Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
AJ Bichel (WOR)	2001-2001	39	52	4479	746.3	171	2523	110	6/44	22.93	3.37	40.71	3	5	1
A Sheriyar (WOR)	2001-2001	39	53	4242	707.0	143	2514	106	6/88	23.71	3.55	40.01	9	3	0
M Muralidaran (LAN/SL)	2001-2001	30	40	5301	883.3	258	2004	105	8/87	19.08	2.26	50.48	2	9	3
RJ Kirtley (SUS)	2001-2001	36	51	4341	723.3	149	2425	102	6/34	23.77	3.35	42.55	3	5	2
MP Bicknell (SUR)	2001-2001	35	47	4217	702.5	151	2106	96	7/60	21.93	2.99	43.92	5	3	1
MJ Saggers (KEN)	2001-2001	34	46	3883	647.1	133	2120	95	6/92	22.31	3.27	40.87	2	4	0
PS Jones (SOM)	2001-2001	40	51	4553	758.5	117	2952	95	5/115	31.07	3.89	47.92	4	1	0
AD Mullally (ENG/HAM)	2001-2001	36	45	3971	661.5	172	1927	90	8/90	21.41	2.91	44.12	1	6	0
GJ Smith (NOT)	2001-2001	39	47	3876	646.0	126	2066	90	5/37	22.95	3.19	43.06	4	3	1
DR Brown (WAR)	2001-2001	41	53	4097	682.5	148	2230	88	6/60	25.34	3.26	46.55	2	1	1
JMM Averis (GLO)	2001-2001	40	53	4001	666.5	115	2552	87	5/40	29.33	3.82	45.98	4	3	0
MA Robinson (SUS)	2001-2001	35	46	3633	605.3	147	1704	85	5/35	20.04	2.81	42.74	4	3	0
RL Johnson (SOM)	2001-2001	28	37	3548	591.2	99	2071	83	5/40	24.95	3.50	42.74	5	5	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak/SUR)	2001-2001	34	43	4357	726.1	161	2030	82	7/58	24.75	2.79	53.13	3	5	0
DE Malcolm (LEI)	2001-2001	28	39	3700	616.4	98	2306	81	8/63	28.46	3.73	45.67	4	4	1
IJ Harvey (AUS/GLO)	2001-2001	35	40	2935	489.1	113	1564	79	5/32	19.79	3.19	37.15	4	3	0
J Ormond (ENG/LEI)	2001-2001	33	39	3944	657.2	134	2046	76	5/71	26.92	3.11	51.89	4	2	0
G Chapple (LAN)	2001-2001	32	42	3147	524.3	95	1812	75	6/46	24.16	3.45	41.96	2	4	0
SD Udal (HAM)	2001-2001	35	47	4314	719.0	155	2200	73	7/74	30.13	3.05	59.09	3	1	0
BJ Trott (KEN)	2001-2001	30	39	3006	501.0	86	1783	70	6/13	25.47	3.55	42.94	0	5	1
MCJ Ball (GLO)	2001-2001	33	42	3101	516.5	97	1623	66	6/23	24.59	3.14	46.98	1	2	0
JD Lewry (SUS)	2001-2001	21	36	3301	550.1	131	1712	65	7/42	26.33	3.11	50.78	5	3	1
AD Mascarenhas (HAM)	2001-2001	35	46	3375	562.3	137	1631	64	6/26	25.48	2.89	52.73	0	2	0
MW Alleyne (GLO)	2001-2001	40	46	3361	560.1	95	1818	64	5/50	28.40	3.24	52.51	1	1	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG/MID)	2001-2001	22	35	4406	734.2	171	1892	64	6/44	29.56	2.57	68.84	3	3	1
DR Law (DUR)	2001-2001	36	44	2877	479.3	78	1734	63	6/53	27.52	3.61	45.66	1	3	0
PN Weekes (MID)	2001-2001	38	47	3598	599.4	105	1880	63	5/90	29.84	3.13	57.11	3	1	0
RJ Logan (NOT)	2001-2001	23	28	2601	433.3	57	1907	63	6/93	30.26	4.39	41.28	2	4	0
KP Dutch (SOM)	2001-2001	42	42	3186	531.0	70	1995	61	6/40	32.70	3.75	52.22	3	1	0
VC Drakes (WAR)	2001-2001	32	42	4025	670.5	137	2125	61	5/37	34.83	3.16	65.98	1	1	0
AR Caddick (ENG/SOM)	2001-2001	21	28	2792	465.2	67	1840	60	5/81	30.66	3.95	46.53	2	4	1
G Welch (DER)	2001-2001	32	39	3805	634.1	126	2146	60	6/30	35.76	3.38	63.41	1	4	0
AP Cowan (ESS)	2001-2001	36	45	3815	635.5	118	2279	60	5/14	37.98	3.58	63.58	1	1	0
SR Lampitt (WOR)	2001-2001	33	39	2299	383.1	68	1416	59	5/22	24.00	3.69	38.96	1	1	0
AC Morris (HAM)	2001-2001	21	32	3048	508.0	108	1596	57	5/39	28.00	3.14	53.47	4	2	0
RC Irani (ESS)	2001-2001	38	43	3070	511.4	112	1741	57	6/79	30.54	3.40	53.85	0	3	0
MM Patel (KEN)	2001-2001	36	43	3878	646.2	167	1805	57	8/119	31.66	2.79	68.03	2	1	1
TF Bloomfield (MID)	2001-2001	29	41	3520	586.4	92	2109	57	5/58	37.00	3.59	61.75	2	2	0
ARC Fraser (MID)	2001-2001	26	35	3514	585.4	158	1578	56	3/13	28.17	2.69	62.75	0	0	0
CEW Silverwood (YOR)	2001-2001	20	27	1879	313.1	51	1071	55	5/20	19.47	3.41	34.16	1	3	0
PJ Martin (LAN)	2001-2001	23	31	2660	443.2	97	1423	55	5/16	25.87	3.20	48.36	1	2	0
D Gough (ENG/YOR)	2001-2001	23	30	2704	450.4	67	1746	55	5/61	31.74	3.87	49.16	1	2	0
ESH Giddins (SUR)	2001-2001	36	45	3220	536.4	102	1907	55	5/48	34.67	3.55	58.54	2	1	0
SD Thomas (GLA)	2001-2001	37	42	3313	552.1	64	2309	55	4/54	41.98	4.18	60.23	3	0	0
SP Kirby (YOR)	2001-2001	15	22	1905	317.3	62	1191	54	7/50	22.05	3.75	35.27	2	3	1
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2001	14	22	1908	318.0	60	1055	53	7/165	19.90	3.31	36.00	2	3	1
DL Maddy (LEI)	2001-2001	44	46	2279	379.5	45	1505	53	5/67	28.39	3.96	43.00	0	1	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG/YOR)	2001-2001	27	36	2560	426.4	94	1261	52	4/39	24.25	2.95	49.23	3	0	0
DM Cousins (NOR)	2001-2001	19	25	2620	436.4	63	1639	52	8/102	31.51	3.75	50.38	3	2	0
SL Watkin (GLA)	2001-2001	28	36	3484	580.4	125	1888	52	6/67	36.30	3.25	67.00	2	1	0
MA Ealham (ENG/KEN)	2001-2001	33	38	2396	399.2	83	1257	51	6/64	24.64	3.14	46.98	0	2	0
CB Keegan (MID)	2001-2001	27	33	1973	328.5	49	1307	51	5/17	25.62	3.97	38.68	2	1	0
DA Cosker (GLA)	2001-2001	27	30	3269	544.5	93	1948	50	4/48	38.96	3.57	65.38	4	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2001	13	19	1756	292.4	88	804	49	7/76	16.40	2.74	35.83	1	4	0
JE Brinkley (DUR)	2001-2001	26	32	2006	334.2	68	1101	48	6/14	22.93	3.29	41.79	1	2	0
RDB Croft (ENG/GLA)	2001-2001	34	34	3083	513.5	96	1698	48	5/95	35.37	3.30	64.22	1	2	1
MJ Rawnsley (WOR)	2001-2001	36	44	3568	594.4	124	1929	48	3/28	40.18	3.24	74.33	0	0	0
AJ Tudor (ENG/SUR)	2001-2001	21	28	2112	352.0	68	1354	46	5/44	29.43	3.84	45.91	1	2	0
AJ Harris (NOT)	2001-2001	21	29	2572	428.4	91	1625	46	6/98	35.32	3.79	55.91	3	1	0
VJ Wells (LEI)	2001-2001	39	42	1909	318.1	56	1114	45	5/36	24.75	3.50	42.42	1	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (LEI)	2001-2001	24	31	2511	418.3	75	1417	45	6/65	31.48	3.38	55.80	1	1	0
SJ Harmison (DUR)	2001-2001	21	32	2909	484.5	91	1606	44	6/111	36.50	3.31	66.11	2	2	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG/YOR)	2001-2001	20	24	1947	324.3	69	1116	43	6/51	25.95	3.43	45.27	1	2	0
A Richardson (WAR)	2001-2001	19	28	2613	435.3	114	1150	43	5/89	26.74	2.64	60.76	2	1	0
MM Betts (WAR)	2001-2001	16	25	2064	344.0	76	1153	43	5/22	26.81	3.35	48.00	2	2	0
NMK Smith (WAR)	2001-2001	35	38	2626	437.4	78	1388	43	4/76	32.27	3.17	61.06	1	0	0
JF Brown (NOR)	2001-2001	32	38	3831	638.3	110	2113	43	5/107	49.13	3.30	89.09	1	1	0
CT Tremlett (HAM)	2001-2001	20	23	1385	230.5	48	800	42	4/34	19.04	3.46	32.97	1	0	0
GM Hamilton (YOR)	2001-2001	23	28	1716	286.0	51	1043	42	5/27	24.83	3.64	40.85	1	1	0
NC Phillips (DUR)	2001-2001	21	28	2463	410.3	64	1454	42	5/64	34.61	3.54	58.64	3	1	0
AL Penberthy (NOR)	2001-2001	35	40	3095	515.5	82	1820	42	4/39	43.33	3.52	73.69	2	0	0
Z Khan (IND/INDIA)	2001-2001	18	22	1601	266.5	35	1038	41	4/42	25.31	3.89	39.04	2	0	0
JE Bishop (ESS)	2001-2001	21	24	1903	317.1	42	1387	41	5/148	33.82	4.37	46.41	1	1	0
MV Fleming (KEN)	2001-2001	36	41	2566	427.4	66	1432	41	5/40	34.92	3.34	62.58	2	1	0
MJG Davis (SUS)	2001-2001	35	43	3084	514.0	91	1683	41	6/116	41.04	3.27	75.21	1	1	0
JP Taylor (NOR)	2001-2001	24	33	2876	479.2	56	1786	41	4/100	43.56	3.72	70.14	1	0	0
A Flintoff (LAN)	2001-2001	35	36	2144	357.2	55	1185	40	3/12	29.62	3.31	53.60	0	0	0
CP Schofield (LAN)	2001-2001	28	29	2095	349.1	54	1239	40	5/31	30.97	3.54	52.37	1	1	0
RKJ Dawson (YOR)	2001-2001	21	27	2339	389.5	73	1351	40	6/82	33.77	3.46	58.47	1	2	0
GP Swann (NOR)	2001-2001	35	39	3166	527.4	89	1909	39	5/34	48.94	3.61	81.17	1	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2001	11	15	968	161.2	21	603	38	7/36	15.86	3.73	25.47	1	3	0
RSG Anderson (ESS)	2001-2001	14	19	1649	274.5	56	921	38	5/21	24.23	3.35	43.39	2	3	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND/INDIA)	2001-2001	18	22	2117	352.5	72	1000	38	6/37	26.31	2.83	55.71	2	1	1
CG Liptrot (WOR)	2001-2001	16	26	1966	327.4	83	1048	38	3/12	27.57	3.19	51.73	0	0	0
RSC Martin-Jenkins (SUS)	2001-2001	20	26	1994	332.2	69	1117	38	4/18	29.39	3.36	52.47	3	0	0
KJ Dean (DER)	2001-2001	14	18	1748	291.2	62	1120	38	6/73	29.47	3.84	46.00	2	2	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK/PAK-A)	2001-2001	7	11	1172	195.2	61	472	37	6/38	12.75	2.41	31.67	1	4	1
J Lewis (GLO)	2001-2001	14	18	1570	261.4	73	709	37	5/71	19.16	2.70	42.43	2	1	0
BC Hollioake (ENG/SUR)	2001-2001	38	40	1678	279.4	30	1260	37	3/10	34.05	4.50	45.35	0	0	0
MA Sheikh (WAR)	2001-2001	29	31	1963	327.1	66	976	36	4/17	27.11	2.98	54.52	2	0	0
Shahid Afridi (LEI/MCC/PAK)	2001-2001	22	26	1707	284.3	47	1105	36	5/84	30.69	3.88	47.41	0	1	0
SJ Cook (MID)	2001-2001	27	33	2038	339.4	53	1300	36	3/10	36.11	3.82	56.61	0	0	0
NC Johnson (HAM)	2001-2001	37	40	2075	345.5	43	1420	36	4/20	39.44	4.10	57.63	1	0	0
MR Strong (NOR)	2001-2001	18	24	1990	331.4	50	1439	36	4/28	39.97	4.33	55.27	2	0	0
DS Lehmann (YOR)	2001-2001	38	39	1650	275.0	37	881	35	3/13	25.17	3.20	47.14	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2001	13	20	1638	273.0	60	993	35	5/37	28.37	3.63	46.80	0	2	0
NG Hatch (DUR)	2001-2001	15	23	1750	291.4	46	1062	35	3/26	30.34	3.64	50.00	0	0	0
TA Munton (DER)	2001-2001	21	23	2113	352.1	79	1032	34	5/85	30.35	2.93	62.14	1	1	0
C White (ENG/YOR)	2001-2001	27	30	1993	332.1	58	1081	34	4/57	31.79	3.25	58.61	1	0	0
AP Grayson (ESS)	2001-2001	37	37	1956	326.0	31	1258	34	5/20	37.00	3.85	57.52	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:

Tasmania vs New South Wales at Hobart, Sheffield Shield 23rd Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 302/4 (89.0 ov, J Edwards 46*, JR Philippe 69*, GT Bell 1/58) - Stumps

Karnataka vs Uttarakhand at Lucknow, Ranji Trophy 1st semi final, Feb 15-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 149/5 (69.0 ov, SA Rawat 10*, LR Raichandani 52*, Shikhar Shetty 0/24) - Stumps

Bengal vs Jammu & Kashmir at Kalyani, Ranji Trophy 2nd semi final, Feb 15-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 43/2 (13.0 ov, SS Pundir 23*, VY Sharma 9*, Mukesh Kumar 0/8) - Stumps