As the Lord’s Test proceeds to its logical conclusion, here are some more odds and ends from bowling in Test cricket. These figures do not include the current Test in progress or the Australia vs ICC XI Test of 2005.
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 10 wickets in a match:
325 RGD Willis (BB 9-92)
308 B Lee (BB 9-171)
291 JH Kallis (BB 9-92)
Now we move to wickets taken in an innings.
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 9 wickets in an innings:
702 SK Warne (8-71)
560 GD McGrath (8-24)
519 CA Walsh (7-37)
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 8 wickets in an innings:
519 CA Walsh (7-37)
421 SM Pollock (7-87)
414 Wasim Akram (7-119)
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 7 wickets in an innings:
308 B Lee (5-30)
291 JH Kallis (6-54)
259 J Garner (6-56)
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 6 wickets in an innings:
308 B Lee (5-30)
219 A Flintoff (5-58)
151 RJ Shastri (5-75)
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 5 wickets in an innings:
87 M Hendrick (4-28)
78 Mashraf Mortaza (4-60)
75 BM McMillan (4-65)
Most wickets taken by a player who did not take 4 wickets in an innings:
51 NJ Astle (3-27)
47 BL D’Oliveira (3-46)
46 SR Tendulkar (3-10)
Now the reverse cases:
Least wickets taken by a player who took 10 wickets in a match:
11 SF Burke
11 CS Marriott (only 1 Test)
13 HHH Johnson
13 JJ Krejza
Least wickets taken by a player who took 9 wickets in an innings:
17 JM Noreiga
29 JM Patel
99 AA Mailey
Least wickets taken by a player who took 8 wickets in an innings:
13 JJ Krejza
25 BJT Bosanquet
26 AE Trott (both for Aus and Eng)
Least wickets taken by a player who took 7 wickets in an innings:
9 M de Lange
9 T Emmett
13 KJ Abbott
Least wickets taken by a player who took 6 wickets in an innings:
7 PJ Cummins (only 1 Test)
8 GM Parker
9 WH Cooper
Least wickets taken by a player who took 5 wickets in an innings:
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