List of bowlers with 5 or more ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket

The below list is a compilation of the bowlers, who have taken ten-wicket hauls in a Test match on five or more occasions. Till date, as many as 17 bowlers have achieved this feat in Test cricket.

Key

Mat Number of Test career matches played. Inns – Number of innings the bowler bowled in his entire Test career. Balls – Number of balls bowled in entire Test career. Runs – Runs conceded Wkts – Number of wickets taken in Test career BBI – Best bowling figures in an innings BBM – Best bowling figures in a match Ave – Bowling average Econ – Bowling economy rate (average runs per over). This figure is not rounded up. S/R – Bowling strike rate 5WI – Number of five wicket hauls in an innings 10WM – Number of ten wicket hauls in a match

List of bowlers

Name	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	S/R	5WI	10WM
Muttiah Muralitharan	1992–2010	133	230	44039	18180	800	9/51	16/220	22.72	2.47	55.0	67	22
Shane Warne	1992–2007	145	273	40705	17995	708	8/71	12/128	25.41	2.65	57.4	37	10
Richard Hadlee	1973–90	86	150	21918	9611	431	9/52	15/123	22.29	2.63	50.8	36	9
Anil Kumble	1990–2008	132	236	40850	18355	619	10/74	14/149	29.65	2.69	65.9	35	8
Sydney Barnes	1901–14	27	50	7873	3106	189	9/103	17/159	16.43	2.36	41.6	24	7
Clarrie Grimmett	1925–36	37	67	14513	5231	216	7/40	14/199	24.21	2.16	67.1	21	7
Denis Lillee	1971–84	70	132	18467	8493	355	7/83	11/123	23.92	2.75	52.0	23	7
Imran Khan	1971–92	88	142	19458	8258	362	8/58	14/116	22.81	2.54	53.7	23	6
Derek Underwood	1966–82	86	151	21862	7674	297	8/51	13/71	25.83	2.10	73.6	17	6
George Lohmann	1886–96	18	36	3830	1205	112	9/28	15/45	10.75	1.88	34.1	9	5
Alec Bedser	1946–55	51	92	15918	5876	236	7/44	14/99	24.89	2.21	67.4	15	5
Waqar Younis	1989–2003	87	154	16224	8788	373	7/76	13/135	23.56	3.25	43.4	22	5
Dale Steyn	2004–	81	150	16782	9070	402	7/51	11/60	22.56	3.24	41.7	25	5
Abdul Qadir	1977–90	67	111	17126	7742	236	9/56	13/101	32.80	2.71	72.5	15	5
Rangana Herath	1999–	65	118	18742	8642	293	9/127	14/184	29.49	2.76	63.9	23	5
Wasim Akram	1985–2002	104	181	22627	9779	414	7/119	11/110	23.62	2.59	54.6	25	5
Harbhajan Singh	1998–	103	190	28580	13537	417	8/84	15/217	32.46	2.84	68.5	25	5

(Note. Italics denote cricketers who are currently active in the Test format.)

See also

• List of cricketers who have taken two five-wicket hauls on Test debut

External links

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