Plunket Shield top wicket takers by year

Data through 27 March 2026Last updated 27 March 2026

Leading wicket taker of each season
Season	Player	Team	Wkts	Inns	Avg	Econ	Best
2025/26	RL Toole	Central Stags	35	14	23.57	3.34	5/32
2024/25	Logan van Beek	Wellington Firebirds	36	15	20.64	3.02	5/53
2023/24	NG Smith	Wellington Firebirds	33	12	17.18	2.95	6/36
2022/23	Jacob Duffy	Otago Volts	32	15	29.09	3.21	7/107
2021/22	BG Randell	Northern Districts	31	11	14.84	2.53	6/45
2020/21	WSA Williams	Canterbury	31	16	17.03	1.91	5/26
2019/20	Jacob Duffy	Otago Volts	22	10	22.86	3.39	7/89
2018/19	Ish Sodhi	Northern Districts	36	12	24.97	2.86	6/127
2017/18	Ajaz Patel	Central Stags	48	17	21.52	2.90	6/48
2016/17	Ish Sodhi	Northern Districts	40	12	25.93	3.47	7/59
2015/16	Ajaz Patel	Central Stags	43	16	33.70	3.63	6/117
2014/15	Jacob Duffy	Otago Volts	45	17	24.07	2.90	6/83
2013/14	Todd Astle	Canterbury	35	13	27.51	2.97	8/148
2012/13	Ian Butler	Otago Volts	39	16	25.13	3.36	6/65

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