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unusual facts about Test wickets



St. Joseph Senior Secondary School Sector

Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee, who took 355 Test wickets was impressed by his performance and encouraged him to carry on with his passion.


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2005 in cricket

17 December - Shane Warne takes his 86th Test wicket for the year, dismissing Ashwell Prince lbw, and breaks Dennis Lillee's record of most Test wickets in a single year, set in 1981.

Brian Statham

He overtook Alec Bedser's record of 236 Test wickets in the Fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval in 1962–63.

Johnny Wardle

In the second Test at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, he took 7 for 36 to dismiss South Africa for 72, and may have taken more than 26 Test wickets but for injury.