R Ashwin {59} and HMRKB Herath {54} captured 50 plus wickets in calendar year to provide the 93^rd and 94^th occasion of a bowler capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year. R Ashwin’s 59 wickets provides the second  occasion of his  capturing 50 plus  wickets in a calendar year – the  first being  his 62 wickets in 2015. HMRKB Herath’s 54 wickets provide the third occaion of his  capturing 50 plus wickets in a calendar year – the other two being  his 60 wickets in 2012 and 56 wickets in 2014. The following table lists the twenty two bowlers who have captured 50 plus wickets in two or more calendar years.

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	TM Alderman	Aus	10	19	2672	1222	54	4	0	1981
	2	TM Alderman	Aus	10	18	2592	1067	50	6	1	1989
2	1	JM Anderson	Eng	12	23	2778	1309	57	3	1	2010
	2	JM Anderson	Eng	14	27	3191	1655	52	3	1	2013
3	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2707	1347	59	6	2	2016
4	1	IT Botham	Eng	12	23	2877	1201	66	6	1	1978
	2	IT Botham	Eng	13	21	3338	1584	62	4	1	1981
5	1	SCJ Broad	Eng	14	26	2869	1600	62	5	1	2013
	2	SCJ Broad	Eng	14	27	2703	1334	56	2	0	2015
6	1	J Garner	Win	12	22	2726	880	53	1	0	1980
	2	J Garner	Win	15	29	3626	1629	79	4	0	1984
7	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
	3	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	23	4230	1987	63	2	1	2008
8	1	HMRKB Herath	Srl	10	18	3224	1417	60	7	2	2012
	2	HMRKB Herath	Srl	9	18	3355	1522	56	5	1	2014
	3	HMRKB Herath	Srl	8	15	2205	947	54	5	2	2016
9	1	MJ Hoggard	Eng	13	24	2453	1514	58	3	1	2005
	2	MJ Hoggard	Eng	14	26	3131	1560	51	2	0	2006
10	1	MG Johnson	Aus	14	28	3510	1828	63	2	1	2008
	2	MG Johnson	Aus	13	24	3017	1728	63	2	0	2009
11	1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	5	0	1979
	2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	5	1	1983
12	1	A Kumble	Ind	10	19	3491	1461	54	4	2	1999
	2	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	6	2	2004
	3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3798	1910	57	2	0	2006
13	1	GD McGrath	Aus	10	20	2319	1138	52	4	0	1995
	2	GD McGrath	Aus	13	25	3113	1347	63	4	0	1997
	3	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3364	1425	67	4	1	1999
	4	GD McGrath	Aus	14	27	3508	1473	68	4	0	2001
	5	GD McGrath	Aus	13	26	3144	1352	62	3	0	2005
14	1	MD Marshall	Win	11	20	2371	1116	54	3	0	1983
	2	MD Marshall	Win	13	25	3251	1471	73	9	1	1984
	3	MD Marshall	Win	10	20	2477	1072	60	4	1	1988
15	1	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	16	3302	1256	68	7	2	1998
	2	M Muralitharan	Srl	10	17	3740	1463	75	7	3	2000
	3	M Muralitharan	Srl	12	23	4688	1699	80	7	4	2001
	4	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	14	2836	979	55	5	2	2002
	5	M Muralitharan	Srl	8	15	2049	963	52	4	1	2005
	6	M Muralitharan	Srl	11	21	3532	1521	90	9	5	2006
16	1	M Ntini	SAF	12	24	2814	1566	59	4	1	2003
	2	M Ntini	SAF	10	19	2153	1253	58	5	2	2006
	3	M Ntini	SAF	15	28	2827	1537	54	1	0	2008
17	1	SM Pollock	SAF	14	25	3592	1411	69	6	0	1998
	2	SM Pollock	SAF	13	26	3126	1176	55	4	1	2001
18	1	DW Steyn	SAF	13	24	2653	1481	74	5	1	2008
	2	DW Steyn	SAF	11	20	2341	1285	60	4	1	2010
	3	DW Steyn	SAF	9	18	2146	901	51	4	1	2013
19	1	GP Swann	Eng	12	21	3108	1508	54	4	0	2009
	2	GP Swann	Eng	14	25	3456	1662	64	6	1	2010
	3	GP Swann	Eng	14	24	3806	1766	59	3	1	2012
20	1	CA Walsh	Win	12	23	3051	1349	62	4	1	1995
	2	CA Walsh	Win	14	24	3501	1234	66	4	1	2000
21	1	SK Warne	Aus	16	29	5054	1697	72	2	0	1993
	2	SK Warne	Aus	10	19	3774	1274	70	6	2	1994
	3	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3051	1254	52	1	1	1995
	4	SK Warne	Aus	15	28	4091	1661	68	2	0	1997
	5	SK Warne	Aus	13	25	3501	1809	58	4	1	2001
	6	SK Warne	Aus	10	20	2874	1310	67	3	1	2002
	7	SK Warne	Aus	12	22	3472	1685	70	5	2	2004
	8	SK Warne	Aus	15	30	4336	2114	96	6	2	2005
22	1	RGD Willis	Eng	11	21	2146	1049	50	5	0	1977
	2	RGD Willis	Eng	14	26	2977	1067	57	4	0	1978
	3	RGD Willis	Eng	13	24	2428	1236	52	2	0	1982

R Ashwin is the fourth Indian bowler to capture 50 plus wickets in two or more calendar years. Harbhajan Singh {03}, N Kapil Dev {02} and A Kumble {03} are the other three bowlers who have accomplished the feat

No	No	Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	W	5	10	Year
1	1	R Ashwin	Ind	9	17	2260	1067	62	7	2	2015
	2	R Ashwin	Ind	10	19	2707	1347	59	6	2	2016
2	1	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	12	22	3424	1557	60	6	2	2001
	2	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	24	3567	1463	63	5	0	2002
	3	Harbhajan Singh	Ind	13	23	4230	1987	63	2	1	2008
3	1	N Kapil Dev	Ind	17	29	3553	1699	74	5	0	1979
	2	N Kapil Dev	Ind	18	25	3469	1739	75	5	1	1983
4	1	A Kumble	Ind	10	19	3491	1461	54	4	2	1999
	2	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3680	1838	74	6	2	2004
	3	A Kumble	Ind	12	23	3798	1910	57	2	0	2006