Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1950s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
JH Wardle (ENG)	1951-1957	9	18	2687	-	153	803	46	7/36	17.45	1.79	58.41	3	3
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1958	9	16	2783	347.7	79	964	40	5/49	24.10	2.07	69.57	3	4
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1957	10	20	2393	-	88	790	35	7/39	22.57	1.98	68.37	0	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1951-1955	6	12	1901	316.5	87	670	34	7/58	19.70	2.11	55.91	0	3
WA Johnston (AUS)	1950-1953	8	15	2835	354.3	76	941	33	6/152	28.51	1.99	85.90	2	2
JC Laker (ENG)	1951-1957	8	16	2191	-	107	616	32	6/55	19.25	1.68	68.46	1	2
TE Bailey (ENG)	1951-1957	12	20	2386	-	100	728	28	5/20	26.00	1.83	85.21	0	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1950-1953	6	10	1471	183.7	25	519	26	5/60	19.96	2.11	56.57	2	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	6	11	1633	-	48	543	23	4/62	23.60	1.99	71.00	2	0
FH Tyson (ENG)	1955-1957	4	7	1010	-	33	358	22	6/28	16.27	2.12	45.90	0	2
KR Miller (AUS)	1950-1953	7	11	1369	171.1	27	467	22	4/42	21.22	2.04	62.22	2	0
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1951	5	10	1568	261.2	99	439	21	7/52	20.90	1.67	74.66	0	2
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1958	5	8	907	113.3	31	245	15	4/33	16.33	1.62	60.46	1	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1955-1957	4	8	1252	-	76	391	15	4/39	26.06	1.87	83.46	2	0
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1954	6	10	1174	-	27	458	15	4/98	30.53	2.34	78.26	1	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1950-1952	4	7	888	111.0	23	276	14	5/34	19.71	1.86	63.42	0	1
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1954	7	11	1490	-	55	496	14	4/34	35.42	1.99	106.42	2	0
PJ Loader (ENG)	1955-1957	5	10	1256	-	43	410	13	4/52	31.53	1.95	96.61	1	0
DT Ring (AUS)	1952-1953	5	10	1473	184.1	30	624	13	6/72	48.00	2.54	113.30	0	1
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	4	6	725	-	24	239	12	6/68	19.91	1.97	60.41	0	1
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1958	4	7	1044	130.4	24	353	11	5/125	32.09	2.02	94.90	0	1
GWF Overton (NZ)	1953-1954	3	4	729	91.1	23	258	9	3/65	28.66	2.12	81.00	0	0
FR Brown (ENG)	1951-1951	5	5	696	116.0	38	258	7	3/107	36.85	2.22	99.42	0	0
CL McCool (AUS)	1950-1950	3	4	314	39.2	6	141	6	2/29	23.50	2.69	52.33	0	0
G Noblet (AUS)	1950-1953	2	4	641	80.1	24	146	5	3/21	29.20	1.36	128.20	0	0
MB Poore (NZ)	1953-1954	6	5	314	-	10	146	5	2/28	29.20	2.78	62.80	0	0
MJ Hilton (ENG)	1951-1951	1	2	429	71.3	23	193	3	3/176	64.33	2.69	143.00	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1957-1958	5	6	750	93.6	20	193	3	2/54	64.33	1.54	250.00	0	0
JW Burke (AUS)	1957-1958	5	4	352	44.0	19	77	2	1/23	38.50	1.31	176.00	0	0
R Appleyard (ENG)	1955-1955	1	2	282	47.0	13	78	2	2/46	39.00	1.65	141.00	0	0
RA Gaunt (AUS)	1958-1958	1	1	216	27.0	2	87	2	2/87	43.50	2.41	108.00	0	0
FS Trueman (ENG)	1955-1955	1	2	210	35.0	4	112	2	2/73	56.00	3.20	105.00	0	0
TB Burtt (NZ)	1953-1953	1	1	264	44.0	7	140	2	2/140	70.00	3.18	132.00	0	0
EW Dempster (NZ)	1953-1954	5	6	544	-	17	219	2	1/24	109.50	2.41	272.00	0	0
W Bell (NZ)	1954-1954	2	4	491	61.3	13	235	2	1/54	117.50	2.87	245.50	0	0
AR Morris (AUS)	1950-1953	8	1	40	5.0	0	11	1	1/11	11.00	1.65	40.00	0	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1950-1958	12	3	88	11.0	3	15	1	1/9	15.00	1.02	88.00	0	0
D Shackleton (ENG)	1951-1951	1	2	150	25.0	7	39	1	1/20	39.00	1.56	150.00	0	0
SJE Loxton (AUS)	1950-1950	3	3	160	20.0	5	60	1	1/7	60.00	2.25	160.00	0	0
GB Hole (AUS)	1952-1953	4	5	192	24.0	5	62	1	1/17	62.00	1.93	192.00	0	0
FE Fisher (NZ)	1953-1953	1	1	204	34.0	6	78	1	1/78	78.00	2.29	204.00	0	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1955-1955	2	2	198	33.0	10	101	1	1/50	101.00	3.06	198.00	0	0
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1953	1	2	304	38.0	4	120	1	1/97	120.00	2.36	304.00	0	0

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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:

India v Australia at Kanpur, 2nd Test, Dec 19-24, 1959 [Test # 483]

India v Australia at Delhi, 1st Test, Dec 12-16, 1959 [Test # 482]

Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, 3rd Test, Dec 4-9, 1959 [Test # 481]