Bowling Most 4wi Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2009	16	25	4697	782.5	184	2037	80	6/71	25.46	2.60	58.71	10	5	1	15
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2005	15	27	4051	675.1	192	1816	90	7/23	20.17	2.68	45.01	7	6	2	13
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1989	29	45	5944	990.4	200	2982	99	8/85	30.12	3.01	60.04	4	7	1	11
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2000-2017	21	40	6591	1098.3	230	2976	106	9/127	28.07	2.70	62.17	3	8	2	11
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1984	17	30	4433	-	127	2161	71	6/82	30.43	2.92	62.43	5	5	1	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	17	33	3835	639.1	173	1736	80	8/24	21.70	2.71	47.93	6	3	0	9
A Kumble (IND)	1999-2007	15	28	4886	814.2	185	2590	81	10/74	31.97	3.18	60.32	4	5	2	9
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1989	12	20	2949	-	65	1448	51	6/51	28.39	2.94	57.82	4	4	0	8
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	18	31	3370	561.4	110	1452	63	5/22	23.04	2.58	53.49	3	4	0	7
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1990	12	23	2217	369.3	67	1035	50	5/33	20.70	2.80	44.34	4	2	0	6
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-1998	10	19	2301	383.3	90	1008	44	6/90	22.90	2.62	52.29	3	3	0	6
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2019	13	26	2648	441.2	108	1374	59	6/8	23.28	3.11	44.88	3	3	1	6
MA Starc (AUS)	2014-2024	14	28	3042	507.0	109	1620	54	6/66	30.00	3.19	56.33	5	1	0	6
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2022	20	38	4048	674.4	195	1577	82	6/17	19.23	2.33	49.36	3	3	1	6
NM Lyon (AUS)	2014-2024	15	30	4818	803.0	137	2443	58	5/69	42.12	3.04	83.06	4	2	0	6
GP Swann (ENG)	2010-2012	7	11	1330	221.4	55	595	35	6/65	17.00	2.68	38.00	3	2	0	5
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2001-2009	8	13	1810	301.4	79	858	32	5/87	26.81	2.84	56.56	4	1	0	5
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2007	9	18	1859	309.5	66	987	41	6/59	24.07	3.18	45.34	3	2	0	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	14	18	2491	415.1	95	1271	40	8/34	31.77	3.06	62.27	3	2	0	5
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	18	28	3875	645.5	131	1742	47	5/99	37.06	2.69	82.44	4	1	0	5
D Olivier (SA)	2018-2019	3	6	528	88.0	16	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1	4
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1987	9	12	1580	263.2	66	673	28	8/107	24.03	2.55	56.42	2	2	0	4
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2023	4	7	1603	267.1	49	809	26	5/82	31.11	3.02	61.65	2	2	0	4
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2006	7	12	1646	274.2	47	931	32	6/19	29.09	3.39	51.43	2	2	1	4
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2024	8	16	1679	279.5	58	755	39	5/48	19.35	2.69	43.05	0	4	1	4
DK Morrison (NZ)	1989-1995	8	13	1754	292.2	55	993	31	5/41	32.03	3.39	56.58	3	1	0	4
GF Lawson (AUS)	1982-1984	8	13	1815	302.3	61	882	33	5/49	26.72	2.91	55.00	2	2	0	4
J Garner (WI)	1977-1981	8	15	1860	310.0	66	880	35	4/38	25.14	2.83	53.14	4	0	0	4
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2011	9	16	1987	331.1	73	1126	33	4/52	34.12	3.40	60.21	4	0	0	4
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1991-2000	12	20	2220	370.0	76	1104	30	6/103	36.80	2.98	74.00	2	2	0	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2007	12	22	2367	394.3	115	961	45	6/50	21.35	2.43	52.60	1	3	0	4
DL Underwood (ENG)	1967-1974	11	18	2537	422.5	163	868	36	8/51	24.11	2.05	70.47	0	4	1	4
SP Gupte (IND)	1952-1961	10	18	2753	458.5	182	852	34	5/18	25.05	1.85	80.97	1	3	0	4
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	14	24	2871	478.3	123	1170	42	5/35	27.85	2.44	68.35	3	1	0	4
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1955	9	16	3172	528.4	230	913	37	8/52	24.67	1.72	85.72	0	4	1	4
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2010-2020	19	36	3708	618.0	185	1510	67	4/36	22.53	2.44	55.34	4	0	0	4
PS de Villiers (SA)	1995-1998	3	6	594	99.0	29	262	20	6/23	13.10	2.64	29.70	1	2	1	3
WW Hall (WI)	1959-1959	3	6	605	100.5	18	287	16	5/87	17.93	2.84	37.81	2	1	0	3
JH Wardle (ENG)	1954-1954	4	7	857	142.5	82	176	20	7/56	8.80	1.23	42.85	2	1	0	3
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	5	918	153.0	20	492	17	5/59	28.94	3.21	54.00	2	1	0	3
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2005	4	7	1048	174.4	31	582	23	5/66	25.30	3.33	45.56	1	2	0	3
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1998	6	11	1080	180.0	32	604	27	5/79	22.37	3.35	40.00	2	1	0	3
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1123	187.1	32	636	21	4/32	30.28	3.39	53.47	3	0	0	3
RTM Mendis (SL)	2022-2023	4	7	1137	189.3	20	605	18	5/47	33.61	3.19	63.16	1	2	0	3
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1983-1990	5	9	1151	191.5	53	434	26	6/86	16.69	2.26	44.26	1	2	1	3
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1986	8	12	1237	206.1	39	695	25	8/83	27.80	3.37	49.48	1	2	0	3
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1965-1965	5	10	1248	208.0	82	407	21	5/34	19.38	1.95	59.42	2	1	0	3
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1962	7	13	1255	209.1	66	491	27	4/18	18.18	2.34	46.48	3	0	0	3
RB Desai (IND)	1960-1961	5	10	1295	215.5	34	625	21	4/66	29.76	2.89	61.66	3	0	0	3
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1990	6	10	1302	217.0	49	606	23	5/65	26.34	2.79	56.60	1	2	0	3
ST Gabriel (WI)	2016-2017	6	12	1303	217.1	36	639	25	5/11	25.56	2.94	52.12	1	2	0	3
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1997	8	13	1319	219.5	47	653	27	5/41	24.18	2.97	48.85	1	2	0	3
B Yardley (AUS)	1979-1982	6	9	1327	-	40	702	21	7/187	33.42	3.17	63.19	1	2	0	3
L Balaji (IND)	2004-2005	6	12	1354	225.4	43	821	26	5/76	31.57	3.63	52.07	2	1	0	3
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2020	8	15	1395	232.3	48	673	36	6/70	18.69	2.89	38.75	1	2	1	3
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2012	7	14	1414	235.4	60	626	28	4/21	22.35	2.65	50.50	3	0	0	3
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1959	4	7	1446	241.0	99	416	19	5/93	21.89	1.72	76.10	2	1	0	3
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-1999	6	11	1535	255.5	47	742	29	5/59	25.58	2.90	52.93	2	1	0	3
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2005	5	9	1542	257.0	64	657	20	5/75	32.85	2.55	77.10	2	1	0	3
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1987	10	13	1617	-	75	550	22	7/66	25.00	2.04	73.50	2	1	0	3
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2019	8	14	1800	300.0	32	1048	26	5/98	40.30	3.49	69.23	1	2	0	3
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	6	11	1951	325.1	84	817	31	6/62	26.35	2.51	62.93	0	3	0	3
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2024	9	18	2044	340.4	86	795	36	4/16	22.08	2.33	56.77	3	0	0	3
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1969-1973	6	10	2053	-	86	763	26	5/80	29.34	2.22	78.96	2	1	0	3
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	9	17	2087	347.5	77	978	50	8/29	19.56	2.81	41.74	2	1	0	3
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1977	7	14	2139	-	49	1085	31	5/66	35.00	3.04	69.00	2	1	0	3
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2017	8	15	2196	366.0	55	1195	36	8/49	33.19	3.26	61.00	2	1	1	3
SL Boock (NZ)	1979-1989	9	14	2404	-	93	1025	28	7/87	36.60	2.55	85.85	1	2	0	3
JDF Larter (ENG)	1962-1962	1	2	277	46.1	4	145	9	5/57	16.11	3.14	30.77	1	1	0	2
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1999-2004	3	6	504	84.0	22	274	16	5/30	17.12	3.26	31.50	1	1	0	2
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2021	2	4	542	90.2	40	187	16	6/48	11.68	2.07	33.87	0	2	1	2
J Srinath (IND)	1999-1999	3	6	606	101.0	17	351	17	8/86	20.64	3.47	35.64	0	2	1	2
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1992-1992	3	5	617	102.5	14	380	13	5/94	29.23	3.69	47.46	1	1	0	2
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2010	6	10	617	102.5	23	302	17	6/33	17.76	2.93	36.29	0	2	0	2
AG Hurst (AUS)	1979-1979	2	4	700	87.4	11	325	15	5/94	21.66	2.78	46.66	1	1	0	2
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964-1964	2	4	702	-	20	271	15	6/69	18.06	2.31	46.80	1	1	0	2
K Higgs (ENG)	1967-1967	3	6	714	119.0	45	249	17	5/58	14.64	2.09	42.00	1	1	0	2
NM Hauritz (AUS)	2009-2010	3	6	736	122.4	26	415	18	5/53	23.05	3.38	40.88	0	2	0	2
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1992	5	5	743	123.5	28	385	14	5/86	27.50	3.10	53.07	1	1	0	2
BA Reid (AUS)	1988-1988	3	4	750	125.0	27	354	14	4/100	25.28	2.83	53.57	2	0	0	2
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-2000	5	7	779	129.5	21	520	10	4/66	52.00	4.00	77.90	2	0	0	2
JE Taylor (WI)	2006-2006	3	5	780	130.0	28	417	13	5/91	32.07	3.20	60.00	1	1	0	2
BR Knight (ENG)	1962-1962	4	8	822	137.0	41	310	12	4/38	25.83	2.26	68.50	2	0	0	2
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	3	5	841	140.1	21	409	13	4/68	31.46	2.91	64.69	2	0	0	2
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	6	9	842	140.2	26	482	20	5/93	24.10	3.43	42.10	1	1	0	2
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2009-2009	3	6	861	143.3	25	448	15	4/35	29.86	3.12	57.40	2	0	0	2
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1996	5	8	906	151.0	25	503	22	5/46	22.86	3.33	41.18	0	2	0	2
CL Cairns (NZ)	1994-2003	5	8	917	152.5	23	593	16	5/137	37.06	3.88	57.31	1	1	0	2
RD King (WI)	2000-2005	5	9	976	162.4	29	542	15	4/48	36.13	3.33	65.06	2	0	0	2
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2003-2003	3	6	976	162.4	43	405	17	5/36	23.82	2.48	57.41	0	2	0	2
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1959	4	8	983	163.5	43	313	14	4/42	22.35	1.91	70.21	2	0	0	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1962-1962	4	8	989	164.5	37	439	22	6/31	19.95	2.66	44.95	1	1	0	2
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1994	4	7	1032	172.0	39	466	14	7/52	33.28	2.70	73.71	1	1	1	2
MJ Leach (ENG)	2022-2022	3	6	1065	177.3	28	669	15	4/98	44.60	3.76	71.00	2	0	0	2
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	4	8	1066	133.2	22	476	17	6/15	28.00	2.67	62.70	1	1	0	2
M Prabhakar (IND)	1989-1989	4	5	1088	181.2	26	542	16	6/132	33.87	2.98	68.00	0	2	0	2
DH Brain (ZIM)	1993-1995	5	10	1102	183.4	39	521	20	5/42	26.05	2.83	55.10	1	1	0	2
ES Atkinson (WI)	1958-1959	5	9	1112	185.2	41	426	21	5/42	20.28	2.29	52.95	1	1	0	2
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1994-1995	5	10	1143	190.3	36	628	18	5/49	34.88	3.29	63.50	1	1	0	2
GR Dilley (ENG)	1984-1987	6	7	1149	191.3	34	632	20	6/154	31.60	3.30	57.45	0	2	0	2

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Chattogram, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand vs Australia at Christchurch, Australia in New Zealand 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]