Bowling by year (Men's First-class)

The most wickets in a calendar year in men's first-class cricket: 104 by Jeetan Patel in 2016.

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Player	Year	Span	Mat	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Jeetan PatelNZ/WF/WAR	2016	2016	27	50	1078.1	275	3061	104	6/55	10/123	29.43	2.84	62.20	4	5	1
Shane WarneAUS	2005	2005	15	30	722.5	126	2114	96	6/46	12/246	22.02	2.92	45.18	9	6	2
Neil WagnerNZ/OV/LAN	2016	2016	21	39	732.5	159	2134	92	6/41	11/111	23.20	2.91	47.79	2	7	1
Jeetan PatelWF/WAR	2018	2018	22	38	768.3	202	2187	91	7/83	10/106	24.03	2.85	50.67	3	8	3
Jeetan PatelWF/WAR	2015	2015	25	44	860.4	213	2459	91	7/38	9/136	27.02	2.86	56.75	3	4	0
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	2006	2006	11	21	589	125	1519	90	8/70	12/225	16.88	2.58	39.27	4	9	5
Dennis LilleeAUS	1981	1981	13	25	618.2	147	1781	85	7/83	11/159	20.95	2.88	43.65	8	5	2
Neil WagnerNZ/OV/ESS	2017	2017	21	41	747.3	143	2446	84	7/39	9/141	29.12	3.27	53.39	2	2	0
Simon HarmerESS	2019	2019	14	24	595.5	175	1518	83	8/98	12/61	18.29	2.55	43.07	1	10	2
Mark FootittDER	2014	2014	16	29	468.2	96	1563	82	6/48	9/122	19.06	3.34	34.27	1	6	0
Allan DonaldSA	1998	1998	14	26	538.4	135	1571	80	6/88	8/74	19.64	2.92	40.40	3	7	0
Saeed AjmalPAK/WOR	2014	2014	13	25	693.4	178	1673	80	7/19	13/94	20.91	2.41	52.02	3	7	2
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	2001	2001	12	23	781.2	216	1699	80	8/87	11/170	21.24	2.17	58.60	5	7	4
Joel GarnerWI	1984	1984	15	29	604.2	149	1629	79	6/60	9/108	20.62	2.70	45.90	4	4	0
Chris RushworthDUR	2015	2015	15	29	554.4	129	1596	78	6/39	9/78	20.46	2.88	42.67	2	7	0
Matthew PottsENG/DUR	2022	2022	15	26	564	138	1597	78	7/40	13/101	20.47	2.83	43.38	2	6	2
Nathan McAndrewSUS/SA	2023	2023	16	31	546.4	119	1776	78	6/41	10/61	22.77	3.25	42.05	4	6	1
Mohammad AbbasPAK/LEI	2018	2018	15	28	508	164	1222	77	6/54	10/52	15.87	2.41	39.58	5	7	2
Morné MorkelSA/SUR	2018	2018	14	28	436.3	119	1227	77	6/57	9/110	15.94	2.81	34.01	4	5	0
Ravichandran AshwinIND/WOR	2017	2017	15	28	738.1	146	2128	76	6/41	8/125	28.00	2.88	58.28	5	4	0
Jamie PorterESS	2017	2017	13	25	399	89	1262	75	7/55	12/95	16.83	3.16	31.92	5	5	1
Muttiah MuralitharanSL	2000	2000	10	17	623.2	147	1463	75	7/84	13/171	19.51	2.35	49.87	6	7	3
Mark FootittDER	2015	2015	15	24	516.4	110	1699	75	7/71	10/155	22.65	3.29	41.33	5	5	1
Kapil DevIND	1983	1983	18	25	578.1	112	1739	75	9/83	10/135	23.19	3.01	46.25	5	5	1
Matt HenryCAN/KEN	2018	2018	11	20	381.1	85	1185	74	7/42	12/73	16.01	3.11	30.91	8	5	3
Dale SteynSA	2008	2008	13	24	442.1	85	1477	74	6/72	10/154	19.96	3.34	35.85	6	5	1
Kapil DevIND	1979	1979	17	29	592.1	141	1699	74	6/63	9/121	22.96	2.87	48.01	4	5	0
Anil KumbleIND	2004	2004	12	23	613.1	122	1838	74	8/141	13/181	24.84	3.00	49.72	3	6	2
Nathan LyonAUS/LAN/NSW	2024	2024	20	35	734.4	121	1972	74	6/65	10/108	26.65	2.68	59.57	2	3	1
Malcolm MarshallWI	1984	1984	13	25	541.5	120	1471	73	7/53	10/107	20.15	2.71	44.53	1	9	1
Simon HarmerSA/ESS	2022	2022	14	24	516.5	136	1490	73	8/46	15/207	20.41	2.88	42.48	1	7	2
Simon HarmerESS	2017	2017	14	26	521.2	121	1382	72	9/95	14/128	19.19	2.65	43.44	3	4	2
Michael NeserAUS/GLA/QUE	2022	2022	16	30	537.4	129	1441	72	5/36	9/70	20.01	2.68	44.81	4	2	0
Shane WarneAUS	1993	1993	16	29	842.2	316	1697	72	6/31	9/67	23.57	2.01	70.19	8	2	0
Ravichandran AshwinIND	2016	2016	12	23	584.3	94	1721	72	7/59	13/140	23.90	2.94	48.71	1	8	3
Jasprit BumrahIND	2024	2024	13	26	357	85	1060	71	6/45	9/91	14.93	2.97	30.17	4	5	0
Graham McKenzieAUS	1964	1964	14	25	4106b	119	1737	71	7/153	10/91	24.46	2.54	57.83	4	4	1
Shane WarneAUS	1994	1994	10	19	629	217	1274	70	8/71	12/128	18.20	2.03	53.91	3	6	2
Ollie RobinsonENG/SUS	2021	2021	14	25	502.4	134	1330	70	9/78	13/128	19.00	2.65	43.09	2	4	1
James AndersonENG/LAN	2017	2017	16	29	588.3	174	1340	70	7/42	9/73	19.14	2.28	50.44	3	4	0
Simon HarmerSA/ESS	2025	2025	17	30	667.2	159	1578	70	6/37	9/101	22.54	2.36	57.20	7	2	0
Shane WarneAUS	2004	2004	12	22	578.4	123	1685	70	6/125	10/155	24.07	2.91	49.60	4	5	2
Nathan LyonAUS/WOR/NSW	2017	2017	15	25	656.5	122	1782	70	8/50	13/154	25.46	2.71	56.30	2	5	1
Ollie RobinsonSUS	2018	2018	13	25	451	86	1268	69	7/58	10/67	18.38	2.81	39.22	6	4	1
Chris RushworthDUR	2019	2019	14	25	486.4	124	1271	69	6/39	10/67	18.42	2.61	42.32	3	4	1
Ethan BamberWAR	2026	2026	14	27	445.3	102	1338	69	6/26	9/94	19.39	3.00	38.74	2	4	0
Shaun PollockSA	1998	1998	14	25	598.4	165	1411	69	7/87	9/103	20.45	2.36	52.06	2	6	0
Steve MagoffinSUS	2015	2015	16	28	582	140	1655	69	6/50	12/159	23.99	2.84	50.61	3	4	1
James HarrisMID	2015	2015	16	28	460.2	59	1776	69	9/34	13/103	25.74	3.86	40.03	5	3	1
Steve MagoffinSUS	2014	2014	14	25	503.1	137	1253	68	6/60	8/40	18.43	2.49	44.40	6	4	0

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