Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets in Tests at SA: Newlands, Cape Town

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	15	29	3278	546.2	134	1610	74	5/75	21.75	2.94	44.29	8	1	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	11	22	2081	346.5	95	968	53	6/42	18.26	2.79	39.26	2	4	0
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	13	26	2694	449.0	93	1542	53	4/33	29.09	3.43	50.83	6	0	0
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	9	18	1781	296.5	48	1121	52	6/55	21.55	3.77	34.25	4	1	1
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2007	11	22	2434	405.4	114	996	51	6/30	19.52	2.45	47.72	4	2	0
M Morkel (SA)	2010-2018	11	22	2268	378.0	89	1230	44	5/23	27.95	3.25	51.54	1	2	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2013	22	37	2689	448.1	98	1295	42	5/90	30.83	2.88	64.02	2	1	0
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2000	7	13	1441	240.1	69	662	30	5/46	22.06	2.75	48.03	0	2	0
PR Adams (SA)	1996-2004	7	14	1711	285.1	51	951	26	4/102	36.57	3.33	65.80	1	0	0
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	4	7	1073	178.5	66	392	25	7/46	15.68	2.19	42.92	0	3	2
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	7	12	1011	-	45	455	24	6/26	18.95	2.70	42.12	2	1	0
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	6	11	1621	270.1	71	665	21	6/127	31.66	2.46	77.19	1	1	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	3	6	556	92.4	16	294	18	6/61	16.33	3.17	30.88	0	2	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	3	6	1217	202.5	57	465	17	6/161	27.35	2.29	71.58	0	1	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2020	3	5	693	115.3	29	301	16	5/40	18.81	2.60	43.31	0	2	0
N Boje (SA)	2001-2006	6	10	969	161.3	34	542	16	4/28	33.87	3.35	60.56	3	0	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	1	2	135	33.3	16	28	15	8/11	1.86	1.24	9.00	0	2	1
A Nel (SA)	2004-2008	4	8	987	164.3	42	476	15	5/87	31.73	2.89	65.80	0	1	0
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	4	6	1536	192.0	58	535	14	5/120	38.21	2.08	109.71	0	2	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	7	12	1176	196.0	35	621	14	3/137	44.35	3.16	84.00	0	0	0
JJ Ferris (ENG)	1892-1892	1	2	272	54.2	27	91	13	7/37	7.00	2.00	20.92	0	2	1
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	4	8	592	98.4	22	319	13	5/72	24.53	3.23	45.53	0	1	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1993-1997	5	9	932	155.2	40	374	13	4/65	28.76	2.40	71.69	1	0	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1957-1957	1	2	342	42.6	12	89	12	7/36	7.41	1.56	28.50	0	2	1
GJ Thompson (ENG)	1910-1910	2	4	471	78.3	16	236	12	4/50	19.66	3.00	39.25	1	0	0
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	4	7	553	92.1	26	260	12	4/49	21.66	2.82	46.08	1	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1993-1997	2	4	648	108.0	29	292	12	4/33	24.33	2.70	54.00	1	0	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	3	5	639	106.3	22	369	12	4/42	30.75	3.46	53.25	2	0	0
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1923	1	2	375	62.3	20	112	11	7/63	10.18	1.79	34.09	1	1	1
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	2	4	539	89.5	24	181	11	4/22	16.45	2.01	49.00	1	0	0
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2014	2	4	426	71.0	29	195	11	4/32	17.72	2.74	38.72	2	0	0
SF Burke (SA)	1962-1965	2	3	660	110.0	37	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	0	2	1
M Jansen (SA)	2022-2025	3	6	507	84.3	18	272	11	4/36	24.72	3.21	46.09	1	0	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	5	8	1636	-	81	498	11	3/62	45.27	1.82	148.72	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2007	3	6	1281	213.3	45	506	11	4/117	46.00	2.37	116.45	1	0	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1936-1936	1	2	322	53.4	21	88	10	5/32	8.80	1.63	32.20	0	2	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2013-2013	1	2	361	60.1	11	147	10	6/96	14.70	2.44	36.10	1	1	1
S Haigh (ENG)	1899-1906	3	5	356	-	19	167	10	6/11	16.70	2.81	35.60	0	1	0
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1921-1923	2	3	475	79.1	17	199	10	5/61	19.90	2.51	47.50	1	1	0
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1910	4	8	486	81.0	21	224	10	2/23	22.40	2.76	48.60	0	0	0
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1995	2	4	646	107.4	27	288	10	5/61	28.80	2.67	64.60	1	1	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	1	2	198	33.0	10	89	9	5/55	9.88	2.69	22.00	1	1	0
WP Howell (AUS)	1902-1902	1	2	258	43.0	12	99	9	5/81	11.00	2.30	28.66	1	1	0
CR Matthews (SA)	1993-1994	2	4	456	76.0	26	143	9	5/80	15.88	1.88	50.66	0	1	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	1	2	448	56.0	12	144	9	5/49	16.00	1.92	49.77	1	1	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1965-1970	3	5	618	103.0	36	254	9	4/20	28.22	2.46	68.66	1	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2007-2011	2	4	545	90.5	13	289	9	4/62	32.11	3.18	60.55	1	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-2001	2	3	774	129.0	29	342	9	4/108	38.00	2.65	86.00	2	0	0
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	1	2	235	47.0	17	87	8	7/42	10.87	2.22	29.37	0	1	0
AE Trott (ENG)	1899-1899	1	2	157	31.2	10	88	8	4/19	11.00	3.36	19.62	2	0	0
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	1	2	293	48.5	10	136	8	5/37	17.00	2.78	36.62	0	1	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1962-1962	1	2	426	71.0	16	180	8	4/61	22.50	2.53	53.25	2	0	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1970	2	4	663	110.3	29	235	8	5/65	29.37	2.12	82.87	0	1	0
HD Bromfield (SA)	1962-1965	2	3	764	127.2	40	240	8	5/88	30.00	1.88	95.50	0	1	0
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	2	4	419	69.5	11	248	8	3/37	31.00	3.55	52.37	0	0	0
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2024-2024	1	2	108	18.0	6	46	7	6/15	6.57	2.55	15.42	0	1	0
GG Macaulay (ENG)	1923-1923	1	2	300	50.0	16	83	7	5/64	11.85	1.66	42.85	0	1	0
L Ngidi (SA)	2022-2024	2	3	207	34.3	13	84	7	3/21	12.00	2.43	29.57	0	0	0
GO Rabone (NZ)	1954-1954	1	2	391	48.7	16	84	7	6/68	12.00	1.28	55.85	0	1	0
WH Ashley (SA)	1889-1889	1	1	173	43.1	18	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	0	1	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	1	2	330	55.0	22	109	7	5/47	15.57	1.98	47.14	0	1	0
AP Freeman (ENG)	1927-1928	1	2	306	51.0	19	124	7	4/58	17.71	2.43	43.71	1	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	2	4	291	48.3	12	132	7	5/46	18.85	2.72	41.57	0	1	0
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	2	3	394	65.4	23	133	7	4/27	19.00	2.02	56.28	1	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2018-2018	1	2	318	53.0	11	145	7	4/78	20.71	2.73	45.42	1	0	0
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2015	1	2	300	50.0	12	153	7	4/82	21.85	3.06	42.85	1	0	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2018-2022	2	4	354	59.0	16	155	7	3/28	22.14	2.62	50.57	0	0	0
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	3	5	408	-	23	171	7	4/18	24.42	2.51	58.28	1	0	0
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2017-2017	1	2	222	37.0	1	184	7	6/122	26.28	4.97	31.71	0	1	0
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1923	7	8	354	59.0	11	185	7	4/25	26.42	3.13	50.57	1	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	2	4	523	87.1	21	189	7	3/42	27.00	2.16	74.71	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2011-2011	1	2	390	65.0	4	195	7	7/120	27.85	3.00	55.71	0	1	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2007-2011	2	4	540	90.0	14	301	7	5/114	43.00	3.34	77.14	0	1	0
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1958	1	2	237	29.5	7	47	6	3/18	7.83	1.18	39.50	0	0	0
M Ngam (SA)	2001-2001	1	2	128	21.2	4	62	6	3/26	10.33	2.90	21.33	0	0	0
MJ Procter (SA)	1970-1970	1	2	174	29.0	8	77	6	4/47	12.83	2.65	29.00	1	0	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1962-1962	1	2	304	50.4	24	90	6	5/48	15.00	1.77	50.66	0	1	0
CG Macartney (AUS)	1921-1921	1	2	291	48.3	20	91	6	5/44	15.16	1.87	48.50	0	1	0
SR Watson (AUS)	2011-2014	2	4	198	33.0	9	101	6	5/17	16.83	3.06	33.00	0	1	0
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1902	1	2	177	29.3	5	110	6	4/37	18.33	3.72	29.50	1	0	0
CL McCool (AUS)	1949-1950	1	2	260	32.4	4	112	6	5/41	18.66	2.58	43.33	0	1	0
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1902	1	2	209	34.5	5	116	6	6/97	19.33	3.33	34.83	0	1	0
B Kumar (IND)	2018-2018	1	2	180	30.0	9	120	6	4/87	20.00	4.00	30.00	1	0	0
AA Mailey (AUS)	1921-1921	1	2	240	40.0	1	129	6	4/40	21.50	3.22	40.00	1	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2000-2005	2	3	319	53.1	8	141	6	4/79	23.50	2.65	53.16	1	0	0
AMB Rowan (SA)	1949-1949	1	2	490	61.2	8	145	6	5/80	24.16	1.77	81.66	0	1	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2017-2017	1	2	281	46.5	6	162	6	4/69	27.00	3.45	46.83	1	0	0
NBF Mann (SA)	1949-1950	2	4	432	54.0	9	173	6	4/105	28.83	2.40	72.00	1	0	0
AA Mallett (AUS)	1970-1970	1	2	523	87.1	26	205	6	5/126	34.16	2.35	87.16	0	1	0
JP Duminy (SA)	2009-2017	4	5	336	56.0	7	209	6	4/73	34.83	3.73	56.00	1	0	0
RJ Peterson (SA)	2013-2013	2	3	410	68.2	14	209	6	3/73	34.83	3.05	68.33	0	0	0
D Olivier (SA)	2019-2022	2	4	354	59.0	12	212	6	4/48	35.33	3.59	59.00	1	0	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1962-1970	4	7	501	83.3	17	245	6	5/85	40.83	2.93	83.50	0	1	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2010-2020	3	5	696	116.0	32	302	6	2/38	50.33	2.60	116.00	0	0	0
XC Balaskas (SA)	1931-1939	3	4	570	-	2	345	6	4/126	57.50	3.63	95.00	1	0	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1936-1936	1	2	216	36.0	19	59	5	4/35	11.80	1.63	43.20	1	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	2	3	207	34.3	12	64	5	5/28	12.80	1.85	41.40	0	1	0
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1949-1950	1	2	220	27.4	4	65	5	5/32	13.00	1.77	44.00	0	1	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1949-1957	2	3	242	30.2	5	80	5	5/70	16.00	1.98	48.40	0	1	0
PGH Fender (ENG)	1923-1923	1	2	204	34.0	7	81	5	4/29	16.20	2.38	40.80	1	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs Pakistan at Cape Town, South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2025 [Test # 2576]

South Africa vs India at Cape Town, India in South Africa 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

India vs South Africa at Cape Town, India in South Africa 3rd Test, Jan 11-14, 2022 [Test # 2448]