Australia's legendary leg spinner Shane Warne took 96 wickets at an average of 22.02 in 15 Test matches in the year of 2005 - the most wickets in a calendar year in this format. He and Sri Lanka's off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan are the only two bowlers to take 90 or more wickets in a calendar year.
Among fast bowlers, Australia's Dennis Lillee holds this record. And here is a list of most wickets in a calendar year in Test cricket.
Most Wickets in a Calendar Year in Test cricket -
| Player | Team | Test | Wickets | Avg | BBI | Sr | 5w | 10w | Year |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 15 | 96 | 22.02 | 6/46 | 45.1 | 6 | 2 | 2005 |
| M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 11 | 90 | 16.90 | 8/70 | 39.2 | 9 | 5 | 2006 |
| Dennis Lillee | Australia | 13 | 85 | 20.95 | 7/83 | 43.6 | 5 | 2 | 1981 |
| Allan Donald | South Africa | 14 | 80 | 19.63 | 6/88 | 40.4 | 7 | 0 | 1998 |
| M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 12 | 80 | 21.23 | 8/87 | 58.6 | 7 | 4 | 2001 |
| Joel Garner | West Indies | 15 | 77 | 20.83 | 6/60 | 46.6 | 4 | 0 | 1984 |
| M Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 10 | 75 | 19.50 | 7/84 | 49.8 | 7 | 3 | 2000 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 18 | 75 | 23.18 | 9/83 | 46.2 | 5 | 1 | 1983 |
| Dale Steyn | South Africa | 13 | 74 | 20.01 | 6/72 | 35.8 | 5 | 1 | 2008 |
| Kapil Dev | India | 18 | 74 | 23.24 | 6/63 | 49.0 | 5 | 0 | 1979 |
| Anil Kumble | India | 12 | 74 | 24.83 | 8/141 | 49.7 | 6 | 2 | 2004 |
| Malcolm Marshall | West Indies | 13 | 73 | 20.15 | 7/53 | 44.5 | 9 | 1 | 1984 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 16 | 72 | 23.56 | 6/31 | 70.0 | 2 | 0 | 1993 |
| R Ashwin | India | 12 | 72 | 23.90 | 7/59 | 48.7 | 8 | 3 | 2016 |
| Graham McKenzie | Australia | 14 | 71 | 24.46 | 7/153 | 57.8 | 4 | 1 | 1964 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 10 | 70 | 18.20 | 8/71 | 53.9 | 6 | 2 | 1994 |
| Shane Warne | Australia | 12 | 70 | 24.07 | 6/125 | 49.6 | 5 | 2 | 2004 |
