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
SR Harmer (ESSEX)	2017-2023	10	15	1694	282.2	57	971	56	8/46	17.33	3.43	30.25	1	5	2
Saqlain Mushtaq (SUR)	2000-2008	7	12	2038	339.4	75	897	39	6/51	23.00	2.64	52.25	1	4	2
WA Johnston (AUS)	1948-1953	2	4	552	92.0	29	213	20	6/74	10.65	2.31	27.60	1	3	1
J Overton (SOM/SUR)	2015-2023	9	16	1191	198.3	41	593	32	5/42	18.53	2.98	37.21	1	3	0
JA Porter (ESSEX)	2017-2023	9	14	1248	208.0	51	609	30	5/24	20.30	2.92	41.60	1	3	1
RDB Croft (GLAM)	2003-2005	6	11	1447	241.1	39	863	27	5/57	31.96	3.57	53.59	0	3	1
AR Caddick (SOM)	2000-2009	6	11	1488	248.0	60	772	30	7/64	25.73	3.11	49.60	1	3	1
CD Thorp (DURH)	2006-2011	9	17	1530	255.0	74	777	35	6/55	22.20	3.04	43.71	0	3	1
JA Brooks (NHNTS/SOM/YORKS)	2012-2023	9	14	1540	256.4	73	812	38	5/53	21.36	3.16	40.52	1	3	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak/SUSS)	1992-2008	8	14	1890	315.0	49	1023	39	7/64	26.23	3.24	48.46	0	3	0
ID Blackwell (DURH/SOM)	2000-2011	14	21	2361	393.3	123	913	32	5/49	28.53	2.32	73.78	0	3	0
R Clarke (SUR/WARKS)	2005-2021	20	31	2894	482.2	95	1583	49	7/74	32.30	3.28	59.06	1	3	0
SH Martin (WORCS)	1938-1938	1	2	206	34.2	5	116	11	6/73	10.54	3.37	18.72	0	2	1
W Mycroft (DERBS)	1876-1876	1	2	240	60.0	24	103	17	9/25	6.05	2.57	14.11	0	2	1
BS Chandrasekhar (INDIA)	1967-1967	1	2	270	45.0	8	129	10	5/57	12.90	2.86	27.00	0	2	1
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1930-1930	1	2	301	50.1	9	95	14	7/39	6.78	1.89	21.50	0	2	1
CB Clarke (WI)	1939-1939	1	2	312	39.0	8	107	13	7/75	8.23	2.05	24.00	0	2	1
A Sidebottom (YORKS)	1983-1988	2	4	424	70.4	23	161	12	5/6	13.41	2.27	35.33	0	2	0
DR Pringle (ESSEX)	1983-1986	2	4	434	72.2	16	250	13	5/65	19.23	3.45	33.38	0	2	0
DJ Wood (SUSS)	1938-1938	2	4	436	72.4	9	226	16	7/52	14.12	3.11	27.25	0	2	0
RJ Partridge (NHNTS)	1938-1938	2	4	480	80.0	23	189	12	5/29	15.75	2.36	40.00	0	2	0
TWJ Goddard (GLOUC)	1938-1938	2	3	498	83.0	23	178	15	7/26	11.86	2.14	33.20	0	2	1
AA Mailey (AUS)	1921-1926	2	4	505	84.1	10	298	17	6/45	17.52	3.54	29.70	0	2	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1951-1955	2	4	505	84.1	30	192	16	8/40	12.00	2.28	31.56	0	2	1
Saeed Ajmal (WORCS)	2014-2015	2	4	593	98.5	28	277	16	7/63	17.31	2.80	37.06	0	2	0
JC Clay (GLAM)	1938-1938	2	4	610	101.4	25	233	19	6/71	12.26	2.29	32.10	1	2	1
HH Streak (WARKS)	2005-2007	4	7	728	121.2	36	326	16	6/31	20.37	2.68	45.50	0	2	0
JH Davey (SOM)	2017-2022	6	11	862	143.4	42	349	20	5/30	17.45	2.42	43.10	0	2	0
Yasir Arafat (KENT/SUSS)	2006-2009	4	7	875	145.5	23	520	21	6/86	24.76	3.56	41.66	1	2	0
RD Pringle (DURH)	2015-2016	4	7	876	146.0	24	538	18	7/107	29.88	3.68	48.66	0	2	1
C Rushworth (DURH/WARKS)	2011-2023	6	10	894	149.0	45	399	22	7/38	18.13	2.67	40.63	0	2	1
DJ Worrall (GLOUC/SUR)	2021-2024	6	10	1097	182.5	45	420	25	5/40	16.80	2.29	43.88	1	2	0
MJ Saggers (KENT)	2000-2007	6	11	1203	200.3	38	575	23	5/47	25.00	2.86	52.30	0	2	0
MS Kasprowicz (/AUS/GLAM)	1995-2004	5	10	1205	200.5	48	649	26	5/19	24.96	3.23	46.34	0	2	0
KW Hogg (LANCS)	2009-2013	7	12	1246	207.4	55	560	35	7/28	16.00	2.69	35.60	4	2	1
Naved-ul-Hasan (SUSS/YORKS)	2005-2011	7	12	1282	213.4	45	724	24	5/63	30.16	3.38	53.41	0	2	0
RJ Kirtley (SUSS)	2001-2006	6	11	1339	223.1	61	670	27	6/107	24.81	3.00	49.59	2	2	0
SC Kerrigan (LANCS)	2010-2016	6	8	1428	238.0	56	592	26	9/51	22.76	2.48	54.92	1	2	1
AR Adams (ESSEX/NOTTS)	2004-2011	7	13	1444	240.4	59	689	40	6/31	17.22	2.86	36.10	4	2	1
M Davies (DURH/KENT)	2003-2012	10	17	1615	269.1	88	593	37	8/24	16.02	2.20	43.64	1	2	1
CR Woakes (WARKS)	2009-2023	9	16	1669	278.1	67	805	34	7/20	23.67	2.89	49.08	1	2	1
JD Lewry (SUSS)	2001-2009	11	19	1745	290.5	56	888	35	7/42	25.37	3.05	49.85	0	2	1
MJ Leach (SOM)	2015-2022	10	16	1848	308.0	67	816	23	6/78	35.47	2.64	80.34	0	2	0
G Onions (DURH/LANCS)	2004-2018	12	22	1924	320.4	70	1005	36	6/58	27.91	3.13	53.44	1	2	0
GJ Batty (SUR/WORCS)	2003-2017	9	15	2066	344.2	97	951	33	6/51	28.81	2.76	62.60	1	2	0
DI Stevens (KENT/LEICS)	2000-2022	24	26	2320	386.4	118	981	33	5/37	29.72	2.53	70.30	1	2	0
AU Rashid (YORKS)	2007-2017	13	21	2326	387.4	50	1330	36	7/107	36.94	3.43	64.61	3	2	0
SR Patel (NOTTS)	2008-2019	15	25	2677	446.1	100	1245	43	7/68	28.95	2.79	62.25	3	2	1
GA Faulkner (SA)	1907-1907	1	1	29	4.5	0	8	5	5/8	1.60	1.65	5.80	0	1	0
GHS Trott (AUS)	1896-1896	1	2	110	22.0	3	87	6	5/66	14.50	4.74	18.33	0	1	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1938-1938	1	1	125	20.5	0	65	6	6/65	10.83	3.12	20.83	0	1	0
DM Smith (SUR/SUSS)	1938-1983	2	2	128	21.2	1	66	5	5/25	13.20	3.09	25.60	0	1	0
RJ Inverarity (AUS)	1972-1972	1	2	144	24.0	7	67	5	5/67	13.40	2.79	28.80	0	1	0
MJ McCague (KENT)	2000-2000	1	2	150	25.0	5	71	6	5/52	11.83	2.84	25.00	0	1	0
BE Hendricks (SA-A)	2017-2017	1	2	155	25.5	7	63	6	5/20	10.50	2.43	25.83	0	1	0
PR Groves (LbroU)	2009-2009	1	2	156	26.0	8	105	6	5/72	17.50	4.03	26.00	0	1	0
TR McKibbin (AUS)	1896-1896	1	2	160	32.0	8	81	7	5/41	11.57	3.03	22.85	0	1	0
DA Stiff (SOM)	2009-2009	1	2	168	28.0	4	137	5	5/91	27.40	4.89	33.60	0	1	0
M Leyland (YORKS)	1938-1938	1	1	169	28.1	9	63	8	8/63	7.87	2.23	21.12	0	1	0
AL Padmore (WI)	1976-1976	1	2	177	29.3	7	76	7	5/49	10.85	2.57	25.28	0	1	0
HT Waters (GLAM)	2012-2012	1	2	177	29.3	8	98	9	7/53	10.88	3.32	19.66	0	1	0
LA King (WI)	1963-1963	1	2	186	31.0	5	70	7	5/47	10.00	2.25	26.57	0	1	0
VA Holder (WI)	1976-1976	1	2	186	31.0	12	77	6	5/44	12.83	2.48	31.00	0	1	0
SP Hughes (MIDDX)	1983-1983	1	2	188	31.2	10	80	7	5/48	11.42	2.55	26.85	0	1	0
KR Miller (AUS)	1948-1948	1	2	191	31.5	10	64	5	5/25	12.80	2.01	38.20	0	1	0
JJ Kotze (SA)	1904-1904	1	2	192	32.0	8	105	8	5/66	13.12	3.28	24.00	0	1	0
G Smith (KENT)	1957-1957	1	2	204	34.0	7	108	8	5/53	13.50	3.17	25.50	0	1	0
S Turner (ESSEX)	1983-1983	1	2	216	36.0	13	71	6	5/30	11.83	1.97	36.00	0	1	0
MAK Lawson (YORKS)	2006-2006	1	2	220	36.4	1	158	6	6/150	26.33	4.30	36.66	0	1	0
NJ Dexter (KENT/MIDDX)	2007-2015	3	3	224	37.2	7	90	6	5/64	15.00	2.41	37.33	0	1	0
PH Edmonds (MIDDX)	1983-1983	1	2	227	37.5	9	90	7	5/42	12.85	2.37	32.42	0	1	0
GN Francis (WI)	1923-1923	1	2	228	38.0	13	85	7	5/27	12.14	2.23	32.57	0	1	0
LA Patterson-White (NOTTS)	2021-2023	2	4	238	39.4	5	114	6	5/41	19.00	2.87	39.66	0	1	0
NA Foster (ESSEX)	1986-1986	1	2	254	42.2	13	100	9	5/64	11.11	2.36	28.22	1	1	0
MJ North (DERBS/DURH/GLAM)	2004-2014	6	7	259	43.1	7	125	5	5/30	25.00	2.89	51.80	0	1	0
TE Lawes (SUR)	2023-2023	2	3	269	44.5	5	159	11	5/27	14.45	3.54	24.45	1	1	0
GM Smith (ESSEX)	2012-2014	3	5	277	46.1	4	154	9	5/58	17.11	3.33	30.77	1	1	0
RWV Robins (MIDDX)	1938-1938	2	3	278	46.2	6	171	12	7/77	14.25	3.69	23.16	0	1	0
AT Thomson (CardU/WARKS)	2016-2019	3	5	279	46.3	5	209	7	6/138	29.85	4.49	39.85	0	1	0
JM De Caires (MIDDX)	2023-2023	1	1	285	47.3	5	144	7	7/144	20.57	3.03	40.71	0	1	0
BS Bedi (INDIA)	1974-1974	1	1	288	48.0	15	110	6	6/110	18.33	2.29	48.00	0	1	0
AE Nutter (LANCS)	1938-1938	2	4	294	49.0	9	129	10	6/66	12.90	2.63	29.40	0	1	0
JH Mayer (WARKS)	1938-1938	2	3	300	50.0	7	139	9	5/75	15.44	2.78	33.33	0	1	0
Fazal Mahmood (Pak)	1954-1954	1	2	300	50.0	21	103	7	5/68	14.71	2.06	42.85	0	1	0
Sukhjit Singh (WARKS)	2017-2017	1	1	300	50.0	6	144	6	6/144	24.00	2.88	50.00	0	1	0
Saeed Ahmed (Pak/ROWXI)	1968-1971	2	4	318	53.0	6	153	6	5/81	25.50	2.88	53.00	0	1	0
Hasan Ali (LANCS/WARKS)	2022-2024	2	3	318	53.0	8	170	7	5/45	24.28	3.20	45.42	0	1	0
F Wilkinson (YORKS)	1938-1938	2	3	324	54.0	11	137	10	7/68	13.70	2.53	32.40	0	1	1
GE Sainsbury (GLOUC)	1983-1983	2	3	330	55.0	11	183	7	5/71	26.14	3.32	47.14	0	1	0
AH Latchman (MIDDX)	1971-1971	1	2	342	57.0	11	166	9	6/99	18.44	2.91	38.00	0	1	0
WG Jacks (SUR)	2019-2023	5	4	346	57.4	6	206	8	5/87	25.75	3.57	43.25	0	1	0
H Howell (WARKS)	1922-1922	1	2	347	57.5	12	163	9	6/7	18.11	2.81	38.55	0	1	0
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1976	2	4	348	58.0	15	167	10	5/89	16.70	2.87	34.80	1	1	0
Mohammad Akram (SUR)	2005-2007	3	5	363	60.3	12	244	11	5/41	22.18	4.03	33.00	0	1	0
EP Robinson (YORKS)	1938-1938	2	3	364	60.4	16	126	6	6/73	21.00	2.07	60.66	0	1	0
OE Robinson (SUSS)	2015-2020	2	4	367	61.1	15	188	11	5/29	17.09	3.07	33.36	0	1	0
TB Mitchell (DERBS)	1938-1938	2	4	370	61.4	7	302	14	6/96	21.57	4.89	26.42	1	1	0
HA Smith (LEICS)	1938-1938	1	2	371	61.5	17	157	5	5/106	31.40	2.53	74.20	0	1	0
J Louw (MIDDX)	2006-2006	2	3	371	61.5	7	264	5	5/117	52.80	4.26	74.20	0	1	0
NL Buck (LEICS)	2012-2014	2	4	391	65.1	15	228	8	5/84	28.50	3.49	48.87	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]