George Lohmann of England tops the list of the fastest 100 wickets in test cricket. He completed 100 test wickets in just 16 matches. He made this record in a match against South Africa in Johannesburg. Charlie Turner of Australia follows him. He completed 100 test wickets in just 17 matches. He made this record in a match against England at Sydney. Sydney Barnes of England is ranked third on the list of fastest 100 wickets in test cricket. He completed 100 test wickets in just 17 matches. He made this record in a match against Australia in Sydney.
S No. | Player | Team | Opposition | Ground | Matches |
1 | George Lohmann | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 16 |
2 | Charlie Turner | Australia | v England | Sydney | 17 |
3 | Sydney Barnes | England | v Australia | Sydney | 17 |
4 | Clairre Grimmett | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 17 |
5 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | v West Indies | Dubai (DSC) | 17 |
6 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 18 |
7 | Colin Blythe | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 |
8 | Alf Valentine | West Indies | v England | Georgetown | 19 |
9 | Andy Roberts | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 19 |
10 | Ian Botham | England | v India | Lord’s | 19 |
11 | Saeed Ajmal | Pakistan | v England | Abu Dhabi | 19 |
12 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 19 |
13 | Bobby Peel | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 |
14 | Maurice Tate | England | v Australia | Sydney | 20 |
15 | Bill O’Reilly | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 20 |
16 | Wes Hall | West Indies | v India | Kingston | 20 |
17 | EAS Prasanna | India | v Australia | Delhi | 20 |
18 | Waqar Younis | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 20 |
19 | Dale Steyn | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 20 |
20 | Mohammad Asif | Pakistan | v England | Nottingham | 20 |
21 | Joel Garner | West Indies | v Pakistan | Multan | 21 |
22 | Colin Croft | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 21 |
23 | Ian Bishop | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 21 |
24 | Anil Kumble | India | v New Zealand | Bengaluru | 21 |
25 | Stuart MacGill | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 21 |
26 | Pat Cummins | Australia | v England | Birmingham | 21 |
27 | Bill Johnston | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 22 |
28 | Hugh Tayfield | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 22 |
29 | Subash Gupte | India | v West Indies | Brabourne | 22 |
30 | Fazal Mahmood | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 22 |
FAQs
1. Which bowler holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in test cricket?
George Lohmann of England holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in test cricket – 16 matches.
2. Which spinner holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in test cricket?
Clairre Grimmett of Australia holds the record for the fastest 100 wickets in test cricket – 17 matches.
3. Who is the fastest Indian to pick 100 test wickets?
Ravichandran Ashwin is the fastest Indian to pick 100 test wickets – 18 matches.
4. Who is the fastest Pakistani player to pick 100 test wickets?
Yasir Shah is the fastest Pakistani player to pick 100 test wickets – 17 matches.