County Championship top wicket takers by year

Data through 24 September 2026Last updated 24 September 2026

Leading wicket taker of each season
Season	Player	Team	Wkts	Inns	Avg	Econ	Best
2026	ER Bamber	Warwickshire	69	27	19.39	3.00	6/26
2025	Tom Taylor	Worcestershire	58	26	22.88	3.14	5/55
2024	BO Coad	Yorkshire	56	20	15.80	2.65	6/30
2023	BA Hutton	Nottinghamshire	62	23	21.40	3.46	6/45
2022	Toby Roland-Jones	Middlesex	67	24	18.81	2.65	6/35
2021	Luke Fletcher	Nottinghamshire	64	23	14.88	2.38	7/37
2020	Simon Harmer	Essex	38	10	15.87	2.34	8/64
2019	Simon Harmer	Essex	83	24	18.29	2.55	8/98
2018	Ollie Robinson	Sussex	69	25	18.38	2.81	7/58
2017	Jamie Porter	Essex	75	25	16.83	3.16	7/55
2016	Jeetan Patel	Warwickshire	69	31	24.03	2.69	5/32
2015	Chris Rushworth	Durham	78	29	20.46	2.88	6/39
2014	MHA Footitt	Derbyshire	82	29	19.12	3.35	6/48

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.