Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket in Test+ODI+T20I matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1999	68	91	8909	1484.5	326	4048	189	7/25	21.41	2.72	47.13	4	11	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2007-2023	68	102	9589	1598.1	286	5644	189	8/15	29.86	3.53	50.73	8	8	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1992	69	98	10226	-	320	5265	183	6/78	28.77	3.08	55.87	9	9	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	59	76	7941	-	266	3728	176	9/52	21.18	2.81	45.11	3	15	3
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	74	105	10498	1749.4	309	5244	165	6/54	31.78	2.99	63.62	8	4	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2002-2023	73	106	10365	1727.3	385	5805	156	6/47	37.21	3.36	66.44	9	5	1
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1983	53	87	8256	-	223	3870	149	8/43	25.97	2.81	55.40	4	7	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2010-2023	49	69	8328	1388.0	257	4404	145	7/103	30.37	3.17	57.43	4	7	1
J Garner (WI)	1978-1987	52	69	6054	1009.0	218	2936	143	6/60	20.53	2.90	42.33	5	5	-
A Kumble (IND)	1994-2008	49	67	8047	1341.1	188	4615	142	8/141	32.50	3.44	56.66	6	10	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1992	59	75	6519	1086.3	168	3358	134	5/29	25.05	3.09	48.64	4	7	1
RA Jadeja (IND)	2009-2023	71	82	6862	1143.4	188	3941	134	7/42	29.41	3.44	51.20	3	5	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2013	58	74	7824	1304.0	180	4415	129	8/84	34.22	3.38	60.65	3	7	3
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	52	68	5761	-	146	2956	128	6/21	23.09	3.07	45.00	7	6	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2020	49	62	4863	810.3	107	3450	127	5/67	27.16	4.25	38.29	10	2	1
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1994	61	77	6778	1129.4	245	3249	124	8/106	26.20	2.87	54.66	4	8	-
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	1997-2015	82	94	8296	1382.4	190	4761	124	7/87	38.39	3.44	66.90	3	6	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2003	62	70	5602	933.4	132	3126	117	6/62	26.71	3.34	47.88	4	5	1
M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	1992-2011	55	62	6389	1064.5	110	3839	112	6/59	34.27	3.60	57.04	3	5	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1968-1980	36	59	8336	-	414	2954	110	7/50	26.85	2.12	75.78	5	4	2
W Rhodes (ENG)	1899-1926	41	65	5790	-	234	2616	109	8/68	24.00	2.71	53.11	6	6	1
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2005	41	53	5050	841.4	137	3260	108	6/49	30.18	3.87	46.75	2	5	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1912	20	36	5749	958.1	262	2288	106	7/60	21.58	2.38	54.23	1	12	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1946-1954	21	37	7065	-	209	2859	104	7/44	27.49	2.42	67.93	5	7	2
LR Gibbs (WI)	1961-1976	24	44	9358	-	361	3222	103	6/29	31.28	2.06	90.85	5	6	-
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	35	5216	-	444	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
M Ntini (ICC/SA)	2000-2009	42	56	4815	802.3	130	3260	99	6/22	32.92	4.06	48.63	5	3	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	44	54	4872	812.0	125	2816	98	6/59	28.73	3.46	49.71	5	2	-
SM Pollock (ICC/SA)	1997-2007	60	69	5636	939.2	157	3181	98	7/87	32.45	3.38	57.51	3	2	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	31	45	4941	-	335	1994	97	6/45	20.55	2.42	50.93	3	7	3
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1993	40	64	8514	-	348	3352	97	7/78	34.55	2.36	87.77	5	3	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1975-1992	47	53	5291	-	158	2399	92	6/63	26.07	2.72	57.51	5	3	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2018	36	50	4239	706.3	110	2842	91	5/21	31.23	4.02	46.58	2	3	-
JA Snow (ENG)	1968-1975	25	44	5407	-	171	2291	89	7/40	25.74	2.54	60.75	5	4	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2011-2023	42	55	4210	701.4	103	2783	89	6/45	31.26	3.96	47.30	4	2	-
K Rabada (SA)	2014-2023	36	43	2939	489.5	72	2200	88	6/54	25.00	4.49	33.39	5	3	1
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	24	4498	-	191	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2008	53	61	4696	782.4	119	2926	85	5/31	34.42	3.73	55.24	2	1	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2018	45	65	5587	931.1	143	3366	85	4/38	39.60	3.61	65.72	4	-	-
JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1997-2012	82	95	5294	882.2	124	3597	85	3/22	42.31	4.07	62.28	-	-	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2013	36	52	5427	904.3	137	3060	84	5/28	36.42	3.38	64.60	5	4	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2012	43	58	5003	833.5	116	3301	84	5/91	39.29	3.95	59.55	3	3	-
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1930	20	33	7686	-	330	2540	83	6/99	30.60	1.98	92.60	4	6	1
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	38	48	3627	604.3	79	2706	83	6/56	32.60	4.47	43.69	3	3	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2005	57	60	4449	741.3	100	3233	82	5/42	39.42	4.36	54.25	4	2	-
JC Laker (ENG)	1948-1959	15	28	4010	-	204	1444	79	10/53	18.27	2.16	50.75	5	5	2
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2016	24	31	3713	618.5	104	1942	79	7/64	24.58	3.13	47.00	5	6	1
FS Trueman (ENG)	1953-1964	19	36	4361	-	83	1999	79	6/30	25.30	2.75	55.20	6	5	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2011-2024	35	41	2720	453.2	50	2039	79	6/33	25.81	4.49	34.43	3	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2023	41	48	3095	515.5	88	2079	78	6/33	26.65	4.03	39.67	1	1	-
AR Caddick (ENG)	1993-2003	29	41	4683	780.3	120	3000	78	7/94	38.46	3.84	60.03	2	4	1
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	15	30	3310	-	326	1002	77	8/35	13.01	1.81	42.98	2	5	3
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	30	45	3750	625.0	73	2787	76	5/93	36.67	4.45	49.34	4	1	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1977-1988	44	50	4298	-	168	1922	75	5/34	25.62	2.68	57.30	2	1	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	31	43	3614	-	86	1857	73	7/54	25.43	3.08	49.50	3	2	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2019	43	45	2382	397.0	32	2033	72	5/28	28.23	5.12	33.08	4	1	-
A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2003-2009	39	49	4032	672.0	82	2544	70	5/78	36.34	3.78	57.60	4	2	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2024	49	60	4507	751.1	98	3253	70	5/69	46.47	4.33	64.38	5	1	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2023	34	42	2994	499.0	68	2128	69	6/37	30.84	4.26	43.39	1	2	-
JB Statham (ENG)	1953-1963	22	41	5405	-	131	2138	69	7/57	30.98	2.37	78.33	-	3	-
Shahid Afridi (ICC/PAK)	1996-2016	58	57	2892	482.0	21	2154	66	6/38	32.63	4.46	43.81	-	2	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2006	30	38	2969	494.5	64	2195	66	6/41	33.25	4.43	44.98	2	2	-
H Larwood (ENG)	1926-1933	15	28	4053	675.3	120	1912	64	6/32	29.87	2.83	63.32	3	3	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	15	25	6027	753.3	179	2208	64	7/23	34.50	2.19	94.17	2	4	1
Shoaib Akhtar (ICC/PAK)	1998-2010	39	46	2967	494.3	54	2299	64	5/21	35.92	4.64	46.35	1	4	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2023	47	50	3189	531.3	67	2342	64	6/36	36.59	4.40	49.82	1	3	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-1999	65	74	5485	914.1	134	2997	64	4/75	46.82	3.27	85.70	1	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1991-2003	40	50	3917	652.5	92	2484	63	4/30	39.42	3.80	62.17	2	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG/ICC)	2002-2009	28	41	3789	631.3	99	2365	62	5/33	38.14	3.74	61.11	1	2	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1986-1997	34	47	4465	744.1	120	2487	61	4/35	40.77	3.34	73.19	2	-	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1997	25	34	3061	510.1	76	1564	60	6/40	26.06	3.06	51.01	1	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1984	23	35	4940	-	154	2131	60	9/86	35.51	2.58	82.33	3	1	1
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2021	45	47	2814	469.0	55	2193	60	6/84	36.55	4.67	46.90	2	1	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2015-2023	49	54	3976	662.4	62	2853	60	4/46	47.55	4.30	66.26	1	-	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2018	17	30	2935	489.1	113	1439	59	6/21	24.38	2.94	49.74	2	4	-
H Verity (ENG)	1932-1938	18	33	4930	-	257	1656	59	8/43	28.06	2.01	83.55	2	3	1
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2023	37	36	1676	279.2	2	1671	59	4/41	28.32	5.98	28.40	3	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1982-1990	23	30	4020	670.0	129	2035	59	7/142	34.49	3.03	68.13	1	4	1
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1995	31	36	3529	588.1	92	2081	59	7/89	35.27	3.53	59.81	2	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	42	50	3310	551.4	79	2196	59	6/59	37.22	3.98	56.10	2	1	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	26	31	2327	387.5	55	1605	58	5/30	27.67	4.13	40.12	3	2	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2015	27	32	2219	369.5	33	1776	58	6/79	30.62	4.80	38.25	1	3	-
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1981	23	34	3662	-	121	1346	57	5/31	23.61	2.20	64.24	4	1	-
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	13	24	3957	-	206	1490	57	7/49	26.14	2.25	69.42	6	2	1
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1967-1978	13	24	4331	-	173	1637	57	6/74	28.71	2.26	75.98	4	5	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2002	25	28	2998	499.4	72	1644	57	6/46	28.84	3.29	52.59	3	2	-
BS Bedi (IND)	1968-1978	12	23	4033	-	176	1395	56	7/98	24.91	2.07	72.01	3	5	1
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1986	15	26	4097	682.5	182	1634	56	5/99	29.17	2.39	73.16	6	1	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2009-2014	36	43	2759	459.5	66	2021	56	4/50	36.08	4.39	49.26	1	-	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1989-1998	18	29	3546	591.0	114	1597	55	6/82	29.03	2.70	64.47	2	3	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1989	21	33	3188	531.2	95	1646	55	5/68	29.92	3.09	57.96	2	1	-
CM Old (ENG)	1974-1981	22	32	3347	-	103	1575	54	4/57	29.16	2.82	61.98	2	-	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2008-2024	28	38	2843	473.5	59	2047	54	5/41	37.90	4.32	52.64	-	2	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	18	34	5089	-	259	1462	53	6/53	27.58	1.72	96.01	-	2	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1992	40	42	3894	649.0	133	1801	53	5/15	33.98	2.77	73.47	4	1	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	27	2968	-	85	1438	52	6/95	27.65	2.90	57.07	1	3	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1999	22	29	3471	578.3	65	2075	52	5/95	39.90	3.58	66.75	3	2	-
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	28	2289	-	271	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1955-1969	19	32	4895	-	154	2024	51	6/73	39.68	2.48	95.98	1	2	-
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	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
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:

Oman v Kuwait at Al Amerat, ACC Men's Premier Cup 20th match, Apr 17, 2024 [T20I # 2574]

Cambodia v United Arab Emirates at Al Amerat, ACC Men's Premier Cup 19th match, Apr 17, 2024 [T20I # 2573]

Nepal v Saudi Arabia at Al Amerat, ACC Men's Premier Cup 18th match, Apr 17, 2024 [T20I # 2572]