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This bowler took 4204 wickets in his name in first class cricket.
Dominance of England bowlers in terms of taking maximum wickets
New Delhi. Most wickets in Test and One Day International cricket are in the name of Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. While Muralitharan has taken the maximum number of 800 dismissals in Tests, he has sent 534 batsmen to the pavilion in ODIs. But do you know which bowler has the most wickets in first class cricket? The name of this bowler is Wilfred Rhodes. The former England slow left arm orthodox spinner took more than 4000 wickets in his 32-year first class cricket career. Rhodes was the only bowler in this format to touch the figure of four thousand.
Wilfred Rhodes, who started first class cricket in 1898, played cricket till 1930. He took the maximum of 4204 wickets in 1110 first-class matches, which included 5 wickets in an innings 287 times, while he took 10 wickets 68 times in the match. During this period, Wilfred bowled 185742 balls in which he gave 70322 runs. After Wilfred, England’s leg break bowler Alfred Percy Freeman is second in terms of taking the most wickets in first-class cricket.
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Freeman took 5 wicket hauls 386 times
Alfred Percy Freeman took a total of 3776 wickets in 592 first class matches, in which he took 5 wickets 386 times and took 10 wickets in 140 matches. During this period, Freeman bowled 154658 balls in which 69577 runs were spent. His best bowling was 10 wickets for 53 runs in the innings. This 5 feet 2 inches tall former bowler made his debut in first class cricket in 1914. Whereas he was last seen on the cricket field in 1936.
Dominance of England bowlers in top 5
The England bowler also occupies the third position in this list. Slow left arm orthodox spinner Charlie Parker has taken 3278 wickets in 635 matches, while former England medium pacer John Hurney has taken a total of 3061 wickets in 639 matches, while England’s former off-break bowler Thomas William John Goddard has taken 2979 wickets in 593 first-class matches. Are.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: March 15, 2024, 16:50 IST