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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 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
ICC World Test Championship 2 Jan 25 IndiaH Won6 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 25 Dec 24 IndiaH Won184 runs
ICC World Test Championship 14 Dec 24 IndiaH Drew
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Australia total 8.9 1010101101010610101010101010101010100
Scott Boland Australia S. BolandBowler, 14 inns 2.6 79%11/14 226-85-2 225-46-2 39-30-3 29-29-2 315.2-45-3 117.5-35-1 119-87-1 217-47-2 010-62-0 411.4-33-4 420-31-4 616.5-45-6 327-57-3 316-39-3
Pat Cummins Australia P. CumminsBowler, 11 inns 2.6 82%9/11 310-25-3 310-10-3 127-75-1 -DNB 317-69-3 317-48-3 215.2-37-2 315-44-3 329-89-3 318-28-3 422-81-4 01-4-0
Mitchell Starc Australia M. StarcBowler, 20 inns 2.5 70%14/20 610-12-6 410-39-4 226-79-2 04-15-0 223-93-2 318.2-72-3 26-23-2 210-55-2 116-61-1 317-62-3 620-75-6 218-64-2 712.5-58-7 312-55-3 318-49-3 04-36-0 025-86-0 116-25-1 324-83-3 01.1-4-0
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
Josh Hazlewood Australia J. HazlewoodBowler, 5 inns 1.80 20%1/5 111-18-1 07-16-0 628-89-6 13-5-1 16-22-1 -DNB
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 1.60 50%5/10 -DNB 311.3-25-3 131-102-1 05-23-0 228-70-2 325-77-3 02-10-0 -DNB 16-19-1 -DNB 328.3-96-3 220.1-37-2 123-55-1 -DNB
Beau Webster Australia B. WebsterAll-rounder, 7 inns 0.57 14%1/7 03-8-0 -DNB 010-28-0 02.2-12-0 05-20-0 316-64-3 013-29-0 14-24-1
Cameron Green Australia C. GreenAll-rounder, 10 inns 0.40 0%0/10 -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
Travis Head Australia T. HeadBatter, 8 inns 0.25 0%0/8 -DNB -DNB 02-3-0 -DNB 04-20-0 04-25-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB 015-61-0 -DNB 01-1-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB -DNB 03-11-0 15-14-1 11.5-3-1 -DNB
Marnus Labuschagne Australia M. LabuschagneBatter, 6 inns 0.17 0%0/6 -DNB -DNB 04-4-0 -DNB 13-14-1 03-15-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB 01-7-0 -DNB 01-3-0 -DNB -DNB -DNB -DNB -DNB 01-0-0 -DNB -DNB
Mitchell Marsh Australia M. MarshAll-rounder, 3 inns 0.00 0%0/3 07-28-0 03-2-0 02-6-0 -DNB
Jhye Richardson Australia J. RichardsonBowler, 2 inns 1.00 50%1/2 04-8-0 25.2-22-2
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 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
ICC World Test Championship 2 Jan 25 IndiaH Won6 wkts
ICC World Test Championship 25 Dec 24 IndiaH Won184 runs
ICC World Test Championship 14 Dec 24 IndiaH Drew

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 %
6.517385%
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10.50200%
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15.513668%
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Wickets Batting First and Chasing

Australia's wickets per game by when they batted

BattingPWForAg
First5215.419.4
Second5520.012.6

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 Championship53-116.216.2
The AshesThe Ashes54-119.215.8

Australia Test Wickets Questions

How many wickets do Australia take per innings in Tests?

Australia have averaged 8.9 wickets an innings over their last 10 Tests, since December 2024, against their opponents' 8.4, and their best was 10 in their first innings against Bangladesh on 22 Aug 2026.

How often do Australia go over 8.5 wickets in an innings?

Australia went over 8.5 wickets in 17 of 20 innings over their last 10 Tests, since December 2024, 85% of the time, while averaging 8.9 an innings against their opponents' 8.4.

Who takes the most wickets for Australia?

Mitchell Starc takes the most wickets for Australia over their last 10 Tests, since December 2024, with 50 in 20 innings at 2.5 an innings, ahead of Scott Boland (36) and Pat Cummins (28).

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

Australia's highest over their last 10 Tests, since December 2024, is 10 wickets in their first innings against Bangladesh on 22 Aug 2026 at Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay, Mackay, against their average of 8.9.

Do Australia take more wickets batting first or chasing?

Chasing brings Australia more wickets over their last 10 Tests, since December 2024: they average 15.4 wickets batting first in 5 Tests, and 20.0 batting second in 5, a gap of 4.6 wickets.