Most Wickets in 1987: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 1987 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ODI1987108 entries
143John EmbureyENG4 clear of Phil DeFreitas
239Phil DeFreitasENG4 off the lead
337Imran KhanBHR6 off the lead
● LEADS
John EmbureyENG
43 · 4 ahead of DeFreitas
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
22
The mark at number ten — 98 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
10 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

108 entries, ranked
1John EmbureyENG43
2Phil DeFreitasENG39
3Imran KhanBHR37
4Steve WaughAUS34
5Abdul QadirPAK32
6Wasim AkramPAK31
6Neil FosterENG31
7Simon O'DonnellAUS30
7Maninder SinghIND30
7Courtney WalshWI30
8Ravi ShastriIND29
9Patrick PattersonWI24
10Kapil DevIND22
10Graham DilleyENG22
11Craig McDermottAUS19
12Gladstone SmallENG18
13Bruce ReidAUS17
13Roger HarperWI17
13Joel GarnerWI17
14Sir Viv RichardsWI16
15Malcolm MarshallWI15
15Greg MatthewsAUS15
15Eddie HemmingsENG15
16Peter TaylorAUS14
17Sir Ian BothamENG13
17Tauseef AhmedPAK13
17Mudassar NazarPAK13
17Ravi RatnayekeSL13
17Carl HooperWI13
18Saleem JaffarPAK12
19Tony GrayWI11
20Manoj PrabhakarIND10
21Chetan SharmaIND8
22Simon DavisAUS7
22Willie WatsonENG7
22Raju KulkarniIND7
22Martin SneddenNZ7
22David CapelENG7
22Winston BenjaminWI7
22Michael HoldingWI7
22Graeme LabrooySL7
23Don AnurasiriSL6
23John TraicosSA6
23Rumesh RatnayakeSL6
23Allan BorderAUS6
23Mohammad AzharuddinIND6
23Gopal SharmaIND6
24Shivlal YadavIND5
24Ewen ChatfieldNZ5
24Stephen BoockNZ5
24Dipak PatelNZ5
24Mohsin KamalPAK5
24Manzoor ElahiPAK5
24Ali ShahZIM5
25Kevin CurranZIM4
25Peter RawsonZIM4
25Arjuna RanatungaSL4
25Sridharan JeganathanSL4
25Phil EdmondsENG4
25Mike GattingENG4
25Tim MayAUS4
25Ken MacLeayAUS4
26Mike WhitneyAUS3
26Aravinda de SilvaSL3
26Iain ButchartZIM3
26Zahid AhmedPAK3
27Eddo BrandesZIM2
27Malcolm JarvisZIM2
27Mohinder AmarnathIND2
27Madan LalIND2
27Kris SrikkanthIND2
27Nick CookENG2
27Sir Richard HadleeNZ2
27Jeremy ConeyNZ2
27Greg ThomasENG2
27John BracewellNZ2
28Martin CroweNZ1
28Javed MiandadPAK1
28Mansoor AkhtarPAK1
28Ijaz FaqihPAK1
28Saleem MalikPAK1
28Shoaib MohammadPAK1
28Derek PringleENG1
28Laxman SivaramakrishnanIND1
28Roger BinnyIND1
28Andrew ZesersAUS1
28Graham GoochENG1
28Dean JonesAUS1
28Shakeel KhanPAK1
28Asanka GurusinhaSL1
28Vinothen JohnSL1
28Ashantha de MelSL1
29Asoka de SilvaSL0
29Larry GomesWI0
29Eldine BaptisteWI0
29Sir Richie RichardsonWI0
29Babu MemanZIM0
29David BoonAUS0
29Tom MoodyAUS0
29Bharat ArunIND0
29Arshad AyubIND0
29Lalchand RajputIND0
29Bill AtheyENG0
29Allan LambENG0
29Chris BroadENG0
29Asif MujtabaPAK0
29Danny MorrisonNZ0
29Ken RutherfordNZ0
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