Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in 2000s in FC

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (/ICC/KEN/LAN/SL/Tamil)	2000-2009	119	217	38342	6390.2	1606	15461	790	9/51	19.57	2.41	48.53	45	69	21
Danish Kaneria (/ESS/Harb/HBL/KarWh/KRBLS/PAK/PAK-A/Sind)	2000-2009	157	282	42631	7105.1	1477	20746	786	8/59	26.39	2.91	54.23	32	54	9
SK Warne (AUS/HAM/VIC)	2000-2007	154	277	37425	6237.3	1235	18438	721	7/56	25.57	2.95	51.90	45	43	8
Mushtaq Ahmed (LhrBL/NBP/PAK/SUR/SUS/WAPDA)	2000-2008	126	210	29064	4844.0	858	15578	601	9/48	25.92	3.21	48.35	25	49	16
CM Willoughby (BOL/COBRA/LEI/MCC/SA/SA-A/SOM/WPR)	2000-2009	152	276	31240	5206.4	1408	14821	600	7/44	24.70	2.84	52.06	21	29	3
SCG MacGill (AUS/AUS-A/NOT/NSW)	2000-2008	138	249	31702	5283.4	944	18473	577	8/108	32.01	3.49	54.94	31	33	4
MJ Hoggard (ENG/ENG-A/ENGXI/FS/LIONS/MCC/YOR)	2000-2009	170	297	31161	5193.3	1155	16151	573	7/49	28.18	3.10	54.38	30	19	1
Yasir Arafat (/FATA/KEN/KRL/NBP/PAK/PAK-A/PINDI/Rams/SUS)	2000-2009	143	244	24120	4020.0	735	13917	566	9/35	24.58	3.46	42.61	25	34	4
SJ Harmison (DUR/ENG/ENGXI/ICC/LIONS/MCC)	2000-2009	154	277	29622	4937.0	1058	15363	557	7/12	27.58	3.11	53.18	30	24	1
AJ Bichel (AUS/AUS-A/ESS/HAM/QLD/WOR)	2000-2007	134	244	26890	4481.4	998	14810	554	9/93	26.73	3.30	48.53	30	24	5
AR Caddick (ENG/ENGXI/SOM)	2000-2009	124	218	26887	4481.1	937	14980	521	7/30	28.75	3.34	51.60	24	34	6
M Ntini (BOR/SA/WAR)	2000-2009	138	253	27295	4549.1	1022	14486	515	7/37	28.12	3.18	53.00	23	24	4
RDB Croft (ENG/ENGXI/GLA)	2000-2009	162	260	37552	6258.4	1331	17620	512	7/67	34.41	2.81	73.34	21	23	5
J Lewis (ENG/ENG-A/FCCXI/GLO/MCC)	2000-2009	135	224	25282	4213.4	1105	12480	486	8/95	25.67	2.96	52.02	17	25	4
A Kumble (IND/INDIA/KNTKA/LEI/ROI/SOZ/SUR)	2000-2008	105	185	29697	4949.3	1068	14104	484	8/100	29.14	2.84	61.35	23	26	7
Harbhajan Singh (IBPXI/IND/IND-A/INDIA/NOZ/PNJB/ROI/SUR)	2000-2009	108	192	28184	4697.2	910	13402	479	8/84	27.97	2.85	58.83	22	31	7
Z Khan (BRODA/IND/INDIA/MUM/ROI/SUR/WEZ/WOR)	2000-2009	121	221	24420	4070.0	844	13512	475	9/138	28.44	3.31	51.41	21	23	5
CW Henderson (COBRA/LEI/LIONS/SA/SA-A/WPR)	2000-2009	146	248	35086	5847.4	1482	15428	467	7/64	33.03	2.63	75.13	28	20	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS/GLA/QLD)	2000-2008	105	197	22182	3697.0	816	11489	449	9/36	25.58	3.10	49.40	20	24	4
Saqlain Mushtaq (/PAK/PIA/SUR/SUS)	2000-2008	110	188	25174	4195.4	901	11388	447	8/164	25.47	2.71	56.31	24	28	5
G Chapple (LAN)	2000-2009	137	243	24371	4061.5	960	11721	446	7/53	26.28	2.88	54.64	17	19	2
JN Gillespie (AUS/AUS-A/GLA/SOA/YOR)	2000-2008	141	258	27168	4528.0	1179	12517	443	8/50	28.25	2.76	61.32	11	15	2
SP Kirby (ENG-A/GLO/LIONS/MCC/YOR)	2001-2009	118	201	21155	3525.5	722	12038	428	8/80	28.12	3.41	49.42	19	15	4
Kabir Ali (/ENG/ENG-A/MCC/RAJ/WOR)	2000-2009	112	199	19108	3184.4	594	11462	426	8/50	26.90	3.59	44.85	19	21	4
GD McGrath (AUS/MID/NSW/WOR)	2000-2007	93	175	20136	3356.0	1102	8046	423	8/24	19.02	2.39	47.60	22	21	5
G Keedy (LAN)	2000-2009	135	225	27443	4573.5	970	12833	421	7/95	30.48	2.80	65.18	20	24	4
Naved-ul-Hasan (/PAK/PAK-A/PNJB/Sia/Sialk/SUS/WAPDA/YOR)	2000-2009	100	177	18461	3076.5	564	10457	418	7/62	25.01	3.39	44.16	24	20	2
Abdur Rauf (/BLU/KRL/MUL/Multn/PAK/PAK-A/SNGP)	2001-2009	91	157	17963	2993.5	503	10307	413	8/40	24.95	3.44	43.49	15	35	4
RJ Sidebottom (ENG/ENG-A/ENGXI/NOT/YOR)	2000-2009	119	200	21835	3639.1	934	10128	407	7/47	24.88	2.78	53.64	17	19	2
CS Martin (AUCK/CANT/NZ/NZ-A/WAR)	2000-2009	131	230	24988	4164.4	1009	12971	405	6/54	32.02	3.11	61.69	16	17	1
JD Lewry (SUS)	2000-2009	130	226	22066	3677.4	832	11462	403	8/106	28.44	3.11	54.75	14	17	2
B Lee (AUS/NSW)	2000-2009	97	189	20493	3415.3	671	11930	403	7/114	29.60	3.49	50.85	23	16	2
RJ Kirtley (ENG/ENGXI/MCC/SUS)	2000-2009	109	198	21539	3589.5	856	11078	402	6/26	27.55	3.08	53.57	18	18	3
WPUJC Vaas (/COLT/HAM/MID/SL/WOR)	2000-2009	125	214	22891	3815.1	883	10707	400	7/54	26.76	2.80	57.22	17	14	2
GP Swann (ENG/ENG-A/ENGXI/LIONS/MCC/NOR/NOT)	2000-2009	151	236	26900	4483.2	914	13419	399	7/33	33.63	2.99	67.41	22	15	2
AA Noffke (AUS/AUS-A/DUR/GLO/MID/QLD/WA/WOR)	2000-2009	114	196	22009	3668.1	846	11037	381	8/24	28.96	3.00	57.76	15	18	1
AJ Hall (DOLPH/EASTN/GTG/KEN/LIONS/NOR/SA/SA-A/WOR)	2000-2009	128	226	20308	3384.4	811	9695	379	6/77	25.58	2.86	53.58	12	13	1
AR Adams (AUCK/ESS/NOT/NZ)	2000-2009	96	173	19043	3173.5	849	8962	377	6/25	23.77	2.82	50.51	27	12	2
MJ Saggers (ENG/ESS/KEN/MCC)	2000-2009	107	183	18977	3162.5	723	9552	376	7/79	25.40	3.02	50.47	21	16	-
SD Udal (ENG/ENGXI/HAM/MID)	2000-2009	133	221	22244	3707.2	793	10959	373	7/74	29.38	2.95	59.63	16	13	1
SR Clark (AUS/AUS-A/HAM/MID/NSW)	2000-2009	98	186	19995	3332.3	803	9527	371	8/58	25.67	2.85	53.89	14	13	1
DG Cork (DER/ENG/ENGXI/HAM/LAN)	2000-2009	125	211	20416	3402.4	779	9805	370	7/120	26.50	2.88	55.17	20	14	3
MS Panesar (/ENG/ENGXI/LbroU/LIONS/MCC/NOR)	2001-2009	115	195	25657	4276.1	956	12226	367	7/181	33.31	2.85	69.91	16	19	3
A Nel (EASTN/ESS/GTG/LIONS/NOR/SA/SA-A/SABP/SUR/TITNS)	2000-2009	105	192	21195	3532.3	869	10196	365	6/25	27.93	2.88	58.06	16	12	1
GJ Batty (/ENG/ENG-A/ENGXI/LIONS/SUR/WOR)	2001-2009	133	215	25309	4218.1	972	12252	364	7/52	33.65	2.90	69.53	15	15	1
D Hettiarachchi (/CHLM/SL/SL-A/SLBP/SLCXI/SSC)	2000-2009	81	134	15856	2642.4	522	7833	362	8/66	21.63	2.96	43.80	13	29	7
S Weerakoon (/BRC/COLT/RU/SL/SL-A/SLCXI)	2001-2009	79	140	16467	2744.3	649	7589	359	7/40	21.13	2.76	45.86	21	24	4
JF Brown (ENG-A/NOR/NOT)	2000-2009	114	195	27931	4655.1	1160	12534	359	7/69	34.91	2.69	77.80	19	18	4
Imran Tahir (EASTN/HAM/LAHB/LahWh/MID/PAK-A/PIA/Ravi/SABP/Sia/SNGCP/SNGP/TITNS/YOR)	2000-2009	85	139	16952	2825.2	540	9116	357	7/66	25.53	3.22	47.48	21	25	5
MJ Nicholson (AUS-A/NOR/NSW/SUR/WA)	2000-2008	110	198	20606	3434.2	760	10693	357	7/62	29.95	3.11	57.71	17	8	-
HMRKB Herath (/MOORS/SL/SL-A/SLCP/SLCXI/SUR/Wayam)	2000-2009	103	174	20829	3471.3	681	10071	353	8/43	28.52	2.90	59.00	16	19	1
JM Anderson (AUCK/ENG/ENG-A/ENGXI/LAN)	2002-2009	99	174	18163	3027.1	640	10186	353	7/43	28.85	3.36	51.45	17	18	2
Mohammad Sami (/KarBl/KarWh/KEN/KRBLS/NBP/PAK/PAK-A/PCBXI/Sind/SUS)	2000-2009	103	176	18825	3137.3	561	10715	352	8/39	30.44	3.41	53.48	14	21	2
RW Price (/EAGLE/NTHS/WOR/ZCPXI/ZIM/ZIM-A/Zmbns)	2000-2009	93	160	22836	3806.0	988	9928	350	8/35	28.36	2.60	65.24	18	20	3
N Boje (Eagls/FS/NOR/NOT/SA/SA-A)	2000-2009	120	204	23162	3860.2	919	10602	350	8/93	30.29	2.74	66.17	24	14	1
Fazl-e-Akbar (NWFP/PAK/PCBXI/PESH/PeshP/PIA)	2000-2009	83	144	13959	2326.3	478	7485	347	7/13	21.57	3.21	40.22	15	21	3
Iftikhar Anjum (/FATA/ISMBD/Pak/PAK-A/PINDI/PNJB/ZTBL)	2000-2009	83	144	15384	2564.0	525	8034	347	7/59	23.15	3.13	44.33	13	19	3
JEC Franklin (GLA/GLO/NZ/NZ-A/WELL)	2000-2009	106	190	17469	2911.3	615	9140	347	7/30	26.34	3.13	50.34	18	12	1
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	2000-2009	142	237	21336	3556.0	1060	9236	347	6/25	26.61	2.59	61.48	10	14	-
J Louw (DOLPH/Eagls/EPR/GriqW/MID/NOR/SA-A)	2000-2009	117	201	20748	3458.0	790	10642	337	6/39	31.57	3.07	61.56	13	12	2
MA Ealham (ENGXI/KEN/NOT)	2000-2009	144	232	20234	3372.2	960	9128	336	7/59	27.16	2.70	60.22	11	11	1
M Kartik (CEZ/IBPXI/IND/IND-A/INDIA/LAN/MID/RLYS/ROI)	2000-2009	106	173	23304	3884.0	985	9817	336	9/70	29.21	2.52	69.35	15	14	2
DW Steyn (ESS/NTHNS/SA/SA-A/TITNS/WAR)	2003-2009	75	134	14330	2388.2	472	8117	326	8/41	24.89	3.39	43.95	16	19	5
PL Harris (/NTHNS/SA/SA-A/TITNS/WAR/WPR)	2001-2009	96	162	21278	3546.2	866	9744	325	7/94	29.98	2.74	65.47	9	18	1
DD Masters (ESS/KEN/LEI)	2000-2009	118	199	20638	3439.4	920	9669	323	6/24	29.93	2.81	63.89	11	11	-
Tanvir Ahmed (/BLU/KarBl/KarWh/KRBLS/PWD/Sind/Urban/ZTBL)	2000-2009	87	151	16051	2675.1	440	9353	322	8/53	29.04	3.49	49.84	12	18	5
SM Pollock (DOLPH/KZN/SA/WAR)	2000-2008	95	178	20197	3366.1	1075	8027	320	6/30	25.08	2.38	63.11	21	6	1
RR Powar (/IBPXI/IND/IND-A/INDIA/MUM/ROI/WEZ)	2000-2009	89	155	18531	3088.3	613	9087	320	7/44	28.39	2.94	57.90	16	18	3
CD Collymore (BDOS/SUS/UVCXI/WAR/WCBXI/WI/WI-A)	2000-2009	113	197	19167	3194.3	809	8977	316	7/57	28.40	2.81	60.65	15	10	2
J Ormond (ENG/ENGXI/LEI/SUR)	2000-2008	99	168	18991	3165.1	673	10285	316	7/63	32.54	3.24	60.09	14	12	1
PT Collins (/BDOS/SUR/WI/WI-A/WiSXi)	2000-2009	90	161	16218	2703.0	570	8278	315	6/24	26.27	3.06	51.48	21	10	-
Mohammad Asif (/KRL/LEI/NBP/PAK/PAK-A/QET/Sia/Sialk)	2000-2009	75	130	14182	2363.4	456	7693	314	7/35	24.50	3.25	45.16	19	19	5
Najaf Shah (PAK-A/PIA/PINDI/PNJB/Rams)	2000-2009	83	150	15889	2648.1	586	7529	313	7/57	24.05	2.84	50.76	15	16	1
A Flintoff (ENG/ENGXI/ICC/LAN)	2000-2009	132	212	19802	3300.2	706	9689	313	5/58	30.95	2.93	63.26	14	3	-
GJP Kruger (/EPR/GLA/GTG/LEI/LIONS/SA-A/SAInv/WAR)	2000-2009	95	168	17371	2895.1	566	9958	312	8/112	31.91	3.43	55.67	14	14	1
AF Giles (ENG/ENGXI/WAR)	2000-2006	98	162	21831	3638.3	792	10003	312	8/90	32.06	2.74	69.97	16	18	3
JD Middlebrook (ESS/YOR)	2000-2009	135	215	22567	3761.1	713	11888	306	6/82	38.84	3.16	73.74	16	8	1
Kashif Raza (/HYD-R/P-HYD/PAK-A/PNJB/Sia/WAPDA)	2000-2009	87	140	14175	2362.3	529	6886	305	8/84	22.57	2.91	46.47	15	15	1
AJ Harris (GLO/LEI/NOT/WOR)	2000-2009	97	160	16344	2724.0	534	9813	305	7/54	32.17	3.60	53.58	19	13	2
PS Jones (DER/KEN/NOR/SOM)	2000-2009	111	188	19053	3175.3	592	11334	305	6/25	37.16	3.56	62.46	19	9	1
RL Johnson (ENG/ENGXI/MID/SOM)	2000-2007	89	156	16307	2717.5	582	8811	303	7/43	29.07	3.24	53.81	14	15	1
AC Thomas (/NTHNS/NWEST/SA-A/SABP/SOM/TITNS/WAR)	2000-2009	94	165	17626	2937.4	828	8346	302	7/54	27.63	2.84	58.36	12	14	1
DL Vettori (ICC/ND/NOT/NZ/WAR)	2000-2009	94	149	21060	3510.0	792	9653	302	7/87	31.96	2.75	69.73	12	18	3
Kamran Hussain (/BHLPR/BLU/HBL/MUL/Multn/PCBXI/WAPDA)	2000-2009	101	175	14012	2335.2	514	7159	300	7/25	23.86	3.06	46.70	12	13	1
IE O'Brien (/LEI/NZ/NZ-A/WELL)	2000-2009	84	137	15614	2602.2	648	7765	299	8/55	25.96	2.98	52.22	16	13	1
GJ Kruis (Eagls/GriqW/MCC/YOR)	2000-2009	92	161	18549	3091.3	746	9394	299	5/31	31.41	3.03	62.03	12	16	1
SV Bahutule (/ASSAM/IBPXI/IND/IND-A/INDIA/MAHA/MUM/WEZ)	2000-2009	81	136	16133	2688.5	625	6737	297	6/41	22.68	2.50	54.31	15	15	3
CEW Silverwood (EAGLE/ENG/ENG-A/MID/YOR)	2000-2009	98	164	15874	2645.4	556	8215	297	6/49	27.65	3.10	53.44	12	11	-
G Welch (DER/WAR)	2000-2006	100	159	18246	3041.0	758	9362	296	6/30	31.62	3.07	61.64	13	13	-
MP Bicknell (ENG/SUR)	2000-2006	79	143	14794	2465.4	611	7498	295	9/47	25.41	3.04	50.14	15	15	2
M Hayward (/DER/DOLPH/EPR/HAM/MID/SA/WAR/WOR)	2000-2009	92	164	16054	2675.4	516	8797	295	5/46	29.82	3.28	54.42	16	3	-
JJ van der Wath (Eagls/FS/NOR/SA-A/SUS)	2000-2009	87	147	14877	2479.3	572	7500	293	7/60	25.59	3.02	50.77	17	13	1
NAM McLean (CANT/KZN/SOM/WI/WWD)	2000-2006	81	142	14623	2437.1	550	7782	293	6/79	26.55	3.19	49.90	16	14	3
Sarfraz Ahmed (/Sia/Sialk/WAPDA)	2000-2009	85	144	16266	2711.0	809	6490	291	6/28	22.30	2.39	55.89	12	14	1
GJ Smith (NOT/NTHNS/SAInv)	2000-2006	91	152	15102	2517.0	569	7924	289	8/53	27.41	3.14	52.25	11	12	2
CT Tremlett (/ENG/ENGXI/HAM/LIONS)	2000-2009	92	150	15381	2563.3	559	8283	289	6/44	28.66	3.23	53.22	14	7	-
CE Shreck (MCC/NOT/WELL)	2003-2009	80	136	16171	2695.1	625	8813	289	8/31	30.49	3.26	55.95	13	18	2
A Richardson (LIONS/MID/WAR)	2000-2009	101	170	18355	3059.1	753	8758	288	8/46	30.40	2.86	63.73	18	8	-
Shahid Nazir (FSLB/FSLBD/HBL/PAK/PAK-A)	2000-2009	82	142	11613	1935.3	392	5954	287	6/18	20.74	3.07	40.46	12	11	1
Tahir Mughal (/DUR/NBP/PTCL/Sia/Sialk/ZTBL)	2001-2009	64	112	12166	2027.4	433	6224	287	7/50	21.68	3.06	42.39	12	21	3

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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:

Marylebone Cricket Club vs Nepal at Kirtipur, MCC tour of Nepal , Nov 6-8, 2019 [First-class]

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates at Kirtipur, ICC Intercontinental Cup , May 7-9, 2005 [First-class]

Hong Kong vs Nepal at Kirtipur, ICC Intercontinental Cup , Apr 30-May 2, 2005 [First-class]