Most Wickets in 1985: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 1985 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1985123 entries
179Sir Richard HadleeNZ15 clear of Craig McDermott
264Craig McDermottAUS15 off the lead
350Geoff LawsonAUS29 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Richard HadleeNZ
79 · 15 ahead of McDermott
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Hadlee is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
37
The mark at number ten — 113 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

123 entries, ranked
1Sir Richard HadleeNZ79
2Craig McDermottAUS64
3Geoff LawsonAUS50
4Kapil DevIND49
5Rumesh RatnayakeSL48
6Joel GarnerWI45
6Malcolm MarshallWI45
7Michael HoldingWI44
8Ewen ChatfieldNZ43
9Ravi ShastriIND39
9Imran KhanBHR39
10Wasim AkramPAK37
11Sir Ian BothamENG35
12Winston DavisWI34
13Ashantha de MelSL31
14Mudassar NazarPAK29
15Simon O'DonnellAUS28
16Phil EdmondsENG26
17Lance CairnsNZ25
17Tahir NaqqashPAK25
18Richard EllisonENG24
19Abdul QadirPAK22
20Neil FosterENG21
20Bob HollandAUS21
21Chetan SharmaIND20
21Norman CowansENG20
22John EmbureyENG19
22Sir Viv RichardsWI19
22Roger HarperWI19
23Saliya AhangamaSL18
23Jeremy ConeyNZ18
23Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND18
24Azeem HafeezPAK17
25Ravi RatnayekeSL16
26Tauseef AhmedPAK15
26Rodney HoggAUS15
26Roger BinnyIND15
27Vinothen JohnSL13
28Greg MatthewsAUS12
28John BracewellNZ12
28Rod McCurdyAUS12
29Stephen BoockNZ11
29Dave GilbertAUS11
29Mohsin KamalPAK11
30Courtney WalshWI10
30Madan LalIND10
30Bruce ReidAUS10
31Roger WijesuriyaSL8
32Arjuna RanatungaSL7
32Iqbal QasimPAK7
32Paul AllottENG7
32Gary TroupNZ7
32Mohinder AmarnathIND7
32Shivlal YadavIND7
33Maninder SinghIND6
33Ray BrightAUS6
33Kepler WesselsAUS6
33Somachandra De SilvaSL6
34Murray BennettAUS5
34Thirumalai SekharIND5
34Gopal SharmaIND5
34Chris CowdreyENG5
34Vic MarksENG5
35Graham GoochENG4
35Derek PringleENG4
35Norman GiffordENG4
35Les TaylorENG4
35Jeff ThomsonAUS4
35Terry AldermanAUS4
35Shoaib MohammadPAK4
35Brendon BracewellNZ4
35Tony GrayWI4
35Eldine BaptisteWI4
36Larry GomesWI3
36Wasim RajaPAK3
36Zakir KhanPAK3
36Roy DiasSL3
36Allan BorderAUS3
36Martin SneddenNZ3
36Martin CroweNZ3
36Peter WilleyENG3
36Jonathan AgnewENG3
37Pat PocockENG2
37Steve WaughAUS2
37Derek StirlingNZ2
37Ken RutherfordNZ2
37Zaheer AbbasPAK2
37Rashid KhanAFG2
38Jalal-ud-DinPAK1
38Paul McEwanNZ1
38Saleem MalikPAK1
38Clive LloydWI1
38Vaughan BrownNZ1
38Arnie SidebottomENG1
38Geoff HowarthNZ1
38Carl RackemannAUS1
38Merv HughesAUS1
38David HookesAUS1
38Ashok PatelIND1
38Rajinder Singh GhaiIND1
39Manoj PrabhakarIND0
39Mohammad AzharuddinIND0
39Kris SrikkanthIND0
39Ashok MalhotraIND0
39Yashpal SharmaIND0
39David BoonAUS0
39Greg RitchieAUS0
39Rob BaileyENG0
39John WrightNZ0
39Mike GattingENG0
39Allan LambENG0
39Aravinda de SilvaSL0
39Asoka de SilvaSL0
39Sanjeewa WeerasingheSL0
39Roshan JurangpathySL0
39Ranjan MadugalleSL0
39Javed MiandadPAK0
39Ian SmithSA0
39Granville De SilvaSL0
39Clyde ButtsWI0
39Desmond HaynesWI0
39Sir Richie RichardsonWI0
39Gus LogieWI0
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