In Test cricket's 143 years old history, many great bowlers have played. Bowlers like Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Wasim Akram, Richard Hadlee, Curtley Ambrose, Malcolm Marshall, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble, etc were match winners for their teams for a very long time. Here we're having a look at top ten wicket-takers, most fifers and best bowling averages in winning causes in Test cricket.
Most Test wickets in winning causes -
510 - Shane Warne (Australia, 92 Tests)
438 - Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka, 54 Tests)
414 - Glenn McGrath (Australia, 84 Tests)
320 - James Anderson (England, 68 Tests)
305 - Dale Steyn (South Africa, 48 Tests)
288 - Anil Kumble (India, 43 Tests)
260 - R Ashwin (India, 42 Tests)
259 - Stuart Broad (England, 62 Tests)
254 - Malcolm Marshall (West Indies, 43 Tests)
243 - Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka, 38 Tests)
Most Test Fifers in winning causes -
41 - Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka, 54 Tests)
27 - Shane Warne (Australia, 92 Tests)
25 - Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka, 38 Tests)
23 - R Ashwin (India, 42 Tests)
22 - Dale Steyn (South Africa, 48 Tests)
20 - Anil Kumble (India, 43 Tests)
19 - James Anderson (England, 68 Tests)
18 - Glenn McGrath (Australia, 84 Tests)
17 - Richard Hadlee (New Zealand, 22 Tests)
17 - Dennis Lillee (Australia, 31 Tests)
17 - Malcolm Marshall (West Indies, 43 Tests)
Best Bowling Averages in winning causes in Test cricket (Min 100 wickets) -
13.06 - Richard Hadlee (New Zealand, 173 wickets)
13.58 - Sydney Barnes (England, 115 wickets)
13.65 - Jim Laker (England, 101 wickets)
14.50 - Imran Khan (Pakistan, 155 wickets)
15.18 - Derek Underwood (England, 123 wickets)
16.18 - Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka, 438 wickets)
16.60 - Dale Steyn (South Africa, 305 wickets)
16.78 - Malcolm Marshall (West Indies, 254 wickets)
16.79 - Allan Donald (South Africa, 187 wickets)
16.86 - Curtley Ambrose (West Indies, 229 wickets)
