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Most Wickets in 1954: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1954, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
1954
69 entries
1
41
Brian Statham
ENG
16 clear of Johnny Wardle
2
25
Johnny Wardle
ENG
16 off the lead
2
25
Frank Tyson
ENG
16 off the lead
● LEADS
Brian Statham
ENG
41 · 16 ahead of Wardle
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Statham is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
12
The mark at number ten — 59 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
13 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
69 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Brian Statham
ENG
41
2
Johnny Wardle
ENG
25
2
Frank Tyson
ENG
25
3
Sonny Ramadhin
WI
23
4
Trevor Bailey
ENG
22
5
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
20
6
Jim Laker
ENG
16
7
Bill Johnston
AUS
15
8
Tony Lock
ENG
14
9
Ron Archer
AUS
13
9
Neil Adcock
SA
13
10
Tony MacGibbon
NZ
12
11
Hugh Tayfield
SA
11
11
Ray Lindwall
AUS
11
11
Bob Appleyard
ENG
11
11
Sir Alec Bedser
ENG
11
12
Fred Trueman
ENG
9
13
Khan Mohammad
PAK
8
13
Denis Atkinson
WI
8
13
Frank King
WI
8
14
Alf Valentine
WI
7
14
Gerry Gomez
WI
7
14
John Watkins
SA
7
14
David Ironside
SA
7
14
Geoff Rabone
NZ
7
14
Ian Johnson
AUS
7
15
Clive van Ryneveld
SA
6
15
Keith Miller
AUS
6
16
Richie Benaud
AUS
5
16
Mahmood Hussain
PAK
5
16
John Reid
NZ
5
16
Bob Blair
NZ
5
16
Esmond Kentish
WI
5
17
Sir Garry Sobers
WI
4
17
Sir Clyde Walcott
WI
4
17
Jim McConnon
ENG
4
17
Shujauddin
PAK
4
18
Peter Loader
ENG
3
18
Anton Murray
SA
3
18
Guy Overton
NZ
3
18
Jeffrey Stollmeyer
WI
3
18
Denis Compton
ENG
3
19
Alan Moss
ENG
2
19
Frank Worrell
WI
2
19
Bill Bell
NZ
2
19
Khalid Hasan
PAK
2
19
Alan Davidson
AUS
2
20
Abdul Kardar
IND
1
20
Zulfiqar Ahmed
PAK
1
20
Eric Dempster
NZ
1
20
Matt Poore
NZ
1
20
Wilf Ferguson
WI
1
20
Clifford McWatt
WI
1
20
Roy Tattersall
ENG
1
21
Tom Graveney
ENG
0
21
Bill Edrich
ENG
0
21
Charles Palmer
ENG
0
21
Maqsood Ahmed
PAK
0
21
Sir Everton Weekes
WI
0
21
George Headley
WI
0
21
Robert Christiani
WI
0
21
Sir Leonard Hutton
ENG
0
21
Bruce Pairaudeau
WI
0
21
Lawrie Miller
NZ
0
21
Murray Chapple
NZ
0
21
Ian Leggat
NZ
0
21
Ebbu Ghazali
PAK
0
21
Bert Sutcliffe
NZ
0
21
Frank Mooney
NZ
0
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