Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets For County Championship, 1938

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
AW Wellard (SOM)	1938-1938	26	47	6778	1129.4	225	3106	167	7/59	18.59	2.74	40.58	8	17
MS Nichols (ESS)	1938-1938	24	45	5911	985.1	201	2794	143	9/37	19.53	2.83	41.33	4	14
R Pollard (LAN)	1938-1938	29	51	6685	1114.1	227	2937	139	7/53	21.12	2.63	48.09	7	7
LL Wilkinson (LAN)	1938-1938	32	52	6722	1120.2	217	3083	136	8/86	22.66	2.75	49.42	8	10
RTD Perks (WOR)	1938-1938	31	54	6144	1024.0	186	3114	132	7/58	23.59	3.04	46.54	7	8
TB Mitchell (DER)	1938-1938	27	48	4230	705.0	105	2525	130	7/45	19.42	3.58	32.53	4	11
WHR Andrews (SOM)	1938-1938	28	51	4964	827.2	154	2596	122	7/58	21.27	3.13	40.68	7	9
TPB Smith (ESS)	1938-1938	27	46	5972	995.2	189	2928	121	8/99	24.19	2.94	49.35	8	10
RA Sinfield (GLO)	1938-1938	27	44	7596	1266.0	310	3014	117	8/65	25.76	2.38	64.92	6	9
EA Watts (SUR)	1938-1938	26	46	3947	657.5	119	2017	114	5/35	17.69	3.06	34.62	9	6
H Verity (YOR)	1938-1938	20	34	4476	746.0	260	1523	111	7/18	13.72	2.04	40.32	3	11
CIJ Smith (MID)	1938-1938	24	44	5519	919.5	227	2039	107	6/36	19.05	2.21	51.57	8	6
TWJ Goddard (GLO)	1938-1938	20	31	5417	902.5	183	2439	107	8/62	22.79	2.70	50.62	6	10
R Howorth (WOR)	1938-1938	32	52	5556	926.0	171	2673	106	7/85	25.21	2.88	52.41	3	6
GS Boyes (HAM)	1938-1938	32	48	5560	926.4	260	2222	103	9/57	21.57	2.39	53.98	1	7
WH Copson (DER)	1938-1938	23	42	4270	711.4	154	1880	101	7/59	18.61	2.64	42.27	2	8
OW Herman (HAM)	1938-1938	32	54	6588	1098.0	189	3263	101	6/53	32.30	2.97	65.22	6	4
WE Bowes (YOR)	1938-1938	24	45	4517	752.5	251	1426	100	6/32	14.26	1.89	45.17	3	6
GEM Heath (HAM)	1938-1938	28	46	5163	860.3	183	2252	97	7/89	23.21	2.61	53.22	6	5
JH Mayer (WAR)	1938-1938	23	38	4030	671.4	143	1819	95	7/75	19.14	2.70	42.42	5	6
WE Hollies (WAR)	1938-1938	22	38	5638	939.4	217	2373	95	6/44	24.97	2.52	59.34	5	6
W Voce (NOT)	1938-1938	22	36	5370	895.0	184	2393	92	7/39	26.01	2.67	58.36	5	6
HA Smith (LEI)	1938-1938	25	38	5832	972.0	224	2409	92	8/40	26.18	2.47	63.39	2	7
JC Clay (GLA)	1938-1938	19	30	3752	625.2	144	1577	91	7/49	17.32	2.52	41.23	4	9
GH Pope (DER)	1938-1938	26	47	4331	721.5	135	2005	91	7/53	22.03	2.77	47.59	3	6
EP Robinson (YOR)	1938-1938	26	42	3769	628.1	151	1788	90	7/122	19.86	2.84	41.87	2	6
DVP Wright (KEN)	1938-1938	17	27	3408	568.0	118	1863	88	7/77	21.17	3.27	38.72	3	8
RJ Partridge (NOR)	1938-1938	23	38	4873	812.1	155	2180	88	5/29	24.77	2.68	55.37	3	4
JH Cornford (SUS)	1938-1938	22	37	4799	799.5	146	2158	86	7/75	25.09	2.69	55.80	2	5
LJ Todd (KEN)	1938-1938	28	47	5145	857.3	188	2314	86	5/60	26.90	2.69	59.82	6	3
SH Martin (WOR)	1938-1938	24	40	5198	866.2	226	2101	85	6/46	24.71	2.42	61.15	7	4
JH Parks (SUS)	1938-1938	30	47	5998	999.4	302	2258	85	6/73	26.56	2.25	70.56	6	3
AR Gover (SUR)	1938-1938	21	37	3890	648.2	90	2006	84	7/35	23.88	3.09	46.30	2	4
AE Nutter (LAN)	1938-1938	32	54	4834	805.4	172	2018	84	6/66	24.02	2.50	57.54	2	4
TF Smailes (YOR)	1938-1938	24	43	3927	654.3	177	1689	80	8/68	21.11	2.58	49.08	2	5
AV Pope (DER)	1938-1938	26	49	4604	767.2	169	1849	78	6/48	23.70	2.40	59.02	-	3
JE Buswell (NOR)	1938-1938	22	37	4379	729.5	111	2359	78	7/61	30.24	3.23	56.14	6	3
AE Watt (KEN)	1938-1938	23	38	4198	699.4	163	1825	72	7/35	25.34	2.60	58.30	-	5
FG Woodhead (NOT)	1938-1938	23	37	4124	687.2	163	1728	69	7/24	25.04	2.51	59.76	1	3
LH Gray (MID)	1938-1938	20	36	2938	489.4	81	1479	66	8/59	22.40	3.02	44.51	1	5
DE Davies (GLA)	1938-1938	24	38	3907	651.1	130	1742	64	5/19	27.21	2.67	61.04	2	5
HE Hammond (SUS)	1938-1938	21	33	4069	678.1	105	1940	64	5/38	30.31	2.86	63.57	2	3
RWV Robins (MID)	1938-1938	24	35	2451	408.3	60	1454	63	7/77	23.07	3.55	38.90	4	3
GAE Paine (WAR)	1938-1938	18	31	4182	697.0	167	1712	63	5/53	27.17	2.45	66.38	3	2
JF Parker (SUR)	1938-1938	23	39	3032	505.2	94	1460	60	5/23	24.33	2.88	50.53	4	1
HFT Buse (SOM)	1938-1938	28	48	3888	648.0	170	1723	60	5/56	28.71	2.65	64.80	4	1
J Mercer (GLA)	1938-1938	23	35	3811	635.1	115	1800	60	7/101	30.00	2.83	63.51	3	2
K Farnes (ESS)	1938-1938	8	15	1711	285.1	46	834	56	8/38	14.89	2.92	30.55	3	4
R Smith (ESS)	1938-1938	22	38	2613	435.3	63	1618	52	5/38	31.11	3.71	50.25	2	2
GFH Heane (NOT)	1938-1938	27	33	2791	465.1	113	1317	49	6/74	26.87	2.83	56.95	-	2
M Leyland (YOR)	1938-1938	27	33	1750	291.4	82	846	48	8/63	17.62	2.90	36.45	1	2
WH Flamson (LEI)	1938-1938	15	25	2952	492.0	110	1215	48	5/33	25.31	2.46	61.50	2	2
James Langridge (SUS)	1938-1938	28	40	3876	646.0	153	1657	48	6/91	34.52	2.56	80.75	2	2
JM Sims (MID)	1938-1938	15	26	2638	439.4	57	1413	47	7/55	30.06	3.21	56.12	1	1
HL Hazell (SOM)	1938-1938	24	39	2855	475.5	86	1422	47	5/50	30.25	2.98	60.74	3	1
WE Phillipson (LAN)	1938-1938	18	31	3124	520.4	104	1499	47	5/59	31.89	2.87	66.46	2	1
JK Nye (SUS)	1938-1938	14	22	2942	490.2	69	1623	47	5/47	34.53	3.30	62.59	3	2
PF Jackson (WOR)	1938-1938	17	28	2602	433.4	81	1294	46	7/44	28.13	2.98	56.56	4	1
C Lewis (KEN)	1938-1938	19	27	2919	486.3	129	1408	46	6/76	30.60	2.89	63.45	3	1
DJ Wood (SUS)	1938-1938	13	19	2375	395.5	70	1232	45	7/52	27.37	3.11	52.77	1	3
GM Emmett (GLO)	1938-1938	29	30	2362	393.4	50	1536	43	6/137	35.72	3.90	54.93	2	2
NW Harding (KEN)	1938-1938	21	33	2502	417.0	62	1462	42	5/51	34.80	3.50	59.57	1	2
EJ Herbert (NOR)	1938-1938	19	28	2606	434.2	82	1196	40	5/103	29.90	2.75	65.15	-	1
HS Squires (SUR)	1938-1938	24	38	2729	454.5	103	1216	40	5/37	30.40	2.67	68.22	2	2
JWJ Steele (HAM)	1938-1938	11	19	2023	337.1	51	970	39	5/67	24.87	2.87	51.87	3	1
G Geary (LEI)	1938-1938	19	26	2656	442.4	106	988	39	6/77	25.33	2.23	68.10	3	1
LC Eastman (ESS)	1938-1938	23	34	3019	503.1	139	1227	39	4/36	31.46	2.43	77.41	3	-
RJ Crisp (WOR)	1938-1938	7	12	1420	236.4	28	823	38	7/82	21.65	3.47	37.36	-	5
JE Timms (NOR)	1938-1938	24	32	2498	416.2	90	1130	38	6/18	29.73	2.71	65.73	3	1
CJ Scott (GLO)	1938-1938	21	34	2535	422.3	52	1430	38	5/51	37.63	3.38	66.71	2	2
K Wilmot (WAR)	1938-1938	19	32	2781	463.3	79	1294	37	3/25	34.97	2.79	75.16	-	-
HJ Butler (NOT)	1938-1938	9	13	1435	239.1	50	621	36	6/75	17.25	2.59	39.86	2	3
RO Jenkins (WOR)	1938-1938	14	23	1801	300.1	57	863	35	4/64	24.65	2.87	51.45	2	-
GV Gunn (NOT)	1938-1938	26	32	2358	393.0	60	1215	35	5/74	34.71	3.09	67.37	2	1
WCL Creese (HAM)	1938-1938	30	38	1903	317.1	87	838	33	4/36	25.39	2.64	57.66	2	-
G Hill (HAM)	1938-1938	23	34	2842	473.4	117	1298	33	4/73	39.33	2.74	86.12	1	-
IAR Peebles (MID)	1938-1938	10	15	1146	191.0	41	550	32	6/76	17.18	2.87	35.81	1	1
G Lester (LEI)	1938-1938	19	24	2535	422.3	52	1420	32	6/108	44.37	3.36	79.21	2	1
F Berry (SUR)	1938-1938	17	26	1775	295.5	61	814	31	5/61	26.25	2.75	57.25	2	1
A Jepson (NOT)	1938-1938	16	26	2109	351.3	80	953	30	4/15	31.76	2.71	70.30	2	-
CJ Barnett (GLO)	1938-1938	24	35	1832	305.2	51	955	28	6/40	34.10	3.12	65.42	-	2
J Sperry (LEI)	1938-1938	13	17	2014	335.4	59	961	27	5/46	35.59	2.86	74.59	-	1
A Staples (NOT)	1938-1938	10	16	1471	245.1	52	653	26	4/38	25.11	2.66	56.57	2	-
ADG Matthews (GLA)	1938-1938	6	11	977	162.5	32	356	25	7/100	14.24	2.18	39.08	1	1
F Wilkinson (YOR)	1938-1938	11	15	1332	222.0	66	471	24	7/68	19.62	2.12	55.50	1	1
RJ Gregory (SUR)	1938-1938	25	30	1796	299.2	80	816	24	3/34	34.00	2.72	74.83	-	-
GOB Allen (MID)	1938-1938	11	11	821	136.5	27	447	21	5/68	21.28	3.26	39.09	-	1
FE Woolley (KEN)	1938-1938	25	17	881	146.5	34	450	21	6/57	21.42	3.06	41.95	1	2
JE Walsh (LEI)	1938-1938	3	5	890	148.2	16	499	21	7/46	23.76	3.36	42.38	-	3
CJ Knott (HAM)	1938-1938	9	15	1377	229.3	46	658	21	5/51	31.33	2.86	65.57	1	1
W Wooller (GLA)	1938-1938	4	8	800	133.2	24	365	20	5/38	18.25	2.73	40.00	1	3
LF Townsend (DER)	1938-1938	27	28	1229	204.5	52	522	20	7/57	26.10	2.54	61.45	-	1
HM Garland-Wells (SUR)	1938-1938	20	21	954	159.0	26	439	18	5/27	24.38	2.76	53.00	-	1
AEG Rhodes (DER)	1938-1938	24	27	1034	172.2	35	540	18	5/25	30.00	3.13	57.44	-	2
AJW Croom (WAR)	1938-1938	24	20	1003	167.1	16	643	18	5/66	35.72	3.84	55.72	-	1
J Iddon (LAN)	1938-1938	32	28	1574	262.2	56	674	18	5/37	37.44	2.56	87.44	-	1
C Oakes (SUS)	1938-1938	19	17	798	133.0	4	662	16	3/28	41.37	4.97	49.87	-	-
CC Smart (GLA)	1938-1938	22	20	1238	206.2	21	683	16	3/76	42.68	3.31	77.37	-	-
FR Brown (SUR)	1938-1938	3	4	442	73.4	8	320	15	6/44	21.33	4.34	29.46	-	2
EC Jones (GLA)	1938-1938	19	21	1199	199.5	23	660	15	4/75	44.00	3.30	79.93	1	-

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The highest wicket-takers in the history of the County Championship, 1938. Find out where the greatest bowlers rank on the all-time County Championship, 1938 wicket-takers’ list. Who has taken the most five-wicket hauls and four-wicket hauls in the County Championship, 1938? Who has the best economy rate and best strike rate in the County Championship, 1938? Which bowlers have taken the most wickets across all editions of the County Championship, 1938? Find out here.

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