Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
R Benaud (AUS/NSW)	1956-1957	11	19	3562	-	128	1224	57	7/72	21.47	2.06	62.49	2	5	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	2280	285.0	105	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
RR Lindwall (AUS/QLD)	1956-1957	11	18	2455	-	101	797	37	7/43	21.54	1.94	66.35	2	3	-
LF Kline (VIC)	1956-1957	7	12	2204	275.4	50	921	37	6/57	24.89	2.50	59.56	2	3	-
PR Umrigar (/IND)	1956-1957	8	13	1973	328.5	129	570	35	6/36	16.28	1.73	56.37	3	3	1
RB Strauss (WA)	1956-1957	7	12	1989	248.5	59	742	33	7/59	22.48	2.23	60.27	2	3	-
Fazal Mahmood (PAK/PNJB)	1956-1957	2	4	865	144.1	66	190	28	9/43	6.78	1.31	30.89	-	4	2
WT Walmsley (QLD)	1956-1957	8	12	1751	218.7	29	795	28	5/124	28.39	2.72	62.53	2	1	-
JC Treanor (NSW)	1956-1957	8	14	1767	220.7	37	734	27	5/36	27.18	2.49	65.44	1	2	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1118	139.6	37	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
AK Davidson (AUS/NSW)	1956-1957	9	16	1736	-	46	714	26	4/69	27.46	2.46	66.76	2	-	-
RA Gaunt (WA)	1956-1957	7	12	1546	193.2	29	749	24	7/104	31.20	2.90	64.41	1	1	-
CS Nayudu (UP)	1956-1957	3	4	852	142.0	27	418	23	7/53	18.17	2.94	37.04	-	4	1
J Drennan (SOA)	1956-1957	7	11	1584	198.0	19	629	23	6/69	27.34	2.38	68.86	-	1	-
JW Beagley (SOA)	1956-1957	7	11	1530	191.2	25	745	23	6/121	32.39	2.92	66.52	2	1	-
JE Childe-Freeman (QLD)	1956-1957	8	13	1884	235.4	40	783	23	6/134	34.04	2.49	81.91	-	2	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	1136	142.0	32	313	21	4/20	14.90	1.65	54.09	3	-	-
I Meckiff (VIC)	1956-1957	7	11	1656	207.0	40	546	21	4/56	26.00	1.97	78.85	1	-	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	8	1139	142.3	43	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	-	1	-
DG Phadkar (BENG/IND)	1956-1957	4	6	1026	171.0	65	310	19	7/37	16.31	1.81	54.00	-	2	1
SJE Loxton (VIC)	1956-1957	8	13	1018	127.2	20	381	19	6/49	20.05	2.24	53.57	1	1	-
JD Bratchford (QLD)	1956-1957	8	13	1686	210.6	32	653	19	5/28	34.36	2.32	88.73	-	1	-
VB Ranjane (MAHA)	1956-1957	3	5	600	100.0	29	238	18	9/35	13.22	2.38	33.33	2	1	1
PM Chatterjee (BENG)	1957-1957	3	5	828	138.0	52	249	18	10/20	13.83	1.80	46.00	1	1	1
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	1480	185.0	34	517	18	4/22	28.72	2.09	82.22	1	-	-
JW Martin (NSW)	1956-1957	8	13	1151	143.7	11	608	18	3/68	33.77	3.16	63.94	-	-	-
JN Edwards (VIC)	1956-1957	4	7	1318	164.6	51	349	17	5/51	20.52	1.58	77.52	1	1	-
MH Mankad (IND/RAJ)	1956-1957	5	7	1265	210.5	46	426	16	4/49	26.62	2.02	79.06	2	-	-
AE Wyatt (NSW)	1956-1957	6	10	983	122.7	17	473	16	5/100	29.56	2.88	61.43	-	1	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	1724	215.4	81	370	15	3/51	24.66	1.28	114.93	-	-	-
KD Mackay (AUS/QLD)	1956-1957	10	14	1292	-	38	392	15	5/15	26.13	1.82	86.13	-	1	-
JW Wilson (AUS/SOA)	1956-1957	8	11	2435	-	95	779	15	4/78	51.93	1.91	162.33	2	-	-
M Mehra (DELHI)	1956-1957	2	4	541	90.1	40	111	14	5/47	7.92	1.23	38.64	2	1	-
AH Desai ()	1956-1957	3	6	536	89.2	14	239	14	6/108	17.07	2.67	38.28	1	1	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1041	130.1	20	349	14	3/37	24.92	2.01	74.35	-	-	-
WA Dick (VIC)	1956-1957	7	11	1641	205.1	48	505	14	4/46	36.07	1.84	117.21	1	-	-
Ghulam Ahmed (HYD/IND)	1956-1956	3	4	711	118.3	37	284	13	7/49	21.84	2.39	54.69	-	1	1
KR Panjri ()	1957-1957	2	4	542	90.2	38	142	12	6/37	11.83	1.57	45.16	-	2	-
NP Kumar (AP)	1957-1957	2	4	558	93.0	23	227	12	4/52	18.91	2.44	46.50	1	-	-
MK Murugesh (MADRS)	1956-1957	2	3	594	99.0	16	305	12	7/65	25.41	3.08	49.50	-	1	-
VM Muddiah (SVCS)	1957-1957	4	6	949	158.1	56	317	12	5/54	26.41	2.00	79.08	-	1	-
K Naziruddin (AP)	1957-1957	2	4	541	90.1	21	207	11	5/88	18.81	2.29	49.18	-	1	-
GS Ramchand (IND/RAJ)	1956-1957	5	8	547	91.1	23	236	11	3/18	21.45	2.58	49.72	-	-	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1956-1957	5	10	1161	145.1	46	324	11	2/7	29.45	1.67	105.54	-	-	-
VV Kumar (MADRS)	1956-1957	3	5	1039	173.1	28	482	11	5/100	43.81	2.78	94.45	-	1	-
WPA Crawford (AUS/NSW)	1956-1956	4	8	568	-	29	156	10	3/28	15.60	1.64	56.80	-	-	-
GM Guard ()	1956-1957	4	8	702	117.0	36	254	10	4/31	25.40	2.17	70.20	1	-	-
KM Tiwari (UP)	1956-1957	3	4	665	110.5	28	280	10	3/47	28.00	2.52	66.50	-	-	-
L Amarnath (Pepsu)	1957-1957	1	2	294	49.0	17	107	9	7/30	11.88	2.18	32.66	-	1	-
BP Gupte ()	1956-1956	1	2	460	76.4	17	194	9	7/109	21.55	2.53	51.11	-	1	-
P Bhandari (DELHI/IND)	1956-1957	3	4	622	103.4	33	220	9	5/60	24.44	2.12	69.11	-	1	-
SD Dhanawade (RAJ)	1956-1957	2	4	416	69.2	10	227	9	3/25	25.22	3.27	46.22	-	-	-
JL Salmon (VIC)	1956-1956	4	6	712	89.0	26	243	9	4/31	27.00	2.04	79.11	1	-	-
PJ Loader (ENG)	1957-1957	4	8	968	121.0	27	291	9	3/35	32.33	1.80	107.55	-	-	-
DE Hoare (WA)	1956-1956	4	6	595	74.3	9	299	9	4/43	33.22	3.01	66.11	1	-	-
BR Mohan Rai (MADRS)	1956-1957	3	5	660	110.0	24	319	9	3/67	35.44	2.90	73.33	-	-	-
KN Slater (WA)	1956-1957	3	6	843	105.3	24	332	9	3/73	36.88	2.36	93.66	-	-	-
HG Bevan (WA)	1956-1957	3	6	678	84.6	10	382	9	6/106	42.44	3.38	75.33	-	1	-
AT Preen (WA)	1956-1956	6	11	1439	179.7	50	460	9	4/69	51.11	1.91	159.88	1	-	-
VN Swamy (SVCS)	1957-1957	1	2	225	37.3	10	83	8	4/31	10.37	2.21	28.12	2	-	-
FH Tyson (ENG)	1956-1957	2	3	392	49.0	14	100	8	6/40	12.50	1.53	49.00	-	1	-
UK Kuddus Khan (MAHA)	1956-1957	3	4	420	70.0	11	236	8	4/25	29.50	3.37	52.50	1	-	-
SP Gupte (IND)	1956-1956	3	4	579	96.3	31	263	8	3/89	32.87	2.72	72.37	-	-	-
AA Bedford (SOA)	1956-1957	3	5	824	103.0	30	301	8	4/80	37.62	2.19	103.00	1	-	-
DM Gregg (SOA)	1956-1957	4	6	964	120.4	14	374	8	5/115	46.75	2.32	120.50	-	1	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1956-1956	1	2	402	67.0	22	112	7	4/43	16.00	1.67	57.42	1	-	-
SN Ghoshal (BENG)	1957-1957	3	3	359	59.5	22	138	7	3/42	19.71	2.30	51.28	-	-	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	3	6	470	78.2	27	144	7	4/50	20.57	1.83	67.14	1	-	-
SK Girdhari (ASSAM)	1957-1957	1	1	432	72.0	15	157	7	7/157	22.42	2.18	61.71	-	1	-
S Rama Rao (AP)	1957-1957	2	4	371	61.5	10	159	7	3/30	22.71	2.57	53.00	-	-	-
RK Vaid (DELHI)	1956-1957	2	4	636	106.0	38	187	7	4/52	26.71	1.76	90.85	1	-	-
JC Patel (MADRS)	1957-1957	2	3	554	92.2	27	194	7	4/17	27.71	2.10	79.14	1	-	-
BK Bose (BIHAR)	1956-1957	2	3	461	76.5	17	203	7	3/64	29.00	2.64	65.85	-	-	-
D Das Gupta (MYS)	1957-1957	2	4	426	71.0	12	217	7	3/56	31.00	3.05	60.85	-	-	-
BN Krishnamurthy (HYD)	1956-1956	1	2	414	69.0	9	224	7	6/137	32.00	3.24	59.14	-	1	-
RG Nadkarni (MAHA)	1956-1957	3	4	812	135.2	39	276	7	5/162	39.42	2.03	116.00	-	1	-
MH Sathe (MP)	1956-1956	1	2	210	35.0	11	65	6	6/54	10.83	1.85	35.00	-	1	-
Baseer Shamsi (PakCm)	1957-1957	1	1	215	35.5	10	73	6	6/73	12.16	2.03	35.83	-	1	-
S Nyalchand (SAU)	1956-1956	1	1	222	37.0	12	83	6	6/83	13.83	2.24	37.00	-	1	-
Malinder Singh (Pepsu)	1957-1957	1	2	180	30.0	6	105	6	5/77	17.50	3.50	30.00	-	1	-
S Aaron ()	1957-1957	1	2	378	63.0	19	121	6	5/77	20.16	1.92	63.00	-	1	-
MS Hardikar ()	1956-1957	4	7	510	85.0	35	158	6	3/48	26.33	1.85	85.00	-	-	-
JW Burke (AUS/NSW)	1956-1957	10	9	471	-	10	187	6	4/37	31.16	2.38	78.50	1	-	-
KD Meuleman (WA)	1956-1957	8	9	312	39.0	1	214	6	2/58	35.66	4.11	52.00	-	-	-
JM Patel (GUJ/IND)	1956-1956	3	4	656	109.2	31	238	6	2/78	39.66	2.17	109.33	-	-	-
BAL Livingston (NSW)	1956-1956	1	2	232	29.0	8	85	5	4/43	17.00	2.19	46.40	1	-	-
Raj Singh (RAJ)	1956-1957	2	4	210	35.0	10	101	5	3/43	20.20	2.88	42.00	-	-	-
AC Day (VIC)	1957-1957	1	2	328	41.0	9	102	5	3/39	20.40	1.86	65.60	-	-	-
CM Varadaraj (MYS)	1957-1957	1	2	462	77.0	33	105	5	4/77	21.00	1.36	92.40	1	-	-
L Germaine (VIC)	1957-1957	1	2	185	23.1	1	107	5	5/69	21.40	3.47	37.00	-	1	-
P Sitaram (DELHI)	1956-1957	2	4	426	71.0	19	115	5	2/35	23.00	1.61	85.20	-	-	-
HT Dani (SVCS)	1957-1957	4	6	312	52.0	16	137	5	2/43	27.40	2.63	62.40	-	-	-
GI Kasturirangan (MYS)	1957-1957	2	3	414	69.0	20	151	5	2/41	30.20	2.18	82.80	-	-	-
GN Kunzru (SVCS)	1957-1957	3	4	444	74.0	17	178	5	3/54	35.60	2.40	88.80	-	-	-
MV Mathe (MAHA)	1956-1957	2	3	462	77.0	21	187	5	5/58	37.40	2.42	92.40	-	1	-
DS Murthy (ODSA)	1956-1956	1	2	240	40.0	20	53	4	4/49	13.25	1.32	60.00	1	-	-
KS Kannan (MADRS)	1957-1957	1	2	216	36.0	8	72	4	2/31	18.00	2.00	54.00	-	-	-
Khalid Qureshi (PNJB)	1957-1957	1	2	357	59.3	28	80	4	3/43	20.00	1.34	89.25	-	-	-
S Das (BIHAR)	1956-1957	2	3	180	30.0	6	106	4	2/31	26.50	3.53	45.00	-	-	-
S Sinha (BIHAR)	1956-1957	2	3	216	36.0	9	123	4	2/45	30.75	3.41	54.00	-	-	-

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 518/7 (124.0 ov, SPD Smith 129*, BJ Webster 42*, WG Jacks 0/31) - Stumps

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]