Most Wickets in 1981: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

This page shows players with the most wickets during the 1981 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS198186 entries
1105Dennis LilleeAUS34 clear of Sir Ian Botham
271Sir Ian BothamENG34 off the lead
362Terry AldermanAUS43 off the lead
● LEADS
Dennis LilleeAUS
105 · 34 ahead of Botham
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Lillee is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
26
The mark at number ten — 76 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
11 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

86 entries, ranked
1Dennis LilleeAUS105
2Sir Ian BothamENG71
3Terry AldermanAUS62
4Kapil DevIND44
5Bob WillisENG39
6Michael HoldingWI36
6Colin CroftWI36
7Dilip DoshiIND31
8Bruce YardleyAUS30
8Graham DilleyENG30
9Greg ChappellAUS28
10Imran KhanBHR26
11John EmbureyENG24
12Len PascoeAUS23
12Geoff LawsonAUS23
13Sir Richard HadleeNZ22
14Martin SneddenNZ21
14Ravi ShastriIND21
14Joel GarnerWI21
15Karsan GhavriIND20
15Lance CairnsNZ20
16Sarfraz NawazPAK19
17Rodney HoggAUS18
18Andy RobertsNZ17
19Sandeep PatilIND16
20Madan LalIND15
21Trevor ChappellAUS13
22Ray BrightAUS12
22Malcolm MarshallWI12
23Sir Viv RichardsWI11
23Jeff ThomsonAUS11
23Sikander BakhtPAK11
24Iqbal QasimPAK10
25Wasim RajaPAK9
25Gary TroupNZ9
25Ewen ChatfieldNZ9
25John BracewellNZ9
25Robin JackmanENG9
25Derek UnderwoodENG9
25Shivlal YadavIND9
26Roger BinnyIND8
26Mike HendrickENG8
26Jeremy ConeyNZ8
27Graham GoochENG7
27John LeverENG7
27Chris OldENG7
28Mudassar NazarPAK6
29Graham StevensonENG5
29Mike WhitneyAUS5
29Brian McKechnieNZ5
30Graeme BeardAUS4
30Jim HiggsAUS4
30Paul AllottENG4
30Larry GomesWI4
31Ijaz FaqihPAK3
31Paul McEwanNZ3
31Peter WilleyENG3
31Shaun GrafAUS3
32Max WalkerAUS2
32Kirti AzadIND2
32Yograj SinghIND2
32Gary RobertsonNZ2
33Geoff HowarthNZ1
33Tahir NaqqashPAK1
33Alvin KallicharranWI1
33Geoff MillerENG1
33Chetan ChauhanIND1
33Allan BorderAUS1
34Bruce LairdAUS0
34Geoff BoycottENG0
34Graham YallopAUS0
34Kim HughesAUS0
34Sunil GavaskarIND0
34Dilip VengsarkarIND0
34Yashpal SharmaIND0
34Kris SrikkanthIND0
34Suru NayakIND0
34Randhir SinghIND0
34Doug WaltersAUS0
34Mark BurgessNZ0
34Mike GattingENG0
34David GowerENG0
34Javed MiandadPAK0
34Majid KhanPAK0
34Everton MattisWI0
34Desmond HaynesWI0
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