Most wickets in a calendar year

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Most wickets

Most wickets in a calendar year

Rank	Player	Player	Year	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
🥇 1	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	2005	15	30	4336	722.4	141	2114	96	6/46	22.02	2.92	45.16	9	6	2
🥈 2	M Muralidaran	M Muralidaran (SL)	2006	11	21	3532	588.4	137	1521	90	8/70	16.90	2.58	39.24	4	9	5
🥉 3	DK Lillee	DK Lillee (AUS)	1981	13	25	3710	618.2	147	1781	85	7/83	20.95	2.88	43.64	8	5	2
4	AA Donald	AA Donald (SA)	1998	14	26	3232	538.4	135	1571	80	6/88	19.63	2.91	40.40	3	7	-
4	M Muralidaran	M Muralidaran (SL)	2001	12	23	4688	781.2	216	1699	80	8/87	21.23	2.17	58.60	5	7	4
6	J Garner	J Garner (WI)	1984	15	29	3626	604.2	149	1629	79	6/60	20.62	2.69	45.89	4	4	-
7	M Muralidaran	M Muralidaran (SL)	2000	10	17	3740	623.2	147	1463	75	7/84	19.50	2.34	49.86	6	7	3
7	N Kapil Dev	N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983	18	25	3469	578.1	112	1739	75	9/83	23.18	3.00	46.25	5	5	1
9	DW Steyn	DW Steyn (SA)	2008	13	24	2653	442.1	85	1481	74	6/72	20.01	3.34	35.85	6	5	1
9	N Kapil Dev	N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979	17	29	3553	592.1	141	1699	74	6/63	22.95	2.86	48.01	4	5	-
9	A Kumble	A Kumble (IND)	2004	12	23	3680	613.2	127	1838	74	8/141	24.83	2.99	49.72	3	6	2
12	MD Marshall	MD Marshall (WI)	1984	13	25	3251	541.5	120	1471	73	7/53	20.15	2.71	44.53	1	9	1
13	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	1993	16	29	5054	842.2	316	1697	72	6/31	23.56	2.01	70.19	8	2	-
13	R Ashwin	R Ashwin (IND)	2016	12	23	3508	584.4	102	1721	72	7/59	23.90	2.94	48.72	1	8	3
15	JJ Bumrah	JJ Bumrah (IND)	2024	13	26	2142	357.0	85	1060	71	6/45	14.92	2.96	30.16	4	5	-
15	GD McKenzie	GD McKenzie (AUS)	1964	14	25	4106	-	119	1737	71	7/153	24.46	2.53	57.83	4	4	1
17	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	1994	10	19	3774	629.0	217	1274	70	8/71	18.20	2.02	53.91	3	6	2
17	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	2004	12	22	3472	578.4	123	1685	70	6/125	24.07	2.91	49.60	4	5	2
19	SM Pollock	SM Pollock (SA)	1998	14	25	3592	598.4	165	1411	69	7/87	20.44	2.35	52.05	2	6	-
20	M Muralidaran	M Muralidaran (SL)	1998	8	16	3302	550.2	162	1256	68	9/65	18.47	2.28	48.55	3	7	2
20	GD McGrath	GD McGrath (AUS)	2001	14	27	3508	584.4	196	1473	68	7/76	21.66	2.51	51.58	1	4	-
20	A Flintoff	A Flintoff (ENG/ICC)	2005	14	26	3194	532.2	89	1660	68	5/78	24.41	3.11	46.97	7	1	-
20	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	1997	15	28	4091	681.5	194	1661	68	6/48	24.42	2.43	60.16	4	2	-
24	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	2002	10	20	2874	479.0	109	1310	67	7/94	19.55	2.73	42.89	6	3	1
24	GD McGrath	GD McGrath (AUS)	1999	14	27	3364	560.4	167	1425	67	5/28	21.26	2.54	50.20	2	4	1
24	SJ Harmison	SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004	13	25	3161	526.5	115	1603	67	7/12	23.92	3.04	47.17	4	3	-
27	IT Botham	IT Botham (ENG)	1978	12	23	2877	-	95	1201	66	8/34	18.19	2.50	43.59	1	6	1
27	CA Walsh	CA Walsh (WI)	2000	14	24	3501	583.3	184	1234	66	6/74	18.69	2.11	53.04	4	4	1
29	Sir RJ Hadlee	Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1985	10	18	2588	431.2	104	1116	64	9/52	17.43	2.58	40.43	3	6	2
29	GP Swann	GP Swann (ENG)	2010	14	25	3456	576.0	121	1662	64	6/65	25.96	2.88	54.00	3	6	1
31	GD McGrath	GD McGrath (AUS)	1997	13	25	3113	518.5	151	1347	63	8/38	21.38	2.59	49.41	3	4	-
31	Harbhajan Singh	Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002	13	24	3567	594.3	132	1463	63	7/48	23.22	2.46	56.61	2	5	-
31	NM Lyon	NM Lyon (AUS)	2017	11	20	3290	548.2	106	1484	63	8/50	23.55	2.70	52.22	2	5	1
31	MG Johnson	MG Johnson (AUS)	2009	13	24	3017	502.5	89	1728	63	5/69	27.42	3.43	47.88	3	2	-
31	MG Johnson	MG Johnson (AUS)	2008	14	28	3510	585.0	107	1828	63	8/61	29.01	3.12	55.71	5	2	1
31	Harbhajan Singh	Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2008	13	23	4230	705.0	105	1987	63	6/102	31.53	2.81	67.14	5	2	1
37	Imran Khan	Imran Khan (PAK)	1982	9	17	2359	393.1	112	824	62	8/58	13.29	2.09	38.04	2	5	2
37	R Ashwin	R Ashwin (IND)	2015	9	17	2260	376.4	94	1067	62	7/66	17.20	2.83	36.45	4	7	2
37	CA Walsh	CA Walsh (WI)	1995	12	23	3051	508.3	111	1349	62	7/37	21.75	2.65	49.20	2	4	1
37	GD McGrath	GD McGrath (AUS)	2005	13	26	3144	524.0	152	1352	62	6/115	21.80	2.58	50.70	5	3	-
37	IT Botham	IT Botham (ENG)	1981	13	21	3338	556.2	136	1584	62	6/95	25.54	2.84	53.83	4	4	1
37	SCJ Broad	SCJ Broad (ENG)	2013	14	26	2869	478.1	87	1600	62	7/44	25.80	3.34	46.27	1	5	1
43	SF Barnes	SF Barnes (ENG)	1912	9	15	2201	366.5	99	863	61	8/29	14.14	2.35	36.08	2	8	3
44	MD Marshall	MD Marshall (WI)	1988	10	20	2477	412.5	82	1072	60	7/22	17.86	2.59	41.28	4	4	1
44	DW Steyn	DW Steyn (SA)	2010	11	20	2341	390.1	80	1285	60	7/51	21.41	3.29	39.01	3	4	1
44	HMRKB Herath	HMRKB Herath (SL)	2012	10	18	3224	537.2	91	1417	60	6/43	23.61	2.63	53.73	1	7	2
44	Harbhajan Singh	Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001	12	22	3424	570.4	133	1557	60	8/84	25.95	2.72	57.06	2	6	2
48	PJ Cummins	PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019	12	23	2640	440.0	119	1188	59	6/23	20.13	2.70	44.74	3	2	1
48	M Ntini	M Ntini (SA)	2003	12	24	2814	469.0	106	1566	59	5/66	26.54	3.33	47.69	4	4	1
48	GP Swann	GP Swann (ENG)	2012	14	24	3806	634.2	124	1766	59	6/82	29.93	2.78	64.50	4	3	1
51	M Ntini	M Ntini (SA)	2006	10	19	2153	358.5	61	1253	58	6/100	21.60	3.49	37.12	3	5	2
51	WPUJC Vaas	WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001	12	23	2935	489.1	124	1323	58	7/71	22.81	2.70	50.60	4	3	1
51	ARC Fraser	ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998	14	23	2909	484.5	116	1327	58	8/53	22.87	2.73	50.15	2	5	2
51	MJ Hoggard	MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2005	13	24	2453	408.5	61	1514	58	7/61	26.10	3.70	42.29	2	3	1
51	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	2001	13	25	3501	583.3	113	1809	58	7/165	31.18	3.10	60.36	2	4	1
56	FS Trueman	FS Trueman (ENG)	1963	10	19	2607	-	89	999	57	7/44	17.52	2.29	45.73	3	5	2
56	RGD Willis	RGD Willis (ENG)	1978	14	26	2977	-	94	1067	57	5/32	18.71	2.15	52.22	3	4	-
56	HMRKB Herath	HMRKB Herath (SL)	2016	9	17	2474	412.2	89	1079	57	8/63	18.92	2.61	43.40	3	5	2
56	K Rabada	K Rabada (SA)	2017	11	20	2160	360.0	78	1156	57	6/55	20.28	3.21	37.89	3	3	2
56	JM Anderson	JM Anderson (ENG)	2010	12	23	2778	463.0	120	1309	57	6/17	22.96	2.82	48.73	4	3	1
56	MG Hughes	MG Hughes (AUS)	1993	12	22	3033	505.3	127	1448	57	5/64	25.40	2.86	53.21	5	2	-
56	SCG MacGill	SCG MacGill (AUS)	2003	11	22	3148	524.4	107	1687	57	5/56	29.59	3.21	55.22	2	4	1
56	B Lee	B Lee (AUS)	2008	14	28	3481	580.1	105	1884	57	5/59	33.05	3.24	61.07	1	3	-
56	A Kumble	A Kumble (IND)	2006	12	23	3798	633.0	130	1910	57	6/78	33.50	3.01	66.63	3	2	-
65	CJ McDermott	CJ McDermott (AUS)	1991	9	17	2416	402.4	82	1188	56	8/97	21.21	2.95	43.14	3	4	1
65	SCJ Broad	SCJ Broad (ENG)	2015	14	27	2703	450.3	111	1334	56	8/15	23.82	2.96	48.26	3	2	-
65	HMRKB Herath	HMRKB Herath (SL)	2014	9	18	3355	559.1	134	1522	56	9/127	27.17	2.72	59.91	2	5	1
65	R Ashwin	R Ashwin (IND)	2017	11	21	3324	554.0	119	1545	56	6/41	27.58	2.78	59.35	5	2	-
69	Waqar Younis	Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993	7	12	1626	271.0	59	838	55	7/91	15.23	3.09	29.56	4	6	1
69	JM Anderson	JM Anderson (ENG)	2017	11	21	2556	426.0	128	967	55	7/42	17.58	2.26	46.47	2	4	-
69	M Muralidaran	M Muralidaran (SL)	2002	8	14	2836	472.4	139	979	55	9/51	17.80	2.07	51.56	4	5	2
69	SM Pollock	SM Pollock (SA)	2001	13	26	3126	521.0	166	1176	55	6/30	21.38	2.25	56.83	2	4	1
69	JN Gillespie	JN Gillespie (AUS)	2004	14	28	3087	514.3	129	1369	55	5/56	24.89	2.66	56.12	3	1	-
69	AA Mailey	AA Mailey (AUS)	1921	9	18	2849	474.5	64	1567	55	9/121	28.49	3.30	51.80	3	4	2
75	R Ashwin	R Ashwin (IND)	2021	9	18	2323	387.1	82	899	54	6/61	16.64	2.32	43.01	3	3	-
75	R Benaud	R Benaud (AUS)	1959	8	16	3184	-	177	1007	54	5/76	18.64	1.89	58.96	6	4	-
75	MD Marshall	MD Marshall (WI)	1983	11	20	2371	395.1	99	1116	54	6/37	20.66	2.82	43.90	3	3	-
75	TM Alderman	TM Alderman (AUS)	1981	10	19	2672	445.2	105	1222	54	6/135	22.62	2.74	49.48	3	4	-
75	RA Jadeja	RA Jadeja (IND)	2017	10	20	3051	508.3	130	1245	54	6/63	23.05	2.44	56.50	2	3	-
75	DL Vettori	DL Vettori (NZ)	2008	14	23	3543	590.3	155	1411	54	6/56	26.12	2.38	65.61	3	5	-
75	A Kumble	A Kumble (IND)	1999	10	19	3491	581.5	158	1461	54	10/74	27.05	2.51	64.64	3	4	2
75	GP Swann	GP Swann (ENG)	2009	12	21	3108	518.0	111	1508	54	5/54	27.92	2.91	57.55	4	4	-
75	M Ntini	M Ntini (SA)	2008	15	28	2827	471.1	102	1537	54	5/94	28.46	3.26	52.35	3	1	-
84	J Garner	J Garner (WI)	1980	12	22	2726	454.2	139	880	53	6/56	16.60	1.93	51.43	4	1	-
84	H Trumble	H Trumble (AUS)	1902	8	15	2640	440.0	140	974	53	8/65	18.37	2.21	49.81	4	4	2
84	MA Holding	MA Holding (WI)	1976	11	21	2433	-	98	1080	53	8/92	20.37	2.66	45.90	1	4	1
87	M Muralidaran	M Muralidaran (ICC/SL)	2005	8	15	2049	341.3	69	963	52	8/46	18.51	2.81	39.40	-	4	1
87	K Rabada	K Rabada (SA)	2018	10	20	1987	331.1	73	1044	52	6/54	20.07	3.15	38.21	2	2	1
87	GD McGrath	GD McGrath (AUS)	1995	10	20	2319	386.3	92	1138	52	6/47	21.88	2.94	44.59	2	4	-
87	AAP Atkinson	AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024	11	21	1852	308.4	52	1152	52	7/45	22.15	3.73	35.61	2	3	1
87	RGD Willis	RGD Willis (ENG)	1982	13	24	2428	404.4	72	1236	52	6/101	23.76	3.05	46.69	-	2	-
87	SK Warne	SK Warne (AUS)	1995	12	22	3051	508.3	156	1254	52	7/23	24.11	2.46	58.67	5	1	1
87	HMRKB Herath	HMRKB Herath (SL)	2017	11	19	2791	465.1	77	1432	52	6/43	27.53	3.07	53.67	2	5	2
87	BS Chandrasekhar	BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976	11	17	3139	-	108	1458	52	6/94	28.03	2.78	60.36	2	3	-
87	JM Anderson	JM Anderson (ENG)	2013	14	27	3191	531.5	125	1655	52	5/47	31.82	3.11	61.36	3	3	1
96	DW Steyn	DW Steyn (SA)	2013	9	18	2146	357.4	101	901	51	6/8	17.66	2.51	42.07	1	4	1
96	MA Noble	MA Noble (AUS)	1902	12	21	2208	368.0	100	989	51	7/17	19.39	2.68	43.29	-	6	2
96	MH Mankad	MH Mankad (IND)	1952	9	15	3302	550.2	205	1106	51	8/52	21.68	2.00	64.74	2	5	2
96	JR Hazlewood	JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2015	12	23	2421	403.3	100	1191	51	6/70	23.35	2.95	47.47	1	2	-
96	Saqlain Mushtaq	Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002	11	20	2649	441.3	82	1248	51	7/66	24.47	2.82	51.94	4	2	1

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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