Most wickets in career

Most wickets in career in FC

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5	10
W Rhodes	1898-1930	1110	185742	70322	4204	9/24	16.72	2.27	44.1	287	68
AP Freeman	1914-1936	592	154658	69577	3776	10/53	18.42	2.69	40.9	386	140
CWL Parker	1903-1935	635	157059	63817	3278	10/79	19.46	2.43	47.9	277	91
JT Hearne	1888-1923	639	144470	54351	3061	9/32	17.75	2.25	47.1	255	66
TWJ Goddard	1922-1952	593	142211	59116	2979	10/113	19.84	2.49	47.7	251	86
AS Kennedy	1907-1936	677	150851	61035	2874	10/37	21.23	2.42	52.4	225	45
D Shackleton	1948-1969	647	159043	53303	2857	9/30	18.65	2.01	55.6	194	38
GAR Lock	1946-1971	654	150168	54709	2844	10/54	19.23	2.18	52.8	196	50
FJ Titmus	1949-1982	792	173450	63315	2830	9/52	22.37	2.19	61.2	168	26
WG Grace	1865-1908	870	124831	50980	2809	10/49	18.14	2.45	44.4	240	64
MW Tate	1912-1937	679	150461	50571	2784	9/71	18.16	2.01	54.0	195	44
GH Hirst	1891-1929	826	123328	51371	2742	9/23	18.73	2.49	44.9	184	40
C Blythe	1899-1914	439	103546	42094	2503	10/30	16.81	2.43	41.3	218	71
DL Underwood	1963-1987	676	139783	49993	2465	9/28	20.28	2.14	56.7	153	47
WE Astill	1906-1939	733	138532	57786	2432	9/41	23.76	2.50	56.9	140	22
JC White	1909-1937	472	129439	43759	2355	10/76	18.58	2.02	54.9	193	58
WE Hollies	1932-1957	515	130625	48656	2323	10/49	20.94	2.23	56.2	182	40
FS Trueman	1949-1969	603	99701	42154	2304	8/28	18.29	2.53	43.2	126	25
JB Statham	1950-1968	559	100955	36999	2260	8/34	16.37	2.19	44.6	123	11
RTD Perks	1930-1955	595	116074	53766	2233	9/40	24.07	2.77	51.9	143	24
J Briggs	1879-1900	535	100144	35430	2221	10/55	15.95	2.12	45.0	200	52
DJ Shepherd	1950-1972	668	132592	47302	2218	9/47	21.32	2.14	59.7	123	28
EG Dennett	1903-1926	401	98666	42637	2151	10/40	19.82	2.59	45.8	211	57
T Richardson	1892-1905	358	78992	38793	2104	10/45	18.43	2.94	37.5	200	72
TE Bailey	1946-1967	682	116659	48170	2082	10/90	23.13	2.47	56.0	110	13
R Illingworth	1951-1983	787	117860	42020	2072	9/42	20.27	2.13	56.8	104	11
N Gifford	1960-1988	710	128412	48731	2068	8/28	23.56	2.27	62.0	93	14
FE Woolley	1906-1938	978	94949	41058	2066	8/22	19.87	2.59	45.9	132	28
G Geary	1912-1938	549	116292	41336	2063	10/18	20.03	2.13	56.3	125	30
DVP Wright	1932-1957	497	92960	49307	2056	9/47	23.98	3.18	45.2	150	42
JA Newman	1906-1930	541	102779	51397	2054	9/131	25.02	3.00	50.0	134	35
A Shaw	1864-1897	404	101967	24577	2027	10/73	12.12	1.44	50.3	177	44
S Haigh	1895-1913	561	78817	32091	2012	9/25	15.94	2.44	39.1	135	30
H Verity	1930-1939	378	84219	29145	1956	10/10	14.90	2.07	43.0	164	54
W Attewell	1881-1899	429	108264	29896	1951	9/23	15.32	1.65	55.4	134	27
JC Laker	1946-1965	450	101370	35791	1944	10/53	18.41	2.11	52.1	127	32
AV Bedser	1939-1960	485	106118	39279	1924	8/18	20.41	2.22	55.1	96	16
W Mead	1892-1904	429	89777	36388	1916	9/40	18.99	2.43	46.8	152	39
AE Relf	1900-1921	565	108184	39726	1897	9/95	20.94	2.20	57.0	114	23
PGH Fender	1910-1935	557	96299	47458	1894	8/24	25.05	2.95	50.8	100	16
JWHT Douglas	1901-1928	651	83528	44160	1893	9/47	23.32	3.17	44.1	113	23
JH Wardle	1946-1968	412	102626	35027	1846	9/25	18.97	2.04	55.5	134	29
GR Cox	1895-1928	634	106180	42138	1843	9/50	22.86	2.38	57.6	111	13
GA Lohmann	1884-1897	293	71724	25295	1841	9/28	13.73	2.11	38.9	176	57
JW Hearne	1909-1936	647	93615	44926	1839	9/61	24.42	2.87	50.9	107	23
GG Macaulay	1920-1935	468	89877	32441	1837	8/21	17.65	2.16	48.9	126	31
MS Nichols	1924-1939	483	83604	39666	1833	9/32	21.63	2.84	45.6	118	23
CA Walsh	1981-2001	429	85443	39233	1807	9/72	21.71	2.75	47.2	104	20
JB Mortimore	1950-1975	640	113417	41904	1807	8/59	23.18	2.21	62.7	75	8
C Cook	1946-1964	506	106366	36578	1782	9/42	20.52	2.06	59.6	99	15
R Peel	1882-1897	436	88683	28758	1775	9/22	16.20	1.94	49.9	123	33
HL Jackson	1947-1963	418	83267	30101	1733	9/17	17.36	2.16	48.0	115	20
JK Lever	1967-1989	529	91271	41772	1722	8/37	24.25	2.74	53.0	85	12
TPB Smith	1929-1951	465	95007	45058	1697	9/77	26.55	2.84	55.9	122	28
J Southerton	1854-1879	286	68668	24280	1682	9/30	14.43	2.12	40.8	192	59
AE Trott	1892-1910	375	71549	35318	1674	10/42	21.09	2.96	42.7	131	41
AW Mold	1889-1901	287	62225	26010	1673	9/29	15.54	2.50	37.1	152	56
TG Wass	1896-1920	312	71399	34092	1666	9/67	20.46	2.86	42.8	159	45
VWC Jupp	1909-1938	529	72574	38166	1658	10/127	23.01	3.15	43.7	111	18
C Gladwin	1939-1958	374	81296	30265	1653	9/41	18.30	2.23	49.1	101	18
MD Marshall	1977-1996	408	74645	31548	1651	8/71	19.10	2.53	45.2	85	13
WE Bowes	1929-1947	372	74457	27470	1639	9/121	16.76	2.21	45.4	116	27
AW Wellard	1927-1950	417	89738	39302	1614	8/52	24.35	2.62	55.5	108	24
JE Emburey	1973-1997	513	112862	41958	1608	8/40	26.09	2.23	70.1	72	12
PI Pocock	1964-1986	554	100414	42648	1607	9/57	26.53	2.54	62.4	60	7
NI Thomson	1952-1972	425	88662	32867	1597	10/49	20.58	2.22	55.5	73	8
GJ Thompson	1905-1922	352	63988	30058	1591	9/64	18.89	2.81	40.2	147	40
J Mercer	1919-1947	457	90426	37241	1591	10/51	23.40	2.47	56.8	104	17
JM Sims	1929-1953	462	77035	39401	1581	10/90	24.92	3.06	48.7	98	21
FW Lillywhite	1825-1853	237	15265+	2435+	1576	10/?	10.36*	1.96*	28.2*	155	55
T Emmett	1866-1888	426	60135	21314	1572	9/23	13.55	2.12	38.2	122	29
Intikhab Alam	1957-1982	489	91735	43474	1571	8/54	27.67	2.84	58.3	85	13
BS Bedi	1961-1981	370	90354	33843	1560	7/5	21.69	2.24	57.9	106	20
W Voce	1927-1952	426	85500	35961	1558	8/30	23.08	2.52	54.8	84	20
AR Gover	1928-1948	362	74503	36753	1555	8/34	23.63	2.95	47.9	95	17
TW Cartwright	1952-1977	479	84837	29357	1536	8/39	19.11	2.07	55.2	94	18
K Higgs	1958-1986	511	89431	36267	1536	7/19	23.61	2.43	58.2	50	5
James Langridge	1924-1953	695	89840	34524	1530	9/34	22.56	2.30	58.7	91	14
JA Flavell	1949-1967	401	72700	32847	1529	9/30	21.48	2.71	47.5	86	15
EE Hemmings	1966-1995	518	101688	44403	1515	10/175	29.30	2.61	67.1	70	15
FA Tarrant	1898-1937	329	63536	26450	1512	10/90	17.49	2.49	42.0	133	38
CF Root	1910-1932	365	80614	31933	1512	9/23	21.11	2.37	53.3	125	33
RK Tyldesley	1919-1935	397	66696	25980	1509	8/15	17.21	2.33	44.1	101	22

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club v Ace Capital Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Moors Sports Club v Burgher Recreation Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club v Colombo Cricket Club at Colombo (SSC), Major League Tournament, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Police Sports Club v Panadura Sports Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club v Badureliya Sports Club at Colombo (CCC), Major League Tournament, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Dhaka Division v Chattogram Division at Mirpur, National Cricket League 27th match, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Rangpur Division v Khulna Division at Bogra, National Cricket League 28th match, Dec 6-8, 2025 [First-class]

Australia A v England Lions at Brisbane, Only unofficial Test, Dec 5-8, 2025 [First-class]

Auckland v Wellington at Auckland, Plunket Shield 7th match, Dec 5-8, 2025 [First-class]

Central Districts v Canterbury at Napier, Plunket Shield 9th match, Dec 5-8, 2025 [First-class]

Northern Districts v Otago at Hamilton, Plunket Shield 8th match, Dec 5-8, 2025 [First-class]