Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in 1970s in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	59	106	15380	-	787	5587	202	8/51	27.65	2.17	76.13	10	10	4
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	48	84	15824	-	755	5839	196	6/71	29.79	2.21	80.73	10	10	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1980	35	68	9510	-	296	4376	184	6/26	23.78	2.76	51.68	10	12	4
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	51	95	9916	-	280	4511	182	7/78	24.78	2.72	54.48	6	11	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1971-1979	42	70	11212	-	362	5257	180	8/79	29.20	2.81	62.28	7	14	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1979	34	61	7512	-	210	3892	152	6/46	25.60	3.10	49.42	14	6	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	93	9802	-	338	4541	141	8/86	32.20	2.77	69.51	6	6	2
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1980	29	57	7339	-	234	3521	140	7/54	25.15	2.87	52.42	4	9	2
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	34	63	10094	-	380	3792	138	8/143	27.47	2.25	73.14	9	6	-
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1978	41	73	7755	-	256	3594	129	7/50	27.86	2.78	60.11	7	4	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1979	33	59	8582	-	271	3591	120	9/86	29.92	2.51	71.51	9	4	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	22	40	5381	-	191	2274	118	8/34	19.27	2.53	45.60	4	12	2
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	31	55	7134	-	257	3077	107	6/45	28.75	2.58	66.67	3	5	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1979	26	47	6376	-	125	3225	107	7/23	30.14	3.03	59.58	9	6	2
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1976	24	46	6044	-	200	2663	103	7/40	25.85	2.64	58.67	7	4	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1971-1976	29	56	9886	-	488	3232	100	7/98	32.32	1.96	98.86	2	5	-
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1979	37	66	8202	-	315	3292	100	6/28	32.92	2.40	82.02	5	3	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	25	45	6830	-	222	3125	98	6/63	31.88	2.74	69.69	5	5	1
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	36	63	9785	-	430	3761	98	5/95	38.37	2.30	99.84	5	1	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1970-1976	28	51	6834	-	246	2709	91	8/59	29.76	2.37	75.09	5	3	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	23	40	4757	792.5	170	2413	87	6/63	27.73	3.04	54.67	4	5	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1979	32	57	5742	-	195	2925	87	5/33	33.62	3.05	66.00	5	2	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1971-1978	22	40	5169	-	126	2249	79	6/63	28.46	2.61	65.43	3	3	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	25	45	5072	-	200	1766	78	4/28	22.64	2.08	65.02	4	-	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1977	21	37	5310	-	189	2289	76	7/52	30.11	2.58	69.86	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
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1980	15	29	3408	-	121	1596	65	8/92	24.55	2.80	52.43	3	4	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1979	35	51	4285	-	136	1893	65	5/28	29.12	2.65	65.92	5	3	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1980	16	26	3722	-	120	1500	64	6/74	23.43	2.41	58.15	4	5	2
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	15	25	4382	-	130	1635	62	7/67	26.37	2.23	70.67	3	4	1
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1976	21	39	3501	-	99	1801	60	6/77	30.01	3.08	58.35	3	2	1
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1979	17	28	3400	-	101	1631	57	8/69	28.61	2.87	59.64	2	3	1
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	28	2661	-	51	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1971-1977	24	40	5384	-	189	2018	53	5/101	38.07	2.24	101.58	2	1	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1980	9	18	2169	361.3	73	1120	52	8/29	21.53	3.09	41.71	4	1	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1979	15	28	2886	-	88	1204	51	7/46	23.60	2.50	56.58	1	2	1
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1980	16	26	3983	-	146	1676	51	7/143	32.86	2.52	78.09	2	2	-
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1977	24	45	4542	-	192	1868	50	5/57	37.36	2.46	90.84	-	1	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1977	21	34	6212	-	229	2324	50	4/46	46.48	2.24	124.24	3	-	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1980	9	18	2282	380.2	84	1102	49	4/48	22.48	2.89	46.57	6	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1979	18	32	4083	-	196	1251	49	7/66	25.53	1.83	83.32	5	2	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1972-1973	10	18	2718	-	83	1289	49	7/74	26.30	2.84	55.46	4	2	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1971-1978	32	47	4714	-	148	1780	48	5/65	37.08	2.26	98.20	1	1	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1977-1979	10	18	2793	-	63	1265	44	4/46	28.75	2.71	63.47	7	-	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1978	18	29	3579	-	60	1876	44	4/42	42.63	3.14	81.34	3	-	-
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1979	12	21	3054	-	74	1200	43	5/28	27.90	2.35	71.02	3	2	-
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1979	24	34	3693	-	158	1200	42	5/44	28.57	1.94	87.92	-	1	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1971-1974	17	31	4233	705.3	242	1323	42	4/64	31.50	1.87	100.78	1	-	-
P Lever (ENG)	1970-1975	17	31	3571	-	92	1509	41	6/38	36.80	2.53	87.09	1	2	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1979	10	19	2819	469.5	139	960	40	6/103	24.00	2.04	70.47	1	2	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1979	18	29	4209	-	196	1533	40	6/40	38.32	2.18	105.22	3	1	1
KD Walters (AUS)	1970-1977	47	47	2201	-	54	946	38	5/66	24.89	2.57	57.92	2	1	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	14	25	3531	-	128	1437	37	4/35	38.83	2.44	95.43	5	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1971-1978	17	31	3239	-	88	1440	37	4/11	38.91	2.66	87.54	2	-	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1973	25	38	4325	-	221	1462	36	5/70	40.61	2.02	120.13	-	1	-
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	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1970-1980	54	56	3956	-	139	1438	34	5/61	42.29	2.18	116.35	-	1	-
Inshan Ali (WI)	1971-1977	12	23	3718	-	137	1621	34	5/59	47.67	2.61	109.35	-	1	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1979	9	17	1975	329.1	77	870	32	4/35	27.18	2.64	61.71	3	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1971-1977	13	22	2564	-	66	1322	32	5/111	41.31	3.09	80.12	1	1	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1973	6	11	1739	-	74	647	31	8/53	20.87	2.23	56.09	2	2	1
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1977	16	28	2457	-	71	977	29	5/72	33.68	2.38	84.72	1	2	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1979	12	22	3140	523.2	140	1141	29	4/72	39.34	2.18	108.27	1	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1979	14	19	3296	-	103	1255	29	5/55	43.27	2.28	113.65	-	1	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1971-1973	13	17	2586	431.0	139	886	28	5/55	31.64	2.05	92.35	2	1	-
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	9	15	1820	303.2	46	1041	28	4/48	37.17	3.43	65.00	3	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	6	10	1697	282.5	47	852	27	5/126	31.55	3.01	62.85	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	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1979	28	32	1768	-	53	795	26	4/68	30.57	2.69	68.00	1	-	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1974	17	29	2637	439.3	72	1354	26	4/64	52.07	3.08	101.42	1	-	-
TJ Jenner (AUS)	1970-1975	9	16	1881	-	62	749	24	5/90	31.20	2.38	78.37	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	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	19	28	2376	-	127	713	22	3/46	32.40	1.80	108.00	-	-	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1971	5	9	1502	-	60	603	21	6/47	28.71	2.40	71.52	-	2	-
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	11	16	1777	296.1	59	873	21	5/15	41.57	2.94	84.61	-	1	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1979	25	40	2320	-	61	1109	21	4/63	52.80	2.86	110.47	1	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	5	10	1331	-	63	346	18	4/46	19.22	1.55	73.94	2	-	-
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1973-1976	11	15	2744	-	75	1224	18	5/148	68.00	2.67	152.44	-	1	-
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	7	1322	220.2	47	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.76	-	2	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1979	9	13	1807	-	91	556	17	5/67	32.70	1.84	106.29	-	1	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1979	25	21	1254	-	29	556	17	3/74	32.70	2.66	73.76	-	-	-
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	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1976	5	9	788	131.2	35	381	15	4/53	25.40	2.90	52.53	1	-	-
JR Hammond (AUS)	1973-1973	5	10	1031	171.5	47	488	15	4/38	32.53	2.83	68.73	2	-	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1971-1979	38	33	1910	-	66	771	15	4/45	51.40	2.42	127.33	1	-	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1977	22	36	1860	310.0	61	900	15	3/28	60.00	2.90	124.00	-	-	-
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	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1977	3	5	826	137.4	35	363	13	4/80	27.92	2.63	63.53	2	-	-
J Birkenshaw (ENG)	1973-1974	5	9	1017	169.3	33	469	13	5/57	36.07	2.76	78.23	-	1	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1971-1979	39	26	1252	-	47	540	13	3/37	41.53	2.58	96.30	-	-	-
AG Barrett (WI)	1971-1975	6	10	1612	268.4	83	603	13	3/43	46.38	2.24	124.00	-	-	-
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1970-1971	5	9	1071	-	20	427	12	5/47	35.58	2.39	89.25	-	1	-
UG Dowe (WI)	1971-1973	4	8	1014	169.0	30	534	12	4/69	44.50	3.15	84.50	1	-	-
AL Thomson (AUS)	1970-1971	4	8	1519	189.7	33	654	12	3/79	54.50	2.58	126.58	-	-	-
EJ Barlow (SA)	1970-1970	4	8	564	94.0	27	257	11	3/24	23.36	2.73	51.27	-	-	-
JB Gannon (AUS)	1977-1978	3	5	726	90.6	13	361	11	4/77	32.81	2.98	66.00	1	-	-

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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:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Pakistan Shaheens vs MCC Young Cricketers and Soth Asian Cricket Academy XI at Beckenham, Pakistan Shaheens in England Tour Match, Aug 3-5, 2025 [Other match]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]