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.
TEST197880 entries
166Sir Ian BothamENG9 clear of Bob Willis
257Bob WillisENG9 off the lead
337Phil EdmondsENG29 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Ian BothamENG
66 · 9 ahead of Willis
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Botham is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
18
The mark at number ten — 70 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

80 entries, ranked
1Sir Ian BothamENG66
2Bob WillisENG57
3Phil EdmondsENG37
4Sir Richard HadleeNZ28
5Rodney HoggAUS27
5Karsan GhavriIND27
6Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND26
6Jeff ThomsonAUS26
6Chris OldENG26
7Bruce YardleyAUS24
8Wayne ClarkAUS23
8Bishan BediIND23
8Sarfraz NawazPAK23
9Geoff MillerENG21
10Jim HiggsAUS18
10Derick ParryWI18
10Sylvester ClarkeWI18
11Norbert PhillipWI17
11Richard CollingeNZ17
12Vanburn HolderWI16
13Imran KhanBHR14
14Joel GarnerWI13
14Sikander BakhtPAK13
14Iqbal QasimPAK13
14Stephen BoockNZ13
14Mike HendrickENG13
14Kapil DevIND13
15Andy RobertsNZ12
16Raphick JumadeenWI11
16Abdul QadirPAK11
16John LeverENG11
17Alan HurstAUS10
18Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND9
18Colin CroftWI9
18Brendon BracewellNZ9
19Erapalli PrasannaIND8
19Bob SimpsonAUS8
20Geoff DymockAUS7
21Trevor LaughlinAUS6
21Mushtaq MohammadPAK6
21Ian CallenAUS6
22John EmbureyENG5
22Geoff CopeENG5
22Mudassar NazarPAK5
22Mohinder AmarnathIND5
23Wasim RajaPAK4
23Liaqat AliPAK4
23Lance CairnsNZ4
24Gary CosierAUS3
25Bev CongdonNZ2
25Javed MiandadPAK2
25Malcolm MarshallWI2
26Sew ShivnarineWI1
26Maurice FosterWI1
26Ewen ChatfieldNZ1
26Saleem AltafPAK1
26Bobjee Narasimha RaoIND1
26Sunil GavaskarIND1
26Surinder AmarnathIND1
27Chetan ChauhanIND0
27Gundappa ViswanathIND0
27Graham YallopAUS0
27Tony MannAUS0
27Sam GannonAUS0
27Allan BorderAUS0
27Barry WoodENG0
27Derek RandallENG0
27Graham GoochENG0
27Graham RoopeENG0
27Wasim BariPAK0
27Sadiq MohammadPAK0
27Majid KhanPAK0
27Dayle HadleeNZ0
27Mike GattingENG0
27Alvin KallicharranWI0
27Larry GomesWI0
27Shafiq AhmedPAK0
27Haroon RasheedPAK0
27Mohsin KhanHK0
27Richard AustinWI0
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