Bowling Most 4wi Career

Oxford University vs other countries FC+LA+T20s 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+
J Dean (MCC)	1838-1857	14	25	344	86.0+	29	128	96	8/?	12.80*	2.23*	26.46	6	9	3	15
WR Hillyer (MCC)	1840-1849	9	16	352	88.0+	-	-	73	8/?	-	-	16.00	5	7	3	12
FW Lillywhite (MCC)	1832-1850	10	17	359	89.3+	-	-	76	7/?	-	-	17.09	2	10	4	12
J Bayley (MCC)	1836-1844	6	12	-	-	-	-	59	7/?	-	-	0.00	0	10	4	10
J Cobbett (MCC)	1832-1841	7	13	-	-	-	-	52	6/?	-	-	0.00	4	5	1	9
CG Taylor (CambU/MCC)	1836-1842	6	9	0	0.0+	0	0	46	8/?	-	-	0.00	4	5	3	9
EW Blore (CambU)	1848-1851	4	8	184	46.0+	-	-	31	5/?	-	-	23.00	6	1	0	7
J Grundy (MCC)	1852-1857	7	13	696	174.0+	52	246	50	7/?	10.69*	2.12*	30.26	2	5	1	7
E Sayres (CambU/MCC)	1838-1841	6	10	0	0.0+	0	0	36	5/?	-	-	0.00	4	2	0	6
T Nixon (MCC)	1851-1855	6	10	280	70.0+	11	132	37	6/48	8.80*	2.82*	18.66	2	3	1	5
FH Hervey-Bathurst (MCC)	1834-1846	6	8	-	-	-	-	32	6/?	-	-	0.00	0	4	1	4
H Walker (MCC)	1839-1841	3	6	-	-	-	-	25	7/?	-	-	0.00	2	2	1	4
W de St Croix (CambU)	1839-1842	4	6	0	0.0+	0	0	25	6/?	-	-	0.00	1	3	1	4
G Wootton (MCC)	1870-1870	2	4	892	223.0	114	274	19	6/54	14.42	1.84	46.94	2	2	1	4
JM Lee (CambU)	1846-1848	3	6	-	-	-	-	20	6/?	-	-	-	2	1	1	3
W Mills (CambU/MCC)	1840-1843	5	6	0	0.0+	0	0	20	4/?	-	-	0.00	3	0	0	3
H Royston (MCC)	1844-1857	4	7	218	54.2+	15	104	19	5/?	10.40*	2.86*	21.80	2	1	0	3
D Buchanan (/CambU)	1850-1870	2	4	433	108.1+	53	122	18	7/48	11.09*	1.69*	39.36	1	2	1	3
AD Baxter (/MCC)	1935-1935	3	5	471	78.3	18	172	20	7/33	8.60	2.19	23.55	1	2	1	3
TWJ Goddard (GLO)	1933-1935	2	4	576	96.0	28	271	17	6/55	15.94	2.82	33.88	1	2	1	3
W Mead (MCC)	1893-1893	2	4	666	133.1	46	222	18	6/61	12.33	2.00	37.00	0	3	1	3
RJ Crichard (CambU)	2015-2017	3	6	708	118.0	23	398	18	6/68	22.11	3.37	39.33	0	3	1	3
WT Greswell (/SOM)	1922-1933	3	6	901	150.1	38	359	20	6/76	17.95	2.39	45.05	2	1	0	3
T Craven (MCC)	1842-1842	1	2	-	-	-	-	10	6/?	-	-	0.00	1	1	1	2
AA Farmer (CambU)	1836-1836	1	2	-	-	-	-	10	6/?	-	-	0.00	1	1	1	2
C Pontifex (CambU)	1851-1853	2	3	-	-	-	-	11	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	2	1	2
SF Rippinghall (CambU)	1845-1845	1	2	-	-	-	-	10	6/?	-	-	0.00	1	1	1	2
RN Blaker (CambU)	1842-1843	2	2	0	0.0+	0	0	10	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	2	1	2
GP Ottey (CambU)	1844-1847	4	6	0	0.0+	0	0	20	6/?	-	-	0.00	1	1	1	2
JH Wardle (YOR)	1956-1956	1	2	123	20.3	6	41	9	5/18	4.55	2.00	13.66	1	1	0	2
F Morley (MCC)	1877-1877	1	2	133	33.1	27	14	13	7/6	1.07	0.63	10.23	0	2	1	2
ET Drake (CambU/MCC)	1852-1856	7	6	158	39.2+	10	90	12	5/?	22.50*	3.41*	39.50	1	1	0	2
FC Cobden (CambU)	1870-1870	1	2	184	46.0	16	76	8	4/35	9.50	2.47	23.00	2	0	0	2
RO Schwarz (SA)	1904-1907	2	3	187	31.1	8	73	12	7/41	6.08	2.34	15.58	0	2	0	2
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1938-1938	1	2	209	34.5	14	59	9	5/28	6.55	1.69	23.22	1	1	0	2
MJ Horton (WOR)	1956-1956	1	2	229	38.1	8	138	8	4/19	17.25	3.61	28.62	2	0	0	2
GOB Allen (/CambU)	1922-1952	2	2	253	42.1	21	78	9	5/60	8.66	1.84	28.11	1	1	0	2
EA Bedser (SUR)	1956-1956	1	2	274	45.4	9	115	9	5/55	12.77	2.51	30.44	1	1	0	2
AS Kennedy (HAM)	1922-1922	1	2	278	46.2	13	106	13	7/73	8.15	2.28	21.38	0	2	1	2
AJ Richardson (AUS)	1926-1926	1	2	284	47.2	23	64	11	6/28	5.81	1.35	25.81	0	2	1	2
M Falcon ()	1919-1919	1	2	290	48.2	9	136	9	5/67	15.11	2.81	32.22	1	1	0	2
EJ Tyler (SOM)	1893-1893	1	2	295	59.0	23	119	11	6/57	10.81	2.42	26.81	0	2	1	2
IAR Peebles ()	1933-1933	1	2	300	50.0	14	141	9	5/44	15.66	2.82	33.33	1	1	0	2
JC Vitali (CambU)	2019-2020	2	4	317	52.5	11	150	12	6/34	12.50	2.83	26.41	1	1	1	2
FH Farrands (MCC)	1870-1870	1	2	346	86.2	47	101	10	5/46	10.10	1.75	34.60	0	2	1	2
MB Burrows (/Army)	1922-1922	2	4	366	61.0	12	222	13	4/24	17.07	3.63	28.15	2	0	0	2
AR Gover (SUR)	1935-1935	1	2	395	65.5	19	179	10	6/95	17.90	2.71	39.50	1	1	1	2
SP Gupte (INDIA)	1959-1959	1	2	407	67.5	12	194	10	6/110	19.40	2.85	40.70	1	1	1	2
J Spencer (SUS)	1975-1976	2	4	411	68.3	22	134	15	5/49	8.93	1.95	27.40	1	1	0	2
J Makinson (CambU)	1856-1857	2	4	471	117.3	57	143	18	7/38	7.94	1.82	26.16	0	2	1	2
AR Patel (CambU)	2015-2016	2	3	502	83.4	11	253	11	5/86	23.00	3.02	45.63	0	2	0	2
Ghulam Ahmed (INDIA)	1952-1952	1	2	509	84.5	29	150	13	8/84	11.53	1.76	39.15	0	2	1	2
G Geary (LEI)	1933-1935	2	4	533	88.5	25	169	13	7/30	13.00	1.90	41.00	1	1	0	2
HA Smith (LEI)	1933-1935	2	4	573	95.3	24	276	12	5/84	23.00	2.89	47.75	1	1	0	2
AW Mold (LAN)	1893-1893	2	4	598	119.3	50	217	16	7/28	13.56	2.17	37.37	0	2	1	2
J Briggs (/LAN)	1893-1893	3	3	622	124.2	47	213	15	7/46	14.20	2.05	41.46	0	2	1	2
GR Johnson (CambU)	1855-1857	3	5	639	159.3	42	180	12	4/39	15.00	1.69	53.25	2	0	0	2
M Jahangir Khan (CambU)	1933-1935	2	4	696	116.0	46	168	12	4/31	14.00	1.44	58.00	2	0	0	2
G Giffen (AUS)	1882-1896	3	5	697	-	45	344	23	8/98	14.95	2.96	30.30	0	2	1	2
TM Adams (MCC)	1852-1855	3	5	-	-	-	-	13	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
S Dakin (MCC)	1850-1850	1	2	-	-	-	-	6	4/?	-	-	0.00	1	0	0	1
AJD Diver (MCC)	1848-1848	1	2	-	-	-	-	8	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
CJ Harenc (MCC)	1835-1847	3	4	-	-	-	-	10	6/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
CH Jenner (CambU)	1829-1829	1	1	-	-	-	-	4	4/?	-	-	0.00	1	0	0	1
JH Kirwan (CambU)	1839-1839	1	2	-	-	-	-	7	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
WC Buller (MCC)	1834-1837	2	2	0	0.0+	0	0	6	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
ST Clissold (CambU/MCC)	1844-1848	4	3	0	0.0+	0	0	11	6/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
H Jenner (CambU/MCC)	1827-1834	2	1	0	0.0+	0	0	5	5/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0	1
J Strange (MCC)	1836-1838	3	3	0	0.0+	0	0	10	4/?	-	-	0.00	1	0	0	1
RO Clayton (MCC)	1877-1877	1	1	44	11.0	5	26	4	4/26	6.50	3.54	11.00	1	0	0	1
NM McVicker (WAR)	1973-1973	1	1	66	11.0	0	32	5	5/32	6.40	2.90	13.20	0	1	0	1
CT Spencer (LEI)	1973-1973	1	1	66	11.0	4	20	4	4/20	5.00	1.81	16.50	1	0	0	1
RT King (CambU)	1846-1849	4	4	84	21.0+	0	0	9	6/?	-	-	84.00	0	1	0	1
JS Solomon (WI)	1963-1963	1	2	96	16.0	3	37	4	4/34	9.25	2.31	24.00	1	0	0	1
G Hodgson (LAN)	1933-1933	1	1	116	19.2	5	52	4	4/52	13.00	2.68	29.00	1	0	0	1
J Ellis (LAN)	1893-1893	1	2	119	23.4	8	41	5	4/13	8.20	2.06	23.80	1	0	0	1
DJ Foster (GLA)	1992-1992	1	2	120	20.0	2	83	5	4/73	16.60	4.15	24.00	1	0	0	1
Saeed Ahmed (Pak)	1971-1971	1	1	120	20.0	6	38	4	4/38	9.50	1.90	30.00	1	0	0	1
RA Shaddick ()	1952-1952	1	2	120	20.0	3	58	5	5/34	11.60	2.90	24.00	0	1	0	1
A Payne (MCC)	1857-1857	1	1	124	31.0	4	69	5	5/69	13.80	3.33	24.80	0	1	0	1
JA Snow (SUS)	1975-1975	1	2	127	21.1	8	48	5	4/10	9.60	2.26	25.40	1	0	0	1
MG Melle (SA)	1951-1951	1	2	136	22.4	8	53	5	5/37	10.60	2.33	27.20	0	1	0	1
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1950	1	1	137	22.5	3	42	4	4/42	10.50	1.83	34.25	1	0	0	1
AEG Baring (MCC)	1935-1935	1	2	138	23.0	6	71	4	4/40	17.75	3.08	34.50	1	0	0	1
KE Cooper (NOT)	1992-1992	1	1	156	26.0	9	41	4	4/41	10.25	1.57	39.00	1	0	0	1
WE Bowes (MCC)	1933-1933	1	2	168	28.0	7	52	6	6/41	8.66	1.85	28.00	0	1	0	1
JFF Horner ()	1870-1870	1	2	169	42.1	21	34	5	4/24	6.80	1.20	33.80	1	0	0	1
JH Cornford (SUS)	1933-1933	1	2	171	28.3	11	35	8	5/13	4.37	1.22	21.37	0	1	0	1
H Fisher (YOR)	1935-1935	1	2	174	29.0	8	61	5	4/36	12.20	2.10	34.80	1	0	0	1
PJ Martin (LAN)	1992-1993	2	3	179	29.5	9	67	5	4/42	13.40	2.24	35.80	1	0	0	1
WW Hall (WI)	1963-1963	1	2	186	31.0	9	63	6	4/27	10.50	2.03	31.00	1	0	0	1
RK Tyldesley (LAN)	1922-1922	1	2	190	31.4	8	87	6	5/34	14.50	2.74	31.66	0	1	0	1
JH Sinclair (SA)	1904-1907	2	2	191	31.5	7	111	10	8/69	11.10	3.48	19.10	0	1	1	1
CR Browne ()	1919-1919	1	2	192	32.0	4	106	6	4/64	17.66	3.31	32.00	1	0	0	1
EE Ward (CambU)	1870-1870	1	2	192	48.0	24	62	9	6/29	6.88	1.93	21.33	0	1	0	1
AF Wensley (SUS)	1935-1935	1	2	203	33.5	6	72	7	5/45	10.28	2.12	29.00	0	1	0	1
JS Douglas (YOR)	1933-1933	1	1	207	34.3	6	59	6	6/59	9.83	1.71	34.50	0	1	0	1
Intikhab Alam ()	1963-1963	1	2	210	35.0	10	90	7	4/43	12.85	2.57	30.00	1	0	0	1
RW McLeod (AUS)	1893-1893	1	2	210	42.0	20	66	5	4/39	13.20	1.88	42.00	1	0	0	1
JJ Bridges (SOM)	1922-1922	1	2	211	35.1	11	90	6	5/20	15.00	2.55	35.16	0	1	0	1

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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:

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Plate Group, Feb 5-7, 2026 [First-class]

Badureliya Sports Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Plate Group, Feb 5-7, 2026 [First-class]

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club vs Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Plate Group, Feb 5-7, 2026 [First-class]