Bowling Best Figures Match

Cricket Records for New Zealand vs South Africa in Test matches

Best bowling figures in a match

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
CS Martin	54.0	12	180	11	3.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
SF Burke	81.0	29	196	11	2.41	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
DW Steyn	24.3	6	91	10	3.71	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	31.3	4	93	10	2.95	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
VD Philander	30.5	6	114	10	3.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
M Ntini	33.0	5	145	10	4.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
MJ Henry	26.0	11	55	9	2.11	New Zealand	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
W O'Rourke	32.1	8	93	9	2.89	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
HJ Tayfield	62.1x8	29	97	9	1.17	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
GB Lawrence	52.3	16	98	9	1.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
PM Pollock	42.3	11	99	9	2.32	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GB Lawrence	38.3	13	109	9	2.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
Q McMillan	39.5	6	127	9	3.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
HJ Tayfield	43.0x8	19	61	8	1.06	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
DW Steyn	28.4	7	65	8	2.26	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	11 Jan 2013	Test # 2071
PM Pollock	47.5	13	78	8	1.63	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
NAT Adcock	33.0x8	6	87	8	1.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
KA Maharaj	36.2	11	87	8	2.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
DEJ Ironside	39.5x8	14	88	8	1.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
DW Steyn	36.2	7	99	8	2.72	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
K Rabada	38.0	8	106	8	2.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
PS de Villiers	55.2	17	120	8	2.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
MN Hart	58.4	14	134	8	2.28	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
N Boje	53.2	9	134	8	2.51	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
CR Matthews	47.0	12	140	8	2.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
S Elworthy	55.0	15	159	8	2.89	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
N Brand	39.0	2	171	8	4.38	South Africa	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
JC Alabaster	71.0	16	180	8	2.53	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
DL Piedt	64.3	9	182	8	2.82	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
DB Pithey	39.0	12	64	7	1.64	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
VD Philander	30.0	11	83	7	2.76	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
GO Rabone	48.7x8	16	84	7	1.28	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
SM Pollock	53.3	22	87	7	1.62	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
JC Alabaster	34.5	8	95	7	2.72	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
M Ntini	45.4	16	114	7	2.49	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
BM McMillan	51.0	14	117	7	2.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
CS Martin	38.2	8	120	7	3.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
AR MacGibbon	42.0x8	7	123	7	2.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
JT Partridge	64.0	18	133	7	2.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
DW Steyn	34.0	6	134	7	3.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
RW Blair	57.0	10	142	7	2.49	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
DW Steyn	35.4	5	142	7	3.98	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
M Jansen	45.0	8	161	7	3.57	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
Q McMillan	50.0	4	196	7	3.92	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	04 Mar 1932	Test # 218
JR Reid	35.0	15	60	6	1.71	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
TG Southee	29.4	8	68	6	2.29	New Zealand	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
JR Reid	59.0	33	70	6	1.18	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
NAT Adcock	37.3x8	9	72	6	1.44	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
M Morkel	36.4	13	77	6	2.10	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
NA Quinn	52.0	15	88	6	1.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	04 Mar 1932	Test # 218
FJ Cameron	50.4	24	90	6	1.77	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
FJ Cameron	42.2	6	92	6	2.17	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
BM McMillan	49.0	16	93	6	1.89	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
MJ Santner	47.0	17	93	6	1.97	New Zealand	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
KA Jamieson	32.0	9	93	6	2.90	New Zealand	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
JR Reid	34.0x8	8	97	6	2.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
SB Doull	44.5	14	99	6	2.20	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1994	Test # 1280
CS Martin	32.0	3	101	6	3.15	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
SB Doull	36.0	11	103	6	2.86	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
N Wagner	49.0	9	104	6	2.12	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
SM Pollock	47.0	19	108	6	2.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
VD Philander	40.4	10	110	6	2.70	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
AA Donald	49.0	18	112	6	2.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
PS de Villiers	54.0	19	120	6	2.22	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
PS de Villiers	57.0	17	130	6	2.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
NAT Adcock	38.0x8	2	131	6	2.58	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
PM Pollock	52.1	14	133	6	2.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
JEC Franklin	32.0	5	135	6	4.21	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
RC Motz	44.0	6	138	6	3.13	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
PS de Villiers	57.0	16	151	6	2.64	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
JEC Franklin	26.3	2	154	6	5.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
GB Lawrence	54.2	12	156	6	2.87	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	16 Feb 1962	Test # 524
MR Gillespie	39.4	7	168	6	4.23	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
N Wagner	54.0	13	183	6	3.38	New Zealand	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
ARA Murray	51.0	31	49	5	0.96	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Watkins	50.5	31	51	5	1.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JC Watkins	30.0x8	12	55	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
NAT Adcock	34.0	16	63	5	1.85	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
HJ Tayfield	48.5	19	67	5	1.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1953	Test # 370
PM Pollock	37.5	15	78	5	2.06	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
M Ntini	33.0	11	79	5	2.39	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
DW Steyn	34.0	10	80	5	2.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
MR Gillespie	19.0	2	83	5	4.36	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
AA Donald	33.3	3	85	5	2.53	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
DW Steyn	37.2	8	85	5	2.27	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
GR Larsen	42.3	13	88	5	2.07	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
KA Maharaj	28.3	7	94	5	3.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
HJ Tayfield	70.0	27	95	5	1.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
KA Walter	41.3	11	97	5	2.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
TA Boult	47.4	16	98	5	2.05	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
AR MacGibbon	32.1x8	2	99	5	2.31	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
KD Mills	39.0	12	100	5	2.56	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
VD Philander	30.0	3	101	5	3.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
CR Matthews	44.5	14	113	5	2.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
MJ Henry	35.0	6	113	5	3.22	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
JR Reid	47.0x8	18	115	5	1.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	05 Feb 1954	Test # 382
RC Motz	43.0	4	115	5	2.67	New Zealand	v South Africa	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
K Rabada	29.3	6	116	5	3.93	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
SD Jack	46.0	14	119	5	2.58	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
DAJ Bracewell	41.2	5	122	5	2.95	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012	Test # 2035

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2024 [Test # 2533]

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]