Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1989-1990	7	12	2042	340.2	87	869	35	6/62	24.82	2.55	58.34	1	4	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1989-1990	6	10	1730	288.2	88	779	34	5/88	22.91	2.70	50.88	1	2	-
TM Alderman (AUS)	1989-1990	6	10	1682	280.2	87	605	26	5/65	23.26	2.15	64.69	1	2	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1989-1990	5	8	1099	183.1	34	671	25	5/75	26.84	3.66	43.96	1	3	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1990	4	8	973	162.1	37	419	21	5/84	19.95	2.58	46.33	1	1	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1989-1990	7	10	1803	300.3	46	924	21	6/132	44.00	3.07	85.85	-	2	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1990-1990	3	6	792	132.0	32	307	20	8/45	15.35	2.32	39.60	2	1	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1990-1990	4	7	883	147.1	32	428	19	5/39	22.52	2.90	46.47	1	1	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1990	4	7	970	161.4	21	577	19	6/77	30.36	3.56	51.05	3	1	1
GC Small (ENG)	1990-1990	4	7	966	161.0	33	505	17	4/58	29.70	3.13	56.82	3	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1989-1990	7	11	1533	255.3	62	671	17	4/45	39.47	2.62	90.17	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1989-1990	7	9	1629	271.3	68	683	17	4/69	40.17	2.51	95.82	1	-	-
CG Rackemann (AUS)	1989-1990	6	10	1610	268.2	95	488	16	4/40	30.50	1.81	100.62	1	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1990-1990	3	6	560	93.2	14	243	12	5/68	20.25	2.60	46.66	-	1	-
GD Campbell (AUS)	1989-1990	3	6	807	134.3	29	379	12	3/79	31.58	2.81	67.25	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1989-1990	5	8	1199	199.5	41	509	12	4/108	42.41	2.54	99.91	1	-	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1990	2	4	427	71.1	19	161	11	5/28	14.63	2.26	38.81	-	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-1990	5	9	846	141.0	23	461	10	4/80	46.10	3.26	84.60	1	-	-
DJ Capel (ENG)	1990-1990	4	7	744	124.0	17	436	9	3/88	48.44	3.51	82.66	-	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1989-1989	1	2	328	54.4	7	189	8	6/66	23.62	3.45	41.00	-	1	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1990-1990	3	5	488	81.2	18	196	8	6/85	24.50	2.40	61.00	-	1	-
PR Sleep (AUS)	1989-1990	2	4	450	75.0	32	169	7	3/26	24.14	2.25	64.28	-	-	-
AS Wassan (IND)	1990-1990	3	4	490	81.4	11	331	7	4/108	47.28	4.05	70.00	1	-	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1989-1989	2	4	577	96.1	15	363	7	5/133	51.85	3.77	82.42	-	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1990-1990	2	3	473	78.5	11	242	6	3/69	40.33	3.06	78.83	-	-	-
EA Moseley (WI)	1990-1990	2	4	522	87.0	13	261	6	2/70	43.50	3.00	87.00	-	-	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1990-1990	3	4	660	110.0	28	309	6	3/143	51.50	2.80	110.00	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1989-1989	4	6	654	109.0	18	346	6	3/97	57.66	3.17	109.00	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1989-1989	2	3	147	24.3	4	88	5	2/31	17.60	3.59	29.40	-	-	-
V Razdan (IND)	1989-1989	2	2	240	40.0	6	141	5	5/79	28.20	3.52	48.00	-	1	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1990-1990	3	5	635	105.5	36	257	5	3/44	51.40	2.42	127.00	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1990	3	5	534	89.0	14	258	5	3/80	51.60	2.89	106.80	-	-	-
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1989-1989	1	2	306	51.0	10	149	4	2/57	37.25	2.92	76.50	-	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1989-1989	2	4	408	68.0	5	252	4	2/81	63.00	3.70	102.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1990-1990	1	2	259	43.1	8	102	3	2/47	34.00	2.36	86.33	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1989-1989	2	2	198	33.0	3	110	3	2/65	36.66	3.33	66.00	-	-	-
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1990	2	2	276	46.0	16	113	3	3/86	37.66	2.45	92.00	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1990-1990	2	3	354	59.0	17	132	3	2/55	44.00	2.23	118.00	-	-	-
GF Lawson (AUS)	1989-1989	2	3	558	93.0	27	193	3	1/51	64.33	2.07	186.00	-	-	-
Zakir Khan (PAK)	1989-1989	1	2	174	29.0	3	109	2	2/50	54.50	3.75	87.00	-	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1989-1990	7	8	256	42.4	14	110	2	1/10	55.00	2.57	128.00	-	-	-
SA Thomson (NZ)	1990-1990	1	2	165	27.3	4	122	2	2/92	61.00	4.43	82.50	-	-	-
SA Ankola (IND)	1989-1989	1	2	180	30.0	7	128	2	1/35	64.00	4.26	90.00	-	-	-
Shahid Mahboob (PAK)	1989-1989	1	1	294	49.0	12	131	2	2/131	65.50	2.67	147.00	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1989-1989	4	4	304	50.4	3	185	2	2/104	92.50	3.65	152.00	-	-	-
EAR de Silva (SL)	1989-1989	2	4	462	77.0	17	226	2	1/10	113.00	2.93	231.00	-	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1989-1989	3	3	498	83.0	11	265	2	2/191	132.50	3.19	249.00	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1989-1990	7	2	54	9.0	3	19	1	1/13	19.00	2.11	54.00	-	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1989-1990	4	4	234	39.0	15	53	1	1/23	53.00	1.35	234.00	-	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1989-1989	1	1	102	17.0	4	54	1	1/54	54.00	3.17	102.00	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1990-1990	1	2	138	23.0	5	77	1	1/47	77.00	3.34	138.00	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1989-1989	1	1	168	28.0	5	80	1	1/80	80.00	2.85	168.00	-	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1990-1990	1	2	126	21.0	3	85	1	1/74	85.00	4.04	126.00	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1990	1	2	288	48.0	9	141	1	1/72	141.00	2.93	288.00	-	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1989-1989	2	3	257	42.5	4	142	1	1/39	142.00	3.31	257.00	-	-	-

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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]