Top Wicket Takers
All matches, Test Cricket - The Ashes 15-Mar-1877 to 08-Sep-2005
# Name Club Mts Overs Maids Runs 5I 10M BBowl Econ Avg Wkts
1 Warne,S AUS 31 1550.3 444 3838 10 4 8-71 2.48 22.31 172
2 Lillee,D AUS 29 1322.2 361 3507 11 4 7-89 2.65 21.00 167
3 Botham,I ENG 36 1360.5 297 4093 9 2 6-78 3.01 27.66 148
4 Trumble,H AUS 31 1397.2 448 2945 9 3 8-65 2.11 20.89 141
5 McGrath,G AUS 25 1004.1 267 2784 9 - 8-38 2.77 20.47 136
6 Willis,R ENG 35 1083.4 200 3346 7 - 8-43 3.09 26.14 128
7 Noble,M AUS 39 1179.0 349 2860 9 2 7-17 2.43 24.87 115
8 Lindwall,R AUS 29 982.2 216 2559 6 - 7-63 2.61 22.45 114
9 Rhodes,W ENG 41 989.2 234 2616 6 1 8-68 2.64 24.00 109
10 Barnes,S ENG 20 958.1 262 2288 12 1 7-60 2.39 21.58 106
11 Grimmett,C AUS 22 1517.2 427 3439 11 2 6-37 2.27 32.44 106
12 Underwood,D ENG 29 1199.2 408 2770 4 2 7-50 2.31 26.38 105
13 Bedser,A ENG 21 1018.5 209 2859 7 2 7-44 2.81 27.49 104
14 Giffen,G AUS 31 1287.5 434 2791 7 1 7-117 2.17 27.10 103
15 O'Reilly,W AUS 19 1228.2 439 2587 8 3 7-54 2.11 25.36 102
16 Peel,R ENG 20 1072.5 444 1715 5 1 7-31 1.60 16.98 101
17 Turner,C AUS 17 1053.2 457 1670 11 2 7-43 1.59 16.53 101
18 Thomson,J AUS 21 767.1 166 2418 5 - 6-46 3.15 24.18 100
19 Alderman,T AUS 17 786.1 192 2117 11 1 6-47 2.69 21.17 100
20 Briggs,J ENG 31 954.2 335 1994 7 3 6-45 2.09 20.56 97
21 Lawson,G AUS 21 910.0 196 2763 7 1 7-81 3.04 28.48 97
22 McKenzie,G AUS 25 1098.4 233 3009 6 - 7-153 2.74 31.34 96
23 Spofforth,F AUS 18 1045.3 416 1731 7 4 7-44 1.66 18.41 94
24 Richardson,T ENG 14 789.5 191 2220 11 4 8-94 2.81 25.23 88
25 Miller,K AUS 29 847.5 225 1949 3 1 7-60 2.30 22.40 87
26 Mailey,A AUS 18 785.5 130 2935 6 2 9-121 3.73 34.13 86
27 Davidson,A AUS 25 856.5 221 1996 5 - 6-64 2.33 23.76 84
28 McDermott,C AUS 17 674.4 112 2210 8 1 8-97 3.28 26.31 84
29 Tate,M ENG 20 1176.4 330 2540 6 1 6-99 2.16 30.60 83
30 Benaud,R AUS 27 1020.2 299 2641 4 - 6-70 2.59 31.82 83
31 Snow,J ENG 20 770.5 168 2126 4 - 7-40 2.76 25.61 83
32 Laker,J ENG 15 626.0 202 1444 5 2 10-53 2.31 18.28 79
33 Trueman,F ENG 19 645.3 83 1999 5 1 6-30 3.10 25.30 79
34 Palmer,G AUS 17 1127.5 452 1678 6 2 7-65 1.49 21.51 78
35 Emburey,J ENG 25 1227.0 344 2698 3 - 7-78 2.20 34.59 78
36 Lohmann,G ENG 15 698.4 326 1002 5 3 8-35 1.43 13.01 77
37 Johnston,W AUS 17 779.3 224 1818 3 - 5-35 2.33 24.24 75
38 Hughes,M AUS 20 764.2 183 2269 1 - 5-92 2.97 30.25 75
39 Armstrong,W AUS 42 1130.2 424 2288 3 - 6-35 2.02 30.92 74
40 Gough,D ENG 17 651.3 125 2280 4 - 6-49 3.50 30.81 74
41 Gregory,J AUS 21 745.4 109 2364 3 - 7-69 3.17 33.77 70
42 Statham,Brian ENG 22 759.3 131 2127 3 - 7-57 2.80 30.83 69
43 Cotter,A AUS 16 577.2 63 1916 6 - 7-148 3.32 28.60 67
44 Gillespie,J AUS 18 537.5 123 1887 3 - 7-37 3.51 29.03 65
45 Saunders,J AUS 12 544.4 108 1620 5 - 5-28 2.97 25.31 64
46 Larwood,H ENG 15 675.3 120 1912 3 1 6-32 2.83 29.88 64
47 Caddick,A ENG 18 681.3 107 2560 4 1 7-94 3.76 40.00 64
48 Jones,E AUS 18 652.3 153 1757 3 1 7-88 2.69 29.28 60
49 Verity,H ENG 18 756.4 257 1656 3 1 8-43 2.19 28.07 59
50 Walker,M AUS 16 733.4 200 1858 2 - 8-143 2.53 33.18 56
51 Hogg,R AUS 11 366.3 94 952 5 2 6-74 2.60 17.00 56
52 Barnes,W ENG 21 568.1 370 793 3 - 6-28 1.40 15.55 51
53 Bates,W ENG 15 590.2 282 821 4 1 7-28 1.39 16.42 50
54 Mallett,A AUS 16 600.3 174 1581 1 - 5-114 2.63 31.62 50
55 Hirst,G ENG 21 587.1 112 1585 3 - 5-48 2.70 32.35 49
56 Ulyett,G ENG 23 628.4 286 992 1 - 7-36 1.58 20.67 48
57 Ferris,J (Aus) AUS 8 478.5 224 684 4 - 5-26 1.43 14.25 48
58 Hearne,J ENG 11 543.4 209 1070 4 1 6-41 1.97 22.29 48
59 Wright,D ENG 14 504.1 61 2039 2 - 7-105 4.04 42.48 48
60 Titmus,F ENG 19 771.3 228 1794 2 - 7-79 2.33 38.17 47
61 Reid,B AUS 9 378.5 93 959 2 1 7-51 2.53 20.40 47
62 Braund,L ENG 20 622.1 140 1769 3 - 8-81 2.84 38.46 46
63 Fraser,A ENG 12 532.0 103 1383 3 - 6-82 2.60 30.07 46
64 Greig Tony ENG 21 519.0 114 1663 - - 4-53 3.20 37.80 44
65 Lockwood,W ENG 12 353.3 100 883 5 1 7-71 2.50 20.53 43
66 Wooley,F ENG 32 561.4 130 1555 2 1 5-20 2.77 36.16 43
67 Wall,T AUS 14 646.5 115 1663 2 - 5-66 2.57 38.67 43
68 Allen,G ENG 13 421.1 58 1603 1 - 5-36 3.81 37.28 43
69 Johnson,I AUS 22 650.0 187 1590 1 - 6-42 2.45 37.86 42
70 Bailey,T ENG 23 475.4 105 1373 - - 4-22 2.89 32.69 42
71 Hendrick,M ENG 13 454.0 107 1049 - - 4-41 2.31 24.98 42
72 Malcolm,D ENG 15 588.0 104 1896 - - 4-39 3.22 45.14 42
73 Lee,B AUS 13 456.4 69 1854 - - 4-82 4.06 44.14 42
74 Blythe,C ENG 9 347.3 99 877 3 1 6-44 2.52 21.39 41
75 Voce,W ENG 11 340.0 56 1128 1 1 6-41 3.32 27.51 41
76 Dilley,G ENG 12 444.2 84 1349 1 - 5-68 3.04 32.90 41
77 Old,C ENG 12 426.1 90 1232 - - 4-104 2.89 30.80 40
78 Miller,G ENG 14 393.1 113 856 1 - 5-44 2.18 21.95 39
79 MacGill,S AUS 6 354.2 69 963 3 1 7-50 2.72 24.69 39
80 Farnes,K ENG 8 334.5 58 1065 3 1 6-96 3.18 28.03 38
81 Laver,F AUS 15 398.5 121 964 2 - 8-31 2.42 26.05 37
82 Kelleway,C AUS 18 499.4 112 1155 - - 4-27 2.31 31.22 37
83 Hawke,N AUS 12 472.0 128 1119 4 - 7-105 2.37 30.24 37
84 De Freitas,P ENG 13 549.4 104 1664 - - 4-56 3.03 44.97 37
85 Hammond,W ENG 33 630.4 136 1612 1 - 5-57 2.56 44.78 36
86 Edmonds,P ENG 13 581.4 159 1338 1 - 5-28 2.30 37.17 36
87 Tufnell,P ENG 12 538.2 126 1373 2 1 7-66 2.55 38.14 36
88 Howell,W AUS 16 611.5 229 1233 - - 4-43 2.02 35.23 35
89 Douglas,J ENG 17 378.4 53 1227 1 - 5-46 3.24 35.06 35
90 Archer,R AUS 12 375.1 126 761 1 - 5-53 2.03 21.74 35
91 Headley,D ENG 6 252.5 40 867 1 - 6-60 3.43 24.77 35
92 Garrett,T AUS 19 681.4 296 970 2 - 6-78 1.42 28.53 34
93 Barlow,R ENG 17 613.4 325 767 3 - 7-40 1.25 22.56 34
94 Foster,F ENG 8 315.4 76 742 3 - 6-91 2.35 21.82 34
95 Illingworth,R ENG 18 498.5 180 1094 1 - 6-87 2.19 32.18 34
96 McLeod,C AUS 17 570.2 171 1325 2 - 5-65 2.32 40.15 33
97 Macartney,C AUS 26 429.5 122 908 1 1 7-58 2.11 27.52 33
98 McDonald,E AUS 8 331.5 42 1060 2 - 5-32 3.19 32.12 33
99 Fleetwood-Smith,L AUS 7 349.5 54 1190 2 1 6-110 3.40 36.06 33
100 Boyle,H AUS 12 435.3 173 641 1 - 6-42 1.47 20.03 32

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