Bowlers who have captured 100 plus wickets against a specific opposition in the annals of test cricket

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

 

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