England has played cricket for over 130 years now; it has become the oldest cricketing nation. Because of its rich cricketing history, we have witnessed some of the finest cricketers from England. Among those players, many have been great bowlers. It has been said that England is the nation of swing bowlers. Here, we will list the top ten England bowlers with the most five-wickets-in-an-inning in their careers.

10. Angus Fraser

Angus Fraser is a former right-arm medium-fast bowler; he played for England from 1989 to 1999. He made his test debut in July 1989 against Australia. Fraser played 46 tests and 42 ODIs; Angus took 224 international wickets. He was a reliable and hard-working fast bowler; he is in the tenth position on the list with 13 five-wickets-in-an-inning in his career.

9. Alec Bedser

Alec Bedser is a former right-arm medium-fast bowler and regarded as one of the greatest English cricketers of the 20th century. He played his first test in 1946 against India. Alec played 51 tests and took 239 wickets. In 1953, he became the leading wicket-taker in tests after Clarrie Grimmett. Alec took 15 five-wickets-in-an-inning in his career and is in the ninth position on the list.

8. Bob Willis

Bob Willis was a former right-arm aggressive fast bowler, affectionately known for his long run-up bowling. He made his first international appearance in January 1971 in a test match against Australia. Willis played in 90 tests and 64 ODIs; Willis took 405 international wickets. He made it into the eighth position on the list with 16 five-wickets-in-an-inning in his career.

7. Derek Underwood

Derek Underwood is a former slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler; he played his first test in June 1966 against West Indies. He played 86 tests and 23 ODIs; he took 329 international wickets. Underwood took his 100th test wicket at 25. He played for England till 1982 and is in the seventh position on the list with 17 five wickets-in-an-inning in his career.

6. Fred Trueman

Fred Trueman was a right-arm fast bowler; he made his test debut in June 1952 against India. He played 67 tests and took 307 wickets. Trueman is known for his first-class performances, where Trueman took 2,304 wickets in 603 matches. He played his last test in 1965 against New Zealand; he is in the sixth position on the list with 17 five-wickets-in-an-inning in his career.

5. Graeme Swann

Graeme Swann is a former right-arm off-break bowler; he is one of the most successful spin bowlers for England in international cricket. Swann made his first international appearance in January 2000. It was an ODI match against South Africa. He has taken over 400 international wickets and makes it into the fifth position on the list with 18 five-wickets-in-an-inning in his career.

4. Stuart Broad

Stuart Broad, a current right-arm medium-fast bowler, made his international debut in August 2006 in a T20I match against Pakistan. He is one of only seven bowlers to have taken 500 test wickets. Broad is the second-highest wicket-taker in tests for England. He has taken 19 five-wickets-in-an-inning in his career and is in the fourth position on the list.

3. Sydney Barnes

Sydney Barnes was a right-arm medium-fast bowler, regarded as one of the best fast bowlers of all time. He played his first test in December 1901 against Australia. Barnes played only 27 International tests and took 189 wickets with an average of 16.43. He took 24 five-wickets-in-an-inning in 27 matches. Hence, Barnes makes it into the third position on the list.

2. Ian Botham

Ian Botham is a former all-rounder with right-handed batting and right-arm medium-fast bowling. He made his first international appearance in August 1976 in an ODI match against West Indies. Botham scored over 7,000 international runs and took 500+ wickets, considered one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history. He is in the second position on the list with 27 five-wickets-in-an-inning.

1. James Anderson

James Anderson is a right-arm medium-fast bowler and one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He is the only swing bowler to take 600 test wickets. Anderson is also the leading wicket-taker among fast bowlers in international cricket; overall taken 919 international wickets. With 33 five-wickets-in-an-inning, he makes it into the first position on the list.