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Alex Carey, current Australia Test wicket-keeper Jack Blackham, Australia's first and longest-serving wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist, a pioneer of modern wicketkeeping, holds the record for most dismissals by an Australian wicket-keeper in Test cricket Tim Paine, is the longest-serving wicket-keeper captain for Australia. Wicket-keepers plays an ...
As of March 2024, former Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 800 wickets. [6] He also holds the record for the most five-wicket hauls (67) and ten-wicket hauls in a match (22); his 16 wickets for 220 runs against England in 1998 is the fifth-best bowling performance by a player in a match.
Alan Davidson (Australia), in the tied 1st Test at Brisbane against the West Indies in 1960–61, was the first man to score 100 runs and take 10 wickets in a match (and is the only other player to achieve this so far), but without a century: his two scores with the bat were 44 and 80, in addition to 11 wickets (5/135 and 6/87).
[1] [2] Brian Lara is the most successful batsman in the history of the trophy, scoring 2,815 runs for the West Indies in 56 innings at an average of 52.12. [4] He also holds the record for the highest score (277) which he made in the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground during the 1992–93 series .
[18] [19] Glenn McGrath, who took 563 wickets in his career, is third to England's James Anderson and Stuart Broad for the most wickets taken by a fast bowler in Test cricket. [20] Adam Gilchrist is Australia's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 416 dismissals. He is second only to South Africa's Mark Boucher with 555 to his name. [21]
Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan has the highest aggregate with 534 wickets; he also has 10 five-wicket hauls. [2] Australian Glenn McGrath has the best bowling average (22.02) among players who have taken 300 or more wickets. [6] In terms of matches played, Brett Lee—another Australian cricketer—took the fewest (171) to accomplish ...
(100/3) indicates that a team scored 100 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no overs remained (or are able) to be bowled. (100) indicates that a team scored 100 runs and was all out, either by losing all ten wickets or by having one or more batsmen unable to bat and losing the remaining ...
The second semi-final of the 2019 tournament between England and Australia at Edgbaston saw Australia's Mitchell Starc take his 27th wicket surpassing the record of the most wickets taken in a single edition of the Cricket World Cup held by fellow countryman Glenn McGrath where he secured 26 dismissals twelve years previously at the 2007 event ...