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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.
TEST
1999
133 entries
1
67
Glenn McGrath
AUS
13 clear of Anil Kumble
2
54
Anil Kumble
IND
13 off the lead
3
48
Shaun Pollock
SA
19 off the lead
● LEADS
Glenn McGrath
AUS
67 · 13 ahead of Kumble
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — McGrath is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
35
The mark at number ten — 123 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
133 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Glenn McGrath
AUS
67
2
Anil Kumble
IND
54
3
Shaun Pollock
SA
48
4
Chris Cairns
NZ
47
5
Javagal Srinath
IND
44
6
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
42
7
Shane Warne
AUS
38
8
Dion Nash
NZ
37
8
Daniel Vettori
NZ
37
9
Damien Fleming
AUS
36
10
Courtney Walsh
WI
35
11
Allan Donald
SA
33
12
Andy Caddick
ENG
32
13
Wasim Akram
PAK
29
14
Paul Adams
SA
27
15
Chaminda Vaas
SL
25
16
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
24
16
Stuart MacGill
AUS
24
16
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
24
17
Jacques Kallis
SA
22
18
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
20
19
Phil Tufnell
ENG
19
20
Colin Miller
AUS
17
21
Henry Olonga
ZIM
16
21
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
16
22
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
15
23
Harbhajan Singh
IND
14
23
Darren Gough
ENG
14
23
Alan Mullally
ENG
14
24
Bryan Strang
ZIM
13
25
Dean Headley
ENG
12
25
Carl Hooper
WI
12
26
Mervyn Dillon
WI
11
26
Ajit Agarkar
IND
11
26
Jason Gillespie
AUS
11
27
Nehemiah Perry
WI
10
27
Peter Such
ENG
10
27
Lance Klusener
SA
10
28
Nathan Astle
NZ
9
29
Hansie Cronje
SA
8
29
Steve Elworthy
SA
8
29
Geoff Allott
NZ
8
29
Reon King
WI
8
29
Pedro Collins
WI
8
30
Nixon McLean
WI
7
30
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
7
30
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
7
30
Upul Chandana
SL
7
30
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
7
30
Scott Muller
AUS
7
30
Brett Lee
AUS
7
30
Nantie Hayward
SA
7
31
Guy Whittall
ZIM
6
31
Russel Arnold
SL
6
31
Rangana Herath
SL
6
31
Chris Harris
NZ
6
31
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
6
31
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
6
31
Arshad Khan
PAK
6
31
Sunil Joshi
IND
6
31
Shahid Afridi
PAK
6
31
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
6
32
Mohammad Akram
PAK
5
32
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
5
32
Simon Doull
NZ
5
32
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
5
32
Heath Streak
ZIM
5
32
Gary Brent
ZIM
5
33
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
4
33
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
4
33
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
4
33
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
4
33
Ed Giddins
ENG
4
33
Waqar Younis
PAK
4
34
Greg Blewett
AUS
3
34
Robin Singh
IND
3
34
Alex Tudor
ENG
3
34
Franklyn Rose
WI
3
34
Mark Butcher
ENG
3
34
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
3
34
Jimmy Adams
WI
3
34
Adam Dale
AUS
3
34
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
3
34
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
3
34
Paul Wiseman
NZ
3
34
Eric Upashantha
SL
3
34
Grant Flower
ZIM
3
35
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
2
35
Aravinda de Silva
SL
2
35
Sourav Ganguly
IND
2
35
Mark Waugh
AUS
2
36
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1
36
Ashish Nehra
IND
1
36
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
1
36
Shahid Nazir
PAK
1
36
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
1
36
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1
36
Ottis Gibson
WI
1
36
Corey Collymore
WI
1
36
Chris Silverwood
ENG
1
36
Ronnie Irani
ENG
1
36
Chris Adams
ENG
1
36
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
1
36
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
1
36
Ruchira Perera
SL
1
36
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
1
36
Andy Whittall
ZIM
1
36
David Terbrugge
SA
1
36
Daryll Cullinan
SA
1
37
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
0
37
Neil Johnson
ZIM
0
37
Ray Price
ZIM
0
37
Indika Gallage
SL
0
37
Roger Twose
NZ
0
37
Matt Horne
NZ
0
37
Gary Stead
NZ
0
37
Craig McMillan
NZ
0
37
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
0
37
Gavin Hamilton
ENG
0
37
Michael Vaughan
ENG
0
37
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
0
37
Darren Maddy
ENG
0
37
Ricardo Powell
WI
0
37
Nasser Hussain
ENG
0
37
Graeme Hick
ENG
0
37
Mark Ramprakash
ENG
0
37
Nadeem Khan
PAK
0
37
Wajahatullah Wasti
PAK
0
37
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
0
37
Rahul Dravid
IND
0
37
Steve Waugh
AUS
0
37
VVS Laxman
IND
0
37
Sadagoppan Ramesh
IND
0
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