Bowling by year (Men's Tests)

The most wickets in a calendar year in men's Tests: 96 by Shane Warne in 2005.

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Player	Year	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Shane WarneAUS	2005	2005	15	30	722.5	126	2114	96	6/46	12/246	22.02	2.92	45.18	9	6	2
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	2006	2006	11	21	589	125	1519	90	8/70	12/225	16.88	2.58	39.27	4	9	5
Dennis LilleeAUS	1981	1981	13	25	618.2	147	1781	85	7/83	11/159	20.95	2.88	43.65	8	5	2
Allan DonaldSA	1998	1998	14	26	538.4	135	1571	80	6/88	8/74	19.64	2.92	40.40	3	7	0
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	2001	2001	12	23	781.2	216	1699	80	8/87	11/170	21.24	2.17	58.60	5	7	4
Joel GarnerWI	1984	1984	15	29	604.2	149	1629	79	6/60	9/108	20.62	2.70	45.90	4	4	0
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	2000	2000	10	17	623.2	147	1463	75	7/84	13/171	19.51	2.35	49.87	6	7	3
Kapil DevIND	1983	1983	18	25	578.1	112	1739	75	9/83	10/135	23.19	3.01	46.25	5	5	1
Dale SteynSA	2008	2008	13	24	442.1	85	1477	74	6/72	10/154	19.96	3.34	35.85	6	5	1
Kapil DevIND	1979	1979	17	29	592.1	141	1699	74	6/63	9/121	22.96	2.87	48.01	4	5	0
Anil KumbleIND	2004	2004	12	23	613.1	122	1838	74	8/141	13/181	24.84	3.00	49.72	3	6	2
Malcolm MarshallWI	1984	1984	13	25	541.5	120	1471	73	7/53	10/107	20.15	2.71	44.53	1	9	1
Shane WarneAUS	1993	1993	16	29	842.2	316	1697	72	6/31	9/67	23.57	2.01	70.19	8	2	0
Ravichandran AshwinIND	2016	2016	12	23	584.3	94	1721	72	7/59	13/140	23.90	2.94	48.71	1	8	3
Jasprit BumrahIND	2024	2024	13	26	357	85	1060	71	6/45	9/91	14.93	2.97	30.17	4	5	0
Graham McKenzieAUS	1964	1964	14	25	4106b	119	1737	71	7/153	10/91	24.46	2.54	57.83	4	4	1
Shane WarneAUS	1994	1994	10	19	629	217	1274	70	8/71	12/128	18.20	2.03	53.91	3	6	2
Shane WarneAUS	2004	2004	12	22	578.4	123	1685	70	6/125	10/155	24.07	2.91	49.60	4	5	2
Shaun PollockSA	1998	1998	14	25	598.4	165	1411	69	7/87	9/103	20.45	2.36	52.06	2	6	0
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	1998	1998	8	16	550.2	162	1256	68	9/65	16/220	18.47	2.28	48.56	3	7	2
Glenn McGrathAUS	2001	2001	14	27	584.4	196	1473	68	7/76	8/114	21.66	2.52	51.59	1	4	0
Andrew FlintoffENG/IWX	2005	2005	14	26	532.2	88	1656	68	5/78	8/156	24.35	3.11	46.97	7	1	0
Shane WarneAUS	1997	1997	15	28	681.5	194	1661	68	6/48	9/111	24.43	2.44	60.16	4	2	0
Shane WarneAUS	2002	2002	10	20	479	109	1310	67	7/94	11/188	19.55	2.73	42.90	6	3	1
Glenn McGrathAUS	1999	1999	14	27	560.4	167	1425	67	5/28	10/78	21.27	2.54	50.21	2	4	1
Steve HarmisonENG	2004	2004	13	25	526.5	115	1603	67	7/12	9/73	23.93	3.04	47.18	4	3	0
Ian BothamENG	1978	1978	12	23	2877b	95	1201	66	8/34	11/140	18.20	2.50	43.59	1	6	1
Courtney WalshWI	2000	2000	14	24	583.3	184	1234	66	6/74	10/117	18.70	2.11	53.05	4	4	1
Richard HadleeNZ	1985	1985	10	18	431.2	104	1116	64	9/52	15/123	17.44	2.59	40.44	3	6	2
Graeme SwannENG	2010	2010	14	25	576	117	1662	64	6/65	10/217	25.97	2.89	54.00	3	6	1
Glenn McGrathAUS	1997	1997	13	25	518.5	151	1347	63	8/38	9/103	21.38	2.60	49.41	3	4	0
Harbhajan SinghIND	2002	2002	13	24	594.3	132	1463	63	7/48	8/85	23.22	2.46	56.62	2	5	0
Nathan LyonAUS	2017	2017	11	20	548.2	106	1484	63	8/50	13/154	23.56	2.71	52.22	2	5	1
Mitchell JohnsonAUS	2009	2009	13	24	502.5	84	1728	63	5/69	8/137	27.43	3.44	47.89	3	2	0
Mitchell JohnsonAUS	2008	2008	14	28	585	91	1824	63	8/61	11/159	28.95	3.12	55.71	5	2	1
Harbhajan SinghIND	2008	2008	13	23	705	103	1987	63	6/102	10/153	31.54	2.82	67.14	5	2	1
Imran KhanPAK	1982	1982	9	17	393.1	112	824	62	8/58	14/116	13.29	2.10	38.05	2	5	2
Ravichandran AshwinIND	2015	2015	9	17	376.4	94	1067	62	7/66	12/98	17.21	2.83	36.45	4	7	2
Courtney WalshWI	1995	1995	12	23	508.3	111	1349	62	7/37	13/55	21.76	2.65	49.21	2	4	1
Glenn McGrathAUS	2005	2005	13	26	524	146	1352	62	6/115	9/82	21.81	2.58	50.71	5	3	0
Ian BothamENG	1981	1981	13	21	556.2	136	1584	62	6/95	10/253	25.55	2.85	53.84	4	4	1
Stuart BroadENG	2013	2013	14	26	478	86	1600	62	7/44	11/121	25.81	3.35	46.26	1	5	1
Sydney BarnesENG	1912	1912	9	15	366.5	99	863	61	8/29	13/57	14.15	2.35	36.08	2	8	3
Malcolm MarshallWI	1988	1988	10	20	412.5	82	1072	60	7/22	10/92	17.87	2.60	41.28	4	4	1
Dale SteynSA	2010	2010	11	20	390.1	80	1285	60	7/51	10/108	21.42	3.29	39.02	3	4	1
HMRKB HerathSL	2012	2012	10	18	537.2	91	1417	60	6/43	12/171	23.62	2.64	53.73	1	7	2
Harbhajan SinghIND	2001	2001	12	22	570.4	133	1557	60	8/84	15/217	25.95	2.73	57.07	2	6	2
Pat CumminsAUS	2019	2019	12	23	440	119	1188	59	6/23	10/62	20.14	2.70	44.75	3	2	1
Makhaya NtiniSA	2003	2003	12	24	469	106	1566	59	5/66	10/220	26.54	3.34	47.69	4	4	1
Graeme SwannENG	2012	2012	14	24	634.2	124	1766	59	6/82	10/181	29.93	2.78	64.51	4	3	1

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