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
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1997	9	16	2146	357.4	102	854	50	7/84	17.08	2.38	42.92	2	3
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1991-1992	5	9	1586	264.2	75	670	31	5/54	21.61	2.53	51.16	2	3
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-1997	9	9	2757	459.3	103	1236	28	5/162	44.14	2.68	98.46	3	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1999-1999	3	6	1127	187.5	47	503	24	5/93	20.95	2.67	46.95	0	4
PR Adams (SA)	1996-1997	5	9	947	157.5	30	546	23	6/55	23.73	3.45	41.17	0	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	10	18	1819	303.1	98	678	23	4/74	29.47	2.23	79.08	1	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	9	15	1656	276.0	79	685	23	6/27	29.78	2.48	72.00	1	1
DK Morrison (NZ)	1990-1995	7	11	1200	200.0	33	694	23	5/75	30.17	3.47	52.17	1	3
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1996	8	13	1654	275.4	57	860	23	5/72	37.39	3.11	71.91	0	1
MG Hughes (AUS)	1991-1992	5	9	1197	199.3	46	511	22	4/50	23.22	2.56	54.40	2	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1994-1997	7	11	1561	260.1	63	611	21	6/79	29.09	2.34	74.33	0	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1995-1999	8	14	1296	216.0	47	698	19	4/44	36.73	3.23	68.21	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-1999	7	12	2022	337.0	76	1021	19	4/85	53.73	3.02	106.42	2	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	5	6	847	141.1	27	402	18	6/100	22.33	2.84	47.05	1	1
MR Whitney (AUS)	1991-1992	3	6	701	116.5	21	359	17	7/27	21.11	3.07	41.23	1	1
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1994-1994	3	6	826	137.4	27	490	17	5/65	28.82	3.55	48.58	1	1
L Klusener (SA)	1996-1997	5	10	928	154.4	31	499	17	8/64	29.35	3.22	54.58	0	1
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1990-1990	3	5	955	159.1	41	460	16	5/104	28.75	2.89	59.68	0	2
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1999-1999	3	6	744	124.0	23	335	14	3/43	23.92	2.70	53.14	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-1999	5	8	1407	234.3	51	726	14	6/127	51.85	3.09	100.50	1	1
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1993-1997	6	8	1195	199.1	40	622	13	3/83	47.84	3.12	91.92	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1991-1992	2	3	356	59.2	16	136	12	6/60	11.33	2.29	29.66	0	2
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	2	4	534	89.0	32	195	12	7/65	16.25	2.19	44.50	0	1
IR Bishop (WI)	1997-1997	4	5	670	111.4	26	262	12	4/22	21.83	2.34	55.83	1	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-1996	3	5	774	129.0	40	298	12	3/60	24.83	2.31	64.50	0	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1990-1990	3	5	635	105.5	24	319	12	4/69	26.58	3.01	52.91	1	0
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	3	5	670	111.4	13	413	12	4/72	34.41	3.69	55.83	1	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1994-1997	8	11	1327	221.1	55	542	12	5/116	45.16	2.45	110.58	0	1
DW Fleming (AUS)	1999-1999	2	4	422	70.2	16	208	11	5/30	18.90	2.95	38.36	0	1
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1990-1990	3	5	824	137.2	26	454	11	3/75	41.27	3.30	74.90	0	0
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1997-1997	4	6	705	117.3	14	484	11	5/122	44.00	4.11	64.09	0	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-1999	3	6	679	113.1	38	231	10	3/35	23.10	2.04	67.90	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-1997	3	6	576	96.0	21	231	10	3/25	23.10	2.40	57.60	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1997-1997	5	7	928	154.4	49	301	10	5/87	30.10	1.94	92.80	0	1
DG Cork (ENG)	1996-1996	3	5	724	120.4	26	369	10	4/61	36.90	3.05	72.40	1	0
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1990-1993	5	8	1002	167.0	27	606	10	3/67	60.60	3.62	100.20	0	0
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1993	3	6	654	109.0	44	190	9	3/32	21.11	1.74	72.66	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-1997	7	9	762	127.0	33	324	9	3/45	36.00	2.55	84.66	0	0
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1990-1993	4	4	655	109.1	21	338	9	3/76	37.55	3.09	72.77	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1997-1999	6	9	1289	214.5	39	649	9	2/69	72.11	3.02	143.22	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-1999	1	2	237	39.3	6	118	8	4/47	14.75	2.98	29.62	2	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-1997	9	13	841	140.1	63	233	8	2/11	29.12	1.66	105.12	0	0
GA Hick (ENG)	1993-1996	6	8	575	95.5	17	253	8	3/19	31.62	2.64	71.87	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1997-1997	2	3	568	94.4	23	266	8	5/57	33.25	2.80	71.00	0	1
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1992-1993	2	2	600	100.0	20	272	8	5/86	34.00	2.72	75.00	0	1
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1998-1999	4	7	798	133.0	31	397	8	5/28	49.62	2.98	99.75	0	1
B Lee (AUS)	1999-1999	1	2	222	37.0	8	78	7	5/47	11.14	2.10	31.71	0	1
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1992-1998	3	6	450	75.0	21	198	7	3/35	28.28	2.64	64.28	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	2	216	36.0	8	110	6	5/70	18.33	3.05	36.00	0	1
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-1996	1	2	258	43.0	14	111	6	4/21	18.50	2.58	43.00	1	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1999	4	6	528	88.0	25	189	6	2/27	31.50	2.14	88.00	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-1999	10	13	552	92.0	11	317	6	2/12	52.83	3.44	92.00	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1990-1990	3	5	707	117.5	24	322	6	2/20	53.66	2.73	117.83	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1996-1996	3	6	642	107.0	22	324	6	2/47	54.00	3.02	107.00	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	2	258	43.0	11	111	5	3/62	22.20	2.58	51.60	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1990-1999	13	4	320	53.2	9	133	5	3/50	26.60	2.49	64.00	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1996-1996	2	4	444	74.0	26	176	5	2/55	35.20	2.37	88.80	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	1994-1994	2	4	314	52.2	10	190	5	3/80	38.00	3.63	62.80	0	0
KSC de Silva (SL)	1997-1997	2	3	451	75.1	15	214	5	3/101	42.80	2.84	90.20	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1994-1994	3	3	786	131.0	18	380	5	2/75	76.00	2.90	157.20	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-1999	4	6	612	102.0	15	421	5	2/81	84.20	4.12	122.40	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1992	2	3	310	51.4	16	101	4	2/37	25.25	1.95	77.50	0	0
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	2	196	32.4	10	105	4	3/41	26.25	3.21	49.00	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	1997-1997	2	2	324	54.0	11	148	4	3/92	37.00	2.74	81.00	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1999-1999	1	2	312	52.0	9	150	4	2/64	37.50	2.88	78.00	0	0
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1993-1993	2	3	362	60.2	13	167	4	2/72	41.75	2.76	90.50	0	0
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1993-1999	4	4	402	67.0	12	187	4	1/35	46.75	2.79	100.50	0	0
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1995	3	5	335	55.5	11	191	4	2/34	47.75	3.42	83.75	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1993-1993	2	2	483	80.3	9	274	4	4/142	68.50	3.40	120.75	1	0
SA Thomson (NZ)	1990-1995	4	7	489	81.3	10	304	4	2/46	76.00	3.73	122.25	0	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	2	158	26.2	10	44	3	2/16	14.66	1.67	52.66	0	0
MAWR Madurasinghe (SL)	1990-1990	1	1	156	26.0	6	60	3	3/60	20.00	2.30	52.00	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1990-1990	1	1	131	21.5	3	60	3	3/60	20.00	2.74	43.66	0	0
MG Burmester (ZIM)	1992-1992	1	1	238	39.4	18	78	3	3/78	26.00	1.96	79.33	0	0
C Pringle (NZ)	1994-1994	1	2	207	34.3	10	81	3	2/52	27.00	2.34	69.00	0	0
AC Dale (AUS)	1998-1998	1	2	168	28.0	7	92	3	3/71	30.66	3.28	56.00	0	0
PE McIntyre (AUS)	1996-1996	1	2	228	38.0	7	107	3	3/103	35.66	2.81	76.00	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1999-1999	3	6	247	41.1	10	109	3	3/31	36.33	2.64	82.33	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	258	43.0	5	135	3	2/41	45.00	3.13	86.00	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	1	2	291	48.3	6	148	3	2/94	49.33	3.05	97.00	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1998-1999	5	6	324	54.0	10	180	3	1/17	60.00	3.33	108.00	0	0
O Henry (SA)	1992-1993	3	4	427	71.1	15	189	3	2/56	63.00	2.65	142.33	0	0
AC Cummins (WI)	1994-1994	2	3	348	58.0	3	198	3	2/45	66.00	3.41	116.00	0	0
IDK Salisbury (ENG)	1993-1993	2	3	312	52.0	6	230	3	2/142	76.66	4.42	104.00	0	0
RS Kalpage (SL)	1993-1994	4	5	564	94.0	9	253	3	2/97	84.33	2.69	188.00	0	0
RC Irani (ENG)	1996-1996	2	3	126	21.0	7	74	2	1/22	37.00	3.52	63.00	0	0
R Dhanraj (WI)	1994-1994	1	2	151	25.1	1	93	2	1/46	46.50	3.69	75.50	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1999-1999	1	2	150	25.0	4	93	2	2/20	46.50	3.72	75.00	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1990-1993	4	3	204	34.0	3	100	2	2/49	50.00	2.94	102.00	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1999-1999	1	2	168	28.0	3	108	2	1/44	54.00	3.85	84.00	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1990-1990	2	3	270	45.0	6	109	2	2/45	54.50	2.42	135.00	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1999	4	5	208	34.4	7	117	2	1/0	58.50	3.37	104.00	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1993-1993	1	1	354	59.0	14	144	2	2/144	72.00	2.44	177.00	0	0
DH Brain (ZIM)	1993-1993	1	1	204	34.0	1	146	2	2/146	73.00	4.29	102.00	0	0
NF Williams (ENG)	1990-1990	1	1	246	41.0	5	148	2	2/148	74.00	3.60	123.00	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1999-1999	2	4	294	49.0	15	153	2	2/26	76.50	3.12	147.00	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-1997	6	6	510	85.0	17	219	2	1/56	109.50	2.57	255.00	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1998	1	1	42	7.0	1	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.85	42.00	0	0
GJ Crocker (ZIM)	1992-1992	1	1	210	35.0	18	41	1	1/41	41.00	1.17	210.00	0	0
U Ranchod (ZIM)	1993-1993	1	1	72	12.0	0	45	1	1/45	45.00	3.75	72.00	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]