Bowling Most Wickets Career - vs England

Most wickets in 1970s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1979	26	44	5823	-	229	2410	114	6/26	21.14	2.48	51.07	7	7	2
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	20	33	6655	1109.1	337	2371	80	6/71	29.63	2.13	83.18	5	4	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1979	21	34	4175	-	144	1981	79	6/46	25.07	2.84	52.84	8	3	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1971-1979	16	27	4211	701.5	163	1817	69	8/79	26.33	2.58	61.02	2	7	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1979	21	35	5200	-	210	1986	63	8/143	31.52	2.29	82.53	3	2	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1979	10	15	1962	-	64	644	50	6/74	12.88	1.96	39.24	3	5	2
AA Mallett (AUS)	1971-1975	17	28	3385	-	148	1299	47	5/114	27.63	2.30	72.02	3	1	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1971-1978	18	25	3048	-	98	1188	45	5/74	26.40	2.33	67.73	2	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1979	12	18	1942	323.4	88	825	43	6/37	19.18	2.54	45.16	2	3	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1979	15	20	2422	-	77	1057	38	6/26	27.81	2.61	63.73	3	2	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1979	10	14	1275	212.3	58	561	34	8/92	16.50	2.64	37.50	-	3	1
VA Holder (WI)	1973-1976	12	19	1998	333.0	88	835	34	5/50	24.55	2.50	58.76	1	1	-
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1974	9	14	1403	233.5	46	705	32	6/77	22.03	3.01	43.84	3	2	1
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	15	24	2520	420.0	115	1002	32	5/57	31.31	2.38	78.75	-	1	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1974	11	18	2669	444.5	126	1099	32	5/116	34.34	2.47	83.40	3	1	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1975-1979	12	16	1904	-	52	694	31	5/28	22.38	2.18	61.41	2	1	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1972-1977	9	15	2416	402.4	105	858	31	4/16	27.67	2.13	77.93	4	-	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1974	10	17	2911	485.1	152	930	29	6/108	32.06	1.91	100.37	-	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1973-1978	14	19	2216	-	100	747	27	5/39	27.66	2.02	82.07	2	1	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	7	10	1378	229.4	63	538	26	8/53	20.69	2.34	53.00	1	2	1
Asif Masood (PAK)	1971-1974	9	15	1595	265.5	63	671	24	5/111	27.95	2.52	66.45	1	1	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1975-1979	12	15	1850	-	49	649	23	6/34	28.21	2.10	80.43	-	1	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	14	21	2481	413.3	72	1142	23	4/52	49.65	2.76	107.86	1	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1973-1974	8	15	1896	316.0	119	621	21	3/27	29.57	1.96	90.28	-	-	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	1574	196.6	47	468	19	5/148	24.63	1.78	82.84	1	1	-
KD Walters (AUS)	1970-1979	35	29	1231	-	31	528	19	4/34	27.78	2.57	64.78	1	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1979	6	8	1014	169.0	38	479	18	4/80	26.61	2.83	56.33	2	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1977-1979	9	11	1238	-	38	575	18	4/132	31.94	2.78	68.77	1	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1975	11	13	1858	-	71	717	18	4/46	39.83	2.31	103.22	2	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1979	39	34	2005	-	65	818	18	5/20	45.44	2.44	111.38	-	1	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1977-1978	9	11	1742	-	80	493	17	3/56	29.00	1.69	102.47	-	-	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1978	9	12	1277	-	28	632	17	4/42	37.17	2.96	75.11	1	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1972	8	14	2228	-	85	762	17	4/83	44.82	2.05	131.05	1	-	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1975	13	19	1639	273.1	44	801	17	4/64	47.11	2.93	96.41	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	4	5	1043	173.5	49	495	16	5/146	30.93	2.84	65.18	-	1	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1977	3	5	452	-	24	204	15	6/14	13.60	2.70	30.13	-	2	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1978	7	9	1207	-	74	375	14	5/67	26.78	1.86	86.21	-	1	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1974	11	14	1176	196.0	54	489	14	4/93	34.92	2.49	84.00	1	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1975-1979	8	11	1296	216.0	46	680	14	5/33	48.57	3.14	92.57	-	1	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	8	14	1807	-	70	756	14	3/48	54.00	2.51	129.07	-	-	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1976	4	7	648	108.0	28	317	13	4/53	24.38	2.93	49.84	1	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1971-1977	7	12	1043	-	40	425	13	4/11	32.69	2.44	80.23	1	-	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1973-1973	5	7	930	155.0	28	457	13	4/53	35.15	2.94	71.53	1	-	-
AL Thomson (AUS)	1970-1971	5	9	1583	197.7	35	676	13	3/79	52.00	2.56	121.76	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1978	3	5	1056	132.0	31	305	12	6/44	25.41	1.73	88.00	1	1	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1979	17	15	926	-	28	414	12	3/23	34.50	2.68	77.16	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1978	19	23	1916	-	81	680	12	2/14	56.66	2.12	159.66	-	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1971-1979	12	12	642	107.0	25	270	11	3/37	24.54	2.52	58.36	-	-	-
J Garner (WI)	1979-1979	3	3	186	31.0	-	106	10	5/38	10.60	3.41	18.60	-	1	-
RS Cunis (NZ)	1971-1971	2	4	535	66.7	11	189	10	6/76	18.90	2.11	53.50	-	1	-
BP Bracewell (NZ)	1978-1978	4	6	602	100.2	14	323	10	3/110	32.30	3.21	60.20	-	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1979	7	8	1082	-	42	437	10	5/28	43.70	2.42	108.20	-	1	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1979	21	16	567	94.3	30	166	9	2/4	18.44	1.75	63.00	-	-	-
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1970-1975	5	9	926	115.6	26	340	9	3/42	37.77	2.20	102.88	-	-	-
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1971-1973	5	9	901	150.1	45	363	9	3/46	40.33	2.41	100.11	-	-	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1970-1971	4	7	944	118.0	14	373	9	4/66	41.44	2.37	104.88	1	-	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	15	23	936	156.0	36	430	9	3/28	47.77	2.75	104.00	-	-	-
MF Malone (AUS)	1977-1977	3	4	474	79.0	27	141	8	5/63	17.62	1.78	59.25	-	1	-
GJ Cosier (AUS)	1977-1979	8	7	317	-	8	147	8	5/18	18.37	2.78	39.62	-	1	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1979	7	10	721	120.1	40	284	8	3/69	35.50	2.36	90.12	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	7	9	1014	169.0	40	389	8	2/16	48.62	2.30	126.75	-	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1977	7	10	913	152.1	32	404	8	2/43	50.50	2.65	114.12	-	-	-
AG Barrett (WI)	1974-1974	2	3	744	124.0	46	260	7	3/86	37.14	2.09	106.28	-	-	-
Liaqat Ali (PAK)	1977-1978	7	8	844	-	26	380	7	3/80	54.28	2.70	120.57	-	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	4	8	906	113.2	12	389	7	3/41	55.57	2.57	129.42	-	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	11	10	354	59.0	11	156	6	3/27	26.00	2.64	59.00	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1977-1979	12	8	408	-	14	213	6	2/31	35.50	3.13	68.00	-	-	-
Inshan Ali (WI)	1973-1974	3	6	882	147.0	43	349	6	3/86	58.16	2.37	147.00	-	-	-
DJ Colley (AUS)	1972-1972	4	7	795	132.3	21	384	6	3/83	64.00	2.89	132.50	-	-	-
AR Dell (AUS)	1971-1971	1	2	343	42.7	11	97	5	3/65	19.40	1.69	68.60	-	-	-
GD Watson (AUS)	1972-1972	4	5	288	48.0	15	120	5	2/28	24.00	2.50	57.60	-	-	-
TJ Laughlin (AUS)	1978-1979	6	7	454	-	7	230	5	2/17	46.00	3.03	90.80	-	-	-
KR Stackpole (AUS)	1970-1972	15	13	920	-	27	350	5	3/40	70.00	2.28	184.00	-	-	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1979-1979	2	2	120	20.0	1	76	4	3/42	19.00	3.80	30.00	-	-	-
RJ Inverarity (AUS)	1972-1972	3	4	366	61.0	26	90	4	3/26	22.50	1.47	91.50	-	-	-
V Pollard (NZ)	1971-1973	6	5	426	-	22	152	4	2/24	38.00	2.14	106.50	-	-	-
PH Carlson (AUS)	1979-1979	6	6	536	67.0	13	169	4	2/41	42.25	1.89	134.00	-	-	-
IM Chappell (AUS)	1970-1979	28	11	464	-	18	202	4	1/10	50.50	2.61	116.00	-	-	-
RC Fredericks (WI)	1973-1976	18	13	500	83.2	18	245	4	2/10	61.25	2.94	125.00	-	-	-
Zulfiqar Ali (EAf)	1975-1975	1	1	72	12.0	-	63	3	3/63	21.00	5.25	24.00	-	-	-
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1971-1971	2	4	189	23.5	-	118	3	3/35	39.33	3.74	63.00	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1975-1979	5	6	446	74.2	18	216	3	2/53	72.00	2.90	148.66	-	-	-
DR Parry (WI)	1979-1979	1	1	60	10.0	-	35	2	2/35	17.50	3.50	30.00	-	-	-
Mehmood Quaraishy (EAf)	1975-1975	1	1	60	10.0	-	55	2	2/55	27.50	5.50	30.00	-	-	-
MLC Foster (WI)	1973-1974	4	3	132	22.0	5	56	2	2/22	28.00	2.54	66.00	-	-	-
Hasan Jamil (PAK)	1977-1978	3	2	88	11.0	-	59	2	2/20	29.50	4.02	44.00	-	-	-
BJ McKechnie (NZ)	1975-1979	2	2	144	24.0	3	84	2	2/46	42.00	3.50	72.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1979	9	7	312	52.0	12	139	2	1/4	69.50	2.67	156.00	-	-	-
MG Webb (NZ)	1971-1971	1	2	232	29.0	-	144	2	1/50	72.00	3.72	116.00	-	-	-
CL King (WI)	1976-1979	8	7	396	66.0	11	230	2	1/30	115.00	3.48	198.00	-	-	-
RG Callender (CAN)	1979-1979	1	1	36	6.0	1	14	1	1/14	14.00	2.33	36.00	-	-	-
RW Morgan (NZ)	1971-1971	2	1	48	6.0	-	16	1	1/16	16.00	2.00	48.00	-	-	-
Pervez Mir (PAK)	1977-1977	1	1	32	4.0	-	18	1	1/18	18.00	3.37	32.00	-	-	-
JN Valentine (CAN)	1979-1979	1	1	42	7.0	2	20	1	1/20	20.00	2.85	42.00	-	-	-
KH Eastwood (AUS)	1971-1971	1	1	40	5.0	-	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.15	40.00	-	-	-
Aamer Hameed (PAK)	1977-1978	2	2	88	11.0	2	38	1	1/32	38.00	2.59	88.00	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1979-1979	1	1	72	12.0	1	38	1	1/38	38.00	3.16	72.00	-	-	-
GK Bose (IND)	1974-1974	1	1	66	11.0	2	39	1	1/39	39.00	3.54	66.00	-	-	-
JR Hammond (AUS)	1972-1972	1	1	54	9.0	1	41	1	1/41	41.00	4.55	54.00	-	-	-
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1971-1971	1	2	114	19.0	4	43	1	1/30	43.00	2.26	114.00	-	-	-

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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:

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