Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket in FC matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
RDB Croft (GLAM)	2000-2011	17	30	4607	767.5	192	2024	65	6/138	31.13	2.63	70.87	2	6	2
AA Mailey (AUS)	1921-1926	2	3	314	52.2	12	133	16	6/46	8.31	2.54	19.62	0	3	1
Wasim Akram (Pak)	1992-1996	2	4	432	72.0	15	221	15	5/43	14.73	3.06	28.80	0	3	1
JC Clay (GLAM)	1938-1938	2	4	516	86.0	23	168	20	7/49	8.40	1.95	25.80	0	3	1
JK Lever (ESSEX)	1983-1983	2	4	528	88.0	29	211	19	6/36	11.10	2.39	27.78	0	3	1
MJ Henry (KENT/SOM/WORCS)	2016-2023	3	6	603	100.3	25	311	27	7/42	11.51	3.09	22.33	1	3	1
AF Giles (WARKS)	2000-2000	2	4	787	131.1	42	331	23	8/90	14.39	2.52	34.21	1	3	2
J Leach (WORCS)	2016-2020	6	11	1053	175.3	24	657	31	5/60	21.19	3.74	33.96	0	3	1
C Rushworth (DURH/WARKS)	2014-2023	7	12	1190	198.2	46	597	39	9/52	15.30	3.01	30.51	1	3	1
Danish Kaneria (ESSEX)	2005-2009	5	10	1626	271.0	71	703	30	6/74	23.43	2.59	54.20	1	3	0
CN Miles (GLOUC/WARKS)	2011-2023	12	18	1787	297.5	51	1152	34	6/63	33.88	3.86	52.55	0	3	0
JAR Harris (GLAM/MIDDX)	2008-2024	14	23	2468	411.2	74	1438	46	7/83	31.26	3.49	53.65	1	3	0
GH Hirst (YORKS)	1908-1908	1	2	121	20.1	12	19	12	6/7	1.58	0.94	10.08	0	2	1
EG Dennett (GLOUC)	1907-1907	1	2	126	21.0	9	21	15	8/9	1.40	1.00	8.40	0	2	1
C McKerr (DERBS)	2017-2017	1	2	245	40.5	10	141	10	5/54	14.10	3.45	24.50	0	2	1
GJ Kruis (YORKS)	2005-2005	2	3	336	56.0	16	164	13	5/59	12.61	2.92	25.84	0	2	0
HH Streak (WARKS)	2004-2004	2	3	364	60.4	8	220	13	7/80	16.92	3.62	28.00	0	2	1
P Coughlin (DURH)	2017-2021	2	4	383	63.5	14	186	10	5/49	18.60	2.91	38.30	0	2	1
NRC Dumelow (DERBS)	2003-2003	2	3	436	72.4	7	291	10	5/78	29.10	4.00	43.60	0	2	1
RJ Gleeson (LANCS)	2019-2019	2	4	454	75.4	17	297	15	5/50	19.80	3.92	30.26	0	2	1
R Pollard (LANCS)	1938-1938	2	4	475	79.1	23	162	19	6/31	8.52	2.04	25.00	1	2	1
Shoaib Akhtar (DURH/WORCS)	2003-2005	4	7	573	95.3	20	406	19	6/47	21.36	4.25	30.15	0	2	0
RSG Anderson (ESSEX)	2000-2001	3	5	590	98.2	22	259	19	6/34	13.63	2.63	31.05	0	2	1
WE Hollies (WARKS)	1938-1938	2	4	591	98.3	25	223	19	6/66	11.73	2.26	31.10	1	2	1
AW Wellard (SOM)	1938-1938	2	4	689	114.5	17	315	17	7/76	18.52	2.74	40.52	0	2	1
SJ Cook (ESSEX/LbroU)	2017-2023	5	8	740	123.2	29	315	17	5/20	18.52	2.55	43.52	0	2	1
L Gregory (SOM)	2014-2023	5	8	750	125.0	28	397	19	6/47	20.89	3.17	39.47	0	2	1
H Verity (YORKS)	1938-1938	2	4	765	127.3	46	259	16	5/52	16.18	2.03	47.81	0	2	1
JM Anderson (LANCS)	2005-2021	4	6	773	128.5	31	344	19	5/41	18.10	2.67	40.68	1	2	1
SJ Magoffin (SUSS/WORCS)	2008-2016	5	8	852	142.0	37	357	21	5/12	17.00	2.51	40.57	1	2	0
Zafar Gohar (GLOUC)	2021-2024	4	7	870	145.0	21	451	17	5/62	26.52	3.11	51.17	0	2	1
SD Thomas (GLAM)	2000-2002	5	9	965	160.5	34	522	22	5/43	23.72	3.24	43.86	0	2	0
MHA Footitt (DERBS)	2010-2015	5	10	1002	167.0	30	649	29	5/41	22.37	3.88	34.55	2	2	0
JK Fuller (GLOUC/HANTS/MIDDX)	2012-2023	7	13	1084	180.4	27	688	24	6/37	28.66	3.80	45.16	0	2	0
LC Norwell (GLOUC)	2012-2017	7	13	1233	205.3	29	696	31	6/41	22.45	3.38	39.77	0	2	0
OE Robinson (SUSS)	2016-2024	7	11	1260	210.0	38	692	35	6/63	19.77	3.29	36.00	3	2	1
T van der Gugten (GLAM)	2016-2021	7	13	1289	214.5	36	781	27	5/45	28.92	3.63	47.74	0	2	0
MJ Hoggard (LEICS/YORKS)	2001-2012	9	13	1510	251.4	69	709	30	5/48	23.63	2.81	50.33	1	2	0
TS Roland-Jones (MIDDX)	2011-2024	9	15	1542	257.0	56	763	30	6/50	25.43	2.96	51.40	1	2	1
SP Kirby (GLOUC/YORKS)	2001-2010	9	16	1601	266.5	66	799	36	5/60	22.19	2.99	44.47	2	2	0
ID Blackwell (SOM)	2001-2007	9	12	1694	282.2	44	921	20	5/96	46.05	3.26	84.70	0	2	0
WA White (DERBS/LANCS/LEICS)	2007-2016	13	20	1727	287.5	42	1193	34	5/51	35.08	4.14	50.79	3	2	0
G Chapple (LANCS)	2001-2014	9	18	1740	290.0	66	796	32	5/51	24.87	2.74	54.37	1	2	0
JC Tredwell (KENT/SUSS)	2004-2017	14	21	2546	424.2	106	1121	27	5/32	41.51	2.64	94.29	0	2	1
TJ Murtagh (MIDDX)	2007-2019	14	26	2562	427.0	80	1341	50	6/80	26.82	3.14	51.24	3	2	0
CW Henderson (LEICS)	2005-2012	16	24	2821	470.1	106	1326	31	6/21	42.77	2.82	91.00	1	2	0
GJ Batty (SUR/WORCS)	2002-2015	17	28	3118	519.4	119	1559	52	7/52	29.98	3.00	59.96	3	2	1
GD Watson (AUS)	1972-1972	1	2	108	18.0	3	47	5	5/36	9.40	2.61	21.60	0	1	0
MG Hughes (AUS)	1989-1989	1	2	114	19.0	4	60	6	5/37	10.00	3.15	19.00	0	1	0
BMJ Allison (ESSEX)	2022-2022	1	2	115	19.1	5	54	5	5/32	10.80	2.81	23.00	0	1	0
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1921-1921	1	1	120	20.0	8	21	6	6/21	3.50	1.05	20.00	0	1	0
N Kapil Dev (INDIA)	1986-1986	1	2	138	23.0	6	66	7	5/35	9.42	2.86	19.71	0	1	0
TE Lawes (SUR)	2023-2023	1	1	143	23.5	5	105	5	5/105	21.00	4.40	28.60	0	1	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2008	1	2	148	24.4	5	73	6	5/42	12.16	2.95	24.66	0	1	0
WA Agar (KENT)	2023-2023	1	2	150	25.0	3	103	5	5/63	20.60	4.12	30.00	0	1	0
RG Archer (AUS)	1953-1953	1	2	154	25.4	4	74	8	7/56	9.25	2.88	19.25	0	1	0
Washington Sundar (LANCS)	2022-2022	1	2	180	30.0	1	99	5	5/76	19.80	3.30	36.00	0	1	0
D Paterson (NOTTS)	2023-2023	1	2	180	30.0	7	61	7	5/16	8.71	2.03	25.71	0	1	0
EW Freeman (AUS)	1968-1968	1	2	201	33.3	5	129	6	5/78	21.50	3.85	33.50	0	1	0
PP Ojha (SUR)	2011-2011	1	2	201	33.3	15	48	7	6/8	6.85	1.43	28.71	0	1	0
K Saxelby (NOTTS)	1983-1983	2	2	206	34.2	11	86	6	5/57	14.33	2.50	34.33	0	1	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1926-1926	1	2	210	35.0	12	68	7	5/18	9.71	1.94	30.00	0	1	0
FA Ward (AUS)	1938-1938	1	2	216	36.0	10	92	7	6/75	13.14	2.55	30.85	0	1	0
R Tattersall (LANCS)	1955-1955	1	1	224	37.2	9	77	6	6/77	12.83	2.06	37.33	0	1	0
GD McGrath (WORCS)	2000-2000	1	2	233	38.5	12	116	12	8/41	9.66	2.98	19.41	1	1	1
A D'Souza ()	1963-1963	1	2	234	39.0	19	44	8	5/17	5.50	1.12	29.25	0	1	0
RO Schwarz (SA)	1907-1907	1	2	236	39.2	17	40	10	6/11	4.00	1.01	23.60	1	1	1
AA Mallett (AUS)	1968-1968	1	2	243	40.3	15	106	10	7/75	10.60	2.61	24.30	0	1	1
C Penn (KENT)	1988-1988	1	2	245	40.5	9	120	6	5/82	20.00	2.93	40.83	0	1	0
LG Hylton (WI)	1939-1939	1	2	248	31.0	2	104	7	5/35	14.85	2.51	35.42	0	1	0
DR Parry (WI)	1980-1980	1	2	248	41.2	10	132	9	5/83	14.66	3.19	27.55	1	1	0
OH Mortensen (DERBS)	1983-1988	2	2	253	42.1	14	111	7	6/40	15.85	2.63	36.14	0	1	0
OP Stone (WARKS)	2018-2020	2	4	257	42.5	4	155	11	5/49	14.09	3.61	23.36	1	1	0
DJ Cullen (SOM)	2006-2006	1	1	258	43.0	10	137	5	5/137	27.40	3.18	51.60	0	1	0
DJ Millns (NOTTS)	2000-2000	2	2	261	43.3	11	160	7	5/58	22.85	3.67	37.28	0	1	0
JK Nye (SUSS)	1938-1938	1	2	267	44.3	7	128	9	5/47	14.22	2.87	29.66	1	1	0
TB Mitchell (DERBS)	1938-1938	2	4	272	45.2	12	116	14	6/15	8.28	2.55	19.42	1	1	0
R Smith (ESSEX)	1938-1946	2	4	279	46.3	13	143	7	5/51	20.42	3.07	39.85	0	1	0
GS Boyes (HANTS)	1938-1938	2	4	281	46.5	18	98	9	6/40	10.88	2.09	31.22	0	1	0
E Cawston (CambU)	1933-1933	1	2	290	48.2	13	106	7	6/62	15.14	2.19	41.42	0	1	0
SP Crook (LANCS/MIDDX)	2004-2011	3	4	294	49.0	7	191	10	5/94	19.10	3.89	29.40	0	1	0
MH Mankad (INDIA)	1946-1946	1	1	295	49.1	14	99	5	5/99	19.80	2.01	59.00	0	1	0
AU Rashid (YORKS)	2012-2014	3	4	298	49.4	9	130	9	5/105	14.44	2.61	33.11	0	1	0
KS Carlson (GLAM)	2016-2024	10	5	300	50.0	6	198	5	5/28	39.60	3.96	60.00	0	1	0
Shadab Khan (Pak)	2018-2018	1	2	305	50.5	7	157	10	6/77	15.70	3.08	30.50	1	1	1
CM Old (WARKS)	1983-1983	2	3	314	52.2	13	135	9	5/50	15.00	2.57	34.88	1	1	0
HFT Buse (SOM)	1938-1938	2	3	315	52.3	20	111	8	5/56	13.87	2.11	39.37	0	1	0
UBA Rashid (SUSS)	2000-2000	2	2	317	52.5	15	127	6	5/103	21.16	2.40	52.83	0	1	0
RR Jumadeen (WI)	1976-1976	1	2	318	53.0	17	126	9	5/47	14.00	2.37	35.33	1	1	0
Mohammad Sami (KENT)	2004-2004	1	2	318	53.0	17	138	10	6/99	13.80	2.60	31.80	1	1	1
Mohammad Asif (LEICS)	2006-2006	1	2	318	53.0	9	199	8	5/132	24.87	3.75	39.75	0	1	0
NV Radford (WORCS)	1988-1988	1	2	324	54.0	14	146	8	7/73	18.25	2.70	40.50	0	1	0
DE Davies (GLAM)	1938-1938	2	4	325	54.1	14	108	11	5/42	9.81	1.99	29.54	0	1	0
OJ Newby (GLOUC/LANCS)	2004-2008	2	3	343	57.1	9	176	7	5/69	25.14	3.07	49.00	0	1	0
ML Turner (DERBS/DURH)	2005-2011	2	4	346	57.4	14	163	8	5/32	20.37	2.82	43.25	0	1	0
SR Lampitt (WORCS)	2000-2000	2	3	348	58.0	10	157	10	5/63	15.70	2.70	34.80	0	1	0
GM Hussain (GLOUC)	2010-2010	2	4	349	58.1	18	183	16	5/36	11.43	3.14	21.81	2	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-1991	3	4	351	58.3	10	156	6	5/49	26.00	2.66	58.50	0	1	0
G Lester (LEICS)	1938-1939	2	3	353	-	8	177	7	6/108	25.28	3.00	50.42	0	1	0
Z Khan (WORCS)	2006-2006	2	4	354	59.0	14	201	8	5/27	25.12	3.40	44.25	0	1	0

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Gloucestershire v Derbyshire at Bristol, County Championship Division Two 25th match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Kent v Essex at Canterbury, County Championship Division One 33rd match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Lancashire v Warwickshire at Manchester, County Championship Division One 34th match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]