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
|
20
|
961.4
|
252
|
2511
|
103
|
24.38
|
6/31
|
3
|
0
|
56.02
|
2.61
|
2 |
S C J Broad*
|
England
|
2007-
|
23
|
835.2
|
173
|
2652
|
94
|
28.21
|
7/44
|
4
|
0
|
53.32
|
3.17
|
3 |
J M Anderson*
|
England
|
2003-
|
20
|
706.4
|
180
|
2189
|
84
|
26.06
|
7/43
|
3
|
0
|
50.48
|
3.10
|
4 |
M Muralitharan
|
Sri Lanka
|
1992-2010
|
14
|
753.2
|
202
|
1766
|
82
|
21.54
|
6/87
|
5
|
1
|
55.12
|
2.34
|
5 |
Waqar Younis
|
Pakistan
|
1989-2003
|
13
|
501.3
|
129
|
1372
|
70
|
19.60
|
7/76
|
5
|
2
|
42.99
|
2.74
|
6 |
D W Steyn
|
South Africa
|
2004-2019
|
12
|
374.2
|
87
|
1091
|
68
|
16.04
|
6/49
|
6
|
2
|
33.03
|
2.91
|
7 |
R Ashwin*
|
India
|
2011-
|
9
|
392.5
|
92
|
1019
|
66
|
15.44
|
7/59
|
6
|
3
|
35.71
|
2.59
|
8 |
I T Botham
|
England
|
1977-1992
|
15
|
514.2
|
120
|
1500
|
64
|
23.44
|
6/34
|
6
|
1
|
51.31
|
2.74
|
9 |
N M Lyon*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
12
|
390.4
|
69
|
1189
|
63
|
18.87
|
6/65
|
3
|
2
|
37.21
|
3.04
|
10 |
Wasim Akram
|
Pakistan
|
1985-2002
|
9
|
421.0
|
106
|
1021
|
60
|
17.02
|
7/119
|
6
|
2
|
42.10
|
2.43
|
11 |
R G D Willis
|
England
|
1971-1984
|
14
|
462.0
|
129
|
1132
|
60
|
18.87
|
5/32
|
3
|
0
|
50.30
|
2.25
|
12 |
G D McGrath
|
Australia
|
1993-2007
|
14
|
571.1
|
172
|
1444
|
57
|
25.33
|
6/115
|
2
|
0
|
60.12
|
2.53
|
13 |
B S Bedi
|
India
|
1966-1979
|
12
|
627.1
|
251
|
1091
|
57
|
19.14
|
6/42
|
4
|
0
|
68.12
|
1.69
|
14 |
E A S Prasanna
|
India
|
1962-1978
|
10
|
467.2
|
145
|
1107
|
55
|
20.13
|
8/76
|
4
|
1
|
53.56
|
2.25
|
15 |
Intikhab Alam
|
Pakistan
|
1959-1977
|
15
|
512.4
|
143
|
1317
|
54
|
24.39
|
7/52
|
4
|
2
|
64.52
|
2.27
|
16 |
A Kumble
|
India
|
1990-2008
|
11
|
601.4
|
195
|
1293
|
50
|
25.86
|
6/67
|
3
|
1
|
72.20
|
2.15
|
17 |
C J McDermott
|
Australia
|
1984-1996
|
13
|
535.4
|
130
|
1460
|
48
|
30.42
|
5/97
|
1
|
0
|
66.96
|
2.73
|
18 |
D L Underwood
|
England
|
1966-1982
|
8
|
307.2
|
122
|
586
|
48
|
12.21
|
7/32
|
6
|
3
|
44.13
|
1.66
|
19 |
Z Khan
|
India
|
2000-2014
|
13
|
463.2
|
98
|
1478
|
47
|
31.45
|
5/29
|
4
|
0
|
59.15
|
3.19
|
20 |
G A R Lock
|
England
|
1952-1968
|
7
|
250.5
|
133
|
367
|
47
|
7.81
|
7/35
|
5
|
2
|
32.02
|
1.46
|
21 |
A R Caddick
|
England
|
1993-2003
|
9
|
386.3
|
124
|
963
|
47
|
20.49
|
6/63
|
3
|
0
|
49.34
|
2.49
|
22 |
Yasir Shah*
|
Pakistan
|
2014-
|
8
|
388.3
|
56
|
1250
|
47
|
26.60
|
8/41
|
4
|
1
|
49.60
|
3.22
|
23 |
M Ntini
|
South Africa
|
1998-2009
|
11
|
388.2
|
100
|
1160
|
46
|
25.22
|
6/66
|
4
|
1
|
50.65
|
2.99
|
24 |
Pervez Sajjad
|
Pakistan
|
1964-1973
|
12
|
456.0
|
155
|
902
|
45
|
20.04
|
7/74
|
3
|
0
|
62.76
|
1.92
|
25 |
S Venkataraghavan
|
India
|
1965-1983
|
10
|
548.4
|
218
|
1004
|
44
|
22.82
|
8/72
|
2
|
1
|
76.77
|
1.78
|
26 |
B Lee
|
Australia
|
1999-2008
|
8
|
277.0
|
63
|
928
|
44
|
21.09
|
5/67
|
3
|
0
|
37.77
|
3.35
|
27 |
C A Walsh
|
West Indies
|
1984-2001
|
10
|
375.2
|
83
|
943
|
43
|
21.93
|
7/37
|
3
|
1
|
52.37
|
2.51
|
28 |
S M Pollock
|
South Africa
|
1995-2008
|
11
|
407.0
|
131
|
943
|
43
|
21.93
|
5/33
|
1
|
0
|
56.79
|
2.32
|
29 |
Harbhajan Singh
|
India
|
1998-2015
|
13
|
576.5
|
114
|
1424
|
43
|
33.12
|
6/63
|
1
|
0
|
80.49
|
2.47
|
30 |
W P U J C Vaas
|
Sri Lanka
|
1994-2009
|
10
|
363.5
|
86
|
991
|
42
|
23.60
|
6/87
|
4
|
1
|
51.98
|
2.72
|
31 |
R J Sidebottom
|
England
|
2001-2010
|
6
|
271.0
|
72
|
758
|
41
|
18.49
|
7/47
|
4
|
1
|
39.66
|
2.80
|
32 |
F S Trueman
|
England
|
1952-1965
|
11
|
361.1
|
113
|
762
|
40
|
19.05
|
7/75
|
2
|
0
|
54.18
|
2.11
|
33 |
P A J De Freitas
|
England
|
1986-1995
|
10
|
401.0
|
105
|
1036
|
39
|
26.56
|
5/53
|
2
|
0
|
61.69
|
2.58
|
34 |
D K Lillee
|
Australia
|
1971-1984
|
8
|
268.0
|
63
|
740
|
38
|
19.47
|
6/53
|
4
|
1
|
46.58
|
2.51
|
35 |
I Sharma*
|
India
|
2007-
|
9
|
301.2
|
64
|
969
|
38
|
25.50
|
6/51
|
3
|
0
|
47.58
|
3.22
|
36 |
P C R Tufnell
|
England
|
1990-2001
|
10
|
450.3
|
152
|
926
|
37
|
25.03
|
7/47
|
1
|
1
|
73.05
|
2.06
|
37 |
M A Starc*
|
Australia
|
2011-
|
10
|
287.4
|
60
|
986
|
37
|
26.65
|
5/52
|
1
|
0
|
46.65
|
3.43
|
38 |
M D Marshall
|
West Indies
|
1978-1991
|
7
|
289.1
|
51
|
775
|
36
|
21.53
|
7/80
|
1
|
1
|
48.19
|
2.68
|
39 |
J Garner
|
West Indies
|
1977-1987
|
9
|
335.3
|
87
|
742
|
36
|
20.61
|
6/56
|
2
|
0
|
55.92
|
2.21
|
40 |
B S Chandrasekhar
|
India
|
1964-1979
|
8
|
367.2
|
100
|
977
|
36
|
27.14
|
6/94
|
1
|
0
|
66.17
|
2.46
|
41 |
K A J Roach*
|
West Indies
|
2009-
|
8
|
281.0
|
64
|
852
|
36
|
23.67
|
5/60
|
1
|
0
|
46.83
|
3.03
|
42 |
H M R K B Herath
|
Sri Lanka
|
1999-2018
|
7
|
362.5
|
61
|
999
|
36
|
27.75
|
6/43
|
4
|
1
|
60.47
|
2.75
|
|
|