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)	1957-1958	5	9	1937	242.1	56	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	0
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1123	187.1	32	636	21	4/32	30.28	3.39	53.47	3	0	0
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1958-1958	5	9	1922	320.2	105	764	20	6/83	38.20	2.38	96.10	1	1	0
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1958	5	8	1189	198.1	48	508	19	6/67	26.73	2.56	62.57	0	2	0
PS Heine (SA)	1957-1958	4	7	995	124.3	19	321	17	6/58	18.88	1.93	58.52	0	2	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1958	4	7	1001	166.5	47	392	17	5/80	23.05	2.34	58.88	1	1	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1957-1958	5	8	2211	276.3	100	639	17	5/120	37.58	1.73	130.05	0	1	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1958	5	8	907	113.3	31	245	15	4/33	16.33	1.62	60.46	1	0	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1957-1958	5	8	1048	131.0	15	410	14	6/43	29.28	2.34	74.85	0	1	0
OG Smith (WI)	1958-1958	5	9	1416	236.0	71	494	13	4/71	38.00	2.09	108.92	1	0	0
ES Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	3	5	762	127.0	21	307	12	5/42	25.58	2.41	63.50	0	1	0
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1958	4	7	1044	130.4	24	353	11	5/125	32.09	2.02	94.90	0	1	0
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1958-1958	3	4	691	115.1	14	415	8	4/153	51.87	3.60	86.37	1	0	0
DT Dewdney (WI)	1958-1958	3	6	646	107.4	21	327	7	2/51	46.71	3.03	92.28	0	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1958	5	8	1512	189.0	69	417	7	2/25	59.57	1.65	216.00	0	0	0
JO Taylor (WI)	1958-1958	1	1	221	36.5	6	109	5	5/109	21.80	2.95	44.20	0	1	0
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1958-1958	3	5	864	144.0	22	496	5	2/89	99.20	3.44	172.80	0	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1958	5	8	1029	171.3	53	377	4	2/41	94.25	2.19	257.25	0	0	0
AL Valentine (WI)	1958-1958	1	2	272	45.2	9	124	3	2/109	41.33	2.73	90.66	0	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1957-1958	5	6	750	93.6	20	193	3	2/54	64.33	1.54	250.00	0	0	0
VI Smith (SA)	1957-1957	1	2	200	25.0	10	55	2	1/25	27.50	1.65	100.00	0	0	0
JW Burke (AUS)	1957-1958	5	4	352	44.0	19	77	2	1/23	38.50	1.31	176.00	0	0	0
RA Gaunt (AUS)	1958-1958	1	1	216	27.0	2	87	2	2/87	43.50	2.41	108.00	0	0	0
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1957-1958	4	5	244	30.4	1	117	2	2/37	58.50	2.87	122.00	0	0	0
ERH Fuller (SA)	1957-1958	1	1	274	34.2	3	125	2	2/125	62.50	2.73	137.00	0	0	0
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1958-1958	2	3	486	81.0	13	357	2	2/79	178.50	4.40	243.00	0	0	0
AH Kardar (PAK)	1958-1958	5	7	726	121.0	23	385	2	1/71	192.50	3.18	363.00	0	0	0
Alimuddin (PAK)	1958-1958	5	2	36	6.0	0	51	1	1/17	51.00	8.50	36.00	0	0	0
DS Atkinson (WI)	1958-1958	1	1	372	62.0	35	61	1	1/61	61.00	0.98	372.00	0	0	0
SF Rehman (PAK)	1958-1958	1	2	204	34.0	3	99	1	1/43	99.00	2.91	204.00	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]