Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for England in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2024	188	350	40037	6672.5	1730	18627	704	7/42	26.45	2.79	56.87	32	32	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	167	309	33698	5616.2	1304	16719	604	8/15	27.68	2.97	55.79	28	20	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	5003.1	1144	12688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	57.84	32	22	3
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	179	22103	3683.5	1001	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.30	54.57	21	22	3
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	102	168	21815	-	788	10878	383	8/34	28.40	2.99	56.95	17	27	4
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	151	17584	2930.4	614	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	165	17357	-	554	8190	325	8/43	25.20	2.83	53.40	12	16	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	148	27115	-	1313	8989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	87.75	11	18	2
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	127	15178	-	522	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1982	86	151	21862	-	1239	7674	297	8/51	25.83	2.10	73.60	13	17	6
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	85	154	14944	2490.4	540	7729	284	6/48	27.21	3.10	52.61	14	11	1
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	2194.5	576	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	60	109	15349	2558.1	493	7642	255	6/65	29.96	2.98	60.19	14	17	3
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	70	129	16056	-	595	6261	252	7/39	24.84	2.33	63.71	9	9	1
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	113	12680	-	459	5898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13	2
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2008	67	122	13909	2318.1	493	7564	248	7/61	30.50	3.26	56.08	13	7	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1955	51	92	15918	-	574	5876	236	7/44	24.89	2.21	67.44	11	15	5
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	159	21599	-	974	7999	235	6/73	34.03	2.22	91.91	8	6	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	62	105	13558	2259.4	501	6999	234	7/46	29.91	3.09	57.94	9	13	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2025	115	170	13160	2193.2	379	7278	230	6/22	31.64	3.31	57.21	9	5	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	58	95	11821	1970.1	369	6503	229	6/42	28.39	3.30	51.62	14	9	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2002-2009	62	113	13192	2198.4	426	7091	222	7/12	31.94	3.22	59.42	11	8	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2009	78	135	14747	2457.5	502	7303	219	5/58	33.34	2.97	67.33	10	3	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	119	12610	2101.4	293	7612	204	6/53	37.31	3.62	61.81	13	5	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	90	11135	-	382	5174	202	7/54	25.61	2.78	55.12	8	11	2
JA Snow (ENG)	1965-1976	49	93	12021	-	415	5387	202	7/40	26.66	2.68	59.50	12	8	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	46	86	12027	-	674	4101	193	10/53	21.24	2.04	62.31	13	9	3
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	-	312	5066	192	7/69	26.38	2.91	54.27	11	9	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2013-2025	62	118	11219	1869.5	417	5686	192	6/17	29.61	3.04	58.43	5	5	1
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	50	7873	1312.1	356	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	2	24	7
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	46	79	10876	1812.4	439	4836	177	8/53	27.32	2.66	61.44	5	13	2
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1968	49	88	13147	-	819	4451	174	7/35	25.58	2.03	75.55	11	9	3
MS Panesar (ENG)	2006-2013	50	85	12475	2079.1	468	5797	167	6/37	34.71	2.78	74.70	4	12	2
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2023	59	104	9379	1563.1	269	5348	166	8/62	32.21	3.42	56.50	5	6	1
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	55	97	9602	1600.2	183	6249	165	7/87	37.87	3.90	58.19	3	12	-
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	69	122	11305	1884.1	485	4924	162	6/42	30.39	2.61	69.78	4	8	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	76	8407	1401.1	288	3909	161	6/40	24.27	2.78	52.21	6	6	-
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	43	76	13939	-	813	4579	158	7/49	28.98	1.97	88.22	6	10	1
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	39	68	12523	-	581	4055	155	6/42	26.16	1.94	80.79	7	7	1
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1975	53	90	15118	-	777	4931	153	7/79	32.22	1.95	98.81	9	7	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1995	64	103	15391	-	741	5646	147	7/78	38.40	2.20	104.70	5	6	-
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	40	73	11173	-	604	3510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5	2
CM Old (ENG)	1972-1981	46	81	8858	-	311	4020	143	7/50	28.11	2.72	61.94	7	4	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-2006	54	88	12180	2030.0	397	5806	143	5/57	40.60	2.86	85.17	11	5	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2024	39	67	9402	1567.0	308	4838	142	5/66	34.07	3.08	66.21	11	5	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	58	93	9802	-	338	4541	141	8/86	32.20	2.77	69.51	6	6	2
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1986-1995	44	76	9838	1639.4	367	4700	140	7/70	33.57	2.86	70.27	8	4	-
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	36	63	12953	-	789	4215	139	8/104	30.32	1.95	93.18	7	8	2
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	41	65	8192	1365.2	279	4107	138	6/38	29.76	3.00	59.36	11	6	-
TE Bailey (ENG)	1949-1959	61	95	9712	-	379	3856	132	7/34	29.21	2.38	73.57	5	5	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2002	37	62	7678	1279.4	264	3906	131	7/43	29.81	3.05	58.61	9	5	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2004	38	66	8704	1450.4	268	4398	131	5/71	33.57	3.03	66.44	7	2	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	46	78	7757	1292.5	258	4480	130	6/47	34.46	3.46	59.66	5	4	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	40	72	8480	1413.2	253	4748	128	9/57	37.09	3.35	66.25	7	5	2
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1930	58	90	8225	-	365	3425	127	8/68	26.96	2.49	64.76	6	6	1
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	1027.3	211	2913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	7	3	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	36	66	6412	1068.4	190	3800	125	6/79	30.40	3.55	51.29	6	5	-
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1987	51	84	12028	-	613	4273	125	7/66	34.18	2.13	96.22	9	2	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	40	75	6742	1123.4	173	4150	124	5/27	33.46	3.69	54.37	3	2	-
DA Allen (ENG)	1960-1966	39	65	11297	-	685	3779	122	5/30	30.97	2.00	92.59	8	4	-
R Illingworth (ENG)	1958-1973	61	100	11934	-	715	3807	122	6/29	31.20	1.91	97.81	5	3	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1990-2001	42	70	11288	1881.2	505	4560	121	7/47	37.68	2.42	93.28	6	5	2
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2024	37	69	6544	1090.4	196	3621	119	6/37	30.42	3.31	54.99	3	5	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	49	5332	-	386	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	36	59	8067	1344.3	174	4350	117	8/49	37.17	3.23	68.94	8	4	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1967-1975	34	61	7650	-	284	3254	115	6/45	28.29	2.55	66.52	3	6	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	145	13794	2299.0	531	5635	114	5/26	49.42	2.45	121.00	1	4	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	36	3830	-	364	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	2	9	5
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1979	40	72	9095	-	367	3627	109	6/28	33.27	2.39	83.44	6	3	-
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1951	34	59	8135	-	177	4224	108	7/105	39.11	3.11	75.32	3	6	1
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	32	61	6964	1160.4	221	3671	106	6/53	34.63	3.16	65.69	7	3	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1948-1957	28	52	6597	-	403	2080	102	7/36	20.39	1.89	64.67	7	5	1
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	37	4546	757.4	231	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	2	9	4
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1947	27	51	6360	-	211	2733	98	7/70	27.88	2.57	64.89	7	3	2
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	28	50	5631	-	177	2683	94	6/36	28.54	2.85	59.90	2	5	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	53	4829	804.5	109	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2007	30	53	6337	1056.1	245	3004	93	7/57	32.30	2.84	68.13	3	4	1
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1996	32	55	6852	1142.0	220	3490	93	6/111	37.52	3.05	73.67	3	3	-
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	26	48	5132	855.2	158	2785	92	6/66	30.27	3.25	55.78	4	4	1
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	21	40	3464	577.2	117	1965	88	6/61	22.32	3.40	39.36	4	3	-
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
NA Foster (ENG)	1983-1993	29	47	6261	1043.3	239	2891	88	8/107	32.85	2.77	71.14	2	5	1
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	30	54	6208	-	249	2248	87	4/28	25.83	2.17	71.35	5	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	26	42	7321	1220.1	229	3402	87	6/81	39.10	2.78	84.14	2	6	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2010	40	61	6466	1077.4	213	3426	86	6/55	39.83	3.17	75.18	6	2	-
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	52	77	6901	1150.1	131	3980	86	8/60	46.27	3.46	80.24	4	4	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	37	66	7077	1179.3	219	4068	85	5/25	47.85	3.44	83.25	1	1	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2013	38	65	6215	1035.5	216	3007	84	7/66	35.79	2.90	73.98	1	4	-
FE Woolley (ENG)	1909-1934	64	87	6495	-	251	2815	83	7/76	33.91	2.60	78.25	1	4	1
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1947	85	110	7969	-	300	3138	83	5/36	37.80	2.36	96.01	1	2	-
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1948	25	45	4386	-	116	2379	81	7/80	29.37	3.25	54.14	3	5	1
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2010	22	36	4812	802.0	188	2231	79	7/47	28.24	2.78	60.91	5	5	1
DJ Brown (ENG)	1965-1969	26	46	5098	-	182	2237	79	5/42	28.31	2.63	64.53	1	2	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	21	36	4969	828.1	167	2212	78	6/32	28.35	2.67	63.70	3	4	1
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	17	29	3452	-	97	1411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.42	3	4	1
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	20	37	3796	632.4	159	1742	76	5/49	22.92	2.75	49.94	4	3	-
JK Lever (ENG)	1976-1986	21	38	4433	-	140	1951	73	7/46	26.72	2.64	60.72	3	3	1
JA Warrican (WI)	2015-2025	21	36	4076	679.2	100	2063	73	7/32	28.26	3.03	55.83	6	2	1
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	104	7109	1184.5	230	3120	73	5/34	42.73	2.63	97.38	2	2	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Trinidad & Tobago vs Guyana at Port of Spain, West Indies Championship 25th Match, Apr 9-12, 2025 [First-class]

Leeward Islands vs Barbados at Basseterre, West Indies Championship 26th Match, Apr 9-12, 2025 [First-class]

Jamaica vs Combined Campuses and Colleges at St Augustine, West Indies Championship 27th Match, Apr 9-11, 2025 [First-class]