Most Wickets in a Season
All matches, Test Cricket - The Ashes 15-Mar-1877 to 08-Sep-2005
# Name Club Season Mts Avg Wkts
1 Trumble,H AUS 1902 7 15.98 53
2 Laker,J ENG 1956 5 9.61 46
3 Noble,M AUS 1902 9 18.31 45
4 Alderman,T AUS 1981 6 21.26 42
5 Mailey,A AUS 1921 6 27.24 42
6 Alderman,T AUS 1989 6 17.37 41
7 Warne,S AUS 2005 5 19.95 40
8 Lillee,D AUS 1981 6 22.31 39
9 Bedser,A ENG 1953 5 17.49 39
10 McGrath,G AUS 1997 6 19.47 36
11 Warne,S AUS 1993 6 25.79 34
12 Botham,I ENG 1981 6 20.59 34
13 Lillee,D AUS 1975 7 21.35 34
14 McDonald,E AUS 1921 8 32.12 33
15 Peel,R ENG 1888 4 7.24 33
16 Turner,C AUS 1888 4 10.55 33
17 McGrath,G AUS 2001 5 16.94 32
18 Warne,S AUS 2001 5 18.71 31
19 Hughes,M AUS 1993 6 27.26 31
20 Botham,I ENG 1985 6 27.58 31
21 Lillee,D AUS 1972 5 17.68 31
22 Palmer,G AUS 1882 4 16.06 31
23 McDermott,C AUS 1985 6 30.03 30
24 Lawson,G AUS 1982 4 18.90 30
25 Lawson,G AUS 1989 6 27.28 29
26 Willis,R ENG 1981 6 22.97 29
27 Willis,R ENG 1977 6 22.69 29
28 Walker,M AUS 1975 7 29.62 29
29 McKenzie,G AUS 1964 5 22.55 29
30 Grimmett,C AUS 1930 5 31.90 29
31 O'Reilly,W AUS 1934 5 24.93 28
32 Gregory,J AUS 1921 8 31.46 28
33 Crawford,J ENG 1908 4 24.82 28
34 Hogg,R AUS 1978 3 11.00 27
35 Lindwall,R AUS 1948 5 19.63 27
36 Johnston,W AUS 1948 5 23.33 27
37 Tate,M ENG 1925 4 24.19 27
38 Barnes,S ENG 1912 6 21.52 27
39 Saunders,J AUS 1908 4 22.44 27
40 Saunders,J AUS 1902 5 23.52 27
41 Lindwall,R AUS 1953 5 18.85 26
42 Parkin,C ENG 1921 7 31.31 26
43 Jones,E AUS 1899 5 25.27 26
44 Thomson,J AUS 1975 6 26.52 25
45 Grimmett,C AUS 1934 5 26.72 25
46 Flintoff,A ENG 2005 5 27.29 24
47 Warne,S AUS 1997 6 24.04 24
48 Caddick,A ENG 1997 5 26.42 24
49 Thomson,J AUS 1974 3 16.08 24
50 Snow,J ENG 1972 5 23.12 24
51 Verity,H ENG 1934 5 24.00 24
52 Trumble,H AUS 1904 4 16.58 24
53 Rhodes,W ENG 1904 4 14.71 24
54 Richardson,T ENG 1896 3 18.29 24
55 Thomson,J AUS 1977 5 25.35 23
56 Massie,R AUS 1972 4 17.78 23
57 Connolly,A AUS 1968 5 25.70 23
58 Davidson,A AUS 1961 5 24.87 23
59 Benaud,R AUS 1959 3 17.70 23
60 Lawson,G AUS 1985 6 37.73 22
61 Lillee,D AUS 1980 3 15.32 22
62 Botham,I ENG 1979 4 18.14 22
63 O'Reilly,W AUS 1938 4 27.73 22
64 Rhodes,W ENG 1902 5 15.27 22
65 McGrath,G AUS 1998 4 19.86 21
66 May,T AUS 1993 5 28.19 21
67 Miller,K AUS 1956 5 22.24 21
68 Barnes,S ENG 1908 4 23.29 21
69 Braund,L ENG 1902 9 40.33 21
70 Lee,B AUS 2005 5 41.10 20
71 Warne,S AUS 1994 2 9.50 20
72 Underwood,D ENG 1968 4 15.10 20
73 Trueman,F ENG 1961 4 26.45 20
74 Tyson,F ENG 1954 3 19.25 20
75 Foster,F ENG 1912 6 20.10 20
76 Barnes,S ENG 1902 3 14.15 20
77 Giffen,G AUS 1895 3 21.30 20
78 Lohmann,G ENG 1888 4 9.80 20
79 Palmer,G AUS 1884 4 18.20 20
80 McGrath,G AUS 2005 3 23.16 19
81 McGrath,G AUS 2002 4 20.00 19
82 Gillespie,J AUS 2001 5 34.32 19
83 Reiffel,P AUS 1993 3 20.84 19
84 Hughes,M AUS 1989 6 32.37 19
85 Emburey,J ENG 1985 6 28.63 19
86 Walker,M AUS 1977 6 36.21 19
87 Underwood,D ENG 1975 7 33.63 19
88 O'Reilly,W AUS 1937 3 16.21 19
89 Fleetwood-Smith,L AUS 1937 3 24.37 19
90 Bowes,W ENG 1934 3 25.42 19
91 Larwood,H ENG 1933 3 22.00 19
92 Jones,E AUS 1898 4 20.79 19
93 Noble,M AUS 1898 4 20.26 19
94 Richardson,T ENG 1895 3 25.47 19
95 Spofforth,F AUS 1885 3 16.11 19
96 Spofforth,F AUS 1882 3 17.84 19
97 Gillespie,J AUS 2002 4 20.00 18
98 McDermott,C AUS 1991 2 20.00 18
99 Reid,B AUS 1990 2 13.39 18
100 Mallett,A AUS 1975 7 31.17 18

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