Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1985-1986	6	11	1964	327.2	78	788	49	9/52	16.08	2.40	40.08	-	6	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	6	11	1420	236.4	64	541	32	5/40	16.90	2.28	44.37	2	1	-
J Garner (WI)	1986-1986	5	10	937	156.1	30	436	27	4/43	16.14	2.79	34.70	3	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1986	5	10	1017	169.3	36	482	27	4/38	17.85	2.84	37.66	3	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1985-1986	4	8	1292	215.2	75	424	22	6/32	19.27	1.96	58.72	2	1	1
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	939	156.3	28	505	21	8/83	24.04	3.22	44.71	1	2	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1986	6	9	1407	234.3	60	619	20	4/90	30.95	2.63	70.35	3	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1986	5	10	709	118.1	19	426	19	4/30	22.42	3.60	37.31	1	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	914	152.2	23	608	17	6/109	35.76	3.99	53.76	-	1	-
MA Holding (WI)	1986-1986	4	8	616	102.4	17	385	16	3/47	24.06	3.75	38.50	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1986	6	11	1208	201.2	66	455	16	4/55	28.43	2.25	75.50	1	-	-
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1985-1986	9	13	1680	280.0	83	688	16	4/61	43.00	2.45	105.00	1	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1985-1986	3	5	506	84.2	31	221	15	6/45	14.73	2.62	33.73	-	2	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1985-1986	3	6	1147	191.1	75	334	15	5/99	22.26	1.74	76.46	-	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1985-1986	5	9	1392	232.0	78	438	15	3/19	29.20	1.88	92.80	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1985-1986	3	6	1230	205.0	71	386	14	4/87	27.57	1.88	87.85	3	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	6	918	153.0	34	448	14	5/78	32.00	2.92	65.57	-	1	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1985-1986	5	8	1007	167.5	38	453	14	5/44	32.35	2.69	71.92	-	1	-
RG Holland (AUS)	1985-1986	4	6	1074	179.0	57	483	14	6/106	34.50	2.69	76.71	1	1	1
DR Gilbert (AUS)	1985-1986	6	10	1311	218.3	43	628	14	3/48	44.85	2.87	93.64	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1986	3	6	708	118.0	31	276	12	8/106	23.00	2.33	59.00	-	1	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1986-1986	5	7	809	134.5	16	535	11	5/71	48.63	3.96	73.54	-	1	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1986	4	6	588	98.0	10	332	9	3/57	36.88	3.38	65.33	-	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1986	6	9	1215	202.3	43	568	9	3/131	63.11	2.80	135.00	-	-	-
JG Thomas (ENG)	1986-1986	4	6	516	86.0	13	364	8	4/70	45.50	4.23	64.50	1	-	-
RJ Bright (AUS)	1985-1986	6	9	1427	237.5	71	546	8	3/39	68.25	2.29	178.37	-	-	-
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1986	1	2	152	25.2	3	85	7	5/44	12.14	3.35	21.71	-	1	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-1986	5	6	324	54.0	14	152	7	4/56	21.71	2.81	46.28	1	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1986-1986	3	5	503	83.5	8	285	7	3/76	40.71	3.39	71.85	-	-	-
RM Ellison (ENG)	1986-1986	3	5	495	82.3	19	294	7	5/78	42.00	3.56	70.71	-	1	-
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1985-1986	2	3	264	44.0	5	140	6	3/50	23.33	3.18	44.00	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1985-1986	6	10	504	84.0	31	182	6	3/47	30.33	2.16	84.00	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-1986	1	2	198	33.0	6	103	5	4/74	20.60	3.12	39.60	1	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1985-1986	6	7	392	65.2	11	153	5	2/28	30.60	2.34	78.40	-	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1985-1985	2	3	629	104.5	27	210	5	4/79	42.00	2.00	125.80	1	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1986-1986	2	2	228	38.0	15	55	4	3/10	13.75	1.44	57.00	-	-	-
KN Amalean (SL)	1986-1986	1	1	110	18.2	1	59	3	3/59	19.66	3.21	36.66	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1985-1985	1	2	311	51.5	18	102	3	2/53	34.00	1.96	103.66	-	-	-
Zakir Khan (PAK)	1986-1986	1	2	270	45.0	10	150	3	3/80	50.00	3.33	90.00	-	-	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1985-1986	2	4	342	57.0	5	210	3	2/51	70.00	3.68	114.00	-	-	-
GB Troup (NZ)	1986-1986	2	3	462	77.0	10	240	3	2/86	80.00	3.11	154.00	-	-	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1986-1986	3	4	555	92.3	16	260	3	2/98	86.66	2.81	185.00	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1985-1986	6	6	291	48.3	12	161	2	1/26	80.50	3.31	145.50	-	-	-
DW Hookes (AUS)	1985-1985	4	2	18	3.0	-	6	1	1/4	6.00	2.00	18.00	-	-	-
P Willey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	1	24	4.0	-	15	1	1/15	15.00	3.75	24.00	-	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1986-1986	1	1	51	8.3	2	26	1	1/26	26.00	3.05	51.00	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1986-1986	5	2	42	7.0	3	27	1	1/21	27.00	3.85	42.00	-	-	-
EAR de Silva (SL)	1986-1986	1	1	108	18.0	7	37	1	1/37	37.00	2.05	108.00	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1985	2	2	162	27.0	7	67	1	1/56	67.00	2.48	162.00	-	-	-
SR Gillespie (NZ)	1986-1986	1	1	162	27.0	2	79	1	1/79	79.00	2.92	162.00	-	-	-
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1985-1985	1	1	234	39.0	12	89	1	1/89	89.00	2.28	234.00	-	-	-
GK Robertson (NZ)	1986-1986	1	1	144	24.0	6	91	1	1/91	91.00	3.79	144.00	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1985-1985	1	2	180	30.0	4	111	1	1/66	111.00	3.70	180.00	-	-	-
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1985	1	1	228	38.0	6	123	1	1/123	123.00	3.23	228.00	-	-	-
VR Brown (NZ)	1985-1985	2	4	342	57.0	13	176	1	1/17	176.00	3.08	342.00	-	-	-
RGCE Wijesuriya (SL)	1985-1985	3	4	442	73.4	21	189	1	1/68	189.00	2.56	442.00	-	-	-

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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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]