Today In Mythology

On Day One in Perth, the Australian bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon collected their 500th wicket in Tests where they bowled as a quartet. Their details are as follows:

Tests: 31, from 2017-11-23 to 2024-11-22
Wickets: 505
Overs averaged per match: 148
Pat Cummins: 132 (22.6/49.6)
Josh Hazlewood: 126 (22.1/49.8)
Mitchell Starc: 125 (28.3/50.2)
Nathan Lyon: 122 (31.1/68.4)
Average total conceded by quartet: 259/10 in 544 balls
Average total conceded by Australia in these 31 Tests: 276/10 in 567 balls.

These are the most prolific West Indian quartets. Browse at your leisure… please credit this newsletter if you share it with fellow enthusiasts…

All fast bowling quartets in Test history who satisfy the conditions set above:

These are the more prolific quartets in Test history (including fast bowlers and spinners)

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