Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RM Hogg (AUS)	1978-1979	8	15	2340	292.4	73	784	51	6/74	15.37	2.01	45.88	3	5	2
AG Hurst (AUS)	1978-1979	8	15	2334	291.6	55	902	40	5/28	22.55	2.31	58.35	3	2	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1978-1979	8	15	2591	-	75	1043	38	9/86	27.44	2.41	68.18	3	2	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1978-1979	7	13	2388	-	82	981	31	5/106	31.64	2.46	77.03	2	1	-
KD Ghavri (IND)	1978-1979	7	12	1404	234.0	47	736	29	5/51	25.37	3.14	48.41	2	1	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1978-1979	9	16	1636	272.4	38	987	24	4/38	41.12	3.61	68.16	1	-	-
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1979	6	10	1417	177.1	54	346	23	5/44	15.04	1.46	61.60	-	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1979	6	10	1268	158.4	25	567	23	4/42	24.65	2.68	55.13	2	-	-
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1979	5	8	1403	233.5	39	711	21	5/126	33.85	3.04	66.80	2	1	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1978-1979	6	12	1123	140.3	23	461	20	5/44	23.05	2.46	56.15	1	1	-
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1978-1979	6	10	1575	262.3	99	495	20	4/43	24.75	1.88	78.75	2	-	-
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1978-1979	7	10	1536	256.0	46	816	20	5/116	40.80	3.18	76.80	1	1	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1978-1979	5	10	1160	145.0	30	299	19	3/19	15.73	1.54	61.05	-	-	-
JD Higgs (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	1574	196.6	47	468	19	5/148	24.63	1.78	82.84	1	1	-
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1979	6	9	1160	193.2	38	650	19	4/48	34.21	3.36	61.05	2	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1979-1979	3	6	942	117.6	13	414	18	5/62	23.00	2.63	52.33	1	2	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1978-1979	8	11	1197	-	27	540	17	5/59	31.76	2.70	70.41	2	1	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	4	8	1156	144.4	49	306	16	4/46	19.12	1.58	72.25	2	-	-
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1978-1979	7	11	1181	-	23	596	16	4/67	37.25	3.02	73.81	1	-	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1978-1979	6	11	1608	268.0	64	773	13	3/98	59.46	2.88	123.69	-	-	-
G Dymock (AUS)	1978-1979	4	8	1271	158.7	28	406	11	3/38	36.90	1.91	115.54	-	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	896	112.0	20	345	9	3/86	38.33	2.31	99.55	-	-	-
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1979	6	8	1029	171.3	39	513	9	3/51	57.00	2.99	114.33	-	-	-
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	4	5	332	41.4	9	130	8	4/68	16.25	2.34	41.50	1	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1978-1979	5	10	1130	141.2	17	483	8	3/41	60.37	2.56	141.25	-	-	-
VA Holder (WI)	1978-1979	6	9	1218	203.0	34	548	8	4/94	68.50	2.69	152.25	1	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1978-1979	4	7	319	-	10	126	6	3/48	21.00	2.36	53.16	-	-	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2	121	15.1	2	48	5	4/28	9.60	2.38	24.20	1	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2	215	26.7	2	84	4	2/24	21.00	2.34	53.75	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	654	81.6	18	238	4	2/22	59.50	2.18	163.50	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1978-1979	5	8	461	76.5	5	323	4	1/35	80.75	4.20	115.25	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1979	5	5	392	49.0	18	94	3	2/35	31.33	1.43	130.66	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1979	3	5	584	73.0	19	153	3	2/33	51.00	1.57	194.66	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1979-1979	2	3	485	60.5	7	181	3	2/70	60.33	2.23	161.66	-	-	-
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1978-1979	2	3	502	83.4	13	208	3	3/137	69.33	2.48	167.33	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1979	3	4	468	78.0	11	265	3	1/44	88.33	3.39	156.00	-	-	-
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1978-1979	8	5	92	-	2	46	2	1/7	23.00	3.00	46.00	-	-	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1979-1979	1	2	127	15.7	2	78	2	1/16	39.00	3.68	63.50	-	-	-
PH Carlson (AUS)	1979-1979	2	3	368	46.0	10	99	2	2/41	49.50	1.61	184.00	-	-	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1978-1978	3	5	522	87.0	26	227	2	1/65	113.50	2.60	261.00	-	-	-
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1978-1978	2	3	486	81.0	17	251	2	1/34	125.50	3.09	243.00	-	-	-
S Amarnath (IND)	1978-1978	3	1	11	1.5	-	5	1	1/5	5.00	2.72	11.00	-	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1978-1979	7	2	72	-	1	29	1	1/24	29.00	2.41	72.00	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1978-1979	9	2	54	9.0	1	44	1	1/34	44.00	4.88	54.00	-	-	-
DD Parsana (IND)	1979-1979	2	3	120	20.0	6	50	1	1/32	50.00	2.50	120.00	-	-	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1979	6	6	96	16.0	3	65	1	1/54	65.00	4.06	96.00	-	-	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1978-1978	1	2	174	29.0	7	70	1	1/34	70.00	2.41	174.00	-	-	-
BP Bracewell (NZ)	1979-1979	1	2	152	19.0	1	103	1	1/50	103.00	4.06	152.00	-	-	-
WM Clark (AUS)	1979-1979	1	2	304	38.0	10	103	1	1/56	103.00	2.03	304.00	-	-	-
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1978-1979	2	3	229	38.1	7	107	1	1/43	107.00	2.80	229.00	-	-	-

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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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]