da fezbet： When Glenn McGrath had Brian Lara trapped lbw on the second day of the Super Test at Sydney, he surpassed Courtney Walsh’s tally of 519 Test wickets
Cricinfo staff15-Oct-2005
Glenn McGrath: a worthy contender to the title of Greatest Fast Bowler © Getty Images
When Glenn McGrath trapped Brian Lara lbw on the second day of the Super Test at Sydney, he surpassed Courtney Walsh’s tally of 519 Test wickets to become the highest wicket-taker among fast bowlers in Test cricket. While it took Walsh 132 matches to take 519 wickets, McGrath’s 520th came in just his 112th match.Click here for McGrath’s career analysis.
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Glenn McGrath 112 520 21.2828/3 Courtney Walsh 132 519 24.4422/3 Kapil Dev 131 434 29.6423/2 Richard Hadlee 86 431 22.2936/9 Wasim Akram 104 414 23.6225/5 Curtly Ambrose 98 405 20.9922/3 Ian Botham 102 383 28.4027/4 Shaun Pollock 94 377 22.0916/1 Malcolm Marshall 81 376 20.9422/4 Waqar Younis 87 373 23.5622/5