Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1977	11	22	3289	-	82	1730	57	6/63	30.35	3.15	57.70	2	4	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1977	8	15	3007	501.1	197	864	47	6/71	18.38	1.72	63.97	4	4	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1976-1977	6	12	2085	260.5	38	1017	47	6/26	21.63	2.92	44.36	1	6	3
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1976-1977	9	17	2324	-	78	1081	37	4/79	29.21	2.79	62.81	1	0	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976-1977	8	14	2179	363.1	87	928	36	6/76	25.77	2.55	60.52	1	2	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1976-1977	6	12	1707	-	99	563	33	5/84	17.06	1.97	51.72	4	1	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1977	5	10	1307	217.5	45	676	33	8/29	20.48	3.10	39.60	2	1	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1977	6	12	1162	-	31	511	30	7/46	17.03	2.63	38.73	0	2	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1976-1977	8	15	1940	-	27	1238	29	5/121	42.68	3.82	66.89	2	1	0
J Garner (WI)	1977-1977	5	10	1317	219.3	41	688	25	4/48	27.52	3.13	52.68	3	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1976-1977	6	12	1050	-	25	459	22	6/53	20.86	2.62	47.72	0	2	0
MHN Walker (AUS)	1977-1977	5	10	1538	192.2	36	643	22	4/54	29.22	2.50	69.90	3	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1976-1977	11	18	1360	-	48	585	21	5/28	27.85	2.58	64.76	2	1	0
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1976-1977	6	10	1641	205.1	44	610	20	5/101	30.50	2.23	82.05	1	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1977-1977	5	10	1419	236.3	37	763	19	4/85	40.15	3.22	74.68	1	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1977-1977	4	8	1396	232.4	79	389	18	4/55	21.61	1.67	77.55	3	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1976-1977	5	10	851	-	26	344	17	4/104	20.23	2.42	50.05	1	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1976-1977	4	8	1149	-	41	429	17	4/35	25.23	2.24	67.58	2	0	0
PJ Petherick (NZ)	1976-1977	6	10	1305	-	37	681	16	3/90	42.56	3.13	81.56	0	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1977	7	12	1056	-	27	460	14	3/74	32.85	2.61	75.42	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1976-1976	4	7	1128	188.0	63	402	13	3/79	30.92	2.13	86.76	0	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1977	5	10	1104	-	37	506	13	4/84	38.92	2.75	84.92	2	0	0
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1976-1976	6	10	1875	-	61	804	13	3/125	61.84	2.57	144.23	0	0	0
AW Greig (ENG)	1976-1977	6	8	898	-	31	402	12	3/64	33.50	2.68	74.83	0	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1976-1977	5	6	1155	-	39	493	12	5/55	41.08	2.56	96.25	0	1	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1976-1977	5	9	582	97.0	27	246	10	5/33	24.60	2.53	58.20	0	1	0
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1976-1977	6	11	803	100.3	8	496	10	3/81	49.60	3.70	80.30	0	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1977	2	4	360	-	8	232	8	3/55	29.00	3.86	45.00	0	0	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1976-1977	5	8	964	-	25	492	8	3/33	61.50	3.06	120.50	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1976-1977	6	6	301	-	9	162	7	3/22	23.14	3.22	43.00	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1977-1977	2	4	566	70.6	8	274	7	4/100	39.14	2.90	80.85	1	0	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1976-1976	3	6	586	-	8	426	6	2/45	71.00	4.36	97.66	0	0	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1977-1977	1	2	204	34.0	6	109	5	3/69	21.80	3.20	40.80	0	0	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1976-1977	11	11	440	-	28	115	5	4/45	23.00	1.56	88.00	1	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1976-1977	6	6	536	67.0	20	150	5	2/14	30.00	1.67	107.20	0	0	0
Inshan Ali (WI)	1977-1977	1	2	312	52.0	11	159	5	3/86	31.80	3.05	62.40	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1976-1977	3	6	378	63.0	13	126	4	2/43	31.50	2.00	94.50	0	0	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1977-1977	1	2	210	35.0	15	75	3	2/41	25.00	2.14	70.00	0	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1976-1977	11	6	318	-	10	144	3	3/52	48.00	2.71	106.00	0	0	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1977-1977	1	2	261	32.5	1	158	3	2/130	52.66	3.63	87.00	0	0	0
ADG Roberts (NZ)	1976-1976	5	7	400	-	14	170	3	1/18	56.66	2.55	133.33	0	0	0
JR Thomson (AUS)	1976-1976	1	1	69	8.5	2	34	2	2/34	17.00	2.95	34.50	0	0	0
RC Fredericks (WI)	1977-1977	5	4	117	19.3	4	52	2	1/14	26.00	2.66	58.50	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1977-1977	5	5	243	40.3	11	91	2	2/34	45.50	2.24	121.50	0	0	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1977-1977	1	2	306	51.0	16	127	2	1/55	63.50	2.49	153.00	0	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1977-1977	2	3	272	34.0	3	147	2	1/37	73.50	3.24	136.00	0	0	0
MG Burgess (NZ)	1976-1977	8	1	32	-	1	20	1	1/20	20.00	3.75	32.00	0	0	0
GP Howarth (NZ)	1976-1977	6	3	72	-	1	43	1	1/13	43.00	3.58	72.00	0	0	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1976-1977	6	5	128	16.0	5	51	1	1/20	51.00	2.39	128.00	0	0	0
BD Julien (WI)	1977-1977	1	2	222	37.0	5	88	1	1/25	88.00	2.37	222.00	0	0	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1976-1976	1	2	180	30.0	3	116	1	1/69	116.00	3.86	180.00	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]