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

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Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in Test cricket. The feat, first accomplished by Englishman Fred Trueman in 1964, has only been achieved by thirty-three players in the history of the game as of March 2018. Six players from Australia, five each from India, England and South Africa; four each from 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 Test player reach the 300 mark.

As of November 2017, former Sri Lanka cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets. 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. India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest to cross the 300-wicket mark (54 Tests), while the late West Indies' player Malcolm Marshall has the best bowling average (20.94) among those who have achieved the milestone. West Indian Lance Gibbs is the most economical player with 1.99 runs per over, while South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has the best strike rate of 41.4 balls per wicket. India's Anil Kumble has the best bowling figures in an innings (10 wickets for 74 runs against Pakistan in 1999); it is the second best in the history of Test cricket after English cricketer Jim Laker's 10 for 53 (against Australia in 1956).

Key[]

  • Mat – Number of matches played
  • Inn – Number of innings bowled
  • Balls – Balls bowled in career
  • Runs – Runs conceded in career
  • Wkt – 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 innings
  • BBM – Best bowling in match
  • 5wI – Five or more wickets in an innings
  • 10wI – 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.
Key
^ 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
No. Bowler Team Mat. Inn. Balls Runs Wkt Ave. Econ. SR. BBI] BBM 5wl 10wl Period
1 Muralitharan, MuttiahMuttiah Muralitharan^ Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 133 230 44,039 18,180 800 22.72 2.47 55.0 9/51 16/220 67 22 1992–2010
2 Warne, ShaneShane Warne^ Flag of Australia Australia 145 273 40,705 17,995 708 25.41 2.65 57.4 8/71 12/128 37 10 1992–2007
3 Kumble, AnilAnil Kumble^ Flag of India India 132 236 40,850 18,355 619 29.65 2.69 65.9 10/74 14/149 35 8 1990–2008
4 McGrath, GlennGlenn McGrath^ Flag of Australia Australia 124 243 29,248 12,186 563 21.64 2.49 51.9 8/24 10/27 29 3 1993–2007
5 Anderson, JamesJames Anderson dagger Flag of England England 136 253 30,074 14,533 531 27.36 2.89 56.6 7/42 11/71 25 3 2003–present
6 Walsh, CourtneyCourtney Walsh^ Flag of West Indies West Indies 132 242 30,019 12,688 519 24.44 2.53 57.8 7/37 13/55 22 3 1984–2001
7 Dev, KapilKapil Dev^ Flag of India India 131 227 27,740 12,867 434 29.64 2.78 63.9 9/83 11/146 23 2 1978–1994
8 Hadlee, RichardRichard Hadlee^ Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 86 150 21,918 9,611 431 22.29 2.63 50.8 9/52 15/123 36 9 1973–1990
9 Pollock, ShaunShaun Pollock Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 108 202 24,353 9,733 421 23.11 2.39 57.8 7/87 10/147 16 1 1995–2008
10 Steyn, DaleDale Steyn dagger Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 85 156 17,286 9,303 419 22.30 3.22 41.4 7/51 11/60 26 5 2004–present
11 Singh, HarbhajanHarbhajan Singh dagger Flag of India India 103 190 28,580 13,537 417 32.46 2.84 68.5 8/84 15/217 25 5 1998–present
12 Herath, RanganaRangana Herathdagger Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 89 162 24,920 11,694 415 28.17 2.81 60.0 9/127 14/184 33 9 1999–present
13 Akram, WasimWasim Akram^ Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 104 181 22,627 9,779 414 23.62 2.59 54.6 7/119 11/110 25 5 1985–2002
14 Broad, StuartStuart Broad dagger Flag of England England 116 211 24,016 11,910 410 29.04 2.97 58.5 8/15 11/121 16 2 2007–present
15 Ambrose, CurtlyCurtly Ambrose^ Flag of West Indies West Indies 98 179 22,103 8,501 405 20.99 2.30 54.5 8/45 11/84 22 3 1980–2000
16 Ntini, MakhayaMakhaya Ntini Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 101 190 20,834 11,242 390 28.82 3.23 53.4 7/37 13/132 18 4 1998–2009
17 Botham, IanIan Botham^ Flag of England England 102 160 21,815 10,878 383 28.40 2.99 56.9 8/34 13/106 27 4 1977–1992
18 Marshall, MalcolmMalcolm Marshall^ Flag of West Indies West Indies 81 151 17,584 7,876 376 20.94 2.68 46.7 7/22 11/89 22 4 1978–1991
19 Younis, WaqarWaqar Younis^ Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 87 154 16,224 8,788 373 23.56 3.25 43.4 7/76 13/135 22 5 1989–2003
20 Khan, ImranImran Khan^ Flag of Pakistan Pakistan 88 142 19,458 8,258 362 22.81 2.54 53.7 8/58 14/116 23 6 1971–1992
Vettori, DanielDaniel Vettori Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 113 187 28,814 12,441 362 34.36 2.59 79.5 7/87 12/149 20 3 1997–2015
22 Lillee, DennisDennis Lillee^ Flag of Australia Australia 70 132 18,467 8,493 355 23.92 2.75 52.0 7/83 11/123 23 7 1971–1984
Vaas, ChamindaChaminda Vaas Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 111 194 23,438 10,501 355 29.58 2.68 66.0 7/71 14/191 12 2 1994–2009
24 Donald, AllanAllan Donald^ Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 72 129 15,519 7,344 330 22.25 2.83 47.0 8/71 12/139 20 3 1992–2002
25 Willis, BobBob Willis Flag of England England 90 165 17,357 8,190 325 25.20 2.83 53.4 8/43 9/92 16 0 1971–1984
26 Johnson, MitchellMitchell Johnson Flag of Australia Australia 73 150 16,001 8,891 313 28.40 3.33 51.1 8/61 12/127 12 3 2007–2015
27 Khan, ZaheerZaheer Khan Flag of India India 92 165 18,785 10,247 311 32.94 3.27 60.4 7/87 10/149 11 1 2000–2014
Ashwin, RavichandranRavichandran Ashwin dagger Flag of India India 57 107 16,515 7,951 311 25.56 2.88 53.1 7/59 13/140 26 7 2011–present
29 Lee, BrettBrett Lee Flag of Australia Australia 76 150 16,531 9,554 310 30.81 3.46 53.3 5/30 9/171 10 0 1999–2008
30 Gibbs, LanceLance Gibbs^ Flag of West Indies West Indies 79 148 27,115 8,989 309 29.09 1.98 87.7 8/38 11/157 18 2 1958–1976
Morkel, MornéMorné Morkel dagger Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 86 160 16,498 8,550 309 27.66 3.10 53.3 6/23 9/110 8 0 2006–present
32 Trueman, FredFred Trueman^ Flag of England England 67 127 15,178 6,625 307 21.57 2.61 49.4 8/31 12/119 17 3 1952–1965
33 Lyon, NathanNathan Lyon dagger Flag of Australia Australia 78 149 19,194 9,859 306 32.21 3.08 62.7 8/50 13/154 12 2 2011–present

Last updated: 5 April 2018

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Bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in Test cricket v • t • e
Australia Shane Warne (708) • Glenn McGrath (563) • Dennis Lillee (355) • Mitchell Johnson (313) • Brett Lee (310) • Nathan Lyon (301)
England James Anderson (531) • Stuart Broad (410) • Ian Botham (383) • Bob Willis (325) • Fred Trueman (307)
India Anil Kumble (619) • Kapil Dev (434) • Harbhajan Singh (417) • Ravichandran Ashwin (311) • Zaheer Khan (311)
New Zealand Richard Hadlee (431) • Daniel Vettori (362)
Pakistan Wasim Akram (414) • Waqar Younis (373) • Imran Khan (362)
South Africa Shaun Pollock (421) • Dale Steyn (419) • Makhaya Ntini (390) • Allan Donald (330) • Morné Morkel (309)
Sri Lanka Muttiah Muralitharan (800) • Rangana Herath (415) • Chaminda Vaas (355)
West Indies Courtney Walsh (519) • Curtly Ambrose (405) • Malcolm Marshall (376) • Lance Gibbs (309)
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