Bowling records (All cricket)

Muttiah Muralitharan has the most ten-wicket matches in men's cricket: 22 (from the 23,340 of 23,347 matches with full scorecards).

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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,340 of the 23,347 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Muttiah MuralitharanSL/AX/IWX	1992-2014	582	673	10854.1	1968	32966	1438	9/51	16/220	22.92	3.04	45.29	60	77	22
Shane WarneAUS/RR/MS	1992-2013	405	529	8796	1853	27266	1066	8/71	12/128	25.58	3.10	49.51	61	38	10
Simon HarmerSA/WAR/TIT	2012-2026	405	496	6452.3	1360	21723	856	9/80	15/207	25.38	3.37	45.23	38	39	10
Ravichandran AshwinIND/PK/CSK	2009-2026	532	629	7166.2	1040	27199	1026	7/59	13/140	26.51	3.80	41.91	30	44	9
Richard HadleeNZ	1973-1990	201	262	28100b	994	13018	589	9/52	15/123	22.10	2.78	47.71	26	41	9
HMRKB HerathSL	1999-2018	181	254	4933.2	830	14892	525	9/127	14/184	28.37	3.02	56.38	21	35	9
Anil KumbleIND/AX/RCB	1990-2010	443	543	9385.1	1665	29823	1001	10/74	14/149	29.79	3.18	56.25	41	38	8
Ollie RobinsonENG/SUS/YOR	2014-2026	205	295	23747b	823	13153	595	9/78	14/117	22.11	3.32	39.91	31	27	7
Dennis LilleeAUS	1971-1984	133	195	22060b	732	10638	458	7/83	11/123	23.23	2.89	48.17	28	24	7
Clarrie GrimmettAUS	1925-1936	37	67	14513b	736	5231	216	7/40	14/199	24.22	2.16	67.19	7	21	7
Sydney BarnesENG	1901-1914	27	50	1312.1	356	3106	189	9/103	17/159	16.43	2.37	41.66	2	24	7
Mitchell StarcAUS/KKR/RCB	2010-2026	395	503	5495.1	772	23262	940	8/73	11/94	24.75	4.23	35.08	40	33	6
Jeetan PatelNZ/WF/WEL	2005-2020	365	475	6888.2	1511	22973	814	8/36	12/89	28.22	3.34	50.77	30	27	6
Nathan LyonAUS/SS/AS	2011-2026	264	416	8007.5	1420	24391	790	8/50	13/154	30.87	3.05	60.82	33	30	6
Toby Roland-JonesENG/MID	2014-2026	229	321	4575	890	15458	599	7/52	12/105	25.81	3.38	45.83	29	27	6
Saeed AjmalPAK/AS/DG	2008-2017	277	320	4082.5	569	14013	590	7/19	13/94	23.75	3.43	41.52	22	19	6
Imran KhanPAK	1971-1992	263	295	26919b	851	13102	544	8/58	14/116	24.08	2.92	49.48	20	24	6
Ajaz PatelNZ/CS/YOR	2012-2026	204	297	4836.4	918	16405	517	10/119	14/225	31.73	3.39	56.13	14	27	6
Derek UnderwoodENG	1966-1982	112	175	23140b	1263	8408	329	8/51	13/71	25.56	2.18	70.33	14	17	6
Wasim AkramPAK	1984-2003	457	529	6772	1103	21445	909	7/119	11/110	23.59	3.17	44.70	37	31	5
Dale SteynSA/AX/RCB	2004-2021	420	499	5033.4	774	20661	894	7/51	11/60	23.11	4.10	33.78	36	30	5
Harbhajan SinghIND/AX/KKR	1998-2021	544	619	7566.2	957	27492	877	8/84	15/217	31.35	3.63	51.77	20	29	5
Kyle AbbottSA/PK/WAR	2012-2026	341	440	5038.4	1097	18085	793	9/40	17/86	22.81	3.59	38.12	28	38	5
Waqar YounisPAK	1989-2003	346	409	4792.2	656	18574	783	7/36	13/135	23.72	3.88	36.72	42	35	5
Chris RushworthDUR/WAR	2014-2025	232	321	4527.2	911	15038	648	9/52	15/95	23.21	3.32	41.92	23	26	5
Jack LeachENG/SOM	2014-2026	192	284	5332.1	1206	15132	571	8/85	12/102	26.50	2.84	56.03	27	31	5
Abdul QadirPAK	1977-1993	171	211	22226b	662	11196	368	9/56	13/101	30.42	3.02	60.40	16	17	5
Alec BedserENG	1946-1955	51	92	15918b	574	5876	236	7/44	14/99	24.90	2.21	67.45	11	15	5
George LohmannENG	1886-1896	18	36	3932b	364	1205	112	9/28	15/45	10.76	1.84	35.11	2	9	5
James AndersonENG/LAN/MO	2002-2026	490	687	60524b	2281	32087	1239	7/19	11/71	25.90	3.18	48.85	50	42	4
Kagiso RabadaSA/PK/DC	2014-2026	441	500	4209	541	20298	845	7/112	13/144	24.02	4.82	29.89	31	19	4
Matt HenryNZ/PK/CSK	2013-2026	362	443	29696b	861	19921	840	7/23	12/73	23.72	4.02	35.35	49	27	4
Makhaya NtiniSA/IWX/CSK	1998-2012	301	388	5012.2	878	18529	679	7/37	13/132	27.29	3.70	44.29	28	22	4
Malcolm MarshallWI	1978-1992	217	285	4126.3	736	12109	533	7/22	11/89	22.72	2.93	46.45	25	22	4
Ian BothamENG	1976-1992	217	283	28086b	897	15017	528	8/34	13/106	28.44	3.21	53.19	20	27	4
Keshav MaharajSA/RR/DOL	2013-2026	316	363	3594	497	14468	524	9/129	12/283	27.61	4.03	41.15	12	18	4
Sam CookENG/ESS/TR	2017-2026	217	285	18061b	700	10330	477	7/23	12/65	21.66	3.43	37.86	19	15	4
Matthew PottsENG/DUR/NS	2017-2026	200	254	18294b	544	11637	456	9/68	13/101	25.52	3.82	40.12	19	12	4
Liam NorwellWAR/GLO/BB	2014-2022	109	154	2311.4	473	8004	305	9/62	13/100	26.24	3.46	45.48	17	14	4
Fazal MahmoodPAK	1952-1962	34	53	1639	560	3434	139	7/42	13/114	24.71	2.10	70.75	6	13	4
Johnny BriggsENG	1885-1899	33	49	5332b	386	2095	118	8/11	15/28	17.75	2.36	45.19	4	9	4
Colin BlytheENG	1901-1910	19	37	757.4	231	1863	100	8/59	15/99	18.63	2.46	45.46	2	9	4
Frederick SpofforthAUS	1877-1887	18	30	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	14/90	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
Tom RichardsonENG	1893-1898	14	24	4498b	191	2220	88	8/94	13/244	25.23	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
Stuart BroadENG/HH/NOT	2006-2023	403	571	7978.2	1566	27258	990	8/15	11/121	27.53	3.42	48.35	42	23	3
Rashid KhanIWX/AS/SH	2015-2026	646	641	19950b	110	18609	969	7/18	11/104	19.20	5.60	20.59	23	17	3
Glenn McGrathAUS/DC/ICC	1993-2008	390	507	7098.2	1741	21013	961	8/24	10/27	21.87	2.96	44.32	38	36	3
Ravindra JadejaIND/CSK/RR	2008-2026	644	683	6165	842	24692	824	7/42	10/110	29.97	4.01	44.89	27	18	3
Daniel VettoriNZ/IWX/RCB	1997-2015	510	570	7640.5	1288	24766	763	7/87	12/149	32.46	3.24	60.09	28	23	3
Courtney WalshWI	1984-2001	335	444	6789.5	1323	19546	745	7/37	13/55	26.24	2.88	54.68	38	23	3

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