Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-1999	80	146	22576	3762.4	1157	9009	351	8/71	25.66	2.39	64.31	23	16
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1990-1999	71	128	16148	2691.2	728	6224	309	8/45	20.14	2.31	52.25	13	21
CA Walsh (WI)	1990-1999	78	143	18079	3013.1	624	7895	304	7/37	25.97	2.62	59.47	18	13
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1990-1999	62	111	14134	2355.4	529	6200	289	7/119	21.45	2.63	48.90	15	17
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1999	59	105	12996	2166.0	544	6200	284	8/71	21.83	2.86	45.76	8	19
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-1999	56	101	11179	1863.1	375	5927	273	7/76	21.71	3.18	40.94	18	21
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-1999	58	112	13956	2326.0	642	6086	266	8/38	22.87	2.61	52.46	12	15
A Kumble (IND)	1990-1999	58	103	18203	3033.5	786	7341	264	10/74	27.80	2.41	68.95	13	15
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-1999	48	74	14882	2480.2	626	6140	227	9/65	27.04	2.47	65.55	14	17
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1991-1996	47	85	11559	1926.3	446	5597	211	8/97	26.52	2.90	54.78	12	11
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1999	43	73	10792	1798.4	362	5152	172	7/56	29.95	2.86	62.74	6	10
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	43	74	10010	1668.2	409	4513	168	8/53	26.86	2.70	59.58	4	13
J Srinath (IND)	1991-1999	43	79	10178	1696.2	382	4892	162	8/86	30.19	2.88	62.82	6	6
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-1999	38	67	8470	1411.4	407	3294	161	7/87	20.45	2.33	52.60	6	10
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-1999	43	70	8188	1364.4	307	4335	150	7/27	28.90	3.17	54.58	9	9
IR Bishop (WI)	1990-1998	39	69	7585	1264.1	250	3539	145	6/40	24.40	2.79	52.31	5	5
MG Hughes (AUS)	1990-1994	33	61	7789	1298.1	327	3685	140	5/64	26.32	2.83	55.63	12	3
DK Morrison (NZ)	1990-1997	39	63	8389	1398.1	265	4600	139	7/89	33.09	3.29	60.35	7	9
D Gough (ENG)	1994-1999	34	56	7380	1230.0	242	3925	135	6/42	29.07	3.19	54.66	9	6
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1997	39	71	8216	1369.2	251	4582	127	9/57	36.07	3.34	64.69	7	5
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1990-1999	40	68	10816	1802.4	493	4289	119	7/47	36.04	2.37	90.89	6	5
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1990-1995	31	56	7119	1186.3	270	3404	114	7/70	29.85	2.86	62.44	8	3
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-1999	27	48	6165	1027.3	255	2726	111	6/90	24.55	2.65	55.54	9	4
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-1999	34	53	7351	1225.1	269	3166	108	6/87	29.31	2.58	68.06	9	4
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-1999	24	42	6958	1159.4	281	3119	107	6/46	29.14	2.68	65.02	5	9
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-1999	28	48	6465	1077.3	251	3132	106	7/46	29.54	2.90	60.99	2	7
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	35	67	6403	1067.1	279	2804	104	6/71	26.96	2.62	61.56	3	5
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1998	27	45	5963	993.5	193	3118	98	7/43	31.81	3.13	60.84	7	5
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-1999	30	47	5765	960.5	239	2730	97	7/65	28.14	2.84	59.43	4	6
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1996	32	55	6852	1142.0	220	3490	93	6/111	37.52	3.05	73.67	3	3
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-1999	30	50	5809	968.1	286	2503	92	6/27	27.20	2.58	63.14	5	3
SLV Raju (IND)	1990-1998	27	49	7392	1232.0	357	2741	92	6/12	29.79	2.22	80.34	1	5
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	26	48	5132	855.2	158	2785	92	6/66	30.27	3.25	55.78	4	4
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-1999	28	47	7485	1247.3	354	3161	91	6/64	34.73	2.53	82.25	7	3
PR Adams (SA)	1995-1999	28	47	5698	949.4	249	2560	86	6/55	29.76	2.69	66.25	4	1
CL Hooper (WI)	1990-1999	64	90	9267	1544.3	354	3851	86	5/26	44.77	2.49	107.75	1	4
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1999	28	51	6093	1015.3	236	2864	84	6/33	34.09	2.82	72.53	1	6
M Prabhakar (IND)	1990-1995	33	60	6213	1035.3	244	2937	79	5/101	37.17	2.83	78.64	4	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1990-1994	28	53	6088	1014.4	275	2418	75	5/97	32.24	2.38	81.17	2	2
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	64	6048	1008.0	255	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1991-1999	36	56	6550	1091.4	218	3202	75	6/60	42.69	2.93	87.33	1	3
DN Patel (NZ)	1990-1997	29	46	6167	1027.5	236	2944	74	6/50	39.78	2.86	83.33	3	3
DW Fleming (AUS)	1994-1999	18	34	3793	632.1	140	1772	73	5/30	24.27	2.80	51.95	3	3
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	15	23	3026	504.2	82	1671	60	6/60	27.85	3.31	50.43	7	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	12	21	2811	468.3	94	1376	59	7/50	23.32	2.93	47.64	3	3
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-1998	20	32	4855	809.1	182	2154	57	5/106	37.78	2.66	85.17	3	3
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-1999	17	31	4198	699.4	193	1671	54	5/105	30.94	2.38	77.74	0	1
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1990-1998	21	35	3636	606.0	130	1714	54	5/84	31.74	2.82	67.33	2	1
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-1999	32	47	3798	633.0	202	1508	53	5/90	28.45	2.38	71.66	2	1
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	33	3980	663.2	231	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-1999	19	31	3181	530.1	73	1932	52	7/116	37.15	3.64	61.17	1	4
L Klusener (SA)	1996-1999	25	46	4279	713.1	184	1996	52	8/64	38.38	2.79	82.28	2	1
BA Reid (AUS)	1990-1992	9	15	2193	365.3	86	948	51	7/51	18.58	2.59	43.00	2	5
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-1999	14	24	2226	371.0	106	1108	50	7/37	22.16	2.98	44.52	1	3
MD Marshall (WI)	1990-1991	15	27	2717	452.5	91	1177	50	4/24	23.54	2.59	54.34	2	0
TBA May (AUS)	1993-1995	17	33	4580	763.2	234	1711	50	5/9	34.22	2.24	91.60	2	3
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-1998	20	33	4749	791.3	193	1893	50	6/72	37.86	2.39	94.98	1	3
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-1999	99	105	4062	677.0	148	1984	50	5/40	39.68	2.93	81.24	1	1
SR Waugh (AUS)	1990-1999	89	78	3513	585.3	170	1374	47	5/28	29.23	2.34	74.74	2	1
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1998	21	34	4749	791.3	238	1857	47	4/48	39.51	2.34	101.04	1	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-1999	19	32	3801	633.3	215	1511	45	5/101	33.57	2.38	84.46	0	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1996-1999	16	30	3050	508.2	112	1561	45	7/36	34.68	3.07	67.77	2	2
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1993-1999	31	41	3812	635.2	162	1706	42	4/18	40.61	2.68	90.76	3	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-1999	16	24	2397	399.3	72	1302	41	5/70	31.75	3.25	58.46	3	1
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1991-1993	14	23	2980	496.4	99	1484	38	5/82	39.05	2.98	78.42	0	1
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1997	9	14	1733	288.5	82	749	37	5/48	20.24	2.59	46.83	4	2
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1999	13	20	2086	347.4	60	1097	37	7/84	29.64	3.15	56.37	1	2
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-1999	64	79	3548	591.2	226	1185	37	3/14	32.02	2.00	95.89	0	0
PM Such (ENG)	1993-1999	11	20	3124	520.4	135	1242	37	6/67	33.56	2.38	84.43	1	2
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	34	3561	593.3	135	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	0
W Watson (NZ)	1990-1993	12	20	2827	471.1	157	1073	36	6/78	29.80	2.27	78.52	1	1
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1995	13	22	2843	473.5	92	1377	36	5/73	38.25	2.90	78.97	0	2
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-1998	15	22	3479	579.5	150	1380	36	5/95	38.33	2.37	96.63	0	1
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1991-1998	14	22	3487	581.1	124	1389	36	4/127	38.58	2.39	96.86	1	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1990-1990	7	12	1686	281.0	56	812	35	5/39	23.20	2.88	48.17	2	2
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1993-1995	13	21	2446	407.4	98	1084	35	4/46	30.97	2.65	69.88	1	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1990-1991	8	15	1807	301.1	76	806	34	6/47	23.70	2.67	53.14	1	3
BP Patterson (WI)	1990-1992	11	21	1983	330.3	47	1115	34	5/81	32.79	3.37	58.32	2	2
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1999	13	25	2429	404.5	62	1375	34	5/43	40.44	3.39	71.44	3	1
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-1999	11	20	2229	371.3	90	928	31	4/62	29.93	2.49	71.90	1	0
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1990-1994	9	14	2282	380.2	88	995	31	4/25	32.09	2.61	73.61	3	0
Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)	1992-1996	13	22	1973	328.5	62	1071	31	4/50	34.54	3.25	63.64	1	0
GC Small (ENG)	1990-1991	11	20	2484	414.0	93	1219	31	4/58	39.32	2.94	80.12	3	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1999	18	31	2652	442.0	92	1233	31	4/53	39.77	2.78	85.54	1	0
DH Brain (ZIM)	1992-1995	9	16	1810	301.4	54	915	30	5/42	30.50	3.03	60.33	1	1
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1995	14	22	2985	497.3	113	1389	30	7/52	46.30	2.79	99.50	1	1
MG Bevan (AUS)	1994-1998	18	21	1285	214.1	30	703	29	6/82	24.24	3.28	44.31	2	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1991-1999	44	50	2866	477.4	105	1263	29	4/40	43.55	2.64	98.82	2	0
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1995	14	22	3086	514.2	127	1438	29	5/77	49.58	2.79	106.41	0	1
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1996-1999	11	17	1928	321.2	107	756	28	3/23	27.00	2.35	68.85	0	0
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1990-1991	7	12	1907	317.5	86	868	27	6/58	32.14	2.73	70.62	0	1
SB Joshi (IND)	1996-1999	12	20	2248	374.4	103	895	27	4/43	33.14	2.38	83.25	1	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1992-1999	10	18	1996	332.4	69	951	26	3/45	36.57	2.85	76.76	0	0
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	13	1568	261.2	48	872	25	6/109	34.88	3.33	62.72	0	2
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	10	15	1765	294.1	59	892	25	5/68	35.68	3.03	70.60	1	1
GR Larsen (NZ)	1994-1996	8	14	1967	327.5	109	689	24	3/57	28.70	2.10	81.95	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1990-1992	8	13	1808	301.2	47	862	24	5/69	35.91	2.86	75.33	1	2
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-1999	10	18	1844	307.2	64	965	24	4/52	40.20	3.13	76.83	1	0
ND Hirwani (IND)	1990-1996	10	15	2478	413.0	94	1117	24	6/59	46.54	2.70	103.25	1	1

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Performances in matches that overlap decades 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:

South Africa v England at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]