Bowling Most Wickets Career - England

Most wickets in 1980s in Tests - England

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
IT Botham	1980-1989	75	120	15900	2650.0	571	8359	258	8/103	32.39	3.15	61.62	13	15	2
RGD Willis	1980-1984	39	70	7441	1240.1	274	3679	143	8/43	25.72	2.96	52.03	6	5	-
GR Dilley	1980-1989	40	63	7976	1329.2	275	4010	135	6/38	29.70	3.01	59.08	11	6	-
JE Emburey	1980-1989	55	86	12896	2149.2	636	4759	120	7/78	39.65	2.21	107.46	3	6	-
NA Foster	1983-1989	28	46	6081	1013.3	235	2797	88	8/107	31.78	2.75	69.10	2	5	1
PH Edmonds	1982-1987	33	52	7945	1324.1	417	3022	76	4/31	39.76	2.28	104.53	4	-	-
NGB Cook	1983-1989	15	25	4174	695.4	220	1689	52	6/65	32.48	2.42	80.26	1	4	1
NG Cowans	1982-1985	19	36	3452	575.2	113	2003	51	6/77	39.27	3.48	67.68	-	2	-
DR Pringle	1982-1989	21	37	3750	625.0	133	1807	48	5/95	37.64	2.89	78.12	2	2	-
RM Ellison	1984-1986	11	20	2264	377.2	90	1048	35	6/77	29.94	2.77	64.68	2	3	1
DL Underwood	1980-1982	11	18	2559	426.3	158	959	28	5/28	34.25	2.24	91.39	-	1	-
PJW Allott	1981-1985	13	22	2225	370.5	76	1084	26	6/61	41.69	2.92	85.57	-	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas	1986-1989	13	20	2719	453.1	97	1296	26	5/86	49.84	2.85	104.57	-	1	-
GC Small	1986-1989	6	11	1443	240.3	61	652	24	5/48	27.16	2.71	60.12	1	2	-
JK Lever	1980-1986	6	10	1547	257.5	52	747	22	5/100	33.95	2.89	70.31	2	1	-
PI Pocock	1984-1985	8	13	2168	361.2	97	953	20	4/93	47.65	2.63	108.40	2	-	-
G Miller	1981-1984	10	16	1456	242.4	61	659	18	4/70	36.61	2.71	80.88	1	-	-
EE Hemmings	1982-1989	9	16	2530	421.4	121	957	16	3/53	59.81	2.26	158.12	-	-	-
CM Old	1980-1981	5	8	1103	183.5	55	426	14	3/44	30.42	2.31	78.78	-	-	-
RD Jackman	1981-1982	4	7	1070	178.2	45	445	14	4/110	31.78	2.49	76.42	1	-	-
PW Jarvis	1988-1989	6	11	1347	224.3	45	708	14	4/107	50.57	3.15	96.21	1	-	-
GA Gooch	1980-1989	56	35	1359	226.3	67	529	13	2/12	40.69	2.33	104.53	-	-	-
DJ Capel	1987-1989	11	16	1256	209.2	35	628	12	2/13	52.33	3.00	104.66	-	-	-
VJ Marks	1982-1984	6	10	1082	180.2	54	484	11	3/78	44.00	2.68	98.36	-	-	-
JG Thomas	1986-1986	5	8	774	129.0	18	504	10	4/70	50.40	3.90	77.40	1	-	-
ARC Fraser	1989-1989	3	5	866	144.2	30	323	9	4/63	35.88	2.23	96.22	1	-	-
PJ Newport	1988-1989	2	4	549	91.3	18	339	9	4/87	37.66	3.70	61.00	1	-	-
M Hendrick	1980-1981	5	9	1136	189.2	49	482	9	4/82	53.55	2.54	126.22	1	-	-
GB Stevenson	1980-1981	2	3	312	52.0	7	183	5	3/111	36.60	3.51	62.40	-	-	-
P Willey	1980-1986	22	15	774	129.0	33	334	5	2/73	66.80	2.58	154.80	-	-	-
IA Greig	1982-1982	2	3	188	31.2	6	114	4	4/53	28.50	3.63	47.00	1	-	-
LB Taylor	1985-1985	2	4	381	63.3	11	178	4	2/34	44.50	2.80	95.25	-	-	-
CS Cowdrey	1984-1988	6	9	399	66.3	2	309	4	2/65	77.25	4.64	99.75	-	-	-
MW Gatting	1980-1989	66	31	744	124.0	29	316	4	1/14	79.00	2.54	186.00	-	-	-
NV Radford	1986-1988	3	5	678	113.0	15	351	4	2/131	87.75	3.10	169.50	-	-	-
JP Agnew	1984-1985	3	6	552	92.0	12	373	4	2/51	93.25	4.05	138.00	-	-	-
CL Smith	1983-1986	8	4	102	17.0	4	39	3	2/31	13.00	2.29	34.00	-	-	-
DV Lawrence	1988-1988	1	2	216	36.0	9	111	3	2/74	37.00	3.08	72.00	-	-	-
AP Igglesden	1989-1989	1	2	222	37.0	3	146	3	2/91	48.66	3.94	74.00	-	-	-
JH Childs	1988-1988	2	3	516	86.0	29	183	3	1/13	61.00	2.12	172.00	-	-	-
ACS Pigott	1984-1984	1	1	102	17.0	7	75	2	2/75	37.50	4.41	51.00	-	-	-
KWR Fletcher	1981-1982	7	3	36	6.0	2	20	1	1/6	20.00	3.33	36.00	-	-	-
DI Gower	1980-1989	89	5	36	6.0	-	20	1	1/1	20.00	3.33	36.00	-	-	-
AJ Lamb	1982-1989	57	6	30	5.0	2	23	1	1/6	23.00	4.60	30.00	-	-	-
A Sidebottom	1985-1985	1	1	112	18.4	3	65	1	1/65	65.00	3.48	112.00	-	-	-
DE Malcolm	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