Most Wickets – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the most wickets in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
TESTAll-time500 entries
1800Muttiah MuralitharanSL98 clear of Shane Warne
2702Shane WarneAUS98 off the lead
3701James AndersonENG99 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
800 · 98 ahead of Warne
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
9 separate entries on this list · 249 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
79
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
16 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Wickets — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL800
2Shane WarneAUS702
3James AndersonENG701
4Anil KumbleIND619
5Stuart BroadENG602
6Shane WarneAUS96
7Muttiah MuralitharanSL90
8Dennis LilleeAUS85
9Allan DonaldSA80
10Joel GarnerWI79
11Kapil DevIND75
11Muttiah MuralitharanSL75
13Kapil DevIND74
13Anil KumbleIND74
13Dale SteynSA74
16Muttiah MuralitharanSL73
16Malcolm MarshallWI73
18Shane WarneAUS72
18Ravichandran AshwinIND72
20Graham McKenzieAUS71
20Jasprit BumrahIND71
22Shane WarneAUS70
22Shane WarneAUS70
24Shaun PollockSA69
25Shane WarneAUS68
25Andrew FlintoffENG68
25Glenn McGrathAUS68
25Muttiah MuralitharanSL68
29Glenn McGrathAUS67
29Shane WarneAUS67
29Steve HarmisonENG67
32Sir Ian BothamENG66
32Courtney WalshWI66
34Sir Richard HadleeNZ64
34Graeme SwannENG64
36Mitchell JohnsonAUS63
36Nathan LyonAUS63
36Mitchell JohnsonAUS63
36Harbhajan SinghIND63
36Glenn McGrathAUS63
41Imran KhanPAK62
41Courtney WalshWI62
41Stuart BroadENG62
41Ravichandran AshwinIND62
41Sir Ian BothamENG62
41Glenn McGrathAUS62
47Malcolm MarshallWI60
47Rangana HerathSL60
47Dale SteynSA60
47Harbhajan SinghIND60
51Makhaya NtiniSA59
51Pat CumminsAUS59
51Graeme SwannENG59
54Makhaya NtiniSA58
54Matthew HoggardENG58
54Shane WarneAUS58
54Angus FraserENG58
58Fred TruemanENG57
58Rangana HerathSL57
58Stuart MacGillAUS57
58Merv HughesAUS57
58Bob WillisENG57
58Anil KumbleIND57
58Brett LeeAUS57
58James AndersonENG57
66Craig McDermottAUS56
66Rangana HerathSL56
66Kagiso RabadaSA56
66Kagiso RabadaSA56
66Stuart BroadENG56
71Waqar YounisPAK55
71Muttiah MuralitharanSL55
71Jason GillespieAUS55
74Richie BenaudAUS54
74Ravichandran AshwinIND54
74Graeme SwannENG54
74Anil KumbleIND54
74Malcolm MarshallWI54
74Terry AldermanAUS54
74Ravindra JadejaIND54
74Makhaya NtiniSA54
82Hugh TrumbleAUS53
82Michael HoldingWI53
82Joel GarnerWI53
85Kagiso RabadaSA52
85Angus AtkinsonENG52
85James AndersonENG52
85Glenn McGrathAUS52
85Bob WillisENG52
85Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND52
85Rangana HerathSL52
92Vinoo MankadIND51
92Monty NobleAUS51
92Dale SteynSA51
92Josh HazlewoodAUS51
92Matthew HoggardENG51
92Zaheer KhanIND51
98Bob WillisENG50
98Terry AldermanAUS50
98Saeed AjmalPAK50
98Mitchell StarcAUS50
98Dilruwan PereraSL50
98Mitchell StarcAUS50
104Sir Alec BedserENG49
104Waqar YounisPAK49
104Muttiah MuralitharanSL49
104Sir Curtly AmbroseWI49
104Nathan LyonAUS49
104Shoaib BashirENG49
104Yasir ShahPAK49
104Morne MorkelSA49
112Jim LakerENG48
112Wasim AkramPAK48
112Fred TitmusENG48
112Bishan BediIND48
112Shaun PollockSA48
112Darren GoughENG48
112Muttiah MuralitharanSL48
112James AndersonENG48
112Ravindra JadejaIND48
112Jasprit BumrahIND48
112Stuart BroadENG48
123Nathan LyonAUS47
123Shaheen AfridiPAK47
123Nathan LyonAUS47
123Mitchell JohnsonAUS47
123Fanie de VilliersSA47
123Bruce YardleyAUS47
123Stuart BroadENG47
123Chris CairnsNZ47
131Fred TruemanENG46
131Erapalli PrasannaIND46
131Tony GreigENG46
131Dennis LilleeAUS46
131Sir Curtly AmbroseWI46
131Dennis LilleeAUS46
131Jack LeachENG46
131Trent BoultNZ46
131Anil KumbleIND46
140Subhash GupteIND45
140Abdul QadirPAK45
140Nathan LyonAUS45
140Devon MalcolmENG45
140Wasim AkramPAK45
140Peter SiddleAUS45
140Shaun PollockSA45
147John SnowENG44
147Dale SteynSA44
147Roy TattersallENG44
147Neil HawkeAUS44
147Geoff LawsonAUS44
152Hugh TayfieldSA43
152Malcolm MarshallWI43
152Mohammed SirajIND43
152Ishant SharmaIND43
152Craig McDermottAUS43
152Neil WagnerNZ43
152Trent BoultNZ43
152Vernon PhilanderSA43
152Michael HoldingWI43
161Bert IronmongerAUS42
161Geoff ArnoldENG42
161Pat CumminsAUS42
161Sir Ian BothamENG42
161Imran NiaziPAK42
161Jack SaundersAUS42
161Colin CroftWI42
161Michael HoldingWI42
161Mitchell StarcAUS42
161Shaun PollockSA42
161Waqar YounisPAK42
161Dominic CorkENG42
173Brian StathamENG41
173Ken HiggsENG41
173Craig McDermottAUS41
173Clarrie GrimmettAUS41
173Dennis LilleeAUS41
173Geoff DymockAUS41
173Malcolm MarshallWI41
173Monty PanesarENG41
173Rangana HerathSL41
173Hasan AliPAK41
173Ravichandran AshwinIND41
173Joe PartridgeSA41
185Muttiah MuralitharanSL40
185James AndersonENG40
185Dilip DoshiIND40
185Dilip DoshiIND40
189Sir Alec BedserENG39
189Dennis LilleeAUS39
189Sir Richard HadleeNZ39
189Sir Andy RobertsWI39
189Erapalli PrasannaIND39
189Blessing MuzarabaniZIM39
189James AndersonENG39
189Dale SteynSA39
189Devendra BishooWI39
189Iqbal QasimPAK39
189Jeff ThomsonAUS39
189Peter PollockSA39
201George LohmannENG38
201Maurice TateENG38
201Stuart BroadENG38
201Merv HughesAUS38
201Derek UnderwoodENG38
201Fred TruemanENG38
201Stuart BroadENG38
201Allan DonaldSA38
201Phil DeFreitasENG38
201Sir Andy RobertsWI38
211Alan DavidsonAUS37
211Venkatesh PrasadIND37
211Sir Wes HallWI37
211Ghulam AhmedIND37
211Alan DavidsonAUS37
211Graham McKenzieAUS37
211Phil EdmondsENG37
211Danish KaneriaPAK37
211Ian BishopWI37
220Doug WrightENG36
220Roy GilchristWI36
220Craig McDermottAUS36
220Narendra HirwaniIND36
220Hedley HowarthNZ36
220Max WalkerAUS36
226Srinivas VenkataraghavanIND35
226Mushtaq AhmedPAK35
226Sir Richard HadleeNZ35
226Lance GibbsWI35
226David AllenENG35
226Tony LockENG35
226Courtney WalshWI35
226Sir Richard HadleeNZ35
234Ray LindwallAUS34
234Intikhab AlamPAK34
234Jeff ThomsonAUS34
237Bobby PeelENG33
237Alf ValentineWI33
237Fred TruemanENG33
237Chris OldENG33
237Derek UnderwoodENG33
237Fred TitmusENG33
237Frank TysonENG33
237Hugh TayfieldSA33
237Alan DavidsonAUS33
237Richie BenaudAUS33
237Imran KhanPAK33
237Javagal SrinathIND33
237Ben StokesENG33
237Kapil DevIND33
237Max WalkerAUS33
252Lance GibbsWI32
252Richie BenaudAUS32
252Charlie GriffithWI32
252Lance GibbsWI32
252Courtney WalshWI32
252Geoff LawsonAUS32
252Graham DilleyENG32
252Max WalkerAUS32
252Fazal MahmoodPAK32
252Alan ConnollyAUS32
262Fred TitmusENG31
262Waqar YounisPAK31
262Sir Ian BothamENG31
262Wasim AkramPAK31
262Sir Richard HadleeNZ31
262Alan ConnollyAUS31
268Tim SoutheeNZ30
268Richard CollingeNZ30
268Khan MohammadPAK30
268Derek UnderwoodENG30
268Glenn McGrathAUS30
268Kapil DevIND30
268John GleesonAUS30
275Bill JohnstonAUS29
275Fred TruemanENG29
275Ewen ChatfieldNZ29
275Lance GibbsWI29
275Johnny WardleENG29
280Alan DavidsonAUS28
280Sir Richard HadleeNZ28
280Alf ValentineWI28
280Keith BoyceWI28
284Colin BlytheENG27
284Sydney BarnesENG27
284Alf HallSA27
284Maurice TateENG27
284Sir Alec BedserENG27
284Bruce TaylorNZ27
284Sir Wes HallWI27
284Jim LakerENG27
284Ian PeeblesENG27
284Peter PollockSA27
284Subhash GupteIND27
284Bob WillisENG27
296Ernie JonesAUS26
296Walter LeesENG26
296Mike ProcterSA26
296Sonny RamadhinWI26
296Jeff JonesENG26
296Bishan BediIND26
296Wasim AkramPAK26
296Neil HawkeAUS26
296Lance GibbsWI26
296Neil AdcockSA26
296Hugh TayfieldSA26
307John GleesonAUS25
307Frank TysonENG25
307Bill JohnstonAUS25
307Kyle JamiesonNZ25
307Kapil DevIND25
307Graham McKenzieAUS25
307Keith MillerAUS25
307Charlie LlewellynSA25
307Sir Wes HallWI25
307Bruce TaylorNZ25
317Erapalli PrasannaIND24
317Ray LindwallAUS24
317Tip SnookeSA24
317Tom RichardsonENG24
317Johnny WardleENG24
317Lance GibbsWI24
317John SnowENG24
317Peter LeverENG24
317Sir Alec BedserENG24
326Chud LangtonSA23
326Ray IllingworthENG23
326Alex KennedyENG23
326Sonny RamadhinWI23
326Keith MillerAUS23
326James AndersonENG23
326Ashley MallettAUS23
326David AllenENG23
326Trevor BaileyENG23
326John SnowENG23
336Sydney BarnesENG22
336Trevor BaileyENG22
336Sandy BellSA22
336Wilfred RhodesENG22
336Alf ValentineWI22
336Fred TruemanENG22
336Sir Wes HallWI22
336Geoff ArnoldENG22
344Colin BlytheENG21
344Sir Alec BedserENG21
344Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND21
344Ken MackayAUS21
344Sir Wes HallWI21
344Richie BenaudAUS21
344Brian StathamENG21
351Joey PalmerAUS20
351George GiffenAUS20
351Arthur GilliganENG20
351George LohmannENG20
351Alan ConnollyAUS20
351Sonny RamadhinWI20
351Sir Alec BedserENG20
351Bill EdrichENG20
351Fazal MahmoodPAK20
351Tony MacGibbonNZ20
351Fred TruemanENG20
351Sir Garry SobersWI20
363Frederick SpofforthAUS19
363Monty NobleAUS19
363Manny MartindaleWI19
363Tom RichardsonENG19
363Ernie ToshackAUS19
363Ron ArcherAUS19
369Billy BatesENG18
369J.J. FerrisAUS18
369Colin BlytheENG18
369Hugh TrumbleAUS18
369Hugh TrumbleAUS18
369Cyril VincentSA18
369Ken HiggsENG18
369Reggie SchwarzSA18
369Ray LindwallAUS18
378Johnny BriggsENG17
378Johnny BriggsENG17
378Roy KilnerENG17
378Sydney BarnesENG17
378Albert TrottAUS17
378Charlie TurnerAUS17
378J.J. FerrisAUS17
378Tom RichardsonENG17
378Bob CrispSA17
387Johnny BriggsENG16
387Warwick ArmstrongAUS16
387Nathan SmithNZ16
387Charlie TurnerAUS16
387Billy BarnesENG16
387George LohmannENG16
387George HirstENG16
387Jimmy BlanckenbergSA16
387Trevor BaileyENG16
387David RennebergAUS16
397Jayden SealesWI15
397Ernie ToshackAUS15
397Bert VoglerSA15
397Dick BarlowENG15
397George GiffenAUS15
397Hugh TrumbleAUS15
397Jack GregoryAUS15
397Peter PollockSA15
397Jack HearneENG15
397Bill VoceENG15
397Baron ConstantineWI15
408Tom KendallAUS14
408Arthur MaileyAUS14
408Ken FarnesENG14
408Walter BrearleyENG14
408Bill LockwoodENG14
408Frederick SpofforthAUS14
408Frederick SpofforthAUS14
408George UlyettENG14
408Bobby PeelENG14
408Joshua TongueENG14
408Warwick ArmstrongAUS14
408Schofield HaighENG14
408Aubrey FaulknerSA14
408John SnowENG14
422Doug WrightENG13
422Maurice TateENG13
422Jimmy BlanckenbergSA13
422George LohmannENG13
422Stanley JacksonENG13
422Lala AmarnathIND13
422Blessing MuzarabaniZIM13
422J.J. FerrisAUS13
422Bobby PeelENG13
422Jack HearneENG13
432George GearyENG12
432Harry BoyleAUS12
432Aubrey FaulknerSA12
432Dick TyldesleyENG12
432Hedley VerityENG12
432Keith MillerAUS12
432Charles KellewayAUS12
432Johnny BriggsENG12
432William AttewellENG12
432Bonnor MiddletonSA12
442Ted PeateENG11
442Charlie TurnerAUS11
442Baron ConstantineWI11
442Jack HearneENG11
442Joey PalmerAUS11
442Wilfred RhodesENG11
442Clarrie GrimmettAUS11
442Vinoo MankadIND11
450Wally HammondENG10
450George HirstENG10
450Wilfred RhodesENG10
450Johnny BriggsENG10
450Tom RichardsonENG10
450Dick BarlowENG10
450Frederick SpofforthAUS10
450Bob McLeodAUS10
450Chud LangtonSA10
459Claude CarterSA9
459Cyril VincentSA9
459Harold LarwoodENG9
459Sid PeglerSA9
459Percy FenderENG9
459Allan SteelENG9
459Albert TrottAUS9
459Bill HowellAUS9
459Bernard BosanquetENG9
459Reggie SchwarzSA9
469Alfred ShawENG8
469Henry PromnitzSA8
469Fred RootENG8
469Johnny DouglasENG8
469Billy BarnesENG8
469Bobby PeelENG8
469Tom GarrettAUS8
469George ParkerSA8
477Len BraundENG7
477Wilfred RhodesENG7
477Allen HillENG7
477Billy BarnesENG7
477Arthur MoldENG7
477'Young Jack' HearneENG7
477Vallance JuppENG7
477Roy KilnerENG7
477Tich FreemanENG7
486Jimmy BlanckenbergSA6
486Ted ArnoldENG6
486Sydney BarnesENG6
486George UlyettENG6
490Bill HowellAUS5
490Johnny BriggsENG5
492Charlie McLeodAUS4
492Frank WoolleyENG4
492Jack SaundersAUS4
492Frederick SpofforthAUS4
496Claude NewberrySA3
496Bernard BosanquetENG3
498Frank LaverAUS2
498Dave NourseSA2
500Ernie JonesAUS1
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