Bowling Most Wickets Series

England vs other countries ODIs Bowling Records - Most Wickets in Series

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	6	329	54.5	2	6	245	16	4/45	15.31	4.46	20.56	2	0	0
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
AME Roberts (WI)	5	294	49.0	12	5	146	14	5/22	10.42	2.97	21.00	0	1	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
B Lee (AUS)	6	339	56.3	3	6	230	14	5/30	16.42	4.07	24.21	1	1	0
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
SM Pollock (SA)	7	391	65.1	8	7	212	13	4/34	16.30	3.25	30.07	1	0	0
England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96
SL Malinga (SL)	5	280	46.4	2	5	228	13	4/44	17.53	4.88	21.53	1	0	0
NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2006
TG Southee (NZ)	5	264	44.0	4	5	237	13	4/38	18.23	5.38	20.30	1	0	0
NatWest Series [New Zealand in England], 2008
J Srinath (IND)	6	324	54.0	3	6	238	13	5/41	18.30	4.40	24.92	0	1	0
England in India ODI Series, 1992/93
CRD Fernando (SL)	5	270	45.0	2	5	164	12	6/27	13.66	3.64	22.50	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	5	300	50.0	5	5	187	12	5/31	15.58	3.74	25.00	0	1	0
England in India ODI Series, 2005/06
PJ Cummins (AUS)	5	264	44.0	2	5	236	12	4/49	19.66	5.36	22.00	2	0	0
Australia in England ODI Series, 2015
AA Donald (SA)	5	294	49.0	1	5	248	12	4/41	20.66	5.06	24.50	1	0	0
England in South Africa ODI Series, 1995/96
Umar Gul (PAK)	5	262	43.4	1	5	255	12	6/42	21.25	5.83	21.83	1	1	0
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England], 2010
B Lee (AUS)	6	319	53.1	5	6	275	12	5/49	22.91	5.17	26.58	0	1	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
TM Dilshan (SL)	7	349	58.1	0	7	297	12	3/37	24.75	5.10	29.08	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014/15
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	156	26.0	2	3	87	11	7/36	7.90	3.34	14.18	0	1	0
NatWest Series (Australia, England, Pakistan in England), 2001
A Zampa (AUS)	3	153	25.3	2	3	131	11	4/31	11.90	5.13	13.90	2	0	0
England in Australia ODI Series, 2022/23
MD Marshall (WI)	4	210	35.0	4	4	133	11	4/23	12.09	3.80	19.09	2	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1985/86
IK Pathan (IND)	5	239	39.5	4	5	172	11	4/51	15.63	4.31	21.72	1	0	0
England in India ODI Series, 2005/06
CL Cairns (NZ)	5	246	41.0	3	5	176	11	3/32	16.00	4.29	22.36	0	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2001/02
RA Jadeja (IND)	5	240	40.0	0	5	187	11	4/33	17.00	4.67	21.81	1	0	0
England in India ODI Series, 2011/12
CRD Fernando (SL)	4	216	36.0	0	4	206	11	4/48	18.72	5.72	19.63	1	0	0
VB Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 2002/03
B Lee (AUS)	6	300	50.0	1	6	264	11	3/27	24.00	5.28	27.27	0	0	0
England in Australia ODI Series, 2010/11
M Ntini (SA)	7	340	56.4	3	7	279	11	3/29	25.36	4.92	30.90	0	0	0
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05
JP Faulkner (AUS)	5	276	46.0	0	5	280	11	4/67	25.45	6.08	25.09	1	0	0
England in Australia ODI Series, 2013/14
MF Maharoof (SL)	3	174	29.0	4	3	95	10	4/31	9.50	3.27	17.40	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2007/08
FH Edwards (WI)	3	180	30.0	1	3	118	10	5/45	11.80	3.93	18.00	0	1	0
NatWest Series [West Indies in England], 2007
A Zampa (AUS)	3	180	30.0	0	3	142	10	4/55	14.20	4.73	18.00	1	0	0
Australia in England ODI Series, 2020
A Zampa (AUS)	3	180	30.0	0	3	142	10	4/55	14.20	4.73	18.00	1	0	0
ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League, 2020-2022/23
DK Lillee (AUS)	4	240	40.0	7	4	151	10	4/12	15.10	3.77	24.00	2	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
S Sreesanth (IND)	4	161	26.5	1	4	163	10	6/55	16.30	6.07	16.10	0	1	0
England in India ODI Series, 2005/06
RJ Harris (AUS)	4	214	35.4	4	4	171	10	5/32	17.10	4.79	21.40	0	1	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2010
NW Bracken (AUS)	5	273	45.3	3	5	199	10	3/24	19.90	4.37	27.30	0	0	0
Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 2006/07
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	4	240	40.0	1	4	199	10	5/43	19.90	4.97	24.00	0	1	0
Pakistan v England ODI Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2011/12
AC Dale (AUS)	7	408	68.0	8	7	201	10	2/25	20.10	2.95	40.80	0	0	0
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	5	282	47.0	2	5	201	10	5/43	20.10	4.27	28.20	0	1	0
England in India ODI Series, 2001/02
R Ashwin (IND)	5	283	47.1	0	5	202	10	3/28	20.20	4.28	28.30	0	0	0
England in India ODI Series, 2011/12
SR Watson (AUS)	7	264	44.0	1	6	220	10	3/36	22.00	5.00	26.40	0	0	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	6	300	50.0	3	6	236	10	3/39	23.60	4.72	30.00	0	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1986/87
NM Coulter-Nile (AUS)	5	294	49.0	1	5	249	10	3/34	24.90	5.08	29.40	0	0	0
England in Australia ODI Series, 2013/14
IS Sodhi (NZ)	4	226	37.4	1	4	252	10	4/58	25.20	6.69	22.60	1	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2017/18
MG Johnson (AUS)	6	297	49.3	2	6	264	10	3/24	26.40	5.33	29.70	0	0	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
AB Agarkar (IND)	6	276	46.0	1	6	278	10	4/34	27.80	6.04	27.60	1	0	0
England in India ODI Series, 2001/02
SK Warne (AUS)	7	395	65.5	0	7	286	10	3/16	28.60	4.34	39.50	0	0	0
Carlton & United Series (Australia, England, Sri Lanka in Australia), 1998/99
CEH Croft (WI)	2	92	15.2	5	2	24	9	6/15	2.66	1.56	10.22	0	1	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1980/81
J Garner (WI)	4	204	34.0	4	4	108	9	3/22	12.00	3.17	22.66	0	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1985/86
SMSM Senanayake (SL)	5	217	36.1	1	5	136	9	4/13	15.11	3.76	24.11	1	0	0
Sri Lanka in England ODI Series, 2014
C Pringle (NZ)	3	179	29.5	1	3	140	9	3/43	15.55	4.69	19.88	0	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1990/91
RA Jadeja (IND)	5	244	40.4	3	5	142	9	3/19	15.77	3.49	27.11	0	0	0
England in India ODI Series, 2012/13
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	3	180	30.0	0	3	148	9	6/25	16.44	4.93	20.00	0	1	0
India in England ODI Series, 2018
C Pringle (NZ)	4	220	36.4	3	4	152	9	4/35	16.88	4.14	24.44	1	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 1990/91
KA Pollard (WI)	5	182	30.2	0	5	159	9	2/16	17.66	5.24	20.22	0	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 2008/09
AC Cummins (WI)	5	238	39.4	3	5	162	9	2/22	18.00	4.08	26.44	0	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1993/94
Waqar Younis (PAK)	3	170	28.2	0	3	167	9	4/73	18.55	5.89	18.88	1	0	0
Texaco Trophy (Pakistan in England), 1992
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	4	216	36.0	3	4	168	9	4/28	18.66	4.66	24.00	1	0	0
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England], 2006
A Dananjaya (SL)	5	193	32.1	0	5	173	9	4/19	19.22	5.37	21.44	1	0	0
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2018/19
PV Simmons (WI)	4	215	35.5	0	4	175	9	3/46	19.44	4.88	23.88	0	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1997/98
DE Bollinger (AUS)	5	270	45.0	5	5	178	9	3/20	19.77	3.95	30.00	0	0	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2010
K Rabada (SA)	4	227	37.5	2	4	179	9	4/45	19.88	4.73	25.22	1	0	0
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2015/16
S Randiv (SL)	5	216	36.0	0	5	184	9	5/42	20.44	5.11	24.00	0	1	0
NatWest Series [Sri Lanka in England], 2011
GD McGrath (AUS)	5	288	48.0	1	5	209	9	3/24	23.22	4.35	32.00	0	0	0
Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 2006/07
O Thomas (WI)	5	175	29.1	0	4	209	9	5/21	23.22	7.16	19.44	0	1	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 2018/19
SR Waugh (AUS)	6	312	52.0	2	6	212	9	3/26	23.55	4.07	34.66	0	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1986/87
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	5	258	43.0	2	5	223	9	2/31	24.77	5.18	28.66	0	0	0
England in Pakistan ODI Series, 2005/06
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	5	258	43.0	0	5	233	9	4/58	25.88	5.41	28.66	1	0	0
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England], 2010
BAW Mendis (SL)	5	238	39.4	1	5	246	9	3/33	27.33	6.20	26.44	0	0	0
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 2014/15
NM Hauritz (AUS)	7	348	58.0	0	7	259	9	2/23	28.77	4.46	38.66	0	0	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2009
TA Boult (NZ)	5	264	44.0	2	5	263	9	2/46	29.22	5.97	29.33	0	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2017/18
M Prabhakar (IND)	6	316	52.4	0	6	263	9	4/54	29.22	4.99	35.11	1	0	0
England in India ODI Series, 1992/93
A Nel (SA)	7	306	51.0	3	6	272	9	3/49	30.22	5.33	34.00	0	0	0
England in South Africa ODI Series, 2004/05
HH Streak (ZIM)	3	132	22.0	4	3	64	8	4/21	8.00	2.90	16.50	1	0	0
NatWest Series (England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in England), 2003
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2	104	17.2	4	2	68	8	6/19	8.50	3.92	13.00	0	1	0
India in England ODI Series, 2022
AME Roberts (WI)	3	144	24.0	2	3	68	8	4/27	8.50	2.83	18.00	2	0	0
Prudential Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2	101	16.5	0	2	74	8	6/29	9.25	4.39	12.62	0	1	0
England in Sri Lanka ODI Series, 1992/93
BL Cairns (NZ)	3	162	27.0	2	3	79	8	3/28	9.87	2.92	20.25	0	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1982/83
TA Boult (NZ)	2	97	16.1	1	2	88	8	5/51	11.00	5.44	12.12	0	1	0
New Zealand in England ODI Series, 2023
CG Rackemann (AUS)	3	148	24.4	2	3	97	8	3/28	12.12	3.93	18.50	0	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 1982/83
BM Tickner (NZ)	2	108	18.0	1	2	98	8	4/34	12.25	5.44	13.50	2	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2025/26
SW Tait (AUS)	3	153	25.3	3	3	99	8	4/48	12.37	3.88	19.12	1	0	0
NatWest Series [Australia in England], 2010
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	3	153	25.3	2	3	111	8	3/30	13.87	4.35	19.12	0	0	0
England in Pakistan ODI Series, 1987/88
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	3	180	30.0	6	3	114	8	5/32	14.25	3.80	22.50	0	1	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 1983/84
GD McGrath (AUS)	4	192	32.0	6	4	114	8	3/25	14.25	3.56	24.00	0	0	0
NatWest Series (Australia, Bangladesh, England in England), 2005
HH Streak (ZIM)	3	156	26.0	3	3	121	8	3/30	15.12	4.65	19.50	0	0	0
NatWest Series (England, West Indies, Zimbabwe in England), 2000
SM Pollock (SA)	4	222	37.0	3	4	126	8	5/20	15.75	3.40	27.75	0	1	0
Standard Bank Triangular Tournament (England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in South Africa), 1999/00
MW Forde (WI)	3	165	27.3	1	3	131	8	3/35	16.37	4.76	20.62	0	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 2024/25
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	3	172	28.4	1	3	132	8	4/29	16.50	4.60	21.50	1	0	0
England in Bangladesh ODI Series, 2016/17
MJ McClenaghan (NZ)	3	169	28.1	1	3	138	8	3/35	17.25	4.89	21.12	0	0	0
NatWest Series [New Zealand in England], 2013
SPD Smith (AUS)	6	180	30.0	0	6	138	8	3/33	17.25	4.60	22.50	0	0	0
England in Australia ODI Series, 2010/11
KA Maharaj (SA)	3	141	23.3	0	3	142	8	4/22	17.75	6.04	17.62	1	0	0
South Africa in England ODI Series, 2025
J Garner (WI)	5	287	47.5	4	5	148	8	3/31	18.50	3.09	35.87	0	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1979/80
M Ntini (SA)	4	174	29.0	1	4	148	8	3/38	18.50	5.10	21.75	0	0	0
NatWest Series (England, South Africa, Zimbabwe in England), 2003
RM Hogg (AUS)	5	270	45.0	4	5	149	8	3/44	18.62	3.31	33.75	0	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 1982/83
Mohammed Shami (IND)	4	195	32.3	1	4	152	8	3/28	19.00	4.67	24.37	0	0	0
India in England ODI Series, 2014
DL Vettori (NZ)	5	259	43.1	3	5	154	8	2/16	19.25	3.56	32.37	0	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2007/08
B Lee (AUS)	4	228	38.0	2	4	155	8	3/41	19.37	4.07	28.50	0	0	0
Commonwealth Bank Series (Australia, England, New Zealand in Australia), 2006/07
KCG Benjamin (WI)	4	198	33.0	1	4	157	8	3/44	19.62	4.75	24.75	0	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1993/94
AJ Tye (AUS)	4	219	36.3	0	4	169	8	5/46	21.12	4.63	27.37	0	1	0
England in Australia ODI Series, 2017/18
RA Harper (WI)	5	222	37.0	0	5	170	8	4/40	21.25	4.59	27.75	1	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 1993/94
AR Adams (NZ)	5	242	40.2	3	5	173	8	3/13	21.62	4.28	30.25	0	0	0
England in New Zealand ODI Series, 2001/02
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	6	318	53.0	4	6	173	8	3/27	21.62	3.26	39.75	0	0	0
Benson & Hedges World Series Cup (Australia, England, West Indies in Australia), 1986/87
DJ Bravo (WI)	5	207	34.3	1	5	177	8	4/19	22.12	5.13	25.87	1	0	0
England in West Indies ODI Series, 2008/09

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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
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]