CALENDAR YEAR RECORD

Women Test: Most wickets in a calendar year

Calendar year record from available scorecards, 600 qualifying entries.

Women Test: Most wickets in a calendar year
Rank	Wkts	Player	Team	Year	Mat	Inns	BBI	5w
1	29	Lyn Fullston	Australia	1984	6	12	4/54	0
2	26	Enid Bakewell	England	1969	5	10	5/40	2
3	24	Lucy Pearson	England	2003	4	8	7/51	1
4	23	Julia Greenwood	England	1979	3	6	6/46	3
4	23	Shubhangi Kulkarni	India	1976	4	6	5/48	2
6	22	Jill Saulbrey	New Zealand	1972	4	8	5/32	1
7	21	Betty Wilson	Australia	1958	3	5	7/7	2
8	21	Karen Price	Australia	1984	5	9	6/72	1
9	21	Vivalyn Latty-Scott	West Indies	1976	8	11	5/48	1
10	20	Mary Duggan	England	1951	3	5	5/30	2
11	19	Jhulan Goswami	India	2006	3	5	5/33	2
11	19	Peggy Antonio	Australia	1937	3	5	6/51	2
13	19	Myrtle Maclagan	England	1935	3	6	5/22	1
14	18	Jackie Lord	New Zealand	1979	3	4	6/119	2
15	18	Lorna Ward	South Africa	1972	3	6	6/48	2
16	17	Ashleigh Gardner	Australia	2023	2	4	8/66	1
16	17	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	2001	2	4	5/29	2
18	17	Diana Edulji	India	1976	6	9	4/47	0
19	17	Avril Starling	England	1984	5	10	5/36	1
20	16	Diana Edulji	India	1984	4	6	6/64	1
20	16	Sharon Tredrea	Australia	1979	3	6	4/22	0
20	16	Miriam Knee	Australia	1963	3	6	5/35	1
20	16	Betty Wilson	Australia	1951	3	6	4/42	0
20	16	Betty Wilson	Australia	1949	3	6	6/23	1
25	16	Sharmila Chakraborty	India	1976	5	8	5/25	1
26	16	Patricia Whittaker	West Indies	1976	8	12	4/22	0
27	15	Sophie Ecclestone	England	2023	2	4	5/63	2
28	15	Katherine Sciver-Brunt	England	2005	3	5	5/47	1
28	15	Mary Duggan	England	1963	3	5	4/39	0
30	15	Debbie Wilson	Australia	1991	3	6	5/27	1
31	15	Marie Cornish	Australia	1976	5	7	5/51	1
32	14	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	2003	2	4	4/15	0
32	14	Neetu David	India	1995	3	4	8/53	1
32	14	Jo Chamberlain	England	1992	3	4	5/26	2
32	14	Debbie Wilson	Australia	1990	3	4	5/42	1
32	14	Anne Gordon	Australia	1969	2	4	5/57	2
32	14	Mary Duggan	England	1957	2	4	6/55	2
38	14	Neetu David	India	2002	3	5	4/71	0
38	14	Jenny Owens	Australia	1987	3	5	5/55	1
38	14	Sue Rattray	New Zealand	1985	3	5	5/76	1
38	14	Jean Coulston	New Zealand	1957	3	5	4/73	0
42	14	Catherine Mowat	England	1979	3	6	4/25	0
42	14	Enid Bakewell	England	1979	3	6	7/61	1
42	14	Raelee Thompson	Australia	1979	3	6	4/14	0
42	14	Jackie Lord	New Zealand	1972	4	6	5/24	1
42	14	Anne Sanders	England	1960	3	6	4/41	0
42	14	Molly Hide	England	1937	3	6	5/20	1
48	13	Shaiza Khan	Pakistan	2004	1	2	7/59	2
49	13	Mary Duggan	England	1954	3	5	4/15	0
50	13	Cathryn Fitzpatrick	Australia	1998	3	6	4/91	0
50	13	Gillian McConway	England	1986	3	6	7/34	1
50	13	Joc Burley	New Zealand	1966	3	6	7/41	1
53	13	Raelee Thompson	Australia	1976	5	8	3/31	0
54	13	Sheryl Bayley	West Indies	1976	8	10	3/70	0
55	12	Kate Cross	England	2014	2	4	3/29	0
55	12	Joan Francis	New Zealand	1954	3	4	4/72	0
57	12	Sally Moffat	Australia	1991	3	6	4/43	0
57	12	Gloria Williamson	South Africa	1972	3	6	3/28	0
57	12	Norma Whiteman	Australia	1951	3	6	4/56	0
60	12	Myrtle Maclagan	England	1949	4	7	4/67	0
61	12	Pat Carrick	New Zealand	1972	4	8	6/29	1
62	12	Gillian McConway	England	1984	5	10	4/32	0
62	12	Leila Williams	West Indies	1976	8	10	4/30	0
64	11	Deepti Sharma	India	2023	2	4	5/7	1
64	11	Jennifer Turner	New Zealand	1992	3	4	3/42	0
64	11	Joan Davis	England	1937	3	4	5/31	1
67	11	Nonkululeko Mlaba	South Africa	2024	3	5	6/67	1
67	11	Debra Stock	England	1995	3	5	4/32	0
67	11	Karen Brown	Australia	1987	3	5	5/32	1
67	11	Eileen Vigor	England	1966	3	5	3/24	0
67	11	Helene Hegarty	England	1954	3	5	5/48	1
67	11	Joy Partridge	England	1935	3	5	6/96	1
73	11	Diana Edulji	India	1985	3	6	3/41	0
73	11	Myrtle Maclagan	England	1951	3	6	5/43	1
73	11	Myrtle Maclagan	England	1937	3	6	3/58	0
76	11	Mary Johnson	England	1949	4	7	4/18	0
77	11	Lesley Clifford	England	1969	5	9	5/51	1
78	10	Sneh Rana	India	2024	1	2	8/77	1
78	10	Betty Wilson	Australia	1948	1	2	6/28	1
80	10	Raelee Thompson	Australia	1984	2	4	4/47	0
80	10	Eileen Badham	New Zealand	1979	3	4	4/46	0
80	10	Shubhangi Kulkarni	India	1977	2	4	6/99	1
80	10	Peggy Antonio	Australia	1935	2	4	6/49	1
84	10	Sangita Dabir	India	1995	4	5	4/36	0
84	10	Carole Hodges	England	1992	4	5	4/21	0
84	10	Avril Starling	England	1985	3	5	4/50	0
84	10	Enid Bakewell	England	1976	3	5	3/11	0
88	10	Avril Starling	England	1986	3	6	4/61	0
88	10	Shubhangi Kulkarni	India	1985	3	6	6/99	1
88	10	Debbie Wilson	Australia	1985	3	6	3/40	0
88	10	Lyn Fullston	Australia	1985	3	6	4/53	0
88	10	Lorraine Kutcher	Australia	1963	3	6	5/59	1
88	10	Esme Irwin	England	1960	3	6	4/46	0
88	10	Eileen Whelan	England	1937	3	6	3/35	0
88	10	Nell McLarty	Australia	1937	3	6	3/29	0
96	10	Shashi Gupta	India	1984	4	7	4/47	0
97	10	Nora St Rose	West Indies	1976	5	9	3/21	0
98	9	Alana King	Australia	2025	1	2	5/53	1
98	9	Ellyse Perry	Australia	2015	1	2	6/32	1
98	9	Isa Guha	England	2008	1	2	5/40	1

Available scorecards only; the twelve-team archive is complete from 2001 and partial before. Tied figures share a rank.