
2.15 |
60.7 |
| AW Greig |
England |
9321. |
4541 |
141 |
32.2 |
2.92 |
66.1 |
| PAJ DeFreitas |
England |
9819. |
4700 |
140 |
33.5 |
2.87 |
70.1 |
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