Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
A Kumble (IND)	1996-1997	12	21	3403	567.1	118	1477	49	5/67	30.14	2.60	69.44	2	3	0
AA Donald (SA)	1996-1997	8	14	1828	304.4	89	785	41	5/36	19.14	2.57	44.58	2	2	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-1997	9	17	2091	348.3	111	828	41	6/86	20.19	2.37	51.00	3	2	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1997	12	22	2449	408.1	87	1201	40	6/104	30.02	2.94	61.22	0	4	1
J Srinath (IND)	1996-1997	6	12	1654	275.4	69	873	35	6/21	24.94	3.16	47.25	0	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1996-1997	8	14	2101	350.1	103	876	33	4/43	26.54	2.50	63.66	2	0	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1996-1997	9	14	1699	283.1	56	772	32	4/22	24.12	2.72	53.09	1	0	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1996-1997	7	11	1431	238.3	63	663	31	5/46	21.38	2.77	46.16	0	3	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1996-1997	9	15	1893	315.3	80	745	29	5/43	25.68	2.36	65.27	1	3	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1996-1997	4	8	1466	244.2	43	702	28	6/84	25.07	2.87	52.35	1	2	1
PR Adams (SA)	1996-1997	7	12	1409	234.5	41	780	27	6/55	28.88	3.32	52.18	0	1	0
D Gough (ENG)	1996-1997	5	9	1149	191.3	47	532	26	5/40	20.46	2.77	44.19	3	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-1997	5	10	1971	328.3	71	895	25	5/89	35.80	2.72	78.84	3	1	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1996-1997	8	11	831	138.3	20	441	24	6/82	18.37	3.18	34.62	2	1	1
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1997	9	14	1871	311.5	65	842	23	5/74	36.60	2.70	81.34	1	2	0
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-1997	8	14	1528	254.4	59	667	21	4/43	31.76	2.61	72.76	1	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1996-1997	7	13	1327	221.1	46	684	21	8/64	32.57	3.09	63.19	0	1	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-1997	4	6	1093	182.1	53	340	18	5/95	18.88	1.86	60.72	0	1	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	5	6	847	141.1	27	402	18	6/100	22.33	2.84	47.05	1	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1997	4	7	1115	185.5	56	429	18	5/84	23.83	2.30	61.94	2	1	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1996-1997	4	8	751	125.1	31	364	17	5/73	21.41	2.90	44.17	1	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-1997	5	9	820	136.4	46	381	16	5/54	23.81	2.78	51.25	0	1	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	1996-1996	4	7	1271	211.5	47	545	16	5/123	34.06	2.57	79.43	0	2	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-1997	5	8	804	134.0	27	342	14	3/25	24.42	2.55	57.42	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1996-1997	5	8	1289	214.5	66	434	14	4/61	31.00	2.02	92.07	1	0	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-1997	6	11	819	136.3	29	435	14	5/53	31.07	3.18	58.50	0	1	0
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1996-1997	3	5	486	81.0	12	278	13	7/66	21.38	3.43	37.38	1	1	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1997	4	6	826	137.4	30	385	13	4/60	29.61	2.79	63.53	2	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1996-1997	8	14	1099	183.1	50	449	13	2/27	34.53	2.45	84.53	0	0	0
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	5	8	1032	172.0	34	480	13	5/68	36.92	2.79	79.38	0	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1997	3	4	804	134.0	36	339	12	6/98	28.25	2.52	67.00	0	1	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1996-1996	2	4	430	71.4	21	180	11	6/48	16.36	2.51	39.09	1	1	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1996-1996	3	6	588	98.0	24	291	11	4/48	26.45	2.96	53.45	2	0	0
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	686	114.2	23	304	11	5/63	27.63	2.65	62.36	0	1	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1996-1997	6	9	943	157.1	42	406	10	4/36	40.60	2.58	94.30	1	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1996-1997	9	13	772	128.4	51	256	9	2/11	28.44	1.98	85.77	0	0	0
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1996-1996	3	6	707	117.5	22	362	9	3/34	40.22	3.07	78.55	0	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1996-1997	7	7	706	117.4	23	424	9	5/137	47.11	3.60	78.44	0	1	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1996-1997	4	8	894	149.0	31	435	9	2/47	48.33	2.91	99.33	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	2	4	527	87.5	25	174	8	4/45	21.75	1.98	65.87	1	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-1996	2	4	535	89.1	20	240	8	4/43	30.00	2.69	66.87	1	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-1997	7	10	624	104.0	27	254	8	2/26	31.75	2.44	78.00	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1996-1996	4	6	444	74.0	22	153	7	4/18	21.85	2.06	63.42	1	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-1997	3	4	544	90.4	16	267	7	3/47	38.14	2.94	77.71	0	0	0
DG Cork (ENG)	1997-1997	3	6	593	98.5	21	300	7	3/96	42.85	3.03	84.71	0	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	1	2	222	37.0	8	91	6	4/52	15.16	2.45	37.00	1	0	0
JTC Vaughan (NZ)	1996-1997	3	4	479	79.5	18	204	6	4/27	34.00	2.55	79.83	1	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1996-1996	3	5	360	60.0	9	220	6	3/90	36.66	3.66	60.00	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-1997	3	5	702	117.0	38	252	6	2/47	42.00	2.15	117.00	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1996-1997	10	14	1332	222.0	61	539	6	3/34	89.83	2.42	222.00	0	0	0
AR Kapoor (IND)	1996-1996	2	4	318	53.0	18	101	5	2/19	20.20	1.90	63.60	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1997	3	5	352	58.4	16	134	5	3/29	26.80	2.28	70.40	0	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1996-1996	2	4	444	74.0	26	176	5	2/55	35.20	2.37	88.80	0	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-1997	2	3	370	61.4	11	197	5	4/74	39.40	3.19	74.00	1	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	410	68.2	13	223	5	5/85	44.60	3.26	82.00	0	1	0
D Ganesh (IND)	1997-1997	4	7	461	76.5	15	287	5	2/28	57.40	3.73	92.20	0	0	0
CEW Silverwood (ENG)	1996-1996	1	2	150	25.0	8	71	4	3/63	17.75	2.84	37.50	0	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	2	2	324	54.0	11	148	4	3/92	37.00	2.74	81.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-1997	10	12	354	59.0	14	154	4	2/36	38.50	2.61	88.50	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	3	593	98.5	31	207	4	2/75	51.75	2.09	148.25	0	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1997-1997	1	1	148	24.4	4	104	3	3/104	34.66	4.21	49.33	0	0	0
PE McIntyre (AUS)	1996-1996	1	2	228	38.0	7	107	3	3/103	35.66	2.81	76.00	0	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1996-1997	8	6	280	46.4	13	108	3	1/4	36.00	2.31	93.33	0	0	0
C White (ENG)	1996-1997	2	3	246	41.0	9	118	3	2/51	39.33	2.87	82.00	0	0	0
DJ Johnson (IND)	1996-1996	2	4	240	40.0	6	143	3	2/52	47.66	3.57	80.00	0	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1996-1996	3	4	299	49.5	14	161	3	3/53	53.66	3.23	99.66	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1997-1997	1	2	318	53.0	15	162	3	2/71	54.00	3.05	106.00	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1996-1996	2	3	186	31.0	9	80	2	2/57	40.00	2.58	93.00	0	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1996-1996	1	2	144	24.0	4	81	2	2/67	40.50	3.37	72.00	0	0	0
EZ Matambanadzo (ZIM)	1996-1996	1	2	96	16.0	0	89	2	2/62	44.50	5.56	48.00	0	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	198	33.0	4	116	2	2/116	58.00	3.51	99.00	0	0	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1996-1996	2	3	240	40.0	6	129	2	2/38	64.50	3.22	120.00	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1996-1997	9	5	204	34.0	2	131	2	1/34	65.50	3.85	102.00	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1996-1997	7	10	284	47.2	12	138	2	1/13	69.00	2.91	142.00	0	0	0
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1997-1997	2	4	360	60.0	10	145	2	1/23	72.50	2.41	180.00	0	0	0
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1996-1996	1	1	272	45.2	7	146	2	2/146	73.00	3.22	136.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1996-1997	10	6	408	68.0	14	158	2	1/2	79.00	2.32	204.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-1996	3	1	11	1.5	1	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	11.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1997	3	1	24	4.0	0	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1996-1996	1	2	60	10.0	4	21	1	1/7	21.00	2.10	60.00	0	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1997	4	3	73	12.1	2	42	1	1/29	42.00	3.45	73.00	0	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	1996-1997	5	4	113	18.5	1	59	1	1/11	59.00	3.13	113.00	0	0	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1997-1997	1	2	138	23.0	5	67	1	1/58	67.00	2.91	138.00	0	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	1996-1996	1	1	102	17.0	3	69	1	1/69	69.00	4.05	102.00	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	1996-1996	4	5	204	34.0	9	79	1	1/4	79.00	2.32	204.00	0	0	0
PIC Thompson (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	96	16.0	0	80	1	1/80	80.00	5.00	96.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1997	1	1	150	25.0	4	117	1	1/117	117.00	4.68	150.00	0	0	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-1997	2	4	225	37.3	6	143	1	1/31	143.00	3.81	225.00	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:

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]