Quiz! Most Test wickets in each calendar year since 1980

The list features plenty of modern greats of the game, but also some less obvious names. Only twice in this period has a bowler breached the 90-wicket mark in a calendar year, but no one has reached three figures yet.

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There have been some instances where two or more bowlers finished as the joint-highest wicket-takers in a calendar year. To break ties, we selected the ones who finished with the lower bowling average.

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We have given you the team and number of wickets taken by each bowler in the year in question. You have 10 minutes to get the full set. Good luck!

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The 2025 data was updated on July 9.

Quiz! Most Test wickets in each calendar year since 1980

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