JM Anderson of England captured three wickets conceding 61 runs in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test  at Melbourne which fetched  him an aggregate of 521 wickets. He now occupies the fifth place amongst the bowlers who have taken most wickets in the annals of test cricket. He went past CA Walsh who had captured 519 wickets. The performance of these six bowlers is furnished below.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	M Muralitharan	Srl	133	230	44039	18180	800
2	SK Warne	Aus	145	273	40705	17995	708
3	A Kumble	Ind	132	236	40850	18355	619
4	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563
5	JM Anderson	Eng	133	248	29216	14231	521
6	CA Walsh	Win	132	242	30019	12688	519

JM Anderson of England captured three wickets conceding 61 runs in Australia’s first innings in the ongoing test at Melbourne which fetched him an aggregate of 521 wickets. He now occupies the second place amongst the pace bowlers who have taken most wickets in the annals of test cricket. He went past CA Walsh who had captured 519 wickets. The performance of these three bowlers is furnished below.

No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts
1	GD McGrath	Aus	124	243	29248	12186	563
2	JM Anderson	Eng	133	248	29216	14231	521
3	CA Walsh	Win	132	242	30019	12688	519