Bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket
JM Anderson of England captured three wickets conceding 61 runs in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing Melbourne test which fetched him an aggregate of 102 wickets against Australia. His feat provides the 37th occasion of a bowler capturing 100 plus wickets against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
No | Player | Team | Oppn | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts |
1 | SK Warne | Aus | Eng | 36 | 72 | 10757 | 4535 | 195 |
2 | DK Lillee | Aus | Eng | 29 | 57 | 8516 | 3507 | 167 |
3 | CEL Ambrose | Win | Eng | 34 | 63 | 8284 | 3082 | 164 |
4 | GD McGrath | Aus | Eng | 30 | 60 | 7280 | 3286 | 157 |
5 | IT Botham | Eng | Aus | 36 | 66 | 8479 | 4093 | 148 |
6 | CA Walsh | Win | Eng | 36 | 68 | 8818 | 3683 | 145 |
7 | H Trumble | Aus | Eng | 31 | 55 | 7895 | 2945 | 141 |
8 | CA Walsh | Win | Aus | 38 | 69 | 8560 | 3872 | 135 |
9 | Sir RJ Hadlee | NZl | Aus | 23 | 41 | 6099 | 2674 | 130 |
0 | SK Warne | Aus | SAF | 24 | 45 | 7928 | 3142 | 130 |
11 | CEL Ambrose | Win | Aus | 27 | 51 | 6696 | 2718 | 128 |
12 | RGD Willis | Eng | Aus | 35 | 69 | 7294 | 3346 | 128 |
13 | MD Marshall | Win | Eng | 26 | 50 | 5790 | 2436 | 127 |
14 | MA Noble | Aus | Eng | 39 | 66 | 6895 | 2860 | 115 |
15 | RR Lindwall | Aus | Eng | 29 | 51 | 6728 | 2559 | 114 |
16 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Eng | 16 | 30 | 6613 | 2247 | 112 |
17 | A Kumble | Ind | Aus | 20 | 38 | 6516 | 3366 | 111 |
18 | GD McGrath | Aus | Win | 23 | 46 | 5475 | 2132 | 110 |
19 | W Rhodes | Eng | Aus | 41 | 65 | 5790 | 2616 | 109 |
20 | SF Barnes | Eng | Aus | 20 | 36 | 5749 | 2288 | 106 |
21 | CV Grimmett | Aus | Eng | 22 | 39 | 9164 | 3439 | 106 |
22 | HMRKB Herath | Srl | Pak | 21 | 40 | 6591 | 2976 | 106 |
23 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Ind | 22 | 32 | 7020 | 3425 | 105 |
24 | DL Underwood | Eng | Aus | 29 | 53 | 8000 | 2770 | 105 |
25 | AV Bedser | Eng | Aus | 21 | 37 | 7065 | 2859 | 104 |
26 | M Muralitharan | Srl | SAF | 15 | 27 | 5908 | 2311 | 104 |
27 | LR Gibbs | Win | Aus | 24 | 44 | 9358 | 3222 | 103 |
28 | G Giffen | Aus | Eng | 31 | 43 | 6391 | 2791 | 103 |
29 | SK Warne | Aus | NZl | 20 | 39 | 5770 | 2511 | 103 |
30 | JM Anderson | Eng | Aus | 30 | 56 | 6643 | 3492 | 102 |
31 | WJ O’Reilly | Aus | Eng | 19 | 33 | 7864 | 2587 | 102 |
32 | GS Sobers | Win | Eng | 36 | 62 | 8771 | 3323 | 102 |
33 | R Peel | Eng | Aus | 20 | 35 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 |
34 | CTB Turner | Aus | Eng | 17 | 30 | 5179 | 1670 | 101 |
35 | TM Alderman | Aus | Eng | 17 | 32 | 4717 | 2117 | 100 |
36 | LR Gibbs | Win | Eng | 26 | 47 | 8841 | 2889 | 100 |
37 | JR Thomson | Aus | Eng | 21 | 39 | 4951 | 2418 | 100 |
JM Anderson became the eighth England bowler to capture 100 plus wickets against Australia. The feats of these eight bowlers are listed below
No | Player | Team | Oppn | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts |
1 | IT Botham | Eng | Aus | 36 | 66 | 8479 | 4093 | 148 |
2 | RGD Willis | Eng | Aus | 35 | 69 | 7294 | 3346 | 128 |
3 | W Rhodes | Eng | Aus | 41 | 65 | 5790 | 2616 | 109 |
4 | SF Barnes | Eng | Aus | 20 | 36 | 5749 | 2288 | 106 |
5 | DL Underwood | Eng | Aus | 29 | 53 | 8000 | 2770 | 105 |
6 | AV Bedser | Eng | Aus | 21 | 37 | 7065 | 2859 | 104 |
7 | JM Anderson | Eng | Aus | 30 | 56 | 6643 | 3492 | 102 |
8 | R Peel | Eng | Aus | 20 | 35 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 |
CA Walsh, CEL Ambrose, GD McGrath and LR Gibbs are the four bowlers in the annals of test cricket to capture 100 plus wickets against two specific oppositions.
No | Player | Team | Oppn | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts |
1 | CA Walsh | Win | Eng | 36 | 68 | 8818 | 3683 | 145 |
2 | CA Walsh | Win | Aus | 38 | 69 | 8560 | 3872 | 135 |
1 | CEL Ambrose | Win | Eng | 34 | 63 | 8284 | 3082 | 164 |
2 | CEL Ambrose | Win | Aus | 27 | 51 | 6696 | 2718 | 128 |
1 | GD McGrath | Aus | Eng | 30 | 60 | 7280 | 3286 | 157 |
2 | GD McGrath | Aus | Win | 23 | 46 | 5475 | 2132 | 110 |
1 | LR Gibbs | Win | Aus | 24 | 44 | 9358 | 3222 | 103 |
2 | LR Gibbs | Win | Eng | 26 | 47 | 8841 | 2889 | 100 |
M Muralitharan and SK Warne are the two bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets against three specific oppositions.
No | Player | Team | Oppn | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts |
1 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Eng | 16 | 30 | 6613 | 2247 | 112 |
2 | M Muralitharan | Srl | Ind | 22 | 32 | 7020 | 3425 | 105 |
3 | M Muralitharan | Srl | SAF | 15 | 27 | 5908 | 2311 | 104 |
1 | SK Warne | Aus | Eng | 36 | 72 | 10757 | 4535 | 195 |
2 | SK Warne | Aus | SAF | 24 | 45 | 7928 | 3142 | 130 |
3 | SK Warne | Aus | NZl | 20 | 39 | 5770 | 2511 | 103 |