Most Wickets in 1986: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1986, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
TEST198691 entries
143Malcolm MarshallWI8 clear of Sir Richard Hadlee
235Sir Richard HadleeNZ8 off the lead
333Imran NiaziBHR10 off the lead
● LEADS
Malcolm MarshallWI
43 · 8 ahead of Hadlee
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Marshall is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
22
The mark at number ten — 81 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
12 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

91 entries, ranked
1Malcolm MarshallWI43
2Sir Richard HadleeNZ35
3Imran NiaziBHR33
3John EmbureyENG33
4Graham DilleyENG32
5Maninder SinghIND29
6Phil EdmondsENG28
6Bruce ReidAUS28
7Joel GarnerWI27
8Greg MatthewsAUS24
9Shivlal YadavIND23
9Sir Ian BothamENG23
9Abdul QadirPAK23
10Patrick PattersonWI22
11John BracewellNZ21
11Chetan SharmaIND21
12Ravi ShastriIND19
13Steve WaughAUS16
13Courtney WalshWI16
13Michael HoldingWI16
14Kapil DevIND15
14Ravi RatnayekeSL15
15Tauseef AhmedPAK14
15Wasim AkramPAK14
15Tony GrayWI14
16Derek PringleENG13
17Neil FosterENG12
17Roger BinnyIND12
18Gladstone SmallENG11
18Ewen ChatfieldNZ11
18Ashantha de MelSL11
19Greg ThomasENG10
19Ray BrightAUS10
20Phil DeFreitasENG9
21Richard EllisonENG8
21Merv HughesAUS8
22Craig McDermottAUS7
22Kosala KuruppuarachchiSL7
23Roger HarperWI6
23Clyde ButtsWI6
23Chris MatthewsAUS6
23John LeverENG6
24Dave GilbertAUS5
24Peter SleepAUS5
24Evan GrayNZ5
24Rumesh RatnayakeSL5
25Willie WatsonENG4
26Zakir KhanPAK3
26Derek StirlingNZ3
26Gary TroupNZ3
26Neal RadfordENG3
26Jeremy ConeyNZ3
26Raju KulkarniIND3
26Bharat ArunIND3
26Madan LalIND3
26Graham GoochENG3
26Kaushik AmaleanSL3
27Saleem JaffarPAK2
27Mohsin KamalPAK2
27Mudassar NazarPAK2
27Asoka de SilvaSL2
27Arjuna RanatungaSL2
27Asanka GurusinhaSL2
28Jayananda WarnaweeraSL1
28Roshan JurangpathySL1
28Stu GillespieNZ1
28Gary RobertsonNZ1
28Bob HollandAUS1
28Peter WilleyENG1
28Graeme LabrooySL1
28Sir Viv RichardsWI1
29Larry GomesWI0
29Sir Richie RichardsonWI0
29Mike GattingENG0
29David GowerENG0
29Allan LambENG0
29Simon DavisAUS0
29Mohinder AmarnathIND0
29Kris SrikkanthIND0
29Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND0
29Allan BorderAUS0
29Geoff LawsonAUS0
29Dean JonesAUS0
29David BoonAUS0
29Ken RutherfordNZ0
29John ReidNZ0
29Martin CroweNZ0
29Don AnurasiriSL0
29Sidath WettimunySL0
29Saleem MalikPAK0
29Asif MujtabaPAK0
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