Bowling Most Wickets Career IN Australia

Most wickets in 1970s in FC+LA+T20s IN Australia

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DK Lillee (AUS/WA)	1970-1980	89	148	17384	-	335	8474	379	7/41	22.35	2.92	45.86	22	20	6
AA Mallett (AUS/SOA)	1970-1979	88	147	20162	-	583	8010	326	8/59	24.57	2.38	61.84	20	13	1
G Dymock (AUS/QLD)	1971-1980	88	142	17117	-	345	7050	298	6/34	23.65	2.47	57.43	23	7	-
JR Thomson (AUS/NSW/QLD)	1972-1979	70	112	11969	-	237	6014	276	7/33	21.78	3.01	43.36	17	17	3
AG Hurst (AUS/VIC)	1972-1979	68	116	13262	-	235	6131	245	8/84	25.02	2.77	54.13	14	9	1
MHN Walker (AUS/VIC)	1970-1979	76	127	15811	-	364	6851	242	8/143	28.30	2.59	65.33	14	9	-
JD Higgs (AUS/VIC)	1970-1980	67	112	12839	-	283	5778	216	8/66	26.75	2.70	59.43	9	11	2
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS/NSW)	1970-1979	73	119	14473	-	400	5892	213	6/49	27.66	2.44	67.94	5	12	1
TJ Jenner (AUS/SOA)	1970-1976	66	110	12139	1517.3	202	5818	190	7/127	30.62	2.87	63.88	12	5	1
DJ Colley (NSW)	1970-1978	70	122	10759	1344.7	139	5680	188	6/30	30.21	3.16	57.22	6	5	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS/NSW)	1972-1979	59	102	10161	-	157	5458	173	5/34	31.54	3.22	58.73	10	4	-
FM Francke (QLD)	1971-1979	58	85	10247	-	228	4645	164	6/62	28.32	2.71	62.48	9	7	1
GR Attenborough (SOA)	1973-1979	47	78	9280	-	169	4526	148	7/90	30.58	2.92	62.70	9	5	1
DW Hourn (NSW)	1971-1979	37	63	8247	-	173	3996	146	9/77	27.36	2.90	56.48	7	9	2
RM Hogg (AUS/SOA)	1976-1980	36	56	6257	-	144	2827	139	6/74	20.33	2.71	45.01	10	10	3
AR Dell (AUS/QLD)	1970-1975	45	77	8417	1052.1	163	3719	133	6/17	27.96	2.65	63.28	4	4	-
AL Thomson (AUS/VIC)	1970-1974	35	61	8470	1058.6	152	3785	132	7/115	28.67	2.68	64.16	7	6	1
TM Alderman (WA)	1974-1979	42	72	6074	-	138	2961	123	6/63	24.07	2.92	49.38	9	3	-
AL Mann (AUS/WA)	1970-1979	51	80	8238	-	181	3740	122	6/94	30.65	2.72	67.52	2	4	-
PH Carlson (AUS/QLD)	1970-1979	102	113	6935	-	176	2933	119	7/42	24.64	2.53	58.27	3	4	1
MF Malone (WA)	1975-1979	33	53	5962	-	174	2480	115	6/33	21.56	2.49	51.84	3	7	-
WM Clark (AUS/WA)	1974-1979	37	60	7176	-	146	3098	114	6/39	27.17	2.59	62.94	9	3	-
IJ Brayshaw (WA)	1970-1978	79	91	6986	873.2	206	2540	112	6/29	22.67	2.18	62.37	2	4	1
GS Chappell (AUS/QLD/SOA)	1970-1980	109	131	7629	-	181	3071	110	5/61	27.91	2.41	69.35	2	1	-
JR Hammond (SOA)	1970-1979	46	76	6558	-	134	3120	110	6/54	28.36	2.85	59.61	3	4	-
RJ Bright (AUS/VIC)	1972-1979	49	76	8289	-	240	3310	98	6/61	33.77	2.39	84.58	6	4	-
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1971-1979	50	65	6669	-	145	3003	96	7/44	31.28	2.70	69.46	1	6	-
GD Watson (NSW/VIC/WA)	1970-1977	48	80	5131	641.3	96	2239	95	5/23	23.56	2.61	54.01	2	5	-
LS Pascoe (AUS/NSW)	1975-1980	31	48	4670	-	98	2439	94	5/28	25.94	3.13	49.68	5	3	-
W Prior (SOA)	1974-1979	32	53	5309	-	98	2850	93	6/58	30.64	3.22	57.08	3	5	1
RAL Massie (AUS/WA)	1970-1974	31	52	5879	734.7	130	2418	90	4/18	26.86	2.46	65.32	6	-	-
KD Walters (AUS/NSW)	1970-1980	87	114	6177	-	161	2852	90	6/51	31.68	2.77	68.63	5	1	-
IW Callen (AUS/VIC)	1976-1979	21	38	4384	-	63	2149	89	8/42	24.14	2.94	49.25	4	6	1
RGD Willis (ENG/ENGXI/MCC)	1970-1979	34	57	5165	-	104	2350	87	5/44	27.01	2.72	59.36	3	2	-
WD Albury (QLD)	1970-1974	35	54	4999	624.7	62	2464	83	5/90	29.68	2.95	60.22	4	2	-
TJ Laughlin (AUS/VIC)	1975-1979	54	85	5809	-	122	2712	82	5/38	33.07	2.80	70.84	3	1	-
RG Paulsen (QLD/WA)	1970-1978	41	65	6252	781.4	98	3172	82	6/106	38.68	3.04	76.24	2	2	-
JRF Duncan (AUS/QLD/VIC)	1970-1972	27	43	5745	718.1	140	2123	81	8/55	26.20	2.21	70.92	2	5	1
GD McKenzie (AUS/WA)	1970-1974	28	47	5017	627.1	108	1985	79	5/51	25.12	2.37	63.50	5	1	-
SR Bernard (NSW)	1970-1979	34	55	5139	642.3	68	2753	79	7/85	34.84	3.21	65.05	5	2	-
PR Sleep (/AUS/SOA)	1977-1979	28	47	4163	-	90	2217	78	8/133	28.42	3.19	53.37	3	3	-
JW Gleeson (AUS/NSW)	1970-1973	24	40	5692	711.4	178	2053	76	7/52	27.01	2.16	74.89	4	3	1
JB Gannon (AUS/WA)	1971-1979	29	49	4819	-	79	2182	76	5/97	28.71	2.71	63.40	4	1	-
DJ Baker (TAS/WA)	1973-1979	30	46	3826	-	63	1904	75	4/35	25.38	2.98	51.01	4	-	-
GJ Cosier (/AUS/QLD/SOA/VIC)	1971-1979	69	92	4888	-	115	1890	69	3/20	27.39	2.31	70.84	-	-	-
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1978-1979	21	27	2862	-	75	1307	66	6/78	19.80	2.74	43.36	4	4	1
DC Schuller (QLD)	1975-1979	26	44	3775	-	90	1647	65	6/35	25.33	2.61	58.07	1	2	-
KJ McCarthy (SOA)	1970-1972	23	41	3359	419.7	56	1615	64	6/112	25.23	2.88	52.48	5	1	-
GF Lawson (NSW)	1978-1980	22	37	3815	-	91	1818	63	5/75	28.85	2.85	60.55	4	2	-
AT Sincock (SOA)	1974-1979	28	49	4252	-	53	2318	62	5/83	37.38	3.27	68.58	4	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG/MCC)	1970-1979	23	37	5015	-	149	1903	56	7/113	33.98	2.27	89.55	3	1	1
DA Renneberg (NSW)	1970-1971	16	28	3222	402.6	45	1758	55	6/49	31.96	3.27	58.58	3	2	-
EW Freeman (SOA)	1970-1974	24	38	3212	401.4	47	1478	53	8/64	27.88	2.76	60.60	-	2	1
RJ Inverarity (SOA/WA)	1970-1979	83	74	4278	-	93	1758	52	3/19	33.80	2.46	82.26	-	-	-
GR Beard (NSW)	1975-1980	20	29	3787	-	165	1174	48	5/33	24.45	1.86	78.89	2	3	-
GK Whyte (QLD)	1974-1979	36	47	4196	-	124	1709	47	6/65	36.36	2.44	89.27	1	1	-
AJ Sieler (VIC)	1970-1977	42	59	3989	498.5	91	1578	46	4/28	34.30	2.37	86.71	3	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1979	8	16	2475	309.3	54	1060	44	9/86	24.09	2.56	56.25	2	2	2
GAR Lock (WA)	1970-1971	14	23	3041	380.1	71	1169	44	4/22	26.56	2.30	69.11	4	-	-
J Simmons (TAS)	1972-1979	24	29	3351	-	84	1283	44	7/59	29.15	2.29	76.15	2	1	-
AME Roberts (NSW/WI)	1975-1980	16	25	2333	-	44	1133	43	7/54	26.34	2.91	54.25	2	1	-
ML Clews (NSW)	1977-1979	18	30	2762	-	37	1459	43	6/41	33.93	3.16	64.23	-	1	-
G Miller (ENG/ENGXI)	1978-1979	15	24	2599	-	82	778	42	6/56	18.52	1.79	61.88	-	2	-
CM Old (ENG/ENGXI)	1974-1979	13	20	2050	-	40	915	42	6/42	21.78	2.67	48.80	3	1	-
GD Porter (WA)	1977-1979	17	30	2594	-	90	865	40	4/59	21.62	2.00	64.85	1	-	-
RK Rowan (VIC)	1970-1972	12	18	2005	250.5	35	869	40	7/36	21.72	2.60	50.12	1	3	-
TV Hohns (QLD)	1972-1979	42	45	2937	-	81	1339	40	6/56	33.47	2.73	73.42	-	2	1
JE Emburey (ENG/ENGXI)	1978-1979	11	19	2553	-	92	769	38	5/67	20.23	1.80	67.18	2	1	-
JA Snow (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	11	18	2517	314.5	57	1059	38	7/40	27.86	2.52	66.23	1	2	-
M Hendrick (ENG/ENGXI)	1974-1979	16	24	2026	-	51	653	36	5/11	18.13	1.93	56.27	1	1	-
BN Hiern (SOA)	1972-1974	14	24	2110	263.6	28	1233	35	3/36	35.22	3.50	60.28	-	-	-
PA Nicholls (WA)	1971-1978	21	24	2207	275.7	48	971	33	5/68	29.42	2.63	66.87	-	1	-
GJ Cowmeadow (TAS)	1977-1979	18	23	2216	-	22	1229	33	4/35	37.24	3.32	67.15	1	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ/TAS)	1972-1980	16	19	1780	-	47	838	32	5/55	26.18	2.82	55.62	1	1	-
P Lever (ENG/MCC/TAS)	1970-1975	16	26	2792	349.0	49	1156	32	6/38	36.12	2.48	87.25	2	1	-
GG Watson (NSW)	1977-1979	16	27	3027	-	49	1395	32	4/98	43.59	2.76	94.59	1	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	10	1759	219.7	39	740	31	5/55	23.87	2.52	56.74	2	3	1
J Garner (WI)	1979-1980	9	13	1249	208.1	40	596	30	4/55	19.86	2.86	41.63	3	-	-
JR Douglas (VIC)	1975-1978	10	16	1503	-	25	729	30	7/71	24.30	2.91	50.10	2	1	1
RF Surti (QLD)	1970-1972	25	30	1816	227.0	22	981	30	5/78	32.70	3.24	60.53	1	2	-
GT Ross (VIC)	1978-1979	10	17	1641	-	43	737	29	5/48	25.41	2.69	56.58	1	1	-
AJ Benneworth (TAS)	1971-1979	18	23	2221	-	47	951	29	5/115	32.79	2.56	76.58	-	1	-
LR Gibbs (SOA/WI)	1970-1976	11	20	2929	366.1	89	1014	29	5/102	34.96	2.07	101.00	1	1	-
RK Blewett (SOA)	1976-1979	26	39	3040	-	87	1204	29	4/88	41.51	2.37	104.82	1	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1977-1978	5	10	1579	197.3	24	704	28	6/52	25.14	2.67	56.39	1	3	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1980	13	21	2080	-	46	1131	28	4/27	40.39	3.26	74.28	3	-	-
JF Leehane (VIC)	1978-1979	6	11	1170	-	21	583	27	4/41	21.59	2.98	43.33	2	-	-
RP Collins (NSW)	1970-1975	18	21	1366	170.6	34	636	27	5/54	23.55	2.79	50.59	1	1	-
JK Lever (ENG/ENGXI)	1977-1979	15	24	1753	-	40	744	27	4/28	27.55	2.54	64.92	1	-	-
JN Maguire (QLD)	1978-1979	14	27	2322	-	48	987	27	6/62	36.55	2.55	86.00	-	1	-
JM Hubble (WA)	1973-1974	7	13	1146	143.2	23	516	26	7/49	19.84	2.70	44.07	-	1	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1979	5	10	1716	214.4	36	804	25	6/63	32.16	2.81	68.64	1	3	1
KR Stackpole (AUS/VIC)	1970-1974	38	37	2104	263.0	55	847	24	3/14	35.29	2.41	87.66	-	-	-
IM Chappell (AUS/SOA)	1970-1979	87	49	1557	-	38	704	23	5/29	30.60	2.71	67.69	-	1	-
R Illingworth (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	12	20	2008	251.0	60	831	23	3/39	36.13	2.48	87.30	-	-	-
JR Barnes (SOA)	1972-1974	11	18	1710	213.6	17	1048	23	6/90	45.56	3.67	74.34	-	1	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1970-1975	10	12	1016	127.0	14	561	21	4/56	26.71	3.31	48.38	2	-	-
PJ Cox (VIC)	1978-1979	9	17	1585	-	51	594	21	3/57	28.28	2.24	75.47	-	-	-
KG Cunningham (SOA)	1970-1974	35	29	1345	168.1	23	627	21	3/20	29.85	2.79	64.04	-	-	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1974-1977	8	13	1514	189.2	22	795	21	4/56	37.85	3.15	72.09	3	-	-

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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:

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]

South Africa vs Australia at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 2nd T20I, Aug 12, 2025 [T20I # 3405]

Pakistan vs West Indies at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2nd ODI, Aug 10, 2025 [ODI # 4893]