Fastest to 500 wickets
Player Opposition Ground Match Date Debut Time Mat Scorecard
M Muralitharan (SL) v Australia Kandy 16 Mar 2004 28 Aug 1992 11y 201d 87 Test # 1688
A Kumble (India) v England Mohali 9 Mar 2006 9 Aug 1990 15y 212d 105 Test # 1788
SK Warne (Aus) v Sri Lanka Galle 8 Mar 2004 2 Jan 1992 12y 66d 108 Test # 1685
GD McGrath (Aus) v England Lord's 21 Jul 2005 12 Nov 1993 11y 251d 110 Test # 1756
CA Walsh (WI) v South Africa Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001 9 Nov 1984 16y 128d 129 Test # 1538

Time is based on the start of the debut match and the start of the match in which the milestone was achieved
Bowlers within a maximum of 150 matches shown

Records include the following recent matches:
Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, 1st Test, Jul 4-7, 2009 [Test # 1921]
England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, 2nd Test, May 14-18, 2009 [Test # 1920]
England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, May 6-8, 2009 [Test # 1919]

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Andrew Symonds holds the record for most number of sixes hit in a first-class match. He slammed 20 for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan in Abergavenny in 1995. He struck 16 in his first innings score of 254, and four more in the second innings, when he made 76.

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