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Test matches
Most ten-wickets-in-a-match in a 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 |
| Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) |
1973-1990 |
86 |
21918 |
9611 |
431 |
9/52 |
15/123 |
22.29 |
2.63 |
50.8 |
36 |
9 |
| A Kumble (India) |
1990-2008 |
130 |
40259 |
18069 |
616 |
10/74 |
14/149 |
29.33 |
2.69 |
65.3 |
35 |
8 |
| SF Barnes (Eng) |
1901-1914 |
27 |
7873 |
3106 |
189 |
9/103 |
17/159 |
16.43 |
2.36 |
41.6 |
24 |
7 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) |
1925-1936 |
37 |
14513 |
5231 |
216 |
7/40 |
14/199 |
24.21 |
2.16 |
67.1 |
21 |
7 |
| DK Lillee (Aus) |
1971-1984 |
70 |
18467 |
8493 |
355 |
7/83 |
11/123 |
23.92 |
2.75 |
52.0 |
23 |
7 |
| Imran Khan (Pak) |
1971-1992 |
88 |
19458 |
8258 |
362 |
8/58 |
14/116 |
22.81 |
2.54 |
53.7 |
23 |
6 |
| DL Underwood (Eng) |
1966-1982 |
86 |
21862 |
7674 |
297 |
8/51 |
13/71 |
25.83 |
2.10 |
73.6 |
17 |
6 |
| GA Lohmann (Eng) |
1886-1896 |
18 |
3830 |
1205 |
112 |
9/28 |
15/45 |
10.75 |
1.88 |
34.1 |
9 |
5 |
| AV Bedser (Eng) |
1946-1955 |
51 |
15918 |
5876 |
236 |
7/44 |
14/99 |
24.89 |
2.21 |
67.4 |
15 |
5 |
| Waqar Younis (Pak) |
1989-2003 |
87 |
16224 |
8788 |
373 |
7/76 |
13/135 |
23.56 |
3.25 |
43.4 |
22 |
5 |
| Abdul Qadir (Pak) |
1977-1990 |
67 |
17126 |
7742 |
236 |
9/56 |
13/101 |
32.80 |
2.71 |
72.5 |
15 |
5 |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) |
1998-2008 |
69 |
18952 |
8985 |
291 |
8/84 |
15/217 |
30.87 |
2.84 |
65.1 |
22 |
5 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) |
1985-2002 |
104 |
22627 |
9779 |
414 |
7/119 |
11/110 |
23.62 |
2.59 |
54.6 |
25 |
5 |
| FR Spofforth (Aus) |
1877-1887 |
18 |
4185 |
1731 |
94 |
7/44 |
14/90 |
18.41 |
2.48 |
44.5 |
7 |
4 |
| T Richardson (Eng) |
1893-1898 |
14 |
4498 |
2220 |
88 |
8/94 |
13/244 |
25.22 |
2.96 |
51.1 |
11 |
4 |
| C Blythe (Eng) |
1901-1910 |
19 |
4546 |
1863 |
100 |
8/59 |
15/99 |
18.63 |
2.45 |
45.4 |
9 |
4 |
| J Briggs (Eng) |
1884-1899 |
33 |
5332 |
2095 |
118 |
8/11 |
15/28 |
17.75 |
2.35 |
45.1 |
9 |
4 |
| Fazal Mahmood (Pak) |
1952-1962 |
34 |
9834 |
3434 |
139 |
7/42 |
13/114 |
24.70 |
2.09 |
70.7 |
13 |
4 |
| MD Marshall (WI) |
1978-1991 |
81 |
17584 |
7876 |
376 |
7/22 |
11/89 |
20.94 |
2.68 |
46.7 |
22 |
4 |
| M Ntini (SA) |
1998-2008 |
91 |
18703 |
10104 |
358 |
7/37 |
13/132 |
28.22 |
3.24 |
52.2 |
18 |
4 |
| IT Botham (Eng) |
1977-1992 |
102 |
21815 |
10878 |
383 |
8/34 |
13/106 |
28.40 |
2.99 |
56.9 |
27 |
4 |
| AP Freeman (Eng) |
1924-1929 |
12 |
3732 |
1707 |
66 |
7/71 |
12/171 |
25.86 |
2.74 |
56.5 |
5 |
3 |
| H Trumble (Aus) |
1890-1904 |
32 |
8099 |
3072 |
141 |
8/65 |
12/89 |
21.78 |
2.27 |
57.4 |
9 |
3 |
| WJ O'Reilly (Aus) |
1932-1946 |
27 |
10024 |
3254 |
144 |
7/54 |
11/129 |
22.59 |
1.94 |
69.6 |
11 |
3 |
| JC Laker (Eng) |
1948-1959 |
46 |
12027 |
4101 |
193 |
10/53 |
19/90 |
21.24 |
2.04 |
62.3 |
9 |
3 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) |
1990-2003 |
52 |
12532 |
6100 |
185 |
7/56 |
10/106 |
32.97 |
2.92 |
67.7 |
10 |
3 |
| GAR Lock (Eng) |
1952-1968 |
49 |
13147 |
4451 |
174 |
7/35 |
11/48 |
25.58 |
2.03 |
75.5 |
9 |
3 |
| Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) |
1995-2004 |
49 |
14070 |
6206 |
208 |
8/164 |
10/155 |
29.83 |
2.64 |
67.6 |
13 |
3 |
| FS Trueman (Eng) |
1952-1965 |
67 |
15178 |
6625 |
307 |
8/31 |
12/119 |
21.57 |
2.61 |
49.4 |
17 |
3 |
| AA Donald (SA) |
1992-2002 |
72 |
15519 |
7344 |
330 |
8/71 |
12/139 |
22.25 |
2.83 |
47.0 |
20 |
3 |
| GD McKenzie (Aus) |
1961-1971 |
60 |
17681 |
7328 |
246 |
8/71 |
10/91 |
29.78 |
2.48 |
71.8 |
16 |
3 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) |
1997-2008 |
83 |
19882 |
8851 |
257 |
7/87 |
12/149 |
34.43 |
2.67 |
77.3 |
15 |
3 |
| CEL Ambrose (WI) |
1988-2000 |
98 |
22103 |
8501 |
405 |
8/45 |
11/84 |
20.99 |
2.30 |
54.5 |
22 |
3 |
| 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 |
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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