Bowling by year (All cricket)
The most wickets in a calendar year in men's cricket: 140 by Rashid Khan in 2018 (from the 23,340 of 23,347 matches with full scorecards).
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 23,340 of the 23,347 matches in this selection (from 1877). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Year | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashid KhanIWX/AS/SH | 2018 | 2018 | 81 | 80 | 442.5 | 18 | 2315 | 140 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 16.54 | 5.23 | 18.98 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeetan PatelNZ/WF/WAR | 2016 | 2016 | 51 | 73 | 1224.5 | 278 | 3858 | 138 | 6/55 | 10/123 | 27.96 | 3.15 | 53.25 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2001 | 2001 | 45 | 56 | 1089.5 | 245 | 2718 | 136 | 8/87 | 11/170 | 19.99 | 2.49 | 48.08 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
| Adil RashidENG/AS/YOR | 2016 | 2016 | 65 | 76 | 869 | 61 | 3864 | 133 | 4/17 | 7/54 | 29.05 | 4.45 | 39.20 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2006 | 2006 | 40 | 49 | 854.4 | 135 | 2685 | 128 | 8/70 | 12/225 | 20.98 | 3.14 | 40.06 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Jacob DuffyNZ/OTA/WOR | 2025 | 2025 | 61 | 68 | 3185b | 73 | 2494 | 123 | 5/34 | 9/128 | 20.28 | 4.70 | 25.89 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Shane WarneAUS | 1994 | 1994 | 39 | 48 | 902.2 | 230 | 2319 | 120 | 8/71 | 12/128 | 19.32 | 2.57 | 45.12 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK/TIT/WOR | 2014 | 2014 | 38 | 50 | 819.2 | 182 | 2347 | 120 | 7/19 | 13/94 | 19.56 | 2.86 | 40.97 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS | 1999 | 1999 | 41 | 54 | 802.2 | 187 | 2408 | 119 | 5/14 | 10/78 | 20.24 | 3.00 | 40.45 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Matt HenryNZ/SOM/WF | 2023 | 2023 | 52 | 59 | 3625b | 100 | 2475 | 119 | 6/59 | 8/78 | 20.80 | 4.10 | 30.46 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeetan PatelWF/WEL/WAR | 2018 | 2018 | 49 | 64 | 904.3 | 207 | 3056 | 119 | 7/83 | 10/106 | 25.68 | 3.38 | 45.61 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| Mitchell JohnsonAUS | 2009 | 2009 | 47 | 57 | 774.3 | 98 | 3185 | 113 | 5/69 | 8/137 | 28.19 | 4.11 | 41.12 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeetan PatelWF/WAR | 2015 | 2015 | 46 | 65 | 972.1 | 215 | 3081 | 112 | 7/38 | 9/136 | 27.51 | 3.17 | 52.08 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Graeme SwannENG | 2010 | 2010 | 39 | 49 | 736 | 119 | 2402 | 111 | 6/65 | 10/217 | 21.64 | 3.26 | 39.78 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | 2013 | 2013 | 50 | 56 | 749.3 | 93 | 2550 | 111 | 7/95 | 11/118 | 22.97 | 3.40 | 40.51 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Matt HenryNZ/CAN/SOM | 2025 | 2025 | 49 | 54 | 2544b | 56 | 1952 | 110 | 6/39 | 9/90 | 17.75 | 4.60 | 23.13 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Jeetan PatelWF/WAR | 2014 | 2014 | 43 | 55 | 749.2 | 147 | 2506 | 110 | 5/49 | 8/145 | 22.78 | 3.34 | 40.87 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 2000 | 2000 | 31 | 38 | 823.3 | 166 | 2143 | 109 | 7/30 | 13/171 | 19.66 | 2.60 | 45.33 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
| Shaheen Shah AfridiPAK/NOT/LQ | 2023 | 2023 | 64 | 67 | 2875b | 39 | 2735 | 109 | 5/40 | 6/161 | 25.09 | 5.71 | 26.38 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Mitchell StarcAUS/RCB | 2015 | 2015 | 43 | 51 | 534.5 | 83 | 2143 | 108 | 6/28 | 7/174 | 19.84 | 4.01 | 29.71 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Simon HarmerESS/JS | 2019 | 2019 | 39 | 48 | 692.1 | 175 | 2236 | 108 | 8/98 | 12/61 | 20.70 | 3.23 | 38.45 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 1998 | 1998 | 27 | 39 | 643.4 | 140 | 1987 | 107 | 6/88 | 8/74 | 18.57 | 3.09 | 36.09 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Michael NeserAUS/BH/GLA | 2022 | 2022 | 36 | 50 | 631.2 | 132 | 2052 | 107 | 5/28 | 9/70 | 19.18 | 3.25 | 35.40 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ravichandran AshwinIND/RPS | 2016 | 2016 | 45 | 56 | 706.3 | 95 | 2540 | 107 | 7/59 | 13/140 | 23.74 | 3.60 | 39.62 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| Sean AbbottAUS/SS/SUR | 2023 | 2023 | 56 | 67 | 571.4 | 84 | 2548 | 107 | 5/50 | 7/97 | 23.81 | 4.46 | 32.06 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jasprit BumrahIND/MI | 2024 | 2024 | 34 | 47 | 438.3 | 87 | 1520 | 106 | 6/45 | 9/91 | 14.34 | 3.47 | 24.82 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Kyle AbbottND/HAM/DH | 2019 | 2019 | 43 | 49 | 421.3 | 58 | 1954 | 106 | 9/40 | 17/86 | 18.43 | 4.64 | 23.86 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| Joel GarnerWI | 1984 | 1984 | 28 | 42 | 728 | 169 | 1975 | 105 | 6/60 | 9/108 | 18.81 | 2.71 | 41.60 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Dennis LilleeAUS | 1981 | 1981 | 28 | 40 | 747.1 | 164 | 2204 | 105 | 7/83 | 11/159 | 20.99 | 2.95 | 42.70 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Moeen AliENG/RCB/WOR | 2018 | 2018 | 56 | 63 | 668.1 | 58 | 2970 | 105 | 6/49 | 9/134 | 28.29 | 4.44 | 38.18 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Dale SteynSA/SH | 2013 | 2013 | 43 | 52 | 556.2 | 121 | 1790 | 104 | 6/8 | 11/60 | 17.21 | 3.22 | 32.10 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Glenn McGrathAUS/ICC | 2005 | 2005 | 37 | 50 | 719.1 | 177 | 2115 | 104 | 6/115 | 9/82 | 20.34 | 2.94 | 41.49 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark FootittDER | 2014 | 2014 | 29 | 42 | 550.1 | 97 | 2144 | 104 | 6/48 | 9/122 | 20.62 | 3.90 | 31.74 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Makhaya NtiniSA | 2003 | 2003 | 35 | 47 | 663.4 | 122 | 2378 | 104 | 5/66 | 10/220 | 22.87 | 3.58 | 38.29 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Rashid KhanAS/SUS/SKAN | 2022 | 2022 | 76 | 74 | 2102b | 3 | 1995 | 103 | 6/17 | 6/17 | 19.37 | 5.69 | 20.41 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jofra ArcherRR/HH/SUS | 2018 | 2018 | 50 | 56 | 406.5 | 54 | 2027 | 103 | 5/69 | 8/46 | 19.68 | 4.98 | 23.70 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Shaun PollockSA | 2000 | 2000 | 49 | 56 | 716.2 | 173 | 2138 | 103 | 5/20 | 6/67 | 20.76 | 2.98 | 41.73 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Rashid KhanAS/SH/GAW | 2017 | 2017 | 60 | 60 | 289.4 | 9 | 1413 | 102 | 7/18 | 7/18 | 13.85 | 4.88 | 17.04 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Wanindu HasarangaSL/SKAN/KF | 2024 | 2024 | 53 | 53 | 240 | 5 | 1562 | 102 | 7/19 | 7/19 | 15.31 | 6.51 | 14.12 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeetan PatelWF/WEL/WAR | 2019 | 2019 | 43 | 56 | 813.1 | 210 | 2559 | 102 | 8/36 | 12/89 | 25.09 | 3.15 | 47.83 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 2002 | 2002 | 40 | 51 | 845.1 | 140 | 2591 | 102 | 7/48 | 8/85 | 25.40 | 3.07 | 49.72 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Imran TahirSA/CSK/GAW | 2019 | 2019 | 67 | 66 | 332.2 | 7 | 1898 | 101 | 4/12 | 4/12 | 18.79 | 5.71 | 19.74 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat CumminsAUS/ST | 2019 | 2019 | 36 | 47 | 611.3 | 130 | 2058 | 101 | 6/23 | 10/62 | 20.38 | 3.37 | 36.33 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Saqlain MushtaqPAK | 1997 | 1997 | 42 | 44 | 671.3 | 99 | 2207 | 101 | 5/38 | 9/80 | 21.85 | 3.29 | 39.89 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Brett LeeAUS | 2005 | 2005 | 39 | 50 | 648.2 | 94 | 2660 | 101 | 5/30 | 7/157 | 26.34 | 4.10 | 38.51 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Kuldeep YadavIND/KKR/UP | 2018 | 2018 | 54 | 56 | 361.1 | 12 | 1903 | 100 | 6/25 | 6/25 | 19.03 | 5.27 | 21.67 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 1998 | 1998 | 26 | 34 | 720.1 | 167 | 1986 | 100 | 9/65 | 16/220 | 19.86 | 2.76 | 43.21 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Dale SteynSA/RCB | 2008 | 2008 | 36 | 46 | 576 | 92 | 2217 | 100 | 6/72 | 10/154 | 22.17 | 3.85 | 34.56 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Peter SiddleAS/SOM/TAS | 2022 | 2022 | 50 | 61 | 647 | 151 | 2235 | 100 | 6/51 | 8/96 | 22.35 | 3.45 | 38.82 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 2001 | 2001 | 41 | 52 | 721.3 | 154 | 2253 | 100 | 8/19 | 14/191 | 22.53 | 3.12 | 43.29 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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