Bowling Most Wickets Career IN England

Most wickets in 1970s in Tests IN England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1977	28	49	6510	1085.0	370	2483	85	8/51	29.21	2.28	76.58	3	5	2
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1979	19	34	3721	620.1	134	1872	82	7/78	22.82	3.01	45.37	3	6	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	20	37	4039	673.1	145	1926	72	7/50	26.75	2.86	56.09	4	3	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1971-1976	18	34	4239	706.3	153	1955	72	5/57	27.15	2.76	58.87	6	2	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	12	22	2820	470.0	126	1220	67	8/34	18.20	2.59	42.08	2	8	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	15	27	3845	640.5	154	1615	67	5/27	24.10	2.52	57.38	3	3	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	31	50	4587	764.3	173	2237	59	4/33	37.91	2.92	77.74	2	-	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	16	29	3258	543.0	158	1197	53	4/28	22.58	2.20	61.47	4	-	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1975	9	18	2741	456.5	155	1008	52	6/66	19.38	2.20	52.71	3	4	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1977	9	17	2256	376.0	100	1040	39	5/38	26.66	2.76	57.84	5	1	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1979	12	21	2491	415.1	148	787	30	5/28	26.23	1.89	83.03	4	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1976	4	8	957	159.3	54	356	28	8/92	12.71	2.23	34.17	-	3	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1976-1976	5	10	1330	221.4	69	537	28	6/37	19.17	2.42	47.50	-	3	1
MHN Walker (AUS)	1975-1977	9	17	2865	477.3	147	1037	28	5/48	37.03	2.17	102.32	1	1	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1979	9	14	2564	427.2	97	1097	28	6/226	39.17	2.56	91.57	1	1	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1971-1973	17	24	2941	490.1	166	1011	26	5/70	38.88	2.06	113.11	-	1	-
RAL Massie (AUS)	1972-1972	4	7	1195	199.1	58	409	23	8/53	17.78	2.05	51.95	1	2	1
VA Holder (WI)	1973-1976	6	12	1428	238.0	72	541	22	4/56	24.59	2.27	64.90	1	-	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1971-1974	6	11	1343	223.5	54	579	20	5/111	28.95	2.58	67.15	1	1	-
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1973	3	5	589	98.1	22	294	19	6/77	15.47	2.99	31.00	2	2	1
AA Mallett (AUS)	1972-1975	6	11	1584	264.0	89	655	19	5/114	34.47	2.48	83.36	-	1	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1979	9	14	1815	302.3	62	791	19	4/52	41.63	2.61	95.52	1	-	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1971-1972	11	17	1440	240.0	98	421	16	3/46	26.31	1.75	90.00	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	4	5	1043	173.5	49	495	16	5/146	30.93	2.84	65.18	-	1	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1971-1974	6	11	1451	241.5	71	601	16	5/116	37.56	2.48	90.68	-	1	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1971-1973	9	11	1525	254.1	83	518	15	4/43	34.53	2.03	101.66	2	-	-
P Lever (ENG)	1971-1975	6	10	1209	201.3	43	598	15	5/70	39.86	2.96	80.60	-	1	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1971-1979	6	10	1300	216.4	40	618	15	6/38	41.20	2.85	86.66	-	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1978	5	7	882	147.0	41	310	14	5/39	22.14	2.10	63.00	1	1	-
JSE Price (ENG)	1971-1972	5	9	755	125.5	31	351	14	3/29	25.07	2.78	53.92	-	-	-
RO Collinge (NZ)	1973-1978	4	7	1026	171.0	42	373	14	5/74	26.64	2.18	73.28	-	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1978	4	7	997	166.1	39	413	14	5/84	29.50	2.48	71.21	1	1	-
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1976	4	7	648	108.0	28	317	13	4/53	24.38	2.93	49.84	1	-	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1977	3	5	826	137.4	35	363	13	4/80	27.92	2.63	63.53	2	-	-
G Miller (ENG)	1976-1979	11	15	1326	221.0	77	427	12	2/18	35.58	1.93	110.50	-	-	-
S Abid Ali (IND)	1971-1974	6	10	1075	179.1	26	521	11	4/64	47.36	2.90	97.72	1	-	-
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1973	3	5	637	106.1	16	340	10	4/42	34.00	3.20	63.70	1	-	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1975-1975	1	2	308	51.2	15	157	9	6/85	17.44	3.05	34.22	-	1	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1973	3	6	811	135.1	46	227	9	3/26	25.22	1.67	90.11	-	-	-
RA Hutton (ENG)	1971-1971	5	8	738	123.0	27	257	9	3/72	28.55	2.08	82.00	-	-	-
BP Bracewell (NZ)	1978-1978	3	5	536	89.2	14	282	9	3/110	31.33	3.15	59.55	-	-	-
BR Taylor (NZ)	1973-1973	3	5	816	136.0	24	395	9	4/53	43.88	2.90	90.66	1	-	-
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	5	10	1176	196.0	55	434	9	3/69	48.22	2.21	130.66	-	-	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1979-1979	4	5	882	147.0	30	448	8	3/76	56.00	3.04	110.25	-	-	-
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1973-1973	2	3	678	113.0	36	230	7	4/144	32.85	2.03	96.85	1	-	-
ED Solkar (IND)	1971-1974	6	10	612	102.0	27	262	7	3/28	37.42	2.56	87.42	-	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1978	3	3	522	87.0	20	273	7	4/132	39.00	3.13	74.57	1	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1977-1979	4	7	653	108.5	32	295	7	3/60	42.14	2.71	93.28	-	-	-
MF Malone (AUS)	1977-1977	1	2	342	57.0	24	77	6	5/63	12.83	1.35	57.00	-	1	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1971-1971	2	4	352	58.4	20	110	6	4/11	18.33	1.87	58.66	1	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1973-1973	3	6	493	82.1	24	169	6	3/27	28.16	2.05	82.16	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1978	3	5	678	113.0	53	189	6	2/29	31.50	1.67	113.00	-	-	-
MWW Selvey (ENG)	1976-1976	2	4	402	67.0	8	263	6	4/41	43.83	3.92	67.00	1	-	-
DJ Colley (AUS)	1972-1972	3	6	729	121.3	20	312	6	3/83	52.00	2.56	121.50	-	-	-
KD Walters (AUS)	1972-1977	13	5	143	23.5	5	57	5	4/34	11.40	2.39	28.60	1	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1971-1974	6	7	396	66.0	15	142	5	3/37	28.40	2.15	79.20	-	-	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1977-1977	3	5	433	72.1	27	147	5	3/69	29.40	2.03	86.60	-	-	-
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1971-1971	3	5	431	71.5	17	201	5	3/46	40.20	2.79	86.20	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1974	4	6	840	140.0	35	313	5	2/48	62.60	2.23	168.00	-	-	-
RJ Inverarity (AUS)	1972-1972	3	4	366	61.0	26	90	4	3/26	22.50	1.47	91.50	-	-	-
V Pollard (NZ)	1973-1973	3	3	330	55.0	18	98	4	2/24	24.50	1.78	82.50	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1978	3	3	330	55.0	15	168	4	3/101	42.00	3.05	82.50	-	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1978-1978	2	3	510	85.0	23	171	4	2/65	42.75	2.01	127.50	-	-	-
PI Pocock (ENG)	1976-1976	2	4	366	61.0	15	173	4	2/98	43.25	2.83	91.50	-	-	-
Liaqat Ali (PAK)	1978-1978	2	2	360	60.0	10	194	4	3/80	48.50	3.23	90.00	-	-	-
A Ward (ENG)	1971-1976	2	3	318	53.0	5	243	4	2/25	60.75	4.58	79.50	-	-	-
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1975-1977	12	12	540	90.0	16	297	4	1/8	74.25	3.30	135.00	-	-	-
GD Watson (AUS)	1972-1972	2	4	240	40.0	14	92	3	1/23	30.66	2.30	80.00	-	-	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1972-1972	3	5	460	76.4	28	157	3	2/45	52.33	2.04	153.33	-	-	-
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1978	6	9	766	127.4	39	249	3	2/54	83.00	1.95	255.33	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1974-1974	2	2	516	86.0	10	267	3	2/166	89.00	3.10	172.00	-	-	-
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1977-1977	3	6	603	100.3	31	305	3	1/25	101.66	3.03	201.00	-	-	-
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1976	8	4	88	14.4	5	39	2	1/1	19.50	2.65	44.00	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2	175	29.1	14	40	2	2/39	20.00	1.37	87.50	-	-	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1973-1976	8	5	126	21.0	6	40	2	2/26	20.00	1.90	63.00	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1978	3	3	218	36.2	9	87	2	1/16	43.50	2.39	109.00	-	-	-
CL King (WI)	1976-1976	3	3	234	39.0	11	95	2	1/30	47.50	2.43	117.00	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1979-1979	2	2	200	33.2	9	100	2	2/53	50.00	3.00	100.00	-	-	-
IM Chappell (AUS)	1972-1975	9	5	264	44.0	15	109	2	1/26	54.50	2.47	132.00	-	-	-
P Willey (ENG)	1976-1979	3	4	311	51.5	16	121	2	2/96	60.50	2.33	155.50	-	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1974-1978	5	4	282	47.0	10	157	2	1/49	78.50	3.34	141.00	-	-	-
S Madan Lal (IND)	1974-1974	2	3	438	73.0	19	188	2	2/56	94.00	2.57	219.00	-	-	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1971-1974	6	9	492	82.0	27	194	2	1/16	97.00	2.36	246.00	-	-	-
GS Chappell (AUS)	1972-1977	14	12	644	107.2	24	283	2	1/28	141.50	2.63	322.00	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1978	3	1	18	3.0	-	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.66	18.00	-	-	-
BW Luckhurst (ENG)	1971-1973	12	3	41	6.5	2	26	1	1/9	26.00	3.80	41.00	-	-	-
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	1971-1971	1	2	114	19.0	4	43	1	1/30	43.00	2.26	114.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1976	4	4	186	31.0	12	56	1	1/11	56.00	1.80	186.00	-	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1976-1976	1	2	168	28.0	8	64	1	1/23	64.00	2.28	168.00	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1979	11	7	210	35.0	9	78	1	1/16	78.00	2.22	210.00	-	-	-
JC Balderstone (ENG)	1976-1976	2	1	96	16.0	-	80	1	1/80	80.00	5.00	96.00	-	-	-
Inshan Ali (WI)	1973-1973	1	2	204	34.0	9	101	1	1/49	101.00	2.97	204.00	-	-	-
RC Fredericks (WI)	1973-1976	8	6	286	47.4	11	142	1	1/24	142.00	2.97	286.00	-	-	-

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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:

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

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

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]