Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1970s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1979	22	43	4485	-	104	2069	79	7/78	26.18	2.76	56.77	2	5
DL Underwood (ENG)	1970-1979	23	42	6103	-	275	2178	76	7/113	28.65	2.14	80.30	4	3
JA Snow (ENG)	1970-1975	15	29	3855	-	124	1618	66	7/40	24.51	2.51	58.40	4	4
IT Botham (ENG)	1977-1979	9	16	2191	-	64	945	44	6/78	21.47	2.58	49.79	2	4
AW Greig (ENG)	1972-1977	21	34	3472	-	114	1663	44	4/53	37.79	2.87	78.90	4	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1973-1976	11	21	3811	-	156	1348	42	5/102	32.09	2.12	90.73	2	2
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1980	9	18	2001	-	41	1014	40	7/54	25.35	3.04	50.02	2	2
M Hendrick (ENG)	1974-1979	10	18	2210	-	69	708	35	4/41	20.22	1.92	63.14	2	0
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1972-1979	6	12	2072	259.0	48	848	33	9/86	25.69	2.45	62.78	2	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1977-1978	5	10	1759	219.7	39	740	31	5/55	23.87	2.52	56.74	2	3
GG Arnold (ENG)	1972-1975	8	15	1992	-	51	898	30	5/86	29.93	2.70	66.40	1	1
CM Old (ENG)	1974-1978	9	16	1955	-	48	919	29	4/104	31.68	2.82	67.41	1	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1979	6	12	1339	223.1	53	625	28	5/74	22.32	2.80	47.82	2	2
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1977-1978	5	10	1579	197.3	24	704	28	6/52	25.14	2.67	56.39	1	3
VA Holder (WI)	1973-1978	9	17	2306	-	56	1036	28	6/28	37.00	2.69	82.35	0	2
DR Doshi (IND)	1979-1979	6	12	1838	306.2	87	630	27	6/103	23.33	2.05	68.07	1	2
MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	4	8	858	143.0	50	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1
G Miller (ENG)	1977-1979	9	15	1687	-	63	459	26	5/44	17.65	1.63	64.88	0	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1979	5	10	1716	214.4	36	804	25	6/63	32.16	2.81	68.64	1	3
P Lever (ENG)	1970-1975	9	18	2117	-	49	928	25	6/38	37.12	2.63	84.68	1	1
J Garner (WI)	1978-1980	4	8	965	160.5	43	414	24	4/55	17.25	2.57	40.20	3	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1979-1979	5	10	1407	234.3	63	577	24	4/35	24.04	2.46	58.62	3	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1977	7	12	1515	189.3	23	834	23	4/33	36.26	3.30	65.86	2	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1977-1979	9	18	1734	-	56	827	22	4/45	37.59	2.86	78.81	1	0
CEH Croft (WI)	1978-1980	4	8	862	143.4	28	444	19	4/15	23.36	3.09	45.36	2	0
DR Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1977	7	11	1463	182.7	21	807	19	4/75	42.47	3.30	77.00	2	0
KD Boyce (WI)	1973-1976	8	15	1322	-	30	701	18	3/68	38.94	3.18	73.44	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1980	7	14	1623	-	32	862	18	4/40	47.88	3.18	90.16	2	0
RO Collinge (NZ)	1974-1974	3	6	860	107.4	14	436	17	5/82	25.64	3.04	50.58	1	1
R Illingworth (ENG)	1970-1972	11	17	1584	-	71	546	17	3/39	32.11	2.06	93.17	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1979	4	8	1156	144.4	49	306	16	4/46	19.12	1.58	72.25	2	0
BE Congdon (NZ)	1973-1977	8	12	996	124.4	12	441	16	4/46	27.56	2.65	62.25	1	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1970-1970	4	8	690	115.0	39	258	15	5/39	17.20	2.24	46.00	1	1
JK Lever (ENG)	1977-1978	5	9	835	-	26	376	14	4/28	26.85	2.70	59.64	1	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1973-1978	3	6	952	158.4	28	400	13	4/72	30.76	2.52	73.23	1	0
DR Parry (WI)	1978-1978	5	8	748	124.4	20	360	12	5/15	30.00	2.88	62.33	0	1
EJ Barlow (SA)	1970-1970	4	8	564	94.0	27	257	11	3/24	23.36	2.73	51.27	0	0
BD Julien (WI)	1975-1976	3	5	548	68.4	8	303	11	3/32	27.54	3.31	49.81	0	0
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1977	3	6	768	96.0	17	374	11	4/84	34.00	2.92	69.81	2	0
BL D'Oliveira (ENG)	1970-1972	11	18	1410	-	51	466	11	2/15	42.36	1.98	128.18	0	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1972-1977	5	8	1021	127.5	12	529	11	4/60	48.09	3.10	92.81	1	0
Inshan Ali (WI)	1973-1975	4	8	1141	-	25	597	11	3/89	54.27	3.13	103.72	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1977-1977	2	4	440	55.0	6	197	9	5/72	21.88	2.68	48.88	0	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1970-1970	3	6	759	126.3	58	203	9	3/27	22.55	1.60	84.33	0	0
N Phillip (WI)	1978-1978	3	6	660	110.0	8	391	9	4/75	43.44	3.55	73.33	1	0
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1972-1979	8	9	583	72.7	4	318	8	4/58	39.75	3.27	72.87	1	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1977-1979	4	8	1284	-	57	449	8	3/77	56.12	2.09	160.50	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1977-1979	6	11	610	-	16	240	7	2/24	34.28	2.36	87.14	0	0
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1970-1970	2	4	605	75.5	13	242	7	5/47	34.57	2.40	86.42	0	1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1977-1977	2	4	566	70.6	8	274	7	4/100	39.14	2.90	80.85	1	0
ET Willett (WI)	1973-1973	3	6	870	145.0	49	327	7	3/33	46.71	2.25	124.28	0	0
FJ Titmus (ENG)	1974-1975	4	7	979	122.3	30	360	7	2/43	51.42	2.20	139.85	0	0
HJ Howarth (NZ)	1974-1977	5	7	952	119.0	13	462	7	3/83	66.00	2.91	136.00	0	0
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1978	1	2	294	49.0	8	141	6	3/58	23.50	2.87	49.00	0	0
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1979	5	7	466	58.2	9	220	6	3/85	36.66	2.83	77.66	0	0
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1975-1978	3	6	591	-	22	251	6	5/28	41.83	2.54	98.50	0	1
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1977-1978	4	8	980	122.4	32	279	6	4/51	46.50	1.70	163.33	1	0
GA Chevalier (SA)	1970-1970	1	2	253	42.1	11	100	5	3/68	20.00	2.37	50.60	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1977	2	2	392	49.0	13	142	5	3/69	28.40	2.17	78.40	0	0
DR O'Sullivan (NZ)	1973-1974	3	2	461	57.5	7	228	5	5/148	45.60	2.96	92.20	0	1
Majid Khan (PAK)	1972-1979	8	7	710	88.6	6	351	5	2/88	70.20	2.96	142.00	0	0
Asif Masood (PAK)	1972-1977	4	6	656	82.0	3	482	5	3/110	96.40	4.40	131.20	0	0
PHJ Trimborn (SA)	1970-1970	1	2	224	37.2	5	91	4	2/44	22.75	2.43	56.00	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1972-1979	8	5	392	49.0	8	202	4	3/52	50.50	3.09	98.00	0	0
AJ Traicos (SA)	1970-1970	3	6	470	78.2	24	207	4	2/70	51.75	2.64	117.50	0	0
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1972-1973	3	5	446	55.6	7	308	4	2/101	77.00	4.14	111.50	0	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1973-1978	5	9	900	150.0	50	339	4	1/3	84.75	2.26	225.00	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1979	2	2	209	26.1	4	83	3	3/48	27.66	2.38	69.66	0	0
GR Dilley (ENG)	1979-1979	1	2	216	36.0	4	97	3	2/47	32.33	2.69	72.00	0	0
RA Woolmer (ENG)	1975-1977	8	6	300	-	14	103	3	1/8	34.33	2.06	100.00	0	0
JSE Price (ENG)	1972-1972	1	2	199	33.1	5	115	3	2/87	38.33	3.46	66.33	0	0
DS Steele (ENG)	1975-1975	3	3	70	11.4	5	21	2	1/1	10.50	1.80	35.00	0	0
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1979-1979	1	2	64	8.0	0	34	2	2/23	17.00	3.18	32.00	0	0
MJF Shrimpton (NZ)	1973-1974	2	1	56	7.0	0	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.17	28.00	0	0
MA Seymour (SA)	1970-1970	1	2	180	30.0	8	68	2	1/28	34.00	2.26	90.00	0	0
MV Narasimha Rao (IND)	1979-1979	2	3	234	39.0	4	120	2	2/46	60.00	3.07	117.00	0	0
B Andrews (NZ)	1973-1974	2	3	256	32.0	3	154	2	2/40	77.00	3.60	128.00	0	0
MG Webb (NZ)	1974-1974	1	2	320	40.0	1	207	2	2/114	103.50	3.88	160.00	0	0
GR Viswanath (IND)	1977-1979	11	1	21	-	0	11	1	1/11	11.00	3.14	21.00	0	0
CPS Chauhan (IND)	1977-1979	10	2	54	-	1	22	1	1/11	22.00	2.44	54.00	0	0
BA Richards (SA)	1970-1970	4	3	72	12.0	3	26	1	1/12	26.00	2.16	72.00	0	0
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1973-1980	18	4	133	-	1	53	1	1/7	53.00	2.39	133.00	0	0
CL King (WI)	1979-1979	1	2	162	27.0	7	63	1	1/50	63.00	2.33	162.00	0	0
HR Lance (SA)	1970-1970	3	5	180	30.0	10	77	1	1/32	77.00	2.56	180.00	0	0
RC Fredericks (WI)	1973-1976	11	8	128	-	1	81	1	1/29	81.00	3.79	128.00	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1979-1979	2	3	221	27.5	2	91	1	1/33	91.00	2.47	221.00	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1970-1977	14	6	160	-	1	101	1	1/48	101.00	3.78	160.00	0	0
N Gifford (ENG)	1972-1972	3	4	204	34.0	6	116	1	1/18	116.00	3.41	204.00	0	0
S Shivnarine (WI)	1978-1978	3	5	264	44.0	6	139	1	1/13	139.00	3.15	264.00	0	0
UG Dowe (WI)	1973-1973	1	2	252	42.0	7	168	1	1/96	168.00	4.00	252.00	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:

Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India v Pakistan at Kanpur, 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India v Pakistan at Wankhede, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]