Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AL Thomson (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	11	21	3568	446.0	70	1535	51	7/115	30.09	2.58	69.96	1	3	0
DL Underwood (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	12	22	3376	422.0	110	1123	43	6/12	26.11	1.99	78.51	1	3	1
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	10	18	2779	347.3	87	1086	42	6/69	25.85	2.34	66.16	0	2	0
TJ Jenner (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	12	22	3083	385.3	66	1360	42	4/22	32.38	2.64	73.40	5	0	0
JA Snow (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	10	17	2453	306.5	57	1021	38	7/40	26.86	2.49	64.55	1	2	0
JRF Duncan (AUS/QLD)	1970-1971	9	13	2266	283.2	52	795	35	8/55	22.71	2.10	64.74	1	3	1
GAR Lock (WA)	1970-1971	9	16	2480	310.0	59	921	35	4/22	26.31	2.22	70.85	4	0	0
JR Hammond (SOA)	1970-1971	9	17	1406	175.6	20	689	34	6/54	20.26	2.94	41.35	0	3	0
DK Lillee (AUS/WA)	1970-1971	11	20	2461	307.5	44	1065	31	5/65	34.35	2.59	79.38	0	2	0
AA Mallett (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	11	21	2660	332.4	74	1049	29	4/40	36.17	2.36	91.72	2	0	0
KJ McCarthy (SOA)	1970-1971	7	13	1393	174.1	27	613	27	6/112	22.70	2.64	51.59	2	1	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND/SOZ)	1970-1971	8	15	2176	362.4	91	882	27	5/95	32.66	2.43	80.59	1	1	0
JW Gleeson (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	10	17	2937	367.1	103	968	27	5/30	35.85	1.97	108.77	1	1	0
AR Dell (AUS/QLD)	1970-1971	9	14	2121	265.1	51	757	25	6/76	30.28	2.14	84.84	0	2	0
DA Renneberg (NSW)	1970-1971	9	15	1678	209.6	24	951	24	4/49	39.62	3.40	69.91	2	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	8	16	1456	182.0	29	738	23	4/81	32.08	3.04	63.30	1	0	0
P Lever (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	23	2490	311.2	48	951	23	4/17	41.34	2.29	108.26	2	0	0
R Illingworth (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	22	2272	284.0	71	883	20	3/39	44.15	2.33	113.60	0	0	0
EW Freeman (SOA)	1970-1971	4	8	771	96.3	10	390	19	8/64	20.52	3.03	40.57	0	2	1
AN Connolly (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	7	13	1722	215.2	40	555	19	5/53	29.21	1.93	90.63	0	1	0
S Abid Ali (IND/SOZ)	1971-1971	7	14	1322	220.2	37	695	18	5/65	38.61	3.15	73.44	0	1	0
BS Bedi (IND/NOZ)	1971-1971	6	11	2062	343.4	112	703	18	3/46	39.05	2.04	114.55	0	0	0
DJ Colley (NSW)	1970-1971	8	14	1397	174.5	17	714	18	4/107	39.66	3.06	77.61	1	0	0
JM Noreiga (WI)	1971-1971	4	7	1322	220.2	47	493	17	9/95	29.00	2.23	77.76	0	2	0
K Shuttleworth (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	8	14	1509	188.5	23	662	17	5/47	38.94	2.63	88.76	0	1	0
GD McKenzie (AUS/WA)	1970-1971	8	14	1860	232.4	38	699	17	4/24	41.11	2.25	109.41	2	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	14	24	2000	250.0	40	756	17	3/41	44.47	2.26	117.64	0	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND/SOZ)	1970-1971	5	8	1307	217.5	62	510	16	5/75	31.87	2.34	81.68	2	1	0
GR Davies (NSW)	1970-1971	9	11	776	97.0	10	455	13	5/110	35.00	3.51	59.69	0	1	0
ED Solkar (/IND/WEZ)	1970-1971	7	13	1251	208.3	48	526	13	5/121	40.46	2.52	96.23	0	1	0
DD Govindraj (ROI/SOZ)	1970-1971	4	8	594	99.0	13	346	12	5/114	28.83	3.49	49.50	0	1	0
AJ Sieler (VIC)	1970-1971	7	10	1160	145.0	34	376	12	4/28	31.33	1.94	96.66	1	0	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1971-1971	5	9	1314	219.0	70	401	12	3/72	33.41	1.83	109.50	0	0	0
WD Albury (QLD)	1970-1971	6	9	968	121.0	9	438	12	4/54	36.50	2.71	80.66	2	0	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	13	16	1536	192.0	34	569	12	2/15	47.41	2.22	128.00	0	0	0
RG Paulsen (QLD)	1970-1971	7	9	1423	177.7	28	717	12	4/134	59.75	3.02	118.58	1	0	0
MHN Walker (VIC)	1970-1971	3	6	799	99.7	14	318	11	4/55	28.90	2.38	72.63	1	0	0
JD Higgs (VIC)	1970-1971	6	9	978	122.2	24	437	11	3/111	39.72	2.68	88.90	0	0	0
AL Mann (WA)	1970-1970	7	12	1738	217.2	29	792	11	3/120	72.00	2.73	158.00	0	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1971-1971	2	4	454	56.6	15	151	10	4/41	15.10	1.99	45.40	1	0	0
RS Cunis (NZ)	1971-1971	2	4	535	66.7	11	189	10	6/76	18.90	2.11	53.50	0	1	0
GD Watson (VIC)	1970-1971	6	11	709	88.5	16	202	10	5/23	20.20	1.70	70.90	0	1	0
RAL Massie (WA)	1970-1971	3	5	656	82.0	10	235	10	4/33	23.50	2.14	65.60	2	0	0
RF Surti (QLD)	1970-1971	8	10	720	90.0	7	394	10	5/78	39.40	3.28	72.00	0	1	0
KR Stackpole (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	11	18	1342	167.6	38	476	10	3/50	47.60	2.12	134.20	0	0	0
BS Chandrasekhar (ROI/SOZ)	1970-1971	3	5	587	97.5	19	308	9	3/69	34.22	3.14	65.22	0	0	0
KD Walters (AUS/NSW)	1970-1971	13	19	992	124.0	21	438	9	3/12	48.66	2.64	110.22	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1970-1971	9	12	666	83.2	12	319	8	2/24	39.87	2.87	83.25	0	0	0
D Wilson (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	5	8	967	120.7	19	406	8	3/32	50.75	2.51	120.87	0	0	0
JB Gannon (WA)	1971-1971	2	4	432	54.0	3	176	7	3/43	25.14	2.44	61.71	0	0	0
JN Shepherd (WI)	1971-1971	2	4	618	103.0	26	213	7	3/78	30.42	2.06	88.28	0	0	0
UG Dowe (WI)	1971-1971	2	4	510	85.0	15	245	7	4/69	35.00	2.88	72.85	1	0	0
VN Joshi (WEZ)	1971-1971	1	2	258	43.0	10	124	6	4/34	20.66	2.88	43.00	1	0	0
VA Holder (WI)	1971-1971	3	5	494	82.2	28	192	6	4/60	32.00	2.33	82.33	1	0	0
DR Doshi (EAZ)	1971-1971	2	2	510	85.0	25	204	6	5/88	34.00	2.40	85.00	0	1	0
L Varis (WA)	1970-1971	4	8	560	70.0	13	213	6	2/40	35.50	2.28	93.33	0	0	0
SR Bernard (NSW)	1970-1971	3	4	424	53.0	5	245	6	2/68	40.83	3.46	70.66	0	0	0
AG Bhagwat (CEZ)	1970-1970	1	2	162	27.0	3	70	5	5/28	14.00	2.59	32.40	0	1	0
KR Gattani (CEZ)	1970-1970	1	2	324	54.0	14	109	5	3/83	21.80	2.01	64.80	0	0	0
VV Kumar (ROI/SOZ)	1970-1971	2	4	324	54.0	18	128	5	2/49	25.60	2.37	64.80	0	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1971-1971	2	4	408	51.0	15	141	5	4/46	28.20	2.07	81.60	1	0	0
ML Jaisimha (IND/SOZ)	1970-1971	6	8	284	47.2	10	143	5	2/0	28.60	3.02	56.80	0	0	0
BA Richards (SOA)	1970-1971	10	8	300	37.4	5	145	5	3/29	29.00	2.90	60.00	0	0	0
M Amarnath (NOZ/ROI)	1970-1971	2	4	474	79.0	27	163	5	3/52	32.60	2.06	94.80	0	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	11	10	323	40.3	2	232	5	3/43	46.40	4.30	64.60	0	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS/SOA)	1970-1971	15	4	125	15.5	4	48	4	1/2	12.00	2.30	31.25	0	0	0
AV Mankad (/IND/WEZ)	1970-1971	5	3	108	18.0	1	79	4	2/18	19.75	4.38	27.00	0	0	0
KE Dudgeon (QLD)	1970-1971	6	5	256	32.0	4	147	4	2/14	36.75	3.44	64.00	0	0	0
A Ward (MCC)	1970-1970	2	3	309	38.5	3	166	4	2/25	41.50	3.22	77.25	0	0	0
AG Barrett (WI)	1971-1971	2	3	484	80.4	19	194	4	3/43	48.50	2.40	121.00	0	0	0
GC Shillingford (WI)	1971-1971	3	5	450	75.0	9	217	4	2/70	54.25	2.89	112.50	0	0	0
PLA Bedford (VIC)	1970-1971	8	8	427	53.3	4	223	4	2/76	55.75	3.13	106.75	0	0	0
TJ Prindiville (WA)	1970-1970	3	3	168	21.0	8	59	3	3/26	19.66	2.10	56.00	0	0	0
KH Eastwood (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	6	6	128	16.0	0	65	3	1/10	21.66	3.04	42.66	0	0	0
PH Carlson (QLD)	1970-1971	8	4	144	18.0	0	72	3	2/17	24.00	3.00	48.00	0	0	0
BC Patterson (TAS)	1970-1970	1	2	152	19.0	3	91	3	2/80	30.33	3.59	50.66	0	0	0
CG Joshi (CEZ)	1970-1970	1	1	182	30.2	6	97	3	3/97	32.33	3.19	60.66	0	0	0
A Shukla (EAZ)	1971-1971	2	3	106	17.4	3	103	3	2/35	34.33	5.83	35.33	0	0	0
B Yardley (WA)	1971-1971	1	2	232	29.0	2	114	3	2/63	38.00	2.94	77.33	0	0	0
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1971-1971	2	4	189	23.5	0	118	3	3/35	39.33	3.74	63.00	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG/MCC)	1970-1971	10	6	192	24.0	0	127	3	2/46	42.33	3.96	64.00	0	0	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1971-1971	1	2	333	55.3	8	131	3	3/68	43.66	2.36	111.00	0	0	0
SR Sanghvi (EAZ)	1971-1971	2	4	270	45.0	10	192	3	3/104	64.00	4.26	90.00	0	0	0
SA Hatteea (/WEZ)	1970-1971	2	4	378	63.0	13	212	3	3/117	70.66	3.36	126.00	0	0	0
SA Durani (CEZ/IND/ROI)	1970-1971	5	8	762	127.0	24	406	3	2/21	135.33	3.19	254.00	0	0	0
A Ghatak (EAZ)	1971-1971	1	1	84	14.0	2	40	2	2/40	20.00	2.85	42.00	0	0	0
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1971	1	2	136	22.4	5	59	2	2/47	29.50	2.60	68.00	0	0	0
AK Roy (EAZ/ROI)	1970-1971	3	4	120	20.0	5	64	2	1/13	32.00	3.20	60.00	0	0	0
JR Patel (WEZ)	1971-1971	1	2	126	21.0	3	69	2	1/15	34.50	3.28	63.00	0	0	0
D Sarkar (NOZ)	1971-1971	1	2	180	30.0	7	75	2	1/36	37.50	2.50	90.00	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (NOZ)	1971-1971	1	2	198	33.0	8	95	2	2/80	47.50	2.87	99.00	0	0	0
GC Clarke (SOA)	1971-1971	1	2	200	25.0	5	97	2	2/10	48.50	2.91	100.00	0	0	0
K Mackay (NSW)	1970-1971	5	7	200	25.0	4	107	2	2/20	53.50	3.21	100.00	0	0	0
MG Webb (NZ)	1971-1971	1	2	232	29.0	0	144	2	1/50	72.00	3.72	116.00	0	0	0
RC Saxena (EAZ)	1971-1971	2	2	13	2.1	0	7	1	1/2	7.00	3.23	13.00	0	0	0
IR Redpath (AUS/VIC)	1970-1971	13	3	32	4.0	0	14	1	1/5	14.00	2.62	32.00	0	0	0
J Benaud (NSW)	1970-1971	9	2	40	5.0	1	15	1	1/5	15.00	2.25	40.00	0	0	0
RW Morgan (NZ)	1971-1971	2	1	48	6.0	0	16	1	1/16	16.00	2.00	48.00	0	0	0
R Edwards (WA)	1970-1971	7	1	32	4.0	0	24	1	1/24	24.00	4.50	32.00	0	0	0
AM Mehta ()	1970-1970	1	1	72	12.0	4	25	1	1/25	25.00	2.08	72.00	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]
>> 208/3 (57.0 ov, GH Vihari 40*, V Shankar 51*, CT Gaja 2/38) - Stumps

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]
>> 267/5 (70.0 ov, CR Gnaneshwar 87*, KV Sasikanth 31*, VG Zhimomi 4/45) - Stumps