Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RG Holland (AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	18	30	4444	740.4	238	1796	57	8/33	31.50	2.42	77.96	4	4	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1985-1986	8	15	2396	399.2	100	924	53	9/52	17.43	2.31	45.20	0	6	2
DR Gilbert (/AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	12	20	2349	391.3	84	1124	45	7/43	24.97	2.87	52.20	3	2	1
BA Reid (/AUS/WA)	1985-1986	13	21	3162	527.0	130	1346	45	6/54	29.91	2.55	70.26	4	1	0
RL Brown (/TAS)	1985-1986	11	17	2441	406.5	65	1455	44	7/80	33.06	3.57	55.47	5	1	1
JR Thomson (QLD)	1985-1986	12	18	2235	372.3	49	1385	42	6/72	32.97	3.71	53.21	1	2	0
VA Barnes (/R-SAC)	1985-1986	7	12	1322	220.2	51	589	40	8/29	14.72	2.67	33.05	3	2	1
GC Small (SOA)	1985-1986	10	19	2494	415.4	73	1244	39	7/42	31.89	2.99	63.94	2	2	0
CG Rackemann (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	12	1540	256.4	34	849	38	8/84	22.34	3.30	40.52	4	2	1
AK Zesers (SOA)	1985-1986	11	21	3055	509.1	158	1164	37	6/73	31.45	2.28	82.56	2	1	0
AA Manack (/R-SAC)	1985-1986	7	12	1290	215.0	56	546	36	6/65	15.16	2.53	35.83	5	1	1
T le Roux ()	1985-1986	6	10	1252	208.4	54	557	36	7/57	15.47	2.66	34.77	2	2	1
KH MacLeay (WA)	1985-1986	10	18	2272	378.4	99	913	35	6/93	26.08	2.41	64.91	2	1	0
H Lorgat ()	1985-1986	7	13	1728	288.0	95	605	34	5/43	17.79	2.10	50.82	2	2	0
MG Hughes (AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	10	17	2184	364.0	65	1083	34	5/53	31.85	2.97	64.23	2	2	0
S Gabriels (/R-SAC)	1985-1986	7	12	1203	200.3	41	473	33	8/53	14.33	2.35	36.45	0	2	2
Imran Khan (PAK)	1985-1986	6	11	1420	236.4	64	541	32	5/40	16.90	2.28	44.37	2	1	0
MJ Bennett (NSW)	1985-1986	12	19	2647	441.1	143	877	32	4/38	27.40	1.98	82.71	4	0	0
H Frei (QLD)	1985-1986	12	20	2698	449.4	104	1216	32	4/71	38.00	2.70	84.31	1	0	0
CD Matthews (WA)	1985-1986	7	12	1700	283.2	58	757	31	5/23	24.41	2.67	54.83	2	2	0
RJ Shastri (/IND/WEZ)	1985-1986	6	11	2193	365.3	119	742	30	8/145	24.73	2.03	73.10	4	1	0
GS Trimble (QLD)	1985-1986	11	17	1580	263.2	59	759	29	5/50	26.17	2.88	54.48	0	1	0
MR Whitney (NSW)	1986-1986	8	14	1514	252.2	58	610	28	6/65	21.78	2.41	54.07	1	1	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	14	21	2314	385.4	129	875	28	5/22	31.25	2.26	82.64	1	1	0
RJ Bright (AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	13	20	3287	547.5	187	1145	28	6/74	40.89	2.09	117.39	0	2	0
J Garner (WI)	1986-1986	5	10	937	156.1	30	436	27	4/43	16.14	2.79	34.70	3	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1986-1986	5	10	1017	169.3	36	482	27	4/38	17.85	2.84	37.66	3	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1985-1986	10	17	2197	366.1	74	1023	25	4/116	40.92	2.79	87.88	1	0	0
SP Davis (AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	7	11	1501	250.1	73	596	24	6/19	24.83	2.38	62.54	0	3	0
TM Alderman (AUSXI)	1985-1986	6	12	1211	201.5	48	488	23	4/112	21.21	2.41	52.65	1	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1985-1986	4	8	1292	215.2	75	424	22	6/32	19.27	1.96	58.72	2	1	1
NS Yadav (IND/SOZ)	1985-1986	4	8	1507	251.1	88	461	22	6/109	20.95	1.83	68.50	0	2	0
WW Davis (TAS)	1985-1986	8	11	1727	287.5	69	768	22	7/128	34.90	2.66	78.50	1	1	1
K Majola ()	1985-1986	7	12	1151	191.5	61	412	21	5/42	19.61	2.14	54.80	1	1	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	939	156.3	28	505	21	8/83	24.04	3.22	44.71	1	2	0
GF Lawson (AUS/NSW)	1985-1985	7	11	1493	248.5	65	513	21	4/79	24.42	2.06	71.09	2	0	0
RM Hogg (AUSXI)	1985-1986	6	11	1032	172.0	39	515	21	5/83	24.52	2.99	49.14	1	1	0
JN Maguire (AUSXI)	1985-1986	6	11	1101	183.3	31	544	21	5/58	25.90	2.96	52.42	0	2	0
AIC Dodemaide (/VIC)	1985-1986	12	20	2340	390.0	104	1031	21	4/151	49.09	2.64	111.42	1	0	0
PL Taylor (NSW)	1986-1986	5	10	871	145.1	30	396	20	5/39	19.80	2.72	43.55	2	1	0
SDH Parkinson (SOA)	1985-1986	7	14	1339	223.1	48	773	20	4/41	38.65	3.46	66.95	1	0	0
F Davids ()	1985-1986	5	10	641	106.5	22	289	19	5/50	15.21	2.70	33.73	0	2	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1986	5	10	709	118.1	19	426	19	4/30	22.42	3.60	37.31	1	0	0
N Ramnarain ()	1986-1986	3	6	525	87.3	13	295	18	6/67	16.38	3.37	29.16	0	2	0
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1985-1986	4	8	906	151.0	35	433	18	5/56	24.05	2.86	50.33	0	2	0
TG Breman (WA)	1986-1986	5	9	882	147.0	38	382	17	6/76	22.47	2.59	51.88	0	1	0
MM Khan (/R-SAC)	1985-1986	7	9	1014	169.0	35	453	17	4/55	26.64	2.68	59.64	1	0	0
RB Dolley ()	1985-1986	6	10	1152	192.0	42	535	17	6/72	31.47	2.78	67.76	0	1	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1985-1985	4	8	1217	202.5	49	560	17	4/83	32.94	2.76	71.58	1	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1985-1986	6	9	914	152.2	23	608	17	6/109	35.76	3.99	53.76	0	1	0
JH Frans ()	1985-1986	7	11	906	151.0	46	298	16	4/26	18.62	1.97	56.62	1	0	0
DJ Hickey (VIC)	1985-1986	3	5	584	97.2	19	311	16	7/81	19.43	3.19	36.50	0	2	1
MA Holding (WI)	1986-1986	4	8	616	102.4	17	385	16	3/47	24.06	3.75	38.50	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-1986	6	11	1208	201.2	66	455	16	4/55	28.43	2.25	75.50	1	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1985-1986	6	11	1650	275.0	92	506	16	3/19	31.62	1.84	103.12	0	0	0
TG Hogan (AUSXI)	1985-1986	7	11	1236	206.0	51	618	16	8/86	38.62	3.00	77.25	0	1	0
AB Henschell (QLD)	1985-1986	11	17	1832	305.2	84	774	16	2/36	48.37	2.53	114.50	0	0	0
PR Sleep (SOA)	1985-1986	11	17	1520	253.2	55	838	16	3/71	52.37	3.30	95.00	0	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1985-1986	3	5	506	84.2	31	221	15	6/45	14.73	2.62	33.73	0	2	0
N Kapil Dev (IND/NOZ/ROI)	1985-1986	5	9	1044	174.0	44	409	15	8/106	27.26	2.35	69.60	0	1	0
B Mulder (WA)	1985-1986	4	8	1284	214.0	63	590	15	6/125	39.33	2.75	85.60	0	1	0
Y Omar (/R-SAC)	1985-1986	6	9	687	114.3	32	273	14	3/11	19.50	2.38	49.07	0	0	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS/VIC)	1985-1986	4	8	766	127.4	37	281	14	5/66	20.07	2.20	54.71	1	1	0
HA Page (SABP/SAfXI)	1985-1986	4	8	773	128.5	29	321	14	3/19	22.92	2.49	55.21	0	0	0
RJ McCurdy (AUSXI)	1985-1986	4	7	576	96.0	8	374	14	5/85	26.71	3.89	41.14	2	1	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1986-1986	4	6	918	153.0	34	448	14	5/78	32.00	2.92	65.57	0	1	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1985-1986	5	8	1007	167.5	38	453	14	5/44	32.35	2.69	71.92	0	1	0
M Ray (TAS)	1985-1986	10	12	1382	230.2	62	585	14	5/79	41.78	2.53	98.71	0	1	0
VR Brown (NZ)	1985-1985	5	10	1134	189.0	29	624	14	4/75	44.57	3.30	81.00	1	0	0
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1986-1986	4	7	804	134.0	22	418	13	3/48	32.15	3.11	61.84	0	0	0
ME Waugh (NSW)	1985-1986	9	13	1006	167.4	41	462	13	4/130	35.53	2.75	77.38	1	0	0
TBA May (SOA)	1985-1985	6	10	1349	224.5	54	584	13	4/67	44.92	2.59	103.76	1	0	0
G Allie ()	1985-1986	4	7	384	64.0	14	152	12	5/30	12.66	2.37	32.00	1	1	0
CJPG van Zyl (OFS/SABP/SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	6	580	96.4	20	222	11	4/82	20.18	2.29	52.72	1	0	0
GS le Roux (SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	6	573	95.3	18	247	11	4/51	22.45	2.58	52.09	1	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1985-1986	4	8	510	85.0	12	302	11	3/53	27.45	3.55	46.36	0	0	0
PA Blizzard (NSW)	1985-1986	5	7	720	120.0	24	322	11	4/118	29.27	2.68	65.45	1	0	0
PI Faulkner (AUSXI)	1985-1986	5	9	642	107.0	17	334	11	3/45	30.36	3.12	58.36	0	0	0
SR Waugh (/AUS/NSW)	1985-1986	11	14	749	124.5	29	358	11	4/56	32.54	2.86	68.09	1	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1986-1986	5	7	809	134.5	16	535	11	5/71	48.63	3.96	73.54	0	1	0
A Jabaar ()	1985-1986	2	4	324	54.0	15	90	10	5/48	9.00	1.66	32.40	0	1	0
Y Thomas (/R-SAC)	1985-1986	5	8	433	72.1	19	158	9	3/30	17.55	2.18	48.11	0	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1986	4	6	588	98.0	10	332	9	3/57	36.88	3.38	65.33	0	0	0
TV Hohns (AUSXI)	1985-1986	6	7	701	116.5	24	395	9	3/69	43.88	3.38	77.88	0	0	0
GEW Bush (WA)	1985-1985	5	8	1102	183.4	40	421	9	3/31	46.77	2.29	122.44	0	0	0
CL Harms (SOA)	1985-1986	4	6	905	150.5	32	428	9	4/60	47.55	2.83	100.55	1	0	0
CEB Rice (SAfXI)	1985-1986	3	5	366	61.0	17	121	8	3/8	15.12	1.98	45.75	0	0	0
N Edwards ()	1985-1986	6	7	372	62.0	18	197	8	4/23	24.62	3.17	46.50	1	0	0
PA Rayment (/EPR)	1985-1986	2	4	348	58.0	8	197	8	4/62	24.62	3.39	43.50	1	0	0
WS Andrews (WA)	1985-1986	10	13	630	105.0	29	231	8	2/17	28.87	2.20	78.75	0	0	0
KM Curran (ZIM)	1985-1985	2	4	486	81.0	20	245	8	3/61	30.62	3.02	60.75	0	0	0
A Frans ()	1985-1986	7	11	517	86.1	19	305	8	3/22	38.12	3.53	64.62	0	0	0
RR Kulkarni (/WEZ)	1985-1985	3	5	540	90.0	17	310	8	3/93	38.75	3.44	67.50	0	0	0
JG Thomas (ENG)	1986-1986	4	6	516	86.0	13	364	8	4/70	45.50	4.23	64.50	1	0	0
AK Patel (WEZ)	1985-1985	2	3	701	116.5	14	371	8	4/86	46.37	3.17	87.62	2	0	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND/ROI/SOZ)	1985-1986	5	9	907	151.1	13	607	8	3/132	75.87	4.01	113.37	0	0	0
AK Kuruppuarachchi (SL)	1986-1986	1	2	152	25.2	3	85	7	5/44	12.14	3.35	21.71	0	1	0
BA Matthews ()	1986-1986	1	2	252	42.0	11	92	7	4/43	13.14	2.19	36.00	1	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1986-1986	3	5	503	83.5	8	285	7	3/76	40.71	3.39	71.85	0	0	0
RM Ellison (ENG)	1986-1986	3	5	495	82.3	19	294	7	5/78	42.00	3.56	70.71	0	1	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:

Gujarat vs Tripura at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 53/2 (19.0 ov, MA Hingrajia 23*, JM Patel 26*, MB Murasingh 1/6) - Stumps

Easterns (Eastern Transvaal) vs South Western Districts at Oudtshoorn, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 19th Match, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 255/9 (98.0 ov, Amaan Khan 9*, T Ndlela 0*, B Cele 2/50) - Stumps

Nagaland vs Andhra at Sovima, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group A, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 85/4 (33.0 ov, HT Aye 16*, R Jonathan 0*, T Vijay 3/29) - Stumps