Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in Australia for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2007	78	147	21936	3656.0	946	9464	368	8/71	25.71	2.58	59.60	25	16	4
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	72	143	17279	2879.5	875	7035	319	8/24	22.05	2.44	54.16	19	12	2
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	76	141	18032	3005.2	601	8719	291	7/152	29.96	2.90	61.96	11	10	3
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	55	96	14036	-	500	5988	278	9/52	21.53	2.55	50.48	13	25	6
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	68	130	15356	2559.2	582	7859	262	6/62	29.99	3.07	58.61	12	10	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	49	92	12668	-	377	5977	253	7/83	23.62	2.83	50.07	16	17	5
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2025	57	111	11573	1928.5	374	6435	240	6/48	26.81	3.33	48.22	13	8	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	48	87	11483	1913.5	433	5591	209	8/97	26.75	2.92	54.94	10	11	2
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	44	86	10157	1692.5	355	5657	204	5/30	27.73	3.34	49.78	12	8	-
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2012	69	117	16605	2767.3	679	7388	196	7/87	37.69	2.66	84.71	11	9	2
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	44	85	9658	1609.4	317	5226	195	7/39	26.80	3.24	49.52	12	6	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2022	42	82	9862	1643.4	370	5022	191	6/30	26.29	3.05	51.63	11	7	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	45	84	9687	1614.3	449	4297	187	6/70	22.97	2.66	51.80	9	8	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	40	77	8048	1341.2	311	3697	183	6/23	20.20	2.75	43.97	11	9	2
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	36	70	8325	1387.3	279	4634	183	8/61	25.32	3.33	45.49	10	8	2
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	45	85	9380	1563.2	312	5345	166	6/26	32.19	3.41	56.50	8	8	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1993	34	61	7916	1319.2	334	3731	139	8/87	26.84	2.82	56.94	6	6	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	40	65	7487	1247.5	258	4184	137	7/27	30.54	3.35	54.64	9	6	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1983	32	56	6561	-	160	3415	135	6/46	25.29	3.12	48.60	10	6	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2007	27	54	7196	1199.2	238	3738	135	7/50	27.68	3.11	53.30	5	9	2
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1997	34	52	7547	1257.5	240	4040	130	7/89	31.07	3.21	58.05	6	9	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	35	67	7111	1185.1	326	3442	125	6/54	27.53	2.90	56.88	4	5	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	32	62	6643	1107.1	294	3035	117	6/40	25.94	2.74	56.77	4	3	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	30	57	6667	-	132	2501	114	7/38	21.93	2.25	58.48	5	4	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1962-1971	25	49	7621	952.5	113	3336	109	8/71	30.60	2.62	69.91	4	5	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1933	19	34	6795	-	311	2582	105	7/83	24.59	2.27	64.71	5	9	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	32	58	6953	1158.5	241	3136	104	7/37	30.15	2.70	66.85	3	5	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	29	54	9044	1130.4	262	3197	104	6/115	30.74	2.12	86.96	9	5	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2006-2023	30	55	6863	1143.5	291	3334	104	5/43	32.05	2.91	65.99	9	2	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1947-1955	23	46	6545	818.1	174	2272	101	6/62	22.49	2.08	64.80	3	5	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	31	61	6459	-	166	2776	100	5/32	27.76	2.57	64.59	4	4	-
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1984	25	46	5473	-	169	2382	98	6/74	24.30	2.61	55.84	6	5	2
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	23	41	5638	939.4	207	2655	96	8/112	27.65	2.82	58.72	4	8	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1992	25	46	5826	-	193	2704	96	6/78	28.16	2.78	60.68	5	6	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1992	20	32	4696	782.4	194	1979	93	7/51	21.27	2.52	50.49	9	5	2
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1983	22	40	6412	-	258	2853	92	7/98	31.01	2.66	69.69	7	5	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	26	46	5739	956.3	212	2835	91	6/51	31.15	2.96	63.06	4	4	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	29	48	7100	-	315	2706	90	7/143	30.06	2.28	78.88	4	4	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1955	29	53	4901	-	114	1746	87	7/60	20.06	2.13	56.33	3	3	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1999	16	28	4144	690.4	164	1725	86	7/119	20.05	2.49	48.18	2	9	3
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	21	41	4674	779.0	170	2398	86	7/23	27.88	3.07	54.34	5	3	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1954-1963	17	32	4834	604.2	116	1768	84	6/53	21.04	2.19	57.54	1	8	1
MHN Walker (AUS)	1972-1977	20	36	5602	700.2	150	2216	84	8/143	26.38	2.37	66.69	7	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1997	16	32	4104	684.0	168	1657	83	7/25	19.96	2.42	49.44	3	6	1
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	20	37	4574	-	121	1909	80	6/63	23.86	2.50	57.17	3	2	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	24	41	5589	931.3	262	2384	80	6/47	29.80	2.55	69.86	3	4	-
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1908	19	35	3984	664.0	184	1620	78	7/17	20.76	2.43	51.07	1	7	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	13	25	4252	708.4	171	1727	77	7/60	22.42	2.43	55.22	1	8	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	28	46	6818	-	336	2367	75	4/30	31.56	2.08	90.90	7	-	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1933	14	27	4695	782.3	328	1330	74	7/23	17.97	1.69	63.44	4	4	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1894-1904	15	27	4408	734.4	219	1581	74	7/28	21.36	2.15	59.56	5	4	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1980	18	34	5300	-	190	1899	74	7/113	25.66	2.14	71.62	2	4	2
SB Doull (NZ)	1993-2000	24	37	4664	777.2	185	2284	72	7/65	31.72	2.93	64.77	3	4	-
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1980	24	44	5555	-	155	2295	72	8/59	31.87	2.47	77.15	5	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1979-1987	16	30	3759	626.3	154	1582	71	6/56	22.28	2.52	52.94	4	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	14	27	2927	487.5	128	1288	70	6/33	18.40	2.64	41.81	3	4	-
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1895	18	24	4089	-	247	1783	70	7/117	25.47	2.61	58.41	6	5	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	18	34	3949	-	125	1861	70	6/21	26.58	2.82	56.41	4	5	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1946	13	23	4942	-	267	1486	67	5/14	22.17	1.80	73.76	3	5	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1976	17	31	6797	849.5	193	2332	67	5/66	34.80	2.05	101.44	3	4	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1978	15	27	4316	-	142	1639	66	8/76	24.83	2.27	65.39	4	5	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1994	18	32	4540	756.4	182	1886	66	8/106	28.57	2.49	68.78	2	5	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	99	93	4935	822.3	218	2121	65	5/69	32.63	2.57	75.92	4	2	-
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	9	17	3128	-	273	935	63	7/43	14.84	1.79	49.65	3	6	1
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1895	14	24	4169	-	336	1358	63	6/67	21.55	1.95	66.17	4	3	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1984	18	33	5168	-	155	2144	63	9/86	34.03	2.48	82.03	4	1	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1990	17	27	4321	-	144	1736	62	6/63	28.00	2.41	69.69	3	4	1
AL Valentine (WI)	1951-1961	16	28	4993	-	238	1660	61	6/102	27.21	1.99	81.85	3	4	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1999	11	22	2891	481.5	104	1473	60	6/49	24.55	3.05	48.18	4	3	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1925	10	16	3417	-	47	1945	60	9/121	32.41	3.41	56.95	3	5	2
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2008	13	24	4353	725.3	123	2292	60	8/141	38.20	3.15	72.55	4	4	1
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	13	25	3135	522.3	63	1757	59	6/40	29.77	3.36	53.13	3	4	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2020	19	34	4069	678.1	112	2292	59	6/51	38.84	3.37	68.96	2	3	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	15	28	3147	524.3	140	1426	58	6/47	24.58	2.71	54.25	2	2	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2006	15	29	3936	656.0	168	1696	58	7/87	29.24	2.58	67.86	3	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	14	24	3111	518.3	87	1810	58	5/29	31.20	3.49	53.63	2	5	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1946-1955	23	36	4492	-	134	1466	57	6/42	25.71	1.95	78.80	3	1	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	16	28	3106	517.4	138	1504	57	6/54	26.38	2.90	54.49	6	2	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1933	11	22	4994	-	201	1625	57	6/99	28.50	1.95	87.61	3	5	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-2005	19	37	3521	586.5	128	1817	57	7/39	31.87	3.09	61.77	2	2	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	11	22	2179	363.1	114	973	56	6/48	17.37	2.67	38.91	3	4	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	11	19	2482	620.2	231	1080	56	7/44	19.28	2.61	44.32	2	5	3
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-2000	13	26	2827	471.1	113	1346	56	5/30	24.03	2.85	50.48	2	3	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1963	17	32	3797	-	74	1503	56	7/57	26.83	2.37	67.80	2	2	-
GE Palmer (AUS)	1881-1885	10	19	3040	760.0	312	1090	55	7/65	19.81	2.15	55.27	3	5	2
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	12	22	2211	368.3	71	1230	55	5/27	22.36	3.33	40.20	4	3	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	13	24	3928	-	134	1456	55	6/127	26.47	2.22	71.41	2	4	1
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1980-1990	22	35	4608	768.0	206	1805	55	6/32	32.81	2.35	83.78	3	3	1
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2008	13	26	2884	480.4	126	1261	54	4/28	23.35	2.62	53.40	4	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1984-1989	13	24	3158	526.2	108	1331	54	5/29	24.64	2.52	58.48	3	5	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1963-1969	17	30	3565	-	137	1598	54	6/63	29.59	2.68	66.01	2	4	-
T Richardson (ENG)	1894-1898	10	16	3283	547.1	113	1625	54	8/94	30.09	2.96	60.79	1	5	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	29	41	5134	855.4	193	2487	54	5/93	46.05	2.90	95.07	2	1	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1980	13	24	3963	-	120	1407	53	6/34	26.54	2.13	74.77	2	3	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2007	14	24	3171	528.3	116	1521	53	6/87	28.69	2.87	59.83	1	5	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	14	22	4565	-	107	1722	53	5/46	32.49	2.26	86.13	4	2	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	11	20	2159	359.5	69	1259	52	5/69	24.21	3.49	41.51	5	2	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	21	40	3832	638.4	168	1657	52	5/39	31.86	2.59	73.69	2	2	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1928-1933	10	20	2877	479.3	83	1368	51	6/32	26.82	2.85	56.41	3	3	1
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]