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Warne took 40 wickets in the series

Rajneesh Gupta | September 14, 2005 00:05 IST

Shane Keith Warne ended the Ashes 2005 with a tally of 40 wickets against his name.

Warne thus provided only the eighth instance of a player taking 40 wickets in a series, and became the third man to be on the losing side whilst doing so.

Funnily enough, the others were both Australians, also in Ashes contests - Terry Alderman in England in 1981 and Rodney Hogg in Australia in 1978-79.

The only other men to take 40 wickets in a 5-Test series are Barnes, Laker and Grimmett.

The following table has the details:

Bowler	Wkts	Tests	For	Vs	Season	Ave	5WI	10WM	SR	ER
SF Barnes	49	4	Eng	SA *	1913-14	10.94	7	3	27.67	39.53
JC Laker	46	5	Eng*	Aus	1956	9.61	4	2	37.02	25.95
CV Grimmett	44	5	Aus	SA *	1935-36	14.59	5	3	47.20	30.91
TM Alderman	42	6	Aus	Eng*	1981	21.26	4	0	46.43	45.79
RM Hogg	41	6	Aus*	Eng	1978-79	12.85	5	2	42.44	30.29
TM Alderman	41	6	Aus	Eng*	1989	17.37	6	1	39.41	44.06
Imran Khan	40	6	Pak*	Ind	1982-83	13.95	4	2	33.48	41.67
SK Warne	40	5	Aus	Eng*	2005	19.92	3	2	37.92	52.53

* - series venue

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