Best career average total For test cricket

Average	Player	Balls	Wickets
10.75	George Lohmann	3,830	112
12.70	/ John Ferris[a]	2,302	61
15.54	Billy Barnes	2,289	51
16.42	Billy Bates	2,364	50
16.43	Sydney Barnes	7,873	189
Qualification: 2000 balls bowled Last updated: 9 August 2009

Most 5 wickets in an innings

5 wickets in an innings	Player	Matches
67	Muttiah Muralitharan	133
37	Shane Warne	145
36	Richard Hadlee	86
35	Anil Kumble	132
29	Glenn McGrath	124
Last updated: 23 July 2010

Most 10 wickets in a match

10 wickets in a match	Player	Matches
22	Muttiah Muralitharan	133
10	Shane Warne	145
9	Richard Hadlee	86
8	Anil Kumble	132
7	Sydney Barnes	27
	Clarrie Grimmett	37
	Dennis Lillee	70
Last updated: 30 April 2013

Series

Most wickets in a series

Wickets	Player	Series
49 (4 Tests)	Sydney Barnes	v South Africa, 1913–14
46 (5 Tests)	Jim Laker	v Australia, 1956
44 (5 Tests)	Clarrie Grimmett	v South Africa, 1935–36
42 (6 Tests)	Terry Alderman	v England, 1981
41 (6 Tests)	Terry Alderman	v England, 1989
	Rodney Hogg	v England, 1978–79
40 (5 Tests)	Shane Warne	v England, 2005
40 (6 Tests)	Imran Khan	v India, 1982–83
Last updated: 9 January 2012