Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
GD McGrath (AUS)	1995-1999	13	26	3130	521.4	152	1330	73	6/47	18.21	2.54	42.87	3	7
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1998	17	28	3691	615.1	160	1659	70	8/53	23.70	2.69	52.72	3	5
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-1999	16	27	3284	547.2	132	1581	49	7/52	32.26	2.88	67.02	2	1
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1990-1997	9	18	1928	321.2	59	950	47	5/28	20.21	2.95	41.02	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1990-1997	8	15	1451	241.5	27	875	42	5/46	20.83	3.61	34.54	3	3
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1991-1993	10	17	2160	360.0	67	1179	42	5/80	28.07	3.27	51.42	4	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1991-1993	10	17	1907	317.5	63	1021	39	5/64	26.17	3.21	48.89	5	1
A Kumble (IND)	1994-1997	8	13	2079	346.3	77	985	32	5/104	30.78	2.84	64.96	1	2
AR Caddick (ENG)	1994-1998	9	15	1742	290.2	61	933	31	6/65	30.09	3.21	56.19	0	3
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1990-1995	8	15	1750	291.4	69	814	30	4/34	27.13	2.79	58.33	2	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1995	9	16	1696	282.4	35	1109	30	6/77	36.96	3.92	56.53	3	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	5	10	1184	197.2	44	483	29	5/43	16.65	2.44	40.82	1	3
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1999	6	11	974	162.2	29	539	29	5/49	18.58	3.32	33.58	1	2
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1995-1997	7	14	1205	200.5	53	568	27	5/73	21.03	2.82	44.62	2	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1995-1995	5	8	1106	184.2	30	661	26	7/43	25.42	3.58	42.53	3	1
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-1997	3	5	683	113.5	36	294	20	5/34	14.70	2.58	34.15	1	2
SLV Raju (IND)	1994-1994	3	6	1037	172.5	33	463	20	5/60	23.15	2.67	51.85	0	2
CC Lewis (ENG)	1991-1994	7	12	1485	247.3	48	754	20	6/111	37.70	3.04	74.25	1	1
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1998	6	9	1029	171.3	29	546	19	4/77	28.73	3.18	54.15	1	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1991-1998	9	15	2318	386.2	112	904	18	6/25	50.22	2.33	128.77	0	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1999-1999	2	4	510	85.0	30	169	17	7/27	9.94	1.98	30.00	0	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	5	10	695	115.5	31	299	17	5/90	17.58	2.58	40.88	0	1
GC Small (ENG)	1990-1990	4	7	966	161.0	33	505	17	4/58	29.70	3.13	56.82	3	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-1997	6	12	867	144.3	32	459	16	5/35	28.68	3.17	54.18	0	2
MG Bevan (AUS)	1996-1997	4	6	459	76.3	10	265	15	6/82	17.66	3.46	30.60	1	1
DK Morrison (NZ)	1995-1996	4	6	797	132.5	26	464	15	6/69	30.93	3.49	53.13	0	2
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1996-1999	5	8	848	141.2	45	335	13	4/18	25.76	2.37	65.23	1	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-1999	23	21	684	114.0	24	370	13	4/80	28.46	3.24	52.61	1	0
A Kuruvilla (IND)	1997-1997	5	8	1032	172.0	34	480	13	5/68	36.92	2.79	79.38	0	1
DR Pringle (ENG)	1991-1991	4	7	769	128.1	33	322	12	5/100	26.83	2.51	64.08	0	1
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1999-1999	4	6	717	119.3	30	352	12	3/41	29.33	2.94	59.75	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1991-1992	3	5	756	126.0	21	380	12	5/112	31.66	3.01	63.00	0	1
SB Joshi (IND)	1997-1997	4	6	721	120.1	28	331	11	3/57	30.09	2.75	65.54	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-1997	5	8	1018	169.4	43	465	11	5/82	42.27	2.74	92.54	0	1
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	328	54.4	5	222	10	5/41	22.20	4.06	32.80	0	1
DV Lawrence (ENG)	1991-1991	2	4	469	78.1	7	350	10	5/106	35.00	4.47	46.90	0	1
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1991-1995	6	10	940	156.4	50	428	10	4/96	42.80	2.73	94.00	1	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	258	43.0	15	80	9	5/54	8.88	1.86	28.66	1	1
BP Julian (AUS)	1995-1995	4	8	426	71.0	15	236	9	4/36	26.22	3.32	47.33	1	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-1999	4	8	600	100.0	33	253	9	3/27	28.11	2.53	66.66	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1991-1999	19	18	883	147.1	34	396	9	2/14	44.00	2.69	98.11	0	0
DJ Capel (ENG)	1990-1990	4	7	744	124.0	17	436	9	3/88	48.44	3.51	82.66	0	0
RP Snell (SA)	1992-1992	1	2	204	34.0	4	157	8	4/74	19.62	4.61	25.50	2	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1995-1999	3	5	444	74.0	27	172	8	4/38	21.50	2.32	55.50	1	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-1999	2	4	715	119.1	39	258	8	4/83	32.25	2.16	89.37	1	0
M Watkinson (ENG)	1995-1995	3	4	558	93.0	21	289	8	3/64	36.12	3.10	69.75	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1994-1994	3	6	636	106.0	19	337	8	4/48	42.12	3.17	79.50	1	0
TBA May (AUS)	1993-1993	1	2	125	20.5	4	50	7	5/9	7.14	2.40	17.85	0	1
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-1997	3	6	360	60.0	16	155	7	4/53	22.14	2.58	51.42	1	0
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	2	3	362	60.2	13	205	7	4/64	29.28	3.39	51.71	1	0
AR Border (AUS)	1991-1993	10	6	534	89.0	22	236	7	5/68	33.71	2.65	76.28	0	1
IDK Salisbury (ENG)	1994-1994	2	3	408	68.0	9	276	7	4/163	39.42	4.05	58.28	1	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1991-1993	4	6	1037	172.5	38	501	7	3/155	71.57	2.89	148.14	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1998	1	2	349	58.1	18	139	6	3/50	23.16	2.38	58.16	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	1995-1995	3	4	420	70.0	6	255	6	3/79	42.50	3.64	70.00	0	0
Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)	1993-1993	3	5	450	75.0	4	303	6	3/28	50.50	4.04	75.00	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	282	47.0	10	128	5	2/62	25.60	2.72	56.40	0	0
SL Watkin (ENG)	1991-1991	2	3	216	36.0	4	153	5	3/38	30.60	4.25	43.20	0	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1996-1996	2	3	456	76.0	27	172	5	3/76	34.40	2.26	91.20	0	0
JTC Vaughan (NZ)	1996-1996	2	3	477	79.3	23	190	5	3/30	38.00	2.38	95.40	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1996-1996	2	3	438	73.0	22	192	5	2/75	38.40	2.63	87.60	0	0
PJ Martin (ENG)	1995-1995	3	5	504	84.0	21	241	5	2/65	48.20	2.86	100.80	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1991-1995	14	13	714	119.0	23	357	5	2/77	71.40	3.00	142.80	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1990-1990	3	2	114	19.0	5	54	4	2/22	13.50	2.84	28.50	0	0
D Ganesh (IND)	1997-1997	2	3	204	34.0	5	122	4	2/28	30.50	3.58	51.00	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-1999	6	5	103	17.1	5	53	3	3/19	17.66	3.08	34.33	0	0
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	1	2	228	38.0	15	66	3	2/39	22.00	1.73	76.00	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1991-1991	1	2	162	27.0	8	67	3	2/40	22.33	2.48	54.00	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1993-1993	1	1	210	35.0	6	77	3	3/77	25.66	2.20	70.00	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1999-1999	1	2	174	29.0	7	77	3	2/27	25.66	2.65	58.00	0	0
AC Dale (AUS)	1999-1999	1	2	180	30.0	12	95	3	2/67	31.66	3.16	60.00	0	0
Masood Anwar (PAK)	1990-1990	1	2	161	26.5	4	102	3	2/59	34.00	3.80	53.66	0	0
T Bosch (SA)	1992-1992	1	2	237	39.3	9	104	3	2/61	34.66	2.63	79.00	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1995-1999	11	8	257	42.5	11	122	3	2/9	40.66	2.84	85.66	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1998-1998	3	5	354	59.0	18	149	3	3/43	49.66	2.52	118.00	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1991-1998	14	7	366	61.0	12	166	3	1/2	55.33	2.72	122.00	0	0
AP Igglesden (ENG)	1994-1994	2	3	333	55.3	8	183	3	1/36	61.00	3.29	111.00	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	2	4	312	52.0	6	199	3	1/46	66.33	3.82	104.00	0	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1994-1994	2	4	450	75.0	22	214	3	1/45	71.33	2.85	150.00	0	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1995-1995	2	2	356	59.2	10	247	3	2/162	82.33	4.16	118.66	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-1999	4	2	35	5.5	2	12	2	1/0	6.00	2.05	17.50	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1993	1	1	60	10.0	2	27	2	2/27	13.50	2.70	30.00	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1993-1997	5	2	54	9.0	2	44	2	1/14	22.00	4.88	27.00	0	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	107	17.5	2	59	2	2/32	29.50	3.30	53.50	0	0
SA Thomson (NZ)	1995-1995	2	1	108	18.0	3	61	2	2/61	30.50	3.38	54.00	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-1997	1	2	132	22.0	4	68	2	2/47	34.00	3.09	66.00	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS)	1991-1991	1	2	126	21.0	2	79	2	1/39	39.50	3.76	63.00	0	0
Akram Raza (PAK)	1990-1990	1	2	158	26.2	5	89	2	2/52	44.50	3.37	79.00	0	0
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1993-1993	1	2	132	22.0	1	90	2	2/79	45.00	4.09	66.00	0	0
MW Pringle (SA)	1992-1992	1	2	208	34.4	2	105	2	2/62	52.50	3.02	104.00	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-1999	4	4	168	28.0	3	115	2	1/33	57.50	4.10	84.00	0	0
DN Patel (NZ)	1996-1996	1	1	228	38.0	6	131	2	2/131	65.50	3.44	114.00	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1994-1994	3	5	228	38.0	5	149	2	2/17	74.50	3.92	114.00	0	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1990-1990	2	4	300	50.0	4	172	2	1/22	86.00	3.44	150.00	0	0
Nadeem Khan (PAK)	1993-1993	1	2	312	52.0	5	195	2	2/147	97.50	3.75	156.00	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1991-1992	3	5	534	89.0	17	275	2	1/27	137.50	3.08	267.00	0	0
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1990-1990	3	2	42	7.0	1	16	1	1/15	16.00	2.28	42.00	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-1997	3	3	48	8.0	0	32	1	1/7	32.00	4.00	48.00	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1998-1999	5	2	66	11.0	2	42	1	1/32	42.00	3.81	66.00	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1997-1997	4	5	120	20.0	5	59	1	1/3	59.00	2.95	120.00	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 Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]