Tests - Fast Bowlers With Best BBI by Wickets

Top 100 Test Fast Bowlers With Best BBI By Wkts

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All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST BBW IN TEST CRICKET
3. BRIEF EXPLANATION
3.1. Dynamic Nature
3.2. Top Teams (TT)
3.3. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 25
Min Career Wkts 50

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST BBW IN TEST CRICKET

RANK BOWLER NAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW
1 N Kapil Dev IND 9/83 8/85 8/106 7/56 7/220 6/63 6/77 7.29
2 Imran Khan PAK 8/58 8/60 7/40 7/52 7/80 6/35 6/46 7.00
3 GD McGrath AUS 8/24 8/38 7/76 7/76 6/17 6/47 6/50 6.86
4 RJ Hadlee NZ 9/52 7/23 7/116 6/26 6/49 6/50 6/51 6.71
4 IT Botham ENG 8/34 8/103 7/48 6/34 6/58 6/78 6/90 6.71
6 GD McKenzie AUS 8/71 7/66 7/153 6/48 6/58 6/67 6/69 6.57
6 SCJ Broad ENG 8/15 7/44 7/72 6/17 6/25 6/31 6/46 6.57
8 FS Trueman ENG 8/31 7/44 7/75 6/30 6/31 6/100 5/27 6.43
8 MD Marshall WI 7/22 7/53 7/80 6/32 6/37 6/55 6/69 6.43
8 CEL Ambrose WI 8/45 7/25 6/24 6/34 6/51 6/52 6/74 6.43
8 Waqar Younis PAK 7/76 7/86 7/91 6/34 6/44 6/55 6/78 6.43
12 Fazal Mahmood PAK 7/42 7/80 6/34 6/34 6/46 6/53 6/66 6.29
12 DK Lillee AUS 7/83 7/89 6/26 6/53 6/60 6/66 6/72 6.29
12 CJ McDermott AUS 8/97 8/141 6/38 6/53 6/70 5/42 5/49 6.29
12 WPUJC Vaas SL 7/71 7/120 6/22 6/29 6/73 6/87 6/108 6.29
12 MG Johnson AUS 8/61 7/40 7/68 6/38 6/73 5/39 5/42 6.29
17 MA Holding WI 8/92 6/21 6/57 6/62 6/65 6/67 5/17 6.14
17 CA Walsh WI 7/37 6/18 6/54 6/61 6/62 6/74 6/79 6.14
17 Wasim Akram PAK 7/119 6/43 6/48 6/61 6/62 6/67 6/91 6.14
17 AA Donald SA 8/71 7/84 6/53 6/59 6/88 5/32 5/36 6.14
17 JM Anderson ENG 7/42 7/43 6/17 6/40 6/42 6/47 5/16 6.14
17 DW Steyn SA 7/51 6/8 6/34 6/49 6/50 6/72 6/100 6.14
17 MA Starc AUS 7/58 6/9 6/48 6/50 6/66 6/75 6/111 6.14
24 AK Davidson AUS 7/93 6/34 6/53 6/64 6/75 6/87 5/25 6.00
24 RGD Willis ENG 8/43 7/78 6/53 6/101 5/27 5/32 5/35 6.00
24 GF Lawson AUS 8/112 7/81 6/47 6/72 5/49 5/59 5/66 6.00
24 ARC Fraser ENG 8/53 8/75 6/82 5/28 5/40 5/42 5/60 6.00
24 AR Caddick ENG 7/46 7/94 6/63 6/65 6/122 5/14 5/16 6.00
24 SM Pollock SA 7/87 6/30 6/39 6/50 6/56 6/78 5/28 6.00
24 MJ Hoggard ENG 7/61 7/63 7/109 6/57 5/73 5/92 5/144 6.00
24 TG Southee NZ 7/64 6/43 6/50 6/62 6/68 6/80 5/32 6.00
24 K Rabada SA 7/112 6/32 6/46 6/50 6/54 6/55 5/30 6.00
33 JA Snow ENG 7/40 7/49 6/60 6/114 5/57 5/86 5/92 5.86
33 CL Cairns NZ 7/27 7/53 6/52 6/77 5/31 5/31 5/44 5.86
33 J Srinath IND 8/86 6/21 6/45 6/76 5/46 5/60 5/95 5.86
33 M Ntini SA 7/37 6/59 6/66 6/95 6/100 5/19 5/35 5.86
37 JB Statham ENG 7/39 7/57 6/63 5/31 5/34 5/40 5/53 5.71
37 WW Hall WI 7/69 6/49 6/50 6/90 5/20 5/60 5/63 5.71
37 AME Roberts WI 7/54 7/64 6/37 5/39 5/50 5/56 5/57 5.71
37 SJ Harmison ENG 7/12 6/19 6/46 6/61 5/35 5/38 5/43 5.71
37 I Sharma IND 7/74 6/51 6/55 6/134 5/22 5/43 5/51 5.71
37 PJ Cummins AUS 6/23 6/27 6/28 6/79 6/91 5/28 5/38 5.71
37 JJ Bumrah IND 6/27 6/33 6/45 6/61 6/76 5/7 5/24 5.71
44 NJN Hawke AUS 7/105 6/47 6/72 6/139 5/54 5/75 4/43 5.57
44 MHN Walker AUS 8/143 6/15 6/114 5/48 5/75 5/97 4/39 5.57
44 BL Cairns NZ 7/74 7/143 6/85 5/33 5/55 5/87 4/47 5.57
44 TM Alderman AUS 6/47 6/128 6/128 6/135 5/42 5/44 5/62 5.57
44 DK Morrison NZ 7/89 6/37 6/69 5/41 5/61 5/69 5/75 5.57
44 FH Edwards WI 7/87 6/90 6/92 5/36 5/38 5/63 5/65 5.57
44 VD Philander SA 6/21 6/42 6/44 6/81 5/7 5/15 5/21 5.57
44 TA Boult NZ 6/30 6/32 6/40 6/68 5/43 5/57 5/60 5.57
44 N Wagner NZ 7/39 6/41 6/106 5/44 5/45 5/47 5/64 5.57
44 MJ Henry NZ 7/23 7/67 6/39 5/15 5/40 5/70 4/48 5.57
54 PM Pollock SA 6/38 6/47 6/95 5/34 5/39 5/43 5/53 5.43
54 AW Greig ENG 8/86 6/164 5/24 5/51 5/70 5/98 4/33 5.43
54 JR Thomson AUS 6/46 6/50 6/77 5/38 5/50 5/62 5/73 5.43
54 J Garner WI 6/56 6/60 6/75 5/51 5/55 5/56 5/63 5.43
54 BA Reid AUS 7/51 6/60 6/66 6/97 5/112 4/53 4/53 5.43
54 MG Hughes AUS 8/87 5/64 5/67 5/88 5/92 5/111 5/130 5.43
54 DE Malcolm ENG 9/57 6/77 5/46 5/94 5/94 4/39 4/60 5.43
54 HH Streak ZIM 6/73 6/87 6/90 5/27 5/56 5/70 5/93 5.43
54 JN Gillespie AUS 7/37 6/40 5/39 5/53 5/54 5/56 5/88 5.43
54 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 6/11 6/30 6/50 5/21 5/24 5/43 5/48 5.43
54 CS Martin NZ 6/26 6/54 6/76 5/37 5/55 5/63 5/65 5.43
54 IK Pathan IND 7/59 6/51 5/32 5/45 5/58 5/61 5/67 5.43
54 JR Hazlewood AUS 6/67 6/70 6/89 5/8 5/30 5/31 5/35 5.43
67 Sarfraz Nawaz PAK 9/86 6/89 5/39 5/70 4/42 4/46 4/49 5.29
67 NA Foster ENG 8/107 6/104 5/59 5/64 5/67 4/42 4/59 5.29
67 D Gough ENG 6/42 6/49 5/40 5/61 5/70 5/96 5/103 5.29
67 BKV Prasad IND 6/33 6/104 5/60 5/72 5/76 5/82 5/93 5.29
67 Zaheer Khan IND 7/87 5/29 5/34 5/53 5/65 5/72 5/75 5.29
67 Mohammad Asif PAK 6/41 6/44 5/27 5/67 5/76 5/77 5/89 5.29
67 PM Siddle AUS 6/54 6/75 5/21 5/49 5/50 5/54 5/59 5.29
67 ST Gabriel WI 8/62 5/11 5/59 5/75 5/77 5/96 4/51 5.29
67 BA Stokes ENG 6/22 6/36 6/99 5/23 5/72 5/73 4/26 5.29
67 JO Holder WI 6/42 6/59 5/27 5/30 5/41 5/44 5/56 5.29
77 CC Griffith WI 6/36 6/46 6/71 5/69 5/91 4/34 4/61 5.14
77 G Dymock AUS 7/67 6/34 5/58 5/99 5/104 4/42 4/63 5.14
77 RM Hogg AUS 6/74 6/77 5/30 5/36 5/57 5/65 4/26 5.14
77 GR Dilley ENG 6/38 6/154 5/55 5/60 5/68 5/92 4/24 5.14
77 IR Bishop WI 6/40 6/87 5/32 5/41 5/43 5/84 4/22 5.14
77 SB Doull NZ 7/65 5/46 5/58 5/66 5/73 5/75 4/33 5.14
77 DG Cork ENG 7/43 6/119 5/84 5/93 5/113 4/23 4/39 5.14
77 MS Kasprowicz AUS 7/36 7/39 5/28 5/30 4/53 4/83 4/90 5.14
77 CD Collymore WI 7/57 7/78 5/48 5/66 4/56 4/70 4/72 5.14
77 M Morkel SA 6/23 5/20 5/21 5/23 5/50 5/54 5/75 5.14
77 KAJ Roach WI 6/48 5/8 5/17 5/41 5/42 5/47 5/53 5.14
77 ST Finn ENG 6/79 6/125 6/125 5/42 5/87 4/42 4/63 5.14
77 RJ Harris AUS 7/117 6/47 5/25 5/62 5/72 4/32 4/33 5.14
77 M Jansen SA 7/13 6/48 6/52 5/35 4/31 4/36 4/55 5.14
91 NAT Adcock SA 6/43 6/65 5/43 5/45 5/62 4/20 4/36 5.00
91 GS Sobers WI 6/73 5/41 5/42 5/60 5/63 5/120 4/22 5.00
91 CM Old ENG 7/50 6/54 5/21 5/113 4/20 4/41 4/43 5.00
91 CEH Croft WI 8/29 6/74 5/40 4/15 4/39 4/47 4/47 5.00
91 JH Kallis SA 6/54 6/67 5/21 5/30 5/90 4/13 4/24 5.00
91 B Lee AUS 5/30 5/47 5/59 5/61 5/67 5/69 5/77 5.00
91 CR Woakes ENG 6/17 6/70 5/32 5/50 5/62 4/36 4/50 5.00
91 Mohammed Shami IND 6/56 5/28 5/35 5/44 5/47 5/112 4/31 5.00
91 M Siraj IND 6/15 6/70 5/60 5/73 5/104 4/32 4/40 5.00
100 TL Goddard SA 6/53 5/31 5/60 5/69 5/80 4/18 4/59 4.86
100 BR Taylor NZ 7/74 5/26 5/41 5/86 4/41 4/47 4/53 4.86
100 PAJ DeFreitas ENG 7/70 5/53 5/71 5/86 4/34 4/56 4/59 4.86
100 PR Reiffel AUS 6/71 5/39 5/49 5/65 5/73 4/38 4/47 4.86
100 Mohammad Aamer PAK 6/44 6/84 5/52 5/79 4/36 4/62 4/72 4.86
100 MA Wood ENG 6/37 5/34 5/40 5/41 5/46 4/54 4/65 4.86
100 Mohammad Abbas PAK 6/54 5/33 5/46 5/62 5/66 4/23 4/29 4.86
100 Hasan Ali PAK 5/27 5/36 5/45 5/51 5/54 5/60 4/51 4.86

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks.

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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