Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BA Reid (/AUS/WA)	1985-1986	24	24	1333	222.1	13	879	34	5/53	25.85	3.95	39.20	1	1	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1985-1986	21	20	947	157.5	17	582	31	4/9	18.77	3.68	30.54	2	0	0
SP Davis (/AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	23	23	1186	197.4	39	621	28	3/10	22.17	3.14	42.35	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1986	17	16	709	118.1	16	429	25	4/19	17.16	3.63	28.36	2	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1986-1986	14	13	717	119.3	26	394	24	4/15	16.41	3.29	29.87	1	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1986-1986	17	16	846	141.0	38	438	24	4/28	18.25	3.10	35.25	1	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1985-1986	15	15	740	123.2	3	616	23	3/26	26.78	4.99	32.17	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	17	17	924	154.0	24	537	22	4/30	24.40	3.48	42.00	1	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1985-1986	10	10	532	88.4	2	443	21	5/56	21.09	4.99	25.33	0	1	0
SR Waugh (/AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	23	21	882	147.0	9	638	19	3/37	33.57	4.34	46.42	0	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1985-1986	11	11	549	91.3	11	371	17	4/23	21.82	4.05	32.29	2	0	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	18	16	768	128.0	3	518	17	3/27	30.47	4.04	45.17	0	0	0
DR Gilbert (/AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	16	16	829	138.1	11	639	17	5/46	37.58	4.62	48.76	0	1	0
SR Gillespie (NZ)	1986-1986	12	12	625	104.1	11	455	16	4/30	28.43	4.36	39.06	1	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	18	16	649	108.1	13	407	15	3/39	27.13	3.76	43.26	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1986	17	17	960	160.0	9	560	14	2/25	40.00	3.50	68.57	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1985-1986	9	9	444	74.0	12	257	13	3/22	19.76	3.47	34.15	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1985-1986	9	9	412	68.4	7	259	13	4/17	19.92	3.77	31.69	1	0	0
GS le Roux (SAfXI/WPR)	1985-1986	7	7	409	68.1	8	260	13	5/13	20.00	3.81	31.46	0	1	0
CEB Rice (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1986	7	7	393	65.3	1	264	13	4/45	20.30	4.03	30.23	1	0	0
RM Hogg (AUSXI)	1985-1986	8	8	468	78.0	11	275	13	4/36	21.15	3.52	36.00	1	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (/VIC)	1985-1986	10	10	534	89.0	11	342	13	4/28	26.30	3.84	41.07	1	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1986	14	14	588	98.0	9	400	13	3/26	30.76	4.08	45.23	0	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1985-1986	18	18	925	154.1	16	575	13	3/20	44.23	3.72	71.15	0	0	0
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1985-1986	9	9	540	90.0	15	238	12	2/17	19.83	2.64	45.00	0	0	0
CG Rackemann (AUSXI)	1985-1986	8	8	480	80.0	8	347	12	3/39	28.91	4.33	40.00	0	0	0
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1985-1986	10	10	417	69.3	3	365	12	4/47	30.41	5.25	34.75	1	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1985-1986	19	13	468	78.0	0	389	12	2/23	32.41	4.98	39.00	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1986-1986	14	13	639	106.3	7	459	12	2/3	38.25	4.30	53.25	0	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1986-1986	7	6	292	48.4	4	194	11	3/23	17.63	3.98	26.54	0	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1985-1986	8	8	359	59.5	3	297	11	3/32	27.00	4.96	32.63	0	0	0
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1985-1986	10	10	554	92.2	19	299	11	3/13	27.18	3.23	50.36	0	0	0
DJ Hickey (VIC)	1985-1986	4	4	198	33.0	4	129	10	5/26	12.90	3.90	19.80	0	1	0
KM Curran (ZIM)	1985-1985	5	5	288	48.0	11	153	10	4/38	15.30	3.18	28.80	1	0	0
Zakir Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	9	8	312	52.0	2	236	10	3/34	23.60	4.53	31.20	0	0	0
ME Waugh (NSW)	1986-1986	6	5	278	46.2	3	259	10	4/52	25.90	5.58	27.80	1	0	0
JN Maguire (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	7	381	63.3	1	338	10	4/41	33.80	5.32	38.10	1	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1985-1986	14	13	547	91.1	13	339	10	3/30	33.90	3.71	54.70	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1986	11	11	519	86.3	10	351	10	3/40	35.10	4.05	51.90	0	0	0
TM Alderman (AUSXI)	1986-1986	6	6	306	51.0	9	164	9	3/28	18.22	3.21	34.00	0	0	0
KN Amalean (SL)	1986-1986	6	6	276	46.0	6	166	9	4/46	18.44	3.60	30.66	1	0	0
PL Taylor (NSW)	1986-1986	5	5	300	50.0	5	193	9	2/30	21.44	3.86	33.33	0	0	0
TG Hogan (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	7	383	63.5	6	262	9	3/25	29.11	4.10	42.55	0	0	0
MD Crowe (NZ)	1986-1986	18	15	450	75.0	10	294	9	2/23	32.66	3.92	50.00	0	0	0
AM Ferreira (NTHNS/SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	3	176	29.2	3	119	8	3/31	14.87	4.05	22.00	0	0	0
RJ Tucker (NSW)	1986-1986	5	5	228	38.0	2	185	8	3/26	23.12	4.86	28.50	0	0	0
MR Whitney (NSW)	1986-1986	6	6	325	54.1	7	237	8	2/26	29.62	4.37	40.62	0	0	0
GA Hick (ZIM)	1985-1986	10	8	330	55.0	2	295	8	3/28	36.87	5.36	41.25	0	0	0
RJ McCurdy (AUSXI)	1985-1986	9	9	505	84.1	7	335	8	2/27	41.87	3.98	63.12	0	0	0
MA Hill (TAS)	1985-1985	2	2	120	20.0	2	72	7	5/29	10.28	3.60	17.14	0	1	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1985-1986	5	4	209	34.5	6	108	7	3/29	15.42	3.10	29.85	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1986	8	7	348	58.0	6	174	7	3/40	24.85	3.00	49.71	0	0	0
RL Brown (/TAS)	1985-1985	4	4	234	39.0	3	207	7	3/52	29.57	5.30	33.42	0	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1986	6	6	244	40.4	2	221	7	3/51	31.57	5.43	34.85	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1986	12	10	348	58.0	3	230	7	2/17	32.85	3.96	49.71	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1985-1986	11	11	522	87.0	6	366	7	2/24	52.28	4.20	74.57	0	0	0
RP Done (NSW)	1986-1986	4	4	240	40.0	3	99	6	5/21	16.50	2.47	40.00	0	1	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1985-1985	4	4	152	25.2	0	135	6	3/59	22.50	5.32	25.33	0	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1985-1986	9	5	262	43.4	0	148	6	2/25	24.66	3.38	43.66	0	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1986-1986	4	4	189	31.3	3	151	6	2/21	25.16	4.79	31.50	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1986-1986	4	4	210	35.0	3	152	6	3/39	25.33	4.34	35.00	0	0	0
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1986-1986	7	7	293	48.5	2	202	6	3/22	33.66	4.13	48.83	0	0	0
HA Page (SAfXI/Tvl)	1985-1986	7	7	396	66.0	2	247	6	2/27	41.16	3.74	66.00	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1986	9	9	462	77.0	1	323	6	2/25	53.83	4.19	77.00	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1986-1986	3	3	174	29.0	2	78	5	3/23	15.60	2.68	34.80	0	0	0
TM Moody (WA)	1985-1986	5	4	144	24.0	1	112	5	2/35	22.40	4.66	28.80	0	0	0
SB Smith (AUSXI)	1985-1986	8	3	157	26.1	1	119	5	2/38	23.80	4.54	31.40	0	0	0
GL Smith (NSW)	1986-1986	4	4	203	33.5	1	127	5	2/13	25.40	3.75	40.60	0	0	0
PI Faulkner (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	7	408	68.0	2	309	5	2/38	61.80	4.54	81.60	0	0	0
Ameer Akbar (NBP)	1985-1985	1	1	18	3.0	0	7	4	4/7	1.75	2.33	4.50	1	0	0
SC Wundke (SOA)	1985-1985	2	2	73	12.1	0	51	4	4/36	12.75	4.19	18.25	1	0	0
PW Twible (QLD)	1985-1986	2	2	120	20.0	3	53	4	2/21	13.25	2.65	30.00	0	0	0
AH Gray (WI)	1985-1985	4	3	132	22.0	5	82	4	2/36	20.50	3.72	33.00	0	0	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1986	3	3	132	22.0	1	85	4	2/17	21.25	3.86	33.00	0	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1986-1986	3	3	150	25.0	1	105	4	2/53	26.25	4.20	37.50	0	0	0
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1985-1985	4	4	162	27.0	1	129	4	2/25	32.25	4.77	40.50	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1985-1986	13	8	258	43.0	1	190	4	1/21	47.50	4.41	64.50	0	0	0
W Watson (NZ)	1986-1986	2	2	96	16.0	2	30	3	3/15	10.00	1.87	32.00	0	0	0
PW Jackson (VIC)	1986-1986	1	1	60	10.0	2	33	3	3/33	11.00	3.30	20.00	0	0	0
NV Radford (Tvl)	1985-1985	1	1	60	10.0	0	44	3	3/44	14.66	4.40	20.00	0	0	0
GD Porter (WA)	1986-1986	3	2	108	18.0	2	47	3	3/28	15.66	2.61	36.00	0	0	0
CM Lister-James (Natal)	1985-1985	1	1	60	10.0	0	54	3	3/54	18.00	5.40	20.00	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1986-1986	3	3	72	12.0	0	65	3	3/25	21.66	5.41	24.00	0	0	0
GC Small (SOA)	1985-1985	2	2	114	19.0	1	72	3	3/42	24.00	3.78	38.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1985-1986	17	3	96	16.0	0	74	3	3/23	24.66	4.62	32.00	0	0	0
TG Breman (WA)	1986-1986	3	2	102	17.0	1	94	3	2/64	31.33	5.52	34.00	0	0	0
SK Ranasinghe (SL)	1986-1986	4	4	126	21.0	0	96	3	1/28	32.00	4.57	42.00	0	0	0
JR Thomson (QLD)	1985-1986	3	3	111	18.3	0	105	3	3/42	35.00	5.67	37.00	0	0	0
RR Kulkarni (IND)	1986-1986	3	3	168	28.0	2	121	3	2/28	40.33	4.32	56.00	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1986-1986	3	3	132	22.0	3	122	3	2/39	40.66	5.54	44.00	0	0	0
TG Shaw (EPR/SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	3	168	28.0	2	133	3	1/40	44.33	4.75	56.00	0	0	0
CD Matthews (WA)	1985-1986	5	4	226	37.4	4	136	3	2/32	45.33	3.61	75.33	0	0	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1986-1986	5	5	230	38.2	4	142	3	1/28	47.33	3.70	76.66	0	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	4	222	37.0	7	153	3	2/55	51.00	4.13	74.00	0	0	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1986	4	4	204	34.0	1	153	3	2/51	51.00	4.50	68.00	0	0	0
MG Hughes (VIC)	1985-1986	4	4	186	31.0	2	155	3	1/24	51.66	5.00	62.00	0	0	0
Tahir Shah (NBP)	1985-1985	1	1	18	3.0	0	8	2	2/8	4.00	2.66	9.00	0	0	0
Barkatullah Khan (NBP)	1985-1985	1	1	24	4.0	1	11	2	2/11	5.50	2.75	12.00	0	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (NBP)	1985-1985	1	1	24	4.0	0	14	2	2/14	7.00	3.50	12.00	0	0	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1985-1985	4	1	42	7.0	0	26	2	2/26	13.00	3.71	21.00	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:

Wellington vs Canterbury at Christchurch, The Ford Trophy 27th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]

Northern Districts vs Auckland at Whangarei, The Ford Trophy 25th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]

Otago vs Central Districts at Nelson, The Ford Trophy 26th Match, Feb 13, 2026 [List A]