Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets For Sheffield Shield, 1939/40

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
WJ O'Reilly (NSW)	1939-1940	6	12	1766	220.6	48	705	52	8/23	13.55	2.39	33.96	2	6
CV Grimmett (SOA)	1939-1940	6	12	2478	309.6	33	1215	49	6/118	24.79	2.94	50.57	2	5
DT Ring (VIC)	1939-1940	6	12	1539	192.3	11	884	33	5/123	26.78	3.44	46.63	4	1
CG Pepper (NSW)	1939-1940	6	12	1673	209.1	17	850	27	5/49	31.48	3.04	61.96	-	2
FA Ward (SOA)	1939-1940	6	12	1316	164.4	12	829	23	5/62	36.04	3.77	57.21	2	1
RB Scott (VIC)	1939-1940	6	12	1240	155.0	3	693	19	4/35	36.47	3.35	65.26	1	-
PL Dixon (QLD)	1939-1940	6	10	1091	136.3	18	521	17	4/67	30.64	2.86	64.17	1	-
LO Fleetwood-Smith (VIC)	1939-1940	6	11	1365	170.5	4	885	17	4/77	52.05	3.89	80.29	1	-
TE Klose (SOA)	1939-1940	6	11	831	103.7	24	254	15	4/23	16.93	1.83	55.40	1	-
GG Cook (QLD)	1939-1940	6	10	1079	134.7	9	575	14	3/55	41.07	3.19	77.07	-	-
MW Sievers (VIC)	1939-1940	6	12	1392	174.0	18	623	14	3/18	44.50	2.68	99.42	-	-
AG Cheetham (NSW)	1939-1940	6	11	808	101.0	7	440	13	4/75	33.84	3.26	62.15	1	-
IWG Johnson (VIC)	1939-1940	6	10	911	113.7	8	460	13	4/61	35.38	3.02	70.07	1	-
MG Waite (SOA)	1939-1940	6	12	1547	193.3	26	622	13	3/25	47.84	2.41	119.00	-	-
J Stackpoole (QLD)	1940-1940	2	4	459	57.3	2	268	12	6/72	22.33	3.50	38.25	-	1
JA Ellis (QLD)	1939-1939	4	5	549	68.5	2	283	12	5/110	23.58	3.09	45.75	-	1
CP Christ (QLD)	1939-1940	6	10	1305	163.1	21	652	12	3/87	54.33	2.99	108.75	-	-
G Burton (SOA)	1939-1940	3	6	618	77.2	3	301	9	5/99	33.44	2.92	68.66	-	1
JG Lush (NSW)	1939-1940	3	6	344	43.0	4	172	6	2/26	28.66	3.00	57.33	-	-
HNJ Cotton (SOA)	1939-1939	2	3	378	47.2	2	203	5	3/78	40.60	3.22	75.60	-	-
GW Baker (QLD)	1939-1940	6	9	440	55.0	4	278	4	2/65	69.50	3.79	110.00	-	-
LWT Tallon (QLD)	1939-1939	3	4	336	42.0	1	286	3	2/104	95.33	5.10	112.00	-	-
SG Barnes (NSW)	1939-1940	6	5	112	14.0	-	67	2	1/6	33.50	3.58	56.00	-	-
AW Roper (NSW)	1939-1939	2	3	168	21.0	-	131	2	1/26	65.50	4.67	84.00	-	-
JE Walsh (NSW)	1939-1939	2	3	154	19.2	-	131	2	1/26	65.50	5.10	77.00	-	-
GA Gooma (QLD)	1940-1940	2	4	247	30.7	-	159	2	1/27	79.50	3.86	123.50	-	-
J Tregoning (SOA)	1939-1939	1	1	24	3.0	-	9	1	1/9	9.00	2.25	24.00	-	-
AG Chipperfield (NSW)	1939-1940	5	2	88	11.0	1	26	1	1/10	26.00	1.77	88.00	-	-
H Mudge (NSW)	1939-1940	3	2	56	7.0	-	51	1	1/45	51.00	5.46	56.00	-	-
FPJ Gilmore (NSW)	1939-1939	1	2	200	25.0	1	139	1	1/56	139.00	4.17	200.00	-	-
D Watt (QLD)	1939-1940	5	6	298	37.2	2	278	1	1/51	278.00	5.59	298.00	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Australia at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 2nd T20I, Aug 12, 2025 [T20I # 3405]

Australia vs South Africa at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 1st T20I, Aug 10, 2025 [T20I # 3403]

Sweden vs France at Stockholm, Viking Cup 3rd place play-off, Aug 10, 2025 [T20I # 3402]