Wickets and Ducks

Shane Warne, Muttiah Muralitharan, Glenn McGrath and Courtney Walsh may be in the list of the top five wicket-takers in Test cricket, but they also top the charts for another dubious distinction - the highest number of ducks.

Here is a compilation of the Top wicket-taking Test bowlers and the number of ducks they have scored (As of 20/12/2006).

Player T W I D

Shane Warne 143 699 197 34
Muttiah Muralitharan 110 674 144 30
Glenn McGrath 122 555 136 34
Anil Kumble 111 538 142 17
Courtney Walsh 132 519 185 43
Kapil Dev 131 434 184 16
Richard Hadlee 86 431 134 12
Wasim Akram 104 414 147 17
Curtly Ambrose 98 405 145 26

T-Test matches, W- Wickets, I- Innings, D- Ducks.


Compiled from cricinfo.com
More on cricinfo.com:
View Highest Test-wicket takers List
View Most number of Ducks List