Most wickets
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | JM Anderson | JM Anderson (ENG) | 2003-2024 | 188 | 350 | 40037 | 6672.5 | 1730 | 18627 | 704 | 7/42 | 26.45 | 2.79 | 56.87 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
🥈 2 | SCJ Broad | SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2023 | 167 | 309 | 33698 | 5616.2 | 1304 | 16719 | 604 | 8/15 | 27.68 | 2.97 | 55.79 | 28 | 20 | 3 |
🥉 3 | IT Botham | IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 102 | 168 | 21815 | - | 788 | 10878 | 383 | 8/34 | 28.40 | 2.99 | 56.95 | 17 | 27 | 4 |
4 | RGD Willis | RGD Willis (ENG) | 1971-1984 | 90 | 165 | 17357 | - | 554 | 8190 | 325 | 8/43 | 25.20 | 2.83 | 53.40 | 12 | 16 | - |
5 | FS Trueman | FS Trueman (ENG) | 1952-1965 | 67 | 127 | 15178 | - | 522 | 6625 | 307 | 8/31 | 21.57 | 2.61 | 49.43 | 19 | 17 | 3 |
6 | DL Underwood | DL Underwood (ENG) | 1966-1982 | 86 | 151 | 21862 | - | 1239 | 7674 | 297 | 8/51 | 25.83 | 2.10 | 73.60 | 13 | 17 | 6 |
7 | GP Swann | GP Swann (ENG) | 2008-2013 | 60 | 109 | 15349 | 2558.1 | 493 | 7642 | 255 | 6/65 | 29.96 | 2.98 | 60.19 | 14 | 17 | 3 |
8 | JB Statham | JB Statham (ENG) | 1951-1965 | 70 | 129 | 16056 | - | 595 | 6261 | 252 | 7/39 | 24.84 | 2.33 | 63.71 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
9 | MJ Hoggard | MJ Hoggard (ENG) | 2000-2008 | 67 | 122 | 13909 | 2318.1 | 493 | 7564 | 248 | 7/61 | 30.50 | 3.26 | 56.08 | 13 | 7 | 1 |
10 | AV Bedser | AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1955 | 51 | 92 | 15918 | - | 574 | 5876 | 236 | 7/44 | 24.89 | 2.21 | 67.44 | 11 | 15 | 5 |
11 | AR Caddick | AR Caddick (ENG) | 1993-2003 | 62 | 105 | 13558 | 2259.4 | 501 | 6999 | 234 | 7/46 | 29.91 | 3.09 | 57.94 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
12 | BA Stokes | BA Stokes (ENG) | 2013-2025 | 115 | 170 | 13160 | 2193.2 | 379 | 7278 | 230 | 6/22 | 31.64 | 3.31 | 57.21 | 9 | 5 | - |
13 | D Gough | D Gough (ENG) | 1994-2003 | 58 | 95 | 11821 | 1970.1 | 369 | 6503 | 229 | 6/42 | 28.39 | 3.30 | 51.62 | 14 | 9 | - |
14 | SJ Harmison | SJ Harmison (ENG) | 2002-2009 | 62 | 113 | 13192 | 2198.4 | 426 | 7091 | 222 | 7/12 | 31.94 | 3.22 | 59.42 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
15 | A Flintoff | A Flintoff (ENG) | 1998-2009 | 78 | 135 | 14747 | 2457.5 | 502 | 7303 | 219 | 5/58 | 33.34 | 2.97 | 67.33 | 10 | 3 | - |
16 | MM Ali | MM Ali (ENG) | 2014-2023 | 68 | 119 | 12610 | 2101.4 | 293 | 7612 | 204 | 6/53 | 37.31 | 3.62 | 61.81 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
17 | JA Snow | JA Snow (ENG) | 1965-1976 | 49 | 93 | 12021 | - | 415 | 5387 | 202 | 7/40 | 26.66 | 2.68 | 59.50 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
18 | JC Laker | JC Laker (ENG) | 1948-1959 | 46 | 86 | 12027 | - | 674 | 4101 | 193 | 10/53 | 21.24 | 2.04 | 62.31 | 13 | 9 | 3 |
19 | CR Woakes | CR Woakes (ENG) | 2013-2025 | 62 | 118 | 11219 | 1869.5 | 417 | 5686 | 192 | 6/17 | 29.61 | 3.04 | 58.43 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
20 | SF Barnes | SF Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1914 | 27 | 50 | 7873 | 1312.1 | 356 | 3106 | 189 | 9/103 | 16.43 | 2.36 | 41.65 | 2 | 24 | 7 |
21 | ARC Fraser | ARC Fraser (ENG) | 1989-1998 | 46 | 79 | 10876 | 1812.4 | 439 | 4836 | 177 | 8/53 | 27.32 | 2.66 | 61.44 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
22 | GAR Lock | GAR Lock (ENG) | 1952-1968 | 49 | 88 | 13147 | - | 819 | 4451 | 174 | 7/35 | 25.58 | 2.03 | 75.55 | 11 | 9 | 3 |
23 | MS Panesar | MS Panesar (ENG) | 2006-2013 | 50 | 85 | 12475 | 2079.1 | 468 | 5797 | 167 | 6/37 | 34.71 | 2.78 | 74.70 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
24 | MW Tate | MW Tate (ENG) | 1924-1935 | 39 | 68 | 12523 | - | 581 | 4055 | 155 | 6/42 | 26.16 | 1.94 | 80.79 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
25 | FJ Titmus | FJ Titmus (ENG) | 1955-1975 | 53 | 90 | 15118 | - | 777 | 4931 | 153 | 7/79 | 32.22 | 1.95 | 98.81 | 9 | 7 | - |
26 | JE Emburey | JE Emburey (ENG) | 1978-1995 | 64 | 103 | 15391 | - | 741 | 5646 | 147 | 7/78 | 38.40 | 2.20 | 104.70 | 5 | 6 | - |
27 | H Verity | H Verity (ENG) | 1931-1939 | 40 | 73 | 11173 | - | 604 | 3510 | 144 | 8/43 | 24.37 | 1.88 | 77.59 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
28 | CM Old | CM Old (ENG) | 1972-1981 | 46 | 81 | 8858 | - | 311 | 4020 | 143 | 7/50 | 28.11 | 2.72 | 61.94 | 7 | 4 | - |
28 | AF Giles | AF Giles (ENG) | 1998-2006 | 54 | 88 | 12180 | 2030.0 | 397 | 5806 | 143 | 5/57 | 40.60 | 2.86 | 85.17 | 11 | 5 | - |
30 | MJ Leach | MJ Leach (ENG) | 2018-2024 | 39 | 67 | 9402 | 1567.0 | 308 | 4838 | 142 | 5/66 | 34.07 | 3.08 | 66.21 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
31 | AW Greig | AW Greig (ENG) | 1972-1977 | 58 | 93 | 9802 | - | 338 | 4541 | 141 | 8/86 | 32.20 | 2.77 | 69.51 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
32 | PAJ DeFreitas | PAJ DeFreitas (ENG) | 1986-1995 | 44 | 76 | 9838 | 1639.4 | 367 | 4700 | 140 | 7/70 | 33.57 | 2.86 | 70.27 | 8 | 4 | - |
33 | GR Dilley | GR Dilley (ENG) | 1979-1989 | 41 | 65 | 8192 | 1365.2 | 279 | 4107 | 138 | 6/38 | 29.76 | 3.00 | 59.36 | 11 | 6 | - |
34 | TE Bailey | TE Bailey (ENG) | 1949-1959 | 61 | 95 | 9712 | - | 379 | 3856 | 132 | 7/34 | 29.21 | 2.38 | 73.57 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
35 | DG Cork | DG Cork (ENG) | 1995-2002 | 37 | 62 | 7678 | 1279.4 | 264 | 3906 | 131 | 7/43 | 29.81 | 3.05 | 58.61 | 9 | 5 | - |
36 | DE Malcolm | DE Malcolm (ENG) | 1989-1997 | 40 | 72 | 8480 | 1413.2 | 253 | 4748 | 128 | 9/57 | 37.09 | 3.35 | 66.25 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
37 | W Rhodes | W Rhodes (ENG) | 1899-1930 | 58 | 90 | 8225 | - | 365 | 3425 | 127 | 8/68 | 26.96 | 2.49 | 64.76 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
38 | ST Finn | ST Finn (ENG) | 2010-2016 | 36 | 66 | 6412 | 1068.4 | 190 | 3800 | 125 | 6/79 | 30.40 | 3.55 | 51.29 | 6 | 5 | - |
38 | PH Edmonds | PH Edmonds (ENG) | 1975-1987 | 51 | 84 | 12028 | - | 613 | 4273 | 125 | 7/66 | 34.18 | 2.13 | 96.22 | 9 | 2 | - |
40 | DA Allen | DA Allen (ENG) | 1960-1966 | 39 | 65 | 11297 | - | 685 | 3779 | 122 | 5/30 | 30.97 | 2.00 | 92.59 | 8 | 4 | - |
40 | R Illingworth | R Illingworth (ENG) | 1958-1973 | 61 | 100 | 11934 | - | 715 | 3807 | 122 | 6/29 | 31.20 | 1.91 | 97.81 | 5 | 3 | - |
42 | PCR Tufnell | PCR Tufnell (ENG) | 1990-2001 | 42 | 70 | 11288 | 1881.2 | 505 | 4560 | 121 | 7/47 | 37.68 | 2.42 | 93.28 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
43 | MA Wood | MA Wood (ENG) | 2015-2024 | 37 | 69 | 6544 | 1090.4 | 196 | 3621 | 119 | 6/37 | 30.42 | 3.31 | 54.99 | 3 | 5 | - |
44 | J Briggs | J Briggs (ENG) | 1884-1899 | 33 | 49 | 5332 | - | 386 | 2095 | 118 | 8/11 | 17.75 | 2.35 | 45.18 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
45 | GG Arnold | GG Arnold (ENG) | 1967-1975 | 34 | 61 | 7650 | - | 284 | 3254 | 115 | 6/45 | 28.29 | 2.55 | 66.52 | 3 | 6 | - |
46 | GA Lohmann | GA Lohmann (ENG) | 1886-1896 | 18 | 36 | 3830 | - | 364 | 1205 | 112 | 9/28 | 10.75 | 1.88 | 34.19 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
47 | DVP Wright | DVP Wright (ENG) | 1938-1951 | 34 | 59 | 8135 | - | 177 | 4224 | 108 | 7/105 | 39.11 | 3.11 | 75.32 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
48 | JH Wardle | JH Wardle (ENG) | 1948-1957 | 28 | 52 | 6597 | - | 403 | 2080 | 102 | 7/36 | 20.39 | 1.89 | 64.67 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
49 | R Peel | R Peel (ENG) | 1884-1896 | 20 | 35 | 5216 | - | 444 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.64 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
50 | C Blythe | C Blythe (ENG) | 1901-1910 | 19 | 37 | 4546 | 757.4 | 231 | 1863 | 100 | 8/59 | 18.63 | 2.45 | 45.46 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
51 | W Voce | W Voce (ENG) | 1930-1947 | 27 | 51 | 6360 | - | 211 | 2733 | 98 | 7/70 | 27.88 | 2.57 | 64.89 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
52 | CC Lewis | CC Lewis (ENG) | 1990-1996 | 32 | 55 | 6852 | 1142.0 | 220 | 3490 | 93 | 6/111 | 37.52 | 3.05 | 73.67 | 3 | 3 | - |
53 | T Richardson | T Richardson (ENG) | 1893-1898 | 14 | 24 | 4498 | - | 191 | 2220 | 88 | 8/94 | 25.22 | 2.96 | 51.11 | 1 | 11 | 4 |
53 | NA Foster | NA Foster (ENG) | 1983-1993 | 29 | 47 | 6261 | 1043.3 | 239 | 2891 | 88 | 8/107 | 32.85 | 2.77 | 71.14 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
55 | M Hendrick | M Hendrick (ENG) | 1974-1981 | 30 | 54 | 6208 | - | 249 | 2248 | 87 | 4/28 | 25.83 | 2.17 | 71.35 | 5 | - | - |
56 | FE Woolley | FE Woolley (ENG) | 1909-1934 | 64 | 87 | 6495 | - | 251 | 2815 | 83 | 7/76 | 33.91 | 2.60 | 78.25 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
56 | WR Hammond | WR Hammond (ENG) | 1927-1947 | 85 | 110 | 7969 | - | 300 | 3138 | 83 | 5/36 | 37.80 | 2.36 | 96.01 | 1 | 2 | - |
58 | GOB Allen | GOB Allen (ENG) | 1930-1948 | 25 | 45 | 4386 | - | 116 | 2379 | 81 | 7/80 | 29.37 | 3.25 | 54.14 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
59 | RJ Sidebottom | RJ Sidebottom (ENG) | 2001-2010 | 22 | 36 | 4812 | 802.0 | 188 | 2231 | 79 | 7/47 | 28.24 | 2.78 | 60.91 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
59 | DJ Brown | DJ Brown (ENG) | 1965-1969 | 26 | 46 | 5098 | - | 182 | 2237 | 79 | 5/42 | 28.31 | 2.63 | 64.53 | 1 | 2 | - |
61 | H Larwood | H Larwood (ENG) | 1926-1933 | 21 | 36 | 4969 | 828.1 | 167 | 2212 | 78 | 6/32 | 28.35 | 2.67 | 63.70 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
62 | FH Tyson | FH Tyson (ENG) | 1954-1959 | 17 | 29 | 3452 | - | 97 | 1411 | 76 | 7/27 | 18.56 | 2.45 | 45.42 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
62 | OE Robinson | OE Robinson (ENG) | 2021-2024 | 20 | 37 | 3796 | 632.4 | 159 | 1742 | 76 | 5/49 | 22.92 | 2.75 | 49.94 | 4 | 3 | - |
64 | JK Lever | JK Lever (ENG) | 1976-1986 | 21 | 38 | 4433 | - | 140 | 1951 | 73 | 7/46 | 26.72 | 2.64 | 60.72 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
64 | JE Root | JE Root (ENG) | 2012-2025 | 158 | 165 | 6200 | 1033.2 | 164 | 3465 | 73 | 5/8 | 47.46 | 3.35 | 84.93 | 2 | 1 | - |
66 | TT Bresnan | TT Bresnan (ENG) | 2009-2013 | 23 | 41 | 4674 | 779.0 | 185 | 2357 | 72 | 5/48 | 32.73 | 3.02 | 64.91 | 4 | 1 | - |
67 | K Higgs | K Higgs (ENG) | 1965-1968 | 15 | 27 | 4112 | - | 194 | 1473 | 71 | 6/91 | 20.74 | 2.14 | 57.91 | 6 | 2 | - |
68 | BR Knight | BR Knight (ENG) | 1961-1969 | 29 | 54 | 5377 | - | 204 | 2223 | 70 | 4/38 | 31.75 | 2.48 | 76.81 | 4 | - | - |
68 | DR Pringle | DR Pringle (ENG) | 1982-1992 | 30 | 52 | 5287 | 881.1 | 192 | 2518 | 70 | 5/95 | 35.97 | 2.85 | 75.52 | 2 | 3 | - |
70 | WE Bowes | WE Bowes (ENG) | 1932-1946 | 15 | 29 | 3655 | - | 131 | 1519 | 68 | 6/33 | 22.33 | 2.49 | 53.75 | 2 | 6 | - |
70 | Shoaib Bashir | Shoaib Bashir (ENG) | 2024-2025 | 19 | 33 | 4199 | 699.5 | 53 | 2652 | 68 | 6/81 | 39.00 | 3.78 | 61.75 | 2 | 4 | - |
72 | PI Pocock | PI Pocock (ENG) | 1968-1985 | 25 | 43 | 6650 | 1108.2 | 281 | 2976 | 67 | 6/79 | 44.41 | 2.68 | 99.25 | 4 | 3 | - |
73 | AP Freeman | AP Freeman (ENG) | 1924-1929 | 12 | 22 | 3732 | - | 142 | 1707 | 66 | 7/71 | 25.86 | 2.74 | 56.54 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
73 | ER Dexter | ER Dexter (ENG) | 1958-1968 | 62 | 80 | 5317 | - | 186 | 2306 | 66 | 4/10 | 34.93 | 2.60 | 80.56 | 2 | - | - |
75 | RWV Robins | RWV Robins (ENG) | 1929-1937 | 19 | 34 | 3318 | - | 77 | 1758 | 64 | 6/32 | 27.46 | 3.17 | 51.84 | 2 | 1 | - |
76 | AAP Atkinson | AAP Atkinson (ENG) | 2024-2025 | 13 | 25 | 2260 | 376.4 | 67 | 1387 | 63 | 7/45 | 22.01 | 3.68 | 35.87 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
77 | DW Headley | DW Headley (ENG) | 1997-1999 | 15 | 23 | 3026 | 504.2 | 82 | 1671 | 60 | 6/60 | 27.85 | 3.31 | 50.43 | 7 | 1 | - |
77 | K Farnes | K Farnes (ENG) | 1934-1939 | 15 | 27 | 3932 | - | 103 | 1719 | 60 | 6/96 | 28.65 | 2.62 | 65.53 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
77 | G Miller | G Miller (ENG) | 1976-1984 | 34 | 50 | 5149 | - | 219 | 1859 | 60 | 5/44 | 30.98 | 2.16 | 85.81 | 1 | 1 | - |
77 | AU Rashid | AU Rashid (ENG) | 2015-2019 | 19 | 34 | 3816 | 636.0 | 50 | 2390 | 60 | 5/49 | 39.83 | 3.75 | 63.60 | 5 | 2 | - |
81 | SP Jones | SP Jones (ENG) | 2002-2005 | 18 | 33 | 2821 | 470.1 | 78 | 1666 | 59 | 6/53 | 28.23 | 3.54 | 47.81 | 2 | 3 | - |
81 | GH Hirst | GH Hirst (ENG) | 1897-1909 | 24 | 44 | 4010 | - | 146 | 1770 | 59 | 5/48 | 30.00 | 2.64 | 67.96 | 1 | 3 | - |
81 | C White | C White (ENG) | 1994-2002 | 30 | 45 | 3959 | 659.5 | 119 | 2220 | 59 | 5/32 | 37.62 | 3.36 | 67.10 | 2 | 3 | - |
84 | R Tattersall | R Tattersall (ENG) | 1951-1954 | 16 | 29 | 4228 | - | 212 | 1513 | 58 | 7/52 | 26.08 | 2.14 | 72.89 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
84 | AD Mullally | AD Mullally (ENG) | 1996-2001 | 19 | 34 | 4525 | 754.1 | 213 | 1812 | 58 | 5/105 | 31.24 | 2.40 | 78.01 | - | 1 | - |
86 | GC Small | GC Small (ENG) | 1986-1991 | 17 | 31 | 3927 | 654.3 | 154 | 1871 | 55 | 5/48 | 34.01 | 2.85 | 71.40 | 4 | 2 | - |
87 | CT Tremlett | CT Tremlett (ENG) | 2007-2013 | 12 | 23 | 2902 | 483.4 | 114 | 1431 | 53 | 6/48 | 27.00 | 2.95 | 54.75 | 2 | 2 | - |
88 | NGB Cook | NGB Cook (ENG) | 1983-1989 | 15 | 25 | 4174 | 695.4 | 220 | 1689 | 52 | 6/65 | 32.48 | 2.42 | 80.26 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
89 | W Barnes | W Barnes (ENG) | 1880-1890 | 21 | 28 | 2289 | - | 271 | 793 | 51 | 6/28 | 15.54 | 2.07 | 44.88 | 1 | 3 | - |
89 | JC Archer | JC Archer (ENG) | 2019-2025 | 15 | 28 | 3140 | 523.2 | 108 | 1562 | 51 | 6/45 | 30.62 | 2.98 | 61.56 | - | 3 | - |
89 | NG Cowans | NG Cowans (ENG) | 1982-1985 | 19 | 36 | 3452 | 575.2 | 113 | 2003 | 51 | 6/77 | 39.27 | 3.48 | 67.68 | - | 2 | - |
92 | W Bates | W Bates (ENG) | 1881-1887 | 15 | 23 | 2364 | 591.0 | 282 | 821 | 50 | 7/28 | 16.42 | 2.08 | 47.28 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
92 | G Ulyett | G Ulyett (ENG) | 1877-1890 | 25 | 35 | 2627 | - | 299 | 1020 | 50 | 7/36 | 20.40 | 2.32 | 52.54 | 2 | 1 | - |
94 | JT Hearne | JT Hearne (ENG) | 1892-1899 | 12 | 20 | 2976 | - | 211 | 1082 | 49 | 6/41 | 22.08 | 2.18 | 60.73 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
94 | JC White | JC White (ENG) | 1921-1931 | 15 | 27 | 4801 | 800.1 | 253 | 1581 | 49 | 8/126 | 32.26 | 1.97 | 97.97 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
94 | RDB Croft | RDB Croft (ENG) | 1996-2001 | 21 | 31 | 4619 | 769.5 | 195 | 1825 | 49 | 5/95 | 37.24 | 2.37 | 94.26 | 1 | 1 | - |
97 | SM Curran | SM Curran (ENG) | 2018-2021 | 24 | 42 | 3091 | 515.1 | 96 | 1669 | 47 | 4/58 | 35.51 | 3.23 | 65.76 | 2 | - | - |
97 | LC Braund | LC Braund (ENG) | 1901-1908 | 23 | 38 | 3805 | 634.1 | 144 | 1810 | 47 | 8/81 | 38.51 | 2.85 | 80.95 | 1 | 3 | - |
97 | BL D'Oliveira | BL D'Oliveira (ENG) | 1966-1972 | 44 | 66 | 5706 | - | 318 | 1859 | 47 | 3/46 | 39.55 | 1.95 | 121.40 | - | - | - |
100 | G Geary | G Geary (ENG) | 1924-1934 | 14 | 22 | 3810 | 635.0 | 181 | 1353 | 46 | 7/70 | 29.41 | 2.13 | 82.82 | - | 4 | 1 |
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