Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets For John Player League, 1971

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
DL Williams (GLA)	1971-1971	16	14	561	93.3	4	409	33	5/31	12.39	4.37	17.00	2	1
KD Boyce (ESS)	1971-1971	16	16	730	121.4	16	419	33	8/26	12.69	3.44	22.12	2	1
VA Holder (WOR)	1971-1971	16	16	697	116.1	10	390	32	4/17	12.18	3.35	21.78	2	-
AW Greig (SUS)	1971-1971	16	15	680	113.2	5	496	28	6/28	17.71	4.37	24.28	-	1
JN Shepherd (KEN)	1971-1971	16	16	723	120.3	15	444	26	4/20	17.07	3.68	27.80	2	-
AA Jones (SOM)	1971-1971	15	15	678	113.0	7	516	25	6/34	20.64	4.56	27.12	-	1
DL Underwood (KEN)	1971-1971	14	13	529	88.1	11	288	24	4/25	12.00	3.26	22.04	3	-
PJ Sainsbury (HAM)	1971-1971	14	14	618	103.0	8	364	24	4/34	15.16	3.53	25.75	1	-
DP Hughes (LAN)	1971-1971	16	15	636	106.0	13	374	24	4/29	15.58	3.52	26.50	1	-
S Turner (ESS)	1971-1971	16	16	627	104.3	12	422	24	4/29	17.58	4.03	26.12	2	-
CT Spencer (LEI)	1971-1971	15	15	678	113.0	7	468	24	4/21	19.50	4.14	28.25	2	-
GS Sobers (NOT)	1971-1971	14	14	580	96.4	5	421	23	4/33	18.30	4.35	25.21	1	-
FJ Titmus (MID)	1971-1971	15	15	594	99.0	10	400	22	5/25	18.18	4.04	27.00	-	2
RD Jackman (SUR)	1971-1971	16	16	744	124.0	9	549	22	3/35	24.95	4.42	33.81	-	-
NM McVicker (WAR)	1971-1971	14	14	645	107.3	11	490	21	4/35	23.33	4.55	30.71	1	-
AS Brown (GLO)	1971-1971	12	12	528	88.0	10	326	20	4/26	16.30	3.70	26.40	2	-
B Wood (LAN)	1971-1971	14	13	540	90.0	12	331	20	5/19	16.55	3.67	27.00	-	1
RDV Knight (GLO)	1971-1971	14	14	588	98.0	6	396	20	3/25	19.80	4.04	29.40	-	-
TE Jesty (HAM)	1971-1971	14	14	609	101.3	5	427	20	3/24	21.35	4.20	30.45	-	-
GD McKenzie (LEI)	1971-1971	16	16	739	123.1	19	438	20	3/29	21.90	3.55	36.95	-	-
RGM Carter (WOR)	1971-1971	15	15	651	108.3	10	442	20	5/27	22.10	4.07	32.55	1	1
MNS Taylor (NOT)	1971-1971	15	15	673	112.1	8	575	20	3/23	28.75	5.12	33.65	-	-
BL D'Oliveira (WOR)	1971-1971	11	10	441	73.3	7	297	19	4/27	15.63	4.04	23.21	1	-
TW Cartwright (SOM)	1971-1971	15	15	714	119.0	27	342	19	3/12	18.00	2.87	37.57	-	-
HR Moseley (SOM)	1971-1971	12	12	566	94.2	10	385	19	4/33	20.26	4.08	29.78	1	-
IR Buxton (DER)	1971-1971	16	13	588	98.0	12	398	19	3/20	20.94	4.06	30.94	-	-
RMH Cottam (HAM)	1971-1971	15	15	684	114.0	16	440	19	4/34	23.15	3.85	36.00	1	-
PJ Watts (NOR)	1971-1971	15	9	348	58.0	2	267	18	5/24	14.83	4.60	19.33	-	1
RA Woolmer (KEN)	1971-1971	12	12	506	84.2	5	305	18	3/14	16.94	3.61	28.11	-	-
DJ Shepherd (GLA)	1971-1971	15	12	556	92.4	4	346	18	4/20	19.22	3.73	30.88	1	-
PE Russell (DER)	1971-1971	15	14	594	99.0	14	426	18	4/22	23.66	4.30	33.00	1	-
JA Snow (SUS)	1971-1971	11	11	460	76.4	8	265	17	3/21	15.58	3.45	27.05	-	-
RA White (NOT)	1971-1971	14	11	462	77.0	5	290	17	3/14	17.05	3.76	27.17	-	-
JB Mortimore (GLO)	1971-1971	13	11	450	75.0	4	322	17	4/12	18.94	4.29	26.47	1	-
JK Lever (ESS)	1971-1971	16	16	667	111.1	13	334	17	2/15	19.64	3.00	39.23	-	-
MJ Procter (GLO)	1971-1971	14	14	590	98.2	13	337	17	2/14	19.82	3.42	34.70	-	-
BA Langford (SOM)	1971-1971	14	12	501	83.3	7	358	17	3/24	21.05	4.28	29.47	-	-
K Shuttleworth (LAN)	1971-1971	14	14	607	101.1	16	409	17	5/24	24.05	4.04	35.70	-	1
SJ Rouse (WAR)	1971-1971	13	12	530	88.2	8	414	17	4/42	24.35	4.68	31.17	1	-
KV Jones (MID)	1971-1971	16	16	683	113.5	11	512	17	4/18	30.11	4.49	40.17	2	-
P Lever (LAN)	1971-1971	10	10	418	69.4	10	268	16	3/19	16.75	3.84	26.12	-	-
A Hodgson (NOR)	1971-1971	12	12	510	85.0	11	304	16	4/34	19.00	3.57	31.87	1	-
GG Arnold (SUR)	1971-1971	12	12	564	94.0	13	324	16	3/21	20.25	3.44	35.25	-	-
FE Rumsey (DER)	1971-1971	15	15	637	106.1	15	355	16	3/12	22.18	3.34	39.81	-	-
NI Thomson (SUS)	1971-1971	12	12	483	80.3	6	387	16	4/23	24.18	4.80	30.18	1	-
EE Hemmings (WAR)	1971-1971	15	13	594	99.0	1	476	16	3/31	29.75	4.80	37.12	-	-
DW White (HAM)	1971-1971	8	8	355	59.1	6	208	15	3/4	13.86	3.51	23.66	-	-
JD Woodford (YOR)	1971-1971	13	10	393	65.3	5	280	15	4/23	18.66	4.27	26.20	1	-
RA Hutton (YOR)	1971-1971	11	11	504	84.0	6	334	15	3/28	22.26	3.97	33.60	-	-
RE East (ESS)	1971-1971	14	12	504	84.0	10	367	15	5/30	24.46	4.36	33.60	-	1
PG Lee (NOR)	1971-1971	14	14	656	109.2	16	446	15	3/26	29.73	4.07	43.73	-	-
TJP Eyre (DER)	1971-1971	6	6	278	46.2	4	206	14	3/21	14.71	4.44	19.85	-	-
CM Old (YOR)	1971-1971	8	8	324	54.0	3	241	14	5/33	17.21	4.46	23.14	1	1
BS Crump (NOR)	1971-1971	15	12	543	90.3	13	317	14	3/23	22.64	3.50	38.78	-	-
J Davey (GLO)	1971-1971	13	13	507	84.3	3	361	14	3/27	25.78	4.27	36.21	-	-
GI Burgess (SOM)	1971-1971	13	13	515	85.5	7	368	14	3/56	26.28	4.28	36.78	-	-
AG Nicholson (YOR)	1971-1971	14	14	650	108.2	17	374	14	3/31	26.71	3.45	46.42	-	-
SJ Storey (SUR)	1971-1971	14	12	528	88.0	7	375	14	3/23	26.78	4.26	37.71	-	-
JN Graham (KEN)	1971-1971	7	7	301	50.1	11	155	13	3/12	11.92	3.08	23.15	-	-
J Sullivan (LAN)	1971-1971	16	8	276	46.0	1	195	13	3/30	15.00	4.23	21.23	-	-
DL Acfield (ESS)	1971-1971	11	10	438	73.0	14	280	13	3/13	21.53	3.83	33.69	-	-
JSE Price (MID)	1971-1971	12	12	499	83.1	8	336	13	4/33	25.84	4.04	38.38	1	-
CJR Black (MID)	1971-1971	12	11	402	67.0	3	347	13	6/25	26.69	5.17	30.92	-	1
B Stead (NOT)	1971-1971	15	15	696	116.0	16	431	13	2/15	33.15	3.71	53.53	-	-
D Breakwell (NOR)	1971-1971	16	6	258	43.0	2	197	12	4/25	16.41	4.58	21.50	1	-
RGD Willis (SUR)	1971-1971	9	9	395	65.5	2	259	12	2/24	21.58	3.93	32.91	-	-
JM Rice (HAM)	1971-1971	10	10	444	74.0	7	277	12	4/25	23.08	3.74	37.00	1	-
P Willey (NOR)	1971-1971	9	8	318	53.0	-	282	12	4/59	23.50	5.32	26.50	1	-
J Simmons (LAN)	1971-1971	14	13	540	90.0	10	351	12	3/19	29.25	3.90	45.00	-	-
BF Davison (LEI)	1971-1971	16	13	458	76.2	2	376	12	4/29	31.33	4.92	38.16	1	-
W Blenkiron (WAR)	1971-1971	12	11	491	81.5	4	412	12	3/38	34.33	5.03	40.91	-	-
NG Featherstone (MID)	1971-1971	16	5	168	28.0	1	134	11	4/33	12.18	4.78	15.27	1	-
DB Close (SOM)	1971-1971	15	7	282	47.0	7	173	11	3/17	15.72	3.68	25.63	-	-
LR Gibbs (WAR)	1971-1971	5	5	210	35.0	1	173	11	3/28	15.72	4.94	19.09	-	-
J Denman (SUS)	1971-1971	15	11	447	74.3	5	341	11	3/33	31.00	4.57	40.63	-	-
W Taylor (NOT)	1971-1971	12	12	546	91.0	9	418	11	2/36	38.00	4.59	49.63	-	-
BD Julien (KEN)	1971-1971	15	14	546	91.0	9	431	11	4/36	39.18	4.73	49.63	1	-
G Frost (NOT)	1971-1971	11	7	222	37.0	1	214	10	5/33	21.40	5.78	22.20	-	1
GRJ Roope (SUR)	1971-1971	16	8	312	52.0	5	245	10	3/19	24.50	4.71	31.20	-	-
JW Holder (HAM)	1971-1971	8	8	384	64.0	5	247	10	3/33	24.70	3.85	38.40	-	-
GF Cross (LEI)	1971-1971	8	8	342	57.0	2	252	10	3/37	25.20	4.42	34.20	-	-
EJO Hemsley (WOR)	1971-1971	9	7	300	50.0	1	258	10	4/42	25.80	5.16	30.00	1	-
MA Nash (GLA)	1971-1971	15	12	468	78.0	10	282	10	2/15	28.20	3.61	46.80	-	-
EA Cordle (GLA)	1971-1971	16	15	546	91.0	8	371	10	3/32	37.10	4.07	54.60	-	-
M Hendrick (DER)	1971-1971	8	8	330	55.0	9	223	9	3/28	24.77	4.05	36.66	-	-
N Gifford (WOR)	1971-1971	9	8	318	53.0	5	230	9	3/37	25.55	4.33	35.33	-	-
PI Pocock (SUR)	1971-1971	15	14	606	101.0	15	324	9	3/13	36.00	3.20	67.33	-	-
A Buss (SUS)	1971-1971	13	13	546	91.0	10	340	9	2/16	37.77	3.73	60.66	-	-
A Ward (DER)	1971-1971	11	11	492	82.0	7	342	9	2/16	38.00	4.17	54.66	-	-
BEA Edmeades (ESS)	1971-1971	7	5	222	37.0	3	158	8	4/18	19.75	4.27	27.75	1	-
CH Lloyd (LAN)	1971-1971	16	5	198	33.0	4	191	8	4/33	23.87	5.78	24.75	1	-
BM Brain (WOR)	1971-1971	7	7	306	51.0	7	197	8	2/11	24.62	3.86	38.25	-	-
CP Wilkins (DER)	1971-1971	16	7	231	38.3	2	209	8	5/42	26.12	5.42	28.87	-	1
Sarfraz Nawaz (NOR)	1971-1971	6	6	252	42.0	2	211	8	4/17	26.37	5.02	31.50	1	-
AT Castell (HAM)	1971-1971	8	8	384	64.0	11	215	8	3/33	26.87	3.35	48.00	-	-
PH Parfitt (MID)	1971-1971	14	10	278	46.2	2	255	8	4/13	31.87	5.50	34.75	1	-
JCJ Dye (KEN)	1971-1971	13	13	557	92.5	6	360	8	2/20	45.00	3.87	69.62	-	-
Majid Khan (GLA)	1971-1971	8	5	235	39.1	7	106	7	3/13	15.14	2.70	33.57	-	-
PM Walker (GLA)	1971-1971	16	9	249	41.3	2	160	7	3/13	22.85	3.85	35.57	-	-
J Spencer (SUS)	1971-1971	6	6	240	40.0	3	182	7	4/29	26.00	4.55	34.28	1	-

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