| Player | Matches to 50 Wickets | Time Taken |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Turner (AUS) | 6 | 1y 215d |
| Tom Richardson (ENG) | 7 | 2y 303d |
| Vernon Philander (SA) | 7 | 0y 135d |
| Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) | 7 | 0y 290d |
| Frederick Spofforth (AUS) | 8 | 5y 323d |
| Alf Valentine (WI) | 8 | 1y 206d |
| Rodney Hogg (AUS) | 8 | 0y 113d |
| Terry Alderman (AUS) | 8 | 0y 162d |
| Bobby Peel (ENG) | 9 | 3y 262d |
| John Ferris (ENG) | 9 | 5y 51d |
Key Insights
Charles Turner is the fastest bowler to pick up 50 wickets in Test cricket. The former Australian pacer reached the mark in his sixth Test match.
Over 42 bowlers have taken 50 wickets in 10 or fewer Test matches. Fourteen of those bowlers accomplished the feat for Australia, the most for a team.
Prabath Jayasuriya is the fastest spinner to complete 50 Test wickets. He is also the quickest among all Asian bowlers to take 50 scalps. Jayasuriya needed seven Tests from his debut to go into the record books. The Sri Lankan is one of the recent addition to the list of debutant bowlers to pick a 10-wicket haul in their first Test match.
While Turner is the quickest in terms of matches, his fellow countryman, Rodney Hogg, is the fastest in terms of time taken. The former Australian quick bagged his 50 Test wickets in 113 days.
In all, 15 bowlers completed their 50 wickets within a year of their debut in Test cricket.
Pakistan’s Mohammad Amir is the youngest bowler to grab 50 Test scalps. He was 18 years and 136 days old when he picked up his 50th wicket in 2010.
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