Players Taking Most Wickets Versus
|
Player
|
Country
|
Career
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
5w
|
10w
|
S/R
|
E/R
|
1 |
S K Warne
|
Australia
|
1992-2007
|
36
|
1792.5
|
488
|
4535
|
195
|
23.26
|
8/71
|
11
|
4
|
55.16
|
2.53
|
2 |
C V Grimmett
|
Australia
|
1925-1936
|
22
|
1517.2
|
427
|
3439
|
106
|
32.44
|
6/37
|
11
|
2
|
86.45
|
2.25
|
3 |
L R Gibbs
|
West Indies
|
1958-1976
|
26
|
1473.3
|
496
|
2889
|
100
|
28.89
|
6/39
|
7
|
2
|
88.41
|
1.96
|
4 |
C A Walsh
|
West Indies
|
1984-2001
|
36
|
1469.4
|
359
|
3683
|
145
|
25.40
|
6/74
|
5
|
1
|
60.81
|
2.51
|
5 |
G S A Sobers
|
West Indies
|
1954-1974
|
36
|
1461.5
|
411
|
3323
|
102
|
32.58
|
5/41
|
3
|
0
|
85.99
|
2.27
|
6 |
H Trumble
|
Australia
|
1890-1904
|
31
|
1397.2
|
448
|
2945
|
141
|
20.89
|
8/65
|
9
|
3
|
55.99
|
2.24
|
7 |
C E L Ambrose
|
West Indies
|
1988-2000
|
34
|
1380.4
|
385
|
3082
|
164
|
18.79
|
8/45
|
8
|
2
|
50.51
|
2.23
|
8 |
D K Lillee
|
Australia
|
1971-1984
|
29
|
1322.2
|
361
|
3507
|
167
|
21.00
|
7/89
|
11
|
4
|
50.99
|
2.47
|
9 |
G Giffen
|
Australia
|
1881-1896
|
31
|
1287.5
|
435
|
2791
|
103
|
27.10
|
7/117
|
7
|
1
|
62.05
|
2.62
|
10 |
W J O'Reilly
|
Australia
|
1932-1946
|
19
|
1228.2
|
439
|
2587
|
102
|
25.36
|
7/54
|
8
|
3
|
77.10
|
1.97
|
11 |
G D McGrath
|
Australia
|
1993-2007
|
30
|
1213.2
|
331
|
3286
|
157
|
20.93
|
8/38
|
10
|
0
|
46.37
|
2.71
|
12 |
B S Bedi
|
India
|
1966-1979
|
22
|
1195.3
|
373
|
2539
|
85
|
29.87
|
6/71
|
4
|
0
|
84.39
|
2.12
|
13 |
M A Noble
|
Australia
|
1898-1909
|
39
|
1169.0
|
353
|
2860
|
115
|
24.87
|
7/17
|
9
|
2
|
59.52
|
2.51
|
14 |
N M Lyon*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
30
|
1163.3
|
253
|
3236
|
110
|
29.42
|
6/49
|
2
|
0
|
63.46
|
2.78
|
15 |
M Muralitharan
|
Sri Lanka
|
1992-2010
|
16
|
1102.1
|
348
|
2247
|
112
|
20.06
|
9/65
|
8
|
4
|
59.04
|
2.04
|
16 |
G D McKenzie
|
Australia
|
1961-1971
|
25
|
1098.4
|
233
|
3009
|
96
|
31.34
|
7/153
|
6
|
0
|
77.98
|
2.41
|
17 |
A Kumble
|
India
|
1990-2008
|
19
|
1072.2
|
258
|
2815
|
92
|
30.60
|
7/115
|
4
|
1
|
69.93
|
2.63
|
18 |
R Ashwin*
|
India
|
2011-
|
24
|
1058.5
|
172
|
3109
|
114
|
27.27
|
6/55
|
8
|
1
|
55.73
|
2.94
|
19 |
C T B Turner
|
Australia
|
1887-1895
|
17
|
1057.2
|
457
|
1670
|
101
|
16.53
|
7/43
|
11
|
2
|
51.44
|
1.93
|
20 |
Kapil Dev
|
India
|
1978-1994
|
27
|
1057.1
|
227
|
3174
|
85
|
37.34
|
6/91
|
4
|
0
|
74.62
|
3.00
|
21 |
F R Spofforth
|
Australia
|
1877-1887
|
18
|
1045.3
|
416
|
1731
|
94
|
18.41
|
7/44
|
7
|
4
|
44.52
|
2.48
|
22 |
B S Chandrasekhar
|
India
|
1964-1979
|
23
|
1033.1
|
249
|
2591
|
95
|
27.27
|
8/79
|
8
|
0
|
65.25
|
2.51
|
23 |
R Benaud
|
Australia
|
1952-1964
|
27
|
1020.2
|
289
|
2641
|
83
|
31.82
|
6/70
|
4
|
0
|
87.76
|
2.18
|
24 |
R R Lindwall
|
Australia
|
1946-1960
|
29
|
982.2
|
216
|
2559
|
114
|
22.45
|
7/63
|
6
|
0
|
59.02
|
2.28
|
25 |
M D Marshall
|
West Indies
|
1978-1991
|
26
|
965.0
|
232
|
2436
|
127
|
19.18
|
7/22
|
6
|
1
|
45.59
|
2.52
|
26 |
S M Pollock
|
South Africa
|
1995-2008
|
23
|
953.1
|
323
|
2160
|
91
|
23.74
|
6/39
|
3
|
0
|
62.85
|
2.27
|
27 |
R J Hadlee
|
New Zealand
|
1973-1990
|
21
|
935.1
|
232
|
2399
|
97
|
24.73
|
6/26
|
8
|
2
|
60.34
|
2.46
|
28 |
G F Lawson
|
Australia
|
1980-1989
|
21
|
910.0
|
196
|
2763
|
97
|
28.48
|
7/81
|
7
|
1
|
56.29
|
3.04
|
29 |
A K Davidson
|
Australia
|
1953-1963
|
25
|
856.5
|
221
|
1996
|
84
|
23.76
|
6/64
|
5
|
0
|
71.35
|
2.00
|
30 |
K R Miller
|
Australia
|
1946-1956
|
29
|
847.5
|
225
|
1949
|
87
|
22.40
|
7/60
|
3
|
1
|
65.71
|
2.05
|
31 |
T M Alderman
|
Australia
|
1981-1991
|
17
|
786.1
|
192
|
2117
|
100
|
21.17
|
6/47
|
11
|
1
|
47.17
|
2.69
|
32 |
A A Mailey
|
Australia
|
1920-1926
|
18
|
785.5
|
90
|
2935
|
86
|
34.13
|
9/121
|
6
|
2
|
60.48
|
3.39
|
33 |
J R Thomson
|
Australia
|
1972-1985
|
21
|
767.1
|
166
|
2418
|
100
|
24.18
|
6/46
|
5
|
0
|
49.51
|
2.93
|
34 |
M A Holding
|
West Indies
|
1975-1987
|
21
|
747.4
|
189
|
2031
|
96
|
21.16
|
8/92
|
6
|
1
|
46.73
|
2.72
|
35 |
M A Starc*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
22
|
743.1
|
128
|
2655
|
97
|
27.37
|
6/111
|
4
|
0
|
45.97
|
3.57
|
36 |
J Garner
|
West Indies
|
1977-1987
|
19
|
738.0
|
211
|
1650
|
92
|
17.93
|
5/55
|
1
|
0
|
48.13
|
2.24
|
37 |
P J Cummins*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
19
|
693.3
|
143
|
2194
|
91
|
24.11
|
6/91
|
2
|
0
|
45.73
|
3.16
|
38 |
C J McDermott
|
Australia
|
1984-1996
|
17
|
674.4
|
112
|
2210
|
84
|
26.31
|
8/97
|
8
|
1
|
48.19
|
3.28
|
39 |
A A Donald
|
South Africa
|
1992-2002
|
17
|
652.0
|
170
|
1982
|
86
|
23.05
|
6/53
|
9
|
1
|
45.49
|
3.04
|
40 |
M G Johnson
|
Australia
|
2007-2015
|
19
|
627.3
|
117
|
2246
|
87
|
25.82
|
7/40
|
5
|
0
|
43.28
|
3.58
|
|
|