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List of Highest Wicket Takers in Test Matches for the Calendar Year 2011

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Following are the Top 10 Wicket Takers in Test Matches for the Calendar Year 2011 :

  1. Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) – Tests : 8 Overs : 487.0 Wickets : 50 Best Bowling in an Innings : 6/42 Best Bowling in a Match : 11/111 Average : 23.86 Strike Rate : 58.4 5-wicket haul in an innings : 3 10-wicket haul in a match : 1
  2. Ishant Sharma (India) – Tests : 12 Overs : 487.5 Wickets : 43 Best Bowling in an Innings : 6/55 Best Bowling in a Match : 10/108 Average : 36.39 Strike Rate : 68.0 5-wicket haul in an innings : 2 10-wicket haul in a match : 1
  3. Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka) – Tests : 10 Overs : 470.1 Wickets : 41 Best Bowling in an Innings : 7/157 Best Bowling in a Match : 9/128 Average : 29.07 Strike Rate : 68.8 5-wicket haul in an innings : 3 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  4. Devendra Bishoo (West Indies) – Tests : 10 Overs : 454.4 Wickets : 39 Best Bowling in an Innings : 5/90 Best Bowling in a Match : 8/152 Average : 36.23 Strike Rate : 69.9 5-wicket haul in an innings : 1 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  5. Abdur Rehman (Pakistan) – Tests : 8 Overs : 412.0 Wickets : 36 Best Bowling in an Innings : 4/51 Best Bowling in a Match : 7/97 Average : 26.27 Strike Rate : 68.6 5-wicket haul in an innings : 0 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  6. James Anderson (England) – Tests : 7 Overs : 296.2 Wickets : 35 Best Bowling in an Innings : 5/65 Best Bowling in a Match : 7/127 Average : 24.85 Strike Rate : 50.8 5-wicket haul in an innings : 1 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  7. Umar Gul (Pakistan) – Tests : 8 Overs : 287.5 Wickets : 34 Best Bowling in an Innings : 4/61 Best Bowling in a Match : 8/148 Average : 25.67 Strike Rate : 50.7 5-wicket haul in an innings : 0 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  8. Chanaka Welegedara (Sri Lanka) – Tests : 10 Overs : 325.0 Wickets : 34 Best Bowling in an Innings : 5/52 Best Bowling in a Match : 6/106 Average : 30.26 Strike Rate : 57.3 5-wicket haul in an innings : 2 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  9. Stuart Broad (England) – Tests : 7 Overs : 270.2 Wickets : 33 Best Bowling in an Innings : 6/46 Best Bowling in a Match : 8/76 Average : 22.30 Strike Rate : 49.1 5-wicket haul in an innings : 1 10-wicket haul in a match : 0
  10. Fidel Edwards (West Indies) – Tests : 8 Overs : 252.2 Wickets : 32 Best Bowling in an Innings : 5/63 Best Bowling in a Match : 8/132 Average : 29.90 Strike Rate : 47.3 5-wicket haul in an innings : 3 10-wicket haul in a match : 0