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Tests - 50 Wickets in a Calendar Year
Based on all matches up to and including
Test #1921: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Pakistan in Sri Lanka 1st Test, 4 Jul 2009
See footnote below regarding matches which started in one year and finished in another
Year M Balls Mdns Runs Wkts Av
SK Warne (Aus) 2005 15 4336 141 2114 96 22.02
M Muralitharan (SL) 2006 11 3532 137 1521 90 16.89
DK Lillee (Aus) 1981 13 3710 147 1781 85 20.95
AA Donald (SA) 1998 14 3232 135 1571 80 19.63
M Muralitharan (SL) 2001 12 4688 216 1699 80 21.23
J Garner (WI) 1984 15 3626 148 1629 79 20.62
N Kapil Dev (Ind) 1983 18 3469 112 1739 75 23.18
M Muralitharan (SL) 2000 10 3740 147 1463 75 19.50
N Kapil Dev (Ind) 1979 17 3553 141 1699 74 22.95
A Kumble (Ind) 2004 12 3680 127 1838 74 24.83
DW Steyn (SA) 2008 13 2653 85 1481 74 20.01
MD Marshall (WI) 1984 13 3251 119 1471 73 20.15
SK Warne (Aus) 1993 16 5054 316 1697 72 23.56
GD McKenzie (Aus) 1964 14 4106 119 1737 71 24.46
SK Warne (Aus) 2004 12 3472 123 1685 70 24.07
SK Warne (Aus) 1994 10 3774 217 1274 70 18.20
SM Pollock (SA) 1998 14 3592 165 1411 69 20.44
A Flintoff (Eng) 2005 14 3194 89 1660 68 24.41
GD McGrath (Aus) 2001 14 3508 196 1473 68 21.66
M Muralitharan (SL) 1998 8 3302 162 1256 68 18.47
SK Warne (Aus) 1997 15 4091 194 1661 68 24.42
SJ Harmison (Eng) 2004 13 3161 115 1603 67 23.92
GD McGrath (Aus) 1999 14 3364 167 1425 67 21.26
SK Warne (Aus) 2002 10 2874 109 1310 67 19.55
IT Botham (Eng) 1978 12 2877 95 1201 66 18.19
CA Walsh (WI) 2000 14 3501 184 1234 66 18.69
RJ Hadlee (NZ) 1985 10 2588 104 1116 64 17.43
Harbhajan Singh (Ind) 2008 13 4230 105 1987 63 31.53
Harbhajan Singh (Ind) 2002 13 3567 132 1463 63 23.22
MG Johnson (Aus) 2008 14 3510 107 1828 63 29.01
GD McGrath (Aus) 1997 13 3113 151 1347 63 21.38
IT Botham (Eng) 1981 13 3338 136 1584 62 25.54
Imran Khan (Pak) 1982 9 2359 112 824 62 13.29
GD McGrath (Aus) 2005 13 3144 152 1352 62 21.80
CA Walsh (WI) 1995 12 3051 111 1349 62 21.75
SF Barnes (Eng) 1912 9 2201 99 863 61 14.14
Harbhajan Singh (Ind) 2001 12 3424 133 1557 60 25.95
MD Marshall (WI) 1988 10 2477 82 1072 60 17.86
M Ntini (SA) 2003 12 2814 106 1566 59 26.54
ARC Fraser (Eng) 1998 14 2909 116 1327 58 22.87
MJ Hoggard (Eng) 2005 13 2453 61 1514 58 26.10
M Ntini (SA) 2006 10 2153 61 1253 58 21.60
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 2001 12 2935 124 1323 58 22.81
SK Warne (Aus) 2001 13 3501 113 1809 58 31.18
MG Hughes (Aus) 1993 12 3033 127 1448 57 25.40
A Kumble (Ind) 2006 12 3798 130 1910 57 33.50
B Lee (Aus) 2008 14 3481 105 1884 57 33.05
SCG MacGill (Aus) 2003 11 3148 107 1687 57 29.59
FS Trueman (Eng) 1963 10 2607 89 999 57 17.52
RGD Willis (Eng) 1978 14 2977 94 1067 57 18.71
CJ McDermott (Aus) 1991 9 2416 82 1188 56 21.21
JN Gillespie (Aus) 2004 14 3087 129 1369 55 24.89
AA Mailey (Aus) 1921 9 2849 64 1567 55 28.49
M Muralitharan (SL) 2002 8 2836 139 979 55 17.80
SM Pollock (SA) 2001 13 3126 166 1176 55 21.38
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1993 7 1626 59 838 55 15.23
TM Alderman (Aus) 1981 10 2672 105 1222 54 22.62
R Benaud (Aus) 1959 8 3184 177 1007 54 18.64
A Kumble (Ind) 1999 10 3491 158 1461 54 27.05
MD Marshall (WI) 1983 11 2371 99 1116 54 20.66
M Ntini (SA) 2008 15 2827 102 1537 54 28.46
DL Vettori (NZ) 2008 14 3543 155 1411 54 26.12
J Garner (WI) 1980 12 2726 139 880 53 16.60
MA Holding (WI) 1976 11 2433 98 1080 53 20.37
H Trumble (Aus) 1902 8 2640 140 974 53 18.37
BS Chandrasekhar (Ind) 1976 11 3139 108 1458 52 28.03
GD McGrath (Aus) 1995 10 2319 92 1138 52 21.88
M Muralitharan ICC-X 2005 8 2049 69 963 52 18.51
SK Warne (Aus) 1995 12 3051 156 1254 52 24.11
RGD Willis (Eng) 1982 13 2428 72 1236 52 23.76
MJ Hoggard (Eng) 2006 14 3131 117 1560 51 30.58
Z Khan (Ind) 2002 15 2875 108 1479 51 29.00
MH Mankad (Ind) 1952 9 3302 205 1106 51 21.68
MA Noble (Aus) 1902 12 2208 100 989 51 19.39
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 2002 11 2649 82 1248 51 24.47
TM Alderman (Aus) 1989 10 2592 118 1067 50 21.34
RGD Willis (Eng) 1977 11 2146 58 1049 50 20.98
Note: Matches are included above based on the year of their start date,
regardless of when the wickets were actually taken.
Contributed by StatsGuru (stats@cricinfo.com)
