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Most Wickets in 1956: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1956, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
1956
60 entries
1
48
Jim Laker
ENG
16 clear of Richie Benaud
2
32
Richie Benaud
AUS
16 off the lead
3
23
Keith Miller
AUS
25 off the lead
● LEADS
Jim Laker
ENG
48 · 16 ahead of Benaud
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Laker is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
13
The mark at number ten — 50 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
60 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Jim Laker
ENG
48
2
Richie Benaud
AUS
32
3
Keith Miller
AUS
23
4
Ray Lindwall
AUS
20
4
Sonny Ramadhin
WI
20
5
Ron Archer
AUS
19
6
Subhash Gupte
IND
17
7
Denis Atkinson
WI
16
8
Alf Valentine
WI
15
8
Tony Lock
ENG
15
8
Vinoo Mankad
IND
15
9
Trevor Bailey
ENG
14
10
Collie Smith
WI
13
10
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
13
10
Ian Johnson
AUS
13
11
Ghulam Ahmed
IND
12
11
Brian Statham
ENG
12
11
Harry Cave
NZ
12
12
Tony MacGibbon
NZ
10
13
Fred Trueman
ENG
9
14
Tom Dewdney
WI
8
15
Jasubhai Patel
IND
7
15
Khan Mohammad
PAK
7
15
John Reid
NZ
7
15
Pat Crawford
AUS
7
15
Neil Adcock
SA
7
16
Peter Heine
SA
5
16
Don Beard
NZ
5
16
Bob Blair
NZ
5
16
Alan Davidson
AUS
5
17
Johnny Wardle
ENG
4
17
Jim Burke
AUS
4
17
Ken Mackay
AUS
4
17
Trevor Goddard
SA
4
18
Allen Lissette
NZ
3
18
Hugh Tayfield
SA
3
19
Jack Alabaster
NZ
2
19
Sir Garry Sobers
WI
2
19
Bob Appleyard
ENG
2
19
Gulabrai Ramchand
IND
2
20
Dattu Phadkar
IND
1
20
Frank Tyson
ENG
1
20
Frank King
WI
1
20
Matt Poore
NZ
1
20
Ian Sinclair
NZ
1
20
Jack Rutherford
AUS
1
20
Jack Wilson
AUS
1
20
Alex Moir
NZ
1
20
Clive van Ryneveld
SA
1
21
Johnny Hayes
NZ
0
21
Bert Sutcliffe
NZ
0
21
John Watkins
SA
0
21
Clairmonte Depeiaza
WI
0
21
Alan Oakman
ENG
0
21
Alan Moss
ENG
0
21
Tom Graveney
ENG
0
21
Polly Umrigar
IND
0
21
Zulfiqar Ahmed
PAK
0
21
Abdul Kardar
IND
0
21
Neil Harvey
AUS
0
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