Bowling Most 4wi Career

Essex vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Most 4 wickets in Career

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
KJ Abbott (HAM)	2014-2025	12	19	2060	343.2	96	913	59	6/20	15.47	2.65	34.91	2	6	0	8
RDB Croft (GLA)	2000-2012	15	25	4338	723.0	129	2034	62	5/6	32.80	2.81	69.96	4	3	0	7
M Davies (DUR/KEN)	2002-2013	8	12	1279	213.1	75	448	32	5/30	14.00	2.10	39.96	4	2	0	6
TJ Murtagh (MID/SUR)	2003-2023	11	19	1950	325.0	77	1055	45	6/44	23.44	3.24	43.33	3	3	1	6
H Verity (YOR)	1932-1938	3	6	771	128.3	41	269	29	7/40	9.27	2.09	26.58	1	4	2	5
CJ White (NOR/YOR)	2021-2025	5	9	967	161.1	55	413	30	6/38	13.76	2.56	32.23	3	2	0	5
SP Kirby (GLO/YOR)	2001-2009	11	20	2040	340.0	75	1062	47	5/41	22.59	3.12	43.40	2	3	1	5
DI Stevens (KEN/LEI)	2003-2022	23	32	2958	493.0	153	1209	48	6/60	25.18	2.45	61.62	3	2	0	5
DA Cosker (GLA)	2000-2014	19	32	4030	671.4	160	1763	52	6/91	33.90	2.62	77.50	1	4	1	5
KP Dutch (MID/SOM)	2000-2004	4	7	698	116.2	30	297	22	6/62	13.50	2.55	31.72	2	2	0	4
SP Jones (GLA/WOR)	2001-2008	6	11	1036	172.4	28	575	24	5/28	23.95	3.33	43.16	3	1	0	4
C Rushworth (DUR/WAR)	2010-2024	6	11	1063	177.1	48	515	25	4/28	20.60	2.90	42.52	4	0	0	4
DJ Balcombe (HAM/KEN)	2010-2014	6	12	1114	185.4	49	545	28	6/51	19.46	2.93	39.78	2	2	1	4
JM Anderson (LAN)	2003-2023	8	14	1594	265.4	55	778	36	7/77	21.61	2.92	44.27	2	2	0	4
SA Patterson (YOR)	2010-2022	10	18	1736	289.2	82	743	43	6/40	17.27	2.56	40.37	1	3	0	4
C Overton (SOM)	2017-2025	10	18	1749	291.3	75	788	42	7/57	18.76	2.70	41.64	1	3	1	4
MG Hogan (GLA)	2013-2021	9	16	1816	302.4	84	760	36	6/70	21.11	2.51	50.44	2	2	0	4
Kabir Ali (HAM/WOR)	2000-2010	11	20	2069	344.5	78	1055	41	6/83	25.73	3.05	50.46	2	2	0	4
J Lewis (GLO)	2000-2011	13	22	2505	417.3	113	1129	42	6/47	26.88	2.70	59.64	2	2	0	4
CW Henderson (LEI)	2004-2012	14	21	2642	440.2	107	1233	31	5/39	39.77	2.80	85.22	2	2	0	4
CE Shreck (KEN/LEI/NOT)	2003-2016	15	26	2775	462.3	135	1299	50	5/51	25.98	2.80	55.50	2	2	0	4
Waqar Younis (Pak/WAR)	1996-2003	2	4	405	67.3	17	214	16	5/42	13.37	3.17	25.31	1	2	0	3
MD Marshall (HAM/WI)	1983-1988	3	5	542	90.2	23	232	16	6/73	14.50	2.56	33.87	2	1	1	3
CIJ Smith (MID)	1938-1938	2	4	586	97.4	22	248	15	5/84	16.53	2.53	39.06	2	1	0	3
CJ Jordan (SUR/SUS)	2009-2016	3	6	641	106.5	20	352	15	4/57	23.46	3.29	42.73	3	0	0	3
DJ Worrall (SUR)	2022-2025	3	6	695	115.5	26	357	21	6/56	17.00	3.08	33.09	1	2	1	3
TE Linley (SUR)	2009-2011	4	7	719	119.5	19	358	14	4/48	25.57	2.98	51.35	3	0	0	3
W Voce (NOT)	1938-1938	2	4	734	122.2	22	294	16	5/19	18.37	2.40	45.87	1	2	0	3
M Muralidaran (KEN/LAN)	2001-2003	2	4	823	137.1	51	225	16	6/53	14.06	1.64	51.43	1	2	1	3
A Sheriyar (KEN/WOR)	2000-2003	5	9	948	158.0	42	465	20	5/111	23.25	2.94	47.40	2	1	0	3
ME Milnes (KEN/NOT)	2018-2022	6	10	953	158.5	42	456	17	4/44	26.82	2.87	56.05	3	0	0	3
CN Miles (GLO/WAR)	2013-2024	7	12	1027	171.1	27	682	28	4/58	24.35	3.98	36.67	3	0	0	3
LC Norwell (GLO/WAR)	2012-2022	8	11	1070	178.2	42	529	28	6/33	18.89	2.96	38.21	2	1	1	3
WPUJC Vaas (MID/NOR/WOR)	2005-2012	6	9	1084	180.4	54	469	21	6/46	22.33	2.59	51.61	1	2	0	3
IJ Harvey (DER/GLO/YOR)	2002-2007	8	11	1130	188.2	49	548	21	6/68	26.09	2.90	53.80	0	3	1	3
MA Ealham (KEN/NOT)	2001-2007	8	13	1137	189.3	57	533	21	5/13	25.38	2.81	54.14	1	2	0	3
DM Cousins (NOR)	2000-2002	5	10	1202	200.2	45	608	16	4/44	38.00	3.03	75.12	3	0	0	3
MT Coles (HAM/KEN)	2010-2016	9	15	1262	210.2	54	703	27	6/71	26.03	3.34	46.74	2	1	1	3
G Welch (DER/WAR)	2000-2006	8	13	1294	215.4	67	558	30	5/63	18.60	2.58	43.13	0	3	0	3
CM Willoughby (LEI/SOM)	2005-2010	7	13	1304	217.2	49	735	25	5/36	29.40	3.38	52.16	2	1	0	3
ST Finn (MID)	2007-2017	8	15	1372	228.4	47	723	25	5/57	28.92	3.16	54.88	2	1	0	3
LJ Fletcher (NOT)	2010-2024	8	13	1389	231.3	68	630	24	6/24	26.25	2.72	57.87	1	2	0	3
TE Bailey (LAN)	2015-2024	9	15	1397	232.5	47	749	34	6/59	22.02	3.21	41.08	1	2	0	3
SJ Cook (KEN/MID)	2000-2011	10	17	1416	236.0	68	635	30	4/13	21.16	2.69	47.20	3	0	0	3
TD Groenewald (DER/SOM)	2011-2019	8	14	1455	242.3	59	704	34	5/44	20.70	2.90	42.79	1	2	0	3
SP Crook (NOR)	2006-2016	9	14	1534	255.4	45	948	30	5/71	31.60	3.70	51.13	2	1	0	3
BA Raine (DUR/LEI)	2015-2025	9	15	1674	279.0	68	791	29	5/48	27.27	2.83	57.72	1	2	0	3
R Clarke (DER/SUR/WAR)	2003-2021	14	21	1893	315.3	68	931	41	4/27	22.70	2.95	46.17	3	0	0	3
LA Dawson (HAM)	2010-2025	16	19	2391	398.3	79	1229	39	7/68	31.51	3.08	61.30	2	1	1	3
JF Brown (NOR)	2000-2008	10	16	2914	485.4	104	1370	31	5/107	44.19	2.82	94.00	2	1	0	3
GJ Batty (SUR/WOR)	2002-2017	14	22	3006	501.0	109	1437	47	8/68	30.57	2.86	63.95	0	3	0	3
GG Wagg (DER/GLA)	2006-2016	18	30	3170	528.2	96	1903	46	5/54	41.36	3.60	68.91	2	1	0	3
G Goonesena (PEAXI)	1952-1952	1	2	162	27.0	6	86	8	4/31	10.75	3.18	20.25	2	0	0	2
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1930-1930	1	2	186	31.0	14	40	10	6/11	4.00	1.29	18.60	1	1	1	2
WE Bowes (YOR)	1932-1932	1	2	214	35.4	6	85	9	5/47	9.44	2.38	23.77	1	1	0	2
FA Ward (AUS)	1938-1938	1	2	225	37.3	12	77	11	7/51	7.00	2.05	20.45	1	1	1	2
Saeed Ajmal (WOR)	2014-2014	1	2	241	40.1	11	94	13	7/19	7.23	2.34	18.53	0	2	1	2
PF Jackson (WOR)	1938-1938	1	2	254	42.2	17	69	11	7/44	6.27	1.62	23.09	1	1	1	2
GHS Garton (SUS)	2016-2020	2	4	267	44.3	8	159	11	5/26	14.45	3.57	24.27	1	1	0	2
N Gifford (WAR)	1983-1983	1	2	273	45.3	16	86	9	5/2	9.55	1.89	30.33	1	1	0	2
H Trumble (AUS)	1896-1896	1	2	297	59.2	17	108	10	6/62	10.80	2.18	29.70	1	1	1	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak/SUR)	1996-2003	2	4	344	57.2	12	188	11	5/34	17.09	3.27	31.27	1	1	0	2
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1992-1992	1	2	353	58.5	14	150	8	4/48	18.75	2.54	44.12	2	0	0	2
GE Gomez (WI)	1950-1950	1	2	360	60.0	21	113	9	5/79	12.55	1.88	40.00	1	1	0	2
NG Cowans (MID)	1983-1993	3	4	361	60.1	15	157	11	4/43	14.27	2.60	32.81	2	0	0	2
ST Clarke (SUR)	1983-1983	2	3	374	62.2	18	169	13	6/48	13.00	2.71	28.76	0	2	1	2
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1950	1	2	377	62.5	25	102	8	4/49	12.75	1.62	47.12	2	0	0	2
JC Tongue (WOR)	2018-2018	2	3	377	62.5	17	192	10	5/53	19.20	3.05	37.70	1	1	0	2
JN Gillespie (AUS/GLA)	2001-2008	3	4	384	64.0	23	142	10	5/37	14.20	2.21	38.40	1	1	0	2
LN Constantine (WI)	1923-1939	2	4	389	-	11	153	17	7/49	9.00	2.35	22.88	0	2	1	2
AW Wellard (SOM)	1938-1938	1	2	390	65.0	10	194	11	6/124	17.63	2.98	35.45	0	2	1	2
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1926	3	5	402	67.0	17	181	18	5/43	10.05	2.70	22.33	0	2	0	2
GEM Heath (HAM)	1938-1938	2	3	404	67.2	18	172	11	6/45	15.63	2.55	36.72	1	1	0	2
J Shaw (GLO)	2016-2022	3	5	413	68.5	15	260	8	4/72	32.50	3.77	51.62	2	0	0	2
RTD Perks (WOR)	1938-1938	2	4	425	70.5	11	246	11	4/54	22.36	3.47	38.63	2	0	0	2
SJ Mullaney (NOT)	2010-2023	8	9	442	73.4	15	235	10	4/31	23.50	3.19	44.20	2	0	0	2
J Ormond (LEI/SUR)	2001-2003	2	3	445	74.1	17	221	13	5/71	17.00	2.97	34.23	0	2	0	2
CJ McKay (LEI)	2015-2016	2	4	447	74.3	25	183	12	4/37	15.25	2.45	37.25	2	0	0	2
BJ Trott (KEN)	2001-2003	3	5	448	74.4	19	197	17	6/13	11.58	2.63	26.35	0	2	1	2
EA Watts (SUR)	1934-1938	3	5	465	77.3	12	247	12	5/40	20.58	3.18	38.75	1	1	0	2
JH Cornford (SUS)	1938-1938	2	3	510	85.0	14	239	11	5/48	21.72	2.81	46.36	1	1	0	2
AP Freeman (KEN)	1934-1934	1	2	511	85.1	28	176	11	6/60	16.00	2.06	46.45	0	2	1	2
RJ Gleeson (MCC/NOR)	2016-2018	3	4	516	86.0	16	297	13	5/50	22.84	3.45	39.69	1	1	0	2
ML Lewis (DUR/GLA)	2004-2005	2	4	517	86.1	10	319	11	4/39	29.00	3.70	47.00	2	0	0	2
R McLaren (KEN/LAN)	2009-2017	3	5	524	87.2	28	268	14	4/45	19.14	3.06	37.42	2	0	0	2
WB Rankin (WAR)	2008-2017	5	8	535	89.1	8	334	17	5/16	19.64	3.74	31.47	1	1	0	2
RH Joseph (KEN/LEI)	2009-2012	4	7	542	90.2	12	330	17	6/55	19.41	3.65	31.88	1	1	0	2
ARC Fraser (MID)	1993-2000	3	6	547	91.1	36	156	14	4/19	11.14	1.71	39.07	2	0	0	2
WHR Andrews (SOM)	1938-1938	2	4	552	92.0	15	291	13	6/125	22.38	3.16	42.46	1	1	0	2
CK Langeveldt (DER/LEI/SOM)	2005-2008	3	4	585	97.3	28	239	12	4/41	19.91	2.45	48.75	2	0	0	2
AJ Shantry (GLA)	2008-2011	4	8	617	102.5	21	355	12	5/62	29.58	3.45	51.41	1	1	0	2
BV Taylor (HAM/SUS)	2003-2004	3	6	621	103.3	19	381	14	5/73	27.21	3.68	44.35	1	1	0	2
M Jahangir Khan (CambU)	1933-1935	2	4	661	110.1	27	265	13	4/46	20.38	2.40	50.84	2	0	0	2
OD Gibson (LEI)	2004-2005	3	5	676	112.4	23	400	16	6/74	25.00	3.55	42.25	1	1	1	2
T van der Gugten (GLA)	2016-2021	3	5	719	119.5	21	339	14	5/90	24.21	2.82	51.35	1	1	0	2
JD Lewry (SUS)	2000-2003	4	8	732	122.0	34	344	13	5/52	26.46	2.81	56.30	0	2	1	2
WMH Rhodes (WAR)	2019-2024	9	12	736	122.4	30	313	14	5/17	22.35	2.55	52.57	1	1	0	2
CE Dagnall (LEI/WAR)	2000-2004	4	8	741	123.3	27	427	18	5/66	23.72	3.45	41.16	1	1	0	2
BA Hutton (NOT)	2021-2025	4	7	759	126.3	28	358	16	5/65	22.37	2.83	47.43	1	1	0	2
NGB Cook (LEI/NOR)	1983-1988	3	4	766	127.4	46	266	16	6/56	16.62	2.08	47.87	1	1	0	2

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 147/8 (58.0 ov, S von Berg 21*, GA Stuurman 1*, M Dube 0/15) - Stumps

Dolphins vs North West at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 21st Match, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2026 [First-class]

Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Logan Cup 10th Match, Feb 3-6, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 226/6 (47.0 ov, W Madhevere 73*, Ali Hasnain 23*, Matthew Campbell 0/23) - Stumps