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Who is the fastest bowler to 100 Test wickets? It is a statical record that has highlighted the same name for nearly 128 years. India’s Ravichandran Ashwin and Pakan’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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