Most Wickets in Test for Australia: From Shane Warne to Doug Bollinger

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Shane Warne tops the list of Australia's highest wicket-takers in TESTs, with a record 708 wickets in 145 matches at an economy of 2.65. Nathan Lyon follows with 564 wickets in 141* matches, including a best of 8/50. Glenn McGrath is third, claiming 563 wickets in 124 matches, while legends like Mitchell Starc (420 wickets) and Dennis Lillee (355 wickets) round out the top five. These bowlers have been instrumental in Australia's TEST success over the years. Here is the list of Australian players with the most wickets in TEST history.

#	Player	Matches	Inn	Runs	Wickets	Best	Economy
1	Shane Warne	145	273	17,995	708	8/71	2.65
2	Nathan Lyon	141*	261	16,960	564	8/50	2.94
3	Glenn McGrath	124	243	12,186	563	8/24	2.49
4	Mitchell Starc	103*	197	11,135	420	7/58	3.42
5	Dennis Lillee	70	132	8,493	355	7/83	2.75
6	MG Johnson	73	140	8,891	313	8/61	3.33
7	Pat Cummins	72*	133	6,849	310	6/23	2.89
8	Brett Lee	76	150	9,554	310	5/30	3.46
9	Josh Hazlewood	76	143	7,144	295	6/67	2.77
10	Craig McDermott	71	124	8,332	291	8/97	3.01
11	Jason Gillespie	71	137	6,770	259	7/37	2.85
12	Richie Benaud	63	116	6,704	248	7/72	2.10
13	Graham McKenzie	60	113	7,328	246	8/71	2.48
14	Ray Lindwall	61	113	5,251	228	7/38	2.30
15	Peter Siddle	67	126	6,777	221	6/54	2.92
16	Clarence Grimmett	37	67	5,231	216	7/40	2.16
17	Merv Hughes	53	97	6,017	212	8/87	2.93
18	Stuart MacGill	44	85	6,038	208	8/108	3.22
19	Jeff Thomson	51	90	5,601	200	6/46	3.18
20	Alan Davidson	44	82	3,819	186	7/93	1.97
21	Geoff Lawson	46	78	5,501	180	8/112	2.96
22	Keith Miller	55	95	3,906	170	7/60	2.24
23	Terry Alderman	41	73	4,616	170	6/47	2.72
24	William Johnston	40	75	3,826	160	6/44	2.07
25	WJ O'Reilly	27	48	3,254	144	7/54	1.94
26	Hugh Trumble	32	57	3,072	141	8/65	2.27
27	Max Walker	34	63	3,792	138	8/143	2.25
28	Ashley Mallett	38	71	3,940	132	8/59	2.36
29	Bruce Yardley	33	58	3,986	126	7/98	2.68
30	Rodney Hogg	38	66	3,503	123	6/74	2.75
31	Montague Noble	42	71	3,025	121	7/17	2.53
32	Ryan Harris	27	52	2,658	113	7/117	2.78
33	Bruce Reid	27	42	2,784	113	7/51	2.67
34	Michael Kasprowicz	38	73	3,716	113	7/36	3.12
35	Ian Johnson	45	74	3,182	109	7/44	2.17
36	Paul Reiffel	35	67	2,804	104	6/71	2.62
37	George Giffen	31	43	2,791	103	7/117	2.62
38	Alan Connolly	29	55	2,981	102	6/47	2.28
39	Charles Turner	17	30	1,670	101	7/43	1.93
40	Ben Hilfenhaus	27	49	2,822	99	5/75	2.78
41	Arthur Mailey	21	34	3,358	99	9/121	3.29
42	Frederick Spofforth	18	30	1,731	94	7/44	2.48
43	Stuart Clark	24	48	2,243	94	5/32	2.61
44	John Gleeson	29	53	3,367	93	5/61	2.28
45	Steve Waugh	168	150	3,445	92	5/28	2.64
46	Neil Hawke	27	50	2,677	91	7/105	2.30
47	Albert Cotter	21	38	2,549	89	7/148	3.30
48	Warwick Armstrong	50	80	2,923	87	6/35	2.18
49	John Gregory	24	42	2,648	85	7/69	2.84
50	James Pattinson	21	38	2,133	81	5/27	3.22
51	John Saunders	14	27	1,796	79	7/34	3.02
52	George Palmer	17	30	1,678	78	7/65	2.22
53	Geoffrey Dymock	21	35	2,116	78	7/67	2.28
54	Damien Fleming	20	38	1,942	75	5/30	2.82
55	Shane Watson	59	93	2,526	75	6/33	2.75
56	TBA May	24	45	2,606	75	5/9	2.37
57	H Ironmonger	14	27	1,330	74	7/23	1.69
58	RB Simpson	62	84	3,001	71	5/57	2.61
59	Scott Boland	17*	32	1,258	69	6/7	2.91
60	CR Miller	18	34	1,805	69	5/32	2.64
61	JD Higgs	22	36	2,057	66	7/143	2.59
62	WJ Whitty	14	25	1,373	65	6/17	2.45
63	Leonard Pascoe	14	27	1,668	64	5/59	2.94
64	E Jones	19	31	1,857	64	7/88	2.96
65	NM Hauritz	17	33	2,204	63	5/53	3.14
66	Greg Matthews	33	47	2,942	61	5/103	2.81
67	Mark Waugh	128	128	2,429	59	5/40	3.00
68	Andy Bichel	19	37	1,870	58	5/60	3.36
69	TW Wall	18	33	2,010	56	5/14	2.50
70	Gary Gilmour	15	28	1,406	54	6/85	3.17
71	KJ O'Keeffe	24	40	2,018	53	5/101	2.24
72	RJ Bright	25	39	2,180	53	7/87	2.36
73	C Kelleway	26	44	1,683	52	5/33	2.31
74	Mitchell Marsh	46	74	2,061	51	5/46	3.55
75	Doug Bollinger	12	23	1,296	50	5/28	3.23

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