Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1997 in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-1997	15	28	4091	681.5	194	1661	68	6/48	24.42	2.43	60.16	4	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-1997	13	25	3113	518.5	151	1347	63	8/38	21.38	2.59	49.41	3	4
M Muralidaran (SL)	1997-1997	9	13	3006	501.0	138	1266	40	6/98	31.65	2.52	75.15	1	3
AA Donald (SA)	1997-1997	8	15	2027	337.5	82	949	38	6/59	24.97	2.80	53.34	-	2
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1997-1997	8	14	2187	364.3	79	1099	36	5/35	30.52	3.01	60.75	2	2
A Kumble (IND)	1997-1997	12	18	3494	582.2	130	1582	36	5/104	43.94	2.71	97.05	-	2
D Gough (ENG)	1997-1997	7	12	1617	269.3	58	872	35	5/40	24.91	3.23	46.20	2	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	1997-1997	7	13	1606	267.4	52	808	32	5/42	25.25	3.01	50.18	2	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1997	6	10	2143	357.1	82	914	32	5/54	28.56	2.55	66.96	3	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1997-1997	11	16	2124	354.0	64	978	32	5/74	30.56	2.76	66.37	2	3
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-1997	7	13	1172	195.2	57	619	30	7/37	20.63	3.16	39.06	-	2
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1997	9	16	2345	390.5	99	1027	30	5/84	34.23	2.62	78.16	3	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1997	10	15	1631	271.5	67	696	29	5/37	24.00	2.56	56.24	-	3
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1997	8	13	1719	286.3	75	799	29	5/58	27.55	2.78	59.27	1	2
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1997	11	15	1723	287.1	52	861	28	4/22	30.75	2.99	61.53	1	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1997-1997	9	18	1609	268.1	76	672	26	5/49	25.84	2.50	61.88	-	2
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	9	13	1351	225.1	39	685	26	6/100	26.34	3.04	51.96	1	1
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	10	15	1765	294.1	59	892	25	5/68	35.68	3.03	70.60	1	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1997-1997	10	12	1436	239.2	63	711	24	5/50	29.62	2.97	59.83	2	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1997-1997	5	9	883	147.1	39	408	23	4/42	17.73	2.77	38.39	4	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-1997	7	14	1232	205.2	45	616	23	7/36	26.78	3.00	53.56	1	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-1997	8	13	1478	246.2	53	663	23	5/37	28.82	2.69	64.26	-	1
J Srinath (IND)	1997-1997	5	8	1187	197.5	40	700	22	5/104	31.81	3.53	53.95	1	1
MG Bevan (AUS)	1997-1997	8	12	805	134.1	21	441	21	6/82	21.00	3.28	38.33	2	1
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	6	10	1033	172.1	19	706	21	5/41	33.61	4.10	49.19	-	2
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1997	9	13	1821	303.3	61	868	21	4/60	41.33	2.85	86.71	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	10	17	2038	339.4	64	1054	21	5/82	50.19	3.10	97.04	-	1
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1997-1997	4	7	1078	179.4	69	335	18	7/66	18.61	1.86	59.88	1	1
RDB Croft (ENG)	1997-1997	7	10	1512	252.0	68	601	18	5/95	33.38	2.38	84.00	-	1
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	6	10	1443	240.3	64	601	17	5/57	35.35	2.49	84.88	-	1
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	706	117.4	24	371	16	6/109	23.18	3.15	44.12	-	2
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	4	8	884	147.2	26	406	16	5/63	25.37	2.75	55.25	-	1
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1997	3	5	788	131.2	20	444	16	4/72	27.75	3.38	49.25	3	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1997-1997	5	9	1121	186.5	44	503	16	4/69	31.43	2.69	70.06	1	-
PR Adams (SA)	1997-1997	6	10	1118	186.2	36	575	15	3/45	38.33	3.08	74.53	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-1997	4	7	952	158.4	30	533	14	3/73	38.07	3.35	68.00	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1997-1997	12	15	1594	265.4	72	645	14	5/26	46.07	2.42	113.85	-	1
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	6	11	1173	195.3	34	636	13	5/85	48.92	3.25	90.23	-	1
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1997	6	10	712	118.4	24	333	12	4/53	27.75	2.80	59.33	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-1997	7	12	1053	175.3	34	535	12	3/75	44.58	3.04	87.75	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1997-1997	9	12	621	103.3	35	255	11	2/6	23.18	2.46	56.45	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1997-1997	4	7	588	98.0	17	319	11	3/99	29.00	3.25	53.45	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1997-1997	4	6	721	120.1	28	331	11	3/57	30.09	2.75	65.54	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1997-1997	10	16	1121	186.5	54	461	10	2/26	46.10	2.46	112.10	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	3	3	502	83.4	15	259	9	5/111	28.77	3.09	55.77	-	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1997-1997	11	12	768	128.0	29	347	9	3/45	38.55	2.71	85.33	-	-
RK Chauhan (IND)	1997-1997	4	5	1032	172.0	43	440	9	4/48	48.88	2.55	114.66	1	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1997-1997	4	4	352	58.4	11	191	8	3/60	23.87	3.25	44.00	-	-
SH Cook (AUS)	1997-1997	2	4	224	37.2	10	142	7	5/39	20.28	3.80	32.00	-	1
BN Schultz (SA)	1997-1997	2	3	312	52.0	12	149	7	4/52	21.28	2.86	44.57	1	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-1997	5	8	464	77.2	22	175	7	3/29	25.00	2.26	66.28	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-1997	3	4	544	90.4	16	267	7	3/47	38.14	2.94	77.71	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	762	127.0	39	298	7	3/110	42.57	2.34	108.85	-	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1997-1997	3	6	593	98.5	21	300	7	3/96	42.85	3.03	84.71	-	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1997-1997	4	6	807	134.3	21	458	7	4/74	65.42	3.40	115.28	1	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	15	10	357	59.3	13	176	6	3/20	29.33	2.95	59.50	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1997	11	15	408	68.0	13	237	6	2/36	39.50	3.48	68.00	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1997-1997	4	7	558	93.0	20	307	6	3/100	51.16	3.30	93.00	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1997-1997	4	6	720	120.0	30	313	6	2/67	52.16	2.60	120.00	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1997-1997	8	11	769	128.1	25	319	6	2/32	53.16	2.48	128.16	-	-
BC Strang (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	4	474	79.0	36	150	5	3/29	30.00	1.89	94.80	-	-
D Ganesh (IND)	1997-1997	4	7	461	76.5	15	287	5	2/28	57.40	3.73	92.20	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1997-1997	15	8	384	64.0	17	161	4	2/28	40.25	2.51	96.00	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1997-1997	2	3	367	61.1	14	213	4	2/76	53.25	3.48	91.75	-	-
DS Mohanty (IND)	1997-1997	2	4	430	71.4	10	239	4	4/78	59.75	3.33	107.50	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	318	53.0	22	102	3	2/47	34.00	1.92	106.00	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1997-1997	1	1	148	24.4	4	104	3	3/104	34.66	4.21	49.33	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1997-1997	2	3	354	59.0	10	141	3	2/52	47.00	2.38	118.00	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1997-1997	10	7	450	75.0	14	192	3	1/2	64.00	2.56	150.00	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	3	5	335	55.5	9	207	3	2/32	69.00	3.70	111.66	-	-
KJ Silva (SL)	1997-1997	3	4	720	120.0	24	365	3	2/71	121.66	3.04	240.00	-	-
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	2	2	114	19.0	2	55	2	2/31	27.50	2.89	57.00	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	132	22.0	4	68	2	2/47	34.00	3.09	66.00	-	-
Ali Hussain Rizvi (PAK)	1997-1997	1	1	111	18.3	1	72	2	2/72	36.00	3.89	55.50	-	-
C White (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	150	25.0	5	77	2	2/51	38.50	3.08	75.00	-	-
BC Hollioake (ENG)	1997-1997	1	2	90	15.0	2	83	2	1/26	41.50	5.53	45.00	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1997-1997	11	6	199	33.1	12	85	2	1/29	42.50	2.56	99.50	-	-
CE Cuffy (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	198	33.0	4	116	2	2/116	58.00	3.51	99.00	-	-
GS Blewett (AUS)	1997-1997	15	12	291	48.3	13	144	2	1/11	72.00	2.96	145.50	-	-
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1997-1997	2	4	360	60.0	10	145	2	1/23	72.50	2.41	180.00	-	-
Mohammad Zahid (PAK)	1997-1997	2	3	240	40.0	4	148	2	1/44	74.00	3.70	120.00	-	-
MS Atapattu (SL)	1997-1997	9	3	36	6.0	-	16	1	1/9	16.00	2.66	36.00	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1997-1997	3	1	90	15.0	4	43	1	1/43	43.00	2.86	90.00	-	-
JTC Vaughan (NZ)	1997-1997	1	1	216	36.0	10	57	1	1/57	57.00	1.58	216.00	-	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1997-1997	2	3	150	25.0	5	76	1	1/58	76.00	3.04	150.00	-	-
PIC Thompson (WI)	1997-1997	1	1	96	16.0	-	80	1	1/80	80.00	5.00	96.00	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	3	6	372	62.0	19	139	1	1/41	139.00	2.24	372.00	-	-
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-1997	2	4	225	37.3	6	143	1	1/31	143.00	3.81	225.00	-	-
NM Kulkarni (IND)	1997-1997	2	1	420	70.0	12	195	1	1/195	195.00	2.78	420.00	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1997 [Test # 1392]

Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 6-9, 1997 [Test # 1391]

India v Sri Lanka at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 3-7, 1997 [Test # 1390]