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	115	218	24842	4140.2	1092	11713	474	7/42	24.71	2.82	52.40	20	25	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	109	207	22446	3741.0	833	11549	442	8/15	26.12	3.08	50.78	20	16	3
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	69	133	15860	2643.2	597	8148	275	6/43	29.62	3.08	57.67	13	11	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	57	100	14778	-	540	6361	271	7/23	23.47	2.58	54.53	16	21	4
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	66	108	13841	-	522	6967	253	8/34	27.53	3.02	54.70	9	20	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	51	97	11092	1848.4	413	4859	248	8/31	19.59	2.62	44.72	14	15	3
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2022	46	90	11054	1842.2	426	5486	221	6/30	24.82	2.97	50.01	14	9	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	48	86	9802	-	353	4767	204	8/43	23.36	2.91	48.04	10	11	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	47	91	9925	1654.1	328	5481	197	7/39	27.82	3.31	50.38	10	6	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	66	111	15441	2573.3	646	6678	185	7/87	36.09	2.59	83.46	10	8	2
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2005	31	62	9270	1545.0	456	3875	178	7/165	21.76	2.50	52.07	15	9	3
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	35	64	10438	1739.4	461	3833	173	7/44	22.15	2.20	60.33	6	13	4
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	46	80	11083	-	677	3840	169	8/51	22.72	2.07	65.57	6	13	5
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	40	75	9256	1542.4	429	3508	161	7/39	21.78	2.27	57.49	6	7	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	43	82	7758	1293.0	290	3910	158	6/17	24.74	3.02	49.10	4	5	1
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	44	82	8918	1486.2	307	5074	156	6/26	32.52	3.41	57.16	8	7	1
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	38	66	8587	1431.1	326	4401	155	6/63	28.39	3.07	55.40	8	8	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	35	57	7084	1180.4	208	4039	143	6/42	28.24	3.42	49.53	9	6	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	38	65	7177	1196.1	245	3874	140	7/27	27.67	3.23	51.26	7	8	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	37	71	9004	1500.4	327	4090	140	5/57	29.21	2.72	64.31	9	3	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	37	68	7637	1272.5	269	4303	140	7/63	30.73	3.38	54.55	8	3	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	29	55	7397	1232.5	472	2442	135	10/53	18.08	1.98	54.79	10	7	3
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	33	63	7007	1167.5	222	3908	134	6/19	29.16	3.34	52.29	9	5	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	62	95	7351	1225.1	208	4163	133	6/22	31.30	3.39	55.27	4	3	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1988-1997	30	47	6460	1076.4	217	3470	122	7/89	28.44	3.22	52.95	5	9	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	32	57	6836	1139.2	231	3473	120	6/65	28.94	3.04	56.96	8	7	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-2000	28	53	6738	1123.0	290	2791	119	7/37	23.45	2.48	56.62	8	6	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1982	21	40	5949	-	281	2469	118	7/89	20.92	2.49	50.41	7	8	3
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	43	78	8219	1369.5	277	4249	118	5/78	36.00	3.10	69.65	3	2	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	30	53	6899	1149.5	489	2143	117	7/35	18.31	1.86	58.96	6	8	3
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	20	40	4919	819.5	232	2235	117	8/38	19.10	2.72	42.04	6	9	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	40	70	6376	1062.4	135	4004	113	6/53	35.43	3.76	56.42	5	4	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	30	52	6200	1033.2	205	3256	108	7/43	30.14	3.15	57.40	7	4	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	48	77	9382	-	601	2944	107	6/29	27.51	1.88	87.68	5	3	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	21	40	5007	834.3	198	2047	103	7/22	19.87	2.45	48.61	3	6	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2001	21	36	5440	906.4	205	2382	103	7/119	23.12	2.62	52.81	3	8	2
RO Collinge (NZ)	1965-1978	28	50	6434	-	190	2662	103	6/63	25.84	2.48	62.46	4	3	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2024	23	45	5155	859.1	185	2741	98	7/23	27.96	3.19	52.60	6	3	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2013	28	49	6636	1106.0	256	3012	97	6/37	31.05	2.72	68.41	3	7	1
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	28	48	6293	1048.5	257	2891	96	7/70	30.11	2.75	65.55	7	3	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1990	16	30	4531	755.1	194	1989	95	6/128	20.93	2.63	47.69	3	10	1
BL Cairns (NZ)	1975-1985	30	50	7421	-	337	2800	95	7/74	29.47	2.26	78.11	3	4	1
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	27	49	5582	-	220	2470	94	7/50	26.27	2.65	59.38	4	4	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	22	41	5260	876.4	252	1941	93	6/52	20.87	2.21	56.55	7	3	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	24	37	4868	811.2	181	2307	93	6/38	24.80	2.84	52.34	8	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
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	25	45	4389	731.3	134	2625	89	6/79	29.49	3.58	49.31	5	4	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	24	39	6633	1105.3	339	2136	86	6/42	24.83	1.93	77.12	4	2	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	35	57	7446	-	398	2628	83	5/28	31.66	2.11	89.71	8	1	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	21	40	4409	734.5	135	2214	82	6/49	27.00	3.01	53.76	8	2	1
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	15	29	3778	629.4	183	1351	81	6/56	16.67	2.14	46.64	7	3	-
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	23	42	5583	-	343	1845	81	8/43	22.77	1.98	68.92	5	2	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1989	28	46	6776	-	323	2542	80	5/95	31.77	2.25	84.70	7	1	-
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	20	36	4769	-	191	1972	79	5/27	24.96	2.48	60.36	3	4	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2001	18	31	4020	670.0	128	2161	79	6/78	27.35	3.22	50.88	5	5	-
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2021	21	35	4503	750.3	150	2488	79	7/74	31.49	3.31	57.00	3	5	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1995-2006	12	19	3885	647.3	184	1521	78	9/65	19.50	2.34	49.80	3	7	4
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	17	32	3446	574.2	110	1924	73	5/30	26.35	3.34	47.20	3	3	-
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	15	29	2992	498.4	160	1312	72	6/48	18.22	2.63	41.55	4	5	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1957	15	25	5544	924.0	368	1633	72	7/49	22.68	1.76	77.00	2	7	1
RC Motz (NZ)	1963-1969	23	40	5120	-	202	2297	72	6/63	31.90	2.69	71.11	2	5	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2008	15	29	3612	602.0	155	1634	71	7/47	23.01	2.71	50.87	5	5	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-2001	18	31	4993	832.1	243	2003	71	7/47	28.21	2.40	70.32	2	4	2
GS Sobers (WI)	1956-1973	28	46	6292	-	273	2308	71	5/41	32.50	2.20	88.61	1	3	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	37	59	5692	948.4	252	2402	71	7/44	33.83	2.53	80.16	2	3	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	33	53	4987	-	181	2413	71	5/51	33.98	2.90	70.23	2	2	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	17	33	3862	643.4	163	1666	70	8/92	23.80	2.58	55.17	2	5	1
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	21	35	4231	705.1	216	1826	70	6/76	26.08	2.58	60.44	4	2	1
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	19	36	6022	-	308	1980	70	6/39	28.28	1.97	86.02	2	5	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	17	32	3215	535.5	80	2126	70	6/111	30.37	3.96	45.92	2	3	-
K Higgs (ENG)	1965-1968	14	26	3872	645.2	188	1371	69	6/91	19.86	2.12	56.11	6	2	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2005	28	43	6004	1000.4	167	2952	69	5/57	42.78	2.95	87.01	5	2	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	21	36	4060	676.4	122	2350	68	9/57	34.55	3.47	59.70	1	4	1
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	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	14	27	3517	-	129	1449	67	6/33	21.62	2.47	52.49	2	6	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	27	44	5909	984.5	374	1832	67	5/19	27.34	1.86	88.19	5	2	-
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 Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	23	41	4770	-	213	1830	66	4/28	27.72	2.30	72.27	5	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2017	17	31	3645	607.3	120	1907	66	6/23	28.89	3.13	55.22	8	1	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1981-1990	24	36	4962	827.0	232	2094	66	6/32	31.72	2.53	75.18	5	3	1
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1992	27	46	4844	807.2	180	2304	66	5/95	34.90	2.85	73.39	2	3	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	36	59	7660	1276.4	382	2785	66	5/82	42.19	2.18	116.06	3	1	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1989	16	26	4202	-	169	1611	64	7/40	25.17	2.30	65.65	-	5	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2025	14	27	2969	494.5	88	1643	64	6/28	25.67	3.32	46.39	4	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2014	15	27	3442	573.4	137	1800	64	5/29	28.12	3.13	53.78	2	5	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1912	10	17	2265	377.3	129	843	63	8/29	13.38	2.23	35.95	1	9	3
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2018	17	32	3525	587.3	123	1758	63	6/84	27.90	2.99	55.95	3	2	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1989-1993	15	29	3708	618.0	157	1809	63	5/92	28.71	2.92	58.85	5	1	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	15	25	3776	629.2	136	1906	63	7/81	30.25	3.02	59.93	1	3	-
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1956	15	25	3484	580.4	152	1287	62	6/20	20.75	2.21	56.19	2	5	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	17	32	4394	732.2	328	1296	62	7/56	20.90	1.76	70.87	7	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-2000	20	32	3788	631.2	160	1838	62	7/65	29.64	2.91	61.09	2	4	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	20	39	3709	618.1	119	2069	62	5/34	33.37	3.34	59.82	-	2	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2004	14	28	3863	643.5	201	1482	61	6/39	24.29	2.30	63.32	3	3	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	15	27	2870	478.2	74	1538	60	6/32	25.63	3.21	47.83	2	1	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	17	31	3413	568.5	151	1676	60	6/54	27.93	2.94	56.88	6	2	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1946	10	17	3694	615.4	212	1341	58	7/54	23.12	2.17	63.68	2	5	2
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	20	33	4782	797.0	178	2317	58	5/125	39.94	2.90	82.44	2	2	-
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	11	22	1954	325.4	57	1220	57	7/45	21.40	3.74	34.28	2	4	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]