Players Taking Most Wickets in Year
(calculated for matches beginning in named year)
|
Player
|
Country
|
Mat
|
Overs
|
Mdns
|
Runs
|
Wkts
|
Avg
|
Best
|
5w
|
E/R
|
S/R
|
1 |
Ashwin, R*
|
India
|
5
|
237.1
|
35
|
640
|
34
|
18.82
|
6/61
|
3
|
2.70
|
41.63
|
2 |
Leach, M J*
|
England
|
6
|
271.5
|
40
|
872
|
28
|
31.14
|
5/122
|
1
|
3.21
|
58.18
|
3 |
Patel, A R*
|
India
|
3
|
127.4
|
27
|
286
|
27
|
10.59
|
6/38
|
4
|
2.24
|
28.31
|
4 |
Embuldeniya, L*
|
Sri Lanka
|
4
|
200.0
|
36
|
629
|
19
|
33.11
|
7/137
|
1
|
3.15
|
63.16
|
5 |
Cornwall, R R S*
|
West Indies
|
4
|
229.5
|
43
|
614
|
18
|
34.11
|
5/74
|
1
|
2.67
|
76.37
|
6 |
Bess, D M*
|
England
|
4
|
136.1
|
16
|
452
|
17
|
26.59
|
5/30
|
1
|
3.32
|
48.04
|
7 |
Nortje, A*
|
South Africa
|
3
|
109.0
|
23
|
362
|
17
|
21.29
|
6/56
|
2
|
3.32
|
38.33
|
8 |
Anderson, J M*
|
England
|
4
|
96.5
|
44
|
173
|
14
|
12.36
|
6/40
|
1
|
1.79
|
41.36
|
9 |
Hasan Ali*
|
Pakistan
|
2
|
61.4
|
10
|
236
|
12
|
19.67
|
5/54
|
2
|
3.83
|
30.70
|
10 |
Taijul Islam*
|
Bangladesh
|
2
|
145.3
|
41
|
319
|
12
|
26.58
|
4/36
|
0
|
2.19
|
72.65
|
11 |
Rashid Khan*
|
Afghanistan
|
1
|
99.2
|
20
|
275
|
11
|
25.00
|
7/137
|
1
|
2.77
|
53.89
|
12 |
Jamieson, K A*
|
New Zealand
|
1
|
41.0
|
14
|
117
|
11
|
10.64
|
6/48
|
2
|
2.85
|
22.36
|
13 |
Lakmal, R A S*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
108.0
|
40
|
267
|
11
|
24.27
|
5/47
|
1
|
2.47
|
58.91
|
14 |
Mohammed Siraj*
|
India
|
4
|
123.5
|
31
|
375
|
11
|
34.09
|
5/73
|
1
|
3.03
|
67.36
|
15 |
Cummins, P J*
|
Australia
|
2
|
98.4
|
31
|
250
|
11
|
22.73
|
4/29
|
0
|
2.53
|
53.67
|
16 |
Fernando, V*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
103.2
|
11
|
369
|
10
|
36.90
|
5/101
|
1
|
3.57
|
61.68
|
17 |
Amir Hamza*
|
Afghanistan
|
2
|
93.0
|
16
|
263
|
10
|
26.30
|
6/75
|
1
|
2.83
|
55.80
|
18 |
Maharaj, K A*
|
South Africa
|
3
|
117.1
|
19
|
310
|
10
|
31.00
|
3/90
|
0
|
2.65
|
70.02
|
19 |
Mehidy Hasan Miraz*
|
Bangladesh
|
2
|
100.0
|
22
|
261
|
10
|
26.10
|
4/58
|
0
|
2.61
|
60.00
|
20 |
Hazlewood, J R*
|
Australia
|
2
|
93.4
|
33
|
213
|
10
|
21.30
|
5/57
|
1
|
2.27
|
56.04
|
21 |
Roach, K A J*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
100.0
|
18
|
289
|
10
|
28.90
|
3/47
|
0
|
2.89
|
60.00
|
22 |
Warrican, J A*
|
West Indies
|
2
|
95.2
|
14
|
285
|
10
|
28.50
|
4/133
|
0
|
2.99
|
56.88
|
|
|