Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CJ McDermott (AUS/QLD)	1987-1988	27	36	3180	530.0	84	1749	74	7/54	23.63	3.30	42.97	3	4	1
AIC Dodemaide (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	25	33	3149	524.5	100	1540	66	6/58	23.33	2.93	47.71	3	4	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1988	19	25	3107	517.5	94	1457	64	9/56	22.76	2.81	48.54	5	3	2
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	22	26	1781	296.5	24	1246	63	6/29	19.77	4.19	28.26	1	3	0
CD Matthews (WA)	1987-1988	13	23	2673	445.3	81	1299	61	8/101	21.29	2.91	43.81	3	3	0
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	33	39	2493	415.3	69	1342	57	5/50	23.54	3.22	43.73	3	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1988	24	29	2251	375.1	55	1261	50	5/54	25.22	3.36	45.02	5	2	0
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1987-1988	13	23	2346	391.0	94	1103	49	6/52	22.51	2.82	47.87	1	3	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1988	15	17	1312	218.4	24	895	48	7/80	18.64	4.09	27.33	4	2	1
GF Lawson (NSW)	1987-1988	14	22	2229	371.3	107	921	47	6/31	19.59	2.47	47.42	1	3	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	29	31	2535	422.3	107	1186	46	4/32	25.78	2.80	55.10	4	0	0
PW Gladigau (SOA)	1987-1988	13	21	2193	365.3	66	1239	45	7/85	27.53	3.38	48.73	1	2	0
MR Whitney (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	19	26	2336	389.2	68	1151	44	5/33	26.15	2.95	53.09	2	3	0
TM Alderman (WA)	1987-1988	11	19	2483	413.5	115	1002	41	6/91	24.43	2.42	60.56	2	2	0
PW Jackson (VIC)	1987-1988	13	19	2461	410.1	123	1061	36	4/26	29.47	2.58	68.36	1	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	24	28	1988	331.2	66	1017	35	4/38	29.05	3.06	56.80	2	0	0
MC Snedden (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	24	25	1837	306.1	57	1073	35	4/34	30.65	3.50	52.48	2	0	0
GRJ Matthews (NSW)	1987-1988	14	19	2128	354.4	104	802	33	6/97	24.30	2.26	64.48	2	2	0
CG Rackemann (QLD)	1988-1988	9	16	1783	297.1	68	825	33	5/69	25.00	2.77	54.03	4	1	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1987-1988	17	19	1768	294.4	58	831	33	5/67	25.18	2.82	53.57	0	3	1
MG Hughes (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	11	17	1805	300.5	72	885	33	5/67	26.81	2.94	54.69	1	1	0
AK Zesers (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	16	24	2870	478.2	144	1217	33	4/86	36.87	2.54	86.96	1	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	23	27	2826	471.0	118	1262	33	4/39	38.24	2.67	85.63	1	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1988	22	25	1722	287.0	28	1094	32	3/27	34.18	3.81	53.81	0	0	0
ND Hirwani (CEZ/IND/ROI)	1987-1988	8	11	1079	179.5	16	679	31	8/61	21.90	3.77	34.80	2	2	1
PA Capes (WA)	1987-1988	10	17	1873	312.1	67	831	31	4/87	26.80	2.66	60.41	1	0	0
IT Botham (QLD)	1987-1988	13	20	1991	331.5	87	882	31	3/12	28.45	2.65	64.22	0	0	0
Arshad Ayub (HYD/IND/SOZ)	1987-1988	15	19	1978	329.4	58	985	30	8/65	32.83	2.98	65.93	1	2	1
PR Sleep (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	17	21	2766	461.0	104	1353	30	4/91	45.10	2.93	92.20	1	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	20	21	1711	285.1	61	910	29	5/86	31.37	3.19	59.00	0	1	0
AA Manack ()	1987-1988	6	12	1187	197.5	62	449	28	6/45	16.03	2.26	42.39	0	2	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1988	18	18	1168	194.4	10	802	28	4/98	28.64	4.11	41.71	1	0	0
VA Barnes ()	1987-1988	6	12	1242	207.0	50	393	27	6/28	14.55	1.89	46.00	1	1	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1987-1988	10	17	1599	266.3	73	691	27	5/99	25.59	2.59	59.22	0	1	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	22	24	1415	235.5	29	850	27	4/71	31.48	3.60	52.40	1	0	0
SP Davis (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	19	26	2196	366.0	63	1034	27	4/70	38.29	2.82	81.33	1	0	0
R February ()	1987-1988	6	12	1146	191.0	46	433	26	6/73	16.65	2.26	44.07	1	1	0
DK Morrison (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	17	20	1604	267.2	33	1050	26	5/69	40.38	3.92	61.69	1	1	0
JN Maguire (QLD)	1987-1988	12	20	1860	310.0	65	916	25	5/60	36.64	2.95	74.40	0	2	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1988	13	15	1031	171.5	24	575	24	4/42	23.95	3.34	42.95	1	0	0
W Watson (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	19	19	943	157.1	17	673	24	3/36	28.04	4.28	39.29	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	16	20	1497	249.3	32	834	24	4/73	34.75	3.34	62.37	1	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	22	26	1544	257.2	51	862	24	3/41	35.91	3.34	64.33	0	0	0
S Gabriels ()	1987-1988	5	10	879	146.3	34	344	23	6/17	14.95	2.34	38.21	3	1	0
K Majola ()	1987-1988	6	10	1060	176.4	43	466	23	4/89	20.26	2.63	46.08	1	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1988	15	17	1266	211.0	23	765	23	3/21	33.26	3.62	55.04	0	0	0
DJ Hickey (VIC)	1987-1988	9	15	1554	259.0	28	1011	23	4/90	43.95	3.90	67.56	1	0	0
H Lorgat ()	1987-1988	6	12	932	155.2	46	364	22	5/37	16.54	2.34	42.36	0	1	0
SP George (SOA)	1987-1988	7	13	1069	178.1	20	647	22	6/51	29.40	3.63	48.59	1	1	0
TV Hohns (QLD)	1988-1988	7	13	1624	270.4	64	743	22	5/100	33.77	2.74	73.81	0	2	0
TBA May (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	16	20	2028	338.0	69	1008	22	4/55	45.81	2.98	92.18	1	0	0
MM Khan ()	1987-1988	5	8	1033	172.1	51	402	21	5/71	19.14	2.33	49.19	1	1	0
N Ramnarain ()	1987-1988	6	10	1123	187.1	35	509	21	5/102	24.23	2.71	53.47	1	1	0
AB Henschell (QLD)	1987-1988	9	11	1262	210.2	60	585	20	4/101	29.25	2.78	63.10	1	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1987-1988	5	8	948	158.0	40	414	19	6/38	21.78	2.62	49.89	0	2	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1988	12	15	753	125.3	9	590	19	5/55	31.05	4.70	39.63	0	1	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	21	20	1032	172.0	19	617	19	3/42	32.47	3.58	54.31	0	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1988	11	13	1329	221.3	46	681	19	4/52	35.84	3.07	69.94	1	0	0
BA Reid (AUS/WA)	1987-1988	13	16	1338	223.0	54	671	18	5/34	37.27	3.00	74.33	1	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	25	26	1087	181.1	16	763	18	3/42	42.38	4.21	60.38	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1988	6	9	857	142.5	21	468	17	4/35	27.52	3.27	50.41	2	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1988	3	5	610	101.4	16	326	16	5/65	20.37	3.20	38.12	2	1	0
WW Davis (WI)	1987-1988	7	10	847	141.1	12	553	16	4/76	34.56	3.91	52.93	1	0	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1988	15	18	1304	217.2	36	706	16	2/13	44.12	3.24	81.50	0	0	0
E Mohamed ()	1987-1988	5	10	692	115.2	32	295	15	6/51	19.66	2.55	46.13	0	1	0
PR Reiffel (VIC)	1988-1988	4	7	680	113.2	29	330	15	4/80	22.00	2.91	45.33	1	0	0
DR Gilbert (NSW)	1987-1988	6	11	1024	170.4	31	541	15	5/94	36.06	3.16	68.26	1	1	0
DK Lillee (TAS)	1988-1988	6	8	1250	208.2	36	587	15	4/99	39.13	2.81	83.33	2	0	0
PI Faulkner (TAS)	1987-1988	10	13	1750	291.4	78	805	15	3/66	53.66	2.76	116.66	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	19	21	1855	309.1	48	963	15	3/88	64.20	3.11	123.66	0	0	0
RB Dolley ()	1987-1988	5	8	827	137.5	44	304	14	5/42	21.71	2.20	59.07	0	1	0
JK Pyke (SOA)	1988-1988	8	10	857	142.5	25	510	14	5/47	36.42	3.57	61.21	0	1	0
HA Manack ()	1987-1988	3	6	594	99.0	23	273	13	6/45	21.00	2.75	45.69	0	1	0
S George ()	1987-1988	6	10	809	134.5	42	312	13	3/70	24.00	2.31	62.23	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	10	10	534	89.0	9	374	13	3/35	28.76	4.20	41.07	0	0	0
DN Patel (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	21	17	690	115.0	13	480	13	3/14	36.92	4.17	53.07	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-1988	18	18	756	126.0	4	604	13	3/58	46.46	4.79	58.15	0	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1988	12	14	916	152.4	18	621	13	3/30	47.76	4.06	70.46	0	0	0
TJ Cooley (TAS)	1987-1988	9	11	1458	243.0	21	1037	13	3/112	79.76	4.26	112.15	0	0	0
TG Hogan (WA)	1988-1988	4	6	544	90.4	22	282	12	6/57	23.50	3.11	45.33	0	1	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	7	9	875	145.5	35	388	12	4/33	32.33	2.66	72.91	1	0	0
ME Waugh (NSW)	1987-1988	14	11	390	65.0	10	220	11	3/23	20.00	3.38	35.45	0	0	0
S Talwar (NOZ)	1987-1987	3	5	564	94.0	20	284	11	5/91	25.81	3.02	51.27	0	1	0
V Frans ()	1987-1988	5	9	662	110.2	31	324	11	4/54	29.45	2.93	60.18	1	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	10	11	872	145.2	29	445	11	3/28	40.45	3.06	79.27	0	0	0
AJ de Winter (TAS)	1987-1988	8	8	889	148.1	26	454	11	3/92	41.27	3.06	80.81	0	0	0
SK Sharma (IND/NOZ/ROI)	1987-1988	10	13	864	144.0	18	547	11	3/69	49.72	3.79	78.54	0	0	0
M Mali ()	1988-1988	3	5	348	58.0	14	149	10	4/50	14.90	2.56	34.80	1	0	0
CM Killen (SOA)	1988-1988	4	5	377	62.5	13	231	10	4/33	23.10	3.67	37.70	1	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1987-1987	3	6	686	114.2	33	268	10	5/83	26.80	2.34	68.60	0	1	0
N Dindar ()	1987-1988	5	10	576	96.0	23	281	10	3/29	28.10	2.92	57.60	0	0	0
SJ Milosz (WA)	1987-1988	6	10	1059	176.3	48	433	10	4/53	43.30	2.45	105.90	1	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	12	12	831	138.3	11	570	10	4/39	57.00	4.11	83.10	1	0	0
S Magiet ()	1987-1988	6	10	399	66.3	21	119	9	2/10	13.22	1.78	44.33	0	0	0
N Muller ()	1987-1988	3	6	328	54.4	14	142	9	3/14	15.77	2.59	36.44	0	0	0
S Abrahams ()	1987-1987	2	4	388	64.4	14	176	9	4/48	19.55	2.72	43.11	1	0	0
AK Sharma (IND/NOZ)	1987-1988	6	8	523	87.1	21	178	9	3/30	19.77	2.04	58.11	0	0	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1987-1987	4	5	597	99.3	36	213	9	3/87	23.66	2.14	66.33	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1987	8	8	378	63.0	4	257	9	4/19	28.55	4.07	42.00	1	0	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1987	7	7	364	60.4	6	261	9	4/39	29.00	4.30	40.44	1	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:

Andhra vs Bengal at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 3rd quarter final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class]

Easterns (Eastern Transvaal) vs Knights at Bloemfontein, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 Final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
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Water and Power Development Authority vs Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Lahore, President's Trophy Grade-I Final, Feb 8-12, 2026 [First-class - Live]
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