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In 1990, Richard Hadlee became the first bowler to take 400 Test wickets, [14] whilst in 2001, Courtney Walsh was the first to reach 500 wicket mark. [15] Shane Warne was the first to take both 600 and 700 Test wickets, in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
In the Manchester Test of 1956, England spin bowler Jim Laker took 19 wickets for 90 runs (19–90) which set not only the Test record for best match figures but also the first-class one. [13] In taking 10–53 in the second innings he became the first bowler to capture ten wickets in a Test match innings, and his analysis remains the best ...
He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. [3] He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000, after he broke the record of Kapil Dev. This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. [4] His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion".
Australia skittled Pakistan on a treacherous Perth pitch to record a thumping 360-run victory in the first test inside four days with Nathan Lyon achieving the elusive landmark of 500 test wickets ...
The 36-year-old offspinner goes into the match with 496 wickets, poised to join Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563) as one of the only Australians to take 500 wickets in test cricket.
In March, in the first Test of a three-Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle, he became the second cricketer after Courtney Walsh to take 500 Test wickets. [142] Warne took five wickets in each innings of the first and second Tests, and a further six wickets in the third Test, and was named the player of the series. [143]
As an all-rounder in Test cricket, he bats down the order, has scored six Test centuries and is one of the only three players to have scored 3000 runs and taken 500 wickets in Tests. He had been the highest-ranked bowler in the ICC men's player rankings multiple times, and holds the record for the second highest rating points by an Indian ...
Mitchell Starc picked up career-best test figures of 6-48 as India was skittled out for 180 on the opening day of the second test against Australia on Friday. In reply, Australia finished on 86-1 ...