Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in West Indies for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2001	58	105	13500	2250.0	520	5428	229	6/54	23.70	2.41	58.95	14	8	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	52	93	11325	1887.3	540	4302	203	8/45	21.19	2.27	55.78	10	11	2
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2024	46	89	9053	1508.5	353	4370	196	6/48	22.29	2.89	46.18	12	8	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1991	31	58	6672	1112.0	206	3150	157	7/80	20.06	2.83	42.49	10	8	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1974	32	59	11110	1851.4	606	3737	126	8/38	29.65	2.01	88.17	4	6	0
J Garner (WI)	1977-1986	29	56	6284	1047.2	264	2748	123	6/60	22.34	2.62	51.08	8	3	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	44	76	10088	1681.2	517	3651	107	5/63	34.12	2.17	94.28	4	1	0
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	35	63	5874	979.0	277	2378	96	6/59	24.77	2.42	61.18	3	5	1
ST Gabriel (WI)	2013-2023	29	54	4591	765.1	163	2357	88	8/62	26.78	3.08	52.17	1	4	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	23	42	4313	718.5	157	2043	86	6/65	23.75	2.84	50.15	3	2	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	22	42	4164	694.0	152	2202	83	6/47	26.53	3.17	50.16	4	3	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	23	42	4190	698.2	98	2420	79	5/36	30.63	3.46	53.03	3	5	0
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1968	19	35	4032	672.0	134	1911	74	7/69	25.82	2.84	54.48	2	5	0
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	22	43	3827	637.5	113	2179	74	5/27	29.44	3.41	51.71	1	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	18	34	4174	695.4	139	2070	72	5/39	28.75	2.97	57.97	5	2	0
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	16	31	2712	452.0	104	1434	71	6/61	20.19	3.17	38.19	2	3	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	21	36	3679	613.1	137	1744	71	6/87	24.56	2.84	51.81	4	3	0
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	20	38	4516	752.4	154	2324	71	6/53	32.73	3.08	63.60	5	2	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1981	11	22	2585	430.5	92	1301	66	8/29	19.71	3.01	39.16	5	3	0
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	15	27	4795	799.1	149	2206	64	6/81	34.46	2.76	74.92	2	5	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2003	18	32	4051	675.1	123	2058	63	5/71	32.66	3.04	64.30	6	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	45	67	6470	1078.2	278	2473	62	5/26	39.88	2.29	104.35	0	3	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1953-1960	17	32	5548	924.4	345	1901	58	6/113	32.77	2.05	95.65	3	2	0
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	12	20	2564	427.2	108	1096	54	8/53	20.29	2.56	47.48	2	4	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2003	10	20	2393	398.5	118	1035	50	6/47	20.70	2.59	47.86	1	6	1
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	18	29	3828	638.0	101	1995	49	6/80	40.71	3.12	78.12	3	1	0
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2006	13	24	2599	433.1	103	1094	48	7/57	22.79	2.52	54.14	1	4	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1988	8	16	2196	366.0	70	1206	48	7/80	25.12	3.29	45.75	3	3	1
S Shillingford (WI)	2010-2014	9	17	2898	483.0	79	1404	47	6/49	29.87	2.90	61.65	1	4	2
A Kumble (IND)	1997-2006	11	17	2898	483.0	106	1408	45	6/78	31.28	2.91	64.40	1	3	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1953-1962	14	25	5269	878.1	350	1793	45	5/64	39.84	2.04	117.08	2	2	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	13	25	1987	331.1	47	1126	43	5/83	26.18	3.40	46.20	3	1	0
I Sharma (IND)	2011-2019	9	17	1545	257.3	59	763	41	6/55	18.60	2.96	37.68	1	3	1
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1995	15	23	2728	454.4	98	1247	41	3/30	30.41	2.74	66.53	0	0	0
DJG Sammy (WI)	2008-2013	16	31	3031	505.1	130	1259	39	5/29	32.28	2.49	77.71	1	3	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	53	57	4028	671.2	149	1632	39	5/91	41.84	2.43	103.28	1	1	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1971-1983	13	21	3945	657.3	142	1700	39	5/95	43.58	2.58	101.15	1	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-2008	6	11	1881	313.3	66	851	37	5/34	23.00	2.71	50.83	0	4	0
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	12	21	2235	372.3	66	1199	37	6/66	32.40	3.21	60.40	2	1	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1999-2008	10	18	2398	399.4	83	1355	37	5/75	36.62	3.39	64.81	1	1	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-2000	11	18	1831	305.1	66	868	36	6/100	24.11	2.84	50.86	2	1	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2009-2019	10	17	2079	346.3	95	893	36	6/42	24.80	2.57	57.75	1	2	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2011	8	16	2021	336.5	66	931	36	5/13	25.86	2.76	56.13	1	3	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1989	9	13	1804	300.4	63	809	35	6/84	23.11	2.69	51.54	2	2	0
B Lee (AUS)	2003-2008	7	14	1663	277.1	63	918	35	5/59	26.22	3.31	47.51	2	1	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1988-2000	9	17	2049	341.3	74	941	35	6/61	26.88	2.75	58.54	2	2	1
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1978	16	28	3320	553.2	147	1188	35	6/28	33.94	2.14	94.85	3	1	0
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	24	32	2549	424.5	61	1347	35	8/60	38.48	3.17	72.82	3	2	0
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2025	6	12	1112	185.2	32	621	34	5/33	18.26	3.35	32.70	4	2	0
LN Constantine (WI)	1930-1935	6	12	1667	277.5	78	694	33	5/87	21.03	2.49	50.51	2	1	0
BS Bedi (IND)	1971-1976	9	16	3069	511.3	156	1112	33	5/82	33.69	2.17	93.00	1	1	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2016-2023	6	11	1326	221.0	54	619	32	7/71	19.34	2.80	41.43	0	4	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1954	8	14	2447	407.5	132	1017	32	7/103	31.78	2.49	76.46	2	1	0
Inshan Ali (WI)	1971-1977	10	19	3298	549.4	127	1396	32	5/59	43.62	2.53	103.06	0	1	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	17	30	3270	545.0	103	1841	32	3/36	57.53	3.37	102.18	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-1998	9	15	1742	290.2	61	933	31	6/65	30.09	3.21	56.19	0	3	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2012-2025	7	13	1302	217.0	56	656	30	5/68	21.86	3.02	43.40	1	1	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1960	8	14	2123	353.5	89	969	30	5/35	32.30	2.73	70.76	2	1	0
D Ramnarine (WI)	1998-2001	7	14	2289	381.3	130	765	29	5/78	26.37	2.00	78.93	1	1	0
RD King (WI)	2000-2005	10	18	1995	332.3	62	965	29	5/51	33.27	2.90	68.79	2	1	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2010	15	27	2891	481.5	99	1471	29	4/40	50.72	3.05	99.68	2	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1999-2003	7	13	1662	277.0	89	594	28	5/39	21.21	2.14	59.35	1	1	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1968-1977	13	18	2818	469.4	122	1013	28	5/23	36.17	2.15	100.64	1	1	0
FM King (WI)	1953-1955	12	21	2769	461.3	135	1130	28	5/74	40.35	2.44	98.89	0	1	0
TL Best (WI)	2003-2013	14	27	2142	357.0	50	1213	28	4/46	43.32	3.39	76.50	1	0	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	6	12	881	146.5	37	437	27	6/9	16.18	2.97	32.62	1	1	0
BR Taylor (NZ)	1972-1972	4	8	1034	172.2	39	478	27	7/74	17.70	2.77	38.29	1	2	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	6	10	1167	194.3	51	489	27	7/12	18.11	2.51	43.22	0	2	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1968-1968	4	8	990	165.0	29	504	27	7/49	18.66	3.05	36.66	1	3	1
SP Gupte (IND)	1953-1953	5	9	1977	329.3	87	789	27	7/162	29.22	2.39	73.22	1	3	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2010	12	21	2039	339.5	105	841	27	6/67	31.14	2.47	75.51	1	1	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015-2025	5	10	743	123.5	43	308	26	5/38	11.84	2.48	28.57	0	2	0
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2022	9	17	1026	171.0	60	390	26	5/18	15.00	2.28	39.46	0	1	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1973	5	10	1627	271.1	83	539	26	6/114	20.73	1.98	62.57	1	3	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1960	7	12	1702	283.4	66	746	26	4/64	28.69	2.62	65.46	2	0	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2019	10	16	1848	308.0	84	810	26	5/85	31.15	2.62	71.07	1	1	0
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	10	16	1633	272.1	54	814	26	6/46	31.30	2.99	62.80	0	2	0
R Rampaul (WI)	2010-2012	9	17	1811	301.5	68	826	26	4/48	31.76	2.73	69.65	1	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1981-1986	9	12	1681	280.1	47	1027	26	5/71	39.50	3.66	64.65	2	1	0
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2017-2021	4	8	1226	204.2	41	608	25	7/94	24.32	2.97	49.04	0	3	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1978	9	17	2470	411.4	119	869	25	4/72	34.76	2.11	98.80	1	0	0
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1965-1965	5	10	1312	218.4	52	524	24	6/72	21.83	2.39	54.66	1	1	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1974-1974	5	7	1243	207.1	45	543	24	8/86	22.62	2.62	51.79	0	3	1
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1991-1991	5	9	1157	192.5	38	564	24	5/80	23.50	2.92	48.20	2	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2000	6	10	1001	166.5	26	596	24	5/104	24.83	3.57	41.70	2	1	0
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	5	9	1578	263.0	50	722	24	6/92	30.08	2.74	65.75	0	3	1
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2005	8	12	1379	229.5	46	733	24	7/37	30.54	3.18	57.45	0	2	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2018-2021	5	10	1230	205.0	63	498	23	5/47	21.65	2.42	53.47	1	1	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2001-2002	8	14	1812	302.0	97	638	23	3/53	27.73	2.11	78.78	0	0	0
A Sanford (WI)	2002-2004	9	15	1717	286.1	60	976	23	3/20	42.43	3.41	74.65	0	0	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2021-2024	4	8	803	133.5	38	321	22	5/36	14.59	2.39	36.50	2	1	0
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2009-2022	6	10	1297	216.1	51	505	22	6/33	22.95	2.33	58.95	0	2	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2024	6	10	1206	201.0	42	575	22	5/93	26.13	2.86	54.81	1	1	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1994	5	9	1138	189.4	25	709	22	6/77	32.22	3.73	51.72	3	1	1
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1974	9	16	1512	252.0	52	723	22	4/42	32.86	2.86	68.72	1	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1954-1958	9	15	2725	454.1	183	834	22	5/56	37.90	1.83	123.86	0	1	0
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2017-2021	5	10	1152	192.0	56	444	21	5/46	21.14	2.31	54.85	1	1	0
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1123	187.1	32	636	21	4/32	30.28	3.39	53.47	3	0	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976-1976	4	6	1208	201.2	43	656	21	6/120	31.23	3.25	57.52	1	2	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1981-1986	8	11	2028	338.0	96	867	21	5/78	41.28	2.56	96.57	0	2	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs West Indies at Kingston, Australia in West Indies 3rd Test, Jul 12-14, 2025 [Test # 2595]

Australia vs West Indies at St George's, Australia in West Indies 2nd Test, Jul 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2592]

Australia vs West Indies at Bridgetown, Australia in West Indies 1st Test, Jun 25-27, 2025 [Test # 2589]