Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	80	125	16400	-	807	6158	225	8/51	27.36	2.25	72.88	11	10	4
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	73	117	11181	-	318	5125	212	7/78	24.17	2.75	52.74	8	11	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1980	50	83	10419	-	311	4998	211	6/26	23.68	2.87	49.37	12	13	4
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	58	94	16414	-	772	6179	203	6/71	30.43	2.25	80.85	10	10	1
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1971-1979	43	71	11268	-	362	5293	183	8/79	28.92	2.81	61.57	7	14	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1980	49	77	8464	-	262	4149	171	7/54	24.26	2.94	49.49	6	9	2
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1979	68	99	9228	-	287	4443	170	7/50	26.13	2.88	54.28	9	4	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1979	47	74	8216	-	224	4383	165	6/46	26.56	3.20	49.79	15	6	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	80	112	10718	-	348	5160	160	8/86	32.25	2.88	66.98	7	6	2
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1979	46	75	10836	-	398	4198	155	8/143	27.08	2.32	69.90	10	6	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1979	48	74	9421	-	288	4103	148	9/86	27.72	2.61	63.65	11	4	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1979	45	62	6538	-	216	2985	145	8/34	20.58	2.73	45.08	4	12	2
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	45	68	7848	-	276	3416	126	6/45	27.11	2.61	62.28	4	5	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1979	43	64	7364	-	152	3776	123	7/23	30.69	3.07	59.86	9	6	2
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	49	78	8883	-	324	3746	119	6/28	31.47	2.53	74.64	5	4	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1976	33	54	6582	-	211	2895	117	7/40	24.74	2.63	56.25	9	4	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	37	57	7488	-	236	3496	112	6/63	31.21	2.80	66.85	5	5	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1973-1979	42	62	5996	-	226	2278	103	4/15	22.11	2.27	58.21	6	-	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1970-1976	37	60	7336	-	253	3050	102	8/59	29.90	2.49	71.92	5	3	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1971-1976	32	59	10042	-	492	3291	102	7/98	32.26	1.96	98.45	2	5	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	48	74	10491	-	437	4168	102	5/95	40.86	2.38	102.85	5	1	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1971-1978	37	55	6028	-	145	2728	97	6/63	28.12	2.71	62.14	3	4	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	29	46	5087	847.5	176	2657	93	6/63	28.56	3.13	54.69	4	5	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1979	39	64	6132	-	199	3206	89	5/33	36.02	3.13	68.89	5	2	-
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1980	27	41	4093	-	134	1981	81	8/92	24.45	2.90	50.53	4	4	1
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1977	25	41	5468	-	191	2407	80	7/52	30.08	2.64	68.35	6	3	1
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1971-1978	27	46	6797	-	258	2685	76	8/76	35.32	2.37	89.43	9	2	1
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	27	36	5020	-	143	1949	74	7/67	26.33	2.32	67.83	3	4	1
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1980	24	34	4136	-	128	1789	73	6/74	24.50	2.59	56.65	5	5	2
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1976	29	47	3971	-	103	2114	73	6/77	28.95	3.19	54.39	4	2	1
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1979	25	36	3874	-	113	1884	71	8/69	26.53	2.91	54.56	2	3	1
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	20	33	2981	-	60	1571	70	6/14	22.44	3.16	42.58	2	5	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1979	29	42	3600	-	101	1610	70	7/46	23.00	2.68	51.42	2	2	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1980	17	26	2661	443.3	79	1418	69	8/29	20.55	3.19	38.56	4	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1980	20	29	2966	494.2	94	1500	69	5/38	21.73	3.03	42.98	6	1	-
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1977	36	57	5320	-	213	2331	68	5/57	34.27	2.62	78.23	2	1	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1979	45	53	4327	-	136	1916	65	5/28	29.47	2.65	66.56	5	3	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1978	29	40	4207	-	67	2240	64	4/34	35.00	3.19	65.73	4	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1977	30	42	6704	-	238	2604	61	4/46	42.68	2.33	109.90	3	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1979	29	41	4567	-	205	1481	60	7/66	24.68	1.94	76.11	5	2	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	20	28	3456	-	85	1403	55	5/21	25.50	2.43	62.83	3	3	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1978	43	57	5151	-	156	2067	55	5/65	37.58	2.40	93.65	1	1	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	26	42	5516	-	192	2097	55	5/101	38.12	2.28	100.29	2	1	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1972-1973	12	20	2832	-	87	1351	53	7/74	25.49	2.86	53.43	4	2	-
P Lever (ENG)	1970-1975	27	40	4011	-	95	1770	52	6/38	34.03	2.64	77.13	2	2	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1980	16	26	3983	-	146	1676	51	7/143	32.86	2.52	78.09	2	2	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1980	76	75	4665	-	148	1935	50	5/20	38.70	2.48	93.30	-	2	-
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1979	33	42	4037	-	167	1404	49	5/44	28.65	2.08	82.38	-	1	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1979	12	20	2893	-	66	1326	47	4/46	28.21	2.75	61.55	7	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1979	26	31	4011	-	114	1751	47	5/28	37.25	2.61	85.34	-	2	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1971-1974	18	32	4296	716.0	245	1354	43	4/64	31.48	1.89	99.90	1	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1979	22	33	4393	-	202	1628	43	6/40	37.86	2.22	102.16	3	1	1
KD Walters (AUS)	1970-1979	62	56	2479	-	57	1197	42	5/66	28.50	2.89	59.02	2	1	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1971-1978	23	37	3524	-	90	1591	42	4/11	37.88	2.70	83.90	2	-	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1979	10	19	2819	469.5	139	960	40	6/103	24.00	2.04	70.47	1	2	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1973	28	40	4455	-	223	1546	40	5/70	38.65	2.08	111.37	-	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	15	26	3573	-	131	1451	39	4/35	37.20	2.43	91.61	5	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1971-1977	20	29	2966	-	74	1556	37	5/111	42.05	3.14	80.16	1	1	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1977	23	35	2863	-	77	1243	36	5/72	34.52	2.60	79.52	1	2	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1972	12	21	3758	-	153	1502	36	5/125	41.72	2.39	104.38	2	1	-
PI Pocock (ENG)	1972-1976	13	22	3402	567.0	139	1510	35	5/110	43.14	2.66	97.20	2	2	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1973	9	14	1922	-	79	776	34	8/53	22.82	2.42	56.52	2	2	1
M Amarnath (IND)	1975-1979	36	51	2909	-	68	1535	34	4/63	45.14	3.16	85.55	1	-	-
Inshan Ali (WI)	1971-1977	12	23	3718	-	137	1621	34	5/59	47.67	2.61	109.35	-	1	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1979	44	42	2022	-	58	931	33	4/68	28.21	2.76	61.27	1	-	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1975	22	34	2973	495.3	82	1541	33	4/64	46.69	3.10	90.09	1	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1979	9	17	1975	329.1	77	870	32	4/35	27.18	2.64	61.71	3	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1971-1979	49	36	1844	-	54	918	29	4/56	31.65	2.98	63.58	1	-	-
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	10	16	1862	310.2	46	1063	29	4/48	36.65	3.42	64.20	3	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1979	12	22	3140	523.2	140	1141	29	4/72	39.34	2.18	108.27	1	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	7	11	1739	289.5	48	867	28	5/126	30.96	2.99	62.10	2	1	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1971-1973	13	17	2586	431.0	139	886	28	5/55	31.64	2.05	92.35	2	1	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	4	8	858	143.0	50	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1	-
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	14	19	1939	323.1	60	991	26	5/15	38.11	3.06	74.57	-	1	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	23	32	2580	-	130	853	25	3/46	34.12	1.98	103.20	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	52	41	2334	-	75	958	25	4/45	38.32	2.46	93.36	1	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1979	8	10	1131	188.3	40	546	24	4/29	22.75	2.89	47.12	3	-	-
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1970-1975	10	17	1945	-	63	777	24	5/90	32.37	2.39	81.04	1	1	-
DAJ Holford (WI)	1971-1977	9	13	1882	313.4	83	678	22	5/23	30.81	2.16	85.54	1	1	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1975-1979	41	27	1576	-	32	742	22	3/74	33.72	2.82	71.63	-	-	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1971	6	10	1566	-	60	665	21	6/47	31.66	2.54	74.57	-	2	-
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1973-1976	14	18	2912	-	77	1347	20	5/148	67.35	2.77	145.60	-	1	-
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1975-1979	27	27	1308	-	39	589	19	5/18	31.00	2.70	68.84	-	1	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	29	42	2112	-	65	1069	19	3/28	56.26	3.03	111.15	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	5	10	1331	-	63	346	18	4/46	19.22	1.55	73.94	2	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1979	10	14	1861	-	92	613	18	5/67	34.05	1.97	103.38	-	1	-
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	7	1322	220.2	47	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.76	-	2	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1978	6	10	842	140.2	36	416	16	4/53	26.00	2.96	52.62	1	-	-
JR Hammond (AUS)	1972-1973	6	11	1085	180.5	48	529	16	4/38	33.06	2.92	67.81	2	-	-
PJ Petherick (NZ)	1976-1977	6	10	1305	-	37	681	16	3/90	42.56	3.13	81.56	-	-	-
RS Cunis (NZ)	1971-1972	7	14	1633	-	44	806	16	6/76	50.37	2.96	102.06	-	1	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	8	690	115.0	39	258	15	5/39	17.20	2.24	46.00	1	1	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1979	25	26	1291	-	42	612	15	3/48	40.80	2.84	86.06	-	-	-
BJ McKechnie (NZ)	1975-1979	10	10	611	-	9	344	14	3/24	24.57	3.37	43.64	-	-	-
JSE Price (ENG)	1971-1972	5	9	755	125.5	31	351	14	3/29	25.07	2.78	53.92	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1979	6	9	1416	-	48	478	14	6/44	34.14	2.02	101.14	1	1	-
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1979	9	12	824	-	19	486	14	5/101	34.71	3.53	58.85	-	1	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1980	49	25	1008	-	27	513	14	3/52	36.64	3.05	72.00	-	-	-
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1970-1971	6	10	1127	-	20	456	13	5/47	35.07	2.42	86.69	-	1	-
J Birkenshaw (ENG)	1973-1974	5	9	1017	169.3	33	469	13	5/57	36.07	2.76	78.23	-	1	-

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