Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JR Thomson (AUS/QLD)	1977-1978	15	27	3302	-	57	1747	74	6/77	23.60	3.17	44.62	5	4	0
WM Clark (AUS/WA)	1977-1978	12	22	3384	-	70	1538	56	4/46	27.46	2.72	60.42	8	0	0
DW Hourn (NSW)	1977-1978	9	17	2222	277.6	49	995	48	7/71	20.72	2.68	46.29	2	4	1
G Dymock (QLD)	1977-1978	9	18	2470	308.6	41	1016	41	6/79	24.78	2.46	60.24	3	1	0
IW Callen (AUS/VIC)	1977-1978	7	14	2028	253.4	31	998	39	6/49	25.58	2.95	52.00	2	3	1
AG Hurst (AUS/VIC)	1977-1978	9	18	2249	281.1	41	1031	39	8/84	26.43	2.75	57.66	0	2	1
GR Attenborough (SOA)	1977-1978	9	17	2752	344.0	39	1319	39	7/90	33.82	2.87	70.56	4	2	1
AL Mann (AUS/WA)	1977-1978	12	22	2107	263.3	48	1037	37	5/43	28.02	2.95	56.94	1	1	0
RM Hogg (SOA)	1977-1978	8	14	1618	202.2	22	879	34	6/80	25.85	3.25	47.58	3	3	1
JB Gannon (AUS/WA)	1977-1978	11	21	2299	287.3	46	1018	33	4/53	30.84	2.65	69.66	2	0	0
BS Bedi (IND/NOZ)	1977-1978	6	11	1903	-	45	796	32	5/55	24.87	2.50	59.46	2	3	1
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1977-1978	9	16	2087	-	83	805	32	7/44	25.15	2.31	65.21	3	1	0
IJ Brayshaw (WA)	1977-1978	9	16	1624	203.0	58	543	31	6/29	17.51	2.00	52.38	1	3	1
BS Chandrasekhar (IND/SOZ)	1977-1978	6	12	1813	-	32	844	31	6/52	27.22	2.79	58.48	1	3	1
JD Higgs (AUS/VIC)	1977-1978	10	16	1996	-	56	997	31	4/91	32.16	2.99	64.38	1	0	0
TM Alderman (WA)	1977-1978	8	16	1311	163.7	22	613	28	4/28	21.89	2.80	46.82	3	0	0
ML Clews (NSW)	1977-1978	8	15	1573	196.5	22	780	25	6/41	31.20	2.97	62.92	0	1	0
A Jabaar ()	1977-1978	6	9	750	125.0	32	243	24	6/9	10.12	1.94	31.25	0	3	1
GK Whyte (QLD)	1977-1978	9	18	1759	219.7	55	724	24	4/62	30.16	2.46	73.29	1	0	0
RB Simpson (AUS/NSW)	1977-1978	16	27	1827	-	41	995	24	5/48	41.45	3.26	76.12	1	1	0
M Kara ()	1977-1978	6	11	842	140.2	25	340	23	5/62	14.78	2.42	36.60	1	1	0
TJ Laughlin (AUS/VIC)	1977-1978	8	16	1566	-	42	736	23	5/101	32.00	2.81	68.08	2	1	0
S Magiet ()	1977-1978	5	10	599	99.5	30	231	21	4/13	11.00	2.31	28.52	3	0	0
E Amod ()	1977-1978	6	10	617	102.5	27	249	21	5/4	11.85	2.42	29.38	0	2	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1977-1978	6	11	1302	162.6	35	445	21	5/32	21.19	2.05	62.00	1	1	0
G van Oordt ()	1977-1978	6	12	903	150.3	56	242	20	5/50	12.10	1.60	45.15	0	1	0
D Jacobs ()	1977-1978	6	9	597	99.3	25	302	20	5/47	15.10	3.03	29.85	1	1	0
MR Magiet ()	1977-1978	6	10	699	116.3	49	173	19	5/23	9.10	1.48	36.78	1	2	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	5	9	1488	186.0	46	437	19	7/66	23.00	1.76	78.31	1	1	0
RK Blewett (SOA)	1977-1978	9	15	1475	184.3	36	648	19	4/88	34.10	2.63	77.63	1	0	0
AT Sincock (SOA)	1977-1978	9	17	1686	210.6	20	951	18	4/43	52.83	3.38	93.66	2	0	0
J Govender ()	1977-1978	6	9	611	101.5	34	203	17	5/27	11.94	1.99	35.94	1	1	0
M Wicks ()	1977-1978	5	8	748	124.4	34	243	17	4/21	14.29	1.94	44.00	2	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1978	3	6	808	101.0	17	311	17	5/73	18.29	2.30	47.52	0	2	0
RS Hans (CEZ/ROI)	1977-1978	3	6	1013	168.5	52	371	17	5/20	21.82	2.19	59.58	2	1	0
DC Schuller (QLD)	1978-1978	4	8	797	99.5	10	378	17	4/66	22.23	2.84	46.88	1	0	0
GG Watson (NSW)	1977-1978	7	14	1497	187.1	25	688	17	3/79	40.47	2.75	88.05	0	0	0
T Pono ()	1977-1978	5	9	742	123.4	33	253	16	4/29	15.81	2.04	46.37	1	0	0
DD Parsana (ROI/WEZ)	1977-1978	3	5	931	155.1	59	261	16	5/80	16.31	1.68	58.18	1	2	0
R Rogers ()	1977-1978	6	10	833	138.5	50	288	16	5/55	18.00	2.07	52.06	0	1	0
JR Douglas (VIC)	1977-1978	3	6	899	112.3	15	340	16	7/71	21.25	2.26	56.18	1	1	1
M Amarnath (IND/NOZ)	1977-1978	7	13	866	-	26	353	16	6/34	22.06	2.44	54.12	0	1	0
AJ Benneworth (TAS)	1977-1978	5	9	1167	145.7	28	470	16	5/115	29.37	2.41	72.93	0	1	0
DJ Colley (NSW)	1977-1978	6	11	1059	132.3	13	558	16	3/26	34.87	3.16	66.18	0	0	0
Y Omar ()	1977-1978	6	8	632	105.2	34	204	15	5/34	13.60	1.93	42.13	0	1	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1978-1978	3	5	837	104.5	27	293	15	4/98	19.53	2.10	55.80	1	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1978-1978	3	5	971	121.3	26	371	15	6/26	24.73	2.29	64.73	2	1	1
PR Sleep (SOA)	1977-1978	6	11	788	98.4	11	472	15	4/41	31.46	3.59	52.53	1	0	0
DJ Baker (TAS)	1977-1978	5	8	1058	132.2	18	520	15	4/66	34.66	2.94	70.53	1	0	0
V Malgas ()	1977-1978	5	9	355	59.1	15	166	13	3/14	12.76	2.80	27.30	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1978-1978	2	4	373	62.1	16	195	13	4/56	15.00	3.13	28.69	2	0	0
T Kadi ()	1977-1978	4	8	540	90.0	29	219	13	6/32	16.84	2.43	41.53	0	1	0
EAS Prasanna (IND/SOZ)	1977-1978	5	10	1377	-	53	428	13	5/46	32.92	1.86	105.92	1	1	0
S Nana ()	1977-1978	6	6	384	64.0	20	121	12	4/53	10.08	1.89	32.00	1	0	0
S Hyder Ali (CEZ)	1977-1977	2	4	559	93.1	20	202	12	4/21	16.83	2.16	46.58	2	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1978-1978	2	4	386	64.2	14	211	12	5/56	17.58	3.27	32.16	1	1	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1978	3	5	1056	132.0	31	305	12	6/44	25.41	1.73	88.00	1	1	0
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1978	5	8	748	124.4	20	360	12	5/15	30.00	2.88	62.33	0	1	0
KD Ghavri (IND/WEZ)	1977-1978	5	9	728	-	12	407	12	4/45	33.91	3.35	60.66	1	0	0
GJ Cowmeadow (TAS)	1977-1978	5	8	864	108.0	8	471	12	4/35	39.25	3.27	72.00	1	0	0
MM Khan ()	1977-1978	5	7	341	56.5	12	130	11	4/36	11.81	2.28	31.00	1	0	0
S Gabriels ()	1978-1978	2	4	402	67.0	12	183	11	6/80	16.63	2.73	36.54	0	1	0
VA Holder (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	660	110.0	21	248	11	6/28	22.54	2.25	60.00	0	1	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1978-1978	2	4	604	100.4	15	279	11	4/72	25.36	2.77	54.90	1	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND/NOZ)	1977-1977	4	8	668	-	8	352	11	5/72	32.00	3.16	60.72	0	1	0
J Simmons (TAS)	1977-1978	5	8	1226	153.2	40	429	11	2/57	39.00	2.09	111.45	0	0	0
PH Carlson (QLD)	1977-1978	8	15	976	122.0	23	432	11	3/47	39.27	2.65	88.72	0	0	0
PA Hibbert (AUS/VIC)	1977-1978	10	10	267	33.3	5	126	10	4/28	12.60	2.83	26.70	1	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1977-1978	3	5	1276	159.4	60	260	10	3/56	26.00	1.22	127.60	0	0	0
CJ Corstorphin (VIC)	1978-1978	2	4	653	81.5	13	302	10	5/60	30.20	2.77	65.30	1	1	0
E Damon ()	1977-1978	3	6	342	57.0	13	137	9	4/21	15.22	2.40	38.00	1	0	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1978-1978	2	4	331	55.1	13	170	9	4/15	18.88	3.08	36.77	2	0	0
W Fischer ()	1977-1978	6	10	430	71.4	15	220	9	3/14	24.44	3.06	47.77	0	0	0
CM Old (ENG)	1977-1978	3	6	680	85.0	28	231	9	6/54	25.66	2.03	75.55	0	1	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1977-1978	4	7	950	118.6	23	350	9	3/96	38.88	2.21	105.55	0	0	0
JN Maguire (QLD)	1978-1978	4	8	728	91.0	6	385	9	6/62	42.77	3.17	80.88	0	1	0
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	660	110.0	8	391	9	4/75	43.44	3.55	73.33	1	0	0
GD Porter (WA)	1977-1978	4	8	532	66.4	12	172	8	2/17	21.50	1.93	66.50	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1977-1978	9	8	684	85.4	24	189	8	3/63	23.62	1.65	85.50	0	0	0
GF Lawson (NSW)	1978-1978	3	6	647	80.7	12	257	8	3/38	32.12	2.38	80.87	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (NOZ/ROI)	1977-1978	3	6	510	85.0	15	262	8	2/25	32.75	3.08	63.75	0	0	0
GA Cope (ENG)	1977-1978	3	5	864	108.0	29	277	8	3/102	34.62	1.92	108.00	0	0	0
GJ Cosier (AUS/QLD)	1977-1978	12	18	1107	-	34	413	8	2/26	51.62	2.23	138.37	0	0	0
TV Hohns (QLD)	1977-1978	9	16	890	111.2	17	462	8	2/51	57.75	3.11	111.25	0	0	0
D Jordaan ()	1977-1978	2	4	267	44.3	14	92	7	4/53	13.14	2.06	38.14	1	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1978-1978	3	3	475	59.3	20	129	7	5/67	18.42	1.62	67.85	0	1	0
L Esterhuizen ()	1977-1978	4	6	414	69.0	21	178	7	5/40	25.42	2.57	59.14	0	1	0
N Abrahams ()	1977-1978	5	8	485	80.5	20	205	7	2/24	29.28	2.53	69.28	0	0	0
PJ Cox (VIC)	1978-1978	3	6	848	106.0	29	275	7	3/57	39.28	1.94	121.14	0	0	0
G Miller (ENG)	1977-1978	6	7	824	103.0	25	361	7	3/99	51.57	2.62	117.71	0	0	0
UC Joshi (WEZ)	1977-1977	2	4	348	58.0	18	104	6	3/55	17.33	1.79	58.00	0	0	0
N Edwards ()	1977-1978	6	7	336	56.0	15	138	6	2/23	23.00	2.46	56.00	0	0	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1978	1	2	294	49.0	8	141	6	3/58	23.50	2.87	49.00	0	0	0
PH Sharma (CEZ/ROI)	1977-1978	3	6	582	97.0	22	236	6	2/23	39.33	2.43	97.00	0	0	0
PK Shivalkar (/WEZ)	1977-1978	3	5	714	119.0	26	298	6	3/65	49.66	2.50	119.00	0	0	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND/SOZ)	1977-1977	2	4	774	-	24	301	6	2/55	50.16	2.33	129.00	0	0	0
A Chetty ()	1978-1978	2	3	120	20.0	7	38	5	3/22	7.60	1.90	24.00	0	0	0
M Govender ()	1978-1978	2	3	168	28.0	6	75	5	3/45	15.00	2.67	33.60	0	0	0
CPS Chauhan (IND/NOZ)	1977-1978	6	2	192	-	4	97	5	3/67	19.40	3.03	38.40	0	0	0
B David ()	1977-1978	2	4	306	51.0	15	104	5	4/62	20.80	2.03	61.20	1	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]
>> 427/10 (119.0 ov, V Shankar 151*, Vishal Jayswal 4/62) - Innings break

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]
>> 31/1 (9.0 ov, JB Ozukum 23*, T Vijay 1/4) - Lunch