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Australia Test Cricket Wickets Stats

How many wickets Australia take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated , after the South Africa game

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Player Avg Hit %
ICC World Test Championship 27 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lost176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 18 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 9 Oct 26 South AfricaA Won214 runs
ICC World Test Championship 22 Aug 26 BangladeshH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 13 Aug 26 BangladeshH Lost9 wkts
The Ashes 3 Jan 26 EnglandH Won5 wkts
The Ashes 25 Dec 25 EnglandH Lost4 wkts
The Ashes 16 Dec 25 EnglandH Won82 runs
The Ashes 4 Dec 25 EnglandH Won8 wkts
The Ashes 21 Nov 25 EnglandH Won8 wkts
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Australia total 9.3 10109-101010101011010106101010101010
Mitchell Starc Australia M. StarcBowler, 19 inns 3.1 84%16/19 616.3-72-6 324-65-3 324.1-89-3 217-63-2 116-33-1 610-12-6 410-39-4 226-79-2 04-15-0 223-93-2 318.2-72-3 26-23-2 210-55-2 116-61-1 317-62-3 620-75-6 218-64-2 712.5-58-7 312-55-3
Michael Neser Australia M. NeserAll-rounder, 6 inns 2.5 50%3/6 418.3-60-4 116-55-1 410-45-4 08-54-0 114-43-1 516.2-42-5
Scott Boland Australia S. BolandBowler, 11 inns 2.3 73%8/11 529-81-5 226-85-2 225-46-2 39-30-3 29-29-2 315.2-45-3 117.5-35-1 119-87-1 217-47-2 010-62-0 411.4-33-4
Josh Hazlewood Australia J. HazlewoodBowler, 9 inns 2.0 33%3/9 115-59-1 121-68-1 014-43-0 216.1-54-2 616.5-49-6 111-18-1 07-16-0 628-89-6 13-5-1
Pat Cummins Australia P. CumminsBowler, 10 inns 1.90 60%6/10 018-73-0 224.4-71-2 026-96-0 315-54-3 114-34-1 310-25-3 310-10-3 127-75-1 -DNB 317-69-3 317-48-3
Brendan Doggett Australia B. DoggettBowler, 4 inns 1.75 50%2/4 115.2-81-1 117-56-1 27-27-2 39-51-3
Nathan Lyon Australia N. LyonBowler, 10 inns 1.50 60%6/10 223-71-2 244-101-2 222-58-2 020-32-0 -DNB 311.3-25-3 131-102-1 05-23-0 228-70-2 325-77-3 02-10-0 -DNB
Beau Webster Australia B. WebsterAll-rounder, 8 inns 0.50 13%1/8 019-43-0 13-23-1 03-4-0 03-8-0 -DNB 010-28-0 02.2-12-0 05-20-0 316-64-3
Matt Renshaw Australia M. RenshawBatter, 4 inns 0.50 25%1/4 01-5-0 08-22-0 08-33-0 -DNB 213-30-2 -DNB -DNB
Cameron Green Australia C. GreenAll-rounder, 10 inns 0.40 0%0/10 -DNB -DNB -DNB -DNB 010-34-0 -DNB 118-85-1 06-40-0 10.5-0-1 -DNB 111-33-1 010-44-0 08-43-0 05-15-0 11-10-1 02-13-0
Marnus Labuschagne Australia M. LabuschagneBatter, 8 inns 0.25 0%0/8 -DNB 04-18-0 12-8-1 02-6-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB 04-4-0 -DNB 13-14-1 03-15-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB 01-7-0 -DNB 01-3-0 -DNB -DNB
Travis Head Australia T. HeadBatter, 7 inns 0.00 0%0/7 -DNB 05-15-0 -DNB 03-20-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB 02-3-0 -DNB 04-20-0 04-25-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB 015-61-0 -DNB 01-1-0 -DNB -DNB
Jhye Richardson Australia J. RichardsonBowler, 2 inns 1.00 50%1/2 04-8-0 25.2-22-2
Cooper Connolly Australia C. ConnollyAll-rounder, 2 inns 0.50 0%0/2 19-41-1 04-14-0 -DNB -DNB
Nic Maddinson Australia N. MaddinsonBatter, 2 inns 0.00 0%0/2 05-24-0 -DNB 04-18-0
A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a figure is the bowler's overs, runs and wickets; DNB did not bowl.

Australia Team Wickets

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ICC World Test Championship 27 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lost176 runs
ICC World Test Championship 18 Oct 26 South AfricaA Lostinns
ICC World Test Championship 9 Oct 26 South AfricaA Won214 runs
ICC World Test Championship 22 Aug 26 BangladeshH Woninns
ICC World Test Championship 13 Aug 26 BangladeshH Lost9 wkts
The Ashes 3 Jan 26 EnglandH Won5 wkts
The Ashes 25 Dec 25 EnglandH Lost4 wkts
The Ashes 16 Dec 25 EnglandH Won82 runs
The Ashes 4 Dec 25 EnglandH Won8 wkts
The Ashes 21 Nov 25 EnglandH Won8 wkts

Australia Wickets Match by Match

The last 10 Tests, innings by innings, and how often Australia went over the line

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New Zealand Wickets Match by Match

Australia's next opponent, their last 10 Tests

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Australia Wickets Lines

How often each line went over, last 10 Tests, an innings each

LineOverUnderOver %
7.517289%
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9.516384%
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15.514478%
16.512667%
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19.511761%

Wickets Batting First and Chasing

Australia's wickets per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First4216.819.0
Second6418.214.8

Test Wickets Table

Wickets per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

SidePForAgMatch
1South AfricaSouth Africa 1419.715.635.3
2New ZealandNew Zealand 1218.614.933.5
3EnglandEngland 2018.416.935.3
4AustraliaAustralia 2118.016.334.3
5IndiaIndia 1717.715.733.3
6PakistanPakistan 1317.019.436.4
7BangladeshBangladesh 1616.616.733.3
8West IndiesWest Indies 1816.317.934.2
9Sri LankaSri Lanka 1013.618.131.7
10ZimbabweZimbabwe 1313.417.430.8

Australia Wickets by Competition

Wickets per game in each Test competition

CompetitionPW-LForAg
ICC World Test ChampionshipICC World Test Championship52-316.017.2
The AshesThe Ashes54-119.215.8

Australia Test Wickets Questions

How many wickets do Australia take per innings in Tests?

Australia have averaged 9.3 wickets an innings over their last 10 Tests, since November 2025, against their opponents' 8.7, and their best was 10 in their first innings against South Africa on 27 Oct 2026.

How often do Australia go over 9.5 wickets in an innings?

Australia went over 9.5 wickets in 16 of 19 innings over their last 10 Tests, since November 2025, 84% of the time, while averaging 9.3 an innings against their opponents' 8.7.

Who takes the most wickets for Australia?

Mitchell Starc takes the most wickets for Australia over their last 10 Tests, since November 2025, with 58 in 19 innings at 3.1 an innings, ahead of Scott Boland (25) and Pat Cummins (19).

What is Australia's highest wickets in an innings in a recent Test?

Australia's highest over their last 10 Tests, since November 2025, is 10 wickets in their first innings against South Africa on 27 Oct 2026 at Newlands, Cape Town, against their average of 9.3.

Do Australia take more wickets batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings Australia more wickets over their last 10 Tests, since November 2025: they average 16.8 wickets batting first in 4 Tests, and 18.2 batting second in 6, a gap of 1.42 wickets.