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1st XI Leading Wicket Takers 1771 - present

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As at end 2011 season
Qualification: 100 wickets

Rank	Career Dates	Name	Matches	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	RPO	Average	S/R	5 or more	Best
1	1927-77	Percy Groves	650	6,964.2	1,460	18,688	1,830	2.68	10.21	22.83	88	9-13
2	1971-	T.Parsons	921	10,097	2,101	33,028	1,808	3.27	18.27	33.51	81	9-59
3	1960-	D.Silverson	1,113	7,638	2,095	20,372	1,213	2.67	16.79	37.78	30	9-10
4	1953-82	E.Wells	474	4,071.2	707	12,907	954	3.17	13.53	25.61	43	8-25
5	1958-75	K.Stevens	371	3,821.1	1,036	10,077	783	2.64	12.87	29.28	32	8-51
6	1946-57	H.Rapley	189	2,656.1	511	7,252	746	2.73	9.72	21.36	38	10-32
7	1989-	R.Slaughter	495	4,528.3	830	16,591	720	3.66	23.04	37.74	26	10-41
8	1949-89	T.Adcock	279	2,941.0	740	6,699	701	2.28	9.56	25.17	49	10-42
9	1921-48	J.V.Musson	283+	1,597.4	397	4,245	662	2.66	6.41	14.48	?	9-7
10	1946-70	A.Ralls	420	3,196.3	586	9,173	654	2.87	14.03	29.32	26	7-35
11	1960-77	D.Pound	383	3,537.3	970	8,838	609	2.50	14.51	34.85	25	7-14
12	1954-86	G.Golds	320	3,473.2	1,031	9,380	574	2.70	16.34	36.31	24	7-23
13	1992-11	M.Smith	397	3,206.5	525	12,533	511	3.91	24.53	37.65	9	7-20
14	1971-75	A.Lyon	135	1,867.5	530	4,658	449	2.49	10.37	24.96	40	8-33
15	1921-57	N.Thorns	309+	1,920.2	177	3,352	353	1.75	9.50	32.64	2	5-12
16	1995-	M.Warden	212	1,971.5	362	7,428	327	3.77	22.72	36.17	17	6-22
17	1882-28	J.M. Musson	132+	?	?	2,267	318	?	7.13	?	?	?
18	1858-80	R. Fillery*	104+	?	?	2,036	302	?	6.74	?	?	?
19	1858-07	W. Pattenden	159+	?	?	2,754	300	?	9.18	?	?	?
20	1976-82	B.Gould	103	1,433.2	479	3,165	295	2.21	10.73	29.15	19	8-32
21	1996-	G.Fuller	270	1,681.5	314	6,053	287	3.60	21.09	35.15	7	8-29
22	1954-08	C.Thorns	197	1,143.5	263	3,245	277	2.84	11.71	24.77	14	8-15
23	2001-	M.Hopgood	311	1,520.5	264	5,945	276	3.91	21.54	33.05	4	6-42
24	1921-25	C.D.Herniman	80+	?	?	1,351	262	?	5.16	?	?	7-32
25	1842-68	J. Penikett*	105+	?	?	?	256	?	?	?	?	?
26	2001-	M.Davis	214	1,475.3	265	5,357	253	3.63	21.17	34.99	5	8-29
27	1951-58	J.D.W. Hodgson	140	1,326.3	244	3,617	248	2.73	14.58	32.09	13	6-27
28	1946-54	P.White	253	1,015.2	119	3,251	245	3.20	13.27	24.86	?	4-19
29	2003-06	C. Garcia	96	1,103.2	321	3,059	228	2.77	13.42	29.03	16	8-32
30	1969-	N.Colgate	550	1,332.4	248	5,233	196	3.93	26.70	40.79	5	6-12
Rank	Career Dates	Name	Matches	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	RPO	Average	S/R	5 or more	Best
31	1993-05	J.Brooker	140	1,356.2	251	5,578	179	4.11	31.16	45.46	6	6-56
32	1984-	C.Griffiths	218	1,326.0	293	4,446	169	3.35	26.31	47.08	8	9-58
33	1925-32	G.Grover	102+	393.0	93	1,256	155	3.20	8.10	15.21	?	?
34	1920-45	P.Dewdney	151+	581.3	102	1,494	150	2.57	9.96	23.25	?	10-17
35	1979-83	D.Hicks	97	817.5	139	2,824	146	3.45	19.34	33.60	7	7-57
36	1986-	M.Payne	696	976.0	164	3,845	144	3.94	26.70	40.67	3	6-9
37	1997-03	S.Helm	102	863.0	195	2,782	143	3.22	19.45	36.21	4	6-25
38	2000-	A.J.D. Smith	173	961.3	161	3,908	137	4.07	28.53	42.10	4	6-79
39	1988-06	W.Warne	247	852.0	108	3,810	129	4.47	29.53	39.63	1	5-36
40	1971-87	Peter Groves	139	390.2	58	1,548	126	3.97	12.29	18.58	2	5-8
41	1984-02	B.Griffin	288	575.5	51	2,868	121	4.98	23.70	28.54	5	5-20
42	1984-	W.R.Harrison	286	817.5	106	3,777	118	4.62	32.01	41.57	1	5-28
43	2006-	M.Pye	105	590.2	92	2,354	115	3.99	20.47	30.79	3	6-7
44	1983-89	M.Simmons	76	634.5	126	1,956	110	3.08	17.78	34.61	2	5-13
45	2006-	M.Samad	66	535.5	119	1,968	102	3.68	19.29	31.50	6	7-60
46	1953-92	G.Crowther	191	605.1	117	1,369	101	2.26	13.55	35.95	2	6-24

Note:
1) 114+ Denotes that more games than shown must have been played but were not indicated in T.M.Bing's book...
2) * denotes Sussex Player
3) Detailed stats for current season are available on our web pages at www.henfield.play-cricket.com/

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