Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1870s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1879	2	4	416	104.0	34	221	17	7/62	13.00	3.18	24.47	0	2
TK Kendall (AUS)	1877-1877	2	4	563	140.3	56	215	14	7/55	15.35	2.29	40.21	1	1
James Lillywhite (ENG)	1877-1877	2	4	340	85.0	37	126	8	4/70	15.75	2.22	42.50	1	0
A Shaw (ENG)	1877-1877	2	4	655	163.3	96	146	8	5/38	18.25	1.33	81.87	0	1
WE Midwinter (AUS)	1877-1877	2	4	429	107.1	44	156	8	5/78	19.50	2.18	53.62	0	1
T Emmett (ENG)	1877-1879	3	3	336	84.0	44	104	7	7/68	14.85	1.85	48.00	0	1
J Southerton (ENG)	1877-1877	2	2	263	65.3	30	107	7	4/46	15.28	2.44	37.57	1	0
A Hill (ENG)	1877-1877	2	4	340	85.0	37	130	7	4/27	18.57	2.29	48.57	1	0
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1879	3	6	561	140.1	58	225	7	3/39	32.14	2.40	80.14	0	0
JR Hodges (AUS)	1877-1877	2	4	136	34.0	9	84	6	2/7	14.00	3.70	22.66	0	0
FE Allan (AUS)	1879-1879	1	2	180	45.0	15	80	4	2/30	20.00	2.66	45.00	0	0
TW Garrett (AUS)	1877-1879	3	6	165	41.1	18	84	3	2/22	28.00	3.05	55.00	0	0
HF Boyle (AUS)	1879-1879	1	2	68	17.0	5	27	2	1/11	13.50	2.38	34.00	0	0
AN Hornby (ENG)	1879-1879	1	1	28	7.0	7	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	28.00	0	0
SS Schultz (ENG)	1879-1879	1	2	34	8.2	3	26	1	1/16	26.00	4.58	34.00	0	0
NFD Thomson (AUS)	1877-1877	2	2	112	28.0	16	31	1	1/14	31.00	1.66	112.00	0	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v England at Melbourne, Only Test, Jan 2-4, 1879 [Test # 3]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Mar 31-Apr 4, 1877 [Test # 2]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 1st Test, Mar 15-19, 1877 [Test # 1]