Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in 1980s in FC

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
MD Marshall (/BDOS/HAM/MCC/WI)	1980-1989	104	192	20971	3495.1	812	9126	501	7/22	18.21	2.61	41.85	26	32	5
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1980-1990	119	211	26075	4345.5	1049	11670	477	8/112	24.46	2.68	54.66	22	24	2
TM Alderman (AUS/AUSXI/GLO/KEN/WA)	1980-1989	103	186	23694	3949.0	980	10694	449	7/28	23.81	2.70	52.77	27	24	4
J Garner (SOA/SOM/WI)	1980-1987	80	146	16439	2739.5	775	6564	342	7/78	19.19	2.39	48.06	21	15	2
N Kapil Dev (IND/INDIA/NOR/NOZ/ROI/ROWXI)	1980-1989	105	178	20600	3433.2	761	9659	336	9/83	28.74	2.81	61.30	13	17	2
Imran Khan (NSW/PAK/ROWXI/SUS)	1980-1989	90	138	16278	2713.0	689	6574	335	8/58	19.62	2.42	48.59	17	21	5
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI/QLD/SOM/WOR)	1980-1989	114	179	20203	3367.1	736	10541	323	8/103	32.63	3.13	62.54	14	16	2
CG Rackemann (AUS/AUSXI/QLD)	1980-1990	85	153	17473	2912.1	658	8327	318	8/84	26.18	2.85	54.94	16	12	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (CANT/MCC/NOT/NZ)	1980-1989	64	109	15487	2581.1	710	6200	316	9/52	19.62	2.40	49.00	17	29	7
DK Lillee (AUS/NOR/TAS/WA)	1980-1988	67	122	16800	2800.0	669	7531	295	7/83	25.52	2.68	56.94	18	16	3
MA Holding (DER/TAS/WI)	1980-1987	74	133	14365	2394.1	553	6518	285	7/59	22.87	2.72	50.40	9	15	1
JE Emburey (ENG/ENGXI/MCC/MID/SABXI/WPR)	1980-1989	98	161	21876	3646.0	1098	8263	285	7/78	28.99	2.26	76.75	13	13	0
Abdul Qadir (/PAK/ROWXI)	1980-1989	72	121	17949	2991.3	664	8276	282	9/56	29.34	2.76	63.64	16	19	6
MG Hughes (AUS/VIC)	1982-1989	83	147	17262	2877.0	623	8581	275	8/87	31.20	2.98	62.77	9	14	3
VA Barnes (/R-SAC)	1980-1989	52	100	8909	-	391	2965	268	9/46	11.06	1.99	33.24	7	22	6
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1983-1990	73	130	14770	2461.4	434	7898	266	8/141	29.69	3.20	55.52	15	13	1
JR Thomson (AUS/QLD)	1980-1986	74	125	13529	2254.5	412	7547	250	7/27	30.18	3.34	54.11	9	8	0
JN Maguire (AUS/AUSXI/QLD)	1981-1989	73	127	15092	2515.2	540	7114	239	7/46	29.76	2.82	63.14	12	11	1
RJ Bright (AUS/VIC)	1980-1988	93	146	21392	3565.2	1102	8405	239	7/87	35.16	2.35	89.50	4	13	2
RG Holland (AUS/NSW)	1980-1987	71	125	18455	3075.5	957	7513	232	9/83	32.38	2.44	79.54	18	11	3
RJ Shastri (/GLA/IND/INDIA/MCC/ROI/WEZ)	1981-1989	94	148	20226	3371.0	860	7886	229	9/101	34.43	2.33	88.32	14	5	1
TV Hohns (AUS/AUSXI/QLD)	1980-1989	101	155	18362	3060.2	787	8148	216	6/98	37.72	2.66	85.00	8	7	0
MR Whitney (AUS/NSW)	1980-1989	62	106	11873	1978.5	419	5804	211	7/89	27.50	2.93	56.27	8	11	0
GR Dilley (/ENG/ENGXI/KEN/WOR)	1980-1989	68	110	11938	1989.4	405	6024	209	6/38	28.82	3.02	57.11	14	9	0
MM Khan (/R-SAC)	1980-1989	54	85	9817	-	404	3984	202	7/106	19.72	2.43	48.59	13	10	1
KH MacLeay (WA)	1981-1989	77	133	15437	2572.5	726	6109	202	6/93	30.24	2.37	76.42	8	5	0
RM Hogg (AUS/AUSXI/SOA/VIC)	1980-1987	58	103	10779	1796.3	349	5174	198	7/53	26.13	2.88	54.43	11	9	1
NA Foster (ENG/ENGXI/ESS)	1983-1989	52	93	11022	1837.0	412	5135	195	8/107	26.33	2.79	56.52	9	7	1
PR Sleep (AUS/SOA)	1980-1989	98	160	15928	2654.4	619	8050	195	5/72	41.28	3.03	81.68	10	4	0
Maninder Singh (DELHI/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/InU22/NOZ/ROI/ROWXI)	1981-1990	62	96	14996	2499.2	660	6185	194	7/27	31.88	2.47	77.29	10	10	2
S Gabriels (/R-SAC)	1980-1989	48	85	7762	-	293	2707	186	8/53	14.55	2.09	41.73	7	13	5
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1982-1990	85	136	16208	2701.2	770	6840	186	6/97	36.77	2.53	87.13	7	6	1
TBA May (AUS/SOA)	1984-1989	57	99	14494	2415.4	621	6294	184	7/93	34.20	2.60	78.77	8	6	0
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1980-1989	43	71	11039	1839.5	547	4989	182	7/62	27.41	2.71	60.65	11	12	3
AIC Dodemaide (/AUS/VIC)	1983-1989	65	110	13007	2167.5	486	5917	180	6/58	32.87	2.72	72.26	12	5	0
TG Hogan (AUS/AUSXI/WA)	1981-1989	64	109	14890	2481.4	671	6400	180	8/86	35.55	2.57	82.72	7	8	0
RGD Willis (ENG/ENGXI/WAR)	1980-1984	59	105	9921	1653.3	375	4965	179	8/43	27.73	3.00	55.42	7	5	0
DR Gilbert (/AUS/NSW/TAS)	1983-1989	63	103	12090	2015.0	407	5903	178	7/43	33.16	2.92	67.92	8	7	1
PH Edmonds (ENG/ENGXI/MID)	1982-1987	59	99	14094	2349.0	715	5364	177	6/38	30.30	2.28	79.62	9	7	2
Iqbal Qasim (/Pak)	1980-1988	46	80	11160	1860.0	546	4260	170	7/49	25.05	2.29	65.64	10	10	1
S Draai ()	1980-1987	37	69	6238	-	294	2003	169	6/21	11.85	1.92	36.91	9	11	2
BA Reid (/AUS/ROWXI/WA)	1985-1989	46	80	10750	1791.4	433	4717	165	6/54	28.58	2.63	65.15	16	2	0
DL Underwood (ENG/ENGXI/KEN/SABXI)	1980-1987	43	74	9556	1592.4	579	3587	163	7/55	22.00	2.25	58.62	3	13	4
CD Matthews (AUS/LAN/WA)	1984-1989	40	75	8899	1483.1	295	4260	161	8/101	26.45	2.87	55.27	9	8	0
A Jabaar ()	1980-1989	37	67	6365	-	258	2043	159	7/38	12.84	1.92	40.03	7	8	1
CA Walsh (ROWXI/WI)	1984-1989	52	90	9055	1509.1	316	4250	159	6/62	26.72	2.81	56.94	9	6	1
AA Manack (/R-SAC)	1984-1989	33	62	5864	977.2	282	2299	157	7/61	14.64	2.35	37.35	8	9	1
LS Pascoe (AUS/NSW)	1980-1984	37	66	7890	1315.0	265	3998	156	8/41	25.62	3.04	50.57	7	7	2
RJ McCurdy (AUSXI/SOA/TAS/VIC)	1980-1987	44	78	8690	1448.2	246	5167	156	7/55	33.12	3.56	55.70	6	11	0
H Lorgat ()	1980-1989	55	94	7925	-	404	2779	155	7/32	17.92	2.10	51.12	5	9	0
K Majola ()	1980-1989	52	83	6800	-	319	2443	152	8/96	16.07	2.15	44.73	9	7	0
WW Davis (GLA/NOR/TAS/WI/WWD)	1982-1989	52	84	8888	1481.2	281	4511	149	7/70	30.27	3.04	59.65	4	6	2
ST Clarke (BDOS/SUR/WI/WIXI)	1980-1984	39	68	7333	1222.1	322	3070	147	7/34	20.88	2.51	49.88	3	10	3
NGB Cook (/ENG/LEI/NOR)	1980-1989	49	75	10852	1808.4	580	4299	146	6/56	29.44	2.37	74.32	4	7	1
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1986-1990	42	77	8545	1424.1	289	4048	145	6/48	27.91	2.84	58.93	5	6	1
JK Lever (ENG/ENGXI/ESS/SABXI)	1980-1989	34	58	6473	1078.5	227	3320	143	7/55	23.21	3.07	45.26	10	9	3
AK Zesers (SOA)	1984-1989	42	76	10485	1747.3	567	3985	136	7/67	29.30	2.28	77.09	3	4	0
PM Clough (TAS/WA)	1980-1985	37	67	7973	1328.5	291	3840	127	8/95	30.23	2.88	62.77	4	5	0
SR Waugh (/AUS/NSW/SOM)	1984-1989	83	117	8232	1372.0	308	3946	127	6/51	31.07	2.87	64.81	3	4	0
BP Patterson (LAN/TAS/WI)	1984-1989	37	64	6195	1032.3	145	3710	125	5/24	29.68	3.59	49.56	5	6	0
NS Yadav (HYD/IBPXI/IND/INDIA/ROI/SOZ)	1980-1987	51	88	11700	1950.0	435	5194	125	6/30	41.55	2.66	93.60	6	5	0
RA Harper (/GUY/NOR/ROWXI/WI)	1981-1989	54	81	8427	1404.3	374	3315	122	6/57	27.17	2.36	69.07	4	6	0
GC Small (ENG/ENGXI/SOA/WAR)	1980-1989	36	64	6951	1158.3	237	3387	122	7/42	27.76	2.92	56.97	3	8	0
VJ Marks (/ENG/ENGXI/SOM/WA)	1980-1988	48	76	9698	1616.2	481	4161	120	6/79	34.67	2.57	80.81	4	5	0
DR Doshi (EAZ/IND/INDIA/ROI/WAR)	1980-1984	37	57	10593	1765.3	472	4280	120	6/78	35.66	2.42	88.27	7	6	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1982-1989	40	68	9564	1594.0	485	3541	116	6/73	30.52	2.22	82.44	8	3	1
MJ Bennett (AUS/NSW)	1982-1988	51	80	10634	1772.2	625	3613	116	6/57	31.14	2.03	91.67	7	3	0
RJ Inverarity (SOA)	1980-1985	50	76	8958	1493.0	423	3456	115	7/86	30.05	2.31	77.89	1	5	0
RM Ellison (ENG/ENGXI/KEN/TAS)	1983-1988	46	74	8040	1340.0	343	3435	114	6/77	30.13	2.56	70.52	7	5	1
N Gifford (/WAR/WOR)	1980-1988	26	46	6868	1144.4	377	2565	111	6/22	23.10	2.24	61.87	10	7	2
C Sharma (IBPXI/IND/INDIA/NOZ/ROI)	1983-1989	38	64	5463	910.3	106	3374	108	7/83	31.24	3.70	50.58	3	6	1
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1985	32	59	7967	1327.5	368	3305	107	7/74	30.88	2.48	74.45	5	5	1
SP Davis (AUS/VIC)	1983-1988	42	68	8651	1441.5	302	3896	107	7/104	36.41	2.70	80.85	3	4	0
EAE Baptiste (KEN/LWD/WI)	1983-1987	40	61	5381	896.5	204	2561	106	6/69	24.16	2.85	50.76	7	5	0
DR Pringle (ENG/ESS)	1982-1989	42	71	6310	1051.4	208	3191	106	7/32	30.10	3.03	59.52	4	5	0
AME Roberts (LEI/WI)	1980-1983	35	61	6006	1001.0	239	2665	102	5/26	26.12	2.66	58.88	5	3	0
Wasim Akram (LAN/PAK)	1985-1989	31	53	6528	1088.0	252	2778	102	6/91	27.23	2.55	64.00	6	5	1
CEH Croft (WI/WIXI)	1980-1983	28	51	5295	882.3	181	2508	99	6/74	25.33	2.84	53.48	4	3	0
GS le Roux (SA/SAfXI/SUS/WPR)	1980-1987	29	51	5271	878.3	194	2409	93	5/17	25.90	2.74	56.67	3	3	0
CM Old (ENG/ENGXI/SABXI/WAR/YOR)	1980-1983	34	58	6113	1018.5	260	2757	93	6/76	29.64	2.70	65.73	3	3	0
PI Pocock (ENG/ENGXI/SUR)	1983-1985	33	52	6528	1088.0	306	2885	92	7/79	31.35	2.65	70.95	6	4	0
SDH Parkinson (SOA)	1981-1988	34	65	5945	990.5	211	3194	92	7/98	34.71	3.22	64.61	3	3	0
S Madan Lal (DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1980-1989	43	68	6621	1103.3	219	3426	92	7/49	37.23	3.10	71.96	2	6	1
SF Graf (VIC/WA)	1980-1985	34	61	6329	1054.5	232	2882	91	5/95	31.67	2.73	69.54	2	1	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1980-1989	31	51	7374	1229.0	352	2722	90	6/45	30.24	2.21	81.93	3	3	0
PJW Allott (/ENG/ENGXI/LAN)	1981-1988	41	69	6501	1083.3	268	2991	90	6/61	33.23	2.76	72.23	2	5	0
S Magiet (/R-SAC)	1980-1988	38	66	3817	-	194	1109	89	5/16	12.46	1.74	42.88	5	5	0
LB Taylor (ENG/LEI/SABXI)	1980-1989	27	47	4421	736.5	184	1983	89	7/73	22.28	2.69	49.67	1	4	1
PA Capes (WA)	1986-1989	26	45	5322	887.0	204	2518	89	5/69	28.29	2.83	59.79	5	3	1
GD Campbell (AUS/TAS)	1987-1989	27	48	5387	897.5	199	2603	88	6/80	29.57	2.89	61.21	4	5	0
NF Williams (MID/TAS)	1982-1989	32	56	4483	747.1	158	2455	87	5/77	28.21	3.28	51.52	5	1	0
RL Brown (/TAS)	1984-1987	32	47	5532	922.0	143	3453	87	7/80	39.68	3.74	63.58	7	2	1
JH Frans ()	1980-1988	36	63	4365	-	218	1374	86	4/17	15.97	1.88	50.75	5	0	0
T le Roux ()	1984-1987	19	32	3532	588.4	152	1523	86	7/57	17.70	2.58	41.06	6	5	1
JG Bracewell (NZ/ROWXI)	1980-1989	36	59	7327	1221.1	321	3168	86	6/32	36.83	2.59	85.19	5	3	1
FD Stephenson (/GLO/NOT/TAS/WIXI)	1981-1989	21	37	3992	665.2	138	2008	85	7/117	23.62	3.01	46.96	6	5	2
EE Hemmings (ENG/NOT)	1981-1989	37	58	7761	1293.3	354	3472	85	7/23	40.84	2.68	91.30	5	2	1
M Hendrick (DER/ENG/NOT/SABXI)	1980-1983	29	49	4961	826.5	261	1807	84	6/17	21.51	2.18	59.05	4	5	0
PB Clift (LEI/Natal)	1980-1986	25	41	4018	669.4	169	1847	84	5/73	21.98	2.75	47.83	6	1	0
NG Cowans (ENG/ENGXI/MID)	1982-1989	36	64	5228	871.2	175	2896	84	6/77	34.47	3.32	62.23	2	3	0

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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:

Central Zone vs North Zone at Visakhapatnam, Duleep Trophy Semi-Final, Dec 30, 1989 - Jan 2, 1990 [First-class]

South Zone vs West Zone at Bengaluru, Duleep Trophy Semi-Final, Dec 30, 1989 - Jan 2, 1990 [First-class]

New South Wales vs Queensland at Brisbane, Sheffield Shield , Dec 29, 1989 - Jan 1, 1990 [First-class]