Bowling Most Wickets Career

Kent 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
J Wisden (/ENG/SUS)	1845-1857	38	69	5282+	1320.2+	304	1419	265	8/?	10.28*	1.84*	32.80	9	29	10
J Dean (/ENG/MCC/SUS)	1842-1857	56	89	6064+	1516.0+	264	1750	226	8/48	14.00*	2.15*	40.97	10	17	3
W Clarke (/ENG/NOT)	1844-1853	24	41	2826+	706.2+	188	626	140	9/29	8.23*	1.90*	26.41	2	18	4
FW Lillywhite (/ENG/SUS)	1842-1849	20	36	2383+	595.3+	14	345	119	7/44	11.50*	1.90*	30.55	4	11	4
TJ Murtagh (MID/SUR)	2001-2023	40	47	2614	435.4	85	1865	86	6/42	21.68	4.28	30.39	5	2	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak/SOM/SUS)	1992-2008	23	33	3769	628.1	90	2033	82	7/74	24.79	3.23	45.96	5	5	2
DD Masters (ESS/LEI)	2003-2016	42	56	4365	727.3	196	2159	75	6/41	28.78	2.96	58.20	2	2	0
RJ Kirtley (SUS)	1998-2010	32	40	2687	447.5	78	1643	73	6/26	22.50	3.66	36.80	5	2	0
MG Hogan (GLA)	2013-2021	20	30	2696	449.2	92	1506	72	6/43	20.91	3.35	37.44	4	6	2
GR Napier (ESS)	1997-2016	42	49	2574	429.0	63	1753	70	4/25	25.04	4.08	36.77	3	0	0
G Chapple (LAN)	1995-2015	24	37	3513	585.3	122	1814	69	6/40	26.28	3.09	50.91	2	2	0
D Day (/ENG/SUR)	1842-1852	12	20	772+	193.0+	46	126	67	7/49	10.50*	1.84*	51.46	0	9	3
RJ Sidebottom (NOT/YOR)	1997-2012	24	32	2820	470.0	116	1391	67	6/16	20.76	2.95	42.08	3	5	1
PS Jones (/DER/NOR/SOM)	1997-2011	27	36	2808	468.0	63	1751	64	5/35	27.35	3.74	43.87	0	4	0
DA Payne (GLO)	2010-2025	34	39	2140	356.4	47	1463	60	5/44	24.38	4.10	35.66	3	1	0
AP Palladino (/DER/ESS)	2003-2018	20	32	2796	466.0	106	1421	59	7/53	24.08	3.04	47.38	2	5	0
KJ Abbott (HAM/MID/WOR)	2014-2024	19	25	1752	292.0	59	1033	55	5/29	18.78	3.53	31.85	2	3	0
L Gregory (SOM)	2011-2025	29	31	1219	203.1	32	1079	55	6/32	19.61	5.31	22.16	2	3	1
SR Harmer (ESS)	2017-2025	29	34	2622	437.0	79	1553	55	8/98	28.23	3.55	47.67	5	1	1
DA Cosker (GLA)	2001-2016	30	36	3361	560.1	113	1906	55	5/120	34.65	3.40	61.10	2	1	0
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	1998-2013	35	41	2600	433.2	114	1345	54	4/49	24.90	3.10	48.14	2	0	0
J Ormond (LEI/SUR)	1997-2008	24	34	3051	508.3	105	1805	54	4/90	33.42	3.54	56.50	1	0	0
DR Briggs (BEARS/HAM/SUS/WAR)	2010-2022	36	43	2350	391.4	44	1663	54	5/169	30.79	4.24	43.51	1	1	0
J Grundy (ENG/MCC)	1851-1857	12	19	1567+	391.3+	196	429	53	8/?	10.46*	1.64*	31.97	1	4	2
SJ Cook (ESS/LbroU)	2016-2024	16	21	1465	244.1	63	724	52	7/23	13.92	2.96	28.17	2	3	2
G Keedy (LAN)	2000-2010	15	25	2688	448.0	92	1356	52	5/99	26.07	3.02	51.69	7	1	0
GJ Batty (SUR/WOR)	2001-2021	43	48	2195	365.5	43	1608	52	4/12	30.92	4.39	42.21	4	0	0
SK Warne (AUS/HAM)	1993-2007	13	20	2492	415.2	99	1090	51	6/34	21.37	2.62	48.86	4	1	0
RS Bopara (ESS/SUS)	2003-2023	55	49	1746	291.0	20	1624	51	3/12	31.84	5.58	34.23	0	0	0
MP Bicknell (SUR)	1991-2005	22	27	2286	381.0	81	1240	48	6/42	25.83	3.25	47.62	2	2	0
SD Udal (HAM/MID)	1992-2010	37	41	2462	410.2	51	1571	47	4/42	33.42	3.82	52.38	1	0	0
GG Wagg (DER/GLA/WAR)	2002-2019	27	34	2869	478.1	55	1980	47	5/96	42.12	4.14	61.04	1	1	0
John Lillywhite (ENG/MCC/SUS)	1850-1867	19	20	1257+	314.1+	88	408	46	8/54	9.48*	1.94*	29.23	2	3	1
R Clarke (DER/SUR/WAR)	2002-2020	42	41	1782	297.0	35	1383	46	6/63	30.06	4.65	38.73	1	2	0
JA Porter (ESS)	2014-2024	23	32	2422	403.4	77	1419	46	4/20	30.84	3.51	52.65	3	0	0
KHD Barker (HAM/WAR)	2009-2024	13	19	1580	263.2	50	814	43	6/53	18.93	3.09	36.74	2	3	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (IRE/Pak/SUR/SUS)	1996-2008	15	20	1882	313.4	54	1033	43	5/79	24.02	3.29	43.76	3	2	0
JAR Harris (GLA/MID)	2008-2025	18	25	1480	246.4	33	1059	43	5/118	24.62	4.29	34.41	2	1	0
IDK Salisbury (SUR/SUS/WAR)	1991-2008	30	31	2151	358.3	41	1420	43	4/59	33.02	3.96	50.02	1	0	0
CN Miles (BEARS/GLO/WAR)	2013-2022	16	23	2080	346.4	56	1455	43	4/72	33.83	4.19	48.37	2	0	0
NM Carter (WAR)	2002-2010	30	36	2646	441.0	57	1825	43	5/60	42.44	4.13	61.53	1	1	0
W Martingell (ENG/MCC/SUR)	1845-1857	12	19	804+	201.0+	75	247	42	6/31	11.22*	1.93*	36.54	3	2	1
RSC Martin-Jenkins (/SUS)	1996-2010	31	41	2154	359.0	69	1286	42	5/67	30.61	3.58	51.28	1	1	0
CEW Silverwood (MID/YOR)	1998-2009	20	27	1968	328.0	63	1041	41	5/45	25.39	3.17	48.00	1	1	0
TMJ Smith (GLO/MID/SUR/SUS)	2008-2025	39	41	1447	241.1	12	1255	41	5/24	30.60	5.20	35.29	1	1	0
JW Dernbach (SUR)	2005-2019	31	34	1487	247.5	16	1430	41	3/22	34.87	5.77	36.26	0	0	0
AC Thomas (SOM/SUS/WAR)	2007-2015	17	19	987	164.3	19	809	40	3/15	20.22	4.91	24.67	0	0	0
AF Giles (WAR)	1995-2005	13	16	1413	235.3	31	820	40	7/142	20.50	3.48	35.32	0	3	1
RDB Croft (GLA)	1993-2012	24	24	1791	298.3	27	1195	40	5/31	29.87	4.00	44.77	0	1	0
JD Middlebrook (ESS/NOR/YOR)	2000-2013	37	37	2159	359.5	51	1259	40	6/78	31.47	3.49	53.97	1	2	0
DG Cork (DER/HAM/LAN)	1992-2011	23	31	2343	390.3	84	1207	40	5/50	30.17	3.09	58.57	1	1	0
Azhar Mahmood (SUR)	2002-2016	23	26	1317	219.3	31	1074	40	5/54	26.85	4.89	32.92	1	1	0
T van der Gugten (GLA)	2016-2025	13	17	1137	189.3	48	650	39	7/42	16.66	3.43	29.15	2	2	0
J Lewis (GLO/SUR)	1997-2013	20	25	1621	270.1	59	874	39	5/46	22.41	3.23	41.56	1	2	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (SUS/YOR)	2005-2011	14	19	1317	219.3	18	950	39	4/28	24.35	4.32	33.76	4	0	0
BAC Howell (GLO/HAM)	2011-2025	31	31	1258	209.4	10	965	39	4/29	24.74	4.60	32.25	1	0	0
TE Bailey (LAN)	2015-2025	16	23	2117	352.5	60	1163	39	6/64	29.82	3.29	54.28	1	2	1
CT Tremlett (HAM/SUR)	2002-2014	20	25	1842	307.0	40	1167	39	4/38	29.92	3.80	47.23	3	0	0
DR Brown (WAR)	1995-2006	27	30	2000	333.2	49	1260	39	5/72	32.30	3.78	51.28	2	1	0
SM Curran (SUR)	2015-2025	23	25	1346	224.2	35	920	39	5/101	23.58	4.10	34.51	1	1	0
T Sherman (/ENG/SUR)	1847-1857	9	14	601+	150.1+	57	220	38	7/?	22.00*	2.19*	60.10	4	2	1
JK Fuller (GLO/HAM/MID)	2012-2025	28	31	1858	309.4	35	1396	38	5/21	36.73	4.50	48.89	3	1	0
OJ Hannon-Dalby (WAR/YOR)	2010-2024	9	14	1339	223.1	49	710	37	6/40	19.18	3.18	36.18	2	2	0
CP Wood (HAM)	2010-2025	34	36	1140	190.0	12	1116	37	5/39	30.16	5.87	30.81	1	1	0
AR Caddick (SOM)	1992-2006	12	14	1056	176.0	37	555	36	6/57	15.41	3.15	29.33	1	2	1
C Rushworth (DUR/WAR)	2010-2024	11	18	1463	243.5	47	858	36	3/26	23.83	3.51	40.63	0	0	0
TD Groenewald (DER/SOM/WAR)	2007-2019	24	30	1793	298.5	42	1331	36	4/64	36.97	4.45	49.80	2	0	0
SP Kirby (GLO/SOM/YOR)	2001-2011	12	18	1415	235.5	43	870	36	7/50	24.16	3.68	39.30	0	2	0
ST Finn (MID/SUS)	2008-2022	22	25	1226	204.2	28	990	36	5/113	27.50	4.84	34.05	0	1	0
TT Bresnan (BEARS/YOR)	2001-2021	19	24	1938	323.0	59	1045	35	5/52	29.85	3.23	55.37	2	1	0
CJ Jordan (SUR/SUS)	2007-2025	26	28	1245	207.3	13	1126	35	4/10	32.17	5.42	35.57	1	0	0
DL Maddy (LEI/WAR)	1997-2013	37	35	1832	305.2	52	1141	35	3/118	32.60	3.73	52.34	0	0	0
AU Rashid (YOR)	2006-2016	16	22	2009	334.5	29	1308	35	5/112	37.37	3.90	57.40	0	2	0
RJW Topley (ESS/HAM/SUR)	2011-2024	17	19	894	149.0	21	750	35	5/46	21.42	5.03	25.54	1	1	0
Mohammad Abbas (HAM/LEI)	2018-2024	7	14	1529	254.5	79	654	34	6/48	19.23	2.56	44.97	2	1	0
A Richardson (MID/WAR/WOR)	2001-2013	16	19	1487	247.5	54	883	34	7/22	25.97	3.56	43.73	0	2	1
LA Dawson (HAM)	2008-2024	39	41	2080	346.4	55	1322	34	4/19	38.88	3.81	61.17	1	0	0
SM Ervine (DER/HAM)	2005-2018	41	39	1931	321.5	42	1398	34	4/96	41.11	4.34	56.79	1	0	0
C Overton (SOM)	2014-2025	22	25	988	164.4	22	893	34	5/18	26.26	5.42	29.05	0	1	0
SI Mahmood (LAN)	2003-2010	12	20	1540	256.4	36	951	33	5/55	28.81	3.70	46.66	2	1	0
CE Shreck (LEI/NOT)	2003-2016	12	20	2050	341.4	77	1128	33	4/65	34.18	3.30	62.12	2	0	0
RF Higgins (GLO/MID)	2016-2025	26	26	1246	207.4	37	766	33	5/22	23.21	3.68	37.75	1	1	0
PD Trego (MID/SOM)	2000-2019	35	29	1348	224.4	27	1019	33	5/44	30.87	4.53	40.84	2	1	0
RN ten Doeschate (ESS)	2003-2021	55	37	1162	193.4	12	1022	33	4/77	30.96	5.27	35.21	1	0	0
CJ Liddle (GLO/SUS)	2008-2019	24	26	941	156.5	10	923	33	5/36	27.96	5.88	28.51	1	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (DER/LAN/LEI)	1991-2003	18	22	1756	292.4	64	801	32	4/15	25.03	2.73	54.87	3	0	0
SC Meaker (SUR/SUS)	2009-2020	15	18	1263	210.3	20	1038	32	7/90	32.43	4.93	39.46	2	1	1
SJ Harmison (DUR)	2002-2010	7	10	920	153.2	19	590	31	5/61	19.03	3.84	29.67	4	1	0
WRS Gidman (GLO)	2011-2014	9	14	1290	215.0	49	621	31	5/38	20.03	2.88	41.61	1	2	0
CR Woakes (BEARS/WAR)	2008-2023	13	16	968	161.2	23	635	31	6/52	20.48	3.93	31.22	0	2	1
MJ Hoggard (LEI/YOR)	2000-2013	17	22	1762	293.4	64	905	31	4/46	29.19	3.08	56.83	2	0	0
JD Lewry (SUS)	1995-2008	13	21	1776	296.0	54	953	31	3/34	30.74	3.21	57.29	0	0	0
TS Roland-Jones (MID)	2011-2025	16	19	1032	172.0	22	791	31	5/33	25.51	4.59	33.29	0	1	0
AJ Hollioake (ESS/SUR)	1995-2007	24	19	622	103.4	6	557	30	6/17	18.56	5.37	20.73	1	2	0
S Turner (Cambs/ESS)	1969-1991	18	19	1290	215.0	41	573	30	4/23	19.10	2.66	43.00	1	0	0
CM Willoughby (ESS/LEI/SA/SOM)	2003-2012	16	21	1463	243.5	42	800	30	5/70	26.66	3.28	48.76	1	1	0
MJJ Critchley (DER/ESS)	2015-2025	18	25	1676	279.2	34	1030	30	5/88	34.33	3.68	55.86	1	2	0
M Kartik (MID/SOM/SUR)	2007-2012	15	16	906	151.0	41	517	30	5/50	17.23	3.42	30.20	1	2	1
OE Robinson (SUS)	2015-2025	16	19	1136	189.2	36	775	30	4/70	25.83	4.09	37.86	1	0	0
JE Emburey (MID/NOR)	1975-1997	16	17	1154	192.2	34	605	29	6/13	20.86	3.14	39.79	2	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:

Lions vs Warriors at Gqeberha, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 23rd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 297/8 (94.0 ov, BC Fortuin 107*, L Sipamla 22*, K Mungroo 1/45) - Stumps

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Titans at Pietermaritzburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 24th Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 240/5 (82.0 ov, SM Gilson 48*, MG Urquhart 22*, Tsepo Ndwandwa 1/50) - Stumps

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 401/5 (98.0 ov, K Verreynne 136*, KI Simmonds 85*, A Mnyaka 0/43) - Stumps