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Warne bags a world record
Rajneesh Gupta
September 13, 2005

The wicket of Marcus Trescothick [Images] on the fifth and final day of Oval Test was special for Shane Warne [Images] for it gave him a world record.

Trescothick's was wicket number 168 for Warne against England [Images] in his 31st Test, which put him ahead of countryman Dennis Lillee in the list of bowlers capturing most wickets against a particular country. Lillee had taken 167 wickets in 29 Tests - also against England. Warne, at the end of series, has taken 172 wickets in 31 Tests.

Earlier in this series, Warne had achieved the world record of taking most wickets in a country other than his own.

Already the highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, Warne is also the only bowler to have taken 100-plus wickets against three different countries with 172 wickets against England, 103 against New Zealand [Images] and 101 against South Africa. One wonders how many more records will Warne end up with, whenever he decides to retire from the game!

The following table lists the leading wicket-takers against a particular country in Test cricket:

Bowler

For

Wkts

Vs

Tests

Balls

Runs

Ave

Best

5WI

10WM

SK Warne

Aus

172

England

31

9309

3837

22.30

 8-71

10

4

DK Lillee

Aus

167

England

29

8516

3507

21.00

 7-89

11

4

CEL Ambrose

WI

164

England

34

8284

3082

18.79

 8-45

8

2

IT Botham

Eng

148

Australia

36

8479

4093

27.66

 6-78

9

2

CA Walsh

WI

145

England

36

8818

3683

25.40

 6-74

5

1

H Trumble

Aus

141

England

31

7895

2945

20.89

 8-65

9

3

CA Walsh

WI

135

Australia

38

8560

3872

28.68

 6-54

4

0


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