TEST, ODI & T20 STATISTICS
Bowling Records
Leading wicket takers across recorded matches. Choose a format to compare bowling totals.
MDM figures reflect the available historical deliveries. Mixed men’s and women’s competitions are included. A player with missing earlier matches can appear below a player with more complete coverage. Super overs are excluded.
| # | Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | 100s | 50s | Ducks | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 |  Venkatesh Iyer | 3 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1852 |  SW Eathorne | 5 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1853 | Rameez Shahzad | 2 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| 1854 |  Kevin Pietersen | 3 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| 1855 | Kaveen Fernando | 2 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| 1856 | Lachlan Pfeffer | 2 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| 1857 |  Fred Anderson | 4 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| 1858 | Vani Morea | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| 1859 | Nizakat Khan | 2 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
| 1860 | IA Robertson | 6 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1861 | Shaiman Anwar | 4 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| 1862 | Pathum Nissanka | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 |
| 1863 | Stephan Myburgh | 2 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| 1864 |  George Lavelle | 6 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| 1865 | Kyle Brazell | 3 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
| 1866 | Kushal Janith Perera | 3 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 1867 | Nicholas Bertus | 3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 1868 | David Sales | 3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| 1869 | Michael Sclanders | 4 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 1870 | Yohan Mendis | 3 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1871 |  Jim Troughton | 2 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 |
| 1872 |  Hanuma Vihari | 3 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| 1873 |  Tom Bevan | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
| 1874 |  Darren Broom | 4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 1875 | CK Wasley | 2 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| 1876 | Taylor Cornall | 6 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 1877 | Milinda Siriwardana | 4 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 |
| 1878 | Ashish Bagai | 2 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 1879 | NAJ Robinson | 3 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 |
| 1880 | Dhanushka Dharmasiri | 5 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| 1881 | I Dissanayaka | 3 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| 1882 | Gerhard Erasmus | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 1883 | Tomas Mackintosh Sabater | 4 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| 1884 | George Thomas | 2 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 1885 | Arvind Kandappah | 1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| 1886 | Abdool Samad | 1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 87 |
| 1887 | Tom de Grooth | 1 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 82 |
| 1888 | Ravishan de Silva | 4 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 1889 | Laxman Sreekumar | 2 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| 1890 | BV Kneebone | 4 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| 1891 |  Tim Rouse | 3 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| 1892 | Lakshitha Manasinghe | 3 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 1893 | Ravindu Sembukuttige | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| 1894 | Eamonn Vines | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| 1895 | K Wanniarachchi | 4 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 1896 | Aryan Jain | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 1897 | S de Mel | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| 1898 | J Moores | 3 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| 1899 | NA Statham | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| 1900 | Will Buttleman | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
Available historical scorebook coverage through 3 Nov 2026. Our Sources & methodology →