Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
B Yardley (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	12	19	2846	474.2	114	1416	62	7/98	22.83	2.98	45.90	6	4	1
TM Alderman (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	10	18	2155	359.1	93	938	45	7/28	20.84	2.61	47.88	1	3	2
DK Lillee (AUS/WA)	1981-1982	11	19	2280	380.0	88	1002	44	7/83	22.77	2.63	51.81	2	3	1
JE Emburey (ENG/ENGXI/SABXI)	1981-1982	12	20	2394	399.0	101	1087	44	6/33	24.70	2.72	54.40	2	1	0
Imran Khan (Pak)	1981-1982	7	13	2002	333.4	78	802	42	8/58	19.09	2.40	47.66	2	3	1
DR Doshi (EAZ/IND/ROI)	1981-1982	9	14	2950	491.4	163	907	40	6/78	22.67	1.84	73.75	4	2	0
MM Khan ()	1981-1982	6	11	1377	229.3	63	502	39	6/62	12.87	2.18	35.30	3	3	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1981-1982	8	14	2195	365.5	102	861	38	6/141	22.65	2.35	57.76	2	3	0
DL Underwood (ENG/ENGXI/SABXI)	1981-1982	12	18	2457	409.3	151	867	35	6/64	24.77	2.11	70.20	0	3	1
A Manack ()	1981-1982	6	11	862	143.4	39	337	33	7/46	10.21	2.34	26.12	1	4	1
RJ Shastri (/IND/WEZ)	1981-1982	9	14	2358	393.0	108	825	33	9/101	25.00	2.09	71.45	3	1	1
FD Stephenson (TAS)	1981-1982	6	10	1272	212.0	54	584	31	6/19	18.83	2.75	41.03	3	2	1
IW Callen (VIC)	1981-1982	6	12	1590	265.0	45	789	31	4/76	25.45	2.97	51.29	3	0	0
A Jabaar ()	1981-1982	6	10	1046	174.2	43	317	30	7/38	10.56	1.81	34.86	1	1	0
RJ Inverarity (SOA)	1981-1982	9	14	2060	343.2	117	639	30	5/40	21.30	1.86	68.66	0	1	0
JD Higgs (VIC)	1981-1982	10	19	2349	391.3	82	1111	29	5/68	38.31	2.83	81.00	1	1	0
S Draai ()	1981-1982	5	10	954	159.0	39	337	28	6/29	12.03	2.11	34.07	0	2	0
JK Lever (ENG/ENGXI/SABXI)	1981-1982	11	18	1776	296.0	54	937	28	6/86	33.46	3.16	63.42	1	2	0
MA Holding (WI)	1981-1982	4	8	1017	169.3	42	409	27	6/62	15.14	2.41	37.66	0	4	1
RG Holland (NSW)	1981-1982	6	12	1996	332.4	128	661	27	6/64	24.48	1.98	73.92	2	1	0
JR Thomson (AUS/QLD)	1981-1982	11	17	2011	335.1	78	980	27	4/51	36.29	2.92	74.48	2	0	0
S Madan Lal (DELHI/IND/NOZ/ROI)	1981-1982	9	14	1508	251.2	48	697	26	7/49	26.80	2.77	58.00	0	3	0
N Kapil Dev (IND/NOZ/ROI)	1981-1982	8	13	1817	302.5	51	1018	26	6/91	39.15	3.36	69.88	0	2	0
M Gokal ()	1981-1982	5	9	1013	168.5	56	368	25	5/34	14.72	2.17	40.52	1	2	0
SDH Parkinson (SOA)	1981-1982	9	17	1589	264.5	71	712	25	4/50	28.48	2.68	63.56	1	0	0
PR Sleep (SOA)	1981-1982	10	19	1905	317.3	87	806	25	5/117	32.24	2.53	76.20	2	1	0
IT Botham (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	11	17	1904	317.2	64	928	25	5/61	37.12	2.92	76.16	1	1	0
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1981-1982	6	9	1204	200.4	48	533	24	6/70	22.20	2.65	50.16	2	1	0
RGD Willis (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	10	18	1453	242.1	62	687	24	4/35	28.62	2.83	60.54	1	0	0
S Gabriels ()	1981-1982	6	12	988	164.4	45	312	23	6/59	13.56	1.89	42.95	1	1	1
TV Hohns (QLD)	1981-1982	11	14	2205	367.3	62	1182	23	4/85	51.39	3.21	95.86	2	0	0
GJ Winter (SOA)	1981-1982	9	17	1582	263.4	75	666	22	5/67	30.27	2.52	71.90	2	1	0
G Dymock (QLD)	1981-1982	11	16	2288	381.2	106	919	22	3/82	41.77	2.40	104.00	0	0	0
E Govender ()	1981-1982	5	9	941	156.5	51	319	21	4/21	15.19	2.03	44.80	3	0	0
GR Beard (NSW)	1981-1982	9	14	1920	320.0	108	650	21	5/67	30.95	2.03	91.42	1	1	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	4	7	1175	195.5	36	584	20	5/59	29.20	2.98	58.75	2	1	0
LS Pascoe (AUS/NSW)	1981-1982	6	10	1251	208.3	41	648	20	8/41	32.40	3.10	62.55	0	1	1
TG Hogan (WA)	1981-1982	6	9	1821	303.3	83	735	20	4/64	36.75	2.42	91.05	3	0	0
RJ Bright (VIC)	1981-1982	7	14	2101	350.1	109	742	20	3/23	37.10	2.11	105.05	0	0	0
VA Barnes ()	1981-1982	6	11	810	135.0	53	240	19	5/61	12.63	1.77	42.63	0	1	0
MF Malone (WA)	1981-1982	8	11	1584	264.0	45	763	19	4/111	40.15	2.89	83.36	2	0	0
VAP van der Bijl (SA)	1982-1982	3	5	888	148.0	50	315	18	5/25	17.50	2.12	49.33	0	3	1
MG Hughes (VIC)	1982-1982	5	10	1156	192.4	37	567	18	4/69	31.50	2.94	64.22	2	0	0
JN Maguire (QLD)	1981-1982	8	12	1656	276.0	62	773	18	4/86	42.94	2.80	92.00	1	0	0
D Govindjee ()	1982-1982	2	4	380	63.2	29	86	17	6/10	5.05	1.35	22.35	1	2	1
SF Graf (VIC)	1981-1982	8	15	1467	244.3	49	701	17	3/37	41.23	2.86	86.29	0	0	0
S Magiet ()	1981-1982	4	7	558	93.0	26	139	16	5/37	8.68	1.49	34.87	2	1	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1982	4	7	897	149.3	20	591	16	4/70	36.93	3.95	56.06	1	0	0
DD Parsana (WEZ)	1981-1981	3	6	911	151.5	42	335	15	7/46	22.33	2.20	60.73	0	1	0
PM Clough (TAS)	1981-1982	4	7	777	129.3	38	342	15	4/57	22.80	2.64	51.80	1	0	0
AL Mann (WA)	1981-1982	6	8	1324	220.4	60	533	15	4/78	35.53	2.41	88.26	1	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	9	14	1178	196.2	27	723	15	4/47	48.20	3.68	78.53	1	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1982-1982	3	5	551	91.5	25	226	14	6/100	16.14	2.46	39.35	0	2	0
AJ Skilbeck (NSW)	1981-1982	5	10	894	149.0	40	424	14	4/94	30.28	2.84	63.85	1	0	0
MHN Walker (VIC)	1981-1981	5	10	1069	178.1	42	482	14	4/45	34.42	2.70	76.35	1	0	0
M Theron ()	1981-1982	3	5	399	66.3	13	132	13	4/35	10.15	1.98	30.69	1	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1981-1982	7	11	1062	177.0	34	626	13	4/60	48.15	3.53	81.69	1	0	0
JH Frans ()	1981-1982	3	6	582	97.0	33	156	12	3/14	13.00	1.60	48.50	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1981-1982	3	6	732	122.0	37	275	12	5/56	22.91	2.25	61.00	0	1	0
DL Boyd (WA)	1982-1982	4	8	678	113.0	18	406	12	3/40	33.83	3.59	56.50	0	0	0
GW Brabon (QLD)	1981-1982	5	6	717	119.3	18	417	12	4/106	34.75	3.48	59.75	1	0	0
MC Dolman (SOA)	1982-1982	5	10	1003	167.1	44	492	12	4/114	41.00	2.94	83.58	1	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG/ENGXI)	1981-1982	6	10	934	155.4	36	507	12	5/54	42.25	3.25	77.83	0	2	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1981-1982	6	10	1248	208.0	52	590	12	3/11	49.16	2.83	104.00	0	0	0
LB Taylor (SABXI)	1982-1982	3	4	549	91.3	22	206	11	5/61	18.72	2.25	49.90	0	1	0
Moosa Mangera ()	1981-1982	3	6	540	90.0	37	221	11	4/39	20.09	2.45	49.09	2	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1982	3	6	580	96.4	22	264	11	4/58	24.00	2.73	52.72	1	0	0
ST Jefferies (SA/WPR)	1982-1982	3	6	706	117.4	23	326	11	3/47	29.63	2.77	64.18	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IBPXI/KNTKA/SOZ)	1981-1982	5	8	556	92.4	9	353	11	4/55	32.09	3.80	50.54	1	0	0
DJ Lillie (QLD)	1981-1982	5	7	752	125.2	20	577	11	4/77	52.45	4.60	68.36	1	0	0
BA Vincent (SOA)	1981-1982	5	8	594	99.0	18	320	10	4/64	32.00	3.23	59.40	1	0	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1981-1982	7	9	866	144.2	34	330	10	3/34	33.00	2.28	86.60	0	0	0
AT Sincock (SOA)	1981-1982	3	6	622	103.4	21	354	10	5/56	35.40	3.41	62.20	1	1	0
KBJ Azad (DELHI/IBPXI/IND/NOZ)	1981-1982	6	8	684	114.0	20	380	10	7/63	38.00	3.33	68.40	0	1	0
SL Saunders (TAS)	1981-1982	6	9	762	127.0	21	437	10	4/29	43.70	3.44	76.20	2	0	0
Sikander Bakht (Pak)	1981-1981	6	10	879	146.3	26	454	10	3/93	45.40	3.09	87.90	0	0	0
Wasim Raja (Pak)	1981-1982	10	16	1248	208.0	44	597	10	3/49	59.70	2.87	124.80	0	0	0
A Kolia ()	1981-1982	4	7	348	58.0	22	139	9	4/3	15.44	2.39	38.66	1	0	0
S Mansoor ()	1982-1982	4	7	361	60.1	16	144	9	4/48	16.00	2.39	40.11	1	0	0
F Timol ()	1981-1982	3	6	450	75.0	22	145	9	4/55	16.11	1.93	50.00	1	0	0
H Lorgat ()	1981-1982	6	11	694	115.4	37	254	9	2/4	28.22	2.19	77.11	0	0	0
A Variawa ()	1981-1982	6	11	557	92.5	23	271	9	2/16	30.11	2.91	61.88	0	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1981-1981	4	6	748	124.4	20	324	9	3/32	36.00	2.59	83.11	0	0	0
PJ Mancell (TAS)	1981-1982	6	10	1005	167.3	49	378	9	3/66	42.00	2.25	111.66	0	0	0
MR Whitney (NSW)	1981-1982	5	7	793	132.1	26	386	9	2/33	42.88	2.92	88.11	0	0	0
TM Chappell (NSW)	1981-1982	9	9	244	40.4	14	100	8	4/12	12.50	2.45	30.50	1	0	0
C Pentiah ()	1981-1982	5	9	550	91.4	27	173	8	3/26	21.62	1.88	68.75	0	0	0
KD Ghavri (/WEZ)	1981-1981	4	8	672	112.0	21	330	8	4/54	41.25	2.94	84.00	1	0	0
A Jaiprakasham (EAZ)	1981-1981	2	3	425	70.5	14	168	7	6/38	24.00	2.37	60.71	0	1	0
DL Hobson (SA/WPR)	1982-1982	2	4	511	85.1	23	239	7	4/57	34.14	2.80	73.00	1	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1981-1982	3	6	600	100.0	29	240	7	4/43	34.28	2.40	85.71	1	0	0
GRA de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	3	6	854	142.2	39	307	7	2/38	43.85	2.15	122.00	0	0	0
Randhir Singh (EAZ/IBPXI)	1981-1982	4	5	606	101.0	26	320	7	4/147	45.71	3.16	86.57	1	0	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1981-1982	3	6	829	138.1	25	361	7	2/39	51.57	2.61	118.42	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (DELHI/InU22/NOZ)	1981-1982	3	5	947	157.5	37	406	7	3/204	58.00	2.57	135.28	0	0	0
C van Schalkwyk ()	1981-1982	6	5	210	35.0	16	61	6	4/15	10.16	1.74	35.00	1	0	0
Stanley Govender ()	1981-1982	6	5	246	41.0	11	97	6	4/40	16.16	2.36	41.00	1	0	0
GS le Roux (SA)	1982-1982	2	3	338	56.2	12	153	6	4/44	25.50	2.71	56.33	1	0	0
AJ Kourie (SA)	1982-1982	3	5	552	92.0	30	205	6	4/52	34.16	2.22	92.00	1	0	0
MV Narasimha Rao (SOZ)	1981-1981	3	5	498	83.0	9	213	6	2/41	35.50	2.56	83.00	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:

Chilaw Marians Cricket Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Plate Group, Feb 5-7, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 259/4 (58.0 ov, S Sadamal 10*, DM Sarathchandra 35*, M Hasanka 0/72) - Stumps

Badureliya Sports Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Plate Group, Feb 5-7, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 146/3 (32.3 ov, BOP Fernando 58*, KDV Vimukthi 5*, BB Sanjeewa 1/46) - Stumps

Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club vs Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Plate Group, Feb 5-7, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 417/6 (123.0 ov, S Shanmuganathan 51*, SMLD Samarakoon 11*, BGS Mendis 3/71) - Stumps