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
IT Botham (ENG)	1978-1978	6	12	1661	-	59	648	41	6/34	15.80	2.34	40.51	0	5
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1973-1976	6	11	1647	205.7	44	656	33	7/52	19.87	2.38	49.90	3	2
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1978	7	14	1586	-	63	553	28	5/32	19.75	2.09	56.64	2	2
MHN Walker (AUS)	1974-1977	6	10	1854	231.6	61	599	28	4/39	21.39	1.93	66.21	3	0
BS Chandrasekhar (IND)	1976-1976	6	10	1734	-	59	685	28	6/94	24.46	2.37	61.92	1	1
BS Bedi (IND)	1976-1976	5	8	1699	-	104	412	26	5/27	15.84	1.45	65.34	1	2
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1973-1979	9	16	1949	243.5	47	855	26	4/61	32.88	2.63	74.96	2	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1971-1975	5	9	1218	-	52	366	24	6/12	15.25	1.80	50.75	0	3
Imran Khan (PAK)	1976-1979	5	9	1571	196.3	32	676	24	5/106	28.16	2.58	65.45	1	1
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1973-1979	8	13	1168	146.0	26	447	23	5/49	19.43	2.29	50.78	1	2
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1978	6	10	1141	-	45	448	21	6/54	21.33	2.35	54.33	1	2
KJ O'Keeffe (AUS)	1973-1977	8	11	1609	201.1	59	505	21	5/101	24.04	1.88	76.61	0	1
AW Greig (ENG)	1973-1975	5	7	849	-	23	361	20	5/51	18.05	2.55	42.45	1	2
GG Arnold (ENG)	1973-1975	5	8	1374	-	58	531	20	5/27	26.55	2.31	68.70	0	2
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1978-1978	6	11	1464	-	79	346	19	4/20	18.21	1.41	77.05	3	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1973-1974	6	11	1462	182.6	41	525	19	4/22	27.63	2.15	76.94	2	0
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	5	10	992	124.0	11	510	17	5/64	30.00	3.08	58.35	1	1
DK Lillee (AUS)	1977-1977	2	4	660	82.4	13	312	15	6/72	20.80	2.83	44.00	0	2
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1979	4	7	816	102.0	17	407	15	4/67	27.13	2.99	54.40	1	0
JA Snow (ENG)	1973-1973	3	5	811	135.1	27	320	13	3/21	24.61	2.36	62.38	0	0
G Dymock (AUS)	1974-1974	3	5	1040	130.0	30	322	13	5/58	24.76	1.85	80.00	0	1
VA Holder (WI)	1972-1972	4	6	918	153.0	52	285	12	4/41	23.75	1.86	76.50	2	0
S Venkataraghavan (IND)	1976-1976	4	8	1268	-	69	399	12	3/79	33.25	1.88	105.66	0	0
EAS Prasanna (IND)	1976-1976	3	4	568	71.0	13	223	11	8/76	20.27	2.35	51.63	0	1
Inshan Ali (WI)	1972-1972	3	5	1155	192.3	53	391	11	5/59	35.54	2.03	105.00	0	1
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1979	7	8	450	56.2	11	186	10	4/68	18.60	2.48	45.00	1	0
GS Sobers (WI)	1972-1972	5	8	1086	181.0	56	332	10	4/64	33.20	1.83	108.60	1	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1973-1977	8	10	990	123.6	25	369	10	3/54	36.90	2.23	99.00	0	0
KD Walters (AUS)	1973-1977	8	8	464	58.0	7	231	9	4/39	25.66	2.98	51.55	1	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1976-1976	4	6	810	-	19	304	9	5/134	33.77	2.25	90.00	0	1
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1976-1979	6	5	492	61.4	11	207	8	3/74	25.87	2.52	61.50	0	0
DAJ Holford (WI)	1972-1972	5	6	1074	179.0	62	312	8	4/55	39.00	1.74	134.25	1	0
G Miller (ENG)	1978-1978	5	6	674	-	44	189	7	3/99	27.00	1.68	96.28	0	0
M Hendrick (ENG)	1975-1978	4	6	754	-	36	238	7	2/16	34.00	1.89	107.71	0	0
K Shuttleworth (ENG)	1971-1971	2	4	328	41.0	5	102	5	3/14	20.40	1.86	65.60	0	0
JK Lever (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2	408	51.0	9	155	5	3/96	31.00	2.27	81.60	0	0
GC Shillingford (WI)	1972-1972	2	3	373	62.1	17	160	5	3/63	32.00	2.57	74.60	0	0
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1973-1973	3	6	444	55.4	7	194	5	3/15	38.80	2.62	88.80	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1976-1976	6	10	611	-	17	240	5	4/63	48.00	2.35	122.20	1	0
KD Ghavri (IND)	1976-1976	2	4	234	39.0	12	97	4	2/32	24.25	2.48	58.50	0	0
UG Dowe (WI)	1972-1972	1	2	252	42.0	8	121	4	3/75	30.25	2.88	63.00	0	0
P Lever (ENG)	1971-1975	4	7	725	90.5	16	258	4	2/37	64.50	2.13	181.25	0	0
LR Gibbs (WI)	1972-1972	2	4	780	130.0	37	267	3	2/94	89.00	2.05	260.00	0	0
IM Chappell (AUS)	1973-1974	6	4	72	9.0	0	21	2	1/4	10.50	1.75	36.00	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1978-1978	1	2	175	29.1	14	40	2	2/39	20.00	1.37	87.50	0	0
D Wilson (ENG)	1971-1971	1	2	200	25.0	8	68	2	1/12	34.00	2.04	100.00	0	0
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1973-1973	3	5	352	44.0	9	124	2	2/50	62.00	2.11	176.00	0	0
AB Howard (WI)	1972-1972	1	1	372	62.0	16	140	2	2/140	70.00	2.25	186.00	0	0
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1973-1979	8	4	104	13.0	2	45	1	1/24	45.00	2.59	104.00	0	0
AR Dell (AUS)	1973-1974	1	2	216	27.0	7	63	1	1/54	63.00	1.75	216.00	0	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1972-1972	1	2	384	64.0	31	64	1	1/18	64.00	1.00	384.00	0	0
AG Hurst (AUS)	1974-1974	1	2	232	29.0	5	73	1	1/56	73.00	1.88	232.00	0	0
CH Lloyd (WI)	1972-1972	2	2	234	39.0	11	84	1	1/10	84.00	2.15	234.00	0	0
MLC Foster (WI)	1972-1972	3	5	318	53.0	22	93	1	1/12	93.00	1.75	318.00	0	0
Majid Khan (PAK)	1973-1979	8	7	288	36.0	11	96	1	1/19	96.00	2.00	288.00	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]