Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1880s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
GE Palmer (AUS)	1880-1886	17	30	4517	1129.1	452	1678	78	7/65	21.51	2.22	57.91	5	6
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1882-1887	16	26	3769	942.1	382	1510	77	7/44	19.61	2.40	48.94	6	5
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1889	16	19	1549	387.1	196	437	55	8/11	7.94	1.69	28.16	1	5
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1888	9	18	2211	552.3	264	690	54	7/31	12.77	1.87	40.94	5	3
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1888	6	10	1727	431.3	207	509	50	7/43	10.18	1.76	34.54	1	8
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	23	2364	591.0	282	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1888	9	18	1498	374.2	187	524	49	8/35	10.69	2.09	30.57	2	4
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1888	19	26	2229	557.1	266	767	49	6/28	15.65	2.06	45.48	1	3
G Ulyett (ENG)	1881-1889	21	27	2021	505.1	236	784	42	7/36	18.66	2.32	48.11	2	1
JJ Ferris (AUS)	1887-1888	6	10	1465	366.1	174	513	35	5/26	14.65	2.10	41.85	3	3
RG Barlow (ENG)	1881-1887	17	26	2456	614.0	325	767	34	7/40	22.55	1.87	72.23	0	3
TW Garrett (AUS)	1882-1888	16	24	2563	640.3	278	886	33	6/78	26.84	2.07	77.66	1	2
E Peate (ENG)	1881-1886	9	15	2096	524.0	250	683	31	6/85	22.03	1.95	67.61	2	2
HF Boyle (AUS)	1880-1884	11	19	1675	418.3	170	614	30	6/42	20.46	2.19	55.83	0	1
AG Steel (ENG)	1880-1888	13	20	1360	340.0	108	605	29	3/27	20.86	2.66	46.89	0	0
G Giffen (AUS)	1881-1886	17	18	2148	537.0	208	947	29	7/117	32.65	2.64	74.06	2	1
F Morley (ENG)	1880-1883	4	8	972	243.0	124	296	16	5/56	18.50	1.82	60.75	1	1
WE Midwinter (AUS/ENG)	1881-1887	10	13	1296	324.0	139	449	16	4/81	28.06	2.07	81.00	1	0
W Attewell (ENG)	1884-1888	6	11	1319	329.3	192	314	15	4/53	20.93	1.42	87.93	1	0
W Flowers (ENG)	1884-1887	7	12	803	200.3	89	275	13	5/46	21.15	2.05	61.76	0	1
TP Horan (AUS)	1881-1885	13	8	373	93.1	45	143	11	6/40	13.00	2.30	33.90	0	1
JW Trumble (AUS)	1885-1886	7	6	600	150.0	59	222	10	3/29	22.20	2.22	60.00	0	0
WH Cooper (AUS)	1881-1884	2	3	446	111.2	31	226	9	6/120	25.11	3.04	49.55	0	1
AJ Fothergill (ENG)	1889-1889	2	4	321	80.1	42	90	8	4/19	11.25	1.68	40.12	1	0
CA Smith (ENG)	1889-1889	1	2	154	38.2	16	61	7	5/19	8.71	2.37	22.00	0	1
WH Ashley (SA)	1889-1889	1	1	173	43.1	18	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	0	1
WG Grace (ENG)	1880-1888	11	7	325	81.1	41	128	7	2/66	18.28	2.36	46.42	0	0
E Evans (AUS)	1881-1886	6	9	1237	309.1	166	332	7	3/64	47.42	1.61	176.71	0	0
SP Jones (AUS)	1882-1888	12	7	262	65.2	26	112	6	4/47	18.66	2.56	43.66	1	0
W Bruce (AUS)	1885-1886	4	5	489	122.1	44	209	6	3/88	34.83	2.56	81.50	0	0
A Rose-Innes (SA)	1889-1889	2	3	128	32.0	8	89	5	5/43	17.80	4.17	25.60	0	1
SMJ Woods (AUS)	1888-1888	3	3	217	54.1	18	121	5	2/35	24.20	3.34	43.40	0	0
Hon.A Lyttelton (ENG)	1880-1884	4	1	48	12.0	5	19	4	4/19	4.75	2.37	12.00	1	0
CFH Leslie (ENG)	1882-1883	4	3	96	24.0	10	44	4	3/31	11.00	2.75	24.00	0	0
GA Kempis (SA)	1889-1889	1	2	168	42.0	17	76	4	3/53	19.00	2.71	42.00	0	0
A Shaw (ENG)	1880-1882	5	6	441	110.1	59	139	4	1/12	34.75	1.89	110.25	0	0
CH Vintcent (SA)	1889-1889	2	3	249	62.1	15	143	4	3/88	35.75	3.44	62.25	0	0
AC Bannerman (AUS)	1880-1888	21	4	292	73.0	17	163	4	3/111	40.75	3.34	73.00	0	0
WH Moule (AUS)	1880-1880	1	1	51	12.3	4	23	3	3/23	7.66	2.70	17.00	0	0
CT Studd (ENG)	1882-1883	5	7	384	96.0	60	98	3	2/35	32.66	1.53	128.00	0	0
S Morris (AUS)	1885-1885	1	1	136	34.0	14	73	2	2/73	36.50	3.22	68.00	0	0
GJ Bonnor (AUS)	1880-1888	17	4	164	41.0	16	84	2	1/5	42.00	3.07	82.00	0	0
G Alexander (AUS)	1880-1884	2	2	168	42.0	13	93	2	2/69	46.50	3.32	84.00	0	0
T Emmett (ENG)	1881-1882	4	6	392	98.0	48	180	2	2/61	90.00	2.75	196.00	0	0
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1889	2	2	34	8.2	3	21	1	1/5	21.00	3.70	34.00	0	0
PG McShane (AUS)	1885-1888	3	3	108	27.0	9	48	1	1/39	48.00	2.66	108.00	0	0
S Christopherson (ENG)	1884-1884	1	2	136	34.0	13	69	1	1/52	69.00	3.04	136.00	0	0
J Worrall (AUS)	1885-1888	5	2	240	60.0	29	112	1	1/97	112.00	2.80	240.00	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:

South Africa v England at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Mar 25-26, 1889 [Test # 32]

South Africa v England at Gqeberha, 1st Test, Mar 12-13, 1889 [Test # 31]

England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd Test, Aug 30-31, 1888 [Test # 30]