Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for Australia vs South Africa in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	24	45	7928	1321.2	367	3142	130	7/56	24.16	2.37	60.98	7	7	2
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1931-1936	10	18	3913	652.1	248	1199	77	7/40	15.57	1.83	50.81	2	8	4
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2016	15	28	3240	540.0	96	1923	70	5/67	27.47	3.56	46.28	7	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	23	3174	529.0	96	1641	64	8/61	25.64	3.10	49.59	5	3	2
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	15	25	6027	753.3	179	2208	64	7/23	34.50	2.19	94.17	2	4	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	11	20	2161	360.1	72	1241	58	6/54	21.39	3.44	37.25	5	4	1
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2018	16	31	3313	552.1	103	1953	58	5/23	33.67	3.53	57.12	1	2	-
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2009	15	29	3438	573.0	110	2015	58	6/100	34.74	3.51	59.27	3	2	1
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2006	17	32	4082	680.2	223	1558	57	6/86	27.33	2.29	71.61	1	2	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	19	36	4673	778.5	169	2285	56	5/130	40.80	2.93	83.44	-	1	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2018	14	27	2761	460.1	111	1308	53	6/21	24.67	2.84	52.09	1	4	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1957-1970	18	34	5089	-	259	1462	53	6/53	27.58	1.72	96.01	-	2	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2002	14	24	3266	544.2	115	1647	53	6/59	31.07	3.02	61.62	1	2	-
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	13	24	4136	517.0	116	1413	52	5/49	27.17	2.04	79.53	4	5	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	14	27	2968	-	85	1438	52	6/95	27.65	2.90	57.07	1	3	-
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1910-1912	8	15	2055	342.3	89	875	50	6/17	17.50	2.55	41.10	5	3	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2008	14	28	3122	520.2	104	1732	50	5/69	34.64	3.32	62.44	1	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1997-2012	28	44	3437	572.5	113	1878	50	3/22	37.56	3.27	68.74	-	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2025	9	18	1925	320.5	72	879	48	6/28	18.31	2.73	40.10	2	4	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	10	19	2147	357.5	59	1319	47	6/154	28.06	3.68	45.68	3	2	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	13	25	3380	563.2	162	1544	46	5/59	33.56	2.74	73.47	2	1	-
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1953	10	19	3420	427.4	90	1129	44	6/44	25.65	1.98	77.72	2	3	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1902-1912	10	16	1828	304.4	34	1138	42	6/92	27.09	3.73	43.52	2	4	1
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1963-1970	13	24	3745	-	105	1646	41	5/46	40.14	2.63	91.34	1	3	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1997-2006	13	23	3232	538.4	122	1474	40	7/87	36.85	2.73	80.80	-	1	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2016-2025	9	17	2093	348.5	82	988	36	6/89	27.44	2.83	58.13	2	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1932-1936	7	13	2046	341.0	140	634	34	5/20	18.64	1.85	60.17	3	2	-
EJ Barlow (SA)	1963-1970	14	26	1707	-	67	811	33	5/85	24.57	2.85	51.72	-	1	-
H Ironmonger (AUS)	1931-1932	4	8	1331	221.5	112	296	31	6/18	9.54	1.33	42.93	2	3	1
RR Lindwall (AUS)	1949-1953	8	14	1835	229.3	31	631	31	5/32	20.35	2.06	59.19	2	2	-
KR Miller (AUS)	1949-1953	9	15	1801	225.1	34	631	30	5/40	21.03	2.10	60.03	2	1	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1910-1912	7	11	1264	210.4	20	837	28	6/47	29.89	3.97	45.14	2	2	-
AN Connolly (AUS)	1963-1970	7	13	1990	-	67	788	26	6/47	30.30	2.37	76.53	-	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1964	5	10	1980	247.4	33	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	7	14	1378	229.4	76	654	24	5/54	27.25	2.84	57.41	-	1	-
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2009	6	12	1660	276.4	45	782	24	6/127	32.58	2.82	69.16	-	1	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1931-1932	5	6	1242	207.0	28	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	10	17	1846	307.4	44	1030	23	5/123	44.78	3.34	80.26	1	1	-
IWG Johnson (AUS)	1949-1952	6	11	1434	179.2	35	519	22	5/34	23.59	2.17	65.18	-	1	-
A Cotter (AUS)	1910-1911	5	10	1169	194.5	23	633	22	6/69	28.77	3.24	53.13	1	1	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1994	6	10	1686	281.0	70	716	22	6/43	32.54	2.54	76.63	2	1	1
A Nel (SA)	2002-2006	7	13	1497	249.3	44	793	22	4/81	36.04	3.17	68.04	2	-	-
MG Melle (SA)	1950-1953	6	10	1589	198.5	14	834	22	6/71	37.90	3.14	72.22	-	2	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1993-1994	6	10	1461	243.3	59	616	21	4/33	29.33	2.52	69.57	2	-	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1912	7	12	1243	207.1	31	677	21	6/105	32.23	3.26	59.19	2	1	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	3	6	708	118.0	32	317	20	5/55	15.85	2.68	35.40	2	1	-
JW Gleeson (AUS)	1970-1970	4	7	1530	255.0	68	740	19	5/125	38.94	2.90	80.52	1	1	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-2006	4	8	1004	167.2	43	512	18	4/123	28.44	3.05	55.77	1	-	-
NJN Hawke (AUS)	1964-1967	6	12	1502	-	27	635	18	6/139	35.27	2.53	83.44	-	1	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	16	15	866	144.2	50	270	17	5/28	15.88	1.87	50.94	1	1	-
PS Heine (SA)	1957-1958	4	7	995	124.3	19	321	17	6/58	18.88	1.93	58.52	-	2	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1902-1911	8	15	1407	234.3	19	1008	17	4/129	59.29	4.29	82.76	1	-	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2014-2016	3	6	701	116.5	32	322	16	6/77	20.12	2.75	43.81	-	1	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1993-1994	5	9	1152	192.0	65	418	16	5/80	26.12	2.17	72.00	1	1	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1949-1950	5	8	1562	195.2	29	623	16	4/105	38.93	2.39	97.62	1	-	-
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1902	2	4	297	49.3	8	176	15	7/34	11.73	3.55	19.80	1	1	-
LF Kline (AUS)	1957-1958	5	8	907	113.3	31	245	15	4/33	16.33	1.62	60.46	1	-	-
JM Gregory (AUS)	1921-1921	3	6	694	115.4	29	284	15	6/77	18.93	2.45	46.26	1	1	-
CP Carter (SA)	1921-1921	3	4	581	96.5	13	329	15	6/91	21.93	3.39	38.73	-	1	-
EL McCormick (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	751	125.1	24	418	15	3/28	27.86	3.33	50.06	-	-	-
C Kelleway (AUS)	1910-1912	8	14	1023	170.3	34	528	15	5/33	35.20	3.09	68.20	-	1	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1997-2006	5	10	973	162.1	22	545	15	3/28	36.33	3.36	64.86	-	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1997-2002	5	8	1069	178.1	21	590	15	4/102	39.33	3.31	71.26	1	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	6	10	1488	248.0	53	608	15	4/69	40.53	2.45	99.20	1	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1994-1998	9	15	1500	250.0	49	694	15	3/61	46.26	2.77	100.00	-	-	-
WP Howell (AUS)	1902-1902	2	4	384	64.0	16	174	14	5/81	12.42	2.71	27.42	1	1	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1911	2	4	483	80.3	7	295	14	5/66	21.07	3.66	34.50	1	1	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1957-1958	5	8	1048	131.0	15	410	14	6/43	29.28	2.34	74.85	-	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2014	4	8	844	140.4	44	418	14	4/32	29.85	2.97	60.28	2	-	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1910-1912	8	13	1141	190.1	20	708	14	3/43	50.57	3.72	81.50	-	-	-
TJ Matthews (AUS)	1912-1912	3	5	401	66.5	18	142	13	4/29	10.92	2.12	30.84	1	-	-
TW Wall (AUS)	1931-1932	3	6	775	129.1	38	263	13	5/14	20.23	2.03	59.61	-	1	-
CL McCool (AUS)	1949-1950	5	7	646	80.6	13	268	13	5/41	20.61	2.48	49.69	-	1	-
AA Mailey (AUS)	1921-1921	3	6	918	153.0	25	423	13	4/40	32.53	2.76	70.61	1	-	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1931-1932	5	7	1246	207.4	44	511	13	4/42	39.30	2.46	95.84	1	-	-
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1967	15	13	1218	-	45	533	13	2/10	41.00	2.62	93.69	-	-	-
BW Hilfenhaus (AUS)	2009-2012	5	9	1357	226.1	60	579	13	3/49	44.53	2.56	104.38	-	-	-
DT Ring (AUS)	1952-1953	5	10	1473	184.1	30	624	13	6/72	48.00	2.54	113.30	-	1	-
WW Armstrong (AUS)	1902-1911	8	13	1240	206.4	43	635	13	4/103	48.84	3.07	95.38	2	-	-
CG Macartney (AUS)	1910-1921	9	11	982	163.4	55	332	12	5/44	27.66	2.02	81.83	-	1	-
SJ McCabe (AUS)	1931-1936	10	17	825	137.3	30	341	12	4/13	28.41	2.48	68.75	1	-	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1921-1921	3	4	640	106.4	16	365	12	5/78	30.41	3.42	53.33	1	1	-
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1958	3	5	892	111.4	13	396	12	5/66	33.00	2.66	74.33	-	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1997-2001	6	10	1059	176.3	41	514	12	4/67	42.83	2.91	88.25	1	-	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1936	5	7	1226	204.2	38	532	12	4/85	44.33	2.60	102.16	2	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2002-2006	6	11	1107	184.3	30	662	12	4/63	55.16	3.58	92.25	1	-	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1997-1998	4	7	528	88.0	13	250	11	4/32	22.72	2.84	48.00	1	-	-
PHJ Trimborn (SA)	1967-1970	4	8	747	124.3	31	257	11	3/12	23.36	2.06	67.90	-	-	-
I Meckiff (AUS)	1957-1963	5	8	1052	131.4	24	361	11	5/125	32.81	2.05	95.63	-	1	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1953	8	14	1408	176.0	46	494	11	4/41	44.90	2.10	128.00	1	-	-
DA Renneberg (AUS)	1966-1967	5	9	1068	178.0	34	528	11	5/97	48.00	2.96	97.09	-	1	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	4	6	472	78.4	12	291	10	3/38	29.10	3.69	47.20	-	-	-
RM Cowper (AUS)	1966-1967	5	9	831	138.3	47	301	10	3/27	30.10	2.17	83.10	-	-	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1931-1936	10	8	554	92.2	6	338	10	5/87	33.80	3.66	55.40	1	1	-
EA McDonald (AUS)	1921-1921	3	6	894	149.0	48	371	10	3/53	37.10	2.48	89.40	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2016	13	14	780	130.0	13	471	10	4/73	47.10	3.62	78.00	1	-	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1931-1932	5	7	1062	177.0	29	542	10	4/154	54.20	3.06	106.20	1	-	-
AB McDonald (AUS)	2009-2009	4	7	732	122.0	40	300	9	3/25	33.33	2.45	81.33	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]