County Championship 2026 most wickets
Updated , after Kent vs GloucestershireEthan Bamber leads County Championship 2026 with 69 wickets (Warwickshire) · Kyle Abbott (64) and Matty Potts (60) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Wickets | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Avg | Econ | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan Bamber | 9/947/525/45 | 69 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 445.3 | 1,338 | 19.39 | 3.00 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | Kyle Abbott | 2/545/994/101 | 64 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 422.1 | 1,034 | 16.16 | 2.45 | 4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Matty Potts | 2/806/623/67 | 60 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 371.7 | 1,077 | 17.95 | 2.90 | 1 | 7 | |
| 4 | Ben Sanderson | 4/1014/1182/74 | 58 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 439.3 | 1,251 | 21.57 | 2.85 | 2 | 6 | |
| 5 | Ben Aitchison | 1/339/1022/113 | 58 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 431.2 | 1,182 | 20.38 | 2.74 | 1 | 7 | |
| 6 | Ryan Higgins | 4/686/757/142 | 58 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 401.1 | 1,135 | 19.57 | 2.83 | 2 | 7 | |
| 7 | Matt Milnes | 9/1087/906/103 | 54 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 353.0 | 1,102 | 20.41 | 3.12 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Craig Overton | 1/683/817/56 | 53 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 396.9 | 1,017 | 19.19 | 2.56 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | George Balderson | 0/671/788/75 | 53 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 373.2 | 1,160 | 21.89 | 3.11 | 3 | 4 | |
| 10 | Olly Stone | 5/514/1159/95 | 50 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 312.9 | 974 | 19.48 | 3.11 | 1 | 5 | |
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| 11 | James Anderson | LAN | 50 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 321.3 | 884 | 17.68 | 2.75 | 2 | 5 | |
| 12 | George Hill | YOR | 48 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 354.3 | 883 | 18.40 | 2.49 | 0 | 7 | |
| 13 | Lewis Gregory | SOM | 48 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 297.8 | 958 | 19.96 | 3.22 | 2 | 5 | |
| 14 | Ben Raine | DUR | 47 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 359.2 | 944 | 20.09 | 2.63 | 1 | 5 | |
| 15 | Tom Taylor | WOR | 45 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 422.0 | 1,340 | 29.78 | 3.18 | 1 | 4 | |
| 16 | Toby Roland-Jones | MID | 45 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 385.8 | 1,022 | 22.71 | 2.65 | 1 | 5 | |
| 17 | Harry Conway | NOR | 44 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 351.5 | 1,054 | 23.95 | 3.00 | 0 | 5 | |
| 18 | Timm van der Gugten | GLA | 43 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 432.7 | 1,213 | 28.21 | 2.80 | 0 | 4 | |
| 19 | Liam Patterson-White | NOT | 42 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 435.7 | 1,055 | 25.12 | 2.42 | 1 | 4 | |
| 20 | Keith Dudgeon | KEN | 42 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 341.6 | 1,348 | 32.10 | 3.95 | 0 | 5 | |
| 21 | Samuel Cook | ESS | 42 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 309.9 | 872 | 20.76 | 2.81 | 2 | 4 | |
| 22 | Shane Snater | ESS | 40 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 295.0 | 847 | 21.18 | 2.87 | 1 | 2 | |
| 23 | Henry Crocombe | SUS | 40 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 249.6 | 941 | 23.53 | 3.77 | 1 | 4 | |
| 24 | Oliver Hannon-Dalby | WAR | 39 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 301.1 | 883 | 22.64 | 2.93 | 1 | 4 | |
| 25 | Tom Helm | LEI | 39 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 290.1 | 907 | 23.26 | 3.13 | 1 | 4 | |
| 26 | Migael Pretorius | SOM | 37 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 339.3 | 1,067 | 28.84 | 3.14 | 4 | 1 | |
| 27 | Matthew Fisher | SUR | 37 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 307.4 | 981 | 26.51 | 3.19 | 1 | 3 | |
| 28 | Ian Holland | LEI | 37 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 313.6 | 873 | 23.59 | 2.78 | 1 | 3 | |
| 29 | Jack Leach | SOM | 36 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 316.7 | 728 | 20.22 | 2.30 | 4 | 2 | |
| 30 | Ben Allison | WOR | 36 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 255.3 | 733 | 20.36 | 2.87 | 1 | 3 | |
| 31 | Simon Harmer | ESS | 35 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 419.9 | 1,270 | 36.29 | 3.02 | 2 | 3 | |
| 32 | Will Williams | GLO | 35 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 331.9 | 938 | 26.80 | 2.83 | 0 | 3 | |
| 33 | Naavya Sharma | MID | 35 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 230.8 | 746 | 21.31 | 3.23 | 3 | 3 | |
| 34 | Mason Crane | GLA | 34 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 307.2 | 1,202 | 35.35 | 3.91 | 1 | 2 | |
| 35 | Jack White | YOR | 34 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 318.7 | 778 | 22.88 | 2.44 | 2 | 3 | |
| 36 | Tom Bailey | LAN | 34 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 315.9 | 1,003 | 29.50 | 3.18 | 1 | 2 | |
| 37 | Ben Green | LEI | 33 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 311.5 | 920 | 27.88 | 2.95 | 2 | 2 | |
| 38 | Dominic Bess | YOR | 32 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 335.0 | 983 | 30.72 | 2.93 | 1 | 4 | |
| 39 | Sebastian Morgan | MID | 32 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 232.9 | 895 | 27.97 | 3.84 | 2 | 2 | |
| 40 | James Porter | ESS | 31 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 317.5 | 930 | 30.00 | 2.93 | 1 | 2 | |
| 41 | Beyers Swanepoel | WOR | 31 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 225.3 | 727 | 23.45 | 3.23 | 1 | 3 | |
| 42 | Ed Barnard | WAR | 30 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 264.5 | 720 | 24.00 | 2.72 | 0 | 1 | |
| 43 | Matthew Waite | WOR | 30 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 297.0 | 851 | 28.37 | 2.87 | 1 | 1 | |
| 44 | Kasey Aldridge | DUR | 30 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 266.7 | 953 | 31.77 | 3.57 | 0 | 2 | |
| 45 | Callum Parkinson | DUR | 30 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 354.4 | 892 | 29.73 | 2.52 | 2 | 2 | |
| 46 | Ajaz Patel | LEI | 30 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 337.7 | 1,104 | 36.80 | 3.27 | 5 | 0 | |
| 47 | Jack Carson | SUS | 29 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 332.6 | 1,075 | 37.07 | 3.23 | 1 | 2 | |
| 48 | Dillon Pennington | NOT | 29 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 277.5 | 811 | 27.97 | 2.92 | 0 | 4 | |
| 49 | Sonny Baker | HAM | 29 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 201.8 | 704 | 24.28 | 3.49 | 1 | 3 | |
| 50 | Calvin Harrison | NOR | 28 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 352.0 | 1,144 | 40.86 | 3.25 | 0 | 1 | |
| 51 | Zain Ul Hassan | GLA | 28 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 220.6 | 701 | 25.04 | 3.18 | 2 | 2 | |
| 52 | Daniel Worrall | SUR | 28 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 252.5 | 641 | 22.89 | 2.54 | 1 | 2 | |
| 53 | Jaydev Unadkat | SUS | 28 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 225.4 | 622 | 22.21 | 2.76 | 2 | 2 | |
| 54 | James Coles | SUS | 27 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 217.4 | 787 | 29.15 | 3.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| 55 | Jake Ball | SOM | 27 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 259.4 | 808 | 29.93 | 3.11 | 1 | 2 | |
| 56 | Chris Woakes | WAR | 27 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 201.1 | 619 | 22.93 | 3.08 | 1 | 2 | |
| 57 | Ryan Hadley | GLA | 27 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 200.5 | 754 | 27.93 | 3.76 | 1 | 3 | |
| 58 | Manav Suthar | WAR | 27 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 190.1 | 538 | 19.93 | 2.83 | 1 | 3 | |
| 59 | Matthew Critchley | ESS | 26 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 219.2 | 775 | 29.81 | 3.54 | 0 | 3 | |
| 60 | Fergus O'Neil | NOT | 26 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 158.5 | 426 | 16.38 | 2.69 | 0 | 4 | |
| 61 | Hasan Mahmud | KEN | 26 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 126.5 | 410 | 15.77 | 3.24 | 0 | 3 | |
| 62 | Luke Procter | NOR | 25 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 241.4 | 813 | 32.52 | 3.37 | 0 | 1 | |
| 63 | Matthew Taylor | GLO | 25 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 266.6 | 888 | 35.52 | 3.33 | 0 | 2 | |
| 64 | Mitchell Stanley | LAN | 25 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 185.8 | 765 | 30.60 | 4.12 | 2 | 2 | |
| 65 | Ben Stokes | DUR | 25 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 169.6 | 509 | 20.36 | 3.00 | 1 | 3 | |
| 66 | Shoaib Bashir | DER | 24 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 393.2 | 1,145 | 47.71 | 2.91 | 2 | 1 | |
| 67 | Tom Lawes | SUR | 24 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 206.9 | 812 | 33.83 | 3.92 | 2 | 2 | |
| 68 | Eddie Jack | HAM | 24 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 181.4 | 704 | 29.33 | 3.88 | 2 | 1 | |
| 69 | Ben Coad | YOR | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 212.7 | 495 | 20.63 | 2.33 | 0 | 3 | |
| 70 | Liam Guthrie | NOR | 24 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 158.4 | 666 | 27.75 | 4.20 | 0 | 3 | |
| 71 | Martin Andersson | DER | 23 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 218.2 | 712 | 30.96 | 3.26 | 1 | 0 | |
| 72 | Jordan Clark | SUR | 23 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 241.2 | 873 | 37.96 | 3.62 | 1 | 1 | |
| 73 | Mohammad Abbas | DER | 23 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 258.0 | 700 | 30.43 | 2.71 | 1 | 1 | |
| 74 | Brett Hutton | NOT | 22 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 216.4 | 604 | 27.45 | 2.79 | 1 | 2 | |
| 75 | Sai Kishore | GLO | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 212.2 | 549 | 24.95 | 2.59 | 1 | 1 | |
| 76 | Rory Haydon | DER | 22 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 157.3 | 502 | 22.82 | 3.19 | 1 | 2 | |
| 77 | James Langridge | GLO | 22 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 111.0 | 487 | 22.14 | 4.39 | 1 | 2 | |
| 78 | Tom Price | SUS | 21 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 142.8 | 442 | 21.05 | 3.10 | 1 | 2 | |
| 79 | Gabe Bell | GLO | 21 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 205.5 | 640 | 30.48 | 3.11 | 1 | 2 | |
| 80 | Yuzvendra Chahal | NOR | 21 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 120.0 | 339 | 16.14 | 2.83 | 0 | 2 | |
| 81 | Tom Norton | GLA | 21 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 112.5 | 479 | 22.81 | 4.26 | 1 | 2 | |
| 82 | Zafar Gohar | MID | 20 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 260.3 | 772 | 38.60 | 2.97 | 1 | 1 | |
| 83 | Ben Kellaway | GLA | 20 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 177.2 | 626 | 31.30 | 3.53 | 1 | 0 | |
| 84 | Nathan Gilchrist | LEI | 20 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 157.8 | 642 | 32.10 | 4.07 | 4 | 0 | |
| 85 | Sean Hunt | SUS | 20 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 148.0 | 461 | 23.05 | 3.11 | 0 | 2 | |
| 86 | Brett Randell | DER | 20 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 133.5 | 372 | 18.60 | 2.79 | 0 | 3 | |
| 87 | Archie Vaughan | SOM | 19 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 178.9 | 512 | 26.95 | 2.86 | 1 | 1 | |
| 88 | Benjamin Cliff | YOR | 19 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 151.4 | 508 | 26.74 | 3.36 | 1 | 1 | |
| 89 | Rehan Ahmed | LEI | 19 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 188.0 | 765 | 40.26 | 4.07 | 2 | 0 | |
| 90 | Ekansh Singh | KEN | 18 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 138.2 | 624 | 34.67 | 4.52 | 1 | 0 | |
| 91 | Ollie Edward Robinson | SUS | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 159.9 | 473 | 26.28 | 2.96 | 0 | 3 | |
| 92 | Zaman Akhter | ESS | 18 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 125.4 | 487 | 27.06 | 3.88 | 1 | 2 | |
| 93 | Matthew Revis | YOR | 17 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 175.0 | 632 | 37.18 | 3.61 | 0 | 1 | |
| 94 | Felix Organ | HAM | 17 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 179.4 | 666 | 39.18 | 3.71 | 1 | 1 | |
| 95 | Graeme van Buuren | GLO | 16 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 197.4 | 554 | 34.63 | 2.81 | 1 | 1 | |
| 96 | James Taylor | SUR | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 130.5 | 426 | 26.63 | 3.26 | 0 | 1 | |
| 97 | Brydon Carse | DUR | 16 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 108.0 | 420 | 26.25 | 3.89 | 1 | 1 | |
| 98 | Khaled Ahmed | KEN | 16 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 98.9 | 335 | 20.94 | 3.39 | 0 | 2 | |
| 99 | Jordan Thompson | WAR | 15 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 167.3 | 559 | 37.27 | 3.34 | 0 | 1 | |
| 100 | Josh Hull | LEI | 15 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 166.7 | 802 | 53.47 | 4.81 | 0 | 0 | |
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County Championship 2026 Most Wickets
Ethan Bamber topped County Championship 2026 with 69 wickets for Warwickshire, ahead of Kyle Abbott (64) and Matty Potts (60). The County Championship 2026 wickets leaderboard ranks all 231 players who have contributed wickets this season. These are the final standings from the County Championship 2026 season.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the most wickets in County Championship 2026?
Ethan Bamber led County Championship 2026 with 69 wickets from 14 matches, at an economy of 3 and an average of 19.39. Kyle Abbott was second on 64 and Matty Potts third on 60. The table ranks every player in County Championship 2026 by wickets, with their team and matches.
Who were the top wicket takers in County Championship 2026?
The top three wicket takers in County Championship 2026 were Ethan Bamber (69 in 14 matches), Kyle Abbott (64 in 14 matches) and Matty Potts (60 in 11 matches). Ethan Bamber was 5 wickets clear of Kyle Abbott. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.








