Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in England for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	123	231	25840	4306.4	1140	12024	482	7/42	24.94	2.79	53.60	19	24	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	106	200	21125	3520.5	783	10937	408	8/15	26.80	3.10	51.77	18	14	3
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	72	138	18829	3138.1	657	8769	401	7/59	21.86	2.79	46.95	18	29	6
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2008	73	134	23941	3990.1	1008	10201	386	10/74	26.42	2.55	62.02	21	25	7
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	60	112	18221	3036.5	593	8321	279	8/84	29.82	2.74	65.30	10	19	4
RA Jadeja (IND)	2012-2025	66	127	15642	2607.0	600	6610	272	7/42	24.30	2.53	57.50	13	13	3
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	78	141	15590	2598.2	596	7488	262	9/83	28.58	2.88	59.50	12	13	2
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	107	13979	2329.5	541	6992	256	8/34	27.31	3.00	54.60	10	20	3
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	90	10295	1715.5	367	4590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14	3
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	51	91	9706	1617.4	349	4853	208	8/43	23.33	3.00	46.66	8	12	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	58	102	14188	2364.4	908	4947	199	8/51	24.85	2.09	71.29	11	11	4
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	41	70	11504	1917.2	488	4986	173	8/79	28.82	2.60	66.49	9	10	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	42	72	13539	2256.3	782	4620	172	7/98	26.86	2.04	78.71	10	9	-
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	32	60	9700	1616.4	430	3600	167	7/44	21.55	2.22	58.08	5	13	4
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	31	60	9506	1584.2	420	4297	163	7/165	26.36	2.71	58.31	13	9	3
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	42	77	9516	1586.0	435	3663	156	7/39	23.48	2.30	61.00	5	7	1
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2021	57	101	9987	1664.3	365	4992	155	7/74	32.20	2.99	64.43	5	4	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	42	80	7428	1238.0	275	3777	151	6/17	25.01	3.05	49.19	4	5	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	38	68	8554	1425.4	291	4284	148	6/65	28.94	3.00	57.79	10	8	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	39	71	7945	1324.1	299	4263	144	6/57	29.60	3.21	55.17	8	3	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	37	71	9004	1500.4	327	4090	140	5/57	29.21	2.72	64.31	9	3	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	35	67	7429	1238.1	239	4070	139	6/19	29.28	3.28	53.44	9	5	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	67	96	7446	1241.0	209	4191	137	6/22	30.59	3.37	54.35	5	4	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	55	7397	1232.5	472	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2012	46	84	9090	1515.0	339	4598	135	5/72	34.05	3.03	67.33	7	4	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	48	86	9347	1557.5	325	4667	133	5/78	35.09	2.99	70.27	5	2	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	45	79	7769	1294.5	165	4820	131	6/53	36.79	3.72	59.30	7	4	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	27	50	6087	1014.3	247	2644	130	7/22	20.33	2.60	46.82	4	8	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2000	28	53	6796	1132.4	286	2925	130	6/74	22.50	2.58	52.27	11	6	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	33	56	7313	1218.5	263	3850	128	5/14	30.07	3.15	57.13	6	6	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	33	58	8289	1381.3	573	2658	126	7/35	21.09	1.92	65.78	8	7	2
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	32	51	6319	1053.1	177	3678	124	6/42	29.66	3.49	50.95	7	5	-
MH Mankad (IND)	1946-1959	29	47	9644	1607.2	524	3411	123	8/52	27.73	2.12	78.40	9	6	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2005	22	44	5349	891.3	268	2386	120	8/38	19.88	2.67	44.57	5	8	-
J Srinath (IND)	1994-2002	35	62	6943	1157.1	285	3307	119	8/86	27.78	2.85	58.34	5	5	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	35	67	6148	1024.4	200	3381	118	5/35	28.65	3.29	52.10	7	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	28	51	6604	1100.4	173	3357	115	8/50	29.19	3.04	57.42	7	6	1
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1965-1983	42	71	10180	1696.4	529	3702	114	8/72	32.47	2.18	89.29	6	2	1
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	35	70	5461	910.1	152	2957	112	6/88	26.40	3.24	48.75	3	2	1
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1981	32	60	6391	1065.1	247	2875	110	7/50	26.13	2.69	58.10	6	3	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2012	30	53	7399	1233.1	265	3401	109	6/37	31.20	2.75	67.88	4	8	2
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1962-1977	27	48	8148	1358.0	387	3257	107	6/74	30.43	2.39	76.14	11	5	1
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	25	46	6374	-	396	2168	103	8/43	21.04	2.04	61.88	8	3	2
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	71	8778	1463.0	568	2769	102	6/29	27.14	1.89	86.05	4	3	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	20	35	5482	913.4	216	2435	101	6/49	24.10	2.66	54.27	6	8	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1975	25	48	7926	1321.0	454	2530	101	7/98	25.04	1.91	78.47	4	8	2
PP Ojha (IND)	2009-2013	20	40	6421	1070.1	262	2779	101	6/47	27.51	2.59	63.57	4	7	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	27	46	5607	934.3	184	2956	101	7/43	29.26	3.16	55.51	7	4	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1951-1961	26	43	7646	1274.2	403	3138	101	9/102	31.06	2.46	75.70	7	6	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	24	45	4533	755.3	175	2144	98	6/45	21.87	2.83	46.25	3	6	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	16	32	4815	802.3	245	1974	96	7/89	20.56	2.45	50.15	7	6	2
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	19	37	4418	736.2	177	1994	93	8/92	21.44	2.70	47.50	4	6	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	22	41	5186	864.2	223	2092	92	6/45	22.73	2.42	56.36	3	5	-
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1983	24	42	6593	1098.5	330	2410	90	6/102	26.77	2.19	73.25	4	5	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	23	40	5865	977.3	246	2624	90	5/42	29.15	2.68	65.16	3	7	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	20	37	4911	818.3	230	1828	88	6/52	20.77	2.23	55.80	7	3	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2009	17	24	5766	961.0	210	2740	88	9/65	31.13	2.85	65.52	3	7	3
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	37	60	8311	1385.1	471	3011	88	5/28	34.21	2.17	94.44	8	1	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1969	21	38	5877	979.3	273	2227	87	7/153	25.59	2.27	67.55	2	6	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	29	51	6817	1136.1	308	2600	86	5/41	30.23	2.28	79.26	3	3	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	25	38	4869	811.3	165	2447	85	6/154	28.78	3.01	57.28	9	3	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1974-1980	31	55	5582	930.2	195	2880	85	5/33	33.88	3.09	65.67	4	3	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	23	37	6393	1065.3	322	2089	84	6/42	24.86	1.96	76.10	4	2	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	24	41	5226	871.0	189	2556	84	7/70	30.42	2.93	62.21	6	3	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1990	47	78	9223	1537.1	384	3619	84	5/75	43.08	2.35	109.79	5	1	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	12	23	3566	594.2	144	1605	83	6/128	19.33	2.70	42.96	2	10	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	23	42	3974	662.2	126	2351	83	6/79	28.32	3.54	47.87	5	3	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	29	48	7516	1252.4	477	2352	81	6/73	29.03	1.87	92.79	4	4	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-2001	22	37	5087	847.5	177	2271	80	6/67	28.38	2.67	63.58	3	3	-
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	41	66	6236	1039.2	253	2820	80	5/24	35.25	2.71	77.95	2	1	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1960	19	33	4559	759.5	216	1679	78	7/43	21.52	2.20	58.44	2	6	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1961	20	36	5572	928.4	341	1948	77	7/72	25.29	2.09	72.36	2	6	1
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1987	28	49	5877	979.3	216	2626	77	5/76	34.10	2.68	76.32	7	2	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	15	29	3547	591.1	158	1532	76	7/64	20.15	2.59	46.67	-	7	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1987	22	34	4572	762.0	175	1915	74	7/40	25.87	2.51	61.78	2	6	1
Maninder Singh (IND)	1983-1993	21	37	5554	925.4	270	2085	74	7/27	28.17	2.25	75.05	4	3	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	21	38	3710	618.2	92	2393	74	6/111	32.33	3.87	50.13	2	3	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-2001	17	31	4698	783.0	223	1780	72	6/12	24.72	2.27	65.25	1	5	1
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1967	18	35	3889	648.1	136	1885	72	6/50	26.18	2.90	54.01	5	2	1
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	19	37	3552	592.0	132	2001	71	7/37	28.18	3.38	50.02	2	3	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	23	39	4402	733.4	133	2520	71	9/57	35.49	3.43	62.00	1	4	1
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	38	59	7805	1300.5	379	2915	71	5/82	41.05	2.24	109.92	3	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2025	16	28	3290	548.2	103	1834	69	6/28	26.57	3.34	47.68	4	2	-
RB Desai (IND)	1959-1965	23	38	5015	835.5	158	2462	69	6/56	35.68	2.94	72.68	8	2	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2005	27	41	6055	1009.1	193	2914	69	5/57	42.23	2.88	87.75	4	3	-
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	16	28	3487	-	229	1364	67	8/65	20.35	2.34	52.04	3	5	3
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	24	33	3214	-	139	1419	67	7/17	21.17	2.64	47.97	4	3	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1934	13	23	5641	940.1	285	2007	67	6/167	29.95	2.13	84.19	2	7	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	19	34	3833	638.5	122	2061	66	4/41	31.22	3.22	58.07	7	-	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2021-2025	25	45	3514	585.4	94	2231	65	6/70	34.32	3.80	54.06	6	2	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	17	32	3828	638.0	119	2077	64	7/64	32.45	3.25	59.81	4	4	1
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	22	42	3918	653.0	111	2266	64	5/34	35.40	3.47	61.21	1	2	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	17	2265	377.3	129	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.95	1	9	3
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1961	18	33	4157	692.5	225	1313	63	7/93	20.84	1.89	65.98	2	4	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	14	27	3313	552.1	109	1734	63	5/57	27.52	3.14	52.58	3	3	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	17	31	3224	537.2	103	1736	63	6/67	27.55	3.23	51.17	2	3	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	15	25	3776	629.2	136	1906	63	7/81	30.25	3.02	59.93	1	3	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2019	19	35	3839	639.5	147	1996	63	5/21	31.68	3.11	60.93	3	3	-
AA Donald (SA)	1994-2000	12	22	2725	454.1	124	1337	62	6/88	21.56	2.94	43.95	2	5	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	21	38	4394	732.2	207	1679	62	4/28	27.08	2.29	70.87	5	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 3rd T20I, Sep 7, 2025 [T20I # 3441]

Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2nd T20I, Sep 6, 2025 [T20I # 3439]

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 1st T20I, Sep 3, 2025 [T20I # 3434]