R Ashwin captured 31 wickets conceding 345 runs in the just concluded home series against South Africa to become the only spinner and the third bowler in the annals of test cricket to capture 30 plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs. Quite interestingly all the three bowlers have chosen to perform the feat  against South Africa.

GA Lohmann of England was the first bowler to capture 30 plus wickets conceding less than 350 runs. He captured 35 wickets conceding 203 runs against South Africa in 1895-96. SF Barnes of England emulated GA Lohmann by capturing 34 wickets conceding 282 runs in 1912 test series.  Both GA Lehmann and SF Barnes performed the feat in three test series which is incredible. R Ashwin’s 31 wickets came in four tests. The performance of these three bowlers are furnished below

No	Player	Team	Oppn	series	M	I	Balls	Runs	W	Ave	5	10
1	R Ashwin	Ind	SAF	2015-16	4	7	988	345	31	11.12	4	1
2	SF Barnes	Eng	SAF	1912	3	6	768	282	34	8.29	5	3
3	GA Lohmann	Eng	SAF	1895-96	3	6	520	203	35	5.80	4	2