Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	2077	346.1	140	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	0	5	3
FA Ward (SOA)	1935-1936	7	13	2134	266.6	55	858	42	6/47	20.42	2.41	50.80	2	3	0
JM Sims (MCC)	1935-1936	8	13	1430	238.2	46	729	37	8/53	19.70	3.05	38.64	3	1	1
HD Read (MCC)	1935-1936	7	12	1225	204.1	28	720	34	6/26	21.17	3.52	36.02	0	4	1
WJ O'Reilly (AUS/AUSXI)	1935-1936	6	12	1654	-	118	516	32	5/20	16.12	1.87	51.68	3	2	0
AG Ram Singh (MADRS)	1935-1936	4	8	1042	173.4	33	469	28	6/32	16.75	2.70	37.21	2	3	0
ECS White (NSW)	1935-1936	6	10	1810	226.2	75	491	25	8/31	19.64	1.62	72.40	2	1	0
TW Wall (SOA)	1935-1936	6	11	1210	151.2	30	376	22	4/77	17.09	1.86	55.00	1	0	0
MG Waite (SOA)	1935-1936	7	13	1191	148.7	24	482	22	4/29	21.90	2.42	54.13	1	0	0
MJ Gopalan (MADRS)	1935-1936	4	8	1068	178.0	65	315	20	6/50	15.75	1.76	53.40	0	1	0
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS/AUSXI)	1935-1936	4	8	878	-	28	424	20	7/20	21.20	2.89	43.90	2	1	1
EL McCormick (AUS/AUSXI)	1935-1936	6	12	879	-	27	466	19	3/28	24.52	3.18	46.26	0	0	0
E Gilbert (QLD)	1935-1936	5	8	1357	169.5	14	700	19	5/87	36.84	3.09	71.42	0	2	0
CW Welch (VIC)	1935-1936	4	7	1064	133.0	14	597	17	5/155	35.11	3.36	62.58	1	1	0
JH Parks (MCC)	1935-1936	8	14	1358	226.2	70	526	16	4/46	32.87	2.32	84.87	1	0	0
ERH Wyeth (QLD)	1935-1936	6	9	1722	215.2	47	616	16	5/51	38.50	2.14	107.62	0	1	0
GG Cook (QLD)	1935-1936	5	8	1505	188.1	27	656	16	4/101	41.00	2.61	94.06	2	0	0
CK Nayudu (C-IND)	1935-1936	2	4	438	73.0	22	181	15	7/63	12.06	2.47	29.20	2	1	1
L Amar Singh (W-IND)	1935-1935	2	4	488	81.2	22	195	15	5/27	13.00	2.39	32.53	2	1	0
Amir Elahi (N IND)	1936-1936	3	5	528	88.0	12	293	15	7/63	19.53	3.32	35.20	0	1	0
AF Cooper (NSW)	1935-1936	6	9	1228	153.4	20	522	15	6/128	34.80	2.55	81.86	0	1	0
HJ Plant (VIC)	1935-1936	6	10	1356	169.4	36	552	15	3/41	36.80	2.44	90.40	0	0	0
ED Blundell (NZ/WELL)	1935-1936	3	6	481	80.1	18	196	14	5/50	14.00	2.44	34.35	0	1	0
Mubarak Ali (N IND)	1936-1936	3	6	582	97.0	27	207	14	5/41	14.78	2.13	41.57	0	1	0
RR Wadkar ()	1935-1936	5	8	793	132.1	29	284	14	6/49	20.28	2.14	56.64	1	1	1
CS Nayudu (C-IND)	1935-1936	2	4	448	74.4	11	306	14	5/39	21.85	4.09	32.00	2	1	0
AD Baxter (MCC)	1935-1936	5	9	831	138.3	32	353	14	4/86	25.21	2.54	59.35	1	0	0
IB Cromb (CANT/NZ)	1935-1936	5	8	618	103.0	9	361	14	5/52	25.78	3.50	44.14	1	1	0
HI Ebeling (VIC)	1935-1936	6	10	1541	192.5	35	497	14	3/52	35.50	1.93	110.07	0	0	0
LC Hynes (NSW)	1936-1936	3	5	505	63.1	7	195	13	6/25	15.00	2.31	38.84	1	1	0
Hari Mali (W-IND)	1935-1935	2	4	463	77.1	19	194	12	5/129	16.16	2.51	38.58	1	1	0
BK Kalapesi ()	1935-1936	3	5	630	105.0	34	275	12	5/92	22.91	2.61	52.50	0	1	0
AD McGilvray (NSW)	1935-1936	6	10	1149	143.5	21	473	12	3/39	39.41	2.46	95.75	0	0	0
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1936	5	7	1226	204.2	38	532	12	4/85	44.33	2.60	102.16	2	0	0
AW Roberts (CANT/NZ)	1935-1936	4	7	810	135.0	36	325	11	3/33	29.54	2.40	73.63	0	0	0
L Amarnath (SPnjb)	1936-1936	1	2	298	49.4	12	116	10	7/60	11.60	2.33	29.80	0	1	1
RJD Jamshedji ()	1936-1936	2	4	336	56.0	9	173	10	3/18	17.30	3.08	33.60	0	0	0
LH Gilbert (BENG)	1936-1936	2	4	294	49.0	3	191	10	5/96	19.10	3.89	29.40	0	1	0
BG Griffiths (NZ/WELL)	1935-1936	3	5	462	77.0	7	258	10	4/60	25.80	3.35	46.20	1	0	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1935-1936	5	7	548	91.2	6	330	10	5/87	33.00	3.61	54.80	1	1	0
RG Gregory (VIC)	1935-1936	5	8	987	123.3	17	459	10	3/46	45.90	2.79	98.70	0	0	0
J Frederick (VIC)	1936-1936	1	2	250	31.2	6	81	9	5/39	9.00	1.94	27.77	1	1	0
CP Johnstone (MADRS)	1935-1936	3	6	308	51.2	17	104	9	6/28	11.55	2.02	34.22	0	1	0
DS Talpade ()	1935-1935	2	3	244	40.4	5	148	9	7/54	16.44	3.63	27.11	0	1	0
SV Datar (MAHA)	1935-1935	1	2	378	63.0	16	149	9	6/81	16.55	2.36	42.00	0	1	0
PE Palia (UP)	1936-1936	2	3	564	94.0	18	215	9	6/105	23.88	2.28	62.66	0	1	0
AJ Ryan (SOA)	1935-1936	6	11	1224	153.0	77	225	9	4/27	25.00	1.10	136.00	1	0	0
SAJ Smith (VIC)	1935-1936	4	6	646	80.6	7	280	9	4/73	31.11	2.60	71.77	1	0	0
JM Walsh (TAS)	1935-1936	4	6	712	89.0	6	406	9	4/47	45.11	3.42	79.11	1	0	0
HC Chilvers (NSW)	1935-1936	4	6	896	112.0	13	425	9	4/78	47.22	2.84	99.55	1	0	0
XC Balaskas (SA)	1936-1936	3	3	798	133.0	9	448	9	4/126	49.77	3.36	88.66	2	0	0
IWG Johnson (VIC)	1935-1936	2	4	352	44.0	6	130	8	3/40	16.25	2.21	44.00	0	0	0
Attique Hussain (RAJPT)	1935-1935	1	2	294	49.0	12	151	8	4/49	18.87	3.08	36.75	2	0	0
TS Parankusam (MADRS)	1935-1936	2	4	306	51.0	4	159	8	4/63	19.87	3.11	38.25	1	0	0
H Zachariah (VIC)	1935-1936	2	4	487	60.7	9	237	8	4/83	29.62	2.91	60.87	1	0	0
NP Kesari (W-IND)	1935-1935	2	4	480	80.0	15	248	8	3/115	31.00	3.10	60.00	0	0	0
TR O'Connell (SOA)	1935-1936	6	11	943	117.7	27	287	8	3/42	35.87	1.82	117.87	0	0	0
RB Scott (VIC)	1935-1936	5	9	1298	162.2	24	555	8	3/103	69.37	2.56	162.25	0	0	0
M Baqa Jilani (N IND)	1936-1936	2	4	306	51.0	12	112	7	4/32	16.00	2.19	43.71	1	0	0
SN Banerjee (BENG)	1936-1936	2	4	333	55.3	10	146	7	4/44	20.85	2.63	47.57	1	0	0
K Bhattacharya (BENG)	1936-1936	2	4	408	68.0	14	194	7	3/39	27.71	2.85	58.28	0	0	0
SWL Putman (TAS)	1935-1936	2	3	301	37.5	0	205	7	3/69	29.28	4.08	43.00	0	0	0
GA Combes (TAS)	1936-1936	3	4	426	53.2	5	251	7	3/42	35.85	3.53	60.85	0	0	0
WY Wilson (VIC)	1935-1936	3	5	584	73.0	11	268	7	3/122	38.28	2.75	83.42	0	0	0
RJ Crisp (SA)	1935-1936	4	6	642	107.0	16	303	7	3/87	43.28	2.83	91.71	0	0	0
GTH James (TAS)	1935-1936	4	6	678	84.6	5	355	7	3/83	50.71	3.14	96.85	0	0	0
Riazul Haq (HYD)	1935-1935	1	2	294	49.0	12	118	6	4/63	19.66	2.40	49.00	1	0	0
AG Skinner (BENG)	1936-1936	2	4	312	52.0	12	124	6	3/44	20.66	2.38	52.00	0	0	0
WJ Wilson (VIC)	1936-1936	1	2	276	34.4	5	124	6	3/58	20.66	2.69	46.00	0	0	0
SWE Behrend (BENG)	1936-1936	2	4	196	32.4	3	128	6	3/29	21.33	3.91	32.66	0	0	0
DR Havewala ()	1935-1935	3	4	300	50.0	8	164	6	4/46	27.33	3.28	50.00	1	0	0
James Langridge (MCC)	1935-1936	6	7	648	108.0	31	244	6	3/54	40.66	2.25	108.00	0	0	0
HG Vivian (AUCK/NZ)	1936-1936	5	7	606	101.0	27	246	6	3/42	41.00	2.43	101.00	0	0	0
RC Townley (TAS)	1936-1936	2	2	304	38.0	2	311	6	3/142	51.83	6.13	50.66	0	0	0
JB Robertson (SA)	1935-1936	3	5	738	123.0	26	321	6	3/143	53.50	2.60	123.00	0	0	0
T Allen (QLD)	1935-1936	6	10	568	71.0	2	351	6	2/82	58.50	3.70	94.66	0	0	0
EH Boreham (MYS)	1935-1935	1	2	72	12.0	3	48	5	4/41	9.60	4.00	14.40	1	0	0
DR Puri (N IND)	1936-1936	2	4	161	26.5	7	51	5	3/21	10.20	1.90	32.20	0	0	0
JB Khot ()	1935-1936	4	4	137	22.5	2	66	5	4/50	13.20	2.89	27.40	1	0	0
KS Gaekwar (GUJ)	1935-1935	1	2	89	14.5	0	68	5	5/33	13.60	4.58	17.80	0	1	0
J Newman (WELL)	1935-1935	1	2	228	38.0	12	87	5	3/45	17.40	2.28	45.60	0	0	0
MH Maqsood (DELHI)	1936-1936	1	1	146	24.2	4	88	5	5/88	17.60	3.61	29.20	0	1	0
Musa Khan (DELHI)	1936-1936	1	2	204	34.0	5	113	5	4/64	22.60	3.32	40.80	1	0	0
BK Garudachar (MYS)	1935-1935	1	2	222	37.0	8	122	5	4/85	24.40	3.29	44.40	1	0	0
FJ Watmuff (VIC)	1935-1936	2	4	200	25.0	2	146	5	2/29	29.20	4.38	40.00	0	0	0
JH Human (MCC)	1935-1936	8	9	312	52.0	8	171	5	2/27	34.20	3.28	62.40	0	0	0
CL Jeffery (TAS)	1935-1936	3	4	288	36.0	3	180	5	3/81	36.00	3.75	57.60	0	0	0
FHK Collins (SOA)	1935-1936	4	8	908	113.4	24	235	5	4/41	47.00	1.55	181.60	1	0	0
RM Levy (QLD)	1935-1936	4	5	381	47.5	1	259	5	2/45	51.80	4.07	76.20	0	0	0
MS Bham (GUJ)	1935-1935	1	2	84	14.0	3	36	4	3/24	9.00	2.57	21.00	0	0	0
Ziaul Hussain (C-IND)	1935-1935	1	2	73	12.1	3	42	4	3/31	10.50	3.45	18.25	0	0	0
GS Richards ()	1935-1935	2	2	191	31.5	10	61	4	3/23	15.25	1.91	47.75	0	0	0
S Darashah (MYS)	1935-1935	1	2	165	27.3	5	66	4	3/45	16.50	2.40	41.25	0	0	0
RK Rao (HYD)	1935-1935	1	2	120	20.0	2	70	4	2/30	17.50	3.50	30.00	0	0	0
Zahoor Ahmed (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	2	120	20.0	1	72	4	3/54	18.00	3.60	30.00	0	0	0
Habibullah (N IND)	1936-1936	2	3	210	35.0	7	73	4	2/45	18.25	2.08	52.50	0	0	0
DC Mohril (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	2	168	28.0	4	73	4	2/35	18.25	2.60	42.00	0	0	0
G Lokhande (CP-BR)	1936-1936	1	2	241	40.1	5	79	4	2/33	19.75	1.96	60.25	0	0	0
VM Merchant ()	1936-1936	2	4	288	48.0	18	88	4	3/25	22.00	1.83	72.00	0	0	0
Idrees Baig (DELHI)	1936-1936	1	2	144	24.0	2	89	4	4/57	22.25	3.70	36.00	1	0	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:

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 147/8 (58.0 ov, S von Berg 21*, GA Stuurman 1*, M Dube 0/15) - Stumps

Dolphins vs North West at Potchefstroom, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 21st Match, Jan 31-Feb 3, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 64/1 (18.0 ov, M Prince 20*, DS Rosier 32*, O Cele 0/22) - Stumps

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Oil & Gas Development Company Limited at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 26th Match, Feb 2-5, 2026 [First-class - Live]
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