Most Test Wickets in a Calendar Year
| |
| 1
| AUS
| SK Warne
| 2005
| 15
| 4336
| 96
| 22.02
| 45.2
| 6/2
| 6-47
|
| 2
| SRI
| M Muralitharan
| 2006
| 11
| 3532
| 90
| 16.90
| 39.2
| 9/5
| 8-71
|
| 3
| AUS
| DK Lillee
| 1981
| 13
| 3710
| 85
| 20.95
| 43.6
| 5/2
| 7-84
|
| 4
| RSA
| AA Donald
| 1998
| 14
| 3232
| 80
| 19.63
| 40.4
| 7/0
| 6-89
|
| =
| SRI
| M Muralitharan
| 2001
| 12
| 4688
| 80
| 21.23
| 58.6
| 7/4
| 8-88
|
| 6
| WIN
| J Garner
| 1984
| 15
| 3626
| 79
| 20.62
| 45.9
| 4/0
| 6-61
|
| 7
| IND
| Kapil Dev
| 1983
| 18
| 3469
| 75
| 23.18
| 46.3
| 5/1
| 9-84
|
| =
| SRI
| M Muralitharan
| 2000
| 10
| 3740
| 75
| 19.50
| 49.9
| 7/3
| 7-85
|
| 9
| IND
| Kapil Dev
| 1979
| 17
| 3553
| 74
| 22.95
| 48.0
| 5/0
| 6-64
|
| =
| IND
| A Kumble
| 2004
| 12
| 3680
| 74
| 24.83
| 49.7
| 6/2
| 8-142
|
| =
| RSA
| DW Steyn
| 2008
| 13
| 2653
| 74
| 20.01
| 35.9
| 5/1
| 6-73
|
| 12
| WIN
| MD Marshall
| 1984
| 13
| 3251
| 73
| 20.15
| 44.5
| 9/1
| 7-54
|
| 13
| AUS
| SK Warne
| 1993
| 16
| 5054
| 72
| 23.56
| 70.2
| 2/0
| 6-32
|
| =
| IND
| R Ashwin
| 2016
| 12
| 3508
| 72
| 23.90
| 48.7
| 8/3
| 7-60
|
| 15
| AUS
| GD McKenzie
| 1964
| 14
| 4106
| 71
| 24.46
| 57.8
| 4/1
| 7-154
|
| =
| IND
| JJ Bumrah
| 2024
| 13
| 2142
| 71
| 14.92
| 30.2
| 5/0
| 6-46
|
| 17
| AUS
| SK Warne
| 1994
| 10
| 3774
| 70
| 18.20
| 53.9
| 6/2
| 8-72
|
| =
| AUS
| SK Warne
| 2004
| 12
| 3472
| 70
| 24.07
| 49.6
| 5/2
| 6-126
|
| 19
| RSA
| SM Pollock
| 1998
| 14
| 3592
| 69
| 20.44
| 52.1
| 6/0
| 7-88
|
| 20
| AUS
| SK Warne
| 1997
| 15
| 4091
| 68
| 24.42
| 60.2
| 2/0
| 6-49
|
| =
| SRI
| M Muralitharan
| 1998
| 8
| 3302
| 68
| 18.47
| 48.6
| 7/2
| 9-66
|
| =
| AUS
| GD McGrath
| 2001
| 14
| 3508
| 68
| 21.66
| 51.6
| 4/0
| 7-77
|
| =
| ENG
| A Flintoff
| 2005
| 14
| 3194
| 68
| 24.41
| 47.0
| 1/0
| 5-79
|
| 24
| AUS
| GD McGrath
| 1999
| 14
| 3364
| 67
| 21.26
| 50.2
| 4/1
| 5-29
|
| =
| AUS
| SK Warne
| 2002
| 10
| 2874
| 67
| 19.55
| 42.9
| 3/1
| 7-95
|
| =
| ENG
| SJ Harmison
| 2004
| 13
| 3161
| 67
| 23.92
| 47.2
| 3/0
| 7-13
|
| 27
| ENG
| IT Botham
| 1978
| 12
| 2877
| 66
| 18.19
| 43.6
| 6/1
| 8-35
|
| =
| WIN
| CA Walsh
| 2000
| 14
| 3501
| 66
| 18.69
| 53.0
| 4/1
| 6-75
|
| 29
| NZL
| RJ Hadlee
| 1985
| 10
| 2588
| 64
| 17.43
| 40.4
| 6/2
| 9-53
|
| =
| ENG
| GP Swann
| 2010
| 14
| 3456
| 64
| 25.96
| 54.0
| 6/1
| 6-66
|
| 31
| AUS
| GD McGrath
| 1997
| 13
| 3113
| 63
| 21.38
| 49.4
| 4/0
| 8-39
|
| =
| IND
| Harbhajan Singh
| 2002
| 13
| 3567
| 63
| 23.22
| 56.6
| 5/0
| 7-49
|
| =
| IND
| Harbhajan Singh
| 2008
| 13
| 4230
| 63
| 31.53
| 67.1
| 2/1
| 6-103
|
| =
| AUS
| MG Johnson
| 2008
| 14
| 3510
| 63
| 29.01
| 55.7
| 2/1
| 8-62
|
| =
| AUS
| MG Johnson
| 2009
| 13
| 3017
| 63
| 27.42
| 47.9
| 2/0
| 5-70
|
| =
| AUS
| NM Lyon
| 2017
| 11
| 3290
| 63
| 23.55
| 52.2
| 5/1
| 8-51
|
| 37
| ENG
| IT Botham
| 1981
| 13
| 3338
| 62
| 25.54
| 53.8
| 4/1
| 6-96
|
| =
| PAK
| Imran Khan
| 1982
| 9
| 2359
| 62
| 13.29
| 38.0
| 5/2
| 8-59
|
| =
| WIN
| CA Walsh
| 1995
| 12
| 3051
| 62
| 21.75
| 49.2
| 4/1
| 7-38
|
| =
| AUS
| GD McGrath
| 2005
| 13
| 3144
| 62
| 21.80
| 50.7
| 3/0
| 6-116
|
| =
| ENG
| SCJ Broad
| 2013
| 14
| 2869
| 62
| 25.80
| 46.3
| 5/1
| 7-45
|
| =
| IND
| R Ashwin
| 2015
| 9
| 2260
| 62
| 17.20
| 36.5
| 7/2
| 7-67
|
| 43
| ENG
| SF Barnes
| 1912
| 9
| 2201
| 61
| 14.14
| 36.1
| 8/3
| 8-30
|
| 44
| WIN
| MD Marshall
| 1988
| 10
| 2477
| 60
| 17.86
| 41.3
| 4/1
| 7-23
|
| =
| IND
| Harbhajan Singh
| 2001
| 12
| 3424
| 60
| 25.95
| 57.1
| 6/2
| 8-85
|
| =
| RSA
| DW Steyn
| 2010
| 11
| 2341
| 60
| 21.41
| 39.0
| 4/1
| 7-52
|
| =
| SRI
| HMRKB Herath
| 2012
| 10
| 3224
| 60
| 23.61
| 53.7
| 7/2
| 6-44
|
| 48
| RSA
| M Ntini
| 2003
| 12
| 2814
| 59
| 26.54
| 47.7
| 4/1
| 5-67
|
| =
| ENG
| GP Swann
| 2012
| 14
| 3806
| 59
| 29.93
| 64.5
| 3/1
| 6-83
|
| =
| AUS
| PJ Cummins
| 2019
| 12
| 2640
| 59
| 20.13
| 44.7
| 2/1
| 6-24
|