Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	2280	285.0	105	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1118	139.6	37	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	0	3	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1956	4	7	1121	186.5	57	424	24	7/72	17.66	2.26	46.70	0	3	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	1136	142.0	32	313	21	4/20	14.90	1.65	54.09	3	0	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1956-1957	5	8	1139	142.3	43	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	0	1	0
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	1480	185.0	34	517	18	4/22	28.72	2.09	82.22	1	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1957	5	10	1724	215.4	81	370	15	3/51	24.66	1.28	114.93	0	0	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1041	130.1	20	349	14	3/37	24.92	2.01	74.35	0	0	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1956-1956	1	2	450	75.0	28	114	13	7/80	8.76	1.52	34.61	0	2	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1956-1956	4	8	943	157.1	61	263	13	7/43	20.23	1.67	72.53	0	1	0
Ghulam Ahmed (IND)	1956-1956	2	3	525	87.3	28	197	12	7/49	16.41	2.25	43.75	0	1	1
MH Mankad (IND)	1956-1956	3	4	754	125.4	29	313	11	4/49	28.45	2.49	68.54	2	0	0
JC Laker (ENG)	1956-1957	5	10	1161	145.1	46	324	11	2/7	29.45	1.67	105.54	0	0	0
PJ Loader (ENG)	1957-1957	4	8	968	121.0	27	291	9	3/35	32.33	1.80	107.55	0	0	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1956-1957	2	3	392	49.0	14	100	8	6/40	12.50	1.53	49.00	0	1	0
SP Gupte (IND)	1956-1956	3	4	579	96.3	31	263	8	3/89	32.87	2.72	72.37	0	0	0
WPA Crawford (AUS)	1956-1956	3	6	408	68.0	25	103	7	3/28	14.71	1.51	58.28	0	0	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1956-1956	1	2	402	67.0	22	112	7	4/43	16.00	1.67	57.42	1	0	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	3	6	470	78.2	27	144	7	4/50	20.57	1.83	67.14	1	0	0
JW Burke (AUS)	1956-1956	4	4	174	29.0	7	70	4	4/37	17.50	2.41	43.50	1	0	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1956-1957	5	5	376	47.0	8	166	4	2/38	41.50	2.64	94.00	0	0	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1956	2	4	228	38.0	19	57	3	1/6	19.00	1.50	76.00	0	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1956	3	3	308	51.2	20	74	3	3/27	24.66	1.44	102.66	0	0	0
JM Patel (IND)	1956-1956	2	2	318	53.0	13	147	3	2/111	49.00	2.77	106.00	0	0	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1957-1957	1	2	208	26.0	11	38	2	1/17	19.00	1.09	104.00	0	0	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1956-1956	1	2	174	29.0	9	58	2	2/40	29.00	2.00	87.00	0	0	0
GS Ramchand (IND)	1956-1956	3	4	162	27.0	5	97	2	1/6	48.50	3.59	81.00	0	0	0
JW Rutherford (AUS)	1956-1956	1	2	36	6.0	2	15	1	1/11	15.00	2.50	36.00	0	0	0
RG Archer (AUS)	1956-1956	1	2	47	7.5	3	19	1	1/18	19.00	2.42	47.00	0	0	0
JW Wilson (AUS)	1956-1956	1	2	216	36.0	17	64	1	1/25	64.00	1.77	216.00	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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]