Bowling Most Wickets Career

All England Eleven vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
D Day (/SUR)	1848-1851	6	11	784+	196.0+	69	253	40	8/?	11.00*	1.93*	34.08	4	3	1
T Sherman (SUR)	1850-1855	4	8	856+	214.0+	95	222	30	7/32	9.65*	1.55*	37.21	1	4	1
W Martingell (/KEN/SUR)	1848-1857	9	14	853+	213.1+	90	267	29	6/43	11.60*	1.87*	37.08	1	2	0
FH Hervey-Bathurst (/MCC)	1848-1851	4	8	358+	89.2+	32	131	25	6/13	8.18*	2.19*	23.86	1	2	0
WR Hillyer (/KEN)	1849-1853	4	8	654+	163.2+	67	207	19	6/?	20.70*	1.89*	65.40	1	1	0
J Grundy (/MCC/NOT)	1851-1857	5	7	118+	29.2+	16	34	16	7/?	6.80*	1.72*	23.60	1	1	0
RF Skelton ()	1850-1852	3	6	388	97.0	3	146	15	8/29	9.73	2.25	25.86	0	1	0
J Dean (/MCC/SUS)	1849-1857	6	7	484+	121.0+	58	184	14	7/19	18.40*	2.28*	48.40	0	1	0
W Caffyn (/SUR)	1850-1857	6	6	578	144.2	46	231	14	7/69	16.50	2.39	41.28	0	1	0
G Armitage ()	1850-1852	3	6	460	115.0	7	86	13	5/28	6.61	1.12	35.38	1	1	0
J Wisden ()	1857-1857	2	3	344	86.0	34	118	13	8/49	9.07	2.05	26.46	1	1	1
E Hinkly (KEN/SUR)	1848-1851	3	6	504+	126.0+	71	79	12	4/24	7.18*	0.94*	45.81	2	0	0
GH Wright ()	1850-1857	5	3	224	56.0	8	58	11	4/16	5.27	1.55	20.36	2	0	0
TM Adams (/KEN)	1848-1851	4	4	134+	33.2+	9	57	9	5/22	6.33*	2.55*	14.88	0	1	0
T Nixon (/MCC)	1851-1851	2	4	153+	38.1+	24	21	8	4/13	4.20*	0.82*	30.60	1	0	0
J Bickley (SUR)	1852-1852	1	2	275	68.3	36	63	8	5/33	7.87	1.37	34.37	0	1	0
F Hollands (KEN)	1849-1850	2	3	320+	80.0+	37	84	8	5/53	10.50*	1.57*	40.00	0	1	0
E Willsher (/KEN)	1851-1853	2	4	376	94.0	30	137	8	3/48	17.12	2.18	47.00	0	0	0
FP Fenner ()	1849-1849	1	1	-	-	-	-	6	6/?	-	-	0.00	0	1	0
C Brampton (NOT)	1856-1856	1	2	-	-	-	-	5	3/?	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
J Jackson (NOT)	1856-1856	1	2	-	-	-	-	5	4/?	-	-	0.00	1	0	0
A Crossland ()	1852-1852	1	2	120	30.0	15	26	5	4/11	5.20	1.30	24.00	1	0	0
T Ellis ()	1850-1851	2	3	143	35.3	-	38	5	3/5	7.60	1.59	28.60	0	0	0
T Box (/SUS)	1849-1853	2	1	58	14.2	2	45	5	5/45	9.00	4.65	11.60	0	1	0
A Mynn (/KEN)	1849-1853	4	3	48+	12.0+	6	11	4	2/4	5.50*	1.37*	24.00	0	0	0
D Gilbert (/SUS)	1852-1853	2	2	52	13.0	5	21	4	3/18	5.25	2.42	13.00	0	0	0
G Brockwell (SUR)	1848-1852	4	3	132	33.0	18	37	3	2/13	12.33	1.68	44.00	0	0	0
C Arnold ()	1849-1849	1	1	-	-	-	-	2	2/?	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
T Warner ()	1851-1851	1	1	64	16.0	11	13	2	2/13	6.50	1.21	32.00	0	0	0
J Hyde (/SUS)	1852-1853	2	2	128	32.0	12	38	2	1/16	19.00	1.78	64.00	0	0	0
FW Bell ()	1857-1857	2	2	124	31.0	17	44	2	2/24	22.00	2.12	62.00	0	0	0
John Lillywhite (/SUS)	1852-1857	3	2	156	39.0	9	53	2	2/37	26.50	2.03	78.00	0	0	0
J Challen (SUS)	1849-1852	2	1	108	27.0	8	57	2	2/57	28.50	3.16	54.00	0	0	0
J Chatterton (NOT)	1856-1856	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	1/?	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AJD Diver ()	1849-1849	1	1	-	-	-	-	1	1/?	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RC Tinley (NOT)	1856-1856	1	2	-	-	-	-	1	1/?	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
John Berry ()	1850-1852	3	1	24	6.0	2	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.75	24.00	0	0	0
WJ Hammersley (/SUR)	1848-1850	3	2	16+	4.0+	0	11	1	1/?	-	4.12*	0.00	0	0	0
FP Miller (SUR)	1855-1855	1	1	36	9.0	3	16	1	1/16	16.00	2.66	36.00	0	0	0
J Caesar (SUR)	1850-1855	4	1	40	10.0	2	18	1	1/18	18.00	2.70	40.00	0	0	0
E Napper (SUS)	1849-1852	2	1	35	8.3	2	26	1	1/26	26.00	4.45	35.00	0	0	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 Titans at Cape Town, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 26th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]

North West vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 25th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]

Warriors vs Dolphins at Durban, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 27th Match, Feb 9-12, 2026 [First-class]