Most wickets
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 5 10
W Rhodes 1898-1930 1110 185742 70322 4204 9/24 16.72 2.27 44.1 287 68
AP Freeman 1914-1936 592 154658 69577 3776 10/53 18.42 2.69 40.9 386 140
CWL Parker 1903-1935 635 157059 63817 3278 10/79 19.46 2.43 47.9 277 91
JT Hearne 1888-1923 639 144470 54351 3061 9/32 17.75 2.25 47.1 255 66
DL Underwood 1963-1987 1087 159608 61092 3037 9/28 20.11 2.29 52.5 161 47
FJ Titmus 1949-1982 941 180576 67396 2989 9/52 22.54 2.23 60.4 171 26
TWJ Goddard 1922-1952 593 142211 59116 2979 10/113 19.84 2.49 47.7 251 86
D Shackleton 1948-1973 684 161113 54175 2898 9/30 18.69 2.01 55.5 194 38
AS Kennedy 1907-1936 677 150851 61035 2874 10/37 21.23 2.42 52.4 225 45
GAR Lock 1946-1971 662 150596 54979 2854 10/54 19.26 2.19 52.7 196 50
WG Grace 1865-1908 870 124831 50980 2809 10/49 18.14 2.45 44.4 240 64
MW Tate 1912-1937 679 150461 50571 2784 9/71 18.16 2.01 54.0 195 44
GH Hirst 1891-1929 826 123328 51371 2742 9/23 18.73 2.49 44.9 184 40
N Gifford 1960-1988 1107 146013 60256 2511 8/28 23.99 2.47 58.1 98 14
C Blythe 1899-1914 439 103546 42094 2503 10/30 16.81 2.43 41.3 218 71
WE Astill 1906-1939 733 138532 57786 2432 9/41 23.76 2.50 56.9 140 22
JK Lever 1967-1990 1010 114479 55050 2396 8/37 22.97 2.88 47.7 93 12
CA Walsh 1981-2001 869 107324 53087 2358 9/72 22.51 2.96 45.5 109 20
JC White 1909-1937 472 129439 43759 2355 10/76 18.58 2.02 54.9 193 58
FS Trueman 1949-1972 621 100687 42661 2332 8/28 18.29 2.54 43.1 127 25
WE Hollies 1932-1957 515 130625 48656 2323 10/49 20.94 2.23 56.2 182 40
DJ Shepherd 1950-1972 741 136067 49239 2317 9/47 21.25 2.17 58.7 124 28
JB Statham 1950-1968 574 101946 37463 2282 8/34 16.41 2.20 44.6 124 11
R Illingworth 1951-1983 1005 125957 46706 2258 9/42 20.68 2.22 55.7 107 11
JE Emburey 1973-2000 1049 139261 58769 2255 8/40 26.06 2.53 61.7 75 12
M Muralidaran 1989-2014 849 94372+ 46212 2235 9/51 20.67 2.93* 42.3* 131 34
RTD Perks 1930-1955 595 116074 53766 2233 9/40 24.07 2.77 51.9 143 24
J Briggs 1879-1900 535 100144 35430 2221 10/55 15.95 2.12 45.0 200 52
MD Marshall 1977-1996 848 96977 43906 2172 8/71 20.21 2.71 44.6 89 13
EG Dennett 1903-1926 401 98666 42637 2151 10/40 19.82 2.59 45.8 211 57
T Richardson 1892-1905 358 78992 38793 2104 10/45 18.43 2.94 37.5 200 72
TE Bailey 1946-1967 689 117163 48460 2093 10/90 23.15 2.48 55.9 110 13
FE Woolley 1906-1938 978 94949 41058 2066 8/22 19.87 2.59 45.9 132 28
G Geary 1912-1938 549 116292 41336 2063 10/18 20.03 2.13 56.3 125 30
DVP Wright 1932-1957 497 92960 49307 2056 9/47 23.98 3.18 45.2 150 42
JA Newman 1906-1930 541 102779 51397 2054 9/131 25.02 3.00 50.0 134 35
A Shaw 1864-1897 404 101967 24577 2027 10/73 12.12 1.44 50.3 177 44
S Haigh 1895-1913 561 78817 32091 2012 9/25 15.94 2.44 39.1 135 30

Records includes the following recent matches:
Namibia v United States of America at Windhoek, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off 1st match, Mar 26, 2023 [ODI # 4550]
Afghanistan v Pakistan at Sharjah, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2033]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2032]
Western Australia v Victoria at Perth, Sheffield Shield final, Mar 23-26, 2023 [First-class]
Colombo v Dambulla at Colombo (SSC), National Super League Limited Over Tournament 11th match, Mar 26, 2023 [List A]
Jaffna v Galle at Colombo (RPS), National Super League Limited Over Tournament 12th match, Mar 26, 2023 [List A]

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