Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in The Wisden Trophy

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	34	63	8284	1380.4	383	3082	164	8/45	18.79	2.23	50.51	13	8
CA Walsh (WI)	1986-2000	36	68	8818	1469.4	359	3683	145	6/74	25.40	2.50	60.81	10	5
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	26	50	5790	965.0	232	2436	127	7/22	19.18	2.52	45.59	5	6
LR Gibbs (WI)	1963-1974	26	47	8841	1473.3	496	2889	100	6/39	28.89	1.96	88.41	2	7
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	21	42	4486	747.4	189	2031	96	8/92	21.15	2.71	46.72	2	6
J Garner (WI)	1980-1986	19	38	4428	738.0	211	1650	92	5/55	17.93	2.23	48.13	8	1
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2020	22	41	4515	752.3	212	1967	87	7/42	22.60	2.61	51.89	4	5
GS Sobers (WI)	1963-1974	25	47	7104	1184.0	363	2532	84	5/41	30.14	2.13	84.57	1	3
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	19	34	3770	628.2	154	1818	73	7/72	24.90	2.89	51.64	3	3
JA Snow (ENG)	1966-1976	14	27	3594	599.0	112	1917	72	7/49	26.62	3.20	49.91	6	4
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	17	28	3691	615.1	160	1659	70	8/53	23.70	2.69	52.72	3	5
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1991	20	27	3609	601.3	126	2146	61	8/103	35.18	3.56	59.16	2	3
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	14	26	2858	476.2	93	1539	60	7/12	25.65	3.23	47.63	2	3
CC Griffith (WI)	1963-1968	14	24	2769	461.3	110	1189	56	6/36	21.23	2.57	49.44	1	4
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-2000	14	24	2767	461.1	114	1355	53	6/65	25.56	2.93	52.20	1	5
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1998	13	24	2728	454.4	93	1231	51	5/32	24.13	2.70	53.49	2	2
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1981	12	24	2886	481.0	133	1174	50	6/37	23.48	2.44	57.72	-	4
KAJ Roach (WI)	2012-2020	13	25	2738	456.2	110	1409	50	5/17	28.18	3.08	54.76	6	2
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1998	12	21	2419	403.1	85	1238	48	6/66	25.79	3.07	50.39	3	3
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-2000	9	16	1765	294.1	61	906	46	7/43	19.69	3.07	38.36	5	1
WW Hall (WI)	1963-1968	14	25	2853	475.3	90	1442	43	4/39	33.53	3.03	66.34	5	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2004-2012	16	29	2653	442.1	40	1784	39	6/92	45.74	4.03	68.02	1	2
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	13	19	2164	360.4	71	1381	38	5/42	36.34	3.82	56.94	2	2
DL Underwood (ENG)	1966-1980	17	27	3877	646.1	203	1656	38	5/39	43.57	2.56	102.02	2	1
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2020	11	22	2009	334.5	57	1134	37	5/75	30.64	3.38	54.29	2	1
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1991	11	22	1989	331.3	55	1170	37	5/81	31.62	3.52	53.75	1	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1988	11	14	2039	339.5	70	1036	36	5/55	28.77	3.04	56.63	5	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1976	13	20	2462	410.2	72	1281	36	8/86	35.58	3.12	68.38	-	3
FS Trueman (ENG)	1963-1963	5	9	1420	236.4	53	594	34	7/44	17.47	2.50	41.76	1	4
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2000-2007	11	19	1757	292.5	66	982	34	4/35	28.88	3.35	51.67	2	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1980-1981	7	14	1571	261.5	59	761	33	6/74	23.06	2.90	47.60	1	2
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1976	10	20	2573	428.5	136	981	33	4/48	29.72	2.28	77.96	2	-
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2020	11	21	2071	345.1	97	988	33	6/42	29.93	2.86	62.75	2	1
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1988-1995	11	19	2302	383.4	85	1067	33	4/34	32.33	2.78	69.75	2	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2012	8	14	1851	308.3	82	858	32	5/57	26.81	2.78	57.84	-	2
D Gough (ENG)	1995-2000	8	13	1463	243.5	39	785	31	5/109	25.32	3.21	47.19	2	1
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2009	12	18	1657	276.1	65	793	31	5/58	25.58	2.87	53.45	-	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2020	12	20	1649	274.5	60	831	31	6/22	26.80	3.02	53.19	2	1
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1974	7	12	1301	216.5	45	618	30	6/77	20.60	2.85	43.36	3	2
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1995	9	16	1696	282.4	35	1109	30	6/77	36.96	3.92	56.53	3	1
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1995	15	20	2817	469.3	130	1260	30	5/78	42.00	2.68	93.90	-	2
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2009	7	11	1522	253.4	55	700	28	6/129	25.00	2.75	54.35	1	3
DJ Brown (ENG)	1966-1969	8	15	1803	300.3	60	830	28	4/39	29.64	2.76	64.39	1	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1984-1991	11	18	1912	318.4	76	905	28	5/95	32.32	2.83	68.28	-	3
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2015	11	19	1746	291.0	55	1051	28	5/11	37.53	3.61	62.35	-	1
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2019	8	15	1346	224.2	36	790	25	4/36	31.60	3.52	53.84	1	-
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	10	19	2220	370.0	106	812	25	5/57	32.48	2.19	88.80	-	1
RL Chase (WI)	2017-2020	9	12	1440	240.0	27	846	25	8/60	33.84	3.52	57.60	1	2
K Higgs (ENG)	1966-1966	5	8	1420	236.4	49	611	24	6/91	25.45	2.58	59.16	2	1
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2004	7	11	1303	217.1	43	646	24	5/57	26.91	2.97	54.29	2	2
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1988-1994	8	14	1544	257.2	65	649	24	4/52	27.04	2.52	64.33	1	-
RA Harper (WI)	1984-1988	10	15	1174	195.4	73	394	22	6/57	17.90	2.01	53.36	-	1
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2007	8	13	1417	236.1	44	831	22	6/55	37.77	3.51	64.40	1	1
PI Pocock (ENG)	1968-1984	10	16	2463	410.3	105	1145	22	5/110	52.04	2.78	111.95	1	1
PT Collins (WI)	2004-2004	6	12	1068	178.0	28	629	21	4/71	29.95	3.53	50.85	3	-
GC Small (ENG)	1988-1990	5	9	1193	198.5	39	645	21	4/58	30.71	3.24	56.80	4	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	20	26	1719	286.3	53	817	21	5/34	38.90	2.85	81.85	-	1
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1998	24	26	2225	370.5	104	752	20	5/80	37.60	2.02	111.25	-	1
CC Lewis (ENG)	1991-1994	7	12	1485	247.3	48	754	20	6/111	37.70	3.04	74.25	1	1
CD Collymore (WI)	2004-2007	11	18	2124	354.0	76	1049	20	3/58	52.45	2.96	106.20	-	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1998	6	9	1029	171.3	29	546	19	4/77	28.73	3.18	54.15	1	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1981	9	13	1470	245.0	42	825	18	3/80	45.83	3.36	81.66	-	-
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-1998	9	15	2318	386.2	112	904	18	6/25	50.22	2.33	128.77	-	1
SJ Benn (WI)	2009-2015	7	10	1708	284.4	47	909	18	4/31	50.50	3.19	94.88	2	-
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2007-2009	6	8	1014	169.0	40	496	17	5/88	29.17	2.93	59.64	2	1
GG Arnold (ENG)	1973-1974	6	9	1192	198.4	48	538	17	5/113	31.64	2.70	70.11	1	1
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1988	6	11	1051	175.1	22	617	16	5/64	38.56	3.52	65.68	-	1
BR Knight (ENG)	1966-1969	4	8	1027	171.1	32	448	15	4/63	29.86	2.61	68.46	1	-
TL Best (WI)	2004-2012	6	11	792	132.0	18	456	15	3/37	30.40	3.45	52.80	-	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2009-2012	5	8	990	165.0	43	493	15	4/37	32.86	2.98	66.00	2	-
D Shackleton (ENG)	1963-1963	4	8	1460	243.2	73	518	15	4/72	34.53	2.12	97.33	1	-
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1963-1968	9	11	1500	250.0	67	611	15	5/83	40.73	2.44	100.00	1	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1966-1973	8	14	1708	284.4	95	694	15	3/50	46.26	2.43	113.86	-	-
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1966-1969	12	20	2118	353.0	108	791	15	2/45	52.73	2.24	141.20	-	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2007-2009	8	12	1380	230.0	35	853	15	3/89	56.86	3.70	92.00	-	-
IJ Jones (ENG)	1966-1968	7	13	1634	272.2	42	915	15	3/63	61.00	3.35	108.93	-	-
PJW Allott (ENG)	1984-1984	3	5	629	104.5	26	282	14	6/61	20.14	2.68	44.92	-	1
G Onions (ENG)	2009-2012	3	5	450	75.0	16	288	14	5/38	20.57	3.84	32.14	1	1
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2012	4	7	747	124.3	15	389	14	7/66	27.78	3.12	53.35	-	1
CR Woakes (ENG)	2017-2020	3	6	596	99.2	21	305	13	5/50	23.46	3.07	45.84	-	1
C White (ENG)	1995-2000	6	9	585	97.3	14	312	13	5/32	24.00	3.20	45.00	-	2
WW Daniel (WI)	1976-1976	4	7	648	108.0	28	317	13	4/53	24.38	2.93	49.84	1	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2017-2020	6	11	867	144.3	30	529	13	2/12	40.69	3.66	66.69	-	-
JN Shepherd (WI)	1969-1969	3	4	827	137.5	44	266	12	5/104	22.16	1.92	68.91	-	1
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	4	7	759	126.3	29	388	12	5/78	32.33	3.06	63.25	-	1
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-2000	6	9	906	151.0	31	436	12	3/60	36.33	2.88	75.50	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	5	8	714	119.0	14	473	12	5/57	39.41	3.97	59.50	-	1
RO Hinds (WI)	2004-2009	7	11	1089	181.3	28	580	11	2/45	52.72	3.19	99.00	-	-
DAJ Holford (WI)	1966-1968	9	12	1481	246.5	52	637	11	3/34	57.90	2.58	134.63	-	-
DV Lawrence (ENG)	1991-1991	2	4	469	78.1	7	350	10	5/106	35.00	4.47	46.90	-	1
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1991-1995	6	10	940	156.4	50	428	10	4/96	42.80	2.73	94.00	1	-
GAR Lock (ENG)	1963-1968	5	8	965	160.5	35	442	10	3/54	44.20	2.74	96.50	-	-
DJ Capel (ENG)	1988-1990	6	10	876	146.0	19	515	10	3/88	51.50	3.52	87.60	-	-
D Ramnarine (WI)	1998-1998	2	4	546	91.0	37	148	9	4/29	16.44	1.62	60.66	1	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-2000	3	4	805	134.1	35	316	9	3/50	35.11	2.35	89.44	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1984-1990	6	11	888	148.0	44	342	9	3/31	38.00	2.31	98.66	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2019-2020	2	4	326	54.2	5	203	8	5/41	25.37	3.73	40.75	-	1
RD King (WI)	2000-2000	4	7	403	67.1	16	244	8	3/28	30.50	3.63	50.37	-	-
M Watkinson (ENG)	1995-1995	3	4	558	93.0	21	289	8	3/64	36.12	3.10	69.75	-	-
JC Adams (WI)	1994-2000	18	21	677	112.5	26	316	8	2/5	39.50	2.80	84.62	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at Manchester, 3rd Test, Jul 24-28, 2020 [Test # 2390]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 16-20, 2020 [Test # 2389]

England v West Indies at Southampton, 1st Test, Jul 8-12, 2020 [Test # 2388]