Bowling Most Wickets Career

Marylebone Cricket Club 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
J Wisden (/ENG/SUS)	1846-1857	25	50	3091+	772.3+	252	864	206	8/?	8.47*	1.83*	28.10	12	22	9
J Dean (/SUS)	1835-1857	40	71	3728+	932.0+	111	996	205	8/38	13.64*	2.16*	31.86	8	18	3
FW Lillywhite (/ENG/SUS)	1835-1848	22	42	1879+	469.3+	-	234	171	7/19	7.80*	2.18*	24.08	5	20	6
W Clarke (/NORTH/NOT/Sflok)	1840-1851	15	27	1066+	266.2+	47	328	124	7/28	8.41*	2.26*	21.32	3	14	8
A Mynn (/ENG/KEN/NORTH/Sflok/West)	1833-1854	17	30	2315+	578.3+	7	418	122	8/54	7.46*	1.58*	29.67	7	13	6
CG Taylor (/CambU/SUS)	1836-1854	28	32	693+	173.1+	21	272	81	7/?	12.95*	2.56*	31.50	1	9	1
J Broadbridge (/ENG)	1822-1838	19	27	144+	36.0+	-	54	75	5/?	18.00*	2.25*	48.00	8	1	-
S Redgate (/ENG/NORTH/NOT)	1839-1846	14	23	1556+	389.0+	42	241	74	8/?	24.10*	2.25*	32.41	4	5	2
D Day (/SUR)	1842-1848	10	19	907+	226.3+	-	105	67	7/?	11.66*	2.46*	37.79	3	5	3
GE Yonge (OxUni)	1844-1850	8	16	492+	123.0+	-	-	61	7/?	-	-	32.80	3	6	1
W Fennex (ENG/MdxXI)	1790-1816	16	24	0+	0.0+	-	-	59	7/?	-	-	-	3	3	-
EW Blore (CambU)	1848-1854	9	15	56+	14.0+	3	41	56	7/?	-	4.39*	-	7	4	2
T Sherman (/ENG/SUR)	1846-1856	13	21	296+	74.0+	18	150	55	5/90	15.00*	3.04*	29.60	3	5	1
CDB Marsham (/ENG/OxUni)	1854-1857	8	15	1221+	305.1+	86	450	55	9/64	9.78*	2.21*	26.54	2	4	1
G Brockwell (/SUR/SurXI)	1844-1854	12	22	171+	42.3+	4	72	53	7/?	18.00*	3.06*	24.42	5	2	1
W Martingell (/ENG/SurXI/West)	1839-1854	10	18	650+	162.2+	15	86	53	6/?	6.61*	1.64*	29.54	3	4	-
JM Lee (/CambU)	1845-1849	9	11	0+	0.0+	-	-	49	7/?	-	-	-	3	6	2
T Lord (/ENG/MdxXI)	1790-1816	15	19	0+	0.0+	-	-	49	7/?	-	-	-	-	3	-
FH Hervey-Bathurst (/ENG/West)	1837-1845	10	15	996+	249.0+	-	134	49	6/108	22.33*	3.10*	35.57	1	5	-
T Boxall (/ENG/MdxXI)	1791-1798	13	19	0+	0.0+	-	-	47	6/?	-	-	-	2	2	-
JH Kirwan (/CambU)	1836-1842	8	9	0+	0.0+	-	-	46	8/?	-	-	-	1	6	1
FP Fenner (/CambU)	1832-1847	13	15	197+	49.1+	-	19	46	7/?	19.00*	2.00*	12.31	4	3	2
J Bayley (/MdxXI/SUR/SurXI)	1830-1847	8	16	204+	51.0+	-	-	43	5/?	-	-	25.50	3	3	-
TC Howard (/ENG)	1807-1821	10	14	0+	0.0+	-	-	42	7/?	-	-	-	-	3	1
E Sayres (/CambU)	1838-1841	7	11	-	-	-	-	41	5/?	-	-	-	5	3	1
G Picknell (/SUS)	1837-1853	26	21	814+	203.2+	20	231	39	5/25	10.04*	2.04*	32.56	3	2	-
J Hodson (/SUS)	1838-1851	16	17	324+	81.0+	-	93	37	8/?	9.30*	2.32*	24.92	1	3	-
A Payne (/OxUni)	1852-1855	7	12	474+	118.2+	24	165	37	6/?	13.75*	2.08*	39.50	3	2	-
E Willsher (ENG/KEN)	1854-1857	6	12	1227	306.3	142	395	36	6/33	10.97	1.93	34.08	3	3	2
F Pilch (/KEN/Sflok/SurXI/West)	1820-1854	21	17	88+	22.0+	-	8	35	5/?	-	2.40*	44.00	2	1	-
J Boorman ()	1789-1793	7	11	0+	0.0+	-	-	34	7/?	-	-	-	2	2	1
J Wells (/ENG)	1798-1814	7	13	-	-	-	-	33	6/?	-	-	-	1	2	-
SME Kempson (CambU)	1852-1856	4	7	300+	75.0+	-	-	32	7/?	-	-	33.33	2	4	2
C Randolph (OxUni)	1844-1847	5	10	351+	87.3+	-	-	32	8/?	-	-	43.87	1	3	1
CJ Harenc (/OxUni)	1830-1837	8	13	-	-	-	-	30	5/?	-	-	-	2	1	-
WR Hillyer (/ENG)	1837-1851	4	7	-	-	-	-	30	7/?	-	-	-	-	4	1
C Arnold (/Sflok)	1847-1847	4	7	-	-	-	-	29	7/?	-	-	-	1	3	1
Timber ()	1792-1795	7	11	0+	0.0+	-	-	29	4/?	-	-	-	3	-	-
F Hollands (KEN)	1854-1857	5	10	766	191.2	83	278	29	6/15	9.58	2.17	26.41	1	3	-
T Flavel ()	1821-1825	8	11	-	-	-	-	28	4/?	-	-	-	3	-	-
GB Lee (/OxUni)	1837-1845	6	9	-	-	-	-	27	7/?	-	-	-	-	3	1
R Turner (/MdxXI)	1791-1797	9	10	0+	0.0+	-	-	27	5/?	-	-	-	1	2	-
T Barker (/NORTH)	1840-1845	8	10	497+	124.1+	-	-	26	6/?	-	-	27.61	-	3	1
W de St Croix (/CambU)	1839-1842	6	9	-	-	-	-	26	5/?	-	-	-	1	2	-
N Darnell (OxUni)	1837-1840	5	9	-	-	-	-	25	6/?	-	-	-	2	1	-
AJ Lowth (OxUni)	1837-1840	3	5	-	-	-	-	25	6/?	-	-	-	2	3	1
W Ashby ()	1822-1828	8	12	0+	0.0+	-	-	25	6/?	-	-	-	-	2	-
E Balfour (OxUni)	1852-1854	6	8	40+	10.0+	4	16	25	5/?	8.00*	2.40*	20.00	2	3	1
J McCormick (CambU)	1854-1856	4	6	44+	11.0+	1	24	25	7/?	-	3.27*	-	-	3	1
TF Hughes (CambU)	1843-1845	4	6	208+	52.0+	-	-	24	7/?	-	-	26.00	-	3	1
H Deacon (NORTH)	1840-1842	5	7	349+	87.1+	1	18	24	6/?	-	3.85*	19.38	1	2	-
CF Willis (OxUni)	1847-1849	3	6	288+	72.0+	-	-	23	8/?	-	-	41.14	1	2	1
J Hammond (/ENG)	1792-1809	7	8	0+	0.0+	-	-	23	6/?	-	-	-	1	1	-
JC Ryle (OxUni)	1835-1838	5	7	0+	0.0+	-	-	23	5/?	-	-	-	-	3	1
WH Caldecourt (/ENG)	1821-1838	6	6	0+	0.0+	-	-	22	5/?	-	-	-	-	3	1
DB Close (YOR)	1952-1968	9	11	900	150.0	30	503	22	5/64	22.86	3.35	40.90	1	1	-
D Buchanan (CambU)	1850-1851	4	7	-	-	-	-	21	5/?	-	-	-	2	1	-
D Harris ()	1794-1798	5	8	-	-	-	-	21	4/?	-	-	-	2	-	-
J Jenner (MdxXI)	1807-1826	5	7	-	-	-	-	21	5/?	-	-	-	1	2	-
R Purchase (/ENG)	1791-1798	13	10	0+	0.0+	-	-	21	5/?	-	-	-	-	1	-
TM Adams (/ENG/KEN/West)	1837-1857	10	7	68+	17.0+	6	23	21	7/?	11.50*	2.02*	34.00	2	1	1
John Lillywhite (ENG/SUS)	1851-1857	14	13	637+	159.1+	40	251	21	5/27	11.95*	2.36*	30.33	1	2	-
BST Mills (OxUni)	1841-1843	5	7	0+	0.0+	-	-	20	6/?	-	-	-	1	2	-
S Dakin (/NORTH/West)	1840-1852	15	13	98+	24.2+	-	6	20	4/3	1.00*	0.43*	16.33	2	-	-
GH Hirst (YOR)	1893-1893	2	4	355	71.0	28	130	20	7/38	6.50	2.19	17.75	-	3	1
H Trumble (AUS)	1893-1896	4	7	829	165.4	47	405	20	6/84	20.25	2.93	41.45	1	1	-
RN Blaker (CambU)	1842-1843	3	5	-	-	-	-	19	7/?	-	-	-	1	1	1
HE Moberly (OxUni)	1842-1845	6	8	16+	4.0+	-	-	19	4/?	-	-	-	2	-	-
R Illingworth (YOR)	1955-1968	6	9	887	147.5	36	464	19	7/73	24.42	3.13	46.68	1	1	-
GAR Lock (SUR/WA/WACXI)	1952-1970	5	8	780	-	25	300	18	4/68	16.66	2.30	43.33	1	-	-
EAC Windsor (TAS)	1904-1908	4	6	786	131.0	19	547	18	5/85	30.38	4.17	43.66	1	1	-
S Soames (OxUni)	1846-1850	4	8	32+	8.0+	-	-	17	8/?	-	-	-	-	1	1
Lord Ward (OxUni)	1838-1842	3	5	-	-	-	-	17	5/?	-	-	-	1	1	-
Gates ()	1794-1795	4	5	0+	0.0+	-	-	17	7/?	-	-	-	1	1	-
J Martin (/MdxXI)	1789-1793	6	8	0+	0.0+	-	-	17	4/?	-	-	-	1	-	-
W Mathews ()	1821-1830	8	8	0+	0.0+	-	-	17	3/?	-	-	-	-	-	-
JS Weston (CambU)	1851-1854	4	4	0+	0.0+	-	-	17	7/?	-	-	-	-	2	1
EHL Willes (OxUni)	1851-1854	7	9	24+	6.0+	3	7	17	4/?	3.50*	1.75*	12.00	1	-	-
G Millyard (/ENG/SUS)	1835-1842	17	10	60+	15.0+	-	21	17	5/?	21.00*	3.50*	60.00	-	1	-
E Hinkly (/KEN)	1848-1857	4	8	382+	95.2+	31	161	17	6/58	14.63*	2.52*	34.72	1	1	-
SG Borthwick (DUR/SUR)	2010-2019	3	6	551	91.5	8	375	17	4/27	22.05	4.08	32.41	2	-	-
DT Ring (AUS/AUSXI/VIC)	1950-1953	4	7	982	-	30	377	17	5/36	22.17	2.30	57.76	-	2	-
W Lambert (/ENG)	1804-1814	4	7	-	-	-	-	16	3/?	-	-	-	-	-	-
E Napper (/ENG/SUS)	1839-1857	33	13	256+	64.0+	-	88	16	6/27	9.77*	2.16*	25.60	-	1	-
WSTW Fiennes (OxUni)	1856-1857	2	4	422	105.2	25	189	16	8/56	11.81	2.68	26.37	2	1	1
JH Wardle (YOR)	1952-1955	4	7	840	140.0	47	364	16	5/34	22.75	2.60	52.50	-	2	1
D Wilson (YOR)	1965-1968	4	7	768	128.0	41	381	16	5/80	23.81	2.97	48.00	1	1	-
A Cotter (AUSXI/NSW)	1904-1907	3	5	531	88.3	10	383	16	5/44	23.93	4.32	33.18	2	1	-
AJD Diver ()	1847-1847	2	4	-	-	-	-	15	6/?	-	-	-	1	1	-
T Lockyer (/ENG)	1851-1855	8	7	0+	0.0+	-	-	15	4/?	-	-	-	1	-	-
Monk ()	1792-1795	8	7	0+	0.0+	-	-	15	3/?	-	-	-	-	-	-
R Benaud (AUS/NSW)	1950-1962	4	5	682	-	32	226	15	7/18	15.06	1.98	45.46	-	1	1
C Pontifex (CambU)	1851-1853	6	9	168+	42.0+	-	-	14	4/?	-	-	42.00	1	-	-
AA Farmer (/CambU/SurXI)	1835-1839	6	6	0+	0.0+	-	-	14	4/?	-	-	-	1	-	-
H Jenner ()	1827-1838	7	5	0+	0.0+	-	-	14	7/?	-	-	-	-	1	-
F Thackeray (/CambU/NORTH)	1837-1843	14	7	0+	0.0+	-	-	14	4/?	-	-	-	1	-	-
ED Blundell (NZ/WELL)	1935-1936	3	6	481	80.1	18	196	14	5/50	14.00	2.44	34.35	-	1	-
ES Newson (Rhod/Tvl)	1930-1949	4	6	778	-	23	323	14	5/54	23.07	2.49	55.57	-	1	-
GD McKenzie (AUS/WA/WACXI)	1962-1968	4	8	972	-	36	327	14	4/38	23.35	2.01	69.42	1	-	-
WW Armstrong (AUS/AUSXI/VIC/VicXI)	1903-1921	5	6	1029	171.3	59	330	14	4/51	23.57	1.92	73.50	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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps