Most Wickets in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The most wickets in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
TEST1997122 entries
168Shane WarneAUS5 clear of Glenn McGrath
263Glenn McGrathAUS5 off the lead
340Muttiah MuralitharanSL28 off the lead
● LEADS
Shane WarneAUS
68 · 5 ahead of McGrath
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
28
The mark at number ten — 112 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

122 entries, ranked
1Shane WarneAUS68
2Glenn McGrathAUS63
3Muttiah MuralitharanSL40
4Allan DonaldSA38
5Anil KumbleIND36
5Mushtaq AhmedPAK36
6Darren GoughENG35
7Saqlain MushtaqPAK32
7Courtney WalshWI32
7Andy CaddickENG32
8Daniel VettoriNZ30
8Jason GillespieAUS30
9Simon DoullNZ29
9Sir Curtly AmbroseWI29
10Ian BishopWI28
11Franklyn RoseWI26
11Paul ReiffelAUS26
12Abey KuruvillaIND25
13Chris CairnsNZ24
14Michael KasprowiczAUS23
14Shaun PollockSA23
14Wasim AkramPAK23
15Javagal SrinathIND22
16Venkatesh PrasadIND21
16Michael BevanAUS21
16Ravindra PushpakumaraSL21
16Chaminda VaasSL21
17Phil TufnellENG18
17Robert CroftENG18
18Kumar DharmasenaSL17
19Heath DavisNZ16
19Pat SymcoxSA16
19Adam HuckleZIM16
19Dean HeadleyENG16
20Paul AdamsSA15
21Shayne O'ConnorNZ14
21Carl HooperWI14
22Sajeewa de SilvaSL13
23Lance KlusenerSA12
23Azhar MahmoodPAK12
24Waqar YounisPAK11
24Sunil JoshiIND11
24Hansie CronjeSA11
25Nathan AstleNZ10
26Sanath JayasuriyaSL9
26Rajesh ChauhanIND9
26Mervyn DillonWI9
27Mark EalhamENG8
28Dominic CorkENG7
28Simon CookAUS7
28Nuwan ZoysaSL7
28Geoff AllottNZ7
28Jacques KallisSA7
28Brett SchultzSA7
28Paul StrangZIM7
29Brian McMillanSA6
29Dipak PatelNZ6
29Steve WaughAUS6
29Sourav GangulyIND6
29Devon MalcolmENG6
30Dodda GaneshIND5
30Bryan StrangZIM5
31Pramodya WickramasingheSL4
31Debasis MohantyIND4
31Mark WaughAUS4
32Shiv ChanderpaulWI3
32Alan MullallyENG3
32Shahid NazirPAK3
32Danny MorrisonNZ3
32Jayantha SilvaSL3
32Heath StreakZIM3
33Mohammad ZahidPAK2
33Adam HollioakeENG2
33Ben HollioakeENG2
33Craig WhiteENG2
33Cameron CuffyWI2
33Arjuna RanatungaSL2
33Greg BlewettAUS2
33Ali Hussain RizviPAK2
33Asif MujtabaPAK2
33Shoaib AkhtarPAK2
34Nilesh KulkarniIND1
34Patterson ThompsonWI1
34Phil SimmonsWI1
34Marvan AtapattuSL1
34Andy BichelAUS1
34Craig McMillanNZ1
34Chris HarrisNZ1
34Justin VaughanNZ1
35Blair PocockNZ0
35David SewellNZ0
35Matt HorneNZ0
35Shaun YoungAUS0
35Ruwan KalpageSL0
35Russel ArnoldSL0
35Mahela JayawardeneSL0
35Guy WhittallZIM0
35Everton MatambanadzoZIM0
35Daryll CullinanSA0
35Adam BacherSA0
35Alistair CampbellZIM0
35Grant FlowerZIM0
35John RennieZIM0
35Stuart WilliamsWI0
35Brian LaraWI0
35Jimmy AdamsWI0
35Rawl LewisWI0
35Graham ThorpeENG0
35Mark ButcherENG0
35Peter MartinENG0
35Saleem MalikPAK0
35Mike SmithSCO0
35Matthew ElliottAUS0
35Aravinda de SilvaSL0
35Hashan TillakaratneSL0
35Mohammad AzharuddinIND0
35Woorkeri RamanIND0
35Sachin TendulkarIND0
35Ijaz AhmedPAK0
35Arshad KhanPAK0
35VVS LaxmanIND0
35Rahul DravidIND0
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