Who is the fastest bowler to 100 Test wickets? It is a statistical record that has highlighted the same name for nearly 128 years. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Pakistan’s Yasir Shah came close in the modern era, but fell just short.

England’s bowling pioneer George Lohmann, who featured in only 18 Tests, reached the magical 100 Test-wickets figures shortly before his retirement in 1896. Regarded among the premier right-arm pacers of his time, Lohmann reached 100 wickets in his 16th Test and continues to hold the record for the best Test bowling average (10.75) and strike rate (34.1), for a min. 2000 balls bowled.

Sri Lanka’s Prabath Jayasuriya could break into the top two or equal Lohmann’s long-standing feat should he pick 12 wickets in his 16th Test against New Zealand in Galle.

Here are the fastest bowlers to reach 100 Test wickets

Mat Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut
16 George Lohmann (ENG) v South Africa Johannesburg 2 Mar 1896 5 Jul 1886
17 Charles Turner (AUS) v England Sydney 1 Feb 1895 28 Jan 1887
17 Sydney Barnes (ENG) v Australia Sydney 23 Feb 1912 13 Dec 1901
17 Clarrie Grimmett (AUS) v West Indies Brisbane 16 Jan 1931 27 Feb 1925
17 Yasir Shah (PAK) v West Indies Dubai (DICS) 13 Oct 2016 22 Oct 2014
18 R Ashwin (IND) v West Indies Wankhede 14 Nov 2013 6 Nov 2011
19 Colin Blythe (ENG) v South Africa Cape Town 11 Mar 1910 13 Dec 1901
19 Alfred Valentine (WI) v England Georgetown 24 Feb 1954 8 Jun 1950
19 Andy Roberts (WI) v England Leeds 22 Jul 1976 6 Mar 1974
19 Ian Botham (ENG) v India Lord’s 2 Aug 1979 28 Jul 1977
19 Saeed Ajmal (PAK) v England Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012 4 Jul 2009
19 Vernon Philander (SA) v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013 9 Nov 2011

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