Question: who holds the record for most wickets in a test series
Answer: Most wickets in a series Wickets Player Series 49 ( 4 Tests ) Sydney Barnes v South Africa 1913 -- 14 46 ( 5 Tests ) Jim Laker v Australia , 1956 44 ( 5 Tests ) Clarrie Grimmett v South Africa 1935 -- 36 42 ( 6 Tests ) Terry Alderman v England , 1981 41 ( 6 Tests ) Terry Alderman v England , 1989 Rodney Hogg v England , 1978 -- 79 Last updated : 15 June 2016