Test matches Cricket – Most wickets taken caught and bowled
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Most wickets taken caught and bowled
| Rank | Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | c&b | % Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | A Kumble (IND) | 1990-2008 | 132 | 40850 | 18355 | 619 | 10/74 | 29.65 | 35 | 35 | 5.65 |
🥇 1 | M Muralidaran (ICC/SL) | 1992-2010 | 133 | 44039 | 18180 | 800 | 9/51 | 22.72 | 67 | 35 | 4.37 |
🥉 3 | DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2014 | 113 | 28814 | 12441 | 362 | 7/87 | 34.36 | 20 | 21 | 5.8 |
🥉 3 | SK Warne (AUS) | 1992-2007 | 145 | 40705 | 17995 | 708 | 8/71 | 25.41 | 37 | 21 | 2.96 |
5 | DL Underwood (ENG) | 1966-1982 | 86 | 21862 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 25.83 | 17 | 20 | 6.73 |
6 | NM Lyon (AUS) | 2011-2025 | 139 | 34502 | 16942 | 562 | 8/50 | 30.14 | 24 | 19 | 3.38 |
7 | R Benaud (AUS) | 1952-1964 | 63 | 19108 | 6704 | 248 | 7/72 | 27.03 | 16 | 17 | 6.85 |
8 | H Trumble (AUS) | 1890-1904 | 32 | 8099 | 3072 | 141 | 8/65 | 21.78 | 9 | 15 | 10.63 |
8 | LR Gibbs (WI) | 1958-1976 | 79 | 27115 | 8989 | 309 | 8/38 | 29.09 | 18 | 15 | 4.85 |
10 | R Ashwin (IND) | 2011-2024 | 106 | 27246 | 12891 | 537 | 7/59 | 24.00 | 37 | 14 | 2.6 |
11 | Harbhajan Singh (IND) | 1998-2015 | 103 | 28580 | 13537 | 417 | 8/84 | 32.46 | 25 | 13 | 3.11 |
12 | HJ Howarth (NZ) | 1969-1977 | 30 | 8833 | 3178 | 86 | 5/34 | 36.95 | 2 | 12 | 13.95 |
12 | JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2024 | 188 | 40037 | 18627 | 704 | 7/42 | 26.45 | 32 | 12 | 1.7 |
14 | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1949-1960 | 37 | 13568 | 4405 | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91 | 14 | 11 | 6.47 |
14 | CV Grimmett (AUS) | 1925-1936 | 37 | 14513 | 5231 | 216 | 7/40 | 24.21 | 21 | 11 | 5.09 |
14 | Danish Kaneria (PAK) | 2000-2010 | 61 | 17697 | 9082 | 261 | 7/77 | 34.79 | 15 | 11 | 4.21 |
14 | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 18608 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 26 | 11 | 2.5 |
14 | RA Jadeja (IND) | 2012-2025 | 84 | 19290 | 8272 | 330 | 7/42 | 25.06 | 15 | 11 | 3.33 |
19 | G Giffen (AUS) | 1881-1896 | 31 | 6391 | 2791 | 103 | 7/117 | 27.09 | 7 | 10 | 9.7 |
19 | PR Adams (SA) | 1995-2004 | 45 | 8850 | 4405 | 134 | 7/128 | 32.87 | 4 | 10 | 7.46 |
19 | AW Greig (ENG) | 1972-1977 | 58 | 9802 | 4541 | 141 | 8/86 | 32.20 | 6 | 10 | 7.09 |
19 | MM Ali (ENG) | 2014-2023 | 68 | 12610 | 7612 | 204 | 6/53 | 37.31 | 5 | 10 | 4.9 |
19 | Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 86 | 21918 | 9611 | 431 | 9/52 | 22.29 | 36 | 10 | 2.32 |
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