|
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 |
Olivier, D*
|
South Africa
|
4
|
93.0
|
16
|
353
|
18
|
19.61
|
5/51
|
1
|
3.80
|
31.00
|
| 2 |
Roach, K A J*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
96.5
|
34
|
250
|
18
|
13.89
|
5/17
|
1
|
2.58
|
32.17
|
| 3 |
Rabada, K*
|
South Africa
|
4
|
96.1
|
14
|
371
|
15
|
24.73
|
4/61
|
0
|
3.86
|
38.12
|
| 4 |
Fernando, M V T*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
93.3
|
9
|
364
|
15
|
24.27
|
4/62
|
0
|
3.89
|
37.32
|
| 5 |
Steyn, D W*
|
South Africa
|
4
|
112.1
|
21
|
387
|
15
|
25.80
|
4/48
|
0
|
3.45
|
44.84
|
| 6 |
Ali, M M*
|
England
|
3
|
93.0
|
13
|
334
|
14
|
23.86
|
4/36
|
0
|
3.59
|
39.86
|
| 7 |
Cummins, P J*
|
Australia
|
3
|
79.4
|
21
|
210
|
14
|
15.00
|
6/23
|
1
|
2.64
|
34.03
|
| 8 |
Starc, M A*
|
Australia
|
3
|
83.3
|
6
|
321
|
13
|
24.69
|
5/46
|
2
|
3.84
|
38.45
|
| 9 |
Rajitha, C A K*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
83.4
|
10
|
356
|
10
|
35.60
|
3/67
|
0
|
4.25
|
50.04
|
| 10 |
Anderson, J M*
|
England
|
3
|
98.1
|
27
|
245
|
10
|
24.50
|
5/46
|
1
|
2.50
|
58.86
|
| 11 |
Joseph, A S*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
66.2
|
16
|
238
|
10
|
23.80
|
2/12
|
0
|
3.59
|
39.72
|
| 12 |
Stokes, B A*
|
England
|
3
|
86.2
|
15
|
228
|
10
|
22.80
|
4/59
|
0
|
2.64
|
51.48
|
| 13 |
Gabriel, S T*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
96.1
|
19
|
281
|
9
|
31.22
|
3/45
|
0
|
2.92
|
63.80
|
| 14 |
Philander, V D*
|
South Africa
|
3
|
75.0
|
22
|
216
|
9
|
24.00
|
3/43
|
0
|
2.88
|
50.00
|
| 15 |
Lyon, N M*
|
Australia
|
3
|
119.1
|
21
|
354
|
8
|
44.25
|
4/178
|
0
|
2.97
|
89.03
|
| 16 |
Mohammad Amir*
|
Pakistan
|
2
|
73.4
|
15
|
197
|
8
|
24.63
|
4/88
|
0
|
2.67
|
55.05
|
| 17 |
Chase, R L*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
70.4
|
4
|
223
|
8
|
27.88
|
8/60
|
1
|
3.16
|
52.80
|
| 18 |
Holder, J O*
|
West Indies
|
2
|
45.1
|
16
|
125
|
7
|
17.86
|
4/43
|
0
|
2.77
|
38.66
|
| 19 |
Lakmal, R A S*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
74.0
|
19
|
189
|
6
|
31.50
|
5/75
|
1
|
2.55
|
74.00
|
| 20 |
Embuldeniya, L*
|
Sri Lanka
|
2
|
41.3
|
4
|
143
|
6
|
23.83
|
5/66
|
1
|
3.45
|
41.30
|
| 21 |
Faheem Ashraf*
|
Pakistan
|
1
|
29.0
|
5
|
99
|
6
|
16.50
|
3/42
|
0
|
3.41
|
29.00
|
| 22 |
Richardson, J A*
|
Australia
|
2
|
51.0
|
15
|
123
|
6
|
20.50
|
3/26
|
0
|
2.41
|
51.00
|
| 23 |
Wood, M A*
|
England
|
1
|
20.2
|
3
|
93
|
6
|
15.50
|
5/41
|
1
|
4.57
|
20.20
|
|
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