Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket in FC matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
CV Grimmett (SOA)	1924-1941	30	54	10868	1358.4	159	5219	191	8/57	27.32	2.88	56.90	14	15	6
E Jones (SOA/WA)	1892-1907	22	36	6256	1042.4	245	2981	115	8/157	25.92	2.85	54.40	4	10	2
TM Alderman (WA)	1974-1992	23	41	4855	-	173	2182	103	7/28	21.18	2.69	47.13	8	6	1
H Trumble (VIC)	1891-1903	22	42	7034	1172.2	396	2388	101	8/58	23.64	2.03	69.64	3	6	1
G Giffen (SOA)	1892-1903	21	32	6138	1023.0	212	2988	95	8/77	31.45	2.92	64.61	2	10	5
J Angel (WA)	1991-2004	24	46	4899	816.3	205	2454	94	6/64	26.10	3.00	52.11	4	3	0
MS Kasprowicz (QLD)	1990-2007	21	39	4541	756.5	166	2442	92	5/34	26.54	3.22	49.35	5	4	0
JV Saunders (VIC)	1900-1910	20	37	4948	824.4	158	2819	90	7/122	31.32	3.41	54.97	2	9	2
PR Reiffel (VIC)	1988-2001	21	39	4626	771.0	188	2121	87	6/116	24.37	2.75	53.17	4	3	0
CG Rackemann (QLD)	1979-1996	24	42	4917	819.3	182	2303	84	6/54	27.41	2.81	58.53	6	2	0
WW Armstrong (/VIC)	1900-1920	31	48	5601	-	223	2325	84	6/66	27.67	2.49	66.67	5	3	0
SM Boland (VIC)	2013-2024	20	36	3780	630.0	157	1604	79	6/49	20.30	2.54	47.84	2	4	0
JR Thomson (QLD)	1974-1986	18	31	3595	-	83	1784	79	7/33	22.58	2.97	45.50	3	4	1
WJ Whitty (SOA)	1908-1926	19	33	5199	-	120	2675	79	7/66	33.86	3.08	65.81	3	4	1
AA Mallett (SOA)	1967-1980	18	32	5031	-	191	1912	78	6/58	24.51	2.28	64.50	4	5	0
AJ Bichel (QLD)	1994-2006	16	30	3667	611.1	136	1838	76	7/77	24.18	3.00	48.25	2	3	1
CJ McDermott (QLD)	1984-1994	13	25	3109	518.1	122	1624	75	7/54	21.65	3.13	41.45	4	5	1
DK Lillee (WA)	1969-1983	19	34	4460	-	111	2103	74	6/43	28.41	2.82	60.27	4	3	0
BP Julian (WA)	1991-2000	19	35	3016	502.4	109	1672	72	7/39	23.22	3.32	41.88	3	4	0
CD Matthews (TAS/WA)	1984-1994	17	29	3642	607.0	114	1966	72	6/56	27.30	3.23	50.58	3	6	0
PM Siddle (TAS/VIC)	2008-2023	19	35	3462	577.0	150	1599	71	6/89	22.52	2.77	48.76	1	4	0
LO Fleetwood-Smith (VIC)	1932-1940	14	24	3738	467.2	32	2145	71	8/113	30.21	3.44	52.64	1	8	3
GAR Lock (WA)	1962-1971	17	33	5555	694.3	155	1954	70	5/68	27.91	2.11	79.35	7	1	0
JM Bird (TAS)	2011-2022	14	26	2727	454.3	130	1276	69	7/18	18.49	2.80	39.52	3	2	1
GD McKenzie (WA)	1960-1973	17	31	3992	499.0	58	1855	67	6/100	27.68	2.78	59.58	7	3	0
H Ironmonger (VIC)	1914-1934	20	35	6053	-	136	2525	67	6/73	37.68	2.50	90.34	2	3	0
CR Miller (SOA/TAS/VIC)	1989-2001	16	29	3810	635.0	153	1847	62	7/83	29.79	2.90	61.45	4	4	1
TJ Jenner (SOA/WA)	1963-1976	23	42	4288	536.0	67	2155	62	5/66	34.75	3.01	69.16	3	2	0
PE McIntyre (SOA/VIC)	1989-2002	16	29	4501	750.1	150	2250	62	6/133	36.29	2.99	72.59	2	2	1
CJ Sayers (SOA)	2013-2021	13	23	2553	425.3	103	1207	61	8/64	19.78	2.83	41.85	1	6	1
RK Oxenham (QLD)	1922-1937	16	26	4481	560.1	144	1419	61	5/72	23.26	1.90	73.45	4	2	0
JM Holland (VIC)	2008-2023	20	34	4162	693.4	151	1901	61	5/31	31.16	2.74	68.22	1	2	0
MWH Inness (VIC/WA)	1998-2008	15	28	2781	463.3	127	1356	60	7/19	22.60	2.92	46.35	3	3	2
G Dymock (QLD)	1971-1982	19	36	4248	-	104	1776	60	5/33	29.60	2.50	70.80	4	1	0
J Ryder (VIC)	1912-1932	28	36	3854	-	67	1857	60	6/44	30.95	2.89	64.23	1	4	0
MG Neser (QLD)	2013-2023	17	32	3321	553.3	133	1618	59	5/27	27.42	2.92	56.28	1	1	0
D Tazelaar (QLD)	1986-1996	18	34	3469	578.1	117	1716	59	5/42	29.08	2.96	58.79	2	1	0
FJ Laver (VIC)	1893-1911	30	42	4273	712.1	161	2030	59	5/41	34.40	2.85	72.42	3	1	0
MG Hughes (VIC)	1982-1994	16	28	3536	589.2	131	1697	58	6/36	29.25	2.87	60.96	2	3	0
BW Hilfenhaus (TAS)	2005-2015	15	25	2963	493.5	124	1484	57	7/58	26.03	3.00	51.98	2	1	1
AN Connolly (VIC)	1960-1970	15	26	3473	434.1	58	1542	57	5/75	27.05	2.66	60.92	3	1	0
KH MacLeay (WA)	1982-1991	19	34	4032	672.0	195	1625	57	6/93	28.50	2.41	70.73	3	1	0
AW Wright (/SOA)	1905-1920	14	22	2829	-	66	1681	57	6/91	29.49	3.56	49.63	1	5	1
PR Sleep (SOA)	1977-1993	28	45	4584	-	128	2430	57	6/94	42.63	3.18	80.42	2	1	0
WA Johnston (VIC)	1946-1954	13	22	3751	468.7	70	1594	56	7/114	28.46	2.54	66.98	1	4	1
JN Crawford (MCC/SOA)	1907-1914	9	17	2193	365.3	64	1102	55	7/78	20.03	3.01	39.87	1	6	1
CE McLeod (VIC)	1893-1905	18	32	3745	624.1	169	1530	55	7/34	27.81	2.45	68.09	1	4	0
AA Noffke (QLD/WA)	2001-2009	15	27	2992	498.4	116	1619	55	6/24	29.43	3.24	54.40	2	3	0
TW Wall (SOA)	1924-1936	16	28	3426	428.2	41	1637	54	10/36	30.31	2.86	63.44	4	1	1
RJ Bright (VIC)	1972-1987	23	38	5464	-	213	2062	54	6/74	38.18	2.26	101.18	2	3	0
DG Wright (TAS/VIC)	1999-2011	16	26	3201	533.3	154	1471	53	6/39	27.75	2.75	60.39	1	3	0
GG Cook (/QLD)	1932-1948	21	35	3529	441.1	52	1682	53	6/94	31.73	2.85	66.58	3	1	0
TBA May (SOA)	1984-1996	16	26	4314	719.0	188	1834	53	7/146	34.60	2.55	81.39	4	3	0
IWG Johnson (VIC)	1939-1956	19	31	4010	501.2	73	1881	53	5/91	35.49	2.81	75.66	1	2	0
DT Ring (/VIC)	1938-1952	19	33	3777	472.1	36	2151	51	4/63	42.17	3.41	74.05	3	0	0
G Noblet (SOA)	1946-1952	11	19	3095	386.7	65	1028	50	6/39	20.56	1.99	61.90	3	3	0
LW Feldman (QLD)	2010-2019	12	22	2130	355.0	83	1141	50	5/20	22.82	3.21	42.60	3	4	0
MJ Swepson (QLD)	2015-2024	13	23	2703	450.3	66	1529	50	5/74	30.58	3.39	54.06	1	3	1
AL Thomson (VIC)	1969-1974	9	16	2286	285.6	30	1145	49	8/87	23.36	3.00	46.65	4	3	1
JH Dawes (QLD)	1999-2005	13	25	2547	424.3	103	1257	49	6/49	25.65	2.96	51.97	2	2	0
LJ Johnson (QLD)	1946-1952	14	24	3658	457.2	76	1263	49	7/43	25.77	2.07	74.65	1	4	1
JRF Duncan (QLD/VIC)	1964-1971	15	27	3629	453.5	81	1501	49	5/16	30.63	2.48	74.06	3	2	0
PW Jackson (QLD/VIC)	1987-1999	21	36	5147	857.5	315	1798	49	4/86	36.69	2.09	105.04	2	0	0
RW McLeod (VIC)	1891-1896	8	16	2634	439.0	187	712	48	6/20	14.83	1.62	54.87	5	3	1
VN Raymer (/QLD)	1940-1956	20	32	4321	540.1	105	1727	48	4/34	35.97	2.39	90.02	3	0	0
DD Blackie (VIC)	1925-1932	12	19	3051	381.3	44	1398	47	6/32	29.74	2.74	64.91	2	3	0
AIC Dodemaide (VIC)	1984-1997	17	30	3650	608.2	129	1652	47	5/25	35.14	2.71	77.65	2	2	0
AG Hurst (VIC)	1972-1978	11	21	2333	291.5	37	1254	46	5/116	27.26	3.22	50.71	4	1	0
JR Hopes (QLD)	2003-2015	20	36	3643	607.1	167	1680	46	5/34	36.52	2.76	79.19	2	1	0
RG Paulsen (QLD/WA)	1966-1976	16	28	3473	434.1	76	1720	46	6/106	37.39	2.97	75.50	0	2	0
RA Gaunt (VIC/WA)	1956-1963	13	23	2455	306.7	41	1303	45	7/104	28.95	3.18	54.55	1	2	0
JD Higgs (VIC)	1970-1982	18	29	3173	-	59	1542	45	6/85	34.26	2.91	70.51	3	2	0
EA McDonald (VIC)	1912-1922	7	14	1931	-	19	990	44	8/84	22.50	3.07	43.88	0	3	1
JM Mennie (SOA)	2011-2020	13	22	2370	395.0	92	1106	44	6/103	25.13	2.80	53.86	4	2	0
SJE Loxton (VIC)	1946-1958	20	34	2822	352.6	50	1180	44	4/31	26.81	2.50	64.13	2	0	0
FB Collins (VIC)	1899-1908	10	18	2068	344.4	45	1335	44	6/54	30.34	3.87	47.00	1	3	0
MHN Walker (VIC)	1971-1981	13	22	3181	-	108	1339	44	6/50	30.43	2.52	72.29	1	3	0
LR Butterworth (TAS)	2007-2015	17	30	2904	484.0	132	1404	44	5/83	31.90	2.90	66.00	3	1	0
AEV Hartkopf (VIC)	1911-1927	13	20	2441	-	11	1448	44	6/98	32.90	3.55	55.47	2	3	0
GHS Trott (VIC)	1886-1904	17	27	2226	-	87	1025	43	5/21	23.83	2.76	51.76	2	3	0
I Meckiff (VIC)	1956-1963	9	17	2417	302.1	44	1069	43	4/56	24.86	2.65	56.20	3	0	0
FA Ward (SOA)	1935-1940	10	19	2470	308.6	38	1293	43	6/127	30.06	3.14	57.44	4	2	0
CP Tremain (VIC)	2014-2020	11	21	1904	317.2	85	834	42	5/47	19.85	2.62	45.33	2	1	0
JN Gillespie (SOA)	1995-2007	10	18	1946	324.2	86	854	42	8/50	20.33	2.63	46.33	1	3	1
DE Hoare (WA)	1956-1965	14	22	2774	346.6	47	1342	42	8/98	31.95	2.90	66.04	2	2	1
JPF Travers (SOA)	1896-1906	14	21	3230	538.2	122	1505	42	6/74	35.83	2.79	76.90	1	4	0
PJ Allan (QLD)	1959-1968	10	17	2409	301.1	46	1090	41	7/45	26.58	2.71	58.75	1	3	1
SJ Magoffin (QLD/WA)	2004-2012	12	22	2431	405.1	117	1135	41	6/44	27.68	2.80	59.29	2	2	1
DW Fleming (VIC)	1989-2001	12	21	2149	358.1	76	1139	41	5/50	27.78	3.18	52.41	3	1	0
MT Steketee (QLD)	2015-2024	13	24	2437	406.1	103	1249	41	5/46	30.46	3.07	59.43	1	1	0
NJN Hawke (SOA/WA)	1959-1968	16	28	3402	425.2	55	1657	41	8/61	40.41	2.92	82.97	2	1	0
IW Callen (VIC)	1977-1982	9	16	2005	-	41	1011	40	6/49	25.27	3.02	50.12	1	3	1
SM Harwood (VIC)	2002-2009	11	19	2154	359.0	73	1109	40	6/38	27.72	3.08	53.85	1	3	0
AL Mann (WA)	1966-1984	16	30	3316	-	81	1584	40	5/34	39.60	2.86	82.90	0	1	0
EW Freeman (SOA)	1965-1972	9	17	2038	254.6	35	955	39	8/64	24.48	2.81	52.25	2	2	1
LC Mayne (WA)	1962-1969	8	15	1897	237.1	28	983	39	7/75	25.20	3.10	48.64	1	3	0
ML Lewis (VIC)	2000-2007	12	21	1978	329.4	59	1179	38	4/52	31.02	3.57	52.05	4	0	0
FM Francke (QLD)	1971-1986	13	21	3009	-	94	1291	38	5/41	33.97	2.57	79.18	1	2	0
TV Hohns (QLD)	1977-1991	21	33	3271	-	119	1448	38	6/56	38.10	2.65	86.07	1	4	1
XJ Doherty (TAS)	2003-2015	13	24	2922	487.0	96	1553	38	4/142	40.86	3.18	76.89	1	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
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

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Gloucestershire v Derbyshire at Bristol, County Championship Division Two 25th match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Kent v Essex at Canterbury, County Championship Division One 33rd match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, County Championship Division One 34th match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]