Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Hourn (NSW)	1978-1979	9	16	2529	316.1	48	1214	40	9/77	30.35	2.88	63.22	2	2	1
PR Sleep (SOA)	1978-1979	9	16	1887	235.7	43	846	38	8/133	22.26	2.68	49.65	1	3	0
WM Clark (WA)	1978-1979	9	18	2184	273.0	53	884	31	6/39	28.51	2.42	70.45	0	3	0
JD Higgs (VIC)	1978-1979	7	14	1506	188.2	42	533	29	6/85	18.37	2.12	51.93	2	2	0
PH Carlson (QLD)	1978-1979	7	12	1149	143.5	45	308	28	5/27	11.00	1.60	41.03	1	2	1
AT Sincock (SOA)	1978-1979	9	15	1652	206.4	21	813	28	5/83	29.03	2.95	59.00	1	1	0
GR Attenborough (SOA)	1978-1979	9	16	2108	263.4	33	960	28	6/75	34.28	2.73	75.28	1	1	0
B Yardley (WA)	1978-1979	5	9	1152	144.0	23	458	26	5/27	17.61	2.38	44.30	0	3	0
GR Beard (NSW)	1978-1979	8	14	2185	273.1	72	676	26	5/47	26.00	1.85	84.03	1	2	0
AL Mann (WA)	1978-1979	9	17	1777	222.1	31	702	25	3/35	28.08	2.37	71.08	0	0	0
JF Leehane (VIC)	1978-1979	4	8	786	98.2	14	389	23	4/41	16.91	2.96	34.17	2	0	0
AG Hurst (VIC)	1978-1979	5	10	1078	134.6	26	407	23	5/62	17.69	2.26	46.86	2	1	0
G Dymock (QLD)	1978-1979	7	13	1494	186.6	39	510	23	5/45	22.17	2.04	64.95	1	1	0
TJ Laughlin (VIC)	1978-1979	8	15	1094	136.6	35	397	22	5/38	18.04	2.17	49.72	0	1	0
DC Schuller (QLD)	1978-1979	8	15	1375	171.7	37	496	22	6/35	22.54	2.16	62.50	0	2	0
GF Lawson (NSW)	1978-1979	9	16	1689	211.1	23	877	22	4/71	39.86	3.11	76.77	1	0	0
GT Ross (VIC)	1978-1979	5	10	1004	125.4	19	426	21	5/48	20.28	2.54	47.80	1	1	0
TM Alderman (WA)	1978-1979	6	12	1069	133.5	24	442	21	6/63	21.04	2.48	50.90	0	1	0
GD Porter (WA)	1978-1979	9	16	1456	182.0	45	508	21	4/59	24.19	2.09	69.33	1	0	0
RM Hogg (SOA)	1978-1979	5	9	947	118.3	22	383	19	5/73	20.15	2.42	49.84	1	1	0
J Simmons (TAS)	1978-1979	5	7	1386	173.2	35	510	18	7/59	28.33	2.20	77.00	1	1	0
TV Hohns (QLD)	1978-1979	9	15	976	122.0	26	362	17	6/56	21.29	2.22	57.41	0	2	1
JN Maguire (QLD)	1978-1979	8	16	1480	185.0	37	540	16	3/28	33.75	2.18	92.50	0	0	0
IW Callen (VIC)	1978-1978	4	8	816	102.0	9	408	13	4/32	31.38	3.00	62.76	1	0	0
GG Watson (NSW)	1978-1979	6	10	1280	160.0	21	588	13	4/98	45.23	2.75	98.46	1	0	0
PJ Cox (VIC)	1978-1979	5	9	617	77.1	18	259	12	3/57	21.58	2.51	51.41	0	0	0
JB Gannon (WA)	1978-1978	4	8	922	115.2	14	384	11	3/57	34.90	2.49	83.81	0	0	0
GJ Cosier (QLD)	1978-1979	8	15	679	84.7	23	194	10	2/30	19.40	1.71	67.90	0	0	0
GR Whitney (TAS)	1978-1979	4	7	758	94.6	6	374	10	2/59	37.40	2.96	75.80	0	0	0
DA Johnston (SOA)	1978-1979	4	6	619	77.3	14	326	9	4/46	36.22	3.15	68.77	1	0	0
GJ Cowmeadow (TAS)	1978-1979	5	7	831	103.7	5	457	9	3/87	50.77	3.29	92.33	0	0	0
LF Balcam (QLD)	1978-1979	3	6	432	54.0	11	176	8	3/35	22.00	2.44	54.00	0	0	0
RJ Inverarity (WA)	1978-1979	7	9	504	63.0	10	197	5	2/26	39.40	2.34	100.80	0	0	0
AR Border (NSW)	1978-1979	7	12	664	83.0	18	222	5	3/32	44.40	2.00	132.80	0	0	0
AJ Benneworth (TAS)	1978-1979	5	7	656	82.0	13	253	5	3/53	50.60	2.31	131.20	0	0	0
SR Bernard (NSW)	1979-1979	2	4	429	53.5	8	195	4	2/102	48.75	2.72	107.25	0	0	0
JM Wiener (VIC)	1978-1979	9	8	504	63.0	13	233	4	2/47	58.25	2.77	126.00	0	0	0
RK Blewett (SOA)	1978-1979	7	12	936	117.0	38	259	4	2/55	64.75	1.66	234.00	0	0	0
GK Whyte (QLD)	1978-1979	8	13	920	115.0	31	340	4	3/37	85.00	2.21	230.00	0	0	0
BJ McArdle (VIC)	1978-1979	5	7	332	41.4	7	157	3	2/51	52.33	2.83	110.66	0	0	0
PA Nicholls (WA)	1978-1978	1	2	99	12.3	0	53	2	1/15	26.50	3.21	49.50	0	0	0
JR Douglas (VIC)	1978-1978	1	2	144	18.0	2	70	2	1/34	35.00	2.91	72.00	0	0	0
RG Paulsen (WA)	1978-1978	1	2	160	20.0	2	99	2	2/75	49.50	3.71	80.00	0	0	0
ML Clews (NSW)	1978-1979	3	5	392	49.0	2	234	2	2/45	117.00	3.58	196.00	0	0	0
DJ Gatenby (TAS)	1978-1979	3	4	464	58.0	6	262	2	1/32	131.00	3.38	232.00	0	0	0
RJ Parker (SOA)	1978-1979	4	1	16	2.0	0	8	1	1/8	8.00	3.00	16.00	0	0	0
MB Scholes (TAS)	1978-1978	1	2	88	11.0	3	31	1	1/14	31.00	2.11	88.00	0	0	0
RJ Sherriff (TAS)	1979-1979	1	1	104	13.0	1	56	1	1/56	56.00	3.23	104.00	0	0	0
RG Holland (NSW)	1979-1979	1	1	152	19.0	5	113	1	1/113	113.00	4.46	152.00	0	0	0
RW Dugan (SOA)	1979-1979	2	3	360	45.0	11	120	1	1/20	120.00	2.00	360.00	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:

Tasmania vs New South Wales at Hobart, Sheffield Shield 23rd Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 258/5 (74.0 ov, BJ Webster 20*, JR Doran 12*, T Sangha 0/21) - Stumps

Karnataka vs Uttarakhand at Lucknow, Ranji Trophy 1st semi final, Feb 15-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 299/6 (63.5 ov, KL Rahul 70*, Mayank Mishra 2/57) - Stumps

Warriors vs Lions at Johannesburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 Final, Feb 18-22, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 292/8 (84.0 ov, JP King 113*, W Bedja 16*, S Plaatjie 0/48) - Stumps