Bowling Most Wickets Career - England

Most wickets in 1980s in FC+LA+T20s - England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	165	217	21403	3567.1	684	11941	379	8/103	31.50	3.34	56.47	15	15	2
JE Emburey (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	130	170	19176	3196.0	803	8324	245	7/78	33.97	2.60	78.26	6	9	-
GR Dilley (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	82	112	11183	1863.5	338	6022	204	6/38	29.51	3.23	54.81	14	7	-
RGD Willis (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1984	86	121	10323	1720.3	356	5299	203	8/43	26.10	3.07	50.85	9	5	-
NA Foster (ENG/ENGXI)	1983-1989	85	110	10380	1730.0	334	5336	179	8/107	29.81	3.08	57.98	3	5	1
PH Edmonds (ENG/ENGXI)	1982-1987	61	88	11155	1859.1	540	4508	116	4/13	38.86	2.42	96.16	6	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1989	61	71	5837	972.5	173	3187	95	5/86	33.54	3.27	61.44	3	1	-
NG Cowans (ENG/ENGXI)	1982-1985	47	66	5166	861.0	146	3183	83	6/77	38.34	3.69	62.24	-	2	-
GC Small (ENG/ENGXI)	1986-1989	43	53	4242	707.0	127	2262	79	5/48	28.63	3.19	53.69	2	3	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1989	46	62	5147	857.5	159	2841	71	5/95	40.01	3.31	72.49	2	2	-
VJ Marks (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1988	47	52	3706	617.4	110	1982	67	5/20	29.58	3.20	55.31	1	3	-
NGB Cook (ENG)	1983-1989	18	28	4318	719.4	221	1784	57	6/65	31.29	2.47	75.75	1	4	1
PJW Allott (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1985	33	47	4087	681.1	134	2173	55	6/61	39.50	3.19	74.30	-	3	-
DL Underwood (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1982	19	28	3301	550.1	183	1328	52	6/64	25.53	2.41	63.48	-	3	1
RM Ellison (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1986	29	39	3483	580.3	129	1762	52	6/77	33.88	3.03	66.98	2	3	1
G Miller (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1984	29	37	2928	488.0	97	1525	49	6/70	31.12	3.12	59.75	1	1	-
GA Gooch (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	124	81	2974	495.4	105	1639	40	3/19	40.97	3.30	74.35	-	-	-
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1982-1989	27	34	3442	573.4	131	1654	39	4/52	42.41	2.88	88.25	1	-	-
JK Lever (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1986	19	27	2681	446.5	81	1452	37	5/100	39.24	3.24	72.45	3	1	-
RD Jackman (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1983	19	23	2129	354.5	70	1090	34	4/68	32.05	3.07	62.61	2	-	-
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1989	28	33	2060	343.2	43	1229	26	3/38	47.26	3.57	79.23	-	-	-
CM Old (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1981	15	20	1751	291.5	76	798	25	3/44	31.92	2.73	70.04	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	170	60	1740	290.0	56	891	25	4/31	35.64	3.07	69.60	1	-	-
GB Stevenson (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1981	12	14	998	166.2	25	619	24	5/50	25.79	3.72	41.58	2	1	-
PI Pocock (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	11	17	2500	416.4	107	1131	24	4/93	47.12	2.71	104.16	2	-	-
P Willey (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1986	46	38	2075	345.5	61	1049	21	3/29	49.95	3.03	98.80	-	-	-
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1989	11	16	1634	272.2	49	895	20	4/33	44.75	3.28	81.70	2	-	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1980-1981	10	14	1460	243.2	59	651	19	5/31	34.26	2.67	76.84	1	1	-
JP Agnew (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1985	8	12	986	164.2	16	758	15	5/102	50.53	4.61	65.73	-	1	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1989	9	11	1193	198.5	39	547	13	4/63	42.07	2.75	91.76	1	-	-
JG Thomas (ENG)	1986-1987	8	11	930	155.0	20	648	13	4/70	49.84	4.18	71.53	1	-	-
CS Cowdrey (ENG/ENGXI)	1984-1988	14	17	775	129.1	12	529	11	3/61	48.09	4.09	70.45	-	-	-
PJ Newport (ENG)	1988-1989	2	4	549	91.3	18	339	9	4/87	37.66	3.70	61.00	1	-	-
NV Radford (ENG)	1986-1988	9	11	1026	171.0	19	581	6	2/131	96.83	3.39	171.00	-	-	-
CL Smith (ENG)	1983-1986	12	6	138	23.0	4	67	5	2/8	13.40	2.91	27.60	-	-	-
N Gifford (ENG)	1985-1985	2	2	120	20.0	1	50	4	4/23	12.50	2.50	30.00	1	-	-
IA Greig (ENG)	1982-1982	2	3	188	31.2	6	114	4	4/53	28.50	3.63	47.00	1	-	-
LB Taylor (ENG)	1985-1986	4	6	465	77.3	14	225	4	2/34	56.25	2.90	116.25	-	-	-
DV Lawrence (ENG)	1988-1988	1	2	216	36.0	9	111	3	2/74	37.00	3.08	72.00	-	-	-
AP Igglesden (ENG)	1989-1989	1	2	222	37.0	3	146	3	2/91	48.66	3.94	74.00	-	-	-
JH Childs (ENG)	1988-1988	2	3	516	86.0	29	183	3	1/13	61.00	2.12	172.00	-	-	-
G Cook (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1983	18	5	83	13.5	4	48	2	2/18	24.00	3.46	41.50	-	-	-
ACS Pigott (ENG)	1984-1984	1	1	102	17.0	7	75	2	2/75	37.50	4.41	51.00	-	-	-
KWR Fletcher (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	17	6	174	29.0	2	121	2	1/6	60.50	4.17	87.00	-	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENG/ENGXI)	1982-1989	156	8	48	8.0	2	29	1	1/6	29.00	3.62	48.00	-	-	-
DI Gower (ENG/ENGXI)	1980-1989	198	8	59	9.5	2	38	1	1/1	38.00	3.86	59.00	-	-	-
A Sidebottom (ENG)	1985-1985	1	1	112	18.4	3	65	1	1/65	65.00	3.48	112.00	-	-	-
B Wood (ENG)	1982-1982	2	2	108	18.0	2	68	1	1/51	68.00	3.77	108.00	-	-	-
TE Jesty (ENG)	1983-1983	10	4	108	18.0	-	93	1	1/23	93.00	5.16	108.00	-	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1989	1	1	264	44.0	2	166	1	1/166	166.00	3.77	264.00	-	-	-

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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]