4th (or 5th?) quickest to 200 test wickets ...

[Hondo]

According to ABC Radio today Stuey MacGill reached 200 test wickets in the 4th (or 5th, can't remember now) quickest time (in terms of tests played) ever

Well done on the milestone ..

[BJ Ernest]

Stuart Macgill will go down as a very unlucky cricketer. He could have played over 10 years of consistent test cricket if we didnt have the greatest leg spin bowler of all time in Shane Warne.

Congrats on the 200 wickets, great stat Hondo!

[Dogwatcher]

Players ahead of him:

Clarrie Grimmett
Murali
Lillee

(Not necessarily in that order)

[rod_rooster]

Players ahead of him:

Clarrie Grimmett
Murali
Lillee

(Not necessarily in that order)

He's equal 4th fastest.

Players ahead of him are:

Clarrie Grimmett - 36 Tests

Dennis Lillee - 38 Tests
Waquar Younis - 38 Tests

Ian Botham 41 Tests
Stuart MacGill 41 Tests

Warne, Murali, Malcom Marshall and Alan Donald all took 42 Tests.

[Dogwatcher]

Thanks for that Rod, I was using false info given to me yesterday

[the joker]

Macgill also has the best strike rate of any player in the history of Australian cricketto get over 100 wickets aswell i think

[brod]

Not quite Joker

s/rate 51.2 CTB Turner 101 wickets
s/rate 51.9 GD McGrath 563 wickets
s/rate 52.0 DK Lillee 355 wickets
s/rate 52.5 SCG MacGill 200 wickets
s/rate 52.6 JR Thompson 200 wickets
s/rate 52.8 B Lee 236 wickets
s/rate 54.0 JN Gillespie 259 wickets
s/rate 55.2 BA Reid 113 wickets
s/rate 56.9 CJ McDermott 291 wickets
s/rate 57.4 H Trimble 141 wickets
s/rate 57.4 SK Warne 708 wickets

Interesting Thommo 10 more test matches, 24 more balls

Fred Spofforth strike rate of 44.5 but only 94 wickets

Stuart Clark is fourth on the alltime Aussie list - s/rate 45.2

[rod_rooster]

Macgill also has the best strike rate of any player in the history of Australian cricketto get over 100 wickets aswell i think

I think he did before this Test but right now i think he might have just slipped behind McGrath. Only just though.

[brod]

As a nation the Aussies dont fair too well in this stat (best strike rate 100 wicket min) There are 13 players before the first Aussie. Just to see how we go, its now a quiz thread..

[brod]

Stuart Clark has become the e17th fastest to 50 test wickets in this match (10 tests)

[gadj1976]

worst bowler ever to take 200 wickets for Australia.

[rod_rooster]

worst bowler ever to take 200 wickets for Australia.

Shane Warne is the worst bowler to ever take over 700 wickets for Australia as well.