Cricket: Most wickets in a Test career

London, 12 July  - James Anderson bowed out of Test cricket with 704 wickets in 188 matches after England hammered the West Indies by an innings and 114 runs at Lord's on Friday.

Anderson's last game at international level ended an England career spanning
two decades, with no other fast bowler having enjoyed as much success at Test
level.

But spinners Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan remain ahead of Anderson in
the list of Test cricket's most successful bowlers.

Most wickets in a Test career (wickets, matches, player, team, average):

800 133 Muttiah Muralitharan (SRI/ICC) 22.72

708 145 Shane Warne (AUS) 25.41

704 188 James Anderson (ENG) 26.45

619 132 Anil Kumble (IND) 29.65

604 167 Stuart Broad (ENG) 27.68

563 124 Glenn McGrath (AUS) 21.64

530 129 Nathan Lyon (AUS) 30.28

519 132 Courtney Walsh (WIS) 24.44

516 100 Ravichandran Ashwin (IND) 23.75

439 93 Dale Steyn (RSA) 22.95