Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in England for List A

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RJ Kirtley (ENG/LIONS/SUS)	1997-2010	229	222	10083	1680.3	128	8171	362	6/50	22.57	4.86	27.85	13	9	0
D Gough (ENG/ESS/YOR)	1990-2008	241	234	11859	1976.3	185	8079	352	7/27	22.95	4.08	33.69	12	4	0
SD Udal (ENG/HAM/MID)	1991-2010	301	285	13844	2307.2	105	9870	338	5/43	29.20	4.27	40.95	7	1	0
MA Ealham (ENG/KEN/NOT)	1990-2009	259	250	11803	1967.1	158	7744	323	5/41	23.97	3.93	36.54	13	1	0
JK Lever (ENG/ESS)	1969-1989	193	189	10541	1756.5	330	5376	291	5/8	18.47	3.06	36.22	12	4	0
RDB Croft (ENG/GLA)	1990-2012	273	259	12671	2111.5	88	9181	289	4/30	31.76	4.34	43.84	6	0	0
AD Mascarenhas (ENG/HAM/LIONS)	1997-2013	243	232	10303	1717.1	158	7363	285	5/27	25.83	4.28	36.15	9	2	0
DR Brown (MCC/SCOT/WAR)	1990-2006	221	212	9495	1582.3	142	7172	276	5/31	25.98	4.53	34.40	4	2	0
DG Cork (DER/ENG/HAM/LAN)	1992-2011	217	210	10202	1700.2	150	7192	273	6/21	26.34	4.22	37.36	12	4	0
N Killeen (CUniv/DUR)	1995-2010	197	195	9371	1561.5	174	6392	268	6/31	23.85	4.09	34.96	7	4	0
G Chapple (LAN)	1994-2013	231	225	10185	1697.3	130	7689	268	6/18	28.69	4.52	38.00	4	5	0
PJ Martin (ENG/LAN)	1990-2004	170	167	8291	1381.5	155	5377	263	5/16	20.44	3.89	31.52	5	5	0
PAJ DeFreitas (DER/ENG/LAN/LEI)	1985-2004	237	229	12035	2005.5	257	7324	263	5/13	27.84	3.65	45.76	5	6	0
J Lewis (ENG/GLO/LIONS/SUR)	1996-2013	198	191	8821	1470.1	130	6808	262	5/19	25.98	4.63	33.66	10	2	0
MP Bicknell (SUR)	1986-2005	195	191	10005	1667.3	191	6367	258	7/30	24.67	3.81	38.77	6	2	0
DL Underwood (ENG/KEN)	1963-1987	190	183	10403	1733.5	366	5338	254	5/25	21.01	3.07	40.95	12	2	0
MW Alleyne (GLO)	1987-2005	252	227	10163	1693.5	88	7345	254	5/27	28.91	4.33	40.01	5	2	0
AU Rashid (ENG/YOR)	2006-2025	186	178	8516	1419.2	21	7749	253	5/27	30.62	5.45	33.66	8	2	0
IJ Harvey (AUS/DER/GLO/YOR)	1999-2007	137	134	6295	1049.1	92	4387	250	5/19	17.54	4.18	25.18	13	8	0
IT Botham (DUR/ENG/SOM/WOR)	1974-1993	182	174	10657	1776.1	272	6375	249	5/41	25.60	3.58	42.79	9	2	0
GR Napier (/ESS)	1997-2016	215	179	7132	1188.4	69	6404	247	7/32	25.92	5.38	28.87	8	4	0
GP Swann (ENG/NOR/NOT)	1997-2013	213	193	8498	1416.2	46	6233	245	5/17	25.44	4.40	34.68	9	3	0
PS Jones (/DER/KEN/NOR/SOM/WALMC)	1994-2011	187	183	8364	1394.0	73	7375	243	5/23	30.34	5.29	34.41	7	2	0
DA Cosker (GLA)	1997-2016	239	221	10044	1674.0	51	8184	242	5/54	33.81	4.88	41.50	5	1	0
TT Bresnan (ENG/LIONS/WAR/YOR)	2001-2021	227	221	9790	1631.4	89	8653	242	4/25	35.75	5.30	40.45	5	0	0
MCJ Ball (GLO)	1989-2006	210	195	9168	1528.0	56	6688	238	5/33	28.10	4.37	38.52	5	3	0
AJ Hollioake (ENG/SUR)	1994-2004	193	169	5728	954.4	26	5128	234	6/17	21.91	5.37	24.47	14	5	0
JC Tredwell (/ENG/KEN/LIONS)	2000-2017	226	213	9516	1586.0	50	7509	232	6/27	32.36	4.73	41.01	5	1	0
GJ Batty (/LIONS/SUR/WOR)	1998-2019	245	219	9631	1605.1	50	7490	230	5/35	32.56	4.66	41.87	5	3	0
SJ Cook (KEN/MID)	1999-2012	183	179	8005	1334.1	74	6304	227	6/37	27.77	4.72	35.26	5	2	0
S Turner (/Cambs/ESS)	1969-1994	165	158	8866	1477.4	234	4579	226	4/14	20.26	3.09	39.23	7	0	0
RSC Martin-Jenkins (/SUS)	1996-2010	215	207	9380	1563.2	147	6700	225	4/22	29.77	4.28	41.68	6	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG/HAM/LEI)	1990-2005	189	184	9704	1617.2	207	6089	224	5/18	27.18	3.76	43.32	4	1	0
SR Lampitt (/WOR)	1989-2003	173	165	7840	1306.4	109	5465	223	6/26	24.50	4.18	35.15	7	2	0
Kabir Ali (/ENG/HAM/LAN/LIONS/WOR)	2000-2014	150	144	6263	1043.5	97	5533	223	5/36	24.81	5.30	28.08	9	2	0
RD Jackman (ENG/SUR)	1969-1982	132	131	7379	1229.5	184	4356	221	6/22	19.71	3.54	33.38	7	3	0
RC Irani (ENG/ESS)	1994-2007	225	155	7366	1227.4	127	5306	221	5/26	24.00	4.32	33.33	8	4	0
JMM Averis (GLO)	1997-2006	145	143	6578	1096.2	89	5312	220	6/23	24.14	4.84	29.90	12	4	0
JM Anderson (/ENG/LAN/LIONS)	2000-2019	151	148	7273	1212.1	97	5712	216	4/18	26.44	4.71	33.67	6	0	0
AM Smith (CUniv/GLO)	1988-2004	174	169	8733	1455.3	194	5315	213	6/39	24.95	3.65	41.00	5	2	0
LE Plunkett (/DUR/ENG/LIONS/SUR/YOR)	2002-2019	167	160	7149	1191.3	38	6514	213	5/52	30.58	5.46	33.56	10	1	0
RGD Willis (ENG/SUR/WAR)	1969-1984	136	135	7732	1288.4	235	4013	212	7/32	18.92	3.11	36.47	9	3	0
JN Shepherd (GLO/KEN)	1967-1985	137	133	7712	1285.2	184	4293	211	4/20	20.34	3.33	36.54	9	0	0
PN Weekes (MID)	1990-2006	220	198	8178	1363.0	52	6489	210	4/17	30.90	4.76	38.94	7	0	0
ARC Fraser (ENG/MCC/MID)	1985-2002	158	158	8793	1465.3	220	4997	208	4/18	24.02	3.40	42.27	5	0	0
JE Emburey (Berks/ENG/MID/NOR)	1975-2000	189	177	10694	1782.2	268	5634	208	5/37	27.08	3.16	51.41	6	1	0
CM Old (ENG/NLAND/WAR/YOR)	1969-1987	149	148	8222	1370.2	251	4247	207	5/19	20.51	3.09	39.71	7	2	0
J Simmons (LAN)	1969-1989	183	171	9688	1614.4	278	4957	207	5/37	23.94	3.06	46.80	2	2	0
ID Austin (CUMLD/ENG/LAN)	1987-2002	165	162	8766	1461.0	198	5224	207	4/8	25.23	3.57	42.34	6	0	0
MV Fleming (ENG/KEN)	1989-2002	178	165	7214	1202.2	67	5226	207	5/27	25.24	4.34	34.85	2	3	0
AR Caddick (ENG/SOM)	1992-2008	159	152	7806	1301.0	159	5418	207	6/30	26.17	4.16	37.71	3	4	0
RA Woolmer (ENG/KEN)	1969-1984	141	138	7548	1258.0	171	4034	205	5/27	19.67	3.20	36.81	7	1	0
JW Dernbach (ENG/SUR)	2005-2018	126	121	5493	915.3	29	5377	205	6/35	26.22	5.87	26.79	9	3	0
AA Donald (SA/WAR/WOR)	1987-2002	110	108	5716	952.4	107	3616	203	5/10	17.81	3.79	28.15	11	7	0
CEW Silverwood (ENG/MCC/MID/YOR)	1993-2009	154	154	7002	1167.0	116	5003	200	5/28	25.01	4.28	35.01	5	1	0
PD Collingwood (DUR/ENG)	1996-2018	284	227	7871	1311.5	41	6282	199	6/31	31.56	4.78	39.55	4	1	0
C White (ENG/YOR)	1990-2008	215	144	6414	1069.0	69	4583	196	5/19	23.38	4.28	32.72	8	2	0
AF Giles (ENG/MCC/WAR)	1995-2005	158	149	7095	1182.3	64	5076	195	5/21	26.03	4.29	36.38	4	1	0
TJ Murtagh (/IRE/MCC/MID/SUR)	2000-2022	150	147	6688	1114.4	82	5807	194	4/14	29.93	5.20	34.47	4	0	0
GG Arnold (ENG/SUR/SUS)	1963-1982	129	127	7162	1193.4	228	3399	193	5/11	17.61	2.84	37.10	8	2	0
SR Patel (DER/ENG/LIONS/MCC/NOT)	2002-2024	209	172	7144	1190.4	27	6356	193	5/41	32.93	5.33	37.01	3	1	0
CA Connor (HAM)	1984-1998	121	119	6710	1118.2	146	4413	190	4/11	23.22	3.94	35.31	10	0	0
GC Small (ENG/WAR)	1980-1999	159	155	8349	1391.3	195	4954	190	5/18	26.07	3.56	43.94	3	3	0
NM Carter (SCOT/WAR)	2001-2013	144	141	5987	997.5	64	4993	190	5/31	26.27	5.00	31.51	6	2	0
N Gifford (WAR/WOR)	1963-1988	162	146	8409	1401.3	230	4622	189	6/8	24.45	3.29	44.49	5	3	0
PJ Hartley (HAM/YOR)	1986-2000	135	132	6857	1142.5	119	4707	189	5/20	24.90	4.11	36.28	1	3	0
RS Bopara (/ENG/ESS/GLO/LIONS/NOR)	2001-2025	225	176	6101	1016.5	16	5440	186	4/31	29.24	5.34	32.80	4	0	0
BV Taylor (HAM/SUS/WilSH)	1999-2009	140	136	6221	1036.5	90	4619	179	5/28	25.80	4.45	34.75	6	1	0
DL Maddy (ENG/LEI/LIONS/WAR)	1995-2013	294	200	6179	1029.5	38	5383	178	4/16	30.24	5.22	34.71	4	0	0
NMK Smith (ENG/ShoSh/WAR)	1989-2004	199	168	6859	1143.1	60	4982	176	5/17	28.30	4.35	38.97	1	1	0
AG Wharf (ENG/GLA/NOT/YOR)	1996-2009	140	136	5933	988.5	48	5077	176	6/5	28.84	5.13	33.71	6	1	0
AL Penberthy (NOR)	1990-2003	164	151	7163	1193.5	83	5137	176	5/29	29.18	4.30	40.69	4	3	0
ID Blackwell (DER/DUR/ENG/SOM/WAR)	1997-2012	214	178	7409	1234.5	37	6043	176	5/26	34.33	4.89	42.09	3	1	0
PJ Franks (ENG/NOT)	1997-2013	163	153	5952	992.0	50	5096	175	6/27	29.12	5.13	34.01	2	3	0
DD Masters (ESS/KEN/LEI)	2000-2016	174	171	7544	1257.2	103	5607	175	5/17	32.04	4.45	43.10	5	2	0
A Flintoff (ENG/LAN)	1995-2008	173	131	5445	907.3	75	3680	174	5/56	21.14	4.05	31.29	5	1	0
CC Lewis (ENG/LEI/NOT/SUR)	1987-2008	134	124	6457	1076.1	100	4311	174	5/19	24.77	4.00	37.10	4	2	0
JN Snape (CUniv/ENG/GLO/LEI/NOR)	1992-2008	222	166	6553	1092.1	41	5026	173	5/32	29.05	4.60	37.87	3	1	0
DR Pringle (CUniv/ENG/ESS)	1978-1993	133	131	7711	1285.1	174	4573	172	5/12	26.58	3.55	44.83	2	4	0
Azhar Mahmood (KEN/PAK/PAK-A/SUR)	1997-2015	131	129	5824	970.4	59	4737	172	6/37	27.54	4.88	33.86	9	2	0
RK Illingworth (/DER/ENG/WOR)	1983-2002	170	158	8153	1358.5	115	4994	172	4/20	29.03	3.67	47.40	4	0	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG/NOT/YOR)	1997-2013	165	163	7273	1212.1	103	5442	171	6/40	31.82	4.48	42.53	1	2	0
PD Trego (/KEN/LIONS/MID/NOT/SOM)	1999-2021	202	164	5923	987.1	43	5508	171	5/40	32.21	5.57	34.63	8	2	0
AP Cowan (ESS)	1996-2005	136	134	6410	1068.2	89	4688	170	5/14	27.57	4.38	37.70	7	2	0
CT Tremlett (/ENG/HAM/LIONS/SUR)	2000-2014	121	121	5509	918.1	60	4467	169	4/25	26.43	4.86	32.59	6	0	0
TE Jesty (HAM/LAN/SUR)	1969-1989	162	133	6726	1121.0	136	4233	168	6/46	25.19	3.77	40.03	8	2	0
MA Robinson (NOR/SUS/YOR)	1989-2002	143	140	7444	1240.4	107	4545	168	4/23	27.05	3.66	44.30	5	0	0
A Dale (CUniv/GLA)	1989-2004	207	184	6856	1142.4	62	5253	168	5/41	31.26	4.59	40.80	2	1	0
DA Leatherdale (WOR)	1988-2005	219	151	4903	817.1	35	3924	166	5/9	23.63	4.80	29.53	6	3	0
RL Johnson (ENG/MID/SOM)	1993-2007	142	136	6440	1073.2	79	5211	166	5/50	31.39	4.85	38.79	1	1	0
G Welch (DER/WAR)	1994-2006	189	181	8234	1372.2	132	5922	165	6/31	35.89	4.31	49.90	3	3	0
P Lever (ENG/LAN)	1963-1983	106	105	5856	976.0	180	2929	164	5/21	17.85	3.00	35.70	5	2	0
VJ Wells (DUR/KEN/LEI)	1988-2003	173	152	6222	1037.0	77	4403	164	6/20	26.84	4.24	37.93	5	2	0
K Higgs (LAN/LEI)	1963-1982	99	97	5678	946.2	162	2966	163	6/20	18.19	3.13	34.83	7	1	0
KD Boyce (ESS/WI)	1969-1977	92	88	4629	771.3	130	2332	162	8/26	14.39	3.02	28.57	6	2	0
MJ Saggers (/DUR/ESS/KEN/Norf)	1996-2009	120	118	5460	910.0	84	4155	162	5/22	25.64	4.56	33.70	5	2	0
PW Jarvis (ENG/SOM/SUS/YOR)	1982-2002	119	115	6296	1049.2	96	4570	162	5/55	28.20	4.35	38.86	5	1	0
SD Thomas (GLA)	1995-2006	124	120	4872	812.0	35	4206	161	7/16	26.12	5.17	30.26	4	3	0
AJ Harris (DER/LEI/NOT/WOR)	1995-2010	126	126	5690	948.2	61	4868	161	5/35	30.23	5.13	35.34	8	1	0
WW Daniel (MID/WI)	1977-1987	92	87	5064	844.0	143	2584	159	7/12	16.25	3.06	31.84	7	5	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Hampshire vs Worcestershire at Nottingham, One-Day Cup Final, Sep 20, 2025 [List A]

England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]

South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]