Cricket WC Top Ten Bowlers (Wickets) - All Time
Here's the Top ten bowlers from the World cup history.
Mysteriously there's no one from England, cricket's birth nation and from the once mighty West Indies.
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| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Ovrs | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4WI | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GD McGrath (Aus) | 1996-2007 | 39 | 39 | 325.5 | 1292 | 71 | 7/15 | 18.19 | 3.96 | 27.5 | 0 | 2 |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 1996-2011 | 40 | 39 | 343.3 | 1335 | 68 | 4/19 | 19.63 | 3.88 | 30.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Wasim Akram (Pak) | 1987-2003 | 38 | 36 | 324.3 | 1311 | 55 | 5/28 | 23.83 | 4.04 | 35.4 | 2 | 1 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1996-2007 | 31 | 31 | 261.4 | 1040 | 49 | 6/25 | 21.22 | 3.97 | 32.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Z Khan (India) | 2003-2011 | 23 | 23 | 198.5 | 890 | 44 | 4/42 | 20.22 | 4.47 | 27.1 | 1 | 0 |
| J Srinath (India) | 1992-2003 | 34 | 33 | 283.2 | 1224 | 44 | 4/30 | 27.81 | 4.32 | 38.6 | 2 | 0 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2003 | 25 | 25 | 218.5 | 913 | 38 | 4/17 | 24.02 | 4.17 | 34.5 | 2 | 0 |
| JDP Oram (NZ) | 2003-2011 | 23 | 23 | 182.2 | 768 | 36 | 4/39 | 21.33 | 4.21 | 30.3 | 2 | 0 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 2003-2011 | 17 | 17 | 137.3 | 629 | 35 | 5/42 | 17.97 | 4.57 | 23.5 | 2 | 1 |
That's a list of legends from 1975 - 2011. Let's see if any new bowler can peek in via the 2015 World cup.