Tests - Fastest to 200 Career Wickets

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

                     Team           Mt   Balls   Runs  Wkts   BB    Av
CV Grimmett          Australia      36   13955   5058  203    7/40  24.91   1924/25 to 1935/36
DK Lillee            Australia      38   10435   4770  206    6/26  23.15   1970/71 to 1979/80
Waqar Younis         Pakistan       38    7733   4122  200    7/76  20.61   1989/90 to 1995/96
IT Botham            England        41    9709   4284  202    8/34  21.20   1977 to 1981
SCG MacGill          Australia      41   10511   5530  200   8/108  27.65   1997/98 to 2007/08
MD Marshall          West Indies    42    9279   4348  201    7/53  21.63   1978/79 to 1985/86
SK Warne             Australia      42   12470   4608  201    8/71  22.92   1991/92 to 1995/96
AA Donald            South Africa   42    9545   4580  204    8/71  22.45   1991/92 to 1997/98
M Muralitharan       Sri Lanka      42   13040   5462  203    9/65  26.90   1992 to 1998
AV Bedser            England        44   14118   5033  204    7/44  24.67   1946 to 1953
RJ Hadlee            New Zealand    44   11355   5164  200    7/23  25.82   1972/73 to 1983
J Garner             West Indies    44   10256   4147  200    6/56  20.73   1976/77 to 1984/85
Imran Khan           Pakistan       45   11568   4905  206    8/58  23.81   1971 to 1982/83
CEL Ambrose          West Indies    45   11056   4306  203    8/45  21.21   1987/88 to 1993/94
GD McGrath           Australia      45   10754   4736  202    8/38  23.44   1993/94 to 1998/99
LR Gibbs             West Indies    46   15870   5334  200    8/38  26.67   1957/58 to 1968/69
GD McKenzie          Australia      46   13831   5714  201    8/71  28.42   1961 to 1968/69
AME Roberts          West Indies    46   10967   5093  201    7/54  25.33   1973/74 to 1983/84
Saqlain Mushtaq      Pakistan       46   13347   5695  202   8/164  28.19   1995/96 to 2002/03
Harbhajan Singh      India          46   12640   5721  203    8/84  28.18   1997/98 to 2005/06

Note: The figures given are those at the end of the match concerned

 
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