Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
Imran Khan (PAK)	1980-1989	17	28	3792	632.0	151	1718	75	8/60	22.90	2.71	50.56	2	6
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1989	14	26	3039	506.3	117	1406	73	6/37	19.26	2.77	41.63	3	6
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1989	8	14	1563	260.3	59	705	44	6/62	16.02	2.70	35.52	5	3
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1983	11	19	2314	385.4	66	1165	42	5/102	27.73	3.02	55.09	2	1
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1982	10	16	2297	382.5	82	1086	39	7/48	27.84	2.83	58.89	1	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1989	9	15	2184	364.0	81	964	31	5/96	31.09	2.64	70.45	2	2
WW Davis (WI)	1983-1988	11	20	2056	342.4	34	1127	31	4/76	36.35	3.28	66.32	1	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1983-1983	7	12	1461	243.3	50	693	29	5/39	23.89	2.84	50.37	3	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1981-1988	6	9	1322	220.2	65	540	28	6/49	19.28	2.45	47.21	2	3
RGD Willis (ENG)	1981-1982	8	13	1303	217.1	40	711	27	6/101	26.33	3.27	48.25	0	1
PH Edmonds (ENG)	1982-1986	10	18	2781	463.3	166	1023	27	4/31	37.88	2.20	103.00	2	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1982-1989	13	20	2199	366.3	57	1218	25	4/67	48.72	3.32	87.96	2	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1985-1987	5	8	1367	227.5	44	696	23	6/85	30.26	3.05	59.43	1	2
DK Lillee (AUS)	1981-1981	3	6	891	148.3	33	452	21	4/65	21.52	3.04	42.42	4	0
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1984	5	8	1356	226.0	55	609	21	6/46	29.00	2.69	64.57	2	1
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1980-1987	8	14	1860	310.0	92	735	21	5/48	35.00	2.37	88.57	1	1
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1986	6	11	1251	208.3	53	521	20	4/73	26.05	2.49	62.55	1	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	5	9	1347	224.3	36	758	20	5/64	37.90	3.37	67.35	0	2
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1982-1983	6	10	1447	241.1	61	633	19	4/63	33.31	2.62	76.15	3	0
FS Ahangama (SL)	1985-1985	3	6	801	133.3	32	348	18	5/52	19.33	2.60	44.50	0	1
NA Foster (ENG)	1985-1986	3	5	900	150.0	36	427	18	6/104	23.72	2.84	50.00	0	2
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	4	7	703	117.1	14	456	17	5/24	26.82	3.89	41.35	0	2
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1981-1988	4	7	1033	172.1	47	468	17	6/51	27.52	2.71	60.76	1	2
JK Lever (ENG)	1980-1986	4	6	1015	169.1	30	517	17	5/100	30.41	3.05	59.70	1	1
GR Dilley (ENG)	1981-1986	6	10	1142	190.2	36	649	17	4/47	38.17	3.40	67.17	2	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1984-1987	5	9	1691	281.5	56	673	17	5/54	39.58	2.38	99.47	1	1
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1981-1981	3	6	654	109.0	27	299	16	4/61	18.68	2.74	40.87	1	0
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1989	4	7	822	137.0	38	370	16	6/87	23.12	2.70	51.37	1	1
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1985-1986	6	6	1183	197.1	29	643	16	5/103	40.18	3.26	73.93	1	2
WW Daniel (WI)	1983-1983	3	6	588	98.0	12	332	14	5/39	23.71	3.38	42.00	0	1
NG Cowans (ENG)	1984-1985	5	10	1091	181.5	41	627	14	3/103	44.78	3.44	77.92	0	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1981-1981	3	5	807	134.3	61	204	13	5/33	15.69	1.51	62.07	0	1
PI Pocock (ENG)	1984-1985	5	9	1427	237.5	53	655	13	4/93	50.38	2.75	109.76	1	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1985-1986	5	7	1160	193.2	53	547	12	4/100	45.58	2.82	96.66	2	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1981-1988	4	7	687	114.3	33	332	11	4/69	30.18	2.89	62.45	1	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1980-1984	12	14	1156	192.4	38	529	11	3/44	48.09	2.74	105.09	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1986	7	9	1055	175.5	59	363	10	2/35	36.30	2.06	105.50	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1987	4	5	700	116.4	10	417	10	5/85	41.70	3.57	70.00	1	1
DL Underwood (ENG)	1980-1982	7	11	1410	235.0	100	466	10	3/45	46.60	1.98	141.00	0	0
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1983	5	8	1094	182.2	40	542	10	5/76	54.20	2.97	109.40	0	1
RJ Bright (AUS)	1985-1986	6	7	1254	209.0	46	573	9	5/94	63.66	2.74	139.33	0	1
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1980-1984	7	8	424	70.4	12	186	8	4/50	23.25	2.63	53.00	1	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1981-1981	2	4	676	112.4	43	225	7	2/45	32.14	1.99	96.57	0	0
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1983-1983	3	5	930	155.0	46	271	7	5/72	38.71	1.74	132.85	0	1
J Garner (WI)	1983-1983	4	7	678	113.0	36	301	7	2/41	43.00	2.66	96.85	0	0
Ehteshamuddin (PAK)	1980-1980	1	2	324	54.0	12	131	6	4/87	21.83	2.42	54.00	1	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-1989	2	4	348	58.0	4	237	6	4/80	39.50	4.08	58.00	1	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1988-1988	3	6	636	106.0	25	261	6	3/82	43.50	2.46	106.00	0	0
GB Troup (NZ)	1981-1981	2	3	336	56.0	15	137	5	3/43	27.40	2.44	67.20	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1989-1989	4	7	563	93.5	20	273	5	3/66	54.60	2.90	112.60	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1989	19	15	840	140.0	29	326	5	1/14	65.20	2.32	168.00	0	0
DR Gilbert (AUS)	1985-1986	4	5	588	98.0	8	344	5	2/81	68.80	3.51	117.60	0	0
Jalal-ud-Din (PAK)	1982-1984	4	6	753	125.3	27	356	5	2/61	71.20	2.83	150.60	0	0
RM Ellison (ENG)	1984-1986	4	7	840	140.0	35	369	5	4/66	73.80	2.63	168.00	1	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1983-1983	11	15	895	149.1	25	381	5	1/9	76.20	2.55	179.00	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1987	1	1	156	26.0	3	71	4	4/71	17.75	2.73	39.00	1	0
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1989-1989	1	2	306	51.0	10	149	4	2/57	37.25	2.92	76.50	0	0
JD Higgs (AUS)	1981-1981	2	3	312	52.0	13	151	4	4/45	37.75	2.90	78.00	1	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1981-1981	2	4	324	54.0	8	186	4	2/100	46.50	3.44	81.00	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-1986	5	6	318	53.0	10	199	4	2/36	49.75	3.75	79.50	0	0
CS Cowdrey (ENG)	1984-1985	5	7	366	61.0	2	288	4	2/65	72.00	4.72	91.50	0	0
GA Gooch (ENG)	1980-1986	10	8	301	50.1	10	111	3	2/12	37.00	2.21	100.33	0	0
EJ Gray (NZ)	1988-1988	1	2	306	51.0	8	167	3	2/128	55.66	3.27	102.00	0	0
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1982	1	2	342	57.0	5	191	3	2/162	63.66	3.35	114.00	0	0
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1989	3	3	360	60.0	6	202	3	2/115	67.33	3.36	120.00	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1986	4	6	564	94.0	23	310	3	3/131	103.33	3.29	188.00	0	0
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1989	19	4	60	10.0	2	16	2	1/6	8.00	1.60	30.00	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1981-1981	3	4	156	26.0	7	38	2	2/12	19.00	1.46	78.00	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1986-1987	3	2	53	8.5	0	67	2	2/25	33.50	7.58	26.50	0	0
GB Stevenson (ENG)	1980-1980	1	2	114	19.0	2	72	2	2/59	36.00	3.78	57.00	0	0
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1984-1987	3	2	144	24.0	5	82	2	1/8	41.00	3.41	72.00	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	3	3	228	38.0	9	102	2	2/42	51.00	2.68	114.00	0	0
Zakir Khan (PAK)	1989-1989	1	2	174	29.0	3	109	2	2/50	54.50	3.75	87.00	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1989	2	3	246	41.0	5	120	2	1/17	60.00	2.92	123.00	0	0
Shahid Mahboob (PAK)	1989-1989	1	1	294	49.0	12	131	2	2/131	65.50	2.67	147.00	0	0
NV Radford (ENG)	1986-1986	1	2	228	38.0	3	148	2	2/131	74.00	3.89	114.00	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1987	7	10	450	75.0	27	211	2	1/8	105.50	2.81	225.00	0	0
PJW Allott (ENG)	1982-1982	3	5	480	80.0	13	282	2	1/51	141.00	3.52	240.00	0	0
CG Butts (WI)	1987-1988	3	5	684	114.0	24	305	2	2/59	152.50	2.67	342.00	0	0
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1980-1983	3	6	528	88.0	16	354	2	1/41	177.00	4.02	264.00	0	0
DW Hookes (AUS)	1985-1985	2	1	12	2.0	0	4	1	1/4	4.00	2.00	12.00	0	0
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1982-1986	10	1	6	1.0	0	6	1	1/6	6.00	6.00	6.00	0	0
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1987-1987	5	1	30	5.0	2	7	1	1/7	7.00	1.40	30.00	0	0
DI Gower (ENG)	1980-1986	17	3	30	5.0	0	15	1	1/1	15.00	3.00	30.00	0	0
KWR Fletcher (ENG)	1981-1982	6	3	36	6.0	2	20	1	1/6	20.00	3.33	36.00	0	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1981-1981	3	3	120	20.0	10	27	1	1/4	27.00	1.35	120.00	0	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1983-1989	9	5	78	13.0	2	39	1	1/19	39.00	3.00	78.00	0	0
Zaheer Abbas (PAK)	1980-1984	12	4	96	16.0	2	41	1	1/14	41.00	2.56	96.00	0	0
G Miller (ENG)	1982-1982	1	1	96	16.0	4	51	1	1/51	51.00	3.18	96.00	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1983-1983	1	2	102	17.0	1	66	1	1/58	66.00	3.88	102.00	0	0
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1988	2	3	97	16.1	2	67	1	1/50	67.00	4.14	97.00	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1981-1986	9	5	168	28.0	8	69	1	1/9	69.00	2.46	168.00	0	0
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1987-1987	1	1	162	27.0	3	81	1	1/81	81.00	3.00	162.00	0	0
BR Jurangpathy (SL)	1985-1986	2	2	150	25.0	3	93	1	1/69	93.00	3.72	150.00	0	0
RG Holland (AUS)	1986-1986	1	1	126	21.0	6	113	1	1/113	113.00	5.38	126.00	0	0
MG Hughes (AUS)	1985-1985	1	1	228	38.0	6	123	1	1/123	123.00	3.23	228.00	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1983-1987	3	3	372	62.0	12	137	1	1/108	137.00	2.20	372.00	0	0
GF Labrooy (SL)	1986-1986	1	1	210	35.0	4	164	1	1/164	164.00	4.68	210.00	0	0
EAR de Silva (SL)	1985-1987	4	5	870	145.0	29	376	1	1/91	376.00	2.59	870.00	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 Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]