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Most Wickets in 1979: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1979, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
1979
74 entries
1
16
Bob Willis
ENG
level with Sir Ian Botham
1
16
Sir Ian Botham
ENG
2
15
Mike Hendrick
ENG
1 off the lead
● LEADS
Bob Willis
ENG
16 · level with Botham
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6
The mark at number ten — 64 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
12 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
74 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Bob Willis
ENG
16
1
Sir Ian Botham
ENG
16
2
Mike Hendrick
ENG
15
3
Sir Andy Roberts
NZ
14
3
Michael Holding
WI
14
3
Joel Garner
WI
14
4
Dennis Lillee
AUS
13
5
Chris Old
ENG
11
5
Colin Croft
WI
11
6
Alan Hurst
AUS
10
7
Geoff Dymock
AUS
9
7
Rodney Hogg
AUS
9
7
Brian McKechnie
NZ
9
7
Asif Iqbal
PAK
9
8
Len Pascoe
AUS
8
8
Gary Cosier
AUS
8
9
Lance Cairns
NZ
7
9
Majid Khan
PAK
7
9
Sikander Bakht
PAK
7
10
Sir Viv Richards
WI
6
11
Collis King
WI
5
11
Geoff Boycott
ENG
5
11
Derek Underwood
ENG
5
11
Peter Willey
ENG
5
11
Imran Niazi
BHR
5
11
Graham Dilley
ENG
5
11
Trevor Laughlin
AUS
5
11
Sir Richard Hadlee
NZ
5
12
Allan Border
AUS
4
12
John Lever
ENG
4
12
Sarfraz Nawaz
PAK
4
12
Mohinder Amarnath
IND
4
12
Graham Gooch
ENG
4
12
Phil Edmonds
ENG
4
12
Gary Troup
NZ
4
13
John Valentine
CAN
3
13
Derick Parry
WI
3
13
Graeme Porter
AUS
3
13
Somachandra De Silva
SL
3
13
Greg Chappell
AUS
3
13
Tony Opatha
SL
3
13
Jeremy Coney
NZ
3
13
Warren Stott
NZ
3
14
Cornelius Henry
CAN
2
14
Stanley De Silva
SL
2
14
Jeff Thomson
AUS
2
14
Phil Carlson
AUS
2
14
Kapil Dev
IND
2
15
Mudassar Nazar
PAK
1
15
Derek Randall
ENG
1
15
Geoff Miller
ENG
1
15
Ajit de Silva
SL
1
15
Bandula Warnapura
SL
1
15
Ray Bright
AUS
1
15
Ewen Chatfield
NZ
1
15
Robert Callender
CAN
1
16
John Vaughan
CAN
0
16
Jitendra Patel
CAN
0
16
Glenroy Sealy
CAN
0
16
Martin Stead
CAN
0
16
John Morrison
NZ
0
16
Sudath Pasqual
SL
0
16
Ranjan Gunatilleke
SL
0
16
Julien Wiener
AUS
0
16
Max Walker
AUS
0
16
Graham Yallop
AUS
0
16
David Hookes
AUS
0
16
Clive Lloyd
WI
0
16
Alvin Kallicharran
WI
0
16
Wayne Larkins
ENG
0
16
Srinivas Venkataraghavan
IND
0
16
Bishan Bedi
IND
0
16
Doug Walters
AUS
0
16
Karsan Ghavri
IND
0
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