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.
TEST198596 entries
164Sir Richard HadleeNZ28 clear of Craig McDermott
236Craig McDermottAUS28 off the lead
331Sir Ian BothamENG33 off the lead
● LEADS
Sir Richard HadleeNZ
64 · 28 ahead of McDermott
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Hadlee is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
18
The mark at number ten — 86 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
9 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

96 entries, ranked
1Sir Richard HadleeNZ64
2Craig McDermottAUS36
3Sir Ian BothamENG31
4Ewen ChatfieldNZ29
5Kapil DevIND28
6Geoff LawsonAUS27
6Malcolm MarshallWI27
7Rumesh RatnayakeSL26
8Wasim AkramPAK20
9Ravi ShastriIND19
9Bob HollandAUS19
9Ashantha de MelSL19
9John EmbureyENG19
10Phil EdmondsENG18
10Saliya AhangamaSL18
11Richard EllisonENG17
11Imran NiaziBHR17
12Neil FosterENG15
12Lance CairnsNZ15
13Chetan SharmaIND14
14Azeem HafeezPAK12
15Dave GilbertAUS11
15Abdul QadirPAK11
15Stephen BoockNZ11
16Ravi RatnayekeSL10
16Winston DavisWI10
16Joel GarnerWI10
16Bruce ReidAUS10
17Michael HoldingWI9
17Jeremy ConeyNZ9
18John BracewellNZ8
18Mudassar NazarPAK8
18Norman CowansENG8
18Greg MatthewsAUS8
19Shivlal YadavIND7
20Maninder SinghIND6
20Ray BrightAUS6
20Simon O'DonnellAUS6
20Tauseef AhmedPAK6
21Paul AllottENG5
21Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND5
22Mohsin KamalPAK4
22Les TaylorENG4
22Iqbal QasimPAK4
22Brendon BracewellNZ4
23Martin CroweNZ3
23Chris CowdreyENG3
23Courtney WalshWI3
23Gopal SharmaIND3
23Jeff ThomsonAUS3
23Roger BinnyIND3
23Mohinder AmarnathIND3
23Tahir NaqqashPAK3
24Steve WaughAUS2
24Pat PocockENG2
24Graham GoochENG2
24Roger HarperWI2
24Rashid KhanAFG2
24Derek StirlingNZ2
24Gary TroupNZ2
24Arjuna RanatungaSL2
25Roger WijesuriyaSL1
25Ken RutherfordNZ1
25Vaughan BrownNZ1
25Martin SneddenNZ1
25Arnie SidebottomENG1
25Sir Viv RichardsWI1
25Merv HughesAUS1
25Murray BennettAUS1
25Jalal-ud-DinPAK1
25David HookesAUS1
26Mohammad AzharuddinIND0
26Kris SrikkanthIND0
26Ashok MalhotraIND0
26Shoaib MohammadPAK0
26Allan BorderAUS0
26Greg RitchieAUS0
26Kepler WesselsAUS0
26Ranjan MadugalleSL0
26Larry GomesWI0
26Sir Richie RichardsonWI0
26Gus LogieWI0
26Mike GattingENG0
26Clyde ButtsWI0
26Allan LambENG0
26Jonathan AgnewENG0
26Saleem MalikPAK0
26Wasim RajaPAK0
26Javed MiandadPAK0
26Ian SmithNZ0
26Aravinda de SilvaSL0
26Asoka de SilvaSL0
26Sanjeewa WeerasingheSL0
26Roshan JurangpathySL0
26John WrightNZ0
26Geoff HowarthNZ0
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