Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1920s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
AA Mailey (AUS)	1920-1926	18	28	5201	-	90	2935	86	9/121	34.12	3.38	60.47	4	6
JM Gregory (AUS)	1920-1928	21	36	4888	-	109	2364	70	7/69	33.77	2.90	69.82	2	3
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1925-1929	9	16	3805	-	160	1520	47	6/37	32.34	2.39	80.95	0	5
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1928	6	12	2085	347.3	100	734	36	7/63	20.38	2.11	57.91	2	3
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1929	9	16	2350	391.4	68	992	36	6/131	27.55	2.53	65.27	1	2
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	8	15	1991	331.5	42	1060	33	5/32	32.12	3.19	60.33	3	2
C Kelleway (AUS)	1920-1928	11	20	2453	-	80	805	29	4/27	27.75	1.96	84.58	1	0
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1922-1924	10	14	2218	369.4	72	1024	29	6/76	35.31	2.77	76.48	0	2
EP Nupen (SA)	1922-1928	11	20	2842	473.4	106	1132	26	5/53	43.53	2.38	109.30	1	2
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1920-1921	10	16	1379	229.5	77	416	17	4/26	24.47	1.81	81.11	1	0
DPB Morkel (SA)	1927-1929	10	15	1380	230.0	51	622	16	4/93	38.87	2.70	86.25	1	0
DD Blackie (AUS)	1928-1929	3	5	1260	210.0	51	444	14	6/94	31.71	2.11	90.00	1	1
HSTL Hendry (AUS)	1921-1929	9	15	1430	-	65	504	14	3/36	36.00	2.11	102.14	0	0
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1929	4	7	986	164.2	27	441	13	6/92	33.92	2.68	75.84	0	1
J Ryder (AUS)	1920-1929	17	24	1531	-	52	630	13	2/20	48.46	2.46	117.76	0	0
AJ Richardson (AUS)	1924-1926	9	14	1812	-	91	521	12	2/20	43.41	1.72	151.00	0	0
HC Griffith (WI)	1928-1928	3	3	479	79.5	20	250	11	6/103	22.72	3.13	43.54	0	1
AL Ochse (SA)	1928-1929	3	5	649	108.1	10	362	10	4/79	36.20	3.34	64.90	2	0
SJ Pegler (SA)	1924-1924	5	5	968	161.2	35	500	9	4/116	55.55	3.09	107.55	1	0
HLE Promnitz (SA)	1927-1928	2	4	528	88.0	30	161	8	5/58	20.12	1.82	66.00	0	1
TW Wall (AUS)	1929-1929	1	2	450	75.0	13	189	8	5/66	23.62	2.52	56.25	0	1
GM Parker (SA)	1924-1924	2	2	366	61.0	2	273	8	6/152	34.12	4.47	45.75	0	1
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1929	3	5	582	97.0	12	342	8	6/99	42.75	3.52	72.75	0	1
RK Oxenham (AUS)	1928-1929	3	6	1208	201.2	72	349	7	4/67	49.85	1.73	172.57	1	0
SJ Snooke (SA)	1923-1923	3	6	330	55.0	13	108	6	3/17	18.00	1.96	55.00	0	0
DJ Meintjes (SA)	1923-1923	2	4	246	41.0	7	115	6	3/38	19.16	2.80	41.00	0	0
CM Francois (SA)	1922-1923	5	9	684	114.0	36	225	6	3/23	37.50	1.97	114.00	0	0
GN Francis (WI)	1928-1928	3	3	450	75.0	12	252	6	4/112	42.00	3.36	75.00	1	0
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1928-1928	2	3	975	162.3	59	306	6	2/79	51.00	1.88	162.50	0	0
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1928	3	3	430	71.4	19	262	5	4/82	52.40	3.65	86.00	1	0
CP Carter (SA)	1924-1924	3	2	228	38.0	4	132	4	3/85	33.00	3.47	57.00	0	0
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1929-1929	1	2	402	67.0	13	193	4	3/142	48.25	2.88	100.50	0	0
AW Nourse (SA)	1922-1924	10	8	540	90.0	20	239	4	2/63	59.75	2.65	135.00	0	0
CG Macartney (AUS)	1920-1926	12	10	800	133.2	53	252	4	2/51	63.00	1.89	200.00	0	0
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1929	2	4	348	58.0	8	182	3	3/78	60.66	3.13	116.00	0	0
HL Collins (AUS)	1920-1926	16	9	522	-	16	236	3	2/47	78.66	2.71	174.00	0	0
DP Conyngham (SA)	1923-1923	1	2	366	61.0	22	103	2	1/40	51.50	1.68	183.00	0	0
OC Scott (WI)	1928-1928	2	2	140	23.2	1	103	2	2/28	51.50	4.41	70.00	0	0
AG Fairfax (AUS)	1929-1929	1	2	204	34.0	4	104	2	1/20	52.00	3.05	102.00	0	0
JA Small (WI)	1928-1928	2	2	180	30.0	3	106	2	2/67	53.00	3.53	90.00	0	0
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1929	5	6	190	31.4	4	118	2	1/21	59.00	3.72	95.00	0	0
CR Browne (WI)	1928-1928	2	2	282	47.0	7	125	2	2/72	62.50	2.65	141.00	0	0
EL a'Beckett (AUS)	1928-1929	2	4	702	117.0	29	216	2	1/41	108.00	1.84	351.00	0	0
JM Taylor (AUS)	1920-1926	18	2	48	-	1	26	1	1/25	26.00	3.25	48.00	0	0
JP Duminy (SA)	1927-1929	3	3	60	10.0	0	39	1	1/17	39.00	3.90	60.00	0	0
JAJ Christy (SA)	1929-1929	2	3	84	14.0	3	50	1	1/15	50.00	3.57	84.00	0	0
TJE Andrews (AUS)	1921-1926	13	4	156	-	5	116	1	1/23	116.00	4.46	156.00	0	0
AEV Hartkopf (AUS)	1925-1925	1	2	240	30.0	2	134	1	1/120	134.00	3.35	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:

England v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 17-20, 1929 [Test # 185]

England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, Jul 27-30, 1929 [Test # 184]

England v South Africa at Leeds, 3rd Test, Jul 13-16, 1929 [Test # 183]