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Most Test Cricket Wickets Taken (All Time)

Bowlers ranked by total wickets taken in Test match cricket throughout their international careers, according to official ICC and ESPNcricinfo records. Muttiah Muralitharan's record of 800 Test wickets is the most celebrated bowling achieve...

About: Most Test Cricket Wickets Taken (All Time)

Overview of the data behind this chart
Bowlers ranked by total wickets taken in Test match cricket throughout their international careers, according to official ICC and ESPNcricinfo records. Muttiah Muralitharan's record of 800 Test wickets is the most celebrated bowling achievement in the history of the sport — accumulated over a 18-year Test career for Sri Lanka from 1992 to 2010 using an unorthodox off-spin action that generated exceptional turn and drift that batsmen from every era found uniquely difficult to read. His record stands 92 wickets clear of Shane Warne's 708 and 96 clear of James Anderson's 704, both of which are themselves extraordinary achievements, making Muralitharan's total a statistical outlier of the kind that appears only once or twice per generation even in sports where records are routinely broken.

Key Findings

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Muttiah Muralitharan leads with 800 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 620  ·  median: 612.
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Gap in All Time: Muttiah Muralitharan is 1.8× larger than Dale Steyn.

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Data Insights

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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  1 year
Top Value
800
Muttiah Muralitharan
Test Cricket Wickets · All Time
Metrics
1
Test Cricket Wickets
Period
All Time
Single year snapshot

Category Rankings

Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time
# Category All Time All Time Change
🥇 Muttiah Muralitharan 800 800 +0%
🥈 Shane Warne 708 708 +0%
🥉 James Anderson 704 704 +0%
4 Anil Kumble 619 619 +0%
5 Stuart Broad 604 604 +0%
6 Glenn McGrath 563 563 +0%
7 Courtney Walsh 519 519 +0%
8 Dale Steyn 439 439 +0%
Statistical Summary — All Time
800
Maximum
439
Minimum
620
Average
612
Median

What This Data Shows

Auto-generated trend summaries per category
Muttiah Muralitharan
Recorded 800 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
Shane Warne
Recorded 708 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
James Anderson
Recorded 704 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
Anil Kumble
Recorded 619 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
Stuart Broad
Recorded 604 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
Glenn McGrath
Recorded 563 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
Courtney Walsh
Recorded 519 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.
Dale Steyn
Recorded 439 Test Cricket Wickets in All Time.

Full Data Table

8 records across 1 year
8 sourced
Category Metric All Time Source
Muttiah Muralitharan Test Cricket Wickets 800
Shane Warne Test Cricket Wickets 708
James Anderson Test Cricket Wickets 704
Anil Kumble Test Cricket Wickets 619
Stuart Broad Test Cricket Wickets 604
Glenn McGrath Test Cricket Wickets 563
Courtney Walsh Test Cricket Wickets 519
Dale Steyn Test Cricket Wickets 439

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