TEST, ODI & T20 STATISTICS
Bowling Records
Leading wicket takers across recorded matches. Choose a format to compare bowling totals.
ODI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Lauren Down | 35 | 486 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 90 |
| 1952 | Rashada Williams | 35 | 477 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 78 |
| 1953 |  Naruemol Chaiwai | 17 | 475 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 82 |
| 1954 | Sunil Ambris | 16 | 473 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 148 |
| 1955 |  Javed Omar | 20 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 81 |
| 1956 | Morris Ouma | 27 | 468 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 54 |
| 1957 | Rebecca Stokell | 28 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 57 |
| 1958 | Amir Jangoo | 11 | 467 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 114 |
| 1959 | Navneet Dhaliwal | 17 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 87 |
| 1960 |  Gary Ballance | 21 | 454 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 79 |
| 1961 | Sinalo Jafta | 54 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 57 |
| 1962 |  Jess Duffin | 16 | 452 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 81 |
| 1963 |  Ryan Rickelton | 18 | 449 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 91 |
| 1964 | Jean-Pierre Kotze | 25 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| 1965 | Vinayak Shukla | 21 | 448 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| 1966 | Ghulam Shabber | 20 | 444 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 90 |
| 1967 | Sidra Nawaz | 71 | 441 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 47 |
| 1968 | Alishan Sharafu | 28 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 58 |
| 1969 | Murshida Khatun | 29 | 430 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 91 |
| 1970 |  Harpreet Singh | 12 | 427 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 81 |
| 1971 | Morné van Wyk | 17 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 82 |
| 1972 | Gull Feroza | 10 | 422 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 |
| 1973 |  Fran Wilson | 28 | 412 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 85 |
| 1974 | Sarah Forbes | 24 | 408 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 55 |
| 1975 | RD Shah | 14 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 71 |
| 1976 | Andries Gous | 13 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 83 |
| 1977 | D Khanal | 16 | 399 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 76 |
| 1978 |  Alec Stewart | 13 | 398 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 83 |
| 1979 | Tanmay Mishra | 15 | 395 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 72 |
| 1980 | Adrian Barath | 14 | 394 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 113 |
| 1981 | Suraj Kumar | 22 | 392 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 62 |
| 1982 |  Nick Knight | 13 | 390 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 88 |
| 1983 |  Jamie Smith | 18 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 64 |
| 1984 | Carlton Baugh | 38 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| 1985 | Tristan Stubbs | 14 | 381 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 112 |
| 1986 | Xavier Marshall | 26 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 50 |
| 1987 | Joylord Gumbie | 15 | 379 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 78 |
| 1988 | Asif Ali | 20 | 375 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| 1989 | Sarah Bryce | 11 | 368 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 84 |
| 1990 |  Peter Forrest | 15 | 368 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 104 |
| 1991 | Mathew Sinclair | 19 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 78 |
| 1992 | Dean Brownlie | 16 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| 1993 | Craig Wishart | 16 | 361 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 172 |
| 1994 | Naseem Khushi | 31 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 69 |
| 1995 | Nipuni Hansika | 24 | 357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 |
| 1996 |  Thirush Kamini | 9 | 353 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 1997 | Stephan Myburgh | 14 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 74 |
| 1998 | Babette de Leede | 14 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 76 |
| 1999 |  Britney Cooper | 19 | 339 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 55 |
| 2000 |  Rashid Latif | 21 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
Available historical scorebook coverage through 25 Oct 2026. Our Sources & methodology →