Bowling Most Wickets Career

Essex vs other countries FC+LA+T20s Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Career

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RDB Croft (GLA)	1994-2012	36	44	5216	869.2	133	2758	77	5/6	35.81	3.17	67.74	5	3	-
LA Dawson (HAM)	2009-2025	49	50	3207	534.3	81	2097	75	7/68	27.96	3.92	42.76	4	1	1
DA Cosker (GLA)	1997-2016	43	53	4798	799.4	160	2471	75	6/91	32.94	3.09	63.97	1	5	1
DI Stevens (KEN/LEI)	1997-2022	64	59	3516	586.0	155	1803	74	6/60	24.36	3.07	47.51	5	2	-
Azhar Mahmood (KEN/SUR)	2002-2016	38	43	2072	345.2	42	1620	71	6/37	22.81	4.69	29.18	3	3	-
KJ Abbott (HAM)	2014-2025	21	28	2401	400.1	99	1267	70	6/20	18.10	3.16	34.30	2	6	-
GJ Batty (SUR/WOR)	2002-2021	44	51	3807	634.3	110	2195	69	8/68	31.81	3.45	55.17	-	3	-
GG Wagg (DER/GLA/WAR)	2003-2019	42	51	3761	626.5	101	2545	64	5/54	39.76	4.06	58.76	2	1	-
TJ Murtagh (MID/SUR)	2002-2023	30	38	2589	431.3	83	1724	63	6/44	27.36	3.99	41.09	3	3	1
MG Hogan (GLA/KEN)	2013-2023	27	34	2361	393.3	89	1371	62	6/70	22.11	3.48	38.08	2	2	-
G Chapple (LAN)	1996-2015	32	41	2906	484.2	114	1556	62	6/18	25.09	3.21	46.87	1	2	-
SP Kirby (GLO/SOM/YOR)	2001-2011	21	30	2377	396.1	79	1402	60	5/41	23.36	3.53	39.61	3	3	1
Kabir Ali (HAM/LAN/WOR)	2000-2013	19	28	2408	401.2	81	1354	58	6/83	23.34	3.37	41.51	4	2	-
SJ Cook (KEN/MID)	2000-2012	33	40	2078	346.2	68	1300	57	4/13	22.80	3.75	36.45	3	-	-
R Clarke (DER/SUR/WAR)	2002-2021	35	39	2351	391.5	74	1412	56	4/27	25.21	3.60	41.98	3	-	-
C Overton (SOM)	2014-2025	24	32	2116	352.4	76	1285	55	7/57	23.36	3.64	38.47	1	3	1
TD Groenewald (DER/KEN/SOM/WAR)	2006-2020	20	26	1887	314.3	61	1169	54	5/44	21.64	3.71	34.94	1	2	-
CE Shreck (KEN/LEI/NOT)	2003-2016	16	27	2826	471.0	135	1332	53	5/51	25.13	2.82	53.32	2	2	-
J Lewis (GLO/SUR)	1998-2013	27	35	3003	500.3	119	1564	53	6/47	29.50	3.12	56.66	2	2	-
SD Udal (HAM/MID)	1991-2010	42	42	1920	320.0	26	1320	52	4/55	25.38	4.12	36.92	1	-	-
DR Briggs (HAM/SUS/WAR)	2010-2024	37	45	2575	429.1	86	1537	51	4/31	30.13	3.58	50.49	2	-	-
SA Patterson (YOR)	2009-2022	16	24	2018	336.2	84	978	50	6/40	19.56	2.90	40.36	2	3	-
SD Thomas (GLA)	1996-2006	20	26	2188	364.4	57	1342	50	5/74	26.84	3.68	43.76	3	1	-
ST Finn (MID/SUS)	2007-2022	28	34	1894	315.4	49	1307	50	5/57	26.14	4.14	37.88	3	1	-
L Gregory (SOM)	2011-2025	30	39	1982	330.2	57	1347	48	6/72	28.06	4.07	41.29	2	1	-
JW Dernbach (SUR)	2006-2021	31	36	1811	301.5	42	1428	48	4/31	29.75	4.73	37.72	3	-	-
M Kartik (LAN/MID/SOM/SUR)	2005-2012	21	25	1545	257.3	53	932	44	5/13	21.18	3.61	35.11	-	3	1
DA Payne (GLO)	2010-2025	29	30	1680	280.0	37	1328	44	7/29	30.18	4.74	38.18	1	1	-
JC Tredwell (KEN)	2002-2017	48	50	2273	378.5	51	1534	43	3/17	35.67	4.04	52.86	-	-	-
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	1998-2013	32	33	1318	219.4	33	883	42	3/20	21.02	4.01	31.38	-	-	-
JM Anderson (LAN)	2003-2023	11	17	1738	289.4	57	887	41	7/77	21.63	3.06	42.39	2	2	-
ME Claydon (DUR/KEN/SUS)	2009-2020	23	29	1788	298.0	33	1446	41	5/82	35.26	4.85	43.60	1	1	-
Yasir Arafat (HAM/KEN/SCOT/SOM/SUR/SUS)	2004-2016	25	25	975	162.3	18	895	40	4/29	22.37	5.50	24.37	1	-	-
MT Coles (HAM/KEN)	2010-2017	20	26	1586	264.2	54	1131	40	6/71	28.27	4.27	39.65	2	1	1
RJ Kirtley (SUS)	1997-2010	28	31	1518	253.0	31	1272	40	6/85	31.80	5.02	37.95	-	2	-
OJ Hannon-Dalby (BEARS/WAR/YOR)	2010-2025	18	27	2177	362.5	92	1141	39	4/21	29.25	3.14	55.82	3	-	-
CT Tremlett (HAM/SUR)	2000-2014	24	27	1280	213.2	28	888	39	4/25	22.76	4.16	32.82	3	-	-
TMJ Smith (GLO/MID)	2010-2024	26	25	878	146.2	2	861	39	5/39	22.07	5.88	22.51	-	1	-
CP Wood (HAM)	2010-2025	34	35	1009	168.1	10	1102	39	3/27	28.25	6.55	25.87	-	-	-
PJ Franks (NOT)	1997-2011	18	23	1758	293.0	63	1078	38	3/20	28.36	3.67	46.26	-	-	-
DM Bess (MCC/SOM/WAR/YOR)	2017-2025	14	22	2411	401.5	90	1151	38	6/51	30.28	2.86	63.44	-	2	-
JF Brown (NOR)	2000-2008	19	24	3286	547.4	106	1657	38	5/107	43.60	3.02	86.47	2	1	-
ARC Fraser (MID)	1985-2001	16	19	1207	201.1	50	588	37	4/18	15.89	2.92	32.62	3	-	-
G Welch (DER/WAR)	1997-2006	18	23	1720	286.4	76	837	36	5/63	23.25	2.91	47.77	-	3	-
TE Bailey (LAN)	2014-2024	12	18	1529	254.5	47	871	36	6/59	24.19	3.41	42.47	1	2	-
IDK Salisbury (SUR/SUS/WAR)	1991-2008	18	22	1784	297.2	41	1022	36	6/100	28.38	3.43	49.55	1	2	-
AR Caddick (SOM)	1996-2007	11	17	1812	302.0	48	1075	36	6/80	29.86	3.55	50.33	-	2	-
GK Berg (HAM/MID/NOR)	2008-2022	31	37	2090	348.2	71	1321	36	4/31	36.69	3.79	58.05	2	-	-
MA Ealham (KEN/NOT)	1996-2007	22	26	1676	279.2	63	941	35	5/13	26.88	3.36	47.88	2	2	-
SP Crook (MID/NOR)	2005-2016	19	23	1732	288.4	46	1193	35	5/71	34.08	4.13	49.48	2	1	-
TG Helm (GLA/MID)	2014-2025	21	22	739	123.1	4	776	35	5/11	22.17	6.30	21.11	1	1	-
M Davies (DUR/KEN)	2002-2013	10	14	1327	221.1	75	492	34	5/30	14.47	2.22	39.02	4	2	-
MJ Leach (SOM)	2017-2025	10	17	2130	355.0	102	740	33	8/85	22.42	2.08	64.54	-	2	1
BO Coad (YOR)	2017-2025	13	18	1668	278.0	74	804	33	3/20	24.36	2.89	50.54	-	-	-
T van der Gugten (GLA/NED)	2012-2025	19	20	1127	187.5	22	898	33	5/90	27.21	4.78	34.15	1	1	-
JA Tomlinson (HAM)	2002-2014	12	20	1789	298.1	71	920	33	5/86	27.87	3.08	54.21	1	1	-
JK Fuller (GLO/HAM/MID)	2011-2025	33	30	1461	243.3	22	1279	33	4/30	38.75	5.25	44.27	2	-	-
CW Henderson (LEI)	2004-2012	18	25	2762	460.2	107	1374	33	5/39	41.63	2.98	83.69	2	2	-
CJ Jordan (SUR/SUS)	2008-2025	20	23	1051	175.1	20	845	33	4/57	25.60	4.82	31.84	3	-	-
TAI Taylor (DER/NOR/WOR)	2014-2025	10	17	1469	244.5	46	835	32	4/59	26.09	3.41	45.90	2	-	-
MD Marshall (HAM/WI)	1980-1992	10	12	999	166.3	32	437	31	6/73	14.09	2.62	32.22	4	1	1
CJ White (NOR/YOR)	2021-2025	6	10	1021	170.1	55	477	31	6/38	15.38	2.80	32.93	3	2	-
RD Jackman (SUR)	1969-1982	14	14	859	143.1	19	515	31	5/22	16.61	3.59	27.70	1	1	-
C Rushworth (DUR/WAR)	2010-2024	9	14	1186	197.4	51	606	31	4/28	19.54	3.06	38.25	4	-	-
MS Crane (GLA/HAM)	2015-2025	21	21	810	135.0	6	779	31	4/25	25.12	5.77	26.12	1	-	-
CN Miles (GLO/WAR)	2011-2024	11	14	1117	186.1	28	780	31	4/58	25.16	4.18	36.03	3	-	-
MP Bicknell (SUR)	1991-2006	17	21	1533	255.3	50	844	31	4/65	27.22	3.30	49.45	2	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak/SOM/SUS)	1992-2008	16	19	1400	233.2	39	837	31	5/11	27.00	3.58	45.16	1	1	-
A Sheriyar (KEN/WOR)	1997-2003	11	15	1176	196.0	43	696	30	5/111	23.20	3.55	39.20	3	1	-
IJ Harvey (DER/GLO/HAM/YOR)	1999-2008	13	16	1349	224.5	50	730	30	6/68	24.33	3.24	44.96	-	4	1
SP Jones (GLA/HAM/WOR)	2001-2011	13	18	1198	199.4	28	785	30	5/28	26.16	3.93	39.93	3	1	-
MHA Footitt (DER/NOT/SUR)	2007-2018	11	16	1355	225.5	34	858	30	5/29	28.60	3.79	45.16	-	2	-
JA Brooks (NOR/SOM/YOR)	2011-2023	14	21	1411	235.1	40	903	30	4/22	30.10	3.83	47.03	2	-	-
H Verity (YOR)	1932-1938	3	6	771	128.3	41	269	29	7/40	9.27	2.09	26.58	1	4	2
DJ Balcombe (HAM/KEN)	2009-2014	7	13	1162	193.4	49	611	29	6/51	21.06	3.15	40.06	2	2	1
LC Norwell (GLO/WAR)	2012-2022	11	14	1160	193.2	43	652	29	6/33	22.48	3.37	40.00	2	1	1
BA Raine (DUR/LEI)	2015-2025	9	15	1674	279.0	68	791	29	5/48	27.27	2.83	57.72	1	2	-
RSC Martin-Jenkins (/SUS)	1996-2009	22	25	1307	217.5	35	880	29	3/38	30.34	4.03	45.06	-	-	-
J Allenby (GLA/LEI/SOM)	2006-2017	27	28	1508	251.2	44	973	29	5/56	33.55	3.87	52.00	-	1	-
TS Roland-Jones (MID)	2010-2023	15	18	1171	195.1	34	787	29	7/61	27.13	4.03	40.37	1	1	-
KP Dutch (MID/SOM)	1997-2004	9	12	890	148.2	31	446	28	6/62	15.92	3.00	31.78	2	2	-
PJ Martin (LAN)	1991-2003	14	18	1139	189.5	40	622	28	5/41	22.21	3.27	40.67	1	1	-
BJ Phillips (KEN/NOR/NOT/SOM)	2000-2011	15	17	1046	174.2	36	644	28	3/21	23.00	3.69	37.35	-	-	-
SL Watkin (GLA)	1989-2001	12	15	1404	234.0	60	739	28	6/26	26.39	3.15	50.14	-	2	-
CAJ Meschede (GLA/SOM)	2011-2019	20	22	1152	192.0	26	807	28	5/84	28.82	4.20	41.14	-	1	-
MN Malik (LEI/NOT/WOR)	2002-2011	11	17	1553	258.5	58	863	28	6/46	30.82	3.33	55.46	1	1	-
RL Johnson (MID/SOM)	1996-2006	15	21	1622	270.2	51	996	28	5/40	35.57	3.68	57.92	1	1	-
AP Palladino (/DER)	2003-2016	13	19	2084	347.2	75	1125	28	4/65	40.17	3.23	74.42	2	-	-
JN Shepherd (GLO/KEN)	1970-1984	12	12	707	117.5	21	390	27	4/23	14.44	3.30	26.18	1	-	-
ME Milnes (KEN/NOT)	2018-2022	14	18	1161	193.3	42	720	27	4/44	26.66	3.72	43.00	3	-	-
CM Willoughby (LEI/SOM)	2005-2010	10	16	1436	239.2	51	801	27	5/36	29.66	3.34	53.18	2	1	-
SC Meaker (SUR/SUS)	2009-2020	12	16	1275	212.3	31	839	27	5/66	31.07	3.94	47.22	1	1	-
J Clark (LAN/SUR)	2013-2025	19	24	1693	282.1	51	964	27	4/58	35.70	3.41	62.70	1	-	-
BJ Trott (KEN)	2001-2004	9	10	658	109.4	21	369	26	6/13	14.19	3.36	25.30	-	2	1
ST Clarke (SUR)	1979-1988	10	11	888	148.0	38	419	26	6/48	16.11	2.83	34.15	1	2	1
J Ormond (LEI/SUR)	1997-2008	9	10	745	124.1	19	479	26	5/71	18.42	3.85	28.65	-	2	-
OD Gibson (DUR/GLA/LEI)	1994-2007	7	9	838	139.4	25	524	26	6/74	20.15	3.75	32.23	1	1	1
MJ Hoggard (LEI/YOR)	1999-2013	11	14	1239	206.3	39	697	26	6/51	26.80	3.37	47.65	-	2	-
PN Weekes (MID)	1995-2006	27	29	1261	210.1	15	852	26	4/38	32.76	4.05	48.50	1	-	-
R McLaren (KEN/LAN/MID)	2007-2017	15	17	883	147.1	28	652	26	4/45	25.07	4.43	33.96	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:

Wellington vs Northern Districts at Whangarei, Plunket Shield 10th Match, Dec 13-16, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 287/3 (94.0 ov, JF Carter 35*, RR O'Donnell 11*, Yahya Zeb 1/41) - Stumps

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Burgher Recreation Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Group B, Dec 12-14, 2025 [First-class]

Auckland vs Canterbury at Christchurch, Plunket Shield 11th Match, Dec 13-16, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 37/3 (20.0 ov, DN Phillips 28*, RD Harrison 2*, CB Paul 0/6) - Stumps