Most Wickets in 1978: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1978, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS197889 entries
171Sir Ian BothamENG8 clear of Bob Willis
263Bob WillisENG8 off the lead
342Phil EdmondsENG29 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Ian BothamENG
71 · 8 ahead of Willis
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Botham is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
20
The mark at number ten — 79 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
10 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

89 entries, ranked
1Sir Ian BothamENG71
2Bob WillisENG63
3Phil EdmondsENG42
4Chris OldENG31
4Sir Richard HadleeNZ31
4Sarfraz NawazPAK31
5Jeff ThomsonAUS30
6Karsan GhavriIND29
7Rodney HoggAUS27
8Wayne ClarkAUS26
8Bruce YardleyAUS26
8Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND26
9Bishan BediIND25
9Geoff MillerENG25
10Derick ParryWI20
11Sylvester ClarkeWI19
11Sikander BakhtPAK19
12Vanburn HolderWI18
12Jim HiggsAUS18
12Norbert PhillipWI18
13Kapil DevIND17
13Richard CollingeNZ17
14Joel GarnerWI16
15Mike HendrickENG15
16John LeverENG14
16Stephen BoockNZ14
16Iqbal QasimPAK14
16Imran NiaziBHR14
17Colin CroftWI12
17Sir Andy RobertsNZ12
18Raphick JumadeenWI11
18Abdul QadirPAK11
18Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND11
19Bob SimpsonAUS10
19Alan HurstAUS10
19Brendon BracewellNZ10
19Ian CallenAUS10
20Lance CairnsNZ9
20Wasim RajaPAK9
20Mudassar NazarPAK9
20Mohinder AmarnathIND9
20Trevor LaughlinAUS9
21Erapalli PrasannaIND8
21Hasan JamilPAK8
22Geoff DymockAUS7
23Geoff CopeENG6
23Mushtaq MohammadPAK6
24Liaqat AliPAK5
24John EmbureyENG5
25Barry WoodENG4
26Gary CosierAUS3
26Saleem AltafPAK3
27Bev CongdonNZ2
27Graham GoochENG2
27Javed MiandadPAK2
27Sunil GavaskarIND2
27Malcolm MarshallWI2
28Sew ShivnarineWI1
28Wayne DanielWI1
28Surinder AmarnathIND1
28Bobjee Narasimha RaoIND1
28David LloydENG1
28Maurice FosterWI1
28Ewen ChatfieldNZ1
28Asif IqbalPAK1
29Majid KhanPAK0
29Dayle HadleeNZ0
29Wasim BariPAK0
29Geoff HowarthNZ0
29Mike GattingENG0
29Alvin KallicharranWI0
29Mohsin KhanHK0
29Haroon RasheedPAK0
29Shafiq AhmedPAK0
29Sadiq MohammadPAK0
29Graham RoopeENG0
29Derek RandallENG0
29Allan BorderAUS0
29Tony MannAUS0
29Sam GannonAUS0
29Graham YallopAUS0
29Anshuman GaekwadIND0
29Chetan ChauhanIND0
29Gundappa ViswanathIND0
29Larry GomesWI0
29Sir Viv RichardsWI0
29Richard AustinWI0
29Aamer HameedPAK0
29Naeem AhmedPAK0
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