Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records in 1930s in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1930-1936	28	51	10708	1784.4	576	3711	169	7/40	21.95	2.07	63.36	7	16
H Verity (ENG)	1931-1939	40	73	11173	-	604	3510	144	8/43	24.37	1.88	77.59	9	5
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1938	26	46	9910	-	579	3221	136	7/54	23.68	1.95	72.86	8	10
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1937	24	46	5852	-	191	2526	97	7/70	26.04	2.58	60.32	7	3
GOB Allen (ENG)	1930-1937	22	40	4116	-	115	2174	76	7/80	28.60	3.16	54.15	3	5
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1933	12	24	3720	620.0	269	1024	68	7/23	15.05	1.65	54.70	4	4
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1939	14	27	3481	-	123	1446	67	6/33	21.58	2.49	51.95	2	6
K Farnes (ENG)	1934-1939	15	27	3932	-	103	1719	60	6/96	28.65	2.62	65.53	6	3
RWV Robins (ENG)	1930-1937	18	32	3060	-	68	1679	59	6/32	28.45	3.29	51.86	2	1
WR Hammond (ENG)	1930-1939	60	79	5759	-	199	2251	59	5/57	38.15	2.34	97.61	1	1
LN Constantine (WI)	1930-1939	15	26	3153	-	106	1484	53	5/75	28.00	2.82	59.49	3	2
CL Vincent (SA)	1930-1935	16	24	3501	583.3	126	1639	48	6/51	34.14	2.80	72.93	4	1
TW Wall (AUS)	1930-1934	17	31	4362	727.0	141	1821	48	5/14	37.93	2.50	90.87	2	2
LO Fleetwood-Smith (AUS)	1935-1938	10	18	3093	-	78	1570	42	6/110	37.38	3.04	73.64	4	2
MS Nichols (ENG)	1930-1939	14	24	2565	-	97	1152	41	6/35	28.09	2.69	62.56	1	2
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1930-1931	9	13	2377	396.1	60	1145	40	6/63	28.62	2.89	59.42	4	3
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1935	13	21	2760	460.0	77	1225	40	5/69	30.62	2.66	69.00	1	3
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3
H Larwood (ENG)	1930-1933	9	14	1928	321.2	60	936	37	5/28	25.29	2.91	52.10	3	2
MW Tate (ENG)	1930-1935	13	22	3480	580.0	179	1086	37	5/124	29.35	1.87	94.05	-	1
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1938	12	21	2107	-	50	1079	36	4/101	29.97	3.07	58.52	1	-
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1930-1938	39	62	3746	-	127	1543	36	4/13	42.86	2.47	104.05	2	-
HC Griffith (WI)	1930-1933	10	15	2184	364.0	69	993	33	5/63	30.09	2.72	66.18	2	1
Q McMillan (SA)	1930-1932	11	18	1673	278.5	30	1061	33	5/66	32.15	3.80	50.69	2	2
EW Clark (ENG)	1933-1934	7	14	1715	285.5	63	820	29	5/98	28.27	2.86	59.13	1	1
L Amar Singh (IND)	1932-1936	7	13	2182	363.4	95	858	28	7/86	30.64	2.35	77.92	1	2
DVP Wright (ENG)	1938-1939	9	17	2200	-	43	1166	27	4/153	43.18	3.18	81.48	1	-
M Nissar (IND)	1932-1936	6	11	1211	201.5	34	707	25	5/90	28.28	3.50	48.44	-	3
EP Nupen (SA)	1930-1936	4	7	1031	171.5	22	466	22	6/46	21.18	2.71	46.86	-	3
TWJ Goddard (ENG)	1930-1939	8	13	1563	-	62	588	22	6/29	26.72	2.25	71.04	-	1
NA Quinn (SA)	1931-1932	8	12	1936	322.4	76	704	22	4/37	32.00	2.18	88.00	2	-
XC Balaskas (SA)	1930-1939	9	11	1572	-	28	806	22	5/49	36.63	3.07	71.45	3	1
B Mitchell (SA)	1930-1939	27	26	1955	-	18	1081	22	5/87	49.13	3.31	88.86	1	1
RJ Crisp (SA)	1935-1936	9	14	1428	238.0	30	747	20	5/99	37.35	3.13	71.40	-	1
N Gordon (SA)	1938-1939	5	8	1966	245.6	28	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2
OC Scott (WI)	1930-1931	6	9	1265	210.5	17	822	20	5/266	41.10	3.89	63.25	3	1
James Langridge (ENG)	1933-1936	7	12	900	150.0	42	349	19	7/56	18.36	2.32	47.36	-	2
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1937	3	6	839	139.5	30	395	19	6/67	20.78	2.82	44.15	2	1
AG Fairfax (AUS)	1930-1931	9	16	1316	219.2	50	541	19	4/31	28.47	2.46	69.26	2	-
GAE Paine (ENG)	1935-1935	4	7	1044	174.0	39	467	17	5/168	27.47	2.68	61.41	-	1
GN Francis (WI)	1930-1933	7	10	1169	194.5	42	511	17	4/40	30.05	2.62	68.76	2	-
HG Vivian (NZ)	1931-1937	7	10	1311	218.3	44	633	17	4/58	37.23	2.89	77.11	1	-
LG Hylton (WI)	1935-1939	6	12	965	-	31	418	16	4/27	26.12	2.59	60.31	1	-
FT Badcock (NZ)	1930-1933	7	9	1608	268.0	66	610	16	4/80	38.12	2.27	100.50	1	-
CIJ Smith (ENG)	1935-1937	5	9	930	155.0	40	393	15	5/16	26.20	2.53	62.00	1	1
MJC Allom (ENG)	1930-1931	5	8	817	136.1	28	265	14	5/38	18.92	1.94	58.35	1	1
FE Woolley (ENG)	1930-1934	9	6	663	110.3	27	299	13	7/76	23.00	2.70	51.00	-	1
PM Hornibrook (AUS)	1930-1930	5	9	1177	196.1	50	471	13	7/92	36.23	2.40	90.53	-	1
JC White (ENG)	1930-1931	5	8	1206	201.0	50	474	13	3/21	36.46	2.35	92.76	-	-
WE Astill (ENG)	1930-1930	4	8	1400	233.2	65	526	13	4/58	40.46	2.25	107.69	2	-
WH Copson (ENG)	1939-1939	2	4	420	52.4	7	185	12	5/85	15.41	2.64	35.00	1	1
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1930-1937	33	26	957	-	45	455	12	3/33	37.91	2.85	79.75	-	-
RC Blunt (NZ)	1930-1932	9	14	936	156.0	34	472	12	3/17	39.33	3.02	78.00	-	-
EL Dalton (SA)	1931-1939	14	12	864	-	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1	-
WE Merritt (NZ)	1930-1931	6	9	936	156.0	10	617	12	4/104	51.41	3.95	78.00	1	-
CS Marriott (ENG)	1933-1933	1	2	247	41.1	8	96	11	6/59	8.72	2.33	22.45	-	2
A Hurwood (AUS)	1930-1931	2	4	517	86.1	28	170	11	4/22	15.45	1.97	47.00	2	-
GTS Stevens (ENG)	1930-1930	2	4	412	68.4	9	241	11	5/90	21.90	3.50	37.45	-	2
FR Brown (ENG)	1931-1937	6	8	796	132.4	40	340	11	3/81	30.90	2.56	72.36	-	-
RS Grant (WI)	1935-1939	7	11	986	-	32	353	11	3/68	32.09	2.14	89.63	-	-
RTD Perks (ENG)	1939-1939	2	3	829	103.5	17	355	11	5/100	32.27	2.56	75.36	-	2
NE Haig (ENG)	1930-1930	4	8	888	148.0	50	360	11	3/73	32.72	2.43	80.72	-	-
JM Sims (ENG)	1935-1937	4	8	887	-	21	480	11	5/73	43.63	3.24	80.63	-	1
FA Ward (AUS)	1936-1938	4	5	1268	-	30	574	11	6/102	52.18	2.71	115.27	-	1
LJ Nash (AUS)	1932-1937	2	4	311	-	12	126	10	4/18	12.60	2.43	31.10	2	-
WE Hollies (ENG)	1935-1935	3	4	558	93.0	24	217	10	7/50	21.70	2.33	55.80	-	1
W Rhodes (ENG)	1930-1930	4	8	1536	256.0	92	453	10	3/110	45.30	1.76	153.60	-	-
MW Sievers (AUS)	1936-1937	3	5	602	75.2	25	161	9	5/21	17.88	1.60	66.88	-	1
CK Nayudu (IND)	1932-1936	7	10	858	143.0	24	386	9	3/40	42.88	2.69	95.33	-	-
GR Dickinson (NZ)	1930-1932	3	6	451	75.1	13	245	8	3/66	30.62	3.25	56.37	-	-
TS Worthington (ENG)	1930-1937	9	11	633	-	18	316	8	2/19	39.50	2.99	79.12	-	-
EE Achong (WI)	1930-1935	6	8	918	153.0	34	378	8	2/64	47.25	2.47	114.75	-	-
IB Cromb (NZ)	1931-1932	5	7	960	160.0	36	442	8	3/113	55.25	2.76	120.00	-	-
TB Mitchell (ENG)	1933-1935	5	8	894	149.0	21	498	8	2/49	62.25	3.34	111.75	-	-
FR Martin (WI)	1930-1931	6	9	1286	214.2	24	588	8	3/91	73.50	2.74	160.75	-	-
RH Catterall (SA)	1930-1931	4	6	294	49.0	7	110	7	3/15	15.71	2.24	42.00	-	-
RK Oxenham (AUS)	1931-1931	4	6	594	99.0	40	173	7	4/39	24.71	1.74	84.85	1	-
AW Roberts (NZ)	1930-1937	5	4	459	76.3	19	209	7	4/101	29.85	2.73	65.57	1	-
GL Weir (NZ)	1930-1937	11	8	342	57.0	7	209	7	3/38	29.85	3.66	48.85	-	-
RK Tyldesley (ENG)	1930-1930	2	3	534	89.0	23	234	7	3/77	33.42	2.62	76.28	-	-
AW Wellard (ENG)	1937-1938	2	4	456	76.0	9	237	7	4/81	33.85	3.11	65.14	1	-
LL Wilkinson (ENG)	1938-1939	3	5	573	71.5	9	271	7	2/12	38.71	2.83	81.85	-	-
AR Gover (ENG)	1936-1937	3	6	690	115.0	23	303	7	3/85	43.28	2.63	98.57	-	-
EQ Davies (SA)	1936-1939	5	6	768	-	7	481	7	4/75	68.71	3.75	109.71	1	-
HD Read (ENG)	1935-1935	1	2	270	45.0	14	200	6	4/136	33.33	4.44	45.00	1	-
LF Townsend (ENG)	1930-1934	4	8	399	66.3	22	205	6	2/22	34.16	3.08	66.50	-	-
CB Clarke (WI)	1939-1939	3	4	456	57.0	2	261	6	3/59	43.50	3.43	76.00	-	-
WJ Edrich (ENG)	1938-1939	9	14	612	-	13	293	6	2/27	48.83	2.87	102.00	-	-
JB Robertson (SA)	1935-1936	3	5	738	123.0	26	321	6	3/143	53.50	2.60	123.00	-	-
CFW Allcott (NZ)	1930-1932	6	8	1206	201.0	41	541	6	2/102	90.16	2.69	201.00	-	-
GG Macaulay (ENG)	1933-1933	2	3	312	52.0	15	130	5	4/57	26.00	2.50	62.40	1	-
PK Lee (AUS)	1931-1933	2	4	436	72.4	19	212	5	4/111	42.40	2.91	87.20	1	-
ML Page (NZ)	1930-1937	14	12	379	63.1	11	231	5	2/21	46.20	3.65	75.80	-	-
G Geary (ENG)	1930-1934	3	4	738	123.0	27	298	5	3/101	59.60	2.42	147.60	-	-
AG Chipperfield (AUS)	1934-1938	14	14	924	-	28	437	5	3/91	87.40	2.83	184.80	-	-
JA Dunning (NZ)	1933-1937	4	7	830	138.2	20	493	5	2/35	98.60	3.56	166.00	-	-
M Leyland (ENG)	1930-1938	34	22	965	-	29	515	5	3/91	103.00	3.20	193.00	-	-
S Nazir Ali (IND)	1932-1934	2	1	138	23.0	1	83	4	4/83	20.75	3.60	34.50	1	-
L Amarnath (IND)	1933-1934	3	4	281	46.5	18	113	4	2/32	28.25	2.41	70.25	-	-

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v West Indies at The Oval, 3rd Test, Aug 19-22, 1939 [Test # 274]

England v West Indies at Manchester, 2nd Test, Jul 22-25, 1939 [Test # 273]

England v West Indies at Lord's, 1st Test, Jun 24-27, 1939 [Test # 272]