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Tests - Most Wickets in a Series
Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009
Runs Wkts Avge Tests in Series 536 49 10.93 5 SF Barnes England v South Africa 1913/14 442 46 9.60 5 JC Laker England v Australia 1956 642 44 14.59 5 CV Grimmett Australia v South Africa 1935/36 893 42 21.26 6 TM Alderman Australia v England 1981 527 41 12.85 6 RM Hogg Australia v England 1978/79 712 41 17.36 6 TM Alderman Australia v England 1989 558 40 13.95 6 Imran Khan Pakistan v India 1982/83 797 40 19.92 5 SK Warne Australia v England 2005 682 39 17.48 5 AV Bedser England v Australia 1953 870 39 22.30 6 DK Lillee Australia v England 1981 881 38 23.18 5 MW Tate England v Australia 1924/25 632 37 17.08 5 WJ Whitty Australia v South Africa 1910/11 636 37 17.18 5 HJ Tayfield South Africa v England 1956/57 701 36 19.47 6 GD McGrath Australia v England 1997 783 36 21.75 5 AEE Vogler South Africa v England 1909/10 946 36 26.27 5 AA Mailey Australia v England 1920/21 203 35 5.80 3 GA Lohmann England v South Africa 1895/96 443 35 12.65 5 MD Marshall West Indies v England 1988 662 35 18.91 5 BS Chandrasekhar India v England 1972/73 254 34 7.47 5 GAR Lock England v New Zealand 1958 436 34 12.82 5 CA Walsh West Indies v England 2000 571 34 16.79 5 MH Mankad India v England 1951/52 594 34 17.47 5 FS Trueman England v West Indies 1963 669 34 19.67 5 SP Gupte India v New Zealand 1955/56 687 34 20.20 5 GF Lawson Australia v England 1982/83 700 34 20.58 6 IT Botham England v Australia 1981 778 34 22.88 5 SF Barnes England v Australia 1911/12 820 34 24.11 5 G Giffen Australia v England 1894/95 877 34 25.79 6 SK Warne Australia v England 1993 401 33 12.15 3 RJ Hadlee New Zealand v Australia 1985/86 542 33 16.42 5 CEL Ambrose West Indies v Australia 1992/93 557 33 16.87 5 CV Grimmett Australia v South Africa 1931/32 592 33 17.93 6 JR Thomson Australia v England 1974/75 593 33 17.96 5 CV Grimmett Australia v West Indies 1930/31 612 33 18.54 5 AK Davidson Australia v West Indies 1960/61 621 33 18.81 6 MD Marshall West Indies v India 1983/84 644 33 19.51 5 H Larwood England v Australia 1932/33 653 33 19.78 5 AA Donald South Africa v England 1998 674 33 20.42 4 AL Valentine West Indies v England 1950 676 33 20.48 5 CEH Croft West Indies v Pakistan 1976/77 519 32 16.21 5 CC Griffith West Indies v England 1963 542 32 16.93 5 GD McGrath Australia v England 2001 545 32 17.03 3 Harbhajan Singh India v Australia 2000/01 566 32 17.68 6 N Kapil Dev India v Pakistan 1979/80 585 32 18.28 5 AME Roberts West Indies v India 1974/75 608 32 19.00 5 MA Noble Australia v England 1901/02 675 32 21.09 5 CJ McDermott Australia v England 1994/95 692 32 21.62 5 FR Foster England v Australia 1911/12 780 32 24.37 5 HV Hordern Australia v England 1911/12 849 32 26.53 5 T Richardson England v Australia 1894/95 296 31 9.54 5 H Ironmonger Australia v South Africa 1931/32 488 31 15.74 5 W Rhodes England v Australia 1903/04 523 31 16.87 5 J Garner West Indies v Australia 1983/84 548 31 17.67 5 DK Lillee Australia v England 1972 580 31 18.70 5 SK Warne Australia v England 2001 584 31 18.83 5 R Benaud Australia v England 1958/59 599 31 19.32 5 AS Kennedy England v South Africa 1922/23 670 31 21.61 5 CJ McDermott Australia v India 1991/92 708 31 22.83 6 JA Snow England v Australia 1970/71 716 31 23.09 5 JV Saunders Australia v England 1907/08 740 31 23.87 5 BS Bedi India v Australia 1977/78 845 31 27.25 6 MG Hughes Australia v England 1993 855 31 27.58 6 IT Botham England v Australia 1985 294 30 9.80 3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe 2001/02 428 30 14.26 6 CEL Ambrose West Indies v England 1997/98 437 30 14.56 3 Abdul Qadir Pakistan v England 1987/88 482 30 16.06 5 AV Bedser England v Australia 1950/51 508 30 16.93 4 GD McGrath Australia v West Indies 1998/99 517 30 17.23 5 AV Bedser England v South Africa 1951 530 30 17.66 5 WW Hall West Indies v India 1958/59 658 30 21.93 5 R Benaud Australia v South Africa 1957/58 663 30 22.10 6 MA Holding West Indies v India 1983/84 742 30 24.73 5 JN Crawford England v Australia 1907/08 758 30 25.26 5 GD McKenzie Australia v West Indies 1968/69 843 30 28.10 5 HJ Tayfield South Africa v Australia 1952/53 901 30 30.03 6 CJ McDermott Australia v England 1985 315 29 10.86 3 Waqar Younis Pakistan v New Zealand 1990/91 386 29 13.31 4 FS Trueman England v India 1952 431 29 14.86 5 AK Davidson Australia v India 1959/60 483 29 16.65 5 SM Pollock South Africa v West Indies 1998/99 509 29 17.55 5 DL Underwood England v India 1976/77 537 29 18.51 6 N Kapil Dev India v West Indies 1983/84 540 29 18.62 5 J Garner West Indies v England 1984 568 29 19.58 5 R Benaud Australia v India 1959/60 620 29 21.37 4 M Ntini South Africa v West Indies 2003/04 635 29 21.89 5 GA Faulkner South Africa v England 1909/10 654 29 22.55 5 GD McKenzie Australia v England 1964 666 29 22.96 6 RGD Willis England v Australia 1981 791 29 27.27 6 GF Lawson Australia v England 1989 831 29 28.65 6 JR Thomson Australia v West Indies 1975/76 925 29 31.89 5 CV Grimmett Australia v England 1930 356 28 12.71 5 MA Holding West Indies v England 1976 512 28 18.28 5 GB Lawrence South Africa v New Zealand 1961/62 535 28 19.10 5 AA Mallett Australia v India 1969/70 537 28 19.17 5 AME Roberts West Indies v England 1976 554 28 19.78 5 MD Marshall West Indies v Australia 1984/85 560 28 20.00 5 CEL Ambrose West Indies v England 1991 561 28 20.03 5 H Trumble Australia v England 1901/02 583 28 20.82 5 FH Tyson England v Australia 1954/55 625 28 22.32 6 N Kapil Dev India v Australia 1979/80 649 28 23.17 3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v Australia 2003/04 698 28 24.92 5 WJ O'Reilly Australia v England 1934 701 28 25.03 5 WM Clark Australia v India 1977/78 704 28 25.14 5 BS Chandrasekhar India v Australia 1977/78 828 28 29.57 5 AL Valentine West Indies v India 1952/53 342 27 12.66 3 SK Warne Australia v Pakistan 2002/03 373 27 13.81 3 Waqar Younis Pakistan v Zimbabwe 1993/94 424 27 15.70 5 MW Tate England v South Africa 1924 425 27 15.74 5 WW Hall West Indies v India 1961/62 432 27 16.00 5 BA Reid Australia v England 1990/91 436 27 16.14 5 J Garner West Indies v England 1985/86 460 27 17.03 5 WJ O'Reilly Australia v South Africa 1935/36 478 27 17.70 5 SCG MacGill Australia v England 1998/99 478 27 17.70 5 BR Taylor New Zealand v West Indies 1971/72 482 27 17.85 5 MD Marshall West Indies v England 1985/86 486 27 18.00 4 MD Marshall West Indies v New Zealand 1984/85 491 27 18.18 5 JB Statham England v South Africa 1960 492 27 18.22 6 ARC Fraser England v West Indies 1997/98 501 27 18.55 5 AE Hall South Africa v England 1922/23 504 27 18.66 5 JA Snow England v West Indies 1967/68 530 27 19.62 5 RR Lindwall Australia v England 1948 534 27 19.77 5 RGD Willis England v Australia 1977 549 27 20.33 5 SK Warne Australia v England 1994/95 630 27 23.33 6 DR Doshi India v Australia 1979/80 630 27 23.33 5 WA Johnston Australia v England 1948 634 27 23.48 6 KD Ghavri India v West Indies 1978/79 649 27 24.03 6 IR Bishop West Indies v England 1995 668 27 24.74 5 EA McDonald Australia v England 1921 685 27 25.37 4 A Kumble India v Australia 2004/05 712 27 26.37 6 DK Lillee Australia v West Indies 1975/76 721 27 26.70 5 R Peel England v Australia 1894/95 724 27 26.81 5 WJ O'Reilly Australia v England 1932/33 747 27 27.66 5 FJ Titmus England v India 1963/64 789 27 29.22 5 SP Gupte India v West Indies 1952/53 270 26 10.38 3 C Blythe England v South Africa 1907 282 26 10.84 3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v Bangladesh 2007 320 26 12.30 3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v England 2003/04 353 26 13.57 4 MJ Procter South Africa v Australia 1969/70 359 26 13.80 5 JH Wardle England v South Africa 1956/57 371 26 14.26 5 J Garner West Indies v England 1980 371 26 14.26 5 H Trumble Australia v England 1902 380 26 14.61 5 JK Lever England v India 1976/77 401 26 15.42 3 WPUJC Vaas Sri Lanka v West Indies 2001/02 419 26 16.11 5 R Gilchrist West Indies v India 1958/59 422 26 16.23 5 TL Goddard South Africa v Australia 1966/67 437 26 16.80 4 CA Walsh West Indies v India 1987/88 443 26 17.03 5 SR Clark Australia v England 2006/07 453 26 17.42 5 GD McGrath Australia v West Indies 1996/97 467 26 17.96 5 WS Lees England v South Africa 1905/06 478 26 18.38 3 BAW Mendis Sri Lanka v India 2008 480 26 18.46 3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v South Africa 2000 490 26 18.84 5 RR Lindwall Australia v England 1953 516 26 19.84 3 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka v Pakistan 1999/00 519 26 19.96 5 CEL Ambrose West Indies v England 1993/94 521 26 20.03 3 SK Warne Australia v Sri Lanka 2003/04 539 26 20.73 5 MHN Walker Australia v West Indies 1972/73 543 26 20.88 4 CA Walsh West Indies v Australia 1998/99 554 26 21.30 5 LR Gibbs West Indies v England 1963 558 26 21.46 5 CEL Ambrose West Indies v Australia 1988/89 560 26 21.53 5 W Voce England v Australia 1936/37 568 26 21.84 5 HJ Tayfield South Africa v England 1955 587 26 22.57 5 NAT Adcock South Africa v England 1960 604 26 23.23 4 S Ramadhin West Indies v England 1950 657 26 25.26 5 E Jones Australia v England 1899 661 26 25.42 6 DG Cork England v West Indies 1995 663 26 25.50 5 MJ Hoggard England v South Africa 2004/05 672 26 25.84 5 EAS Prasanna India v Australia 1969/70 696 26 26.76 5 LR Gibbs West Indies v Australia 1972/73 786 26 30.23 6 CA Walsh West Indies v England 1995 844 26 32.46 5 JW Gleeson Australia v West Indies 1968/69 425 25 17.00 5 AK Davidson Australia v South Africa 1957/58 431 25 17.23 3 Wasim Akram Pakistan v New Zealand 1993/94 448 25 17.92 3 CB Llewellyn South Africa v Australia 1902/03 469 25 18.76 5 GF Bissett South Africa v England 1927/28 492 25 19.68 5 CA Walsh West Indies v South Africa 2000/01 508 25 20.32 5 FS Trueman England v South Africa 1960 514 25 20.56 5 MH Mankad India v Pakistan 1952/53 528 25 21.12 5 TL Goddard South Africa v England 1955 530 25 21.20 5 D Gough England v West Indies 2000 555 25 22.20 5 WJ O'Reilly Australia v England 1936/37 574 25 22.96 5 BS Bedi India v England 1976/77 577 25 23.08 6 AG Hurst Australia v England 1978/79 596 25 23.84 6 DK Lillee Australia v England 1974/75 613 25 24.52 5 JM Blanckenberg South Africa v England 1922/23 627 25 25.08 5 M Ntini South Africa v England 2004/05 627 25 25.08 5 A Fielder England v Australia 1907/08 632 25 25.28 5 BS Bedi India v England 1972/73 645 25 25.80 5 N Kapil Dev India v Australia 1991/92 651 25 26.04 5 RO Schwarz South Africa v Australia 1910/11 668 25 26.72 5 CV Grimmett Australia v England 1934 686 25 27.44 4 EAS Prasanna India v Australia 1967/68 688 25 27.52 5 J Garner West Indies v Pakistan 1976/77 710 25 28.40 5 PM Pollock South Africa v Australia 1963/64 760 25 30.40 5 JC White England v Australia 1928/29 790 25 31.60 5 Imran Khan Pakistan v West Indies 1976/77 833 25 33.32 5 JT Partridge South Africa v Australia 1963/64 Note: SF Barnes only played in the first 4 Tests when he took his 49 wickets SF Barnes took 34 wickets for England v South Africa in 1912 in matches that formed part of the Triangular TournamentContributed by StatsGuru (stats@cricinfo.com)
