Charlie Turner of Australia tops the list of fastest 50 wickets in test cricket. He completed 50 test wickets in just 6 matches. He made this record in a match against England in Manchester. Tom Richardson of England follows him. He completed 50 test wickets in just 7 matches. He made this record in a match against Australia at Lord’s. South Africa’s right-arm medium pacer Vernon Philander is ranked third on the list of fastest 50 wickets in test cricket. He completed 50 test wickets in just 7 matches. He made this record in a match against New Zealand in Wellington.
| S No. | Player | Team | Opposition | Ground | Matches |
| 1 | Charlie Turner | Australia | v England | Manchester | 6 |
| 2 | Tom Richardson | England | v Australia | Lord’s | 7 |
| 3 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 7 |
| 4 | Prabhat Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | v Ireland | Galle | 7 |
| 5 | Fred Spofforth | Australia | v England | Sydney | 8 |
| 6 | Alf Valentine | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 8 |
| 7 | Rodney Hogg | Australia | v Pakistan | Perth | 8 |
| 8 | Terry Alderman | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 9 |
| 9 | Bobby Peel | England | v Australia | Manchester | 9 |
| 10 | John JamesFerris | England/Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 9 |
| 11 | Sydney Barnes | England | v Australia | Sydney | 9 |
| 12 | Arthur Mailey | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 9 |
| 13 | Maurice Tate | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 |
| 14 | Frank Tyson | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 9 |
| 15 | Peter Pollock | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 9 |
| 16 | Andy Roberts | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 9 |
| 17 | Colin Croft | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 9 |
| 18 | Stuart MacGill | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 9 |
| 19 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | v England | Ahmedabad | 9 |
| 20 | Yasir Shah | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 9 |
| 21 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | v India | Kanpur | 9 |
| 22 | Joey Palmer | Australia | v England | Manchester | 10 |
| 23 | George Lohmann | England | v Australia | Lord’s | 10 |
| 24 | Wilfred Rhodes | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 10 |
| 25 | Jack Saunders | Australia | v England | Sydney | 10 |
| 26 | Tich Freeman | England | v South Africa | Leeds | 10 |
| 27 | Clarrie Grimmett | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 10 |
| 28 | Herbert Ironmonger | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 10 |
| 29 | Bill O’Reilly | Australia | v England | Manchester | 10 |
| 30 | Bill Johnston | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 |
FAQs
1. Which bowler holds the record for the fastest 50 wickets in test cricket?
Charlie Turner of Australia holds the record for the fastest 50 wickets in test cricket – 6 matches.
2. Which spinner holds the record for the fastest 50 wickets in test cricket?
Prabhat Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka holds the record for the fastest 50 wickets in test cricket – 7 matches.
3. Which is the only player from the list who played for 2 nations?
John James Ferris is the only player from the list who played for 2 nations – England and Australia.
4. Which is the only Indian player to feature in the list?
Ravichandran Ashwin is the only Indian player to feature in the list of fastest 50 wickets in test cricket – 9 matches. He completed 50 test wickets in a match against England in Ahmedabad.
5. Which is the only Pakistani player to feature in the list?
Yasir Shah is the only Pakistani player to feature in the list of fastest 50 wickets in test cricket – 9 matches. He completed 50 test wickets in a match against Sri Lanka in Colombo.
