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	116	220	25237	4206.1	1093	11869	472	7/42	25.14	2.82	53.46	18	26	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2023	110	210	22453	3742.1	849	11398	443	8/15	25.72	3.04	50.68	20	15	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	64	124	13770	2295.0	526	7531	292	6/59	25.79	3.28	47.15	15	15	3
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	57	108	11771	1961.5	423	6371	284	6/8	22.43	3.24	41.44	21	17	3
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	67	125	14734	2455.4	758	5839	270	6/30	21.62	2.37	54.57	15	11	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	44	84	8405	1400.5	271	4868	237	7/112	20.54	3.47	35.46	10	12	4
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	47	90	10295	1715.5	367	4590	229	8/31	20.04	2.67	44.95	13	14	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	59	96	12243	2040.3	475	6226	226	8/34	27.54	3.05	54.17	9	17	2
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	46	83	9965	1660.5	415	4894	222	7/84	22.04	2.94	44.88	5	17	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	103	175	12877	2146.1	519	6194	204	6/54	30.36	2.88	63.12	6	3	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	52	101	10395	1732.3	370	5443	200	5/20	27.21	3.14	51.97	13	4	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	34	66	10432	1738.4	498	4314	190	7/165	22.70	2.48	54.90	16	10	3
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	37	70	11353	-	467	4154	183	7/44	22.69	2.19	62.03	7	13	4
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	41	73	8121	1353.3	295	4137	176	8/43	23.50	3.05	46.14	8	10	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	42	81	7613	1268.5	351	3305	168	6/21	19.67	2.60	45.31	5	10	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	41	78	9801	-	419	3719	162	7/39	22.95	2.27	60.50	4	7	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	42	81	7508	1251.2	278	3815	153	6/17	24.93	3.04	49.07	4	5	1
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	38	70	7896	1316.0	267	4413	148	7/61	29.81	3.35	53.35	7	4	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1958	34	65	8558	-	518	2766	146	10/53	18.94	1.93	58.61	10	7	3
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	42	73	9973	1662.1	631	3515	145	8/51	24.24	2.11	68.77	6	10	4
BA Stokes (ENG)	2014-2025	61	96	7667	1277.5	216	4234	145	6/22	29.20	3.31	52.87	5	3	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2002	38	63	8423	1403.5	314	4318	144	7/46	29.98	3.07	58.49	6	7	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	37	71	7990	1331.4	247	4446	142	6/19	31.30	3.33	56.26	9	5	1
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	36	64	8098	1349.4	256	4132	141	6/65	29.30	3.06	57.43	9	9	1
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	37	71	9004	1500.4	327	4090	140	5/57	29.21	2.72	64.31	9	3	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	39	60	7507	1251.1	215	4317	138	6/42	31.28	3.45	54.39	7	6	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	49	88	9270	1545.0	315	4700	137	5/78	34.30	3.04	67.66	5	2	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	30	48	10627	-	498	3400	130	9/113	26.15	1.91	81.74	3	11	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	43	75	7240	1206.4	172	4430	123	6/53	36.01	3.67	58.86	6	4	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	32	53	6743	1123.5	232	3441	120	7/43	28.67	3.06	56.19	9	5	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2005	22	42	5301	883.3	240	2368	116	8/38	20.41	2.68	45.69	4	10	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1902-1914	14	25	3621	603.3	185	1379	112	9/103	12.31	2.28	32.33	1	16	6
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1936	18	33	7718	1286.2	425	2649	111	7/40	23.86	2.05	69.53	2	12	4
CA Walsh (WI)	1988-2000	25	48	6081	1013.3	267	2543	109	6/74	23.33	2.50	55.78	10	4	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	37	62	6146	1024.2	188	3282	108	7/32	30.38	3.20	56.90	3	6	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1963	29	52	6658	-	460	2068	106	7/35	19.50	1.86	62.81	6	6	2
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	33	59	9611	-	594	2664	105	6/53	25.37	1.66	91.53	1	4	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	43	71	8778	1463.0	568	2769	102	6/29	27.14	1.89	86.05	4	3	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	24	44	5660	943.2	256	2137	101	6/51	21.15	2.26	56.03	7	4	-
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	27	49	7693	-	424	2333	99	8/43	23.56	1.81	77.70	6	3	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	28	46	7529	1254.5	380	2430	98	6/42	24.79	1.93	76.82	4	2	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1981	16	32	4815	802.3	245	1974	96	7/89	20.56	2.45	50.15	7	6	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	18	35	4293	715.3	177	1758	94	7/22	18.70	2.45	45.67	2	6	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	26	43	6261	1043.3	267	2811	94	5/42	29.90	2.69	66.60	3	7	1
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	25	45	4284	714.0	134	2520	90	6/79	28.00	3.52	47.60	6	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2025	20	37	4453	742.1	155	2125	89	6/61	23.87	2.86	50.03	2	7	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	17	33	3825	637.3	118	2062	87	6/28	23.70	3.23	43.96	5	4	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	26	49	5905	984.1	186	2938	87	6/49	33.77	2.98	67.87	6	2	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	24	44	5046	841.0	196	2303	85	7/50	27.09	2.73	59.36	4	3	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	23	40	5106	851.0	185	2481	84	7/70	29.53	2.91	60.78	6	3	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1950-1957	19	36	5053	-	322	1539	83	7/36	18.54	1.82	60.87	7	4	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
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-2006	12	20	4436	739.2	185	1833	83	9/65	22.08	2.47	53.44	3	8	4
C Blythe (ENG)	1905-1910	13	25	3202	533.4	162	1305	81	8/59	16.11	2.44	39.53	-	9	4
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2009	22	38	5119	853.1	179	2330	81	6/37	28.76	2.73	63.19	3	6	1
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1958	38	61	6299	-	271	2460	81	7/44	30.37	2.34	77.76	2	4	1
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	22	43	6964	1160.4	271	2932	81	6/53	36.19	2.52	85.97	2	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2015	20	37	4100	683.2	115	2429	79	7/68	30.74	3.55	51.89	4	3	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1989	21	32	4239	706.3	148	2097	78	6/154	26.88	2.96	54.34	8	3	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1970	21	37	6211	1035.1	265	2529	78	7/153	32.42	2.44	79.62	1	6	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1934-1938	14	25	5082	847.0	318	1768	77	7/54	22.96	2.08	66.00	5	6	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2025	18	34	3559	593.1	87	2323	77	6/111	30.16	3.91	46.22	3	4	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	22	41	4472	745.2	136	2514	77	5/28	32.64	3.37	58.07	4	2	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	20	37	4466	744.2	215	1838	76	6/38	24.18	2.46	58.76	1	6	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	34	49	4089	-	177	1761	75	7/17	23.48	2.58	54.52	4	3	-
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	18	33	4361	726.5	181	1792	75	5/27	23.89	2.46	58.14	3	4	-
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	22	43	4547	757.5	179	2375	74	6/81	32.09	3.13	61.44	-	2	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	32	51	6654	1109.0	367	2427	74	5/28	32.79	2.18	89.91	7	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	26	44	5283	880.3	207	2537	74	4/31	34.28	2.88	71.39	4	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	23	40	4402	733.4	135	2545	74	9/57	34.39	3.46	59.48	2	4	1
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2005	30	47	6243	1040.3	165	3165	74	5/57	42.77	3.04	84.36	4	2	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1886-1899	12	21	2306	-	245	796	72	8/11	11.05	2.07	32.02	2	7	3
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1948-1956	18	30	4138	-	161	1506	72	6/20	20.91	2.18	57.47	2	6	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	20	34	3483	580.3	111	1666	72	7/84	23.13	2.86	48.37	4	4	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	18	30	4531	755.1	154	1967	72	6/51	27.31	2.60	62.93	4	3	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	21	41	3802	633.4	121	2118	72	5/34	29.41	3.34	52.80	1	3	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1967	29	48	6978	1163.0	408	2299	72	5/19	31.93	1.97	96.91	4	3	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	12	24	2047	-	211	727	71	9/28	10.23	2.13	28.83	1	6	3
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	21	40	4494	749.0	189	2263	71	5/21	31.87	3.02	63.29	3	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2010-2021	22	37	4671	778.3	149	2501	71	7/74	35.22	3.21	65.78	3	2	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	14	25	4115	685.5	170	1746	70	6/53	24.94	2.54	58.78	4	6	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1902	17	30	3691	-	233	1491	67	8/65	22.25	2.42	55.08	3	5	3
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1950	21	40	4963	-	140	2494	67	5/80	37.22	3.01	74.07	2	3	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	17	32	3470	578.2	103	1912	66	5/30	28.96	3.30	52.57	2	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1992-2003	15	24	3124	520.4	91	1803	65	6/78	27.73	3.46	48.06	4	4	1
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	13	26	2108	351.2	69	1239	64	7/13	19.35	3.52	32.93	4	3	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	13	26	3076	512.4	134	1331	63	8/92	21.12	2.59	48.82	2	5	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	12	24	3242	540.2	139	1456	63	6/23	23.11	2.69	51.46	4	4	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	15	25	3776	629.2	136	1906	63	7/81	30.25	3.02	59.93	1	3	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	33	54	6857	1142.5	334	2549	63	5/82	40.46	2.23	108.84	3	1	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1973	16	30	4962	827.0	280	1618	62	6/39	26.09	1.95	80.03	2	5	2
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	21	38	4394	732.2	207	1679	62	4/28	27.08	2.29	70.87	5	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1957-1973	21	36	5171	861.5	224	1958	62	5/41	31.58	2.27	83.40	1	3	-
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	13	25	3391	-	124	1411	61	6/33	23.13	2.49	55.59	2	5	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1956	20	30	4256	-	177	1461	61	5/40	23.95	2.05	69.77	5	3	1
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2010-2019	15	28	3193	532.1	115	1535	61	6/84	25.16	2.88	52.34	5	2	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	16	29	3664	610.4	137	1935	61	5/75	31.72	3.16	60.06	4	1	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1992	25	42	4496	749.2	164	2142	61	5/95	35.11	2.85	73.70	2	3	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

India vs England at Manchester, India in England 4th Test, Jul 23-27, 2025 [Test # 2596]

England vs India at Lord's, India in England 3rd Test, Jul 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2594]