Bowling Most 5wi Career

Essex vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Most 5 wickets in Career

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
KJ Abbott (HAM)	2014-2025	12	19	2060	343.2	96	913	59	6/20	15.47	2.65	34.91	2	6	0
H Verity (YOR)	1932-1938	3	6	771	128.3	41	269	29	7/40	9.27	2.09	26.58	1	4	2
DA Cosker (GLA)	2000-2014	19	32	4030	671.4	160	1763	52	6/91	33.90	2.62	77.50	1	4	1
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
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
SA Patterson (YOR)	2010-2022	10	18	1736	289.2	82	743	43	6/40	17.27	2.56	40.37	1	3	0
C Overton (SOM)	2017-2025	10	18	1749	291.3	75	788	42	7/57	18.76	2.70	41.64	1	3	1
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
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
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
RDB Croft (GLA)	2000-2012	15	25	4338	723.0	129	2034	62	5/6	32.80	2.81	69.96	4	3	0
Saeed Ajmal (WOR)	2014-2014	1	2	241	40.1	11	94	13	7/19	7.23	2.34	18.53	0	2	1
ST Clarke (SUR)	1983-1983	2	3	374	62.2	18	169	13	6/48	13.00	2.71	28.76	0	2	1
LN Constantine (WI)	1923-1939	2	4	389	-	11	153	17	7/49	9.00	2.35	22.88	0	2	1
AW Wellard (SOM)	1938-1938	1	2	390	65.0	10	194	11	6/124	17.63	2.98	35.45	0	2	1
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1926	3	5	402	67.0	17	181	18	5/43	10.05	2.70	22.33	0	2	0
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
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
BJ Trott (KEN)	2001-2003	3	5	448	74.4	19	197	17	6/13	11.58	2.63	26.35	0	2	1
AP Freeman (KEN)	1934-1934	1	2	511	85.1	28	176	11	6/60	16.00	2.06	46.45	0	2	1
DJ Worrall (SUR)	2022-2025	3	6	695	115.5	26	357	21	6/56	17.00	3.08	33.09	1	2	1
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
JD Lewry (SUS)	2000-2003	4	8	732	122.0	34	344	13	5/52	26.46	2.81	56.30	0	2	1
W Voce (NOT)	1938-1938	2	4	734	122.2	22	294	16	5/19	18.37	2.40	45.87	1	2	0
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
DVP Wright (KEN)	1934-1938	3	5	913	152.1	41	453	20	7/107	22.65	2.97	45.65	0	2	0
MJ Hoggard (LEI/YOR)	2001-2013	5	8	933	155.3	35	419	20	6/51	20.95	2.69	46.65	0	2	0
GJ Smith (NOT)	2002-2004	5	10	936	156.0	35	536	23	8/53	23.30	3.43	40.69	0	2	1
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
SL Watkin (GLA)	2000-2001	4	8	1002	167.0	54	428	21	6/26	20.38	2.56	47.71	0	2	0
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
M Kartik (LAN/MID/SOM)	2005-2010	6	10	1101	183.3	50	526	22	5/75	23.90	2.86	50.04	0	2	1
Azhar Mahmood (KEN/SUR)	2003-2012	6	11	1112	185.2	36	582	24	5/62	24.25	3.14	46.33	0	2	0
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
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
MHA Footitt (DER/NOT/SUR)	2007-2018	8	13	1247	207.5	33	757	24	5/29	31.54	3.64	51.95	0	2	0
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
WA White (DER/LAN/LEI)	2009-2015	9	12	1309	218.1	27	802	23	6/113	34.86	3.67	56.91	0	2	0
SCG MacGill (NOT)	2002-2004	5	10	1328	221.2	35	851	22	7/109	38.68	3.84	60.36	0	2	1
IDK Salisbury (SUR/WAR)	2001-2008	8	13	1340	223.2	36	678	24	6/100	28.25	3.03	55.83	0	2	0
LJ Fletcher (NOT)	2010-2024	8	13	1389	231.3	68	630	24	6/24	26.25	2.72	57.87	1	2	0
TE Bailey (LAN)	2015-2024	9	15	1397	232.5	47	749	34	6/59	22.02	3.21	41.08	1	2	0
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
JM Anderson (LAN)	2003-2023	8	14	1594	265.4	55	778	36	7/77	21.61	2.92	44.27	2	2	0
AR Caddick (SOM)	2004-2007	7	13	1650	275.0	46	924	31	6/80	29.80	3.36	53.22	0	2	0
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
MG Hogan (GLA)	2013-2021	9	16	1816	302.4	84	760	36	6/70	21.11	2.51	50.44	2	2	0
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
MJ Leach (SOM)	2017-2025	10	17	2130	355.0	102	740	33	8/85	22.42	2.08	64.54	0	2	1
J Lewis (GLO)	2000-2011	13	22	2505	417.3	113	1129	42	6/47	26.88	2.70	59.64	2	2	0
CW Henderson (LEI)	2004-2012	14	21	2642	440.2	107	1233	31	5/39	39.77	2.80	85.22	2	2	0
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
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
JE Taylor (LEI)	2007-2007	1	1	96	16.0	3	77	5	5/77	15.40	4.81	19.20	0	1	0
WW Hall (WI)	1963-1963	1	2	114	19.0	4	50	8	6/22	6.25	2.63	14.25	0	1	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1948-1948	1	1	126	21.0	6	37	6	6/37	6.16	1.76	21.00	0	1	0
GR Dilley (KEN)	1983-1983	1	1	130	21.4	3	70	5	5/70	14.00	3.23	26.00	0	1	0
RO Schwarz (SA)	1907-1907	1	2	139	23.1	4	49	8	5/28	6.12	2.11	17.37	0	1	0
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1938-1938	1	2	148	24.4	13	45	7	5/28	6.42	1.82	21.14	0	1	0
J Mercer (GLA)	1938-1938	2	1	162	27.0	2	106	5	5/106	21.20	3.92	32.40	0	1	0
ERH Toshack (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	167	27.5	4	81	7	5/31	11.57	2.91	23.85	0	1	0
JP Faulkner (LAN)	2015-2015	1	2	168	28.0	6	69	5	5/39	13.80	2.46	33.60	0	1	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2015-2015	1	2	170	28.2	7	77	9	6/51	8.55	2.71	18.88	0	1	0
K Farnes (CambU)	1933-1933	1	2	171	28.3	6	75	8	5/34	9.37	2.63	21.37	0	1	0
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1930-1930	1	2	186	31.0	14	40	10	6/11	4.00	1.29	18.60	1	1	1
GP Balderson (LAN)	2022-2024	2	3	186	31.0	8	100	9	5/14	11.11	3.22	20.66	0	1	0
EAE Baptiste (KEN)	1983-1983	1	2	192	32.0	6	112	6	5/104	18.66	3.50	32.00	0	1	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1988	1	2	192	32.0	6	80	6	5/49	13.33	2.50	32.00	0	1	0
TP Milnes (DER)	2016-2016	1	1	192	32.0	4	93	6	6/93	15.50	2.90	32.00	0	1	0
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1968-1968	1	2	202	33.4	8	100	9	8/72	11.11	2.97	22.44	0	1	0
GJF Ferris (LEI)	1983-1983	1	2	203	33.5	5	126	7	6/43	18.00	3.72	29.00	0	1	0
REM Williams (MID)	2007-2007	1	2	208	34.4	7	126	5	5/112	25.20	3.63	41.60	0	1	0
HG Gaekwad (INDIA)	1952-1952	1	2	210	35.0	4	122	7	5/44	17.42	3.48	30.00	0	1	0
HDS Padmore (Can)	1954-1954	1	2	210	35.0	8	114	6	5/47	19.00	3.25	35.00	0	1	0
WE Bowes (YOR)	1932-1932	1	2	214	35.4	6	85	9	5/47	9.44	2.38	23.77	1	1	0
HM McGirr (NZ)	1927-1927	1	2	216	36.0	11	96	6	6/77	16.00	2.66	36.00	0	1	0
Mohammad Asif (LEI)	2006-2006	1	2	223	37.1	5	130	6	5/56	21.66	3.49	37.16	0	1	0
FA Ward (AUS)	1938-1938	1	2	225	37.3	12	77	11	7/51	7.00	2.05	20.45	1	1	1
AEG Rhodes (DER)	1938-1947	3	4	235	39.1	12	93	5	5/25	18.60	2.37	47.00	0	1	0
GA Cope (YOR)	1970-1970	1	2	235	39.1	16	80	10	7/36	8.00	2.04	23.50	0	1	1
CH Dredge (SOM)	1983-1983	1	2	239	39.5	10	99	6	5/64	16.50	2.48	39.83	0	1	0
GOB Allen (CambU/MID)	1922-1938	2	2	240	40.0	16	76	7	6/72	10.85	1.90	34.28	0	1	0
Harbhajan Singh (INDIA)	2002-2002	1	2	240	40.0	7	106	8	7/83	13.25	2.65	30.00	0	1	0
PF Jackson (WOR)	1938-1938	1	2	254	42.2	17	69	11	7/44	6.27	1.62	23.09	1	1	1
DT Ring (AUS)	1948-1953	2	4	264	44.0	12	110	7	5/47	15.71	2.50	37.71	0	1	0
GHS Garton (SUS)	2016-2020	2	4	267	44.3	8	159	11	5/26	14.45	3.57	24.27	1	1	0
J Louw (NOR)	2005-2005	1	2	270	45.0	11	146	7	6/51	20.85	3.24	38.57	0	1	0
N Gifford (WAR)	1983-1983	1	2	273	45.3	16	86	9	5/2	9.55	1.89	30.33	1	1	0
RM Cowper (AUS)	1964-1968	2	3	276	46.0	15	138	9	7/42	15.33	3.00	30.66	0	1	0
D Evans (MID)	2007-2008	2	4	280	46.4	16	141	7	6/35	20.14	3.02	40.00	0	1	0
TB Mitchell (DER)	1938-1938	2	3	284	47.2	8	136	9	7/51	15.11	2.87	31.55	0	1	0
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1953	2	4	287	47.5	13	91	8	6/39	11.37	1.90	35.87	0	1	0
AF Giles (WAR)	2000-2003	2	2	293	48.5	6	173	5	5/115	34.60	3.54	58.60	0	1	0
JJ van der Wath (NOR)	2007-2009	3	5	293	48.5	14	149	7	5/71	21.28	3.05	41.85	0	1	0
AE Nutter (LAN)	1938-1938	2	4	294	49.0	13	100	9	5/38	11.11	2.04	32.66	0	1	0
SA Wedge (WOR)	2005-2006	2	3	294	49.0	6	196	6	5/112	32.66	4.00	49.00	0	1	0
H Trumble (AUS)	1896-1896	1	2	297	59.2	17	108	10	6/62	10.80	2.18	29.70	1	1	1
HM Garland-Wells (SUR)	1934-1938	3	3	300	50.0	10	195	8	5/27	24.37	3.90	37.50	0	1	0
Shahid Afridi (LEI)	2001-2001	1	2	301	50.1	17	129	6	5/84	21.50	2.57	50.16	0	1	0
GD McGrath (AUS/WOR)	2000-2001	2	3	311	51.5	19	135	9	5/40	15.00	2.60	34.55	0	1	0

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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 - Live]
>> 64/1 (18.0 ov, M Prince 20*, DS Rosier 32*, O Cele 0/22) - Stumps

Southern Rocks vs Mashonaland Eagles at Masvingo, Logan Cup 10th Match, Feb 3-6, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 166/5 (32.3 ov, M Faraz Akram 5*, W Madhevere 41*, TZ Chataira 1/25)