Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	17	17	922	153.4	9	689	42	6/29	16.40	4.48	21.95	1	1	0
SR Waugh (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	23	23	1182	197.0	10	843	34	4/33	24.79	4.27	34.76	1	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1988	17	17	923	153.5	7	662	33	5/44	20.06	4.30	27.96	1	1	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	24	24	1268	211.2	29	834	31	4/32	26.90	3.94	40.90	1	0	0
MC Snedden (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	21	21	1105	184.1	20	782	28	4/34	27.92	4.24	39.46	1	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1988	12	11	533	88.5	8	479	25	4/37	19.16	5.39	21.32	2	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
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1988	17	17	928	154.4	4	704	24	3/33	29.33	4.55	38.66	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	15	15	828	138.0	11	480	23	5/21	20.86	3.47	36.00	0	1	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	16	16	871	145.1	7	620	22	4/39	28.18	4.27	39.59	1	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1988	12	12	685	114.1	4	455	21	3/21	21.66	3.98	32.61	0	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1988	13	13	723	120.3	5	482	20	4/31	24.10	4.00	36.15	1	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS/NSW)	1987-1988	16	15	792	132.0	9	512	20	4/38	25.60	3.87	39.60	1	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1988	17	17	912	152.0	17	594	20	4/16	29.70	3.90	45.60	2	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	16	16	847	141.1	18	565	19	3/28	29.73	4.00	44.57	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	18	18	890	148.2	5	622	19	3/30	32.73	4.19	46.84	0	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1988	18	18	942	157.0	9	708	18	3/27	39.33	4.50	52.33	0	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	10	10	563	93.5	2	417	16	3/20	26.06	4.44	35.18	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	18	18	866	144.2	16	553	16	2/20	34.56	3.83	54.12	0	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1987	8	8	465	77.3	5	363	15	4/52	24.20	4.68	31.00	1	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1988	13	13	724	120.4	11	428	15	3/35	28.53	3.54	48.26	0	0	0
SP Davis (AUS/VIC)	1987-1988	10	10	588	98.0	12	327	14	3/27	23.35	3.33	42.00	0	0	0
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	9	9	432	72.0	7	316	13	3/35	24.30	4.38	33.23	0	0	0
DN Patel (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	18	14	557	92.5	4	428	13	3/14	32.92	4.61	42.84	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	15	14	630	105.0	4	470	13	3/42	36.15	4.47	48.46	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	19	18	576	96.0	1	497	13	3/42	38.23	5.17	44.30	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-1988	17	17	750	125.0	4	602	13	3/58	46.30	4.81	57.69	0	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS/NSW)	1988-1988	10	10	594	99.0	5	389	12	4/34	32.41	3.92	49.50	1	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	11	11	554	92.2	3	413	11	3/25	37.54	4.47	50.36	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1988	3	3	171	28.3	3	103	10	4/35	10.30	3.61	17.10	2	0	0
PW Jackson (VIC)	1987-1988	5	5	288	48.0	8	158	10	4/26	15.80	3.29	28.80	1	0	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1988	5	5	294	49.0	1	203	10	4/43	20.30	4.14	29.40	2	0	0
DK Morrison (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	11	11	512	85.2	5	427	10	2/39	42.70	5.00	51.20	0	0	0
PW Gladigau (SOA)	1988-1988	4	4	240	40.0	0	194	9	4/46	21.55	4.85	26.66	1	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
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1988	9	9	409	68.1	5	322	9	3/51	35.77	4.72	45.44	0	0	0
SR Gillespie (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	8	8	398	66.2	3	306	8	3/40	38.25	4.61	49.75	0	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	11	11	615	102.3	6	462	8	4/39	57.75	4.50	76.87	1	0	0
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1988	17	7	251	41.5	0	203	7	2/39	29.00	4.85	35.85	0	0	0
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1988	8	8	366	61.0	2	270	7	2/32	38.57	4.42	52.28	0	0	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1988	8	8	432	72.0	6	322	7	1/27	46.00	4.47	61.71	0	0	0
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1988	9	9	498	83.0	4	353	7	2/36	50.42	4.25	71.14	0	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1988	10	10	449	74.5	2	408	7	3/30	58.28	5.45	64.14	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1987-1988	16	12	540	90.0	1	447	7	2/34	63.85	4.96	77.14	0	0	0
CM Killen (SOA)	1988-1988	3	3	180	30.0	2	118	6	4/33	19.66	3.93	30.00	1	0	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1988	16	8	167	27.5	0	124	6	3/19	20.66	4.45	27.83	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS/QLD)	1987-1988	21	6	196	32.4	0	172	6	2/27	28.66	5.26	32.66	0	0	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	5	5	287	47.5	4	187	6	4/33	31.16	3.90	47.83	1	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1987-1988	9	8	342	57.0	2	213	6	2/21	35.50	3.73	57.00	0	0	0
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	6	348	58.0	2	218	6	2/27	36.33	3.75	58.00	0	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1987	8	8	408	68.0	7	303	6	2/38	50.50	4.45	68.00	0	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	8	8	444	74.0	4	317	6	1/35	52.83	4.28	74.00	0	0	0
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1987	8	8	408	68.0	2	331	6	2/47	55.16	4.86	68.00	0	0	0
TBA May (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	10	10	492	82.0	4	373	6	2/29	62.16	4.54	82.00	0	0	0
DK Walker (VIC)	1987-1987	2	2	91	15.1	5	41	5	3/30	8.20	2.70	18.20	0	0	0
ME Waugh (NSW)	1988-1988	4	3	114	19.0	3	62	5	3/23	12.40	3.26	22.80	0	0	0
CD Matthews (WA)	1988-1988	2	2	120	20.0	0	84	5	3/54	16.80	4.20	24.00	0	0	0
AJ de Winter (TAS)	1988-1988	3	3	167	27.5	5	86	5	2/18	17.20	3.08	33.40	0	0	0
AH Gray (WI)	1988-1988	2	2	120	20.0	0	89	5	3/44	17.80	4.45	24.00	0	0	0
DB Scott (SOA)	1988-1988	3	3	180	30.0	2	107	5	3/41	21.40	3.56	36.00	0	0	0
GF Lawson (NSW)	1988-1988	4	4	210	35.0	5	129	5	3/19	25.80	3.68	42.00	0	0	0
S Jeganathan (SL)	1987-1988	4	4	216	36.0	2	159	5	2/45	31.80	4.41	43.20	0	0	0
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	5	240	40.0	0	179	5	2/34	35.80	4.47	48.00	0	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1987-1988	7	7	336	56.0	4	274	5	2/41	54.80	4.89	67.20	0	0	0
K Srikkanth (IND)	1987-1988	18	4	109	18.1	1	70	4	3/25	17.50	3.85	27.25	0	0	0
RJ Tucker (TAS)	1988-1988	3	3	133	22.1	1	97	4	4/31	24.25	4.37	33.25	1	0	0
KM Curran (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	4	156	26.0	0	124	4	2/29	31.00	4.76	39.00	0	0	0
VR Brown (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	5	4	156	26.0	0	129	4	2/22	32.25	4.96	39.00	0	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	4	4	196	32.4	2	156	4	2/42	39.00	4.77	49.00	0	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1987-1987	3	3	150	25.0	0	163	4	2/64	40.75	6.52	37.50	0	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1988-1988	6	6	282	47.0	4	180	4	3/38	45.00	3.82	70.50	0	0	0
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	4	198	33.0	0	188	4	2/46	47.00	5.69	49.50	0	0	0
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	6	6	214	35.4	1	194	4	1/21	48.50	5.43	53.50	0	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1987-1988	6	6	288	48.0	2	224	4	2/30	56.00	4.66	72.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1987-1987	8	7	414	69.0	4	227	4	1/28	56.75	3.28	103.50	0	0	0
AK Zesers (AUS/SOA)	1987-1988	6	6	330	55.0	3	234	4	1/32	58.50	4.25	82.50	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1988	9	9	474	79.0	1	393	4	1/44	98.25	4.97	118.50	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (AUCK/NZ)	1987-1988	13	13	596	99.2	3	476	4	2/27	119.00	4.79	149.00	0	0	0
GL Smith (NSW)	1988-1988	4	2	40	6.4	1	21	3	2/19	7.00	3.15	13.33	0	0	0
AB Henschell (QLD)	1988-1988	1	1	60	10.0	1	25	3	3/25	8.33	2.50	20.00	0	0	0
Zahid Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	2	96	16.0	1	61	3	2/24	20.33	3.81	32.00	0	0	0
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1988-1988	2	2	96	16.0	2	67	3	2/39	22.33	4.18	32.00	0	0	0
DJ Hickey (VIC)	1987-1987	2	2	120	20.0	1	69	3	2/39	23.00	3.45	40.00	0	0	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1988-1988	2	2	120	20.0	4	76	3	2/36	25.33	3.80	40.00	0	0	0
TG Hogan (WA)	1988-1988	2	2	120	20.0	3	78	3	2/35	26.00	3.90	40.00	0	0	0
MG Hughes (VIC)	1988-1988	3	3	162	27.0	4	94	3	3/31	31.33	3.48	54.00	0	0	0
Haafiz Shahid (PAK)	1988-1988	2	2	109	18.1	1	95	3	2/56	31.66	5.22	36.33	0	0	0
WW Davis (WI)	1988-1988	3	3	174	29.0	2	163	3	1/35	54.33	5.62	58.00	0	0	0
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	6	210	35.0	1	222	3	2/59	74.00	6.34	70.00	0	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	15	9	282	47.0	1	253	3	1/22	84.33	5.38	94.00	0	0	0
NGB Cook (ENG)	1987-1987	1	1	36	6.0	1	18	2	2/18	9.00	3.00	18.00	0	0	0
DG Scott (AUCK)	1987-1987	2	1	60	10.0	1	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.40	30.00	0	0	0
K Bradshaw (TAS)	1988-1988	2	2	78	13.0	1	49	2	1/15	24.50	3.76	39.00	0	0	0
TM Alderman (WA)	1988-1988	2	2	119	19.5	1	58	2	2/25	29.00	2.92	59.50	0	0	0
PA Blizzard (TAS)	1988-1988	3	3	174	29.0	4	62	2	1/17	31.00	2.13	87.00	0	0	0
IT Botham (QLD)	1988-1988	2	2	120	20.0	5	77	2	1/17	38.50	3.85	60.00	0	0	0
PI Faulkner (TAS)	1988-1988	2	2	114	19.0	1	78	2	2/37	39.00	4.10	57.00	0	0	0
DA Johnston (SOA)	1988-1988	3	3	180	30.0	3	83	2	1/27	41.50	2.76	90.00	0	0	0
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1988	8	4	60	10.0	0	91	2	1/23	45.50	9.10	30.00	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:

Otago vs Northern Districts at Dunedin, The Ford Trophy 18th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Canterbury vs Auckland at Auckland, The Ford Trophy 16th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]

Central Districts vs Wellington at Wellington, The Ford Trophy 17th Match, Feb 4, 2026 [List A]