Bowling Most Wickets Career

West Indies 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
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	81	96	6854	1142.2	162	3921	168	6/61	23.33	3.43	40.79	9	5	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-2007	53	76	6970	1161.4	320	3058	146	6/17	20.94	2.63	47.73	7	9	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1977-1991	67	74	5657	942.5	144	3254	134	7/80	24.28	3.45	42.21	6	6	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1994	67	83	6692	1115.2	213	3458	132	9/83	26.19	3.10	50.69	6	4	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2024	48	68	5744	957.2	233	3036	128	7/42	23.71	3.17	44.87	4	5	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1984-1996	49	60	4805	800.5	104	2927	122	5/80	23.99	3.65	39.38	6	1	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2011	42	52	5298	883.0	163	2641	120	8/46	22.00	2.99	44.15	2	9	3
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2012	42	54	4121	686.5	133	2667	119	5/30	22.41	3.88	34.63	6	3	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	54	69	5867	977.5	232	2762	117	6/35	23.60	2.82	50.14	6	5	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2002	56	67	4258	709.4	77	2901	115	5/46	25.22	4.08	37.02	8	4	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2005	46	60	5582	930.2	188	2992	115	7/52	26.01	3.21	48.53	5	4	-
A Kumble (IND)	1991-2007	43	53	6031	1005.1	188	3177	115	6/12	27.62	3.16	52.44	4	5	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2020	43	58	4678	779.4	161	2716	105	7/72	25.86	3.48	44.55	4	3	2
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2023	39	50	4261	710.1	115	2444	103	7/71	23.72	3.44	41.36	3	6	1
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	44	53	3289	548.1	105	2226	95	5/32	23.43	4.06	34.62	5	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-2011	66	85	5089	848.1	194	2566	94	6/67	27.29	3.02	54.13	2	3	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2022	48	56	3988	664.4	102	2196	92	6/33	23.86	3.30	43.34	4	4	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	45	52	4947	824.3	150	3084	92	8/103	33.52	3.74	53.77	3	3	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	36	47	4138	689.4	136	2486	92	7/37	27.02	3.60	44.97	2	5	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	45	54	4680	780.0	143	2469	91	7/48	27.13	3.16	51.42	2	5	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	30	40	2423	403.5	76	1576	90	6/9	17.51	3.90	26.92	3	5	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2024	28	39	3069	511.3	98	1767	87	7/34	20.31	3.45	35.27	5	2	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1954-1963	18	33	4584	764.0	176	2018	86	7/44	23.46	2.64	53.30	4	6	2
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	32	43	4520	753.2	177	2185	85	8/53	25.70	2.90	53.17	3	5	1
JR Thomson (AUS)	1975-1983	28	40	3524	-	64	2404	82	6/50	29.31	4.09	42.97	5	3	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1995-2008	29	36	3014	502.2	109	1400	81	7/71	17.28	2.78	37.20	4	4	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1973-1983	29	40	3676	-	84	2186	79	7/83	27.67	3.56	46.53	4	3	1
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2013-2025	28	38	2460	410.0	112	1310	78	5/35	16.79	3.19	31.53	3	4	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	51	58	3032	505.2	74	2121	78	5/36	27.19	4.19	38.87	1	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2007-2015	26	33	2430	405.0	65	1494	75	6/34	19.92	3.68	32.40	4	3	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2019	32	40	2228	371.2	47	1670	75	5/47	22.26	4.49	29.70	6	1	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2024	35	42	3220	536.4	78	1879	75	7/58	25.05	3.50	42.93	6	3	1
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	46	43	1512	252.0	5	1517	72	5/85	21.06	6.01	21.00	2	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2015	37	41	3672	612.0	135	1761	72	6/56	24.45	2.87	51.00	4	2	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1966-1976	14	27	3594	599.0	112	1917	72	7/49	26.62	3.20	49.91	6	4	1
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	26	35	3080	513.2	109	1773	71	6/32	24.97	3.45	43.38	1	2	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1980-1993	43	51	4239	706.3	74	2429	71	6/16	34.21	3.43	59.70	6	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	27	39	3506	584.2	100	2050	69	7/12	29.71	3.50	50.81	2	3	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1966-1983	27	41	6774	1129.0	284	2849	69	5/95	41.28	2.52	98.17	4	1	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2012-2025	16	28	3098	516.2	128	1484	67	6/128	22.14	2.87	46.23	2	2	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1988-1993	22	33	3251	541.5	106	1796	67	8/87	26.80	3.31	48.52	6	3	1
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1966-1979	15	24	4293	715.3	155	2179	65	7/157	33.52	3.04	66.04	4	4	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2003	26	34	2697	449.3	86	1463	64	5/49	22.85	3.25	42.14	4	2	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1992	51	57	4900	816.4	139	2620	64	4/43	40.93	3.20	76.56	3	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-2005	22	33	3185	530.5	143	1391	63	6/40	22.07	2.62	50.55	1	3	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1981-1989	38	46	3957	659.3	100	2247	63	8/112	35.66	3.40	62.80	-	2	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1987	22	29	3040	506.4	116	1431	62	6/50	23.08	2.82	49.03	3	4	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1989-2000	43	50	3273	545.3	62	2007	62	5/35	32.37	3.67	52.79	1	2	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1966-1979	19	32	5519	919.5	272	2208	62	5/82	35.61	2.40	89.01	3	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2006-2015	29	36	2440	406.4	50	1700	61	5/29	27.86	4.18	40.00	1	2	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2023	30	31	1514	252.2	16	1187	60	5/57	19.78	4.70	25.23	1	1	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1999-2008	16	30	3730	621.4	134	2045	60	7/104	34.08	3.28	62.16	1	2	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1995	30	38	3407	567.5	118	1702	57	4/34	29.85	2.99	59.77	2	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2016	23	27	1730	288.2	45	1209	56	4/19	21.58	4.19	30.89	5	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2011	36	43	2522	420.2	73	1481	56	4/25	26.44	3.52	45.03	3	-	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-2000	18	27	2947	491.1	117	1511	56	6/65	26.98	3.07	52.62	1	5	-
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2002	35	42	3461	576.5	114	1882	56	4/48	33.60	3.26	61.80	1	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-2003	82	69	3423	570.3	65	2072	56	5/92	37.00	3.63	61.12	-	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1995	34	39	3878	646.2	149	1930	55	5/78	35.09	2.98	70.50	1	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2009-2019	21	32	2575	429.1	85	1454	54	6/55	26.92	3.38	47.68	1	3	1
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1999	27	34	2207	367.5	73	1216	53	5/73	22.94	3.30	41.64	3	1	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1988	22	25	2612	435.2	78	1417	53	5/55	26.73	3.25	49.28	7	1	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2024	38	43	2949	491.3	95	1662	53	6/22	31.35	3.38	55.64	2	1	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2000	12	19	1951	325.1	63	1037	52	7/43	19.94	3.18	37.51	5	1	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2002	23	28	2455	409.1	89	1097	52	5/54	21.09	2.68	47.21	3	2	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2018	23	28	1746	291.0	39	1247	52	6/88	23.98	4.28	33.57	3	1	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1957	13	24	4111	685.1	240	1551	51	7/103	30.41	2.26	80.60	3	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2015	45	48	1921	320.1	44	1250	51	4/43	24.50	3.90	37.66	1	-	-
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK)	1996-2018	49	47	2123	353.5	18	1593	51	7/12	31.23	4.50	41.62	2	1	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2017-2024	26	33	2193	365.3	65	1353	50	5/50	27.06	3.70	43.86	2	1	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	24	34	4231	705.1	206	1889	50	5/39	37.78	2.67	84.62	3	1	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1953-1959	10	17	3852	642.0	158	1716	49	9/102	35.02	2.67	78.61	3	4	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	23	29	2750	458.2	81	1754	48	5/42	36.54	3.82	57.29	2	2	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2009	27	29	2130	355.0	68	1169	47	5/19	24.87	3.29	45.31	-	2	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1975-1984	21	27	2610	-	81	1362	47	6/89	28.97	3.13	55.53	3	1	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1965-1969	10	20	3185	-	83	1435	47	8/71	30.53	2.70	67.76	2	2	1
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2024	10	19	2431	405.1	91	1106	46	6/33	24.04	2.72	52.84	2	4	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2012	19	25	2193	365.3	85	1170	46	5/57	25.43	3.20	47.67	-	2	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2016-2021	7	14	2382	397.0	79	1172	46	7/94	25.47	2.95	51.78	1	5	1
D Gough (ENG)	1995-2004	23	27	2227	371.1	48	1341	46	5/109	29.15	3.61	48.41	2	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	21	26	1420	236.4	51	926	46	6/50	20.13	3.91	30.86	-	2	-
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2018-2022	29	31	1276	212.4	21	1111	46	4/43	24.15	5.22	27.73	1	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2003	25	28	2146	357.4	73	1185	45	5/27	26.33	3.31	47.68	2	1	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1990	22	26	2137	356.1	53	1218	45	4/31	27.06	3.41	47.48	5	-	-
MHN Walker (AUS)	1973-1980	12	19	2520	-	102	1036	43	6/114	24.09	2.46	58.60	3	3	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1988-2001	75	48	1606	267.4	30	1007	42	5/24	23.97	3.76	38.23	1	1	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1961	11	21	3289	-	103	1278	42	5/96	30.42	2.33	78.30	3	1	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1954-1963	12	21	3137	522.5	114	1422	42	5/118	33.85	2.71	74.69	2	1	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2024	39	40	2024	337.2	39	1519	42	4/36	36.16	4.50	48.19	1	-	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2008-2014	21	23	1562	260.2	48	842	42	6/42	20.04	3.23	37.19	-	2	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1958-1959	8	14	2783	463.5	152	1097	41	6/34	26.75	2.36	67.87	2	3	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1951-1955	10	20	2288	-	44	1121	41	6/95	27.34	2.93	55.80	3	2	-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2011-2019	28	33	1781	296.5	22	1367	41	5/88	33.34	4.60	43.43	-	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2022	40	42	1576	262.4	38	1163	41	5/33	28.36	4.42	38.43	1	1	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1951-1955	10	20	2157	-	53	1039	40	6/107	25.97	2.89	53.92	-	3	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2020	10	20	1936	322.4	61	1124	40	7/39	28.10	3.48	48.40	2	1	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1991	24	32	2929	488.1	105	1586	40	6/128	39.65	3.24	73.22	1	1	-
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	15	21	1820	303.2	75	936	39	5/47	24.00	3.08	46.66	1	1	-
AR Border (AUS)	1979-1993	92	42	1858	309.4	50	1029	39	7/46	26.38	3.32	47.64	1	2	1
GAR Lock (ENG)	1954-1968	13	24	3432	572.0	182	1323	39	6/20	33.92	2.31	88.00	-	2	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:

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs South Africa Under-19s at Stellenbosch, England Under-19s in South Africa 1st unofficial Test, Jan 26-29, 2025 [Youth Test # 302]