In this quiz, you have to name the players who have recorded the best bowling figures in a Test match.
The record for the most wickets in a Test match belongs to an Englishman, who took 19 wickets in the Manchester Test of the 1956 Ashes. He surpassed the previous record held by his compatriot, who took 17 wickets against South Africa at Johannesburg 43 years earlier.
With a cutoff of at least 150 Test wickets, his bowling average of 21.24 remains the best among spin bowlers to this day.
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Overall, five players have taken 16 wickets in a match. The number of instances increases to 12 when considering match figures of 15 or more wickets, and to 25 when the cutoff is reduced to 14 wickets.
In this quiz, you have to name the 25 bowlers who took at least 14 wickets in a match. You have five minutes.
The most recent feature on the list is a New Zealand spinner who took 14 wickets in a Test against India in 2021, including a 10-wicket haul in an innings to enter an exclusive three-member club.
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To work with the names, the teams they represented, along with the match figures, have been given as hints.
Can you name the players with the best bowling figures in a Test match?
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