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Most Wickets in 1961: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The most wickets in 1961 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST
1961
75 entries
1
37
Alan Davidson
AUS
2 clear of David Allen
2
35
David Allen
ENG
2 off the lead
3
33
Richie Benaud
AUS
4 off the lead
● LEADS
Alan Davidson
AUS
37 · 2 ahead of Allen
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
14
The mark at number ten — 65 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
14 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
75 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Alan Davidson
AUS
37
2
David Allen
ENG
35
3
Richie Benaud
AUS
33
4
Ken Mackay
AUS
21
5
Fred Trueman
ENG
20
6
Lance Gibbs
WI
19
7
Tony Lock
ENG
18
8
Brian Statham
ENG
17
9
Ramakant Desai
IND
16
10
Frank Misson
AUS
14
11
Salim Durani
IND
13
11
Ted Dexter
ENG
13
12
Alf Valentine
WI
12
12
Sir Garry Sobers
WI
12
12
Goofy Lawrence
SA
12
12
Chandu Borde
IND
12
13
Graham McKenzie
AUS
11
13
Peter Pollock
SA
11
13
Frank Cameron
NZ
11
13
Dick Motz
NZ
11
14
Bob Simpson
AUS
10
15
Vasant Ranjane
IND
9
15
Haseeb Ahsan
PAK
9
16
Bob Barber
ENG
8
17
Jack Alabaster
NZ
7
17
Frank Worrell
WI
7
17
Subhash Gupte
IND
7
17
Vaman Kumar
IND
7
18
Kenneth Walter
SA
6
18
Sir Wes Hall
WI
6
18
Barry Knight
ENG
6
19
David Smith
ENG
5
19
Jack Flavell
ENG
5
19
Mahmood Hussain
PAK
5
19
Mohammad Munaf
PAK
5
19
Bapu Nadkarni
IND
5
20
Polly Umrigar
IND
4
20
Les Jackson
ENG
4
20
Intikhab Alam
PAK
4
20
Harry Bromfield
SA
4
20
Gary Bartlett
NZ
4
21
Fazal Mahmood
PAK
3
21
Alan Brown
ENG
3
21
Ray Illingworth
ENG
3
21
Butch White
ENG
3
21
Ron Gaunt
AUS
3
22
Des Hoare
AUS
2
22
Johnny Martin
AUS
2
22
Peter Richardson
ENG
2
22
Nasim-ul-Ghani
PAK
2
22
Mohammad Farooq
PAK
2
23
Afaq Hussain
PAK
1
23
Saeed Ahmed
PAK
1
23
Mike Smith
ENG
1
23
Ian Meckiff
AUS
1
23
Surendranath
IND
1
23
AG Kripal Singh
IND
1
24
Nari Contractor
IND
0
24
Vijay Manjrekar
IND
0
24
Dilip Sardesai
IND
0
24
Neil Harvey
AUS
0
24
Motganhalli Jaisimha
IND
0
24
AG Milkha Singh
IND
0
24
Rusi Surti
IND
0
24
Baloo Gupte
IND
0
24
Lindsay Kline
AUS
0
24
Norm O'Neill
AUS
0
24
Ken Barrington
ENG
0
24
Brian Close
ENG
0
24
Kim Elgie
SA
0
24
Eddie Barlow
SA
0
24
Joe Solomon
WI
0
24
Eric Russell
ENG
0
24
John Reid
NZ
0
24
John Sparling
NZ
0
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