Warne joins 400-wicket club


Australian leg spinner Shane Warne became the sixth bowler in the history of Test cricket to have scalped 400 wickets. He achieved this feat when he had England middle order batsman Alec Stewart, caught by wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist in England's first innings
in the fifth and final Test match at The Oval on August 25, 2001. He reached the target in only his 92nd Test, second to Richard Hadlee who hit 400 in his 80th Test match.

The first bowler to take 400 wickets in Test cricket was New Zealand's Richard Hadlee who achieved this feat in his 80th Test match against India at Christchurch in 1989-90 series by dismissing middle order batsman Sanjay Manjrekar, caught by Dean Jones.

India's Kapil Dev was the second bowler to complete 400 wickets in Test cricket. Kapil reached this milestone in his 115th Test match against Australia at Perth in 1991-92 series when he dismissed opening batsman Mark Taylor, leg before wicket.

West Indian speedster Courtney Walsh was the third bowler to have scalped 400 wickets. Walsh achieved this feat when he trapped Australian Ian Healy, leg before at Port of Spain in 1998-99 series. It was Walsh’s 107th Test match.

Pakistani all rounder Wasim Akram was the fourth bowler in the history of Test cricket to have scalped 400 wickets. He achieved this feat in his 96th Test match when he had Russell Arnold, caught by Mohammed Akram in Sri Lanka's second innings at Sinhalese
Sports Club Ground, Colombo on June 16, 2000. 

West Indian fast bowler Curtly Ambrose became the fifth bowler in the history of Test cricket to have scalped 400 wickets. He achieved this feat when he had English opener Mike Atherton, caught by Brian Lara at first slip in England's only innings in the fourth Test match at Headingley, Leeds on August 17,2000. It was his 97th Test match.

Shane Warne took 188 wickets in 41 Test matches at home while he dismissed 214 batsmen in 51 Test matches outside Australia. He has taken 10 wickets in a Test match eight times and five wickets in an innings on 19 occasions.

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** Compiled by Syed Pervez Qaiser (India)