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.

Position	Most Wickets	Player Name	Team Name
1	37	Alan Davidson	Australia
2	35	David Allen	England
3	33	Richie Benaud	Australia
4	21	Ken Mackay	Australia
5	20	Fred Trueman	England
6	19	Lance Gibbs	West Indies
7	18	Tony Lock	England
8	17	Brian Statham	England
9	16	Ramakant Desai	India
10	14	Frank Misson	Australia
11	13	Salim Durani	India
11	13	Ted Dexter	England
12	12	Alf Valentine	West Indies
12	12	Sir Garry Sobers	West Indies
12	12	Goofy Lawrence	South Africa
12	12	Chandu Borde	India
13	11	Graham McKenzie	Australia
13	11	Peter Pollock	South Africa
13	11	Frank Cameron	New Zealand
13	11	Dick Motz	New Zealand
14	10	Bob Simpson	Australia
15	9	Vasant Ranjane	India
15	9	Haseeb Ahsan	Pakistan
16	8	Bob Barber	England
17	7	Jack Alabaster	New Zealand
17	7	Frank Worrell	West Indies
17	7	Subhash Gupte	India
17	7	Vaman Kumar	India
18	6	Kenneth Walter	South Africa
18	6	Sir Wes Hall	West Indies
18	6	Barry Knight	England
19	5	David Smith	England
19	5	Jack Flavell	England
19	5	Mahmood Hussain	Pakistan
19	5	Mohammad Munaf	Pakistan
19	5	Bapu Nadkarni	India
20	4	Polly Umrigar	India
20	4	Les Jackson	England
20	4	Intikhab Alam	Pakistan
20	4	Harry Bromfield	South Africa
20	4	Gary Bartlett	New Zealand
21	3	Fazal Mahmood	Pakistan
21	3	Alan Brown	England
21	3	Ray Illingworth	England
21	3	Butch White	England
21	3	Ron Gaunt	Australia
22	2	Des Hoare	Australia
22	2	Johnny Martin	Australia
22	2	Peter Richardson	England
22	2	Nasim-ul-Ghani	Pakistan
22	2	Mohammad Farooq	Pakistan
23	1	Afaq Hussain	Pakistan
23	1	Saeed Ahmed	Pakistan
23	1	Mike Smith	England
23	1	Ian Meckiff	Australia
23	1	Surendranath	India
23	1	AG Kripal Singh	India
24	0	Nari Contractor	India
24	0	Vijay Manjrekar	India
24	0	Dilip Sardesai	India
24	0	Neil Harvey	Australia
24	0	Motganhalli Jaisimha	India
24	0	AG Milkha Singh	India
24	0	Rusi Surti	India
24	0	Baloo Gupte	India
24	0	Lindsay Kline	Australia
24	0	Norm O'Neill	Australia
24	0	Ken Barrington	England
24	0	Brian Close	England
24	0	Kim Elgie	South Africa
24	0	Eddie Barlow	South Africa
24	0	Joe Solomon	West Indies
24	0	Eric Russell	England
24	0	John Reid	New Zealand
24	0	John Sparling	New Zealand