Bowling Most Wickets Career IN South Africa

Most wickets in 2000s in FC IN South Africa

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Ntini (BOR/SA/WAR)	2000-2009	77	146	16017	2669.3	660	8107	341	6/37	23.77	3.03	46.97	15	17	2
CM Willoughby (BOL/COBRA/SA-A/WPR)	2000-2007	63	121	14629	2438.1	693	6365	299	7/56	21.28	2.61	48.92	10	17	3
CW Henderson (COBRA/LIONS/SA/SA-A/WPR)	2000-2009	55	101	15346	2557.4	725	6111	234	7/64	26.11	2.38	65.58	12	11	1
PL Harris (/NTHNS/SA/TITNS/WPR)	2001-2009	67	115	14421	2403.3	609	6609	232	7/94	28.48	2.74	62.15	7	12	1
GJP Kruger (/EPR/GTG/LIONS/SA-A/SAInv/WAR)	2000-2009	63	111	12416	2069.2	419	7042	223	8/112	31.57	3.40	55.67	9	10	1
AC Thomas (/NTHNS/NWEST/SA-A/SABP/TITNS)	2000-2007	64	117	12694	2115.4	650	5735	222	7/54	25.83	2.71	57.18	9	11	1
DW Steyn (NTHNS/SA/TITNS)	2003-2009	44	83	8746	1457.4	307	4748	214	8/41	22.18	3.25	40.86	11	13	4
M Zondeki (/BOR/COBRA/SA/SA-A/WAR)	2000-2009	64	117	11217	1869.3	443	5700	202	6/39	28.21	3.04	55.52	12	8	1
P Joubert (/NTHNS/TITNS)	2000-2009	73	123	10928	1821.2	602	4243	201	7/32	21.10	2.32	54.36	4	10	2
A Nel (EASTN/GTG/LIONS/SA/SA-A/SABP/TITNS)	2000-2009	51	95	10860	1810.0	467	5081	199	6/25	25.53	2.80	54.57	6	9	-
T Henderson (BOL/BOR/COBRA/LIONS/WAR)	2000-2007	60	111	11672	1945.2	530	5205	193	7/67	26.96	2.67	60.47	12	8	1
F de Wet (/LIONS/NTHNS/NWEST/SA/SA-A)	2002-2009	44	83	9397	1566.1	394	4433	191	7/61	23.20	2.83	49.19	6	10	2
NE Mbhalati (NTHNS/SA-A/SABP/SAInv/TITNS)	2002-2009	74	137	10938	1823.0	445	5829	188	5/26	31.00	3.19	58.18	7	2	-
RJ Peterson (/COBRA/EPR/SA/SA-A/SABP/WAR)	2000-2009	71	115	13408	2234.4	475	6817	188	5/60	36.26	3.05	71.31	10	8	-
PV Mpitsang (Eagls/FS)	2000-2009	71	127	11105	1850.5	474	4842	176	5/24	27.51	2.61	63.09	6	4	-
CK Langeveldt (BOL/BOR/COBRA/LIONS/SA/SA-A/SAInv)	2000-2009	50	88	9314	1552.2	404	4473	175	6/48	25.56	2.88	53.22	6	6	1
J Louw (DOLPH/Eagls/EPR/GriqW/SA-A)	2000-2009	62	107	11190	1865.0	467	5193	175	6/39	29.67	2.78	63.94	6	6	2
Q Friend (/COBRA/DOLPH/KZN/SA-A/WPR)	2002-2009	52	95	8119	1353.1	328	3980	173	7/31	23.00	2.94	46.93	8	7	1
L Klusener (DOLPH/KZN/SA)	2000-2007	49	85	10415	1735.5	439	4732	171	7/70	27.67	2.72	60.90	8	8	2
VD Philander (COBRA/SA-A/WPR)	2004-2009	48	85	8101	1350.1	349	3395	170	7/64	19.97	2.51	47.65	11	6	-
AJ Hall (DOLPH/EASTN/GTG/LIONS/SA/SA-A)	2000-2009	49	88	8535	1422.3	372	3764	163	6/77	23.09	2.64	52.36	7	10	1
C Pietersen (Eagls/GriqW)	2002-2009	46	87	8218	1369.4	289	4408	162	6/43	27.20	3.21	50.72	8	6	-
SM Pollock (DOLPH/KZN/SA)	2000-2008	44	83	9402	1567.0	546	3554	161	6/30	22.07	2.26	58.39	12	3	1
CD de Lange (/BOL/COBRA/Eagls)	2000-2009	74	120	13384	2230.4	542	6116	161	7/48	37.98	2.74	83.13	4	5	1
N Boje (Eagls/FS/SA)	2000-2007	51	88	10608	1768.0	463	4452	159	8/93	28.00	2.51	66.71	10	8	1
LL Tsotsobe (EPR/SA-A/SAInv/WAR)	2004-2009	42	76	7111	1185.1	298	3567	156	7/39	22.86	3.00	45.58	7	5	1
JJ van der Wath (Eagls/FS/SA-A)	2000-2009	47	80	8881	1480.1	354	4126	155	6/27	26.61	2.78	57.29	10	7	-
JT Mafa (GTG/LIONS)	2000-2009	50	90	7367	1227.5	215	4432	153	7/39	28.96	3.60	48.15	7	7	1
M Hayward (/DOLPH/EPR/SA/WAR)	2000-2007	47	85	8952	1492.0	316	4597	152	5/56	30.24	3.08	58.89	6	1	-
JA Morkel (EASTN/SA/SA-A/TITNS)	2000-2009	56	96	8385	1397.3	326	4355	149	6/110	29.22	3.11	56.27	6	3	-
D du Preez (Eagls/FS)	2003-2009	41	79	7773	1295.3	346	3568	147	7/108	24.27	2.75	52.87	7	4	1
RK Kleinveldt (/COBRA/SA-A/WPR)	2002-2009	54	92	9228	1538.0	376	4401	142	8/47	30.99	2.86	64.98	3	5	1
J Coetzee (Eagls/GriqW/SACXI)	2004-2009	36	69	6053	1008.5	217	3026	141	7/42	21.46	2.99	42.92	7	7	-
AC Dawson (COBRA/WPR)	2000-2006	38	74	8315	1385.5	438	3447	141	6/39	24.44	2.48	58.97	6	5	2
R McLaren (Eagls/FS)	2003-2009	41	74	7264	1210.4	272	3452	141	8/38	24.48	2.85	51.51	5	7	1
WL Coetsee (LIONS/NWEST)	2003-2009	58	98	10009	1668.1	348	4978	141	5/73	35.30	2.98	70.98	6	2	-
U Govender (DOLPH/GTG/KZN/LIONS)	2004-2009	44	77	7203	1200.3	272	3677	139	6/59	26.45	3.06	51.82	7	5	-
GJ Kruis (Eagls/GriqW)	2000-2005	36	67	8358	1393.0	385	3706	137	5/31	27.05	2.66	61.00	9	8	1
M Morkel (/EASTN/SA/TITNS)	2004-2009	36	65	6319	1053.1	180	3564	136	6/43	26.20	3.38	46.46	7	7	2
WA Deacon (Eagls/FS/LIONS/NWEST/SAAXI/SACXI)	2003-2009	41	75	7514	1252.2	285	3913	131	6/45	29.87	3.12	57.35	4	4	-
JH Kallis (COBRA/SA/WAR/WPR)	2000-2009	62	113	8175	1362.3	321	4004	131	5/21	30.56	2.93	62.40	4	1	-
J Theron (EPR/WAR)	2005-2009	39	67	6251	1041.5	252	2945	130	7/46	22.65	2.82	48.08	4	7	-
ANW Tweedie (DOLPH/KZN/KZNIN)	2001-2009	44	79	7316	1219.2	269	3801	130	5/50	29.23	3.11	56.27	8	2	-
J Botha (BOR/EPR/SA-A/WAR)	2000-2009	57	83	8009	1334.5	267	4013	130	6/42	30.86	3.00	61.60	7	4	1
PR Adams (/COBRA/SA/SA-A/SACXI/WPR)	2000-2008	56	97	9285	1547.3	294	4821	129	4/25	37.37	3.11	71.97	7	-	-
JC Kent (/DOLPH/KZN/SA-A/SAInv)	2000-2009	75	110	8205	1367.3	353	3932	128	6/77	30.71	2.87	64.10	2	1	-
ZA Abrahim (/BOL/DOLPH/GriqW/KZN/SA-A)	2000-2006	43	76	7890	1315.0	329	3614	124	5/22	29.14	2.74	63.62	8	3	-
MW Olivier (BOL/BOR/COBRA/WAR/WPR)	2005-2009	43	76	6010	1001.4	162	3861	124	10/65	31.13	3.85	48.46	3	6	2
Z de Bruyn (EASTN/GTG/LIONS/SA/SA-A/SAInv/TITNS/WAR)	2000-2009	79	119	7793	1298.5	246	4326	120	7/67	36.05	3.33	64.94	4	2	-
M de Stadler (COBRA/WPR)	2004-2008	28	54	5332	888.4	278	2192	118	5/18	18.57	2.46	45.18	5	4	-
VC Drakes (BOR/WI)	2000-2004	30	55	6511	1085.1	244	3003	118	6/47	25.44	2.76	55.17	8	5	-
DJ Terbrugge (GTG/LIONS/SA/SA-A)	2000-2005	37	65	7449	1241.3	320	3276	117	6/58	28.00	2.63	63.66	4	4	-
AK Kruger (Eagls/GriqW/SACXI)	2000-2009	54	93	6445	1074.1	174	4056	116	6/37	34.96	3.77	55.56	3	4	1
Imran Tahir (EASTN/SABP/TITNS)	2007-2009	22	37	4771	795.1	144	2637	114	7/82	23.13	3.31	41.85	3	11	4
GA Roe (LIONS/NWEST)	2000-2005	33	58	7470	1245.0	372	3192	112	7/47	28.50	2.56	66.69	-	7	-
D Pretorius (FS/GriqW/SA/SA-A)	2000-2006	25	44	5016	836.0	198	2594	110	6/49	23.58	3.10	45.60	5	6	-
MS Tshabalala (Eagls/FS/SA-A/SACXI/SAInv)	2003-2009	53	82	7062	1177.0	158	4350	107	5/68	40.65	3.69	66.00	3	2	-
JM Kemp (/COBRA/EPR/NTHNS/SA/SA-A/TITNS)	2000-2009	52	78	5955	992.3	251	2585	104	6/56	24.85	2.60	57.25	4	4	-
CJD de Villiers (Eagls/FS/SA-A)	2006-2009	35	65	6000	1000.0	216	3107	104	5/36	29.87	3.10	57.69	7	2	-
R Telemachus (Eagls/FS/SA-A/SAInv/WPR)	2000-2007	38	71	6055	1009.1	198	3347	102	6/54	32.81	3.31	59.36	5	2	-
S Elworthy (NTHNS/SA/SA-A)	2000-2002	21	38	4423	737.1	194	2199	100	6/45	21.99	2.98	44.23	7	5	1
S Mlongo (DOLPH/KZN)	2004-2009	38	64	5217	869.3	240	2431	99	6/65	24.55	2.79	52.69	5	3	-
M Ngam (BOR/DOLPH/EPR/SA/WAR)	2000-2007	36	65	5777	962.5	173	3104	92	4/71	33.73	3.22	62.79	2	-	-
BB Kops (/Eagls/EPR/FS/WAR)	2001-2008	38	69	5310	885.0	144	3292	92	5/36	35.78	3.71	57.71	3	3	-
NAM McLean (KZN)	2001-2004	20	35	3870	645.0	172	1823	90	6/84	20.25	2.82	43.00	9	5	2
D Wiese (EASTN/SABP)	2005-2009	28	50	4118	686.2	126	2337	90	5/58	25.96	3.40	45.75	4	2	-
CJ Alexander (LIONS/NWEST/SABP/WPR)	2004-2009	30	54	4808	801.2	138	2931	89	5/59	32.93	3.65	54.02	3	4	-
S Burger (GTG/LIONS/SACXI)	2002-2009	27	48	3978	663.0	175	1939	88	5/13	22.03	2.92	45.20	5	4	-
FS Holtzhausen (GriqW/NWEST)	2004-2009	28	52	4352	725.2	130	2343	88	6/29	26.62	3.23	49.45	6	3	-
DD Carolus (Eagls/EPR/GriqW/SAAXI)	2004-2009	28	53	4076	679.2	151	2076	87	5/25	23.86	3.05	46.85	7	5	-
GJ de Bruin (GTG/LIONS/NWEST)	2003-2007	22	42	3893	648.5	117	2312	87	6/90	26.57	3.56	44.74	6	6	-
JF Venter (FS)	2000-2004	29	46	5219	869.5	173	2592	87	7/83	29.79	2.97	59.98	5	3	-
EO Moleon (LIONS/NWEST)	2001-2007	40	71	6151	1025.1	284	3035	86	5/60	35.29	2.96	71.52	-	1	-
HS Williams (BOL)	2000-2004	26	45	5354	892.2	275	2154	85	6/40	25.34	2.41	62.98	3	4	-
MA Mashimbyi (Eagls/FS/GriqW/NTHNS/TITNS)	2003-2009	38	68	4750	791.4	165	2587	83	5/25	31.16	3.26	57.22	2	2	-
JMM Malao (Eagls/EASTN/FS/NWEST)	2001-2006	22	37	5064	844.0	147	2612	80	5/27	32.65	3.09	63.30	5	4	-
GT Love (BOR/EPR)	2000-2004	30	52	6651	1108.3	261	3075	79	7/116	38.92	2.77	84.18	4	2	-
S Mjekula (EPR/SACXI/WAR/WPR)	2004-2008	26	47	3551	591.5	131	1830	77	5/33	23.76	3.09	46.11	3	2	-
R Frylinck (DOLPH/GTG/KZN/LIONS)	2005-2009	24	44	3840	640.0	162	1937	77	6/94	25.15	3.02	49.87	5	2	-
ACR Birch (EPR/WAR)	2005-2009	19	35	3410	568.2	129	1731	75	6/62	23.08	3.04	45.46	5	3	-
N Wagner (NTHNS/TITNS)	2006-2008	17	32	2501	416.5	87	1394	73	5/33	19.09	3.34	34.26	8	3	-
L Meyer (EPR/WAR)	2001-2009	37	66	4862	810.2	190	2459	73	5/33	33.68	3.03	66.60	2	2	-
BL Fransman (BOL/SWD)	2003-2009	26	46	3379	563.1	127	1697	72	5/31	23.56	3.01	46.93	2	4	-
PSE Sandri (BOL/COBRA/SACXI)	2004-2009	28	44	3750	625.0	127	2046	72	5/32	28.41	3.27	52.08	6	1	-
JL Ontong (/BOL/COBRA/LIONS/SA-A/SABP/SAInv)	2000-2009	82	85	5978	996.2	150	3206	72	4/66	44.52	3.21	83.02	3	-	-
BM Mathebula (EASTN/GTG/LIONS)	2004-2009	31	58	3751	625.1	79	2626	69	5/56	38.05	4.20	54.36	3	1	-
CE Eksteen (GTG)	2000-2004	25	43	7154	1192.2	354	2829	69	4/60	41.00	2.37	103.68	4	-	-
R Pietersen (GriqW)	2005-2009	19	35	2471	411.5	82	1317	67	7/41	19.65	3.19	36.88	5	2	1
Y Pangabantu (BOR)	2005-2009	24	44	3220	536.4	138	1583	66	5/48	23.98	2.94	48.78	5	1	-
DL Brown (BOR/WAR)	2005-2009	29	46	3117	519.3	114	1696	66	4/14	25.69	3.26	47.22	6	-	-
HH Paulse (BOL/FS/NWEST)	2005-2009	28	52	3192	532.0	101	2061	66	5/65	31.22	3.87	48.36	3	1	-
L Mbane (BOR/SAAXI)	2004-2009	33	53	3720	620.0	136	2156	66	5/26	32.66	3.47	56.36	3	1	-
P Fojela (BOR)	2004-2009	25	41	2803	467.1	95	1543	64	5/45	24.10	3.30	43.79	5	1	-
HW le Roux (GTG/LIONS)	2005-2008	23	43	3007	501.1	132	1505	62	6/29	24.27	3.00	48.50	2	2	-
LMG Masekela (Limpo/NTHNS/TITNS)	2006-2009	20	33	2315	385.5	95	1236	61	6/30	20.26	3.20	37.95	1	4	-
NG Brouwers (EPR/NTHNS/SWD)	2000-2009	26	39	3095	515.5	108	1621	61	5/83	26.57	3.14	50.73	4	2	-
D Smit (DOLPH/KZN)	2004-2009	47	46	4354	725.4	143	2317	61	4/50	37.98	3.19	71.37	5	-	-
AA Donald (FS/SA)	2000-2004	17	30	3056	509.2	136	1420	60	5/40	23.66	2.78	50.93	1	3	-
S de Kock (BOR)	2005-2009	30	45	3393	565.3	116	1805	59	5/87	30.59	3.19	57.50	3	1	-
MN Saliwa (Eagls/FS/KZN/SAAXI)	2006-2009	24	38	2913	485.3	68	2117	59	6/110	35.88	4.36	49.37	1	2	1

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Central Zone vs North East Zone at BCCI CEG Ground B, Duleep Trophy Quarter-Final, Aug 28-31, 2025 [First-class]

North Zone vs East Zone at BCCI CEG Ground, Duleep Trophy Quarter-Final, Aug 28-31, 2025 [First-class]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]