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)	1981-1982	19	19	1016	169.2	13	696	26	3/34	26.76	4.11	39.07	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1981-1982	14	14	726	121.0	13	373	24	4/45	15.54	3.08	30.25	1	0	0
DK Lillee (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	16	16	903	150.3	26	535	20	3/14	26.75	3.55	45.15	0	0	0
TM Alderman (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	11	11	636	106.0	12	355	19	5/17	18.68	3.34	33.47	0	1	0
MA Holding (WI)	1981-1982	13	13	708	118.0	15	390	19	4/32	20.52	3.30	37.26	1	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1981-1982	14	14	714	119.0	14	411	18	3/15	22.83	3.45	39.66	0	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS/QLD)	1981-1982	19	18	950	158.2	9	660	18	3/31	36.66	4.16	52.77	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1981-1982	12	12	652	108.4	11	335	17	3/19	19.70	3.08	38.35	0	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1981-1982	11	9	354	59.0	5	258	16	3/20	16.12	4.37	22.12	0	0	0
MF Malone (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	12	12	702	117.0	23	358	16	3/19	22.37	3.05	43.87	0	0	0
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1982-1982	8	8	413	68.5	5	270	15	4/39	18.00	3.92	27.53	1	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1981-1982	12	12	524	87.2	3	389	15	4/34	25.93	4.45	34.93	1	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1981-1982	9	9	486	81.0	4	326	13	4/37	25.07	4.02	37.38	1	0	0
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1981-1982	13	13	653	108.5	9	447	13	2/28	34.38	4.10	50.23	0	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1982	8	8	442	73.4	2	242	12	3/31	20.16	3.28	36.83	0	0	0
DL Underwood (ENG/SABXI)	1981-1982	8	8	438	73.0	5	302	11	3/48	27.45	4.13	39.81	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1981-1982	14	10	552	92.0	3	419	11	3/52	38.09	4.55	50.18	0	0	0
G Dymock (QLD)	1981-1982	4	4	232	38.4	4	140	10	5/27	14.00	3.62	23.20	0	1	0
TM Chappell (NSW)	1981-1982	4	4	234	39.0	4	159	10	4/35	15.90	4.07	23.40	1	0	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1982-1982	7	7	386	64.2	11	177	10	3/22	17.70	2.75	38.60	0	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1981-1982	12	5	178	29.4	2	140	9	4/31	15.55	4.71	19.77	1	0	0
JN Maguire (QLD)	1981-1982	4	4	234	39.0	7	133	8	2/27	16.62	3.41	29.25	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1981-1982	5	5	258	43.0	8	175	8	2/20	21.87	4.06	32.25	0	0	0
GR Beard (NSW)	1981-1982	4	4	228	38.0	1	187	8	3/43	23.37	4.92	28.50	0	0	0
VAP van der Bijl (SA)	1982-1982	3	3	156	26.0	3	105	7	3/19	15.00	4.03	22.28	0	0	0
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	3	156	26.0	1	141	7	3/41	20.14	5.42	22.28	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	5	5	231	38.3	4	142	6	4/34	23.66	3.68	38.50	1	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1981-1982	12	5	223	37.1	1	162	6	4/25	27.00	4.35	37.16	1	0	0
SF Graf (AUS/VIC)	1981-1982	6	6	336	56.0	2	275	6	3/28	45.83	4.91	56.00	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1982	3	3	150	25.0	2	119	5	2/33	23.80	4.76	30.00	0	0	0
IW Callen (VIC)	1981-1982	3	3	165	27.3	0	120	5	4/47	24.00	4.36	33.00	1	0	0
GS le Roux (SA)	1982-1982	3	3	138	23.0	2	132	5	2/30	26.40	5.73	27.60	0	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG/SABXI)	1981-1982	8	8	312	52.0	2	228	5	2/25	45.60	4.38	62.40	0	0	0
DL Boyd (WA)	1982-1982	2	2	84	14.0	3	52	4	4/35	13.00	3.71	21.00	1	0	0
A Sidebottom (SABXI)	1982-1982	2	2	120	20.0	2	66	4	3/35	16.50	3.30	30.00	0	0	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1982-1982	2	2	96	16.0	2	67	4	4/44	16.75	4.18	24.00	1	0	0
MG Hughes (VIC)	1982-1982	3	3	162	27.0	3	133	4	2/31	33.25	4.92	40.50	0	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1981-1982	7	7	312	52.0	1	218	4	2/34	54.50	4.19	78.00	0	0	0
JK Lever (ENG/SABXI)	1981-1982	6	6	318	53.0	0	288	4	2/49	72.00	5.43	79.50	0	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1981-1982	9	9	372	62.0	2	303	4	1/19	75.75	4.88	93.00	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	47	7.5	3	35	3	3/35	11.66	4.46	15.66	0	0	0
GR Bensley (NSW)	1981-1981	2	2	120	20.0	3	60	3	2/28	20.00	3.00	40.00	0	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1982-1982	3	3	153	25.3	8	64	3	2/24	21.33	2.50	51.00	0	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1982-1982	3	3	132	22.0	3	67	3	1/12	22.33	3.04	44.00	0	0	0
SM Patil (IND)	1981-1982	2	2	102	17.0	0	69	3	2/53	23.00	4.05	34.00	0	0	0
PM Clough (TAS)	1981-1982	2	2	114	19.0	0	84	3	2/37	28.00	4.42	38.00	0	0	0
LF Balcam (VIC)	1982-1982	3	3	168	28.0	2	101	3	1/26	33.66	3.60	56.00	0	0	0
BA Vincent (SOA)	1981-1982	2	2	120	20.0	1	102	3	2/49	34.00	5.10	40.00	0	0	0
AJ Skilbeck (NSW)	1981-1982	3	3	158	26.2	3	109	3	1/29	36.33	4.13	52.66	0	0	0
GW Brabon (QLD)	1981-1982	3	3	174	29.0	1	127	3	1/38	42.33	4.37	58.00	0	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1981-1982	5	5	243	40.3	8	145	3	2/32	48.33	3.58	81.00	0	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	5	5	216	36.0	0	198	3	1/31	66.00	5.50	72.00	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1982	3	1	12	2.0	0	9	2	2/9	4.50	4.50	6.00	0	0	0
GA Millar (WA)	1982-1982	1	1	24	4.0	0	17	2	2/17	8.50	4.25	12.00	0	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG)	1982-1982	1	1	54	9.0	0	40	2	2/40	20.00	4.44	27.00	0	0	0
MJ Procter (SA)	1982-1982	2	2	120	20.0	6	44	2	2/20	22.00	2.20	60.00	0	0	0
GD Porter (WA)	1982-1982	1	1	60	10.0	0	46	2	2/46	23.00	4.60	30.00	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1981-1982	2	2	96	16.0	4	49	2	2/26	24.50	3.06	48.00	0	0	0
W Prior (SOA)	1982-1982	1	1	60	10.0	0	53	2	2/53	26.50	5.30	30.00	0	0	0
DM Jones (VIC)	1982-1982	2	2	90	15.0	1	59	2	2/40	29.50	3.93	45.00	0	0	0
RM O'Shannassy (SOA)	1981-1981	1	1	60	10.0	0	62	2	2/62	31.00	6.20	30.00	0	0	0
ST Jefferies (SA)	1982-1982	2	2	102	17.0	4	69	2	1/25	34.50	4.05	51.00	0	0	0
FD Stephenson (TAS)	1981-1982	2	2	114	19.0	2	74	2	2/39	37.00	3.89	57.00	0	0	0
AJ Kourie (SA)	1982-1982	3	2	120	20.0	4	79	2	2/45	39.50	3.95	60.00	0	0	0
RJ Bright (VIC)	1981-1982	2	2	108	18.0	0	107	2	1/43	53.50	5.94	54.00	0	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1982	3	3	111	18.3	1	116	2	1/40	58.00	6.27	55.50	0	0	0
PN Kirsten (SA)	1982-1982	3	1	8	1.2	0	3	1	1/3	3.00	2.25	8.00	0	0	0
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1982-1982	1	1	30	5.0	1	14	1	1/14	14.00	2.80	30.00	0	0	0
PM Toohey (NSW)	1981-1982	4	1	24	4.0	0	14	1	1/14	14.00	3.50	24.00	0	0	0
PJ Mancell (TAS)	1981-1981	1	1	24	4.0	0	16	1	1/16	16.00	4.00	24.00	0	0	0
AL Mann (WA)	1982-1982	1	1	30	5.0	0	18	1	1/18	18.00	3.60	30.00	0	0	0
BC Green (VIC)	1982-1982	2	2	24	4.0	0	21	1	1/8	21.00	5.25	24.00	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1982-1982	1	1	60	10.0	1	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.00	60.00	0	0	0
LWS Kaluperuma (SL)	1982-1982	1	1	42	7.0	0	35	1	1/35	35.00	5.00	42.00	0	0	0
DR Doshi (IND)	1981-1981	1	1	60	10.0	1	40	1	1/40	40.00	4.00	60.00	0	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1982	1	1	48	8.0	0	41	1	1/41	41.00	5.12	48.00	0	0	0
CM Old (SABXI)	1982-1982	1	1	54	9.0	1	48	1	1/48	48.00	5.33	54.00	0	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1982-1982	1	1	48	8.0	0	48	1	1/48	48.00	6.00	48.00	0	0	0
ES Gordon (NSW)	1982-1982	1	1	60	10.0	0	49	1	1/49	49.00	4.90	60.00	0	0	0
B Warnapura (SL)	1982-1982	4	2	66	11.0	0	63	1	1/42	63.00	5.72	66.00	0	0	0
P Willey (SABXI)	1982-1982	3	3	96	16.0	1	66	1	1/14	66.00	4.12	96.00	0	0	0
LB Taylor (SABXI)	1982-1982	2	2	120	20.0	6	71	1	1/35	71.00	3.55	120.00	0	0	0
SV Nayak (IND)	1981-1982	2	2	102	17.0	3	76	1	1/51	76.00	4.47	102.00	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1982-1982	3	2	96	16.0	1	77	1	1/45	77.00	4.81	96.00	0	0	0
HK de Jong (QLD)	1982-1982	2	2	114	19.0	1	77	1	1/43	77.00	4.05	114.00	0	0	0
DW Hookes (AUS/SOA)	1981-1982	4	2	78	13.0	0	79	1	1/27	79.00	6.07	78.00	0	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1982-1982	3	3	113	18.5	3	79	1	1/35	79.00	4.19	113.00	0	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1981-1982	3	2	90	15.0	0	81	1	1/32	81.00	5.40	90.00	0	0	0
MR Whitney (NSW)	1981-1982	2	2	120	20.0	2	86	1	1/36	86.00	4.30	120.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1982	4	3	108	18.0	0	104	1	1/36	104.00	5.77	108.00	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1982	3	3	162	27.0	2	111	1	1/34	111.00	4.11	162.00	0	0	0
AN Ranasinghe (SL)	1982-1982	4	4	186	31.0	3	117	1	1/27	117.00	3.77	186.00	0	0	0
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	4	4	132	22.0	0	126	1	1/25	126.00	5.72	132.00	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:

Otago vs Northern Districts at Dunedin, The Ford Trophy 18th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Canterbury vs Auckland at Auckland, The Ford Trophy 16th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Central Districts vs Wellington at Wellington, The Ford Trophy 17th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]