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
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1959	9	17	1784	297.2	78	787	53	8/31	14.84	2.64	33.66	5	2
R Benaud (AUS)	1956-1959	5	10	1695	282.3	96	608	36	7/72	16.88	2.15	47.08	1	4
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1955	9	15	2672	445.2	168	841	35	7/42	24.02	1.88	76.34	2	3
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1959	5	10	1330	221.4	65	530	30	6/50	17.66	2.39	44.33	1	2
AL Valentine (WI)	1953-1953	5	10	2580	430.0	178	828	28	5/64	29.57	1.92	92.14	2	2
R Gilchrist (WI)	1958-1959	4	8	1189	198.1	73	419	26	6/55	16.11	2.11	45.73	1	1
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1955	9	16	1825	304.1	69	790	26	6/67	30.38	2.59	70.19	1	1
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1959	8	13	1430	238.2	80	516	25	5/31	20.64	2.16	57.20	1	1
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1955	5	9	1133	188.5	59	402	24	5/73	16.75	2.12	47.20	2	2
R Tattersall (ENG)	1951-1952	5	8	1481	246.5	69	589	21	6/48	28.04	2.38	70.52	1	1
AV Bedser (ENG)	1952-1952	4	7	983	163.5	57	279	20	5/27	13.95	1.70	49.15	0	2
FM King (WI)	1953-1953	5	10	1429	238.1	78	480	17	5/74	28.23	2.01	84.05	0	1
AK Davidson (AUS)	1956-1959	3	6	772	128.4	54	204	16	7/93	12.75	1.58	48.25	0	2
S Ramadhin (WI)	1953-1959	6	12	1665	277.3	111	562	15	5/26	37.46	2.02	111.00	0	1
T Greenhough (ENG)	1959-1959	3	6	835	139.1	47	255	14	5/35	18.21	1.83	59.64	0	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1956-1956	3	6	685	114.1	45	199	12	7/43	16.58	1.74	57.08	0	1
MJ Hilton (ENG)	1952-1952	2	3	569	94.5	30	193	11	5/61	17.54	2.03	51.72	1	1
GE Gomez (WI)	1953-1953	4	8	1315	219.1	91	351	11	4/72	31.90	1.60	119.54	1	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1958-1959	5	9	715	119.1	33	292	10	4/26	29.20	2.45	71.50	1	0
JA Hayes (NZ)	1955-1956	5	6	1026	171.0	27	474	10	3/91	47.40	2.77	102.60	0	0
HJ Rhodes (ENG)	1959-1959	2	4	449	74.5	10	244	9	4/50	27.11	3.26	49.88	1	0
OG Smith (WI)	1958-1959	5	8	744	124.0	33	267	9	5/90	29.66	2.15	82.66	0	1
JC Laker (ENG)	1952-1952	4	6	543	90.3	33	189	8	4/39	23.62	2.08	67.87	2	0
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1955	10	12	918	153.0	45	296	8	2/20	37.00	1.93	114.75	0	0
WPA Crawford (AUS)	1956-1956	3	6	408	68.0	25	103	7	3/28	14.71	1.51	58.28	0	0
AE Moss (ENG)	1959-1959	3	6	606	101.0	47	147	7	2/30	21.00	1.45	86.57	0	0
Amir Elahi (PAK)	1952-1952	5	4	400	66.4	5	248	7	4/134	35.42	3.72	57.14	1	0
FMM Worrell (WI)	1953-1953	5	9	810	135.0	35	262	7	2/32	37.42	1.94	115.71	0	0
AJ Watkins (ENG)	1951-1952	8	11	1002	167.0	39	375	7	3/20	53.57	2.24	143.14	0	0
F Ridgway (ENG)	1951-1952	5	7	793	132.1	23	379	7	4/83	54.14	2.86	113.28	1	0
HB Cave (NZ)	1955-1956	5	6	1524	254.0	119	412	7	3/77	58.85	1.62	217.71	0	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1955-1956	5	6	1320	220.0	65	495	7	2/56	70.71	2.25	188.57	0	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1959-1959	2	4	330	55.0	25	107	6	4/42	17.83	1.94	55.00	1	0
RO Jenkins (ENG)	1952-1952	2	4	345	57.3	10	194	6	4/50	32.33	3.37	57.50	1	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1955-1956	5	6	768	128.0	50	271	6	3/19	45.16	2.11	128.00	0	0
DB Close (ENG)	1959-1959	1	2	96	16.0	1	53	5	4/35	10.60	3.31	19.20	1	0
JO Taylor (WI)	1958-1958	1	2	289	48.1	18	106	5	3/68	21.20	2.20	57.80	0	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1959-1959	5	3	282	47.0	7	135	5	3/36	27.00	2.87	56.40	0	0
GAR Lock (ENG)	1952-1952	2	2	93	15.3	7	37	4	4/36	9.25	2.38	23.25	1	0
JW Burke (AUS)	1956-1956	3	4	174	29.0	7	70	4	4/37	17.50	2.41	43.50	1	0
R Illingworth (ENG)	1959-1959	2	4	510	85.0	33	124	4	2/16	31.00	1.45	127.50	0	0
JB Mortimore (ENG)	1959-1959	2	4	334	55.4	21	135	4	3/36	33.75	2.42	83.50	0	0
ES Atkinson (WI)	1958-1959	3	6	522	87.0	36	163	4	2/21	40.75	1.87	130.50	0	0
MB Poore (NZ)	1955-1956	4	4	444	74.0	14	206	4	2/49	51.50	2.78	111.00	0	0
ER Dexter (ENG)	1959-1959	2	4	228	38.0	10	71	3	2/24	23.66	1.86	76.00	0	0
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1956-1956	2	4	300	50.0	22	78	3	1/15	26.00	1.56	100.00	0	0
KD Mackay (AUS)	1956-1959	5	5	374	62.2	25	89	3	3/27	29.66	1.42	124.66	0	0
Maqsood Ahmed (PAK)	1952-1955	10	12	402	67.0	20	148	3	2/12	49.33	2.20	134.00	0	0
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1953-1953	5	8	426	71.0	13	231	3	2/56	77.00	3.25	142.00	0	0
GF Rorke (AUS)	1959-1959	2	3	138	23.0	9	38	2	2/30	19.00	1.65	69.00	0	0
CL Walcott (WI)	1953-1953	5	5	210	35.0	14	48	2	2/12	24.00	1.37	105.00	0	0
JDB Robertson (ENG)	1951-1952	5	5	138	23.0	4	58	2	2/17	29.00	2.52	69.00	0	0
MJ Horton (ENG)	1959-1959	2	3	238	39.4	18	59	2	2/24	29.50	1.48	119.00	0	0
Miran Bakhsh (PAK)	1955-1955	2	3	348	58.0	22	115	2	2/82	57.50	1.98	174.00	0	0
I Meckiff (AUS)	1959-1959	2	4	342	57.0	13	137	2	1/37	68.50	2.40	171.00	0	0
DB Carr (ENG)	1951-1952	2	2	210	35.0	6	140	2	2/84	70.00	4.00	105.00	0	0
E Leadbeater (ENG)	1951-1952	2	4	289	48.1	8	218	2	1/38	109.00	4.52	144.50	0	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1955-1956	4	5	687	114.3	25	329	2	2/8	164.50	2.87	343.50	0	0
JW Rutherford (AUS)	1956-1956	1	2	36	6.0	2	15	1	1/11	15.00	2.50	36.00	0	0
Anwar Hussain (PAK)	1952-1952	4	2	36	6.0	1	29	1	1/25	29.00	4.83	36.00	0	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1956-1959	5	3	84	14.0	5	31	1	1/31	31.00	2.21	84.00	0	0
Hanif Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1955	10	5	120	20.0	5	53	1	1/1	53.00	2.65	120.00	0	0
JW Wilson (AUS)	1956-1956	1	2	216	36.0	17	64	1	1/25	64.00	1.77	216.00	0	0
D Shackleton (ENG)	1951-1951	1	1	174	29.0	7	76	1	1/76	76.00	2.62	174.00	0	0
Shujauddin (PAK)	1955-1955	5	6	288	48.0	20	77	1	1/13	77.00	1.60	288.00	0	0
AM Moir (NZ)	1955-1956	2	2	228	38.0	3	165	1	1/114	165.00	4.34	228.00	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]