Fastest to 100 Test Wickets

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George Lohmann holds the record for being the fastest bowler to pick up 100 wickets in Tests. The former medium pacer took just 16 matches to reach the milestone and has held this record since 1896! Lohmann is also the first bowler to go past 100 wickets in the longest format in 1896

Lohmann also boasts the best bowling average in the format among bowlers with 100+ wickets. He finished his career with a remarkable average of just 10.75, having scalped 112 wickets.

Johnny Briggs (1862-1902), an English left-arm spin bowler, was the first man to claim 100 Test wickets. He achieved the milestone in the Fourth Test in Sydney on 1 February 1895.

Clarrie Grimmett and Yasir Shah (record-holder for the quickest 200 Test wickets) are the joint fastest among spinners to reach 100 Test wickets, with both bowlers achieving the mark in 17 matches.

Bowler	Matches to 100 Wickets	Time Taken
George Lohmann (ENG)	16	9y 241d
Charlie Turner (AUS)	17	8y 4d
Sydney Barnes (ENG)	17	10y 72d
Clarrie Grimmett (AUS)	17	5y 323d
Yasir Shah (PAK)	17	1y 357d
Prabath Jayasuriya (SL)	17	2y 142d
Ravichandran Ashwin (IND)	18	2y 8d
Colin Blythe (ENG)	19	8y 88d
Alf Valentine (WI)	19	3y 261d
Andy Roberts (WI)	19	2y 138d

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