Bowling Most Wickets Career

England vs other countries Tests+ODIs+T20Is Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2007	54	90	11769	1961.3	490	5264	217	8/71	24.25	2.68	54.23	15	11	4
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2007	64	94	9072	1512.0	370	4534	213	8/38	21.28	2.99	42.59	10	10	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1983	45	73	9469	-	383	4122	198	7/89	20.81	2.61	47.82	14	11	4
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	52	81	9244	1540.4	402	3654	178	8/45	20.52	2.37	51.93	14	8	2
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2026	63	88	6999	1166.3	149	4979	177	7/58	28.12	4.26	39.54	8	6	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	67	98	10432	1738.4	374	4820	170	6/74	28.35	2.77	61.36	10	5	1
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1992	52	75	7172	1195.2	254	3250	168	7/22	19.34	2.71	42.69	8	6	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	53	73	7663	1277.1	175	4333	150	6/55	28.88	3.39	51.08	3	8	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1890-1904	31	55	7895	-	448	2945	141	8/65	20.88	2.23	55.99	8	9	3
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	34	48	7660	1276.4	355	2919	140	9/65	20.85	2.28	54.71	9	9	4
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2012-2025	47	65	5589	931.3	164	3481	137	6/91	25.40	3.73	40.79	10	2	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	64	83	6833	1138.5	177	4649	136	7/33	34.18	4.08	50.24	6	5	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2006-2015	51	66	5174	862.2	132	3466	135	7/40	25.67	4.01	38.32	4	5	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2007	54	73	7310	1218.2	360	3048	133	6/39	22.91	2.50	54.96	5	4	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	44	58	7215	-	271	3199	131	6/26	24.41	2.66	55.07	6	9	2
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2012	60	78	5982	997.0	123	4227	130	5/30	32.51	4.23	46.01	4	3	0
J Garner (WI)	1979-1987	41	60	5626	937.4	231	2276	128	5/38	17.78	2.42	43.95	8	3	0
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2025	60	80	7608	1268.0	203	3975	126	7/48	31.54	3.13	60.38	6	2	1
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1987	42	63	5630	938.2	208	2647	123	8/92	21.52	2.82	45.77	2	6	1
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	35	51	6312	1052.0	210	3314	120	7/81	27.61	3.15	52.60	4	7	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2000	31	44	4686	781.0	178	2584	117	6/53	22.08	3.30	40.05	3	9	1
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2007	47	63	7954	1325.4	269	3965	117	7/115	33.88	2.99	67.98	4	4	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2013-2025	36	61	7497	1249.3	264	3555	116	6/49	30.64	2.84	64.62	7	2	0
MA Noble (AUS)	1898-1909	39	66	6895	-	353	2860	115	7/17	24.86	2.48	59.95	1	9	2
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1946-1959	29	51	6728	-	216	2559	114	7/63	22.44	2.28	59.01	3	6	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1993	50	71	7597	1266.1	249	3960	113	6/91	35.04	3.12	67.23	2	4	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	28	43	5341	890.1	206	2499	112	6/47	22.31	2.80	47.68	2	11	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1974-1985	36	54	5804	-	179	3035	112	6/46	27.09	3.13	51.82	8	5	0
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2010-2024	45	60	4670	778.2	135	2966	109	5/30	27.21	3.81	42.84	3	3	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2013-2023	38	51	4681	780.1	155	2886	107	6/32	26.97	3.69	43.74	5	6	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1934	22	39	9164	-	427	3439	106	6/37	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11	2
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1989	27	39	6190	-	239	2465	105	9/56	23.47	2.38	58.95	5	8	4
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1995	27	37	4669	778.1	118	2618	105	8/97	24.93	3.36	44.46	3	8	1
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1896	31	43	6391	-	434	2791	103	7/117	27.09	2.62	62.04	7	7	1
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	37	63	8834	1472.2	414	3354	103	5/41	32.56	2.27	85.76	2	3	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	19	33	7864	-	439	2587	102	7/54	25.36	1.97	77.09	5	8	3
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	28	49	8973	1495.3	500	2931	102	6/39	28.73	1.95	87.97	2	7	2
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	30	5179	-	457	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	34	44	3383	563.5	75	2582	101	7/112	25.56	4.57	33.49	5	4	1
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2017-2025	29	43	4022	670.2	134	2148	100	6/19	21.48	3.20	40.22	2	6	0
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2017	39	55	5051	841.5	143	2874	100	5/75	28.74	3.41	50.51	9	1	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1961-1971	26	47	7546	-	233	3031	98	7/153	30.92	2.41	77.00	2	6	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1964-1979	23	38	6199	1033.1	249	2591	95	8/79	27.27	2.50	65.25	3	8	0
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	30	4185	1046.1	416	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	33	49	4929	821.3	156	2991	90	5/75	33.23	3.64	54.76	4	3	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2012	40	53	5054	842.2	117	2753	89	5/31	30.93	3.26	56.78	2	5	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2003	50	62	5632	938.4	168	2882	89	6/67	32.38	3.07	63.28	2	2	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1946-1956	29	48	5717	-	225	1949	87	7/60	22.40	2.04	65.71	6	3	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1967-1979	23	37	7239	1206.3	373	2607	87	6/71	29.96	2.16	83.20	5	4	0
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6	2
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2019	27	47	4908	818.0	192	2512	85	6/54	29.55	3.07	57.74	4	4	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1953-1963	25	45	5993	-	221	1996	84	6/64	23.76	1.99	71.34	2	5	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1953-1963	27	48	7284	-	289	2641	83	6/70	31.81	2.17	87.75	5	4	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1996-2007	45	58	4902	817.0	143	2658	81	6/73	32.81	3.25	60.51	3	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	25	32	3165	527.3	76	1955	80	7/36	24.43	3.70	39.56	5	4	0
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1960	18	32	7154	1192.2	464	2201	80	7/49	27.51	1.84	89.42	4	5	1
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2021	33	47	4740	790.0	154	2625	79	7/74	33.22	3.32	60.00	2	2	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1983	23	33	3306	-	106	1325	78	6/74	16.98	2.40	42.38	5	5	2
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6	2
MG Hughes (AUS)	1986-1993	23	41	4772	795.2	186	2401	78	5/92	30.78	3.01	61.17	5	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1981	25	37	3612	602.0	157	1540	77	6/37	20.00	2.55	46.90	2	5	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2025	36	48	3896	649.2	94	2481	77	5/69	32.22	3.82	50.59	3	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2012	75	81	4963	827.1	181	2677	77	6/54	34.76	3.23	64.45	1	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	33	49	3942	657.0	133	2516	76	7/37	33.10	3.82	51.86	2	3	0
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2026	48	62	3934	655.4	136	2607	76	6/42	34.30	3.97	51.76	3	2	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1955-1960	15	24	5286	-	297	1658	75	9/113	22.10	1.88	70.48	3	7	1
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1955	17	34	5263	-	224	1818	75	5/35	24.24	2.07	70.17	5	3	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2015	46	56	5238	873.0	162	2490	75	5/66	33.20	2.85	69.84	3	2	0
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1921	42	67	6782	1130.2	364	2288	74	6/35	30.91	2.02	91.64	1	3	0
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	18	30	4531	755.1	154	1967	72	6/51	27.31	2.60	62.93	4	3	0
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2019	42	47	2499	416.3	35	1968	71	5/31	27.71	4.72	35.19	2	2	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	32	36	3797	632.5	132	1693	70	7/40	24.18	2.67	54.24	1	4	1
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	36	4888	-	109	2364	70	7/69	33.77	2.90	69.82	2	3	0
Z Khan (IND)	2002-2012	32	41	3707	617.5	132	2059	69	5/75	29.84	3.33	53.72	2	1	0
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	17	30	3086	514.2	104	1472	68	7/84	21.64	2.86	45.38	4	4	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2004	32	38	3136	522.4	91	1898	68	6/52	27.91	3.63	46.11	2	4	0
AS Joseph (WI)	2017-2025	33	42	2717	452.5	51	2360	68	5/56	34.70	5.21	39.95	3	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2020	34	43	3512	585.2	95	2390	68	5/51	35.14	4.08	51.64	4	2	0
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2014	16	26	2687	447.5	110	1347	67	7/117	20.10	3.00	40.10	0	5	0
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	16	28	3464	577.2	63	1916	67	7/148	28.59	3.31	51.70	3	6	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2021	47	47	2660	443.2	50	2061	67	6/55	30.76	4.64	39.70	2	1	0
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2012	24	29	2332	388.4	59	1338	66	7/55	20.27	3.44	35.33	5	3	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1988-1998	23	33	3250	541.4	105	1536	66	5/32	23.27	2.83	49.24	3	2	0
WW Hall (WI)	1960-1968	19	35	4271	711.5	139	2121	65	7/69	32.63	2.97	65.70	5	2	0
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	12	23	3268	544.4	108	1620	64	5/28	25.31	2.97	51.06	5	5	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1965	20	35	5807	-	366	1622	63	5/31	25.74	1.67	92.17	1	3	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2011-2022	17	32	3410	568.2	133	1732	63	5/17	27.49	3.04	54.12	6	2	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1979	21	35	5200	-	210	1986	63	8/143	31.52	2.29	82.53	3	2	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-2011	52	60	3683	613.5	102	1987	63	6/29	31.53	3.23	58.46	3	1	0
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	13	25	2536	422.4	91	1279	60	7/94	21.31	3.02	42.26	3	5	1
E Jones (AUS)	1894-1902	18	29	3586	-	153	1757	60	7/88	29.28	2.93	59.76	2	3	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1975-1988	30	37	3871	-	167	1676	59	5/95	28.40	2.59	65.61	3	1	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2016	29	36	2405	400.5	49	1834	59	6/42	31.08	4.57	40.76	4	2	0
MJ Henry (NZ)	2015-2025	26	33	2699	449.5	59	2017	58	4/48	34.77	4.48	46.53	4	0	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1955-1960	14	25	3488	-	138	1152	57	6/65	20.21	1.98	61.19	4	2	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2003	26	28	2418	403.0	81	1251	57	6/87	21.94	3.10	42.42	3	1	0
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1968	15	26	2913	485.3	113	1291	57	6/36	22.64	2.65	51.10	1	4	0
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2023	14	25	3159	526.3	102	1788	57	5/44	31.36	3.39	55.42	3	2	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2010	25	28	1875	312.3	35	1376	56	5/54	24.57	4.40	33.48	2	2	0
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1998	16	25	2617	436.1	86	1395	56	6/66	24.91	3.19	46.73	3	3	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:

Scotland vs Nepal at Wankhede, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 33rd Match, Group C, Feb 17, 2026 [T20I # 3720]

Canada vs New Zealand at Chennai, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 31st Match, Group D, Feb 17, 2026 [T20I # 3719]

United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan at Delhi, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 28th Match, Group D, Feb 16, 2026 [T20I # 3716]