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Most Wickets in 2003: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the most wickets during the 2003 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
TEST
2003
139 entries
1
59
Makhaya Ntini
SA
2 clear of Stuart MacGill
2
57
Stuart MacGill
AUS
2 off the lead
3
48
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
11 off the lead
● LEADS
Makhaya Ntini
SA
59 · 2 ahead of MacGill
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on most wickets
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
30
The mark at number ten — 129 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
9 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Most Wickets — full list
139 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Makhaya Ntini
SA
59
2
Stuart MacGill
AUS
57
3
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
48
4
Shaun Pollock
SA
45
5
Jason Gillespie
AUS
41
6
Brett Lee
AUS
38
7
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
33
7
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
33
8
Andy Bichel
AUS
32
9
Steve Harmison
ENG
31
10
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
30
11
Ashley Giles
ENG
28
12
Ray Price
ZIM
27
13
Paul Adams
SA
26
13
James Anderson
ENG
26
13
Corey Collymore
WI
26
14
Danish Kaneria
PAK
23
14
Chaminda Vaas
SL
23
15
Anil Kumble
IND
21
15
Vasbert Drakes
WI
21
16
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
19
16
Umar Gul
PAK
19
16
James Kirtley
ENG
19
16
Jacques Kallis
SA
19
17
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
18
17
Mervyn Dillon
WI
18
18
Fidel Edwards
WI
17
18
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
17
18
Andrew Hall
SA
17
18
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
17
18
Heath Streak
ZIM
17
19
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
16
19
Ajit Agarkar
IND
16
19
Richard Johnson
ENG
16
20
Omari Banks
WI
14
20
Jermaine Lawson
WI
14
21
Andre Nel
SA
13
22
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
12
23
Paul Wiseman
NZ
11
23
Jacob Oram
NZ
11
23
Daniel Vettori
NZ
11
23
Simon Katich
AUS
11
24
Prabath Nissanka
SL
10
24
Ian Butler
NZ
10
24
Andy Caddick
ENG
10
24
Martin Bicknell
ENG
10
24
Wavell Hinds
WI
10
25
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
9
25
Brad Williams
AUS
9
25
Zaheer Khan
IND
9
26
Glenn McGrath
AUS
8
26
Brad Hogg
AUS
8
26
Gareth Batty
ENG
8
26
Mohammad Sami
PAK
8
27
Tapash Baisya
BAN
7
27
Harbhajan Singh
IND
7
27
Robin Peterson
SA
7
28
Sean Ervine
ZIM
6
28
Nathan Bracken
AUS
6
28
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
6
29
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5
29
Shoaib Malik
PAK
5
29
Kabir Ali
ENG
5
29
Mark Butcher
ENG
5
29
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5
29
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5
29
Kaushal Lokuarachchi
SL
5
29
Shane Bond
NZ
5
29
Dewald Pretorius
SA
5
29
Alan Dawson
SA
5
30
Dilhara Fernando
SL
4
30
Rikki Clarke
ENG
4
30
Anthony McGrath
ENG
4
30
Mushfiqur Rahman
BAN
4
30
Alok Kapali
BAN
4
30
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
4
30
Ashish Nehra
IND
4
30
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
4
31
Manjurul Islam
BAN
3
31
Martin Saggers
ENG
3
31
Jerome Taylor
WI
3
31
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
3
31
Chris Gayle
WI
3
31
Adam Sanford
WI
3
31
Nantie Hayward
SA
3
31
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
3
31
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
3
32
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
2
32
Nicky Boje
SA
2
32
Jacques Rudolph
SA
2
32
Graeme Smith
SA
2
32
Scott Styris
NZ
2
32
Upul Chandana
SL
2
32
Steve Waugh
AUS
2
32
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
2
32
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
2
32
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
2
32
Yasir Ali
BAN
2
32
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
2
33
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
1
33
Waqar Younis
PAK
1
33
Rajin Saleh
BAN
1
33
Darren Gough
ENG
1
33
Marlon Samuels
WI
1
33
Pedro Collins
WI
1
33
Michael Vaughan
ENG
1
33
Richard Dawson
ENG
1
33
Irfan Pathan
IND
1
33
Virender Sehwag
IND
1
33
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
1
33
Dinusha Fernando
SL
1
33
Charl Willoughby
SA
1
33
Travis Friend
ZIM
1
34
Monde Zondeki
SA
0
34
Grant Flower
ZIM
0
34
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
0
34
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
0
34
Chris Cairns
NZ
0
34
Craig McMillan
NZ
0
34
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
0
34
Thilan Thushara
SL
0
34
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
0
34
Yuvraj Singh
IND
0
34
Damien Martyn
AUS
0
34
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
0
34
Ricky Ponting
AUS
0
34
Paul Collingwood
ENG
0
34
Habibul Bashar
BAN
0
34
Mehrab Hossain
BAN
0
34
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
0
34
Tino Best
WI
0
34
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
0
34
Daren Ganga
WI
0
34
David Bernard
WI
0
34
Alamgir Kabir
BAN
0
34
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
0
34
Enamul Haque
BAN
0
34
Younis Khan
PAK
0
34
Sourav Ganguly
IND
0
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