Records
1977/78 Records
Test Matches Records
Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
WM Clark (AUS)
1977-19789162489-531162434/4627.022.8057.887--
JR Thomson (AUS)
1977-197810172075-461092426/7726.003.1549.4041-
BS Bedi (IND)
1977-19785101759219.739740315/5523.872.5256.74231
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)
1977-19785101579197.324704286/5225.142.6756.39131
RGD Willis (ENG)
1977-19786111302162.635445215/3221.192.0562.0011-
PH Edmonds (ENG)
1978-1978591488186.046437197/6623.001.7678.3111-
B Yardley (AUS)
1978-19786101447-62573194/3530.152.3776.153--
IT Botham (ENG)
1978-197836808101.017311175/7318.292.3047.52-2-
RO Collinge (NZ)
1978-197835837104.527293154/9819.532.1055.801--
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)
1978-197835971121.326371156/2624.732.2964.73211
JD Higgs (AUS)
1978-197847836139.233384154/9125.602.7555.731--
J Garner (WI)
1978-19782437362.116195134/5615.003.1328.692--
AME Roberts (WI)
1978-19782438664.214211125/5617.583.2732.1611-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)
1977-1978351056132.031305126/4425.411.7388.0011-
DR Parry (WI)
1978-197858748124.420360125/1530.002.8862.33-1-
VA Holder (WI)
1978-197836660110.021248116/2822.542.2560.00-1-
KD Ghavri (IND)
1977-19783652465.48271114/4524.633.1047.631--
RR Jumadeen (WI)
1978-197824604100.415279114/7225.362.7754.901--
JB Gannon (AUS)
1977-19783572690.613361114/7732.812.9866.001--
RB Simpson (AUS)
1977-197810161124-27649113/4559.003.46102.18---
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)
1977-1978351276159.460260103/5626.001.22127.60---
CEH Croft (WI)
1978-19782433155.11317094/1518.883.0836.772--
S Madan Lal (IND)
1977-19772444055.0619795/7221.882.6848.88-1-
CM Old (ENG)
1977-19783668085.02823196/5425.662.0375.55-1-
JK Lever (ENG)
1977-197847950118.62335093/9638.882.21105.55---
N Phillip (WI)
1978-197836660110.0839194/7543.443.5573.331--
GA Cope (ENG)
1977-197835864108.02927783/10234.621.92108.00---
SL Boock (NZ)
1978-19783347559.32012975/6718.421.6267.85-1-
M Amarnath (IND)
1977-19785956871.01422872/2432.572.4081.14---
G Miller (ENG)
1977-197867824103.02536173/9951.572.62117.71---
ST Clarke (WI)
1978-19781229449.0814163/5823.502.8749.00---
IW Callen (AUS)
1978-19781244055.0519163/8331.832.6073.33---
TJ Laughlin (AUS)
1978-19782431652.41020265/10133.663.8352.66-1-
EAS Prasanna (IND)
1977-197848980122.43227964/5146.501.70163.331--
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)
1977-19782361677.02415254/6830.401.48123.201--
GJ Cosier (AUS)
1977-1978711651-2523452/2646.802.15130.20---
AL Mann (AUS)
1977-19784755269.0431643/1279.003.43138.00---
Wasim Raja (PAK)
1977-19783429436.6106831/222.661.3898.00---
Sikander Bakht (PAK)
1978-19782446458.01513632/4045.331.75154.66---
M Hendrick (ENG)
1978-19781221627.046222/1631.001.72108.00---
AG Hurst (AUS)
1977-19771217622.038122/5040.502.7688.00---
BE Congdon (NZ)
1978-19783450863.43011422/1457.001.34254.00---
S Venkataraghavan (IND)
1977-19771240851.01314122/5570.502.07204.00---
Liaqat Ali (PAK)
1977-19782329637.0127511/4375.001.52296.00---
MLC Foster (WI)
1978-19781223439.0119011/6890.002.30234.00---
EJ Chatfield (NZ)
1978-19781233642.0811611/94116.002.07336.00---
S Shivnarine (WI)
1978-19783526444.0613911/13139.003.15264.00---
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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]

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]