CALENDAR YEAR RECORD

Men Test: Most wickets in a calendar year

Calendar year record from available scorecards, 600 qualifying entries.

Men Test: Most wickets in a calendar year
Rank	Wkts	Player	Team	Year	Mat	Inns	BBI	5w
1	90	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	2006	11	21	8/70	9
2	90	Shane Warne	Australia	2005	14	28	6/46	6
3	85	Dennis Lillee	Australia	1981	13	25	7/83	5
4	80	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	2001	12	23	8/87	7
5	80	Allan Donald	South Africa	1998	14	26	6/88	7
6	79	Joel Garner	West Indies	1984	15	29	6/60	4
7	75	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	2000	9	17	7/84	7
8	75	Kapil Dev	India	1983	18	25	9/83	5
9	74	Anil Kumble	India	2004	12	23	8/141	6
10	74	Dale Steyn	South Africa	2008	13	24	6/72	5
11	74	Kapil Dev	India	1979	17	29	6/63	5
12	73	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	1984	13	25	7/53	9
13	72	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	2016	12	23	7/59	8
14	72	Shane Warne	Australia	1993	16	29	6/31	2
15	71	Graham McKenzie	Australia	1964	14	25	7/153	4
16	71	Jasprit Bumrah	India	2024	13	26	6/45	5
17	70	Shane Warne	Australia	1994	10	19	8/71	6
18	70	Shane Warne	Australia	2004	12	22	6/125	5
19	69	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	1998	14	25	7/87	6
20	68	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	1998	8	16	9/65	7
21	68	Glenn McGrath	Australia	2001	14	27	7/76	4
22	68	Shane Warne	Australia	1997	15	28	6/48	2
23	67	Shane Warne	Australia	2002	10	20	7/94	3
24	67	Steve Harmison	England	2004	13	25	7/12	3
25	67	Glenn McGrath	Australia	1999	14	27	5/28	4
26	66	Ian Botham	England	1978	12	23	8/34	6
27	66	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	2000	14	24	6/74	4
28	64	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	1985	10	18	9/52	6
29	64	Graeme Swann	England	2010	14	25	6/65	6
30	63	NM Lyon	Australia	2017	11	20	8/50	5
31	63	Harbhajan Singh	India	2008	13	23	6/102	2
32	63	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	2009	13	24	5/69	2
32	63	Harbhajan Singh	India	2002	13	24	7/48	5
34	63	Glenn McGrath	Australia	1997	13	25	8/38	4
35	63	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	2008	14	28	8/61	2
36	62	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	2015	9	17	7/66	7
36	62	Imran Khan	Pakistan	1982	9	17	8/58	5
38	62	Ian Botham	England	1981	13	21	6/95	4
39	62	Courtney Walsh	West Indies	1995	12	23	7/37	4
40	62	Stuart Broad	England	2013	14	26	7/44	5
41	61	Sydney Barnes	England	1912	8	15	8/29	8
42	61	Andrew Flintoff	England	2005	13	24	5/78	1
43	60	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	2012	10	18	6/43	7
44	60	Dale Steyn	South Africa	2010	11	20	7/51	4
44	60	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	1988	10	20	7/22	4
46	60	Harbhajan Singh	India	2001	12	22	8/84	6
47	59	Pat Cummins	Australia	2019	12	23	6/23	2
48	59	Graeme Swann	England	2012	14	24	6/82	3
48	59	Glenn McGrath	Australia	2005	12	24	6/115	3
48	59	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	2003	12	24	5/66	4
51	58	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	2006	10	19	6/100	5
52	58	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	2001	12	23	7/71	3
52	58	Angus Fraser	England	1998	13	23	8/53	5
54	58	Matthew Hoggard	England	2005	13	24	7/61	3
55	58	Shane Warne	Australia	2001	13	25	7/165	4
56	57	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	2016	9	17	8/63	5
57	57	Fred Trueman	England	1963	10	19	7/44	5
58	57	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	2017	11	20	6/55	3
59	57	Stuart MacGill	Australia	2003	11	22	5/56	4
59	57	Merv Hughes	Australia	1993	12	22	5/64	2
61	57	James Anderson	England	2010	12	23	6/17	3
61	57	Anil Kumble	India	2006	12	23	6/78	2
63	57	Bob Willis	England	1978	14	26	5/32	4
64	57	Brett Lee	Australia	2008	14	28	5/59	3
65	56	Craig McDermott	Australia	1991	9	17	8/97	4
66	56	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	2014	9	18	9/127	5
67	56	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	2017	11	21	6/41	2
68	56	Stuart Broad	England	2015	14	27	8/15	2
69	55	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	1993	7	12	7/91	6
70	55	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	2002	8	14	9/51	5
71	55	Arthur Mailey	Australia	1921	9	18	9/121	4
72	55	James Anderson	England	2017	11	21	7/42	4
73	55	Mitchell Starc	Australia	2025	11	22	7/58	3
74	55	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	2001	13	26	6/30	4
75	55	Jason Gillespie	Australia	2004	14	28	5/56	1
76	54	Richie Benaud	Australia	1959	8	16	5/76	4
77	54	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	2021	9	18	6/61	3
78	54	Anil Kumble	India	1999	10	19	10/74	4
78	54	Terry Alderman	Australia	1981	10	19	6/135	4
80	54	Ravindra Jadeja	India	2017	10	20	6/63	3
80	54	Malcolm Marshall	West Indies	1983	11	20	6/37	3
82	54	Graeme Swann	England	2009	12	21	5/54	4
83	54	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	2008	14	23	6/56	5
84	54	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	2008	15	28	5/94	1
85	53	Hugh Trumble	Australia	1902	8	15	8/65	4
86	53	Michael Holding	West Indies	1976	11	21	8/92	4
87	53	Joel Garner	West Indies	1980	12	22	6/56	1
88	52	Bhagwath Chandrasekhar	India	1976	11	17	6/94	3
89	52	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	2017	11	19	6/43	5
90	52	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	2018	10	20	6/54	2
90	52	Glenn McGrath	Australia	1995	10	20	6/47	4
92	52	Gus Atkinson	England	2024	11	21	7/45	3
93	52	Shane Warne	Australia	1995	11	22	7/23	1
94	52	Bob Willis	England	1982	13	24	6/101	2
95	52	James Anderson	England	2013	14	27	5/47	3
96	51	Vinoo Mankad	India	1952	9	15	8/52	5
97	51	Dale Steyn	South Africa	2013	9	18	6/8	4
98	51	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	2002	11	20	7/66	2
99	51	Monty Noble	Australia	1902	12	21	7/17	6
100	51	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	2015	12	23	6/70	2

Available scorecards only; the twelve-team archive is complete from 2001 and partial before. Tied figures share a rank.