List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket

Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket.[2][3][4] The feat, first accomplished by Englishman Fred Trueman in 1964,[5] has only been achieved by 33 cricketers in the history of the game as of March 2020. Six players from Australia, five each from England, India and South Africa; four from the West Indies; three each from Pakistan and Sri Lanka; and two from New Zealand have crossed the 300-wicket mark in Tests. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe are yet to see a player reach the 300 mark.[6]

Muttiah Muralitharan has captured the highest number of wickets in Test cricket.[1]

As of March 2020, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets.[6] He also holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) and ten-wicket hauls in a match (22); his 16 wickets for 220 runs against England in 1998 is the fifth-best bowling performance by a player in a match.[7][8][9] Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest to cross the 300-wicket mark (54 Tests), while the late West Indian player Malcolm Marshall has the best bowling average (20.94) among those who have achieved the milestone.[10] Fellow West Indian Lance Gibbs is the most economical player with 1.98 runs per over, while South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has the best strike rate of 42.3 balls per wicket.[6] India's Anil Kumble has the best bowling figures in an innings (ten wickets for 74 runs against Pakistan in 1999); they are the second-best in the history of Test cricket after English cricketer Jim Laker's ten for 53 (against Australia in 1956).[11]

Key
  • Mat. – Number of matches played
  • Inn. – Number of innings bowled
  • Balls – Balls bowled in career
  • Runs – Runs conceded in career
  • Wkts – Wickets taken in career
  • Ave. – Average runs per wicket
  • Econ. – Runs conceded per over
  • SR. – Number of balls bowled per wicket taken
  • BBI – Best bowling in an innings
  • BBM – Best bowling in a match
  • 5w/i – Five or more wickets in an innings
  • 10w/m – Ten or more wickets in a match
  • Period – Cricketing career of the player

Bowlers with 300 or more Test wickets
  • The list is initially arranged by the most number of wickets taken by a bowler. To sort this table by any statistic, click on the applicable header box beside (not on) the column title.
^ Inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
† Denotes player who is still active
Bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket[6]
No. Bowler Team Mat. Inn. Balls Runs Wkts Ave. Econ. SR. BBI BBM 5w/i 10w/m Period Ref(s)
1 Muttiah Muralitharan^  Sri Lanka13323044,03918,180 800 22.722.4755.09/5116/22067221992–2010[1][12]
2 Shane Warne^  Australia14527340,70517,995 708 25.412.6557.48/7112/12837101992–2007[13][14]
3 Anil Kumble^  India13223640,85018,355 619 29.652.6965.910/7414/1493581990–2008[15][16]
4 James Anderson  England15128232,77915,670 584 26.832.8656.17/4211/712832002–present[17]
5 Glenn McGrath^  Australia12424329,24812,186 563 21.642.4951.98/2410/272931993–2007[18][19]
6 Courtney Walsh^  West Indies13224230,01912,688 519 24.442.5357.87/3713/552231984–2001[20][21]
7 Stuart Broad  England13825428,07913,827 485 28.502.9557.88/1511/1211722007–present[22]
8 Dale Steyn  South Africa9317118,60810,077 439 22.953.2442.37/5111/602652004–2019[23][24]
9 Kapil Dev^  India13122727,74012,867 434 29.642.7863.99/8311/1462321978–1994[25]
10 Rangana Herath  Sri Lanka9317025,99312,157 433 28.072.8060.09/12714/1843492011–2016[26][27]
11 Richard Hadlee^  New Zealand8615021,9189,611 431 22.292.6350.89/5215/1233691973–1990[28]
12 Shaun Pollock  South Africa10820224,3539,733 421 23.112.3957.87/8710/1471611995–2008[29]
13 Harbhajan Singh  India10319028,58013,537 417 32.462.8468.58/8415/2172551998–present[30]
14 Wasim Akram^  Pakistan10418122,6279,779 414 23.622.5954.67/11911/1102551985–2002[31][32]
15 Curtly Ambrose^  West Indies9817922,1038,501 405 20.992.3054.58/4511/842231988–2000[33]
16 Makhaya Ntini  South Africa10119020,83411,242 390 28.823.2353.47/3713/1321841998–2009[34]
Nathan Lyon  Australia9618424,56812,320 390 31.583.0062.98/5013/1541832011–present[35]
18 Ian Botham^  England10216021,81510,878 383 28.402.9956.98/3413/1062741977–1992[36]
19 Waqar Younis^  Pakistan8715416,2248,788 373 23.563.2543.47/7613/1352251989–2003[37][38]
20 Malcolm Marshall^  West Indies8115117,5847,876 376 20.942.6846.77/2211/892241978–1991[39]
21 Imran Khan^  Pakistan8814219,4588,258 362 22.812.5453.78/5814/1162361971–1992[40]
Daniel Vettori  New Zealand11318728,81412,441 362 34.362.5979.57/8712/1492031997–2015[2][41][42]
Ravichandran Ashwin  India7013119,4129,183 362 25.362.8353.67/5913/1402772011–present[43]
24 Dennis Lillee^  Australia7013218,4678,493 355 23.922.7552.07/8311/1232371971–1984[44]
Chaminda Vaas  Sri Lanka11119423,43810,501 355 29.582.6866.07/7114/1911221994–2009[45]
26 Allan Donald^  South Africa7212915,5197,344 330 22.252.8347.08/7112/1392031992–2002[46]
27 Bob Willis  England9016517,3578,190 325 25.202.8353.48/439/921601971–1984[47]
28 Mitchell Johnson  Australia7315016,0018,891 313 28.403.3351.18/6112/1271232007–2015[48]
29 Zaheer Khan  India9216518,78510,247 311 32.943.2760.47/8710/1491112000–2014[49]
30 Brett Lee  Australia7615016,5319,554 310 30.813.4653.35/309/1711001999–2008[50]
31 Lance Gibbs^  West Indies7914827,1158,989 309 29.091.9887.78/3811/1571821958–1976[51]
Morné Morkel  South Africa8616016,4988,550 309 27.663.1053.36/239/110802006–2018[52]
33 Fred Trueman^  England6712715,1786,625 307 21.572.6149.48/3112/1191731952–1965[5]

Last updated: 30 January 2020

See also

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