Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings in Tests at SA: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	2.29	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
GB Lawrence	30.3	12	53	8	1.73	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
DW Steyn	8.1	6	8	6	0.97	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
TL Goddard	32.5	14	53	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
AA Donald	15.0	3	53	6	3.53	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	3.86	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
PS de Villiers	20.5	4	81	6	3.88	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
PS Heine	37.5	6	96	6	1.91	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	07 Feb 1958	Test # 449
M Ntini	18.5	2	100	6	5.30	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
DW Steyn	14.3	3	34	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Ntini	16.0	7	35	5	2.18	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
PM Pollock	23.2	10	39	5	1.67	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
CR Matthews	19.0	9	42	5	2.21	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
DW Steyn	13.5	1	51	5	3.68	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
D Olivier	13.0	2	51	5	3.92	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
GB Lawrence	16.1	3	52	5	3.21	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
DW Steyn	28.4	10	52	5	1.81	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
SM Pollock	23.0	4	54	5	2.34	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
DW Steyn	17.0	1	59	5	3.47	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
BE Hendricks	15.3	2	64	5	4.12	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
VD Philander	20.0	3	70	5	3.50	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
AA Donald	23.0	7	74	5	3.21	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
K Rabada	23.1	5	78	5	3.36	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
M Ntini	32.0	9	94	5	2.93	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Nortje	24.0	1	110	5	4.58	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
PM Pollock	38.3	10	129	5	3.35	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
SM Pollock	14.4	6	16	4	1.09	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
PS de Villiers	19.3	11	27	4	1.38	South Africa	4	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	1.82	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
M Jansen	17.0	5	31	4	1.82	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
MJ Procter	18.0	7	32	4	1.77	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
NAT Adcock	20.0	6	36	4	1.35	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
SM Pollock	17.5	7	39	4	2.18	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
L Ngidi	15.0	5	44	4	2.93	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
SM Pollock	20.3	4	49	4	2.39	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
WD Parnell	10.3	1	51	4	4.85	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
PS de Villiers	23.0	9	52	4	2.26	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1994	Test # 1276
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	3.78	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
GB Lawrence	22.2	10	57	4	2.55	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
M Morkel	16.0	5	59	4	3.68	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
VD Philander	27.0	6	61	4	2.25	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
SM Pollock	24.4	11	64	4	2.59	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
DW Steyn	18.0	3	64	4	3.55	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
BM McMillan	29.0	11	74	4	2.55	South Africa	2	v India	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1992	Test # 1201
M Ntini	26.0	4	78	4	3.00	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
HJ Tayfield	37.0	15	79	4	1.60	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
DW Steyn	22.0	3	91	4	4.13	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
L Klusener	24.0	6	93	4	3.87	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
M Ntini	34.0	8	111	4	3.26	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
DW Steyn	30.0	4	113	4	3.76	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
AH McKinnon	51.0	13	128	4	2.50	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
AJ Hall	2.0	1	1	3	0.50	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
CE Eksteen	11.0	5	12	3	1.09	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
M Ntini	10.0	4	22	3	2.20	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
JH Kallis	5.0	-	22	3	4.40	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
TL Goddard	16.3	9	23	3	1.39	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
MJ Procter	14.0	8	24	3	1.71	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
PWA Mulder	7.0	3	25	3	3.57	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
TL Goddard	24.5	16	27	3	1.08	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
VD Philander	14.0	5	28	3	2.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
M Ntini	18.0	9	29	3	1.61	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
HR Lance	13.0	6	30	3	2.30	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
VD Philander	18.0	8	30	3	1.66	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
NAT Adcock	13.0	1	33	3	1.90	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
SM Pollock	16.0	4	33	3	2.06	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
M Morkel	23.0	12	34	3	1.47	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
JH Kallis	17.0	8	35	3	2.05	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
TL Goddard	19.0	6	36	3	1.89	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
G Coetzee	8.0	1	37	3	4.62	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
AA Donald	18.0	6	38	3	2.11	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
D Olivier	9.0	2	38	3	4.22	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
EJ Barlow	17.0	3	39	3	2.29	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
M Morkel	11.0	1	39	3	3.54	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
K Rabada	18.4	6	39	3	2.08	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
HJ Tayfield	17.6	5	40	3	1.69	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
NAT Adcock	24.0	12	40	3	1.66	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
L Sipamla	9.5	1	40	3	4.06	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
PS Heine	19.0	7	41	3	1.61	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
G Coetzee	14.0	4	41	3	2.92	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
PL Symcox	18.0	9	43	3	2.38	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
DW Steyn	12.0	3	43	3	3.58	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
VD Philander	13.0	4	43	3	3.30	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	11 Jan 2019	Test # 2341
L Ngidi	10.1	2	43	3	4.22	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AH McKinnon	35.0	17	44	3	1.25	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
SM Pollock	15.0	2	44	3	2.93	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
K Rabada	12.0	3	44	3	3.66	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
SR Harmer	17.1	8	45	3	2.62	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
M Ntini	14.0	3	47	3	3.35	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Morkel	21.0	6	47	3	2.23	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
MJ Procter	21.0	5	48	3	2.28	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
TL Goddard	28.5	9	51	3	1.33	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
M Ntini	11.0	3	52	3	4.72	South Africa	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
K Rabada	19.0	7	53	3	2.78	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
Imran Tahir	13.4	2	55	3	4.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
M Ntini	18.0	1	57	3	3.16	South Africa	1	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
A Nel	19.0	4	58	3	3.05	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
BM McMillan	19.0	2	61	3	3.21	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	04 Mar 1994	Test # 1252
VD Philander	21.1	5	61	3	2.88	South Africa	3	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294

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