Australia leg spinner Shane Warne became the first man to take 600 wickets in Tests when he dismissed England opener Marcus Trescothick on the opening day of the third Test at Old Trafford, Manchester, on Thursday.
Playing his 12th Test, Warne dismissed Trescothick for 63, caught behind by Adam Gilchrist off an attempted sweep, to reach the milestone.
A look at the bowler's statistics:
Performance against each country:| Opponent | Tests | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | 5WI | 10WM | Ave | SR | RPO |
| England | 29 | 8407 | 428 | 3360 | 149 | 8-71 | 8 | 3 | 22.55 | 56.42 | 2.39 |
| India | 14 | 3925 | 139 | 2029 | 43 | 6-125 | 1 | 0 | 47.19 | 91.28 | 3.10 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 5770 | 252 | 2511 | 103 | 6-31 | 3 | 0 | 24.38 | 56.02 | 2.61 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 4051 | 192 | 1816 | 90 | 7-23 | 6 | 2 | 20.18 | 45.01 | 2.69 |
| South Africa | 18 | 6130 | 303 | 2257 | 101 | 7-56 | 6 | 2 | 22.35 | 60.69 | 2.21 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 3167 | 132 | 1507 | 59 | 5-43 | 5 | 2 | 25.54 | 53.68 | 2.86 |
| West Indies | 16 | 3284 | 132 | 1581 | 49 | 7-52 | 1 | 0 | 32.27 | 67.02 | 2.89 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 319 | 13 | 137 | 6 | 3-68 | 0 | 0 | 22.83 | 53.17 | 2.58 |
| Total | 126 | 35053 | 1591 | 15198 | 600 | 8-71 | 30 | 9 | 25.33 | 58.42 | 2.60 |
Mode of dismissals:
| Opponent | Tests | Wkts | B | CW | CF | C&B | LBW | St |
| England | 29 | 149 | 31 | 25 | 53 | 4 | 28 | 8 |
| India | 14 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 103 | 21 | 8 | 48 | 2 | 18 | 6 |
| Pakistan | 15 | 90 | 9 | 6 | 39 | 1 | 29 | 6 |
| South Africa | 18 | 101 | 19 | 7 | 44 | 6 | 22 | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 59 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| West Indies | 16 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 126 | 600 | 99 | 64 | 268 | 20 | 119 | 30 |
Note: B= Bowled, CW= Caught by wicketkeeper, CF = Caught in the field, C&B = Caught & Bowled, St=Stumped
Home & Away record:
| Record | Tests | Wkts |
| Home | 57 | 260 |
| Away | 69 | 340 |
Batting styles of victims:
| Wkts | Right | Left | Right% | Left% |
| 600 | 465 | 135 | 77.50 | 22.50 |
Batting positions of victims:
| Type | Wkts | % |
| Openers | 84 | 14.00 |
| # 3 | 52 | 8.67 |
| # 4 | 55 | 9.17 |
| # 5 | 67 | 11.17 |
| # 6 | 62 | 10.33 |
| # 7 | 56 | 9.33 |
| # 8 | 65 | 10.83 |
| # 9 | 61 | 10.17 |
| # 10 | 64 | 10.67 |
| # 11 | 34 | 5.67 |
| TOTAL | 600 |
Runs scored by victims:
| 0s | 1-9 | 10-19 | 20-49 | 50-89 | 90-99 | 100-149 | 150-199 | 200+ |
| 83 | 173 | 97 | 149 | 81 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
Warne's bunnies:
| Alec Stewart (Eng) | 14 times |
| Nasser Hussain (Eng) | 11 times |
| Mike Atherton (Eng) | 10 times |
| Graham Thorpe (Eng) | 9 times |
| Hansie Cronje (Eng) | 8 times |
| Dave Richardson (SA) | 8 times |
| Andrew Caddick (Eng) | 8 times |
| Craig McMillan (NZ) | 8 times |
Wicket landmarks:
| Wkt | Victim | How Out | Vs | Venue | Season | Test No. |
| 1st | R Shastri | Caught | Ind | Sydney | 1991-92 | 1st |
| 50th | N Hussain | Caught | Eng | Nottingham | 1993 | 14th |
| 100th | B McMillan | LBW | SA | Adelaide | 1993-94 | 23rd |
| 150th | A Stewart | Caught | Eng | Melbourne | 1994-95 | 31st |
| 200th | C Vaas | Caught | SL | Perth | 1995-96 | 42nd |
| 250th | A Stewart | Bowled | Eng | Manchester | 1997 | 55th |
| 300th | J Kallis | Bowled | SA | Sydney | 1997-98 | 63rd |
| 350th | H Kanitkar | LBW | Ind | Melbourne | 1999-00 | 80th |
| 400th | A Stewart | Caught | Eng | The Oval | 2001 | 91st |
| 450th | A Prince | Caught | SA | Durban | 2001-02 | 101st |
| 500th | H Tillakaratne | Caught | SL | Galle | 2003-04 | 108th |
| 550th | J Franklin | LBW | NZ | Adelaide | 2004-05 | 117th |
| 600th | M Trescothick | Caught | Eng | Manchester | 2005 | 126th |
Performance after every 10 Tests:
| After | Wkts | Wkts in last 10 Tests |
| 10 Tests | 25 | 25 |
| 20 Tests | 83 | 58 |
| 30 Tests | 145 | 62 |
| 40 Tests | 187 | 42 |
| 50 Tests | 235 | 48 |
| 60 Tests | 277 | 42 |
| 70 Tests | 316 | 39 |
| 80 Tests | 351 | 35 |
| 90 Tests | 395 | 44 |
| 100 Tests | 444 | 49 |
| 110 Tests | 517 | 73 |
| 120 Tests | 566 | 49 |
Performance in each calendar year:
| Year | Tests | Wkts |
| 1992 | 5 | 12 |
| 1993 | 16 | 72 |
| 1994 | 10 | 70 |
| 1995 | 12 | 52 |
| 1996 | 4 | 15 |
| 1997 | 15 | 68 |
| 1998 | 5 | 24 |
| 1999 | 13 | 38 |
| 2000 | 4 | 15 |
| 2001 | 13 | 58 |
| 2002 | 10 | 67 |
| 2004 | 12 | 70 |
| 2005 | 7 | 39 |
| TOTAL | 126 | 600 |
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