Bowling Most Wickets Career IN England

Most wickets in 1950s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is IN England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JC Laker (ENG)	1950-1958	25	48	6273	1045.3	424	1881	122	10/53	15.41	1.79	51.41	8	7	3
AV Bedser (ENG)	1950-1955	20	38	6010	1001.4	279	2166	114	7/44	19.00	2.16	52.71	-	11	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	23	45	4435	739.1	177	1884	105	8/31	17.94	2.54	42.23	7	5	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1958	19	36	4669	778.1	360	1309	89	7/35	14.70	1.68	52.46	6	6	2
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1959	22	43	4805	800.5	241	1712	78	7/39	21.94	2.13	61.60	2	3	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	15	28	3935	655.5	285	1180	57	7/56	20.70	1.79	69.03	7	1	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1950-1958	29	46	4212	702.0	206	1629	46	7/44	35.41	2.32	91.56	2	1	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	9	14	3836	639.2	248	1151	40	7/49	28.77	1.80	95.90	1	4	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1953-1956	9	14	2045	340.5	91	728	33	5/54	22.06	2.13	61.96	1	3	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1957	6	10	2691	448.3	201	762	33	8/104	23.09	1.69	81.54	2	2	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1953-1956	10	14	2347	391.1	116	770	31	5/72	24.83	1.96	75.70	3	2	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1955	5	8	1881	313.3	124	568	26	5/60	21.84	1.81	72.34	1	3	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1955	5	9	1894	315.4	148	528	25	5/31	21.12	1.67	75.76	1	2	-
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1954	7	14	1886	314.2	113	559	25	7/52	22.36	1.77	75.44	-	2	1
PJ Loader (ENG)	1954-1958	7	14	1212	202.0	78	394	23	6/36	17.13	1.95	52.69	1	1	-
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1956	8	13	1663	277.1	94	546	22	5/53	24.81	1.96	75.59	1	1	-
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1955	4	8	1199	199.5	46	494	21	5/60	23.52	2.47	57.09	1	2	-
GWA Chubb (SA)	1951-1951	5	8	1425	237.3	63	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1956	4	7	838	139.4	29	349	20	6/28	17.45	2.49	41.90	1	1	-
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1958-1958	5	6	1054	175.4	50	389	20	5/64	19.45	2.21	52.70	2	1	-
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1954-1954	4	5	990	165.0	50	408	20	6/46	20.40	2.47	49.50	2	2	1
AMB Rowan (SA)	1951-1951	5	8	1449	241.3	48	619	18	5/68	34.38	2.56	80.50	-	2	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1959-1959	5	7	1198	199.4	51	589	17	4/76	34.64	2.94	70.47	3	-	-
Surendranath (IND)	1959-1959	5	7	1222	203.4	85	426	16	5/75	26.62	2.09	76.37	-	2	-
FMM Worrell (WI)	1950-1957	9	13	1360	226.4	61	525	16	7/70	32.81	2.31	85.00	-	1	-
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1950-1952	4	8	1055	175.5	30	603	16	5/116	37.68	3.42	65.93	2	1	-
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1952-1952	4	6	1110	185.0	57	371	15	5/100	24.73	2.00	74.00	-	1	-
T Greenhough (ENG)	1959-1959	3	6	835	139.1	47	255	14	5/35	18.21	1.83	59.64	-	1	-
FR Brown (ENG)	1950-1953	7	8	1134	189.0	53	467	12	4/82	38.91	2.47	94.50	1	-	-
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1959	5	7	1138	189.4	40	602	12	5/89	50.16	3.17	94.83	-	1	-
R Appleyard (ENG)	1954-1956	3	6	748	124.4	36	250	11	5/51	22.72	2.00	68.00	-	1	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1955-1955	4	6	774	129.0	37	252	10	3/48	25.20	1.95	77.40	-	-	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1951-1951	4	6	932	155.2	62	264	10	4/24	26.40	1.69	93.20	1	-	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1956	7	11	868	144.4	44	268	10	2/22	26.80	1.85	86.80	-	-	-
WE Hollies (ENG)	1950-1950	2	4	714	119.0	38	268	10	5/63	26.80	2.25	71.40	-	1	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1951-1951	5	8	1062	177.0	31	413	10	4/76	41.30	2.33	106.20	2	-	-
R Gilchrist (WI)	1957-1957	4	6	915	152.3	19	466	10	4/115	46.60	3.05	91.50	1	-	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1956	8	12	1332	222.0	67	504	10	3/89	50.40	2.27	133.20	-	-	-
R Berry (ENG)	1950-1950	2	4	653	108.5	47	228	9	5/63	25.33	2.09	72.55	1	1	-
HJ Rhodes (ENG)	1959-1959	2	4	449	74.5	10	244	9	4/50	27.11	3.26	49.88	1	-	-
RG Nadkarni (IND)	1959-1959	4	5	799	133.1	48	304	9	2/48	33.77	2.28	88.77	-	-	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1952-1952	3	4	1038	173.0	68	386	9	5/196	42.88	2.23	115.33	-	1	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1954-1954	2	2	330	55.0	6	216	8	5/61	27.00	3.92	41.25	-	1	-
JDC Goddard (WI)	1950-1957	9	12	796	132.4	47	250	8	4/25	31.25	1.88	99.50	1	-	-
AE Moss (ENG)	1956-1959	4	7	630	105.0	50	148	7	2/30	21.14	1.40	90.00	-	-	-
JC Hill (AUS)	1953-1953	2	3	396	66.0	18	158	7	3/35	22.57	2.39	56.57	-	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1959	3	6	780	130.0	51	183	7	2/16	26.14	1.40	111.42	-	-	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1953-1953	3	6	1044	174.0	67	343	7	3/94	49.00	1.97	149.14	-	-	-
ERH Fuller (SA)	1955-1955	2	3	456	76.0	19	126	6	3/59	21.00	1.65	76.00	-	-	-
JR Reid (NZ)	1958-1958	5	6	506	84.2	28	187	6	3/47	31.16	2.21	84.33	-	-	-
JA Hayes (NZ)	1958-1958	4	5	534	89.0	18	225	6	4/36	37.50	2.52	89.00	1	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	5	7	714	119.0	32	303	6	4/151	50.50	2.54	119.00	1	-	-
DB Close (ENG)	1955-1959	4	3	108	18.0	2	61	5	4/35	12.20	3.38	21.60	1	-	-
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1958-1958	2	3	281	46.5	17	127	5	4/46	25.40	2.71	56.20	1	-	-
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1959	7	3	282	47.0	7	135	5	3/36	27.00	2.87	56.40	-	-	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1950-1950	1	1	318	53.0	16	141	5	5/141	28.20	2.66	63.60	-	1	-
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1954-1954	2	3	375	62.3	15	178	5	4/58	35.60	2.84	75.00	1	-	-
OG Smith (WI)	1957-1957	5	4	534	89.0	14	223	5	2/61	44.60	2.50	106.80	-	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1957	5	5	804	134.0	25	355	5	2/28	71.00	2.64	160.80	-	-	-
MG Melle (SA)	1951-1951	1	2	78	13.0	6	17	4	4/9	4.25	1.30	19.50	1	-	-
JE McConnon (ENG)	1954-1954	2	3	216	36.0	12	74	4	3/19	18.50	2.05	54.00	-	-	-
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1959-1959	2	4	334	55.4	21	135	4	3/36	33.75	2.42	83.50	-	-	-
Shujauddin (PAK)	1954-1954	3	3	366	61.0	13	160	4	3/127	40.00	2.62	91.50	-	-	-
RV Divecha (IND)	1952-1952	2	2	468	78.0	21	162	4	3/102	40.50	2.07	117.00	-	-	-
CG Borde (IND)	1959-1959	4	4	348	58.0	7	205	4	2/53	51.25	3.53	87.00	-	-	-
GS Ramchand (IND)	1952-1952	4	6	782	130.2	31	304	4	2/61	76.00	2.33	195.50	-	-	-
ER Dexter (ENG)	1958-1959	3	5	258	43.0	10	94	3	2/24	31.33	2.18	86.00	-	-	-
VS Hazare (IND)	1952-1952	4	6	348	58.0	20	109	3	2/53	36.33	1.87	116.00	-	-	-
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1952-1952	3	5	306	51.0	13	111	3	3/37	37.00	2.17	102.00	-	-	-
HHH Johnson (WI)	1950-1950	2	3	394	65.4	13	142	3	3/59	47.33	2.16	131.33	-	-	-
RW Blair (NZ)	1958-1958	3	3	468	78.0	16	210	3	2/85	70.00	2.69	156.00	-	-	-
DG Phadkar (IND)	1952-1952	4	5	696	116.0	35	210	3	1/21	70.00	1.81	232.00	-	-	-
MJ Hilton (ENG)	1950-1951	2	3	675	112.3	35	284	3	3/176	94.66	2.52	225.00	-	-	-
MJ Horton (ENG)	1959-1959	2	3	238	39.4	18	59	2	2/24	29.50	1.48	119.00	-	-	-
AM Moir (NZ)	1958-1958	2	2	150	25.0	4	99	2	1/47	49.50	3.96	75.00	-	-	-
Khalid Hasan (PAK)	1954-1954	1	1	126	21.0	1	116	2	2/116	58.00	5.52	63.00	-	-	-
JT Sparling (NZ)	1958-1958	3	2	264	44.0	9	124	2	1/46	62.00	2.81	132.00	-	-	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1953-1953	1	2	258	43.0	7	127	2	2/84	63.50	2.95	129.00	-	-	-
HB Cave (NZ)	1958-1958	2	3	320	53.2	15	141	2	2/70	70.50	2.64	160.00	-	-	-
DCS Compton (ENG)	1950-1956	22	10	270	45.0	6	153	2	1/21	76.50	3.40	135.00	-	-	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1950-1950	4	7	480	80.0	25	163	2	2/47	81.50	2.03	240.00	-	-	-
D Shackleton (ENG)	1950-1951	2	4	444	74.0	16	174	2	1/20	87.00	2.35	222.00	-	-	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1957-1957	2	4	754	125.4	39	267	2	1/30	133.50	2.12	377.00	-	-	-
AR Morris (AUS)	1953-1953	5	3	23	3.5	-	15	1	1/5	15.00	3.91	23.00	-	-	-
DT Dewdney (WI)	1957-1957	1	1	90	15.0	2	43	1	1/43	43.00	2.86	90.00	-	-	-
Zulfiqar Ahmed (PAK)	1954-1954	2	2	114	19.0	4	43	1	1/35	43.00	2.26	114.00	-	-	-
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1956	3	2	144	24.0	6	44	1	1/15	44.00	1.83	144.00	-	-	-
VI Smith (SA)	1955-1955	1	1	180	30.0	9	62	1	1/62	62.00	2.06	180.00	-	-	-
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1951-1951	5	4	114	19.0	-	83	1	1/26	83.00	4.36	114.00	-	-	-
NWD Yardley (ENG)	1950-1950	3	2	186	31.0	4	94	1	1/82	94.00	3.03	186.00	-	-	-
DV Smith (ENG)	1957-1957	3	4	270	45.0	13	97	1	1/12	97.00	2.15	270.00	-	-	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1955	2	2	198	33.0	10	101	1	1/50	101.00	3.06	198.00	-	-	-
PEW Jones (WI)	1950-1950	2	3	232	38.4	7	105	1	1/13	105.00	2.71	232.00	-	-	-
AH Kardar (PAK)	1954-1954	4	1	168	28.0	4	110	1	1/110	110.00	3.92	168.00	-	-	-
SG Shinde (IND)	1952-1952	2	3	180	30.0	5	122	1	1/71	122.00	4.06	180.00	-	-	-
PNF Mansell (SA)	1951-1955	6	6	312	52.0	7	141	1	1/33	141.00	2.71	312.00	-	-	-

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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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Ace Capital Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (Police), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Panadura, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]

Nondescripts Cricket Club vs Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 17, 2025 [List A]