Test Cricket - Bowling Facts

Which bowler has taken the maximum wickets in a series?
SF Barnes of England against South Africa in 1913 (49 wickets in a series of 4 matches.)

S F Barnes

Who has taken the most number of wickets?
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan who picked up 800 wickets in 133 matches.

Muttiah Muralitharan

Who has taken the most 5 wicket haul?
Muttiah Muralitharan who has achieved this feat 67 times.

Who has taken 10 wickets in a full test match maximum times?
Muttiah Muralitharan who has achieved it 22 times.


Who are the bowlers to scalp all 10 wickets in an innings?
J C Laker of England who took 10/53 against Australia in 1956.  He also holds the record of having the best bowling figures where he had 23 maiden overs in his spell of 51.2 overs.  He also took 19 wickets in that match which is a record for most number of wickets in a single test.

J C Laker

Anil Kumble who took 10/74 against Pakistan in 1999

Anil Kumble

Who is the most expensive bowler?
O C Scott of West Indies when he conceded 374 runs against England in 1990 off 105.2 overs.  He also picked up 9 wickets in that match.

Who took the first hat-trick?
Australian bowler Fred Spofforth achieved this feat against England in 1879.

Fred Spofforth

Who is only bowler to take hat-trick in both the innings of a test match?
Jimmy Mattews of Australia achieved this unique feat in 1912 against South Africa.

Jimmy Mattews

How may bowlers have not bowled any no-ball in their career?
Five.  Kapil Dev (India), Ian Botham (England), Imran Khan (Pakistan), Dennis Lillee (Australia) and Lance Gibbs (West Indies)

Kapil Dev                                 Ian Botham                                Imran Khan                 Dennis Lilee                      Lance Gibbs