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England Test Wickets Stats

How many wickets England take, and who takes the most, game by game

Updated 9 September 2026, after the Pakistan game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	9 Sep 26 H Won8 wkts		27 Aug 26 H Won194 runs		19 Aug 26 H Woninns		25 Jun 26 H Lost160 runs		17 Jun 26 H Lost253 runs		4 Jun 26 H Won115 runs		3 Jan 26 A Lost5 wkts		25 Dec 25 A Won4 wkts		16 Dec 25 A Lost82 runs		4 Dec 25 A Lost8 wkts		21 Nov 25 A Lost8 wkts		31 Jul 25 H Lost6 runs		23 Jul 25 H Drew		10 Jul 25 H Won22 runs		2 Jul 25 H Lost336 runs		20 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts		22 May 25 H Woninns		13 Dec 24 A Lost423 runs		5 Dec 24 A Won323 runs		27 Nov 24 A Won8 wkts
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
England total	9.2		10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	5	10	10	10	10	10	2	10	2	10	10	10	4	10	10	10	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
O. Edward RobinsonAll-rounder, 8 inns	3.5	100%8/8	311-15-3	223-54-2	413-11-4	414-24-4	518-51-5	311-29-3					510.5-39-5	213-38-2
J. TongueBowler, 26 inns	2.5	77%20/26	410-42-4	222-106-2	26-27-2	38.5-46-3	59.1-46-5	37-43-3	021-75-0	014-75-0	121-97-1	219-64-2	310-40-3	213-48-2	330-97-3	311-42-3	511.2-45-5	211-44-2	116-64-1	418-70-4					316-57-3	530-125-5					228-119-2	215-93-2	420-86-4	318-72-3	113-56-1	112-65-1
S. BashirBowler, 14 inns	2.1	64%9/14							225-105-2	113-42-1			-DNB	-DNB															114.5-59-1	15.5-6-1	345-167-3	226-119-2	127-100-1	222-90-2	316.4-62-3	618-81-6	-DNB	236-170-2	-DNB	219-110-2	420-69-4	012-65-0
B. CarseBowler, 23 inns	2.1	61%14/23													327-130-3	08-51-0	112-42-1	411-34-4	216-89-2	320-80-3	429-152-4	-DNB	310.2-45-3	25.2-44-2			021-71-0	017-44-0	124-88-1	216-30-2	124-83-1	112-56-1	122-96-1	319-80-3			219-78-2	011-34-0	410-46-4	211-53-2	419-64-4	619.1-42-6
J. ArcherBowler, 20 inns	2.1	65%13/20	37.5-25-3	122-120-1	311.2-26-3	215-73-2	09-26-0	310.3-50-3	219.5-75-2	420-53-4	220-61-2	316-62-3							520.2-53-5	112.4-20-1	125-87-1	05-28-0	29-11-2	08-45-0			326.1-73-3	123-78-1	223.2-52-2	316-55-3
B. StokesAll-rounder, 28 inns	1.75	46%13/28							421-70-4	225-49-2			04-22-0	13-12-1	227.4-95-2	-DNB	18-25-1	37.3-24-3	019-53-0	17-26-1	324-113-3	-DNB	56-23-5	02-18-0			524-72-5	111-33-1	220-63-2	324-48-3	119-74-1	07-26-0	420-66-4	115-47-1	23.2-11-2	18-41-1	124-91-1	212.2-52-2	18-21-1	32.2-5-3	013-59-0	06.3-30-0
M. PottsAll-rounder, 3 inns	1.67	33%1/3													025-141-0	-DNB																					428.1-90-4	116-64-1
G. AtkinsonAll-rounder, 26 inns	1.65	46%12/26	05-31-0	324-109-3	07-33-0	011-41-0	012-40-0	18-11-1	121-79-1	222-50-2			25-9-2	511.3-30-5			214-28-2	15-20-1			128-114-1	25-37-2	012-24-0	09-61-0	521.4-33-5	327-127-3									213.2-58-2	16-17-1	326-66-3	19-16-1	48.5-31-4	112-68-1	218-61-2	117.3-57-1
C. WoakesAll-rounder, 13 inns	1.31	38%5/13																							114-46-1	-DNB	123-66-1	223-67-2	327-84-3	112-21-1	225-81-2	014-61-0	024-103-0	119-45-1					18-26-1	210-20-2	020-70-0	319-59-3
W. JacksBatter, 5 inns	1.20	20%1/5													18.5-34-1	16.2-42-1	-DNB	-DNB	220-105-2	119-107-1	111.3-34-1	-DNB
J. BethellAll-rounder, 9 inns	0.89	22%2/9							04-18-0	-DNB	310-26-3	111-49-1	-DNB	-DNB	115.2-52-1	03-16-0	-DNB	-DNB							02-4-0	04-13-0											-DNB	314.2-72-3	-DNB	-DNB	01-5-0	-DNB
D. LawrenceAll-rounder, 3 inns	0.67	33%1/3	-DNB	24.4-17-2	-DNB	02-0-0	-DNB	01-0-0
J. RootBatter, 15 inns	0.27	0%0/15	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	13-7-1	-DNB	-DNB	07-37-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	03-6-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	08-32-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	01-12-0	-DNB	05-15-0	05-19-0	019-68-0	010.1-35-0	01-1-0	15-20-1	19-65-1	-DNB	03-21-0	-DNB	01-0-0	-DNB	11-17-1	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB
H. BrookBatter, 6 inns	0.00	0%0/6	-DNB	01-4-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	03-9-0	02-9-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	03-24-0	-DNB	-DNB	05-31-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	02-13-0	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB	-DNB
M. FisherBowler, 2 inns	2.5	100%2/2									223.2-62-2	317-58-3
S S. BakerBowler, 2 inns	1.50	50%1/2									219-94-2	115.1-67-1
J. OvertonBowler, 2 inns	1.00	50%1/2																							016-66-0	222-98-2
S. CookBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2																											-DNB	-DNB					117-72-1	014-47-0
L. DawsonBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2																									115-45-1	047-95-0
M. WoodBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																					08-21-0	03-23-0

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a figure is the bowler's overs, runs and wickets; DNB did not bowl.

England Team Wickets

Line9.5

Avg9.29.1

Hit85%

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9 Sep 26

H Won8 wkts

27 Aug 26

H Won194 runs

19 Aug 26

H Woninns

25 Jun 26

H Lost160 runs

17 Jun 26

H Lost253 runs

4 Jun 26

H Won115 runs

3 Jan 26

A Lost5 wkts

25 Dec 25

A Won4 wkts

16 Dec 25

A Lost82 runs

4 Dec 25

A Lost8 wkts

21 Nov 25

A Lost8 wkts

31 Jul 25

H Lost6 runs

23 Jul 25

H Drew

10 Jul 25

H Won22 runs

2 Jul 25

H Lost336 runs

20 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

22 May 25

H Woninns

13 Dec 24

A Lost423 runs

5 Dec 24

A Won323 runs

27 Nov 24

A Won8 wkts

England Wickets Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often England went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	9.5+
Avg			9.2	9.1	85%
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 9 Sep	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 27 Aug	Wby 194 runs	2nd	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 19 Aug	Wby an innings and 103 runs	2nd	10	-
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 25 Jun	Lby 160 runs	2nd	9	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 17 Jun	Lby 253 runs	2nd	10	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (H)WTC, 4 Jun	Wby 115 runs	2nd	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan	Lby 5 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 3 Jan	Lby 5 wickets	2nd	5	10
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025	Wby 4 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 25 Dec 2025	Wby 4 wickets	2nd	10	6
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025	Lby 82 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 16 Dec 2025	Lby 82 runs	2nd	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 4 Dec 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
Australia (A)ASH, 21 Nov 2025	Lby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (A)ASH, 21 Nov 2025	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	2	10
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	1st	10	10
India (H)WTC, 31 Jul 2025	Lby 6 runs	2nd	10	10
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
India (H)WTC, 23 Jul 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	4	-
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	1st	10	10
India (H)WTC, 10 Jul 2025	Wby 22 runs	2nd	10	10
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	1st	10	10
India (H)WTC, 2 Jul 2025	Lby 336 runs	2nd	6	10
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	10	10
India (H)WTC, 20 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	10	5
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	1st	10	6
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 22 May 2025	Wby an innings and 45 runs	2nd	10	-
New Zealand (A)WTC, 13 Dec 2024	Lby 423 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 13 Dec 2024	Lby 423 runs	2nd	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 323 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 323 runs	2nd	10	6
New Zealand (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2

South Africa Wickets Match by Match

England's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			9.5	8.4
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	10	10
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	10	9
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	10	-
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	10	10
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	6	10
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	10	10
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	10	5
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	10	10
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	10	10
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	10	10
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	2
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	10	10
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	10	10
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	10	5
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	10	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	10	9
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	10	10
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	10	10
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	10	5
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	10	0
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	10	10
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	10	8
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	10	10
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	10	5
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	1st	10	6
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	10	-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	10	10
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	10	3
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	2nd	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	1st	10	10
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	5	3
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	3	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	1st	10	10
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	2nd	4	10

England Wickets Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
7.5	35	5	88%
8.5	35	5	88%
9.5	34	6	85%
10.5	0	40	0%
11.5	0	40	0%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
16.5	27	10	73%
17.5	27	10	73%
18.5	27	10	73%
19.5	26	11	70%
20.5	0	37	0%

Wickets Batting First and Chasing

England's wickets per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	8	5	17.4	17.8
Second	12	5	19.1	16.3

Test Wickets Table

Wickets per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1South Africa	14	19.7	15.6	35.3
2New Zealand	12	18.6	14.9	33.5
3England	20	18.4	16.9	35.3
4Australia	21	18.0	16.3	34.3
5India	17	17.7	15.7	33.3
6Pakistan	13	17.0	19.4	36.4
7Bangladesh	16	16.6	16.7	33.3
8West Indies	18	16.3	17.9	34.2
9Sri Lanka	10	13.6	18.1	31.7
10Zimbabwe	13	13.4	17.4	30.8

England Wickets by Competition

Wickets per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	14	8-5	19.2	16.8
The Ashes	5	1-4	15.8	19.2
Test Series	1	1-0	20.0	6.0

England Test Wickets Questions

How many wickets do England take per innings in Tests?

England have averaged 9.2 wickets an innings over their last 20 Tests, their opponents 9.1.

How often do England go over 9.5 wickets in an innings?

England went over 9.5 wickets in 34 of their last 40 innings.

Who takes the most wickets for England?

Over England's last 20 Tests: Josh Tongue (66 in 26 innings, 2.5 an innings), Brydon Carse (49 in 23 innings, 2.1 an innings), Ben Stokes (49 in 28 innings, 1.75 an innings).

What is England's highest wickets in an innings in a recent Test?

10 in their first innings against Pakistan on 9 Sep 2026 at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Do England take more wickets batting first or chasing?

Batting first England average 17.4 wickets (8 Tests); batting second 19.1 (12).

Last innings10v Pakistan (H)

Per innings9.2Last 20 Tests

Over 9.585%34 of last 40 innings

South Africa v England Wickets

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	ENG	SA
Taken	18.6	19.6
Lost	17.8	15.5
Match	36.4	35.1

Over 18.5 ENG wickets

Hit in 8 of ENG's last 10

Over 36.5 match wickets

Hit in 5 of ENG's last 10

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England Wickets Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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