Bowling records (Men's Tests)

Dennis Lillee has taken the most wickets in men's Tests up to 1981: 315 at an average of 22.84.

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Overall Innings by innings Match by match Format summary Team summary Opposition summary Ground summary Series summary Year summary

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Dennis LilleeAUS	1971-1981	58	111	15597b	532	7195	315	7/83	11/123	22.84	2.77	49.51	20	22	7
Lance GibbsWI	1958-1976	79	148	27115b	1313	8989	309	8/38	11/157	29.09	1.99	87.75	11	18	2
Fred TruemanENG	1952-1965	67	127	15178b	522	6625	307	8/31	12/119	21.58	2.62	49.44	19	17	3
Derek UnderwoodENG	1966-1981	82	144	20795b	1164	7352	285	8/51	13/71	25.80	2.12	72.96	13	16	6
Bishan BediIND	1966-1979	67	118	21364b	1096	7637	266	7/98	10/194	28.71	2.14	80.32	13	14	1
Brian StathamENG	1951-1965	70	129	16056b	595	6261	252	7/39	11/97	24.85	2.34	63.71	9	9	1
Richie BenaudAUS	1952-1964	63	116	19108b	805	6704	248	7/72	11/105	27.03	2.11	77.05	16	16	1
Graham McKenzieAUS	1961-1971	60	113	17681b	547	7328	246	8/71	10/91	29.79	2.49	71.87	7	16	3
Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND	1964-1979	58	97	15963b	584	7199	242	8/79	12/104	29.75	2.71	65.96	12	16	2
Alec BedserENG	1946-1955	51	92	15918b	574	5876	236	7/44	14/99	24.90	2.21	67.45	11	15	5
Garry SobersWI	1954-1974	93	159	21599b	974	7999	235	6/73	8/80	34.04	2.22	91.91	8	6	0
Bob WillisENG	1971-1981	65	119	12693b	387	5872	231	8/43	9/118	25.42	2.78	54.95	9	13	0
Ray LindwallAUS	1946-1960	61	113	13650b	419	5251	228	7/38	9/70	23.03	2.31	59.87	8	12	0
Clarrie GrimmettAUS	1925-1936	37	67	14513b	736	5231	216	7/40	14/199	24.22	2.16	67.19	7	21	7
Ian BothamENG	1977-1981	44	75	10540b	424	4676	215	8/34	13/106	21.75	2.66	49.02	9	18	4
John SnowENG	1965-1976	49	93	12021b	415	5387	202	7/40	10/142	26.67	2.69	59.51	12	8	1
Jim LakerENG	1948-1959	46	86	12027b	674	4101	193	10/53	19/90	21.25	2.05	62.32	13	9	3
Wes HallWI	1958-1969	48	92	10421b	312	5066	192	7/69	11/126	26.39	2.92	54.28	11	9	1
Sydney BarnesENG	1901-1914	27	50	1312.1	356	3106	189	9/103	17/159	16.43	2.37	41.66	2	24	7
Erapalli PrasannaIND	1962-1978	49	86	14353b	602	5742	189	8/76	11/140	30.38	2.40	75.94	17	10	2
Alan DavidsonAUS	1953-1963	44	82	11587b	431	3819	186	7/93	12/124	20.53	1.98	62.30	6	14	2
Tony LockENG	1952-1968	49	88	13147b	819	4451	174	7/35	11/48	25.58	2.03	75.56	11	9	3
Keith MillerAUS	1946-1956	55	95	10461b	337	3906	170	7/60	10/152	22.98	2.24	61.54	8	7	1
Hugh TayfieldSA	1949-1960	37	61	13568b	602	4405	170	9/113	13/165	25.91	1.95	79.81	5	14	2
Andy RobertsWI	1974-1981	39	76	9416b	318	4374	168	7/54	12/121	26.04	2.79	56.05	4	10	2
Vinoo MankadIND	1946-1959	44	70	14686b	777	5236	162	8/52	13/131	32.32	2.14	90.65	10	8	2
Bill JohnstonAUS	1947-1955	40	75	11048b	372	3826	160	6/44	9/183	23.91	2.08	69.05	8	7	0
Sonny RamadhinWI	1950-1960	43	76	13939b	813	4579	158	7/49	11/152	28.98	1.97	88.22	6	10	1
Jeff ThomsonAUS	1972-1981	37	66	7926b	222	4111	157	6/46	9/105	26.18	3.11	50.48	14	6	0
Maurice TateENG	1924-1935	39	68	12523b	581	4055	155	6/42	11/228	26.16	1.94	80.79	7	7	1
Richard HadleeNZ	1973-1981	35	64	8947b	247	4238	155	7/23	11/58	27.34	2.84	57.72	11	11	3
Fred TitmusENG	1955-1975	53	90	15118b	777	4931	153	7/79	9/162	32.23	1.96	98.81	9	7	0
Subhash GupteIND	1951-1961	36	61	1880.4	608	4403	149	9/102	10/223	29.55	2.34	75.73	8	12	1
Srinivasaraghavan VenkataraghavanIND	1965-1979	50	88	13442b	660	4944	145	8/72	12/152	34.10	2.21	92.70	7	3	1
Bill O'ReillyAUS	1932-1946	27	48	10024b	585	3254	144	7/54	11/129	22.60	1.95	69.61	8	11	3
Hedley VerityENG	1931-1939	40	73	11173b	604	3510	144	8/43	15/104	24.38	1.88	77.59	9	5	2
Imran KhanPAK	1971-1981	36	64	9209b	303	4081	144	6/63	12/165	28.34	2.66	63.95	9	8	1
Chris OldENG	1972-1981	46	81	8858b	311	4020	143	7/50	9/88	28.11	2.72	61.94	7	4	0
Hugh TrumbleAUS	1890-1904	32	57	8099b	452	3072	141	8/65	12/89	21.79	2.28	57.44	8	9	3
Tony GreigENG	1972-1977	58	93	9802b	338	4541	141	8/86	13/156	32.21	2.78	69.52	6	6	2
Fazal MahmoodPAK	1952-1962	34	53	1639	560	3434	139	7/42	13/114	24.71	2.10	70.75	6	13	4
Alf ValentineWI	1950-1962	36	63	12953b	789	4215	139	8/104	11/204	30.32	1.95	93.19	7	8	2
Max WalkerAUS	1972-1977	34	63	10094b	380	3792	138	8/143	8/143	27.48	2.25	73.14	9	6	0
Kapil DevIND	1978-1981	35	62	1277.2	277	3774	136	7/56	11/146	27.75	2.95	56.35	6	9	1
Sarfraz NawazPAK	1969-1981	42	73	10360b	349	4309	133	9/86	11/125	32.40	2.50	77.89	9	4	1
Trevor BaileyENG	1949-1959	61	95	9712b	379	3856	132	7/34	11/98	29.21	2.38	73.58	5	5	1
Ashley MallettAUS	1968-1980	38	71	9990b	419	3940	132	8/59	10/144	29.85	2.37	75.68	5	6	1
Wilfred RhodesENG	1899-1930	58	90	8225b	365	3425	127	8/68	15/124	26.97	2.50	64.76	6	6	1
Michael HoldingWI	1975-1981	29	56	6550b	251	2957	126	8/92	14/149	23.47	2.71	51.98	5	8	2
Intikhab AlamPAK	1959-1977	47	78	10474b	383	4494	125	7/52	11/130	35.95	2.57	83.79	8	5	2

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