2nd quickest bowler to 100 Test wickets in history?

[osprey]

Who was the 2nd quickest bowler to take 100 Test match wickets - Shane Warne being the quickest? The answer will surprise many of you - if not everyone.

[jno]

the questions surprises me. Warne is only 33 on the list.

http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/2 83530.html

[osprey]

jno - Apologies as I got the question off TalkSport's Jack Bannister earlier today. I thought it was odd as well and I posted it on here without bothering to check as I thought that he of all people wouldn't say something like that without it being correct. As he was wrong then I have no bother with telling you all that Monty Panesar today took his 100 th wicket - so, many congratulations to him for reaching that milestone.

[TCL-MUMPING]

He may have meant quickest in terms of time but even then Warne is 3rd on the list.

[osprey]

I think perhaps Jack was referring to the fact that Shane Warne was the fastest spinner to 100 wickets (and that took him 23 tests and 2 years 26 days). The fastest in terms of time was Ian Botham (2 years 5 days and 23 tests).

jno - thanks for reminding me of that website. A fascinating source of records.

[jno]

good for Monty, but he looks like being overtaken by Swann any day now

[TCL-MUMPING]

Kapil Dev took 1 year 105 days.

[osprey]

TCL-MUMPING - Thanks for pointing that out, I really must learn to read things more thoroughly (then again I am extremely tired not having been able to sleep for 4 days - I won't bore you all with the reasons) .

[SeaJayPea]

I'm sorry to point this out osprey, but Monty's wicket yesterday was his 117th. He got his 100th when he got Ross Taylor of New Zealand on 23rd May last year.

[osprey]

Well that's another black mark against dear old Jack Bannister then !!