Bowling Most Wickets Career

Cricket Records for New Zealand vs South Africa in Test matches

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2016	12	23	2246	374.2	87	1091	68	6/49	16.04	2.91	33.02	2	6
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	14	24	2730	455.0	99	1470	55	6/76	26.72	3.23	49.63	2	4
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2007	11	21	2330	388.2	100	1160	46	6/66	25.21	2.98	50.65	1	4
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2006	11	21	2442	407.0	131	943	43	5/33	21.93	2.31	56.79	5	1
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1964	15	22	2918	-	151	991	37	6/60	26.78	2.03	78.86	3	1
VD Philander (SA)	2012-2017	9	15	1521	253.3	64	700	34	6/44	20.58	2.76	44.73	2	3
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	7	13	1855	-	65	633	33	5/43	19.18	2.04	56.21	1	2
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2024	9	16	1858	309.4	61	958	33	5/86	29.03	3.09	56.30	1	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1964	6	12	1553	258.5	79	557	32	6/38	17.40	2.15	48.53	-	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1953-1954	7	12	2255	-	126	539	31	6/13	17.38	1.43	72.74	-	3
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1964	8	15	1942	323.4	85	819	29	5/48	28.24	2.53	66.96	-	2
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2
M Morkel (SA)	2012-2017	8	14	1413	235.3	63	650	28	6/23	23.21	2.76	50.46	1	1
RW Blair (NZ)	1953-1964	9	16	1924	-	50	785	27	4/85	29.07	2.44	71.25	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2013	18	29	2008	334.4	91	927	27	3/71	34.33	2.76	74.37	-	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1995	4	8	1340	223.2	69	521	26	5/61	20.03	2.33	51.53	2	2
MJ Henry (NZ)	2017-2024	5	10	1038	173.0	51	462	25	7/23	18.48	2.67	41.52	1	1
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	6	11	1633	-	48	543	23	4/62	23.60	1.99	71.00	2	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2022	7	9	1185	197.3	41	646	23	5/60	28.08	3.27	51.52	1	1
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	8	1347	224.3	60	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	-
AA Donald (SA)	1995-2000	5	9	1062	177.0	56	443	21	4/69	21.09	2.50	50.57	2	-
RC Motz (NZ)	1961-1964	7	12	1370	228.2	47	649	21	4/68	30.90	2.84	65.23	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2012	14	23	3357	559.3	103	1539	21	4/153	73.28	2.75	159.85	2	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	4	6	976	162.4	37	420	19	6/40	22.10	2.58	51.36	-	2
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2024	8	15	1726	287.4	68	911	19	5/35	47.94	3.16	90.84	-	1
JC Watkins (SA)	1953-1954	5	10	1205	-	83	243	18	4/22	13.50	1.20	66.94	2	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1932-1932	2	4	539	89.5	10	323	16	5/66	20.18	3.59	33.68	1	2
MR Gillespie (NZ)	2007-2012	3	5	532	88.4	16	387	16	6/113	24.18	4.36	33.25	-	3
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2006-2013	4	6	633	105.3	13	434	16	4/75	27.12	4.11	39.56	1	-
MN Hart (NZ)	1994-1995	4	8	1090	181.4	34	527	16	5/77	32.93	2.90	68.12	-	1
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2017	6	9	1236	206.0	42	638	16	4/64	39.87	3.09	77.25	1	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2012-2016	7	11	1274	212.2	42	696	16	3/70	43.50	3.27	79.62	-	-
DEJ Ironside (SA)	1953-1954	3	5	986	123.2	41	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.73	1	1
SB Doull (NZ)	1994-1999	6	8	1188	198.0	57	472	15	5/73	31.46	2.38	79.20	1	1
JT Partridge (SA)	1964-1964	3	6	972	162.0	69	247	13	6/86	19.00	1.52	74.76	1	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1994-1995	3	6	756	126.0	39	267	13	4/65	20.53	2.11	58.15	1	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1994-1995	3	6	737	122.5	40	307	13	5/42	23.61	2.49	56.69	-	1
DB Pithey (SA)	1964-1964	3	6	684	114.0	42	224	12	6/58	18.66	1.96	57.00	-	1
GO Rabone (NZ)	1953-1954	4	6	725	-	24	239	12	6/68	19.91	1.97	60.41	-	1
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2022-2024	3	6	582	97.0	25	291	12	4/58	24.25	3.00	48.50	1	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1953-1954	6	10	1340	-	81	311	12	3/30	25.91	1.39	111.66	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1999-2004	4	8	1045	174.1	51	455	12	4/63	37.91	2.61	87.08	1	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	12	1258	209.4	41	567	12	4/65	47.25	2.70	104.83	2	-
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	486	81.0	29	196	11	6/128	17.81	2.41	44.18	-	2
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2024	5	8	726	121.0	34	277	11	3/34	25.18	2.28	66.00	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2007	7	13	1219	203.1	61	459	11	2/44	41.72	2.25	110.81	-	-
JS Patel (NZ)	2006-2017	6	8	1187	197.5	44	577	11	3/117	52.45	2.91	107.90	-	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2016-2024	3	4	501	83.3	12	270	10	5/89	27.00	3.23	50.10	-	1
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1953-1954	5	6	820	102.4	18	305	10	4/67	30.50	2.23	82.00	1	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1994-1999	5	7	936	156.0	38	456	10	4/72	45.60	2.92	93.60	1	-
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	1	2	193	32.1	8	93	9	5/34	10.33	2.89	21.44	1	1
NA Quinn (SA)	1932-1932	2	4	576	96.0	28	151	9	4/37	16.77	1.57	64.00	1	-
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2022	2	3	449	74.5	11	257	9	4/98	28.55	3.43	49.88	1	-
GWF Overton (NZ)	1953-1954	3	4	729	91.1	23	258	9	3/65	28.66	2.12	81.00	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	2004-2004	3	6	566	94.2	16	296	9	4/60	32.88	3.13	62.88	1	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1999-2000	4	7	689	114.5	25	342	9	3/87	38.00	2.97	76.55	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2004-2007	5	10	942	157.0	34	500	9	2/37	55.55	3.18	104.66	-	-
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	2	330	55.0	15	159	8	4/66	19.87	2.89	41.25	2	-
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	234	39.0	2	171	8	6/119	21.37	4.38	29.25	-	1
KD Mills (NZ)	2006-2006	2	4	348	58.0	15	179	8	4/43	22.37	3.08	43.50	1	-
SD Jack (SA)	1994-1995	2	4	462	77.0	24	196	8	4/69	24.50	2.54	57.75	1	-
HD Bromfield (SA)	1961-1962	5	10	906	151.0	40	321	8	3/37	40.12	2.12	113.25	-	-
GA Bartlett (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	684	114.0	26	326	8	2/10	40.75	2.85	85.50	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1994-1995	3	6	762	127.0	28	362	8	4/70	45.25	2.85	95.25	1	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1964-1964	3	6	840	140.0	81	142	7	4/18	20.28	1.01	120.00	1	-
HR Lance (SA)	1962-1962	2	4	288	48.0	10	166	7	3/30	23.71	3.45	41.14	-	-
C de Grandhomme (NZ)	2017-2022	4	7	474	79.0	23	182	7	3/52	26.00	2.30	67.71	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1999-2000	6	11	813	135.3	49	290	7	3/8	41.42	2.14	116.14	-	-
R Ravindra (NZ)	2024-2024	2	4	305	50.5	16	117	6	3/33	19.50	2.30	50.83	-	-
KA Walter (SA)	1961-1961	2	4	495	82.3	20	197	6	4/63	32.83	2.38	82.50	1	-
GR Larsen (NZ)	1995-1995	1	2	255	42.3	13	88	5	3/57	17.60	2.07	51.00	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2013-2013	2	3	294	49.0	21	109	5	2/20	21.80	2.22	58.80	-	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2007-2007	1	2	198	33.0	2	133	5	4/73	26.60	4.03	39.60	1	-
MB Poore (NZ)	1953-1954	6	5	314	-	10	146	5	2/28	29.20	2.78	62.80	-	-
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	486	81.0	17	233	5	3/39	46.60	2.87	97.20	-	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2007	8	12	612	102.0	28	312	5	2/46	62.40	3.05	122.40	-	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2004	4	7	732	122.0	33	338	5	3/38	67.60	2.77	146.40	-	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1932-1932	2	3	81	13.3	-	60	4	2/23	15.00	4.44	20.25	-	-
HG Vivian (NZ)	1932-1932	1	2	162	27.0	7	73	4	4/58	18.25	2.70	40.50	1	-
RK Kleinveldt (SA)	2013-2013	1	2	156	26.0	11	97	4	2/44	24.25	3.73	39.00	-	-
SA Thomson (NZ)	1994-1995	3	4	336	56.0	17	126	4	3/65	31.50	2.25	84.00	-	-
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1953	2	4	550	91.4	29	146	4	3/29	36.50	1.59	137.50	-	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2012-2012	2	4	326	54.2	11	152	4	2/12	38.00	2.79	81.50	-	-
RP Snell (SA)	1994-1994	1	2	299	49.5	14	166	4	3/112	41.50	3.33	74.75	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-1999	7	13	481	80.1	34	176	4	2/48	44.00	2.19	120.25	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2012-2017	6	6	291	48.3	5	181	4	4/47	45.25	3.73	72.75	1	-
FT Badcock (NZ)	1932-1932	2	3	438	73.0	16	189	4	2/88	47.25	2.58	109.50	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1999-2006	9	11	871	145.1	52	315	4	1/15	78.75	2.16	217.75	-	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2006-2006	1	2	131	21.5	3	71	3	2/50	23.66	3.25	43.66	-	-
AH McKinnon (SA)	1962-1962	1	2	216	36.0	13	74	3	2/32	24.66	2.05	72.00	-	-
RP de Groen (NZ)	1994-1994	1	2	198	33.0	5	80	3	2/59	26.66	2.42	66.00	-	-
GD Phillips (NZ)	2024-2024	2	2	144	24.0	4	80	3	2/50	26.66	3.33	48.00	-	-
GR Dickinson (NZ)	1932-1932	1	2	206	34.2	9	111	3	2/78	37.00	3.23	68.66	-	-
R de Swardt (SA)	2024-2024	2	4	270	45.0	10	121	3	2/61	40.33	2.68	90.00	-	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1932-1932	2	4	402	67.0	12	152	3	2/64	50.66	2.26	134.00	-	-
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2007-2007	2	3	327	54.3	15	192	3	2/78	64.00	3.52	109.00	-	-
BGK Walker (NZ)	2000-2000	3	4	382	63.4	12	204	3	2/92	68.00	3.20	127.33	-	-
CE Eksteen (SA)	1994-1995	3	6	786	131.0	55	231	3	2/49	77.00	1.76	262.00	-	-
D Olivier (SA)	2022-2024	2	3	330	55.0	4	238	3	3/100	79.33	4.32	110.00	-	-
AK Markram (SA)	2022-2022	2	1	48	8.0	-	27	2	2/27	13.50	3.37	24.00	-	-

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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]