Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2024	78	145	16917	2819.3	733	8005	266	6/47	30.09	2.83	63.59	15	11
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	64	117	12704	2117.2	466	6541	227	8/15	28.81	3.08	55.96	10	10
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1989	50	89	11850	-	428	5651	207	7/48	27.29	2.86	57.24	10	15
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	53	94	11684	1947.2	408	5188	200	6/54	25.94	2.66	58.42	13	8
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	37	65	9205	-	324	4167	195	9/52	21.36	2.71	47.20	7	18
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	52	99	10235	-	296	4787	190	8/43	25.19	2.80	53.86	5	10
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1982	49	89	12995	-	730	4469	167	7/50	26.76	2.06	77.81	10	5
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	39	74	14151	-	645	4689	166	8/38	28.24	1.98	85.24	8	10
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2010	35	53	11133	1855.3	322	5553	164	8/87	33.85	2.99	67.88	6	12
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	36	66	7842	1307.0	264	3630	163	6/37	22.26	2.77	48.11	5	13
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	41	67	9072	-	356	3858	158	8/60	24.41	2.55	57.41	9	9
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	28	49	8914	-	299	3436	148	7/44	23.21	2.31	60.22	7	11
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	36	65	8187	1364.3	348	3292	143	7/25	23.02	2.41	57.25	4	9
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1985	32	59	6916	-	217	3314	137	6/21	24.18	2.87	50.48	8	7
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	29	51	5961	993.3	199	3323	135	7/51	24.61	3.34	44.15	10	7
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1964	28	53	6145	-	161	2786	132	8/31	21.10	2.72	46.55	11	7
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2023	27	49	7495	1249.1	189	3819	121	8/50	31.56	3.05	61.94	4	9
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	26	49	5678	-	186	2719	118	7/54	23.04	2.87	48.11	6	6
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	33	62	6432	1072.0	228	3485	116	5/20	30.04	3.25	55.44	2	3
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	22	42	7163	1193.5	256	3234	114	7/103	28.36	2.70	62.83	3	7
A Kumble (IND)	1996-2008	20	38	6516	1086.0	181	3366	111	8/141	30.32	3.09	58.70	6	10
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	25	49	5415	-	150	2616	110	6/49	23.78	2.89	49.22	4	6
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	25	44	5760	960.0	236	2634	110	7/84	23.94	2.74	52.36	3	5
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1971	37	66	9196	-	369	3540	110	6/73	32.18	2.30	83.60	5	3
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	65	5790	-	234	2616	109	8/68	24.00	2.71	53.11	6	6
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	20	36	5749	958.1	262	2288	106	7/60	21.58	2.38	54.23	1	12
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2011	34	53	9254	1542.2	333	4358	106	7/87	41.11	2.82	87.30	4	8
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	24	43	4433	738.5	156	2374	104	6/54	22.82	3.21	42.62	6	4
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	28	53	7253	1208.5	213	3819	103	6/106	37.07	3.15	70.41	6	5
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5
JA Snow (ENG)	1967-1975	25	49	6193	-	219	2559	99	7/40	25.84	2.47	62.55	5	4
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2017	22	37	6067	1011.1	162	3080	99	7/48	31.11	3.04	61.28	7	8
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	31	45	4941	-	335	1994	97	6/45	20.55	2.42	50.93	3	7
H Verity (ENG)	1932-1938	24	45	6562	-	362	2271	97	8/43	23.41	2.07	67.64	7	4
J Garner (WI)	1978-1985	22	42	4868	811.2	212	2161	96	6/60	22.51	2.66	50.70	4	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1999	25	42	5918	986.2	206	2587	95	6/62	27.23	2.62	62.29	3	6
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	18	35	5806	967.4	172	2846	95	8/84	29.95	2.94	61.11	3	7
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1963	30	54	6835	-	211	2654	94	7/57	28.23	2.32	72.71	1	4
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2009	25	47	5308	884.4	163	3058	94	6/100	32.53	3.45	56.46	4	3
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	26	47	5600	933.2	172	3069	93	7/64	33.00	3.28	60.21	6	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	25	46	5942	990.2	271	2495	92	7/87	27.11	2.51	64.58	4	3
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	28	49	7316	-	382	2824	91	7/49	31.03	2.31	80.39	8	4
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1993	33	59	9059	-	417	3205	90	7/78	35.61	2.12	100.65	5	3
RA Jadeja (IND)	2013-2023	17	32	4411	735.1	182	1717	89	7/42	19.29	2.33	49.56	3	5
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1984	24	43	6857	-	239	2886	88	9/86	32.79	2.52	77.92	7	2
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	19	34	4553	-	237	1633	87	10/53	18.77	2.15	52.33	7	5
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	31	51	5975	995.5	118	3619	84	6/67	43.08	3.63	71.13	4	2
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	22	42	4413	735.3	193	1990	83	6/21	23.97	2.70	53.16	2	5
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1981	23	44	4668	-	160	2053	83	5/21	24.73	2.63	56.24	5	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1930	20	33	7686	-	330	2540	83	6/99	30.60	1.98	92.60	4	6
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2024	45	59	4755	792.3	123	2844	81	6/36	35.11	3.58	58.70	3	3
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1992	20	38	4746	791.0	198	2003	79	8/106	25.35	2.53	60.07	3	7
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2001-2009	26	45	5321	886.5	166	2748	79	5/78	34.78	3.09	67.35	6	2
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	30	3310	-	326	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2002-2010	20	34	5439	906.3	121	3208	77	7/188	41.66	3.53	70.63	1	5
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2001	17	30	3909	651.3	124	2280	74	6/49	30.81	3.49	52.82	2	4
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1962-1975	24	41	8158	-	384	2541	74	7/79	34.33	1.86	110.24	4	4
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1962	20	35	6953	-	343	2515	73	6/102	34.45	2.17	95.24	5	5
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2013	47	71	5251	875.1	180	2825	73	3/22	38.69	3.22	71.93	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1979-1989	27	42	5961	993.3	199	3005	72	7/142	41.73	3.02	82.79	3	3
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1997	18	31	3727	621.1	133	1622	71	6/40	22.84	2.61	52.49	2	2
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2006	22	38	4412	735.2	161	2380	71	7/109	33.52	3.23	62.14	5	2
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	34	55	5542	-	210	2422	71	5/24	34.11	2.62	78.05	4	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	20	32	4588	764.4	123	2824	71	7/94	39.77	3.69	64.61	2	4
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2023	24	45	4446	741.0	161	2365	69	5/62	34.27	3.19	64.43	3	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	27	48	7263	-	381	2684	69	5/28	38.89	2.21	105.26	3	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1961	17	27	4663	777.1	288	1407	68	7/42	20.69	1.81	68.57	2	8
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	20	37	4368	-	172	1482	68	4/28	21.79	2.03	64.23	5	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2003	18	29	4063	677.1	125	2144	68	5/71	31.52	3.16	59.75	5	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2008	26	44	5404	900.4	202	2572	68	5/31	37.82	2.85	79.47	3	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1972	26	44	5485	-	324	1686	65	6/29	25.93	1.84	84.38	2	3
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	15	28	4053	675.3	120	1912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2021	17	32	3745	624.1	103	2108	64	5/60	32.93	3.37	58.51	2	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	15	25	6027	753.3	179	2208	64	7/23	34.50	2.19	94.17	2	4
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	16	29	3315	-	113	1500	63	7/46	23.80	2.71	52.61	3	3
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1937	16	30	3383	-	77	1933	63	7/80	30.68	3.42	53.69	3	4
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	15	28	4147	691.1	144	1843	62	6/82	29.72	2.66	66.88	1	5
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2012	19	34	3857	642.5	113	2171	61	5/91	35.59	3.37	63.22	3	3
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1995	19	29	3823	637.1	114	2068	60	7/89	34.46	3.24	63.71	3	5
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	20	33	3485	580.5	98	2071	59	5/21	35.10	3.56	59.06	4	3
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	23	41	5118	-	165	2161	59	6/28	36.62	2.53	86.74	2	3
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2018	25	46	4729	788.1	139	2490	59	4/41	42.20	3.15	80.15	2	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	18	34	3808	634.4	120	1998	58	5/68	34.44	3.14	65.65	4	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2001	22	35	3919	653.1	135	2334	58	5/146	40.24	3.57	67.56	5	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	14	27	3212	-	106	1402	57	6/45	24.59	2.61	56.35	2	2
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1990	17	31	4000	666.4	178	1581	57	6/32	27.73	2.37	70.17	3	4
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1978	13	24	4331	-	173	1637	57	6/74	28.71	2.26	75.98	4	5
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1962	20	34	5374	-	325	1793	57	6/65	31.45	2.00	94.28	5	2
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	12	23	4033	-	176	1395	56	7/98	24.91	2.07	72.01	3	5
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	21	38	4102	683.4	126	2289	56	5/43	40.87	3.34	73.25	1	1
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1986	13	24	3995	665.5	181	1583	55	5/99	28.78	2.37	72.63	6	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	12	18	3493	582.1	116	1721	55	6/46	31.29	2.95	63.50	3	5
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	18	34	5089	-	259	1462	53	6/53	27.58	1.72	96.01	-	2
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	12	24	3028	504.4	93	1695	53	5/47	31.98	3.35	57.13	3	2
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	17	32	3115	519.1	70	2048	53	5/93	38.64	3.94	58.77	2	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1960	8	16	2953	492.1	198	956	52	7/72	18.38	1.94	56.78	2	5
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	27	2968	-	85	1438	52	6/95	27.65	2.90	57.07	1	3
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2012	15	29	2965	494.1	72	1762	52	5/76	33.88	3.56	57.01	1	3
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1951	16	27	3955	-	68	2189	52	7/105	42.09	3.32	76.05	2	2

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]