100 wickets in a season

November 2011 100 wickets in a season is a notable feat in the sport of cricket, achieved by bowlers. It refers to having taken 100 wickets in first-class cricket only, although some individuals have managed to do so in County Championship matches alone, which is more challenging. The feat has only rarely been achieved anywhere other than in England, due to the smaller number of fixtures elsewhere. In England, since the number of games in the County Championship was greatly reduced in 1969,http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/hitting-the-seam-issue-3-page-3-269.pdf Hitting the Seam – issue 3 pdf 3 November 2011 England and Wales Cricket Board dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091211114407/http://static.ecb.co.uk/files/hitting-the-seam-issue-3-page-3-269.pdf 11 December 2009 the feat has become rare. Season Wickets Player 1933 252 Tich Freeman 1930 249 Tich Freeman 1931 241 Tich Freeman 1895 239 Tom Richardson 1897 238 Tom Richardson 1928 216 Tich Freeman 1910 215 Razor Smith 1937 215 Tom Goddard 1932 209 Tich Freeman 1900 206 Wilfred Rhodes 1947 206 Tom Goddard 1931 205 Charlie Parker 1935 201 Tich Freeman 1925 200 Charlie Parker 1929 199 Tich Freeman 1926 198 Charlie Parker 1901 196 Wilfred Rhodes 1925 196 Fred Root 1922 195 Charlie Parker 1922 194 Tich Freeman 1925 194 Maurice Tate 1896 191 Tom Richardson 1935 189 Tom Goddard 1934 187 Tich Freeman 1907 184 George Dennett 1924 184 Charlie Parker 1927 183 Charlie Parker 1895 182 Arthur Mold 1906 182 George Hirst 1925 182 Ted McDonald 1939 181 Tom Goddard 1954 179 Bruce Dooland 1909 178 Colin Blythe 1928 178 Ted McDonald 1922 177 Alec Kennedy 1923 176 Cecil Parkin 1925 176 George Macaulay 1911 175 Harry Dean 1946 175 Eric Hollies 1923 174 Maurice Tate 1921 172 Jack Newman 1922 172 Cecil Parkin 1936 171 Alf Gover 1912 170 Colin Blythe 1933 170 Tom Goddard 1937 170 Johnnie Clay 1905 169 Walter Lees 1922 169 Len Richmond 1924 169 Cecil Parkin 1951 169 Bob Appleyard 1955 169 George Tribe 1921 168 Alec Kennedy 1908 167 Colin Blythe 1923 167 Charlie Parker 1938 167 Arthur Wellard 1923 165 Fred Root 1939 165 Hedley Verity 1920 164 Frank Woolley 1920 164 Alec Kennedy 1926 163 Ted McDonald 1926 163 Tich Freeman 1948 163 Tom Pritchard 1950 163 Roy Tattersall 1930 162 Charlie Parker 1935 161 Hedley Verity 1958 161 Derek Shackleton 1962 161 Derek Shackleton 1906 160 George Dennett 1932 160 Bill Bowes 1935 160 Tommy Mitchell 1914 159 Colin Blythe 1924 159 George Macaulay 1932 159 Tom Goddard 1906 158 Arthur Fielder 1913 158 Major Booth 1927 158 Tich Freeman 1952 158 Johnny Wardle 1937 157 Hedley Verity 1948 157 Jack Walsh 1908 156 George Hirst 1910 156 Jack Newman 1921 156 Charlie Parker 1921 156 Tich Freeman 1923 156 Alec Kennedy 1956 156 Don Shepherd 1900 154 Albert Trott 1905 154 George Cox 1906 154 Walter Lees 1913 154 Bill Hitch 1929 154 Tom Goddard 1902 153 Fred Tate 1907 153 Albert Hallam 1913 153 George Dennett 1933 153 Hedley Verity 1936 153 Hedley Verity 1947 153 Peter Smith 1957 153 Tony Lock 1961 153 Derek Shackleton 1911 152 Razor Smith 1921 152 Ewart Astill 1923 152 Harry Howell 1949 152 Tom Goddard 1953 152 Bruce Dooland 1907 151 Arthur Fielder 1952 151 Cliff Gladwin 1920 150 Lawrence Cook 1934 150 George Paine 1946 150 Tom Goddard Notes RADFORD 1985 109 WICKETS RADFORD 1987 101 WICKETS References Most Wickets in a Season in County Championship from CricketArchive Category:First-class cricket records