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Most Wickets in 1999: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the most wickets in 1999, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS
1999
230 entries
1
119
Glenn McGrath
AUS
19 clear of Shane Warne
2
100
Shane Warne
AUS
19 off the lead
3
88
Anil Kumble
IND
31 off the lead
● LEADS
Glenn McGrath
AUS
119 · 19 ahead of Warne
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — McGrath is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
60
The mark at number ten — 220 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
9 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
230 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Glenn McGrath
AUS
119
2
Shane Warne
AUS
100
3
Anil Kumble
IND
88
4
Shaun Pollock
SA
85
5
Javagal Srinath
IND
78
5
Damien Fleming
AUS
78
6
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
76
7
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
70
8
Chris Cairns
NZ
68
9
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
62
9
Wasim Akram
PAK
62
10
Chaminda Vaas
SL
60
11
Allan Donald
SA
57
12
Courtney Walsh
WI
56
13
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
54
14
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
52
15
Darren Gough
ENG
51
15
Jacques Kallis
SA
51
15
Lance Klusener
SA
51
16
Daniel Vettori
NZ
49
16
Mervyn Dillon
WI
49
17
Dion Nash
NZ
46
18
Reon King
WI
45
19
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
42
19
Geoff Allott
NZ
42
20
Nikhil Chopra
IND
38
20
Alan Mullally
ENG
38
21
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
37
21
Henry Olonga
ZIM
37
22
Upul Chandana
SL
36
23
Paul Adams
SA
32
23
Andy Caddick
ENG
32
23
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
32
24
Guy Whittall
ZIM
30
25
Debasis Mohanty
IND
29
26
Mark Ealham
ENG
28
27
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
27
27
Hansie Cronje
SA
27
28
Steve Elworthy
SA
26
28
Chris Harris
NZ
26
28
Ajit Agarkar
IND
26
28
Nehemiah Perry
WI
26
29
Carl Hooper
WI
24
29
Stuart MacGill
AUS
24
30
Nixon McLean
WI
23
30
Nathan Astle
NZ
23
31
Jason Gillespie
AUS
21
31
Robin Singh
IND
21
31
Sourav Ganguly
IND
21
32
Sunil Joshi
IND
20
32
Adam Dale
AUS
20
32
Heath Streak
ZIM
20
33
Neil Johnson
ZIM
19
33
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
19
33
Phil Tufnell
ENG
19
34
Shane Lee
AUS
18
35
Colin Miller
AUS
17
35
Shahid Afridi
GER
17
36
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
16
36
Gavin Larsen
NZ
16
37
Gary Brent
ZIM
15
37
Bryan Strang
ZIM
15
37
Arshad Khan
PAK
15
37
Tom Moody
AUS
15
37
Dean Headley
ENG
15
38
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
14
38
Keith Arthurton
WI
14
38
Russel Arnold
SL
14
38
Harbhajan Singh
IND
14
38
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
14
39
Grant Flower
ZIM
13
39
Andy Whittall
ZIM
13
40
Jimmy Adams
WI
12
40
Hendy Bryan
WI
12
40
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
12
40
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
12
41
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
11
41
Paul Strang
ZIM
11
42
John Blain
SCO
10
42
Brendon Julian
AUS
10
42
Adam Hollioake
ENG
10
42
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
10
42
Robert Croft
ENG
10
42
Peter Such
ENG
10
43
Phil Simmons
WI
9
43
Paul Reiffel
AUS
9
43
Shoaib Malik
PAK
9
43
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
9
43
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
9
44
Martin Suji
KEN
8
44
Steve Tikolo
KEN
8
44
Simon Doull
NZ
8
44
Waqar Younis
PAK
8
44
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
8
44
Pedro Collins
WI
8
44
Vince Wells
ENG
8
45
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
7
45
Scott Muller
AUS
7
45
Brett Lee
AUS
7
45
Andrew Symonds
AUS
7
45
Aravinda de Silva
SL
7
45
Enamul Haque
BAN
7
45
Eric Upashantha
SL
7
45
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
7
45
John Rennie
ZIM
7
45
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
7
45
Nantie Hayward
SA
7
45
Aasif Karim
KEN
7
46
Nicky Boje
SA
6
46
Derek Crookes
SA
6
46
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
6
46
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
6
46
Rangana Herath
SL
6
46
Mohammad Akram
PAK
6
46
Ajay Jadeja
IND
6
46
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
6
46
Steve Waugh
AUS
6
46
Manjurul Islam
BAN
6
46
Sherwin Campbell
WI
6
47
Angus Fraser
ENG
5
47
Naimur Rahman
BAN
5
47
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
5
47
Michael Bevan
AUS
5
47
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5
47
Greg Blewett
AUS
5
47
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
5
47
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
5
47
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
5
47
Scott Styris
NZ
5
47
Nick Dyer
SCO
5
48
Asim Butt
SCO
4
48
Chris Drum
NZ
4
48
Ruchira Perera
SL
4
48
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
4
48
Adam Huckle
ZIM
4
48
Tony Suji
KEN
4
48
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
4
48
Alan Dawson
SA
4
48
Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran
IND
4
48
Mark Waugh
AUS
4
48
Minhajul Abedin
BAN
4
48
Aminul Islam
BAN
4
48
Ed Giddins
ENG
4
49
Alex Tudor
ENG
3
49
Keith Semple
WI
3
49
Mark Butcher
ENG
3
49
Ian Austin
ENG
3
49
Mark Alleyne
ENG
3
49
Gavin Hamilton
ENG
3
49
Chris Gayle
WI
3
49
Franklyn Rose
WI
3
49
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
3
49
Corey Collymore
WI
3
49
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
3
49
Damien Martyn
AUS
3
49
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
3
49
Wajahatullah Wasti
PAK
3
49
Robin Singh
IND
3
49
Paul Wiseman
NZ
3
49
Joseph Angara
KEN
3
50
James Brinkley
SCO
2
50
Victor Mpitsang
SA
2
50
David Mutendera
ZIM
2
50
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
2
50
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
2
50
Shahid Nazir
PAK
2
50
Suresh Perera
SL
2
50
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
2
50
Ricky Ponting
AUS
2
50
Brian Lara
WI
2
50
Neil McGarrell
WI
2
50
Graeme Hick
ENG
2
50
Ashley Giles
ENG
2
50
Saeed Anwar
PAK
2
50
Aamer Sohail
PAK
2
50
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
2
51
Aminul Islam
BAN
1
51
Niamur Rashid
BAN
1
51
Ahmed Kamal
BAN
1
51
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
1
51
Chris Adams
ENG
1
51
Habibul Bashar
BAN
1
51
Wavell Hinds
WI
1
51
Ronnie Irani
ENG
1
51
Chris Silverwood
ENG
1
51
Ottis Gibson
WI
1
51
Rawl Lewis
WI
1
51
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
1
51
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
1
51
Sadagoppan Ramesh
IND
1
51
Ashish Nehra
IND
1
51
Rahul Dravid
IND
1
51
Laxmi Shukla
IND
1
51
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
1
51
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
1
51
Craig Evans
ZIM
1
51
Alex Tait
NZ
1
51
Daryll Cullinan
SA
1
51
Pat Symcox
SA
1
51
David Terbrugge
SA
1
51
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
1
51
Josephat Ababu
KEN
1
51
Peter Ongondo
KEN
1
52
Ravi Shah
KEN
0
52
Ian Stanger
SCO
0
52
Carl Bulfin
NZ
0
52
Gary Stead
NZ
0
52
Craig McMillan
NZ
0
52
Matt Horne
NZ
0
52
Hemantha Boteju
SL
0
52
Indika Gallage
SL
0
52
Roger Twose
NZ
0
52
Andrew Hall
SA
0
52
Mike Rindel
SA
0
52
Dale Benkenstein
SA
0
52
Henry Williams
SA
0
52
Ray Price
ZIM
0
52
Gyanendra Pandey
IND
0
52
Virender Sehwag
IND
0
52
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
0
52
VVS Laxman
IND
0
52
Stuart Law
AUS
0
52
Ricardo Powell
WI
0
52
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
0
52
Nasser Hussain
ENG
0
52
Michael Vaughan
ENG
0
52
Ben Hollioake
ENG
0
52
Darren Maddy
ENG
0
52
Nadeem Khan
PAK
0
52
Saleem Malik
PAK
0
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