|
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
|
110.0
|
18
|
435
|
20
|
21.75
|
5/51
|
1
|
3.95
|
33.00
|
| 2 |
Rabada, K*
|
South Africa
|
4
|
116.5
|
16
|
448
|
19
|
23.58
|
4/38
|
0
|
3.83
|
36.54
|
| 3 |
Roach, K A J*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
96.5
|
34
|
250
|
18
|
13.89
|
5/17
|
1
|
2.58
|
32.17
|
| 4 |
Fernando, M V T*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
103.3
|
10
|
396
|
16
|
24.75
|
4/62
|
0
|
3.83
|
38.74
|
| 5 |
Wagner, N*
|
New Zealand
|
2
|
67.2
|
16
|
224
|
16
|
14.00
|
5/45
|
2
|
3.33
|
25.20
|
| 6 |
Steyn, D W*
|
South Africa
|
4
|
122.1
|
21
|
444
|
15
|
29.60
|
4/48
|
0
|
3.63
|
48.84
|
| 7 |
Cummins, P J*
|
Australia
|
3
|
79.4
|
21
|
210
|
14
|
15.00
|
6/23
|
1
|
2.64
|
34.03
|
| 8 |
Ali, M M*
|
England
|
3
|
93.0
|
13
|
334
|
14
|
23.86
|
4/36
|
0
|
3.59
|
39.86
|
| 9 |
Boult, T A*
|
New Zealand
|
2
|
68.0
|
12
|
275
|
13
|
21.15
|
5/123
|
1
|
4.04
|
31.38
|
| 10 |
Starc, M A*
|
Australia
|
3
|
83.3
|
6
|
321
|
13
|
24.69
|
5/46
|
2
|
3.84
|
38.45
|
| 11 |
Rajitha, C A K*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
90.4
|
11
|
376
|
12
|
31.33
|
3/67
|
0
|
4.15
|
45.20
|
| 12 |
Anderson, J M*
|
England
|
3
|
98.1
|
27
|
245
|
10
|
24.50
|
5/46
|
1
|
2.50
|
58.86
|
| 13 |
Joseph, A S*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
66.2
|
16
|
238
|
10
|
23.80
|
2/12
|
0
|
3.59
|
39.72
|
| 14 |
Lakmal, R A S*
|
Sri Lanka
|
3
|
90.3
|
22
|
228
|
10
|
22.80
|
5/75
|
1
|
2.52
|
54.18
|
| 15 |
Stokes, B A*
|
England
|
3
|
86.2
|
15
|
228
|
10
|
22.80
|
4/59
|
0
|
2.64
|
51.48
|
| 16 |
Gabriel, S T*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
96.1
|
19
|
281
|
9
|
31.22
|
3/45
|
0
|
2.92
|
63.80
|
| 17 |
Philander, V D*
|
South Africa
|
3
|
75.0
|
22
|
216
|
9
|
24.00
|
3/43
|
0
|
2.88
|
50.00
|
| 18 |
Lyon, N M*
|
Australia
|
3
|
119.1
|
21
|
354
|
8
|
44.25
|
4/178
|
0
|
2.97
|
89.03
|
| 19 |
Mohammad Amir*
|
Pakistan
|
2
|
73.4
|
15
|
197
|
8
|
24.63
|
4/88
|
0
|
2.67
|
55.05
|
| 20 |
Chase, R L*
|
West Indies
|
3
|
70.4
|
4
|
223
|
8
|
27.88
|
8/60
|
1
|
3.16
|
52.80
|
|
|