Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
WJ O'Reilly (McCab/NSW)	1940-1941	8	16	1838	229.6	49	684	55	6/60	12.43	2.23	33.41	3	5	0
CG Pepper (/NSW)	1940-1941	6	11	1328	166.0	10	768	26	6/57	29.53	3.46	51.07	0	2	0
CV Grimmett (McCab/SOA)	1940-1941	5	9	1300	162.4	17	668	25	7/114	26.72	3.08	52.00	2	1	0
IWG Johnson (VIC)	1940-1941	5	10	1229	153.5	4	690	25	4/73	27.60	3.36	49.16	2	0	0
CT Sarwate (MAHA)	1940-1941	5	6	1305	217.3	51	510	24	6/83	21.25	2.34	54.37	2	2	0
CL McCool (NSW)	1940-1941	6	10	818	102.2	1	564	24	5/65	23.50	4.13	34.08	1	1	0
MW Sievers (/McCab/VIC)	1940-1941	7	12	1529	191.1	13	758	24	4/44	31.58	2.97	63.70	1	0	0
AG Ram Singh (MADRS)	1940-1941	4	6	536	89.2	25	206	21	6/30	9.80	2.30	25.52	1	2	1
JA Ellis (/McCab/QLD)	1940-1941	5	9	1031	128.7	18	495	21	7/86	23.57	2.88	49.09	1	1	0
CR Rangachari (MADRS)	1940-1941	4	7	564	94.0	9	308	19	5/75	16.21	3.27	29.68	1	1	0
S Nyalchand (W-IND)	1940-1941	3	5	812	135.2	38	317	18	7/38	17.61	2.34	45.11	1	1	1
DT Ring (/VIC)	1940-1941	6	12	1599	199.7	10	1005	18	3/55	55.83	3.77	88.83	0	0	0
FA Ward (SOA)	1940-1940	3	6	728	91.0	5	485	17	6/131	28.52	3.99	42.82	1	1	0
VS Hazare (MAHA)	1940-1941	5	6	1249	208.1	56	495	13	3/72	38.07	2.37	96.07	0	0	0
E Alexander (UP)	1940-1941	2	4	312	52.0	11	127	12	7/29	10.58	2.44	26.00	1	1	0
SWE Behrend (BENG)	1940-1940	2	4	324	54.0	6	197	12	5/68	16.41	3.64	27.00	1	1	0
MG Waite (/SOA)	1940-1941	5	8	913	114.1	14	375	12	3/84	31.25	2.46	76.08	0	0	0
V Trumper (/NSW)	1940-1941	7	13	808	101.0	10	433	12	3/37	36.08	3.21	67.33	0	0	0
K Bhattacharya (BENG)	1940-1940	2	4	447	74.3	16	142	11	6/41	12.90	1.90	40.63	1	1	1
HNJ Cotton (SOA)	1940-1941	4	7	548	68.4	4	274	11	4/39	24.90	3.00	49.81	2	0	0
KC Gulliver (NSW)	1940-1941	3	6	440	55.0	2	283	11	5/80	25.72	3.85	40.00	0	1	0
BS Krishna Rao (MADRS)	1940-1941	4	7	476	79.2	6	298	11	3/38	27.09	3.75	43.27	0	0	0
VN Raymer (/QLD)	1940-1941	4	7	576	72.0	0	400	11	3/63	36.36	4.16	52.36	0	0	0
WJ Dudley (VIC)	1940-1941	4	8	846	105.6	6	402	11	3/46	36.54	2.85	76.90	0	0	0
VE Jackson (/NSW)	1940-1941	8	14	1163	145.3	17	561	11	3/30	51.00	2.89	105.72	0	0	0
Amir Elahi (SPnjb)	1940-1940	1	2	153	25.3	2	74	10	5/29	7.40	2.90	15.30	0	2	1
RA Dempster (VIC)	1940-1941	5	10	768	96.0	6	342	10	3/66	34.20	2.67	76.80	0	0	0
AT Burgess (CANT)	1940-1940	1	2	319	39.7	7	113	9	6/52	12.55	2.12	35.44	0	1	0
BC Khanna (HYD)	1940-1941	1	2	311	51.5	11	132	9	5/85	14.66	2.54	34.55	1	1	0
Habibullah (N IND)	1940-1941	2	3	571	95.1	25	222	9	4/174	24.66	2.33	63.44	1	0	0
SW Sohoni (MAHA)	1940-1941	5	6	1013	168.5	27	459	9	2/60	51.00	2.71	112.55	0	0	0
PE Palia (UP)	1940-1941	2	3	263	43.5	15	96	8	3/30	12.00	2.19	32.87	0	0	0
Aftab Ahmed (UP)	1940-1941	2	4	282	47.0	5	168	8	5/96	21.00	3.57	35.25	0	1	0
Mohammad Ramzan (N IND)	1940-1941	2	3	456	76.0	29	170	8	4/43	21.25	2.23	57.00	1	0	0
Saeed Ahmed (W-IND)	1940-1941	3	4	624	104.0	26	197	8	5/78	24.62	1.89	78.00	0	1	0
NJ Venkatesan (MADRS)	1940-1941	3	6	448	74.4	13	209	8	3/22	26.12	2.79	56.00	0	0	0
GG Cook (/QLD)	1940-1941	4	7	682	85.2	12	283	8	2/21	35.37	2.48	85.25	0	0	0
Maharaja of Patiala (SPnjb)	1940-1940	1	2	204	34.0	11	63	7	4/38	9.00	1.85	29.14	1	0	0
SN Banerjee (NAW)	1940-1940	1	2	178	29.4	5	85	7	5/26	12.14	2.86	25.42	0	1	0
Abdul Latif (NWFP)	1940-1940	1	2	158	26.2	2	99	7	4/46	14.14	3.75	22.57	1	0	0
MS Baloch (GUJ)	1941-1941	1	1	409	68.1	25	124	7	7/124	17.71	1.81	58.42	0	1	0
KM Jadhav (MAHA)	1940-1941	5	6	520	86.4	16	243	7	4/23	34.71	2.80	74.28	1	0	0
RB Scott (/NSW)	1940-1941	4	7	512	64.0	4	254	7	2/10	36.28	2.97	73.14	0	0	0
Akbar Khan (W-IND)	1940-1941	3	5	672	112.0	27	281	7	3/28	40.14	2.50	96.00	0	0	0
D Watt (QLD)	1940-1941	3	3	296	37.0	1	294	7	4/90	42.00	5.95	42.28	1	0	0
Faqir Hussain (NWFP)	1940-1940	1	2	174	29.0	4	112	6	3/44	18.66	3.86	29.00	0	0	0
Firasat Hussain (UP)	1940-1941	2	4	312	52.0	14	119	6	3/36	19.83	2.28	52.00	0	0	0
Agha Sarfraz (N IND)	1940-1941	2	3	342	57.0	13	178	6	2/10	29.66	3.12	57.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yunus Khan (DELHI)	1940-1940	1	1	120	20.0	3	59	5	5/59	11.80	2.95	24.00	0	1	0
Mubarak Ali (NAW)	1940-1940	1	2	144	24.0	2	92	5	4/86	18.40	3.83	28.80	1	0	0
Masood Salahuddin (UP)	1940-1941	2	4	234	39.0	11	100	5	2/17	20.00	2.56	46.80	0	0	0
AR Bhupathi (HYD)	1940-1941	1	2	276	46.0	7	117	5	3/68	23.40	2.54	55.20	0	0	0
PL Ridings (SOA)	1940-1941	3	5	262	32.6	4	149	5	3/76	29.80	3.41	52.40	0	0	0
MK Patwardhan (MAHA)	1940-1941	3	4	546	91.0	30	189	5	2/39	37.80	2.07	109.20	0	0	0
MG Vijayasarathi (MYS)	1940-1940	1	1	192	32.0	6	75	4	4/75	18.75	2.34	48.00	1	0	0
Rajindernath (NWFP)	1940-1940	1	2	149	24.5	3	76	4	2/18	19.00	3.06	37.25	0	0	0
SK Girdhari (SIND)	1940-1940	1	2	192	32.0	4	81	4	3/37	20.25	2.53	48.00	0	0	0
NC Chatterjee (BENG)	1940-1940	2	4	210	35.0	5	92	4	2/21	23.00	2.62	52.50	0	0	0
G Parthasarathi (MADRS)	1940-1941	3	4	119	19.5	0	99	4	2/13	24.75	4.99	29.75	0	0	0
TS Bhattacharjee (BENG)	1940-1940	2	4	184	30.4	5	107	4	2/40	26.75	3.48	46.00	0	0	0
RJ Westwood (CANT)	1940-1940	1	2	256	32.0	5	108	4	2/44	27.00	2.53	64.00	0	0	0
LD Smith (OTAGO)	1940-1940	1	2	160	20.0	0	124	4	4/94	31.00	4.65	40.00	1	0	0
DS Khambatta (BIHAR)	1940-1940	1	2	228	38.0	6	125	4	3/51	31.25	3.28	57.00	0	0	0
Prithviraj (W-IND)	1940-1941	3	5	277	46.1	6	139	4	3/34	34.75	3.01	69.25	0	0	0
S Banerjee (BIHAR)	1940-1940	1	2	56	9.2	3	20	3	3/7	6.66	2.14	18.66	0	0	0
MH Mankad (NAW)	1940-1940	1	2	96	16.0	1	45	3	3/18	15.00	2.81	32.00	0	0	0
Qazi Daud (NWFP)	1940-1940	1	2	90	15.0	1	59	3	2/53	19.66	3.93	30.00	0	0	0
GW Baker (/QLD)	1940-1941	4	3	168	21.0	3	70	3	3/17	23.33	2.50	56.00	0	0	0
MJ Mobed (SIND)	1940-1940	1	2	193	32.1	7	70	3	3/48	23.33	2.17	64.33	0	0	0
J Sen (DELHI)	1940-1940	1	1	156	26.0	0	82	3	3/82	27.33	3.15	52.00	0	0	0
CJ Elmes (OTAGO)	1940-1940	1	2	120	15.0	1	91	3	2/30	30.33	4.55	40.00	0	0	0
Gul Mohammad (N IND)	1940-1941	2	1	156	26.0	5	122	3	3/122	40.66	4.69	52.00	0	0	0
DE Cox (QLD)	1940-1940	1	2	165	20.5	1	136	3	3/63	45.33	4.94	55.00	0	0	0
DR Havewala ()	1940-1940	1	1	313	52.1	7	137	3	3/137	45.66	2.62	104.33	0	0	0
AA Hakim ()	1940-1940	1	1	246	41.0	6	153	3	3/153	51.00	3.73	82.00	0	0	0
GS Meikle (VIC)	1940-1941	4	6	304	38.0	0	248	3	1/46	82.66	4.89	101.33	0	0	0
JR Oza (NAW)	1940-1940	1	1	24	4.0	0	15	2	2/15	7.50	3.75	12.00	0	0	0
YS Ramaswami (MYS)	1940-1940	1	1	132	22.0	5	40	2	2/40	20.00	1.81	66.00	0	0	0
MA Gopaldas (SIND)	1940-1940	1	2	138	23.0	7	46	2	1/23	23.00	2.00	69.00	0	0	0
NA Kendrew (BENG)	1940-1940	1	2	132	22.0	6	47	2	1/20	23.50	2.13	66.00	0	0	0
BK Bose (BIHAR)	1940-1940	1	2	138	23.0	7	52	2	2/42	26.00	2.26	69.00	0	0	0
Ibrahim Vazir (SIND)	1940-1940	1	2	150	25.0	4	56	2	2/49	28.00	2.24	75.00	0	0	0
B Ramchandra (BENG)	1940-1940	2	4	138	23.0	5	61	2	1/1	30.50	2.65	69.00	0	0	0
IB Cromb (CANT)	1940-1940	1	2	168	21.0	4	65	2	2/45	32.50	2.32	84.00	0	0	0
VJT Chettleburgh (OTAGO)	1940-1940	1	2	69	8.5	0	67	2	1/26	33.50	5.82	34.50	0	0	0
CM Patel (GUJ)	1941-1941	1	1	132	22.0	6	70	2	2/70	35.00	3.18	66.00	0	0	0
WM Roberts (SOA)	1940-1940	1	2	136	17.0	2	70	2	2/27	35.00	3.08	68.00	0	0	0
J Stackpoole (QLD)	1940-1940	1	2	141	17.5	1	91	2	1/28	45.50	3.87	70.50	0	0	0
NC Begg (OTAGO)	1940-1940	1	2	134	16.6	2	92	2	2/43	46.00	4.11	67.00	0	0	0
B Zahiruddin (HYD)	1940-1941	1	2	198	33.0	4	95	2	2/56	47.50	2.87	99.00	0	0	0
RH Scott (CANT)	1940-1940	1	2	240	30.0	4	111	2	2/53	55.50	2.77	120.00	0	0	0
Zahur Ahmed (BIHAR)	1940-1940	1	2	246	41.0	4	143	2	1/64	71.50	3.48	123.00	0	0	0
CP Christ (QLD)	1940-1940	2	4	304	38.0	1	181	2	2/78	90.50	3.57	152.00	0	0	0
DR Puri (N IND)	1940-1940	1	1	30	5.0	4	1	1	1/1	1.00	0.20	30.00	0	0	0
M Jahangir Khan (N IND)	1940-1940	1	1	60	10.0	7	6	1	1/6	6.00	0.60	60.00	0	0	0
BJ Mohoni (MAHA)	1940-1941	3	2	30	5.0	0	15	1	1/9	15.00	3.00	30.00	0	0	0
M Nissar (SPnjb)	1940-1940	1	2	66	11.0	4	17	1	1/10	17.00	1.54	66.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ishaq (DELHI)	1940-1940	1	1	24	4.0	0	18	1	1/18	18.00	4.50	24.00	0	0	0
Nazar Mohammad (N IND)	1940-1941	2	2	54	9.0	1	20	1	1/3	20.00	2.22	54.00	0	0	0
Murawwat Hussain (SPnjb)	1940-1940	1	1	42	7.0	1	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.00	42.00	0	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:

Gujarat vs Tripura at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 307/3 (90.1 ov, GH Vihari 86*, V Shankar 100*, CT Gaja 2/58)

Easterns (Eastern Transvaal) vs South Western Districts at Oudtshoorn, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 19th Match, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 224/10 (61.4 ov, ZJH Momberg 24*, T Ndlela 1/19) - Stumps

Nagaland vs Andhra at Sovima, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group A, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 420/7 (106.0 ov, CR Gnaneshwar 161*, T Vijay 12*, VG Zhimomi 5/67) - Lunch