Test Most Wickets in a Rubber
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(P is the number of Tests in which the player appeared and M the number of Tests in the rubber)
| Wkts | P | M | |||
| 49 | 4 | 5 | SF Barnes | England v South Africa | 1913/14 |
| 46 | 5 | 5 | JC Laker | England v Australia | 1956 |
| 44 | 5 | 5 | CV Grimmett | Australia v South Africa | 1935/36 |
| 42 | 6 | 6 | TM Alderman | Australia v England | 1981 |
| 41 | 6 | 6 | RM Hogg | Australia v England | 1978/79 |
| 41 | 6 | 6 | TM Alderman | Australia v England | 1989 |
| 40 | 6 | 6 | Imran Khan | Pakistan v India | 1982/83 |
| 40 | 5 | 5 | SK Warne | Australia v England | 2005 |
| 39 | 5 | 5 | AV Bedser | England v Australia | 1953 |
| 39 | 6 | 6 | DK Lillee | Australia v England | 1981 |
| 38 | 5 | 5 | MW Tate | England v Australia | 1924/25 |
| 37 | 5 | 5 | WJ Whitty | Australia v South Africa | 1910/11 |
| 37 | 5 | 5 | HJ Tayfield | South Africa v England | 1956/57 |
| 37 | 5 | 5 | MG Johnson | Australia v England | 2013/14 |
| 36 | 5 | 5 | AEE Vogler | South Africa v England | 1909/10 |
| 36 | 5 | 5 | AA Mailey | Australia v England | 1920/21 |
| 36 | 6 | 6 | GD McGrath | Australia v England | 1997 |
| 35 | 3 | 3 | GA Lohmann | England v South Africa | 1895/96 |
| 35 | 5 | 5 | BS Chandrasekhar | India v England | 1972/73 |
| 35 | 5 | 5 | MD Marshall | West Indies v England | 1988 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | G Giffen | Australia v England | 1894/95 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | SF Barnes | England v Australia | 1911/12 |
| 34 | 3 | 3 | SF Barnes | England v South Africa | 1912 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | MH Mankad | India v England | 1951/52 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | SP Gupte | India v New Zealand | 1955/56 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | GAR Lock | England v New Zealand | 1958 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | FS Trueman | England v West Indies | 1963 |
| 34 | 6 | 6 | IT Botham | England v Australia | 1981 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | GF Lawson | Australia v England | 1982/83 |
| 34 | 6 | 6 | SK Warne | Australia v England | 1993 |
| 34 | 5 | 5 | CA Walsh | West Indies v England | 2000 |
| 33 | 5 | 5 | CV Grimmett | Australia v West Indies | 1930/31 |
| 33 | 5 | 5 | CV Grimmett | Australia v South Africa | 1931/32 |
| 33 | 5 | 5 | H Larwood | England v Australia | 1932/33 |
| 33 | 4 | 4 | AL Valentine | West Indies v England | 1950 |
| 33 | 4 | 5 | AK Davidson | Australia v West Indies | 1960/61 |
| 33 | 5 | 6 | JR Thomson | Australia v England | 1974/75 |
| 33 | 5 | 5 | CEH Croft | West Indies v Pakistan | 1976/77 |
| 33 | 6 | 6 | MD Marshall | West Indies v India | 1983/84 |
| 33 | 3 | 3 | RJ Hadlee | New Zealand v Australia | 1985/86 |
| 33 | 5 | 5 | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v Australia | 1992/93 |
| 33 | 5 | 5 | AA Donald | South Africa v England | 1998 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | T Richardson | England v Australia | 1894/95 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | MA Noble | Australia v England | 1901/02 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | FR Foster | England v Australia | 1911/12 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | HV Hordern | Australia v England | 1911/12 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | CC Griffith | West Indies v England | 1963 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | AME Roberts | West Indies v India | 1974/75 |
| 32 | 6 | 6 | Kapil Dev | India v Pakistan | 1979/80 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | CJ McDermott | Australia v England | 1994/95 |
| 32 | 3 | 3 | Harbhajan Singh | India v Australia | 2000/01 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | GD McGrath | Australia v England | 2001 |
| 32 | 4 | 4 | R Ashwin | India v England | 2020/21 |
| 32 | 5 | 5 | JJ Bumrah | India v Australia | 2024/25 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | W Rhodes | England v Australia | 1903/04 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | JV Saunders | Australia v England | 1907/08 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | AS Kennedy | England v South Africa | 1922/23 |
| 31 | 4 | 5 | H Ironmonger | Australia v South Africa | 1931/32 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | R Benaud | Australia v England | 1958/59 |
| 31 | 6 | 7 | JA Snow | England v Australia | 1970/71 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | DK Lillee | Australia v England | 1972 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | BS Bedi | India v Australia | 1977/78 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | J Garner | West Indies v Australia | 1983/84 |
| 31 | 6 | 6 | IT Botham | England v Australia | 1985 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | CJ McDermott | Australia v India | 1991/92 |
| 31 | 6 | 6 | MG Hughes | Australia v England | 1993 |
| 31 | 5 | 5 | SK Warne | Australia v England | 2001 |
| 31 | 4 | 4 | R Ashwin | India v South Africa | 2015/16 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | JN Crawford | England v Australia | 1907/08 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | AV Bedser | England v Australia | 1950/51 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | AV Bedser | England v South Africa | 1951 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | HJ Tayfield | South Africa v Australia | 1952/53 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | R Benaud | Australia v South Africa | 1957/58 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | WW Hall | West Indies v India | 1958/59 |
| 30 | 5 | 5 | GD McKenzie | Australia v West Indies | 1968/69 |
| 30 | 6 | 6 | MA Holding | West Indies v India | 1983/84 |
| 30 | 6 | 6 | CJ McDermott | Australia v England | 1985 |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | Abdul Qadir | Pakistan v England | 1987/88 |
| 30 | 6 | 6 | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v England | 1997/98 |
| 30 | 4 | 4 | GD McGrath | Australia v West Indies | 1998/99 |
| 30 | 3 | 3 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe | 2001/02 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | GA Faulkner | South Africa v England | 1909/10 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | CV Grimmett | Australia v England | 1930 |
| 29 | 4 | 4 | FS Trueman | England v India | 1952 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | R Benaud | Australia v India | 1959/60 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | AK Davidson | Australia v India | 1959/60 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | GD McKenzie | Australia v England | 1964 |
| 29 | 6 | 6 | JR Thomson | Australia v West Indies | 1975/76 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | DL Underwood | England v India | 1976/77 |
| 29 | 6 | 6 | RGD Willis | England v Australia | 1981 |
| 29 | 6 | 6 | Kapil Dev | India v West Indies | 1983/84 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | J Garner | West Indies v England | 1984 |
| 29 | 6 | 6 | GF Lawson | Australia v England | 1989 |
| 29 | 3 | 3 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1990/91 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | SM Pollock | South Africa v West Indies | 1998/99 |
| 29 | 4 | 4 | M Ntini | South Africa v West Indies | 2003/04 |
| 29 | 4 | 4 | R Ashwin | India v Australia | 2012/13 |
| 29 | 3 | 3 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan v New Zealand | 2018/19 |
| 29 | 5 | 5 | PJ Cummins | Australia v England | 2019 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | H Trumble | Australia v England | 1901/02 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | WJ O'Reilly | Australia v England | 1934 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | AL Valentine | West Indies v India | 1952/53 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | FH Tyson | England v Australia | 1954/55 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | GB Lawrence | South Africa v New Zealand | 1961/62 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | AA Mallett | Australia v India | 1969/70 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | AME Roberts | West Indies v England | 1976 |
| 28 | 4 | 5 | MA Holding | West Indies v England | 1976 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | BS Chandrasekhar | India v Australia | 1977/78 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | WM Clark | Australia v India | 1977/78 |
| 28 | 6 | 6 | Kapil Dev | India v Australia | 1979/80 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | MD Marshall | West Indies v Australia | 1984/85 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v England | 1991 |
| 28 | 3 | 3 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Australia | 2003/04 |
| 28 | 3 | 3 | HMRKB Herath | Sri Lanka v Australia | 2016 |
| 28 | 5 | 5 | R Ashwin | India v England | 2016/17 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | R Peel | England v Australia | 1894/95 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | EA McDonald | Australia v England | 1921 |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | AE Hall | South Africa v England | 1922/23 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | MW Tate | England v South Africa | 1924 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | WJ O'Reilly | Australia v England | 1932/33 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | WJ O'Reilly | Australia v South Africa | 1935/36 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | WA Johnston | Australia v England | 1948 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | RR Lindwall | Australia v England | 1948 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | SP Gupte | India v West Indies | 1952/53 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | JB Statham | England v South Africa | 1960 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | WW Hall | West Indies v India | 1961/62 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | FJ Titmus | England v India | 1963/64 |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | JA Snow | England v West Indies | 1967/68 |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | BR Taylor | New Zealand v West Indies | 1971/72 |
| 27 | 5 | 6 | DK Lillee | Australia v West Indies | 1975/76 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | RGD Willis | England v Australia | 1977 |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | KD Ghavri | India v West Indies | 1978/79 |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | DR Doshi | India v Australia | 1979/80 |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | MD Marshall | West Indies v New Zealand | 1984/85 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | J Garner | West Indies v England | 1985/86 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | MD Marshall | West Indies v England | 1985/86 |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | BA Reid | Australia v England | 1990/91 |
| 27 | 3 | 3 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | 1993/94 |
| 27 | 5 | 5 | SK Warne | Australia v England | 1994/95 |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | IR Bishop | West Indies v England | 1995 |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | ARC Fraser | England v West Indies | 1997/98 |
| 27 | 4 | 5 | SCG MacGill | Australia v England | 1998/99 |
| 27 | 3 | 3 | SK Warne | Australia v Pakistan | 2002/03 |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | A Kumble | India v Australia | 2004/05 |
| 27 | 4 | 4 | BW Hilfenhaus | Australia v India | 2011/12 |
| 27 | 3 | 3 | R Ashwin | India v New Zealand | 2016/17 |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | AR Patel | India v England | 2020/21 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | E Jones | Australia v England | 1899 |
| 26 | 3 | 5 | H Trumble | Australia v England | 1902 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | WS Lees | England v South Africa | 1905/06 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | C Blythe | England v South Africa | 1907 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | W Voce | England v Australia | 1936/37 |
| 26 | 4 | 4 | S Ramadhin | West Indies v England | 1950 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | RR Lindwall | Australia v England | 1953 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | HJ Tayfield | South Africa v England | 1955 |
| 26 | 4 | 5 | JH Wardle | England v South Africa | 1956/57 |
| 26 | 4 | 5 | R Gilchrist | West Indies v India | 1958/59 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | NAT Adcock | South Africa v England | 1960 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | LR Gibbs | West Indies v England | 1963 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | TL Goddard | South Africa v Australia | 1966/67 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | JW Gleeson | Australia v West Indies | 1968/69 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | EAS Prasanna | India v Australia | 1969/70 |
| 26 | 4 | 4 | MJ Procter | South Africa v Australia | 1969/70 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | LR Gibbs | West Indies v Australia | 1972/73 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | MHN Walker | Australia v West Indies | 1972/73 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | JK Lever | England v India | 1976/77 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | J Garner | West Indies v England | 1980 |
| 26 | 4 | 4 | CA Walsh | West Indies v India | 1987/88 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v Australia | 1988/89 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | CEL Ambrose | West Indies v England | 1993/94 |
| 26 | 6 | 6 | CA Walsh | West Indies v England | 1995 |
| 26 | 5 | 6 | DG Cork | England v West Indies | 1995 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | GD McGrath | Australia v West Indies | 1996/97 |
| 26 | 4 | 4 | CA Walsh | West Indies v Australia | 1998/99 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Pakistan | 1999/00 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v South Africa | 2000 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | WPUJC Vaas | Sri Lanka v West Indies | 2001/02 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v England | 2003/04 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | SK Warne | Australia v Sri Lanka | 2003/04 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | MJ Hoggard | England v South Africa | 2004/05 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | SR Clark | Australia v England | 2006/07 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka v Bangladesh | 2007 |
| 26 | 3 | 3 | BAW Mendis | Sri Lanka v India | 2008 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | GP Swann | England v Australia | 2013 |
| 26 | 4 | 4 | CR Woakes | England v Pakistan | 2016 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | RA Jadeja | India v England | 2016/17 |
| 26 | 5 | 5 | R Ashwin | India v England | 2023/24 |
| 25 | 3 | 3 | CB Llewellyn | South Africa v Australia | 1902/03 |
| 25 | 4 | 5 | A Fielder | England v Australia | 1907/08 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | RO Schwarz | South Africa v Australia | 1910/11 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | JM Blanckenberg | South Africa v England | 1922/23 |
| 25 | 4 | 5 | GF Bissett | South Africa v England | 1927/28 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | JC White | England v Australia | 1928/29 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | CV Grimmett | Australia v England | 1934 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | WJ O'Reilly | Australia v England | 1936/37 |
| 25 | 4 | 5 | MH Mankad | India v Pakistan | 1952/53 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | TL Goddard | South Africa v England | 1955 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | AK Davidson | Australia v South Africa | 1957/58 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | FS Trueman | England v South Africa | 1960 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | JT Partridge | South Africa v Australia | 1963/64 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | PM Pollock | South Africa v Australia | 1963/64 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | EAS Prasanna | India v Australia | 1967/68 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | BS Bedi | India v England | 1972/73 |
| 25 | 6 | 6 | DK Lillee | Australia v England | 1974/75 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | BS Bedi | India v England | 1976/77 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | J Garner | West Indies v Pakistan | 1976/77 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | Imran Khan | Pakistan v West Indies | 1976/77 |
| 25 | 6 | 6 | AG Hurst | Australia v England | 1978/79 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | Kapil Dev | India v Australia | 1991/92 |
| 25 | 3 | 3 | Wasim Akram | Pakistan v New Zealand | 1993/94 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | D Gough | England v West Indies | 2000 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | CA Walsh | West Indies v South Africa | 2000/01 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | M Ntini | South Africa v England | 2004/05 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | SCJ Broad | England v India | 2011 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | JM Anderson | England v India | 2014 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | RA Jadeja | India v Australia | 2016/17 |
| 25 | 3 | 3 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan v West Indies | 2016/17 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | MM Ali | England v South Africa | 2017 |
| 25 | 4 | 4 | R Ashwin | India v Australia | 2022/23 |
| 25 | 5 | 5 | PJ Cummins | Australia v India | 2024/25 |
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