Stuart broad moved up to second in the list of englands alltime leading test wicket takers as west indies were thrashed by an innings and 209 runs at edgbaston. Kumble is the third highest wicket taker in test cricket history. Records test matches bowling records fastest to 400 wickets tweet. Cricketers with more than 400 wickets in test cricket jagran josh. Oct 09, 2015 top 10 test wicket takers of pakistan 1. Highest wicket taker in test, most wickets in test cricket.
Steyn is the second highest south africa test wickettaker, with only shaun pollock 421 ahead of him. Who was the first bowler to take 300 wickets in test cricket. Sri lankan bowler muttiah muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 534 wickets. James anderson has become the first englishman to take 500 test wickets after bowling windies batsman kraigg brathwaite on day two of the third test at lords. James anderson became the first england bowler, and 12th overall, to take 400 test wickets when he dismissed new zealands martin guptill on the first day of the second test at headingley on friday. James anderson can take 500 test wickets, says sir ian. Read about shaun pollocks profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on espncricinfo.
Muralitharan, at 29 years, 270 days, is the youngest to 400 test wickets overall. You see the guys that have got 400 in the past, bowlers ive admired over the. Here we look at the top10 wicket takers in test cricket muttiah muralitharan has played 3 tests for his 800 wickets at an average of 22. Stuart broad becomes second bowler to take 400 test wickets in. Quiz by fuggledoo top wickets takers in test cricket 2017 quiz by fuggledoo. List of highest wickettakers in test cricket fox sports. Morkel becomes fifth south african to 300 test wickets. Find pollocks records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets.
Its a nice feeling and a proud moment for me, said anderson, 32. Ravichandran ashwin india 62 wickets in 9 matches 2. No 1 in the longer format of the game is only behind shaun pollock, who has 421 scalps to his name, in the leading wicket takers chart for the proteas. Dec 11, 2017 it would be harsh to the bowlers to leave out their achievement in test cricket in 2017. Akram was also the first player to achieve the 400 and 500 wicket feats. Broad followed his teammate, and alltime national leading wicket taker, james anderson to. Who was the first cricketer to take 400 wickets in test. He has also taken the most five wicket hauls in an innings is 67 times and ten wicket hauls in a match 22 times. Taking 4 wickets a game would mean that a bowler would take 2 wickets per innings.
Dec 05, 2015 top 10 leading wicket takers in tests. Muttiah muralitharan has captured the highest number of wickets in test cricket. Broad the youngest fast bowler to 400 test wickets. Most wickets in test match highest wickets in test cricket. Ross taylor scored the first double century by a new zealander against australia to drive the tourists to. Kapil dev is a former test and one day international odi cricketer who represented india between 1978 and 1994. Jimmy anderson joins 500 test wickets club rediff cricket. Indias anil kumble is third on the list taking 610 wickets and glenn mcgrath of australia with 563 holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in test cricket.
The fastest bowler to reach the 400 wickets is sir richard hadlee. You scored % this beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%. How do you take wickets in ea sports cricket 2007 answers. Stuart broad, with 485, is the secondhighest england test wicket taker. Wasim akram pak a fast lefthanded bowler, the sultan of swing took over 400 test wickets, and holds the record for amount of wickets in odis 502 and list a. Aug 02, 2006 he will maximum actual pass previous shane warnes 708 try wickets.
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%. Shane warne has played 145 tests for his 708 wickets. With more than 50 test wickets this year these bowlers made it to top 5 bowlers with most test wickets in 2017. Muttiah muralitharan takes his 800th test wicket sport. Mar 19, 2018 england bowler stuart broad ready to do some damage in new zealand test series after reworking his action for pursuit of 400th wicket. Stuart broad became the latest entrant on this illustrious list during the ongoing test series against india.
James anderson creates history, joins elite 500 testwicket. Aug 09, 2004 in terms of matches played muralitharan was the fastest ever to 300 400 and 500 test wickets and aged just 32 has set his sights on 650. James anderson creates history, joins elite 500 test wicket club updated. Australian glenn mcgrath has the best bowling average 22. South africa bowler fastest to 400 test wickets bbc sport. Today, this cricketer who is one of only three bowlers in the history of the game to take 400 and more wicketsin test. England fast bowler james anderson claimed his 400th test wicket when he had new zealands martin guptill caught at slip by ian bell. Leading wicket takers in test cricket test cricket records. In this game of cricket, the batsmen are considered the superior class and usually steal away all the limelight from the bowlers. Dec 31, 2015 top 10 wicket takers of 2015 test cricket 1.
Records includes the following current or recent matches. Richard hadlee of new zeland was the first bowler to take 400 wickets in test matches. Oct 21, 2002 top test wicket takers mon 21 oct 2002 20. Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name.
List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in test cricket. Ill be interested to see how that table looks at the years end lyon, anderson and mo will all most likely drop down the list, though id expect lyon to be australias leading wicket taker for the year. Records test matches bowling records fastest to 100. So heres the list of bowlers with most test wickets in 2017. Richard hadlee took his 400th wicket against india on 4th february, 1990 against india at christchurch. The 34yearold is now the joint10th highestever wicket taker of the tournament, sitting alongside former bengal and india leftarm spinner utpal chatterjee. Records test matches bowling records most wickets in. Name the players who have scored more than 3000 runs in test cricket and also captured 300 or more wickets.
Fastest 400 wickets in test list of fastest to reach 400 wickets in. Harbhajan singh, who on friday became the third indian bowler to get 400 test wickets, hoped the next 200 wickets would come quickly as tweakers tend to mature after turning 30. Indias last pair of ishant sharma and pragyan ojha held out for 15 overs before murali, by then in. James anderson is the eighth most prolific seam bowler in test history.
Top wickets takers in test cricket 2017 quiz by fuggledoo. Test cricket bowling records and statistics outstanding performances players taking most wickets in series with 3 matches 4 matches 5 matches 6 matches player. The first four bowlers to take more than 500 wickets in test cricket were, chronologically, courtney walsh 17 march 2001, shane warne 8th march 2004, muttiah muralitharan 16. James anderson of england is fourth on the list with 584 test wickets to his name as of january 2020 and in september 2018 he passed australias glenn mcgrath to become the fast bowler with the most test wickets. List of international cricket fivewicket hauls by kapil. Broad is the second england bowler, after james anderson, and the. Records test matches bowling records fastest to 600.
In dismissing martin guptill on the first day against new zealand, jimmy anderson joined prestigious company in the alltime test wicket takers vic marks at. Player wickets tests years active average statistics correct when anderson took 400th wicket. Bangladesh, england, the west indies and zimbabwe are yet to see a player reach the 300 mark. Sir ian botham has backed artist james anderson to take 500 test wickets after the paceman became the first englishman to pass 400 on day one of the second test. Anderson becomes first english bowler to take 400 test wickets. England fast bowler james anderson claimed his 400th test wicket when he.
The feat, first accomplished by englishman fred trueman in 1964, has only been achieved by 33 cricketers in the history of the game as of october 2018. Page 2 5 test cricketers who have achieved rare feat of. Top 10 bowlers most wickets taken bowled in odi cricket wasim akram waqar younis muralitharan shahid afridi malinga etc. As the torrent of water dried up for the first time in thousands of years. Jimmy anderson takes 400th test wicket for england but. Here is the complete list of fastest bowlers to take 400 test wickets.
Read about test matches, records, most wickets cricket team records only on. Test cricket has witnessed some of the greatest allrounders ever since its inception. Cricketers with more than 400 wickets in test cricket. Guess each nations leading test wicket taker quiz by fenbar. Most wickets in test cricket updated list of highest leading wicket taker bowlers in test cricket. Records test matches bowling records fastest to 400. Broad takes 400th test wicket against new zealand itv news. The first four bowlers to take more than 500 wickets in test cricket were, chronologically, courtney walsh 17 march 2001, shane warne 8th march 2004, muttiah muralitharan 16 march 2004, and.
Anderson, who started windies second innings on 499 test wickets with england 71 runs ahead after the firstinnings exchanges, reached the landmark in his 129th test, becoming the sixth bowler overall and third paceman in history to take 500 test wickets. Wasim akram is the highest wicket taker for pakistan with 414. List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in test. Taking 300 or more wickets across a playing career is considered a significant achievement in test cricket. Most captains use fast bowlers at the start of the innings where the ball. He took 24 five wicket hauls during his international career. Only muttiah muralitharan reached 400 wickets in fewer tests than dale steyn. To put a rough estimate, a bowler hence would have to play approx 100 test matches, roughly corresponding to 4 wickets a game. List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in one day. Enamul haque jnr said he was delighted to become the first bangladeshi bowler to pick up 400 firstclass wickets, a feat he achieved for sylhet division against rahshahi division at the bksp2.
Sri lankan spinner muttiah muralitharan became the highest test wicket taker in december 2007, when he passed shane warnes total of 708 wickets. Sachin tendulkar surpassed the tally of 11,953 runs by brian lara. James anderson becomes first englishman to 500 test wickets. James anderson became the first englishman to take 400 test wickets on day one at headingley but a defiant century stand from tom latham and debutant luke. London ap englands james anderson has become the sixth bowler to take 500 test. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Who are the ten greatest test cricket allrounders of all times not. Taylors historic double ton drives strong nz response. Mar 23, 2018 morne morkel has become the fifth south african bowler to 300 test wickets, after taking three wickets on the second day of the newlands test against australia.
Player opposition ground match date debut time mat scorecard. Richard hadlee was the first new zealand bowler to take 300 wickets in test matches, and currently the leading test wicket taker in new zealand. The list is headed by sri lankan muttiah muralitharan who had a tally of exactly 800 wickets from 3 test appearances. Englishman fred trueman is the first bowlers takes 300 wickets in test cricket. Courtney cuddy walsh world record holder 435 the national. By featuring in his 150th game in whites, the highest wickettaker among fast bowlers, became the ninth player to achieve this feat. Aug 19, 2016 it reaped him victims in the final test against the aussies in colombo, and he snared the wicket of steve smith ranked the worlds no. Broad followed his teammate, and alltime national leading wicket taker, james anderson to the feat when he had. Nathan lyon can take 400 test wickets for australia, says. First cricketer to take 500 wickets in test cricket answers.
Broad is the second england bowler, after james anderson, and the 15th overall to take 400 wickets. Vinay took four wickets for 57 runs in the second innings to take his overall wickets tally to 401 in ranji trophy. Leading wicket takers in test cricket sri lankan spin wizard muralitharan is the leading wicket taker in history of test cricket. Four sri lankan players have taken 300 or more wickets, along with three pakistanis, two australians, two indians, one new zealander and one south african player. Test cricket allrounders with 3000 runs and 300 wickets.
Within a year, the equivalent batting record of highest runscorer had also changed hands. Who was the first bowler to take 600 test wickets answers. Cricketers with 400 wickets by image quiz by teedslaststand. This is regarded as a notable achievement, and fewer than 40 bowlers have taken. Nathan lyon can take 400 test wickets for australia, says ricky ponting nathan lyon is gearing up to finish 2017 as the highest wicket taker in the year and former australian cricket team skipper. Australian legend legspinner shame warne is the second leading wicket taker in test cricket with 708 wickets in 145 test matches. Explore a list of leading highest wicket takers in test matches in 2016.
The first test between new zealand and england gets under. Presently m murlitharan of sri lanka hold the record with 800 wickets in 3 matches in test cricket career. Stuart broad has become only the second english bowler to reach 400 test wickets. List of bowlers who have taken 300 or more wickets in one. Taylor double century puts new zealand in touch reuters. England bowler stuart broad ready to do some damage in new zealand test series after reworking his action for pursuit of 400th wicket. Records test matches bowling records most wickets in career. Vettori aims at 4000 runs, 400 wickets in test cricket. Simon katichs defences on the opening day of the bangalore test, he became only the ninth bowler in the history of test cricket to reach the 400 wicket landmark. James anderson becomes first englishman to reach 400 test. Enamul haque jnr toasts 400 firstclass wickets cricket. Courtney walsh was the first bowler to take 500 wickets in test. Top 10 bowlers most wickets taken bowled in odi cricket.
Read about records, test matches, most wickets cricket team records only on. He was also an aggressive batsman and has 14 first class centuries under his belt. If you look at the numbers, only dale steyn and richard hadlee have played less than 100 tests and have taken more than 400 wickets. Sir ian botham has backed artist james anderson to take 500 test wickets after the paceman became the englishman to pass 400 on day one of the second test against new zealand at headingley. The paceman, on 399 wickets, can become the second england bowler after james anderson to take 400 in tests when the first match starts on thursday. James anderson became the first england bowler to reach 400 test wickets with two dismissals on day one of the second test. Ashwin made his test debut in 2011 and has taken just over six years to get to 300 wickets, helped by the increase in number of matches india have played in the last few years. Most wickets in test match as of august 2015, the retired sri lankan bowler muttiah muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets. Indias harbhajan singh and anil kumble are also in the list.
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