Best bowling figures in an innings Held in South Africa for Tests

Best bowling figures in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Innings in match
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
14.262892.33England2v South AfricaJohannesburg02 Mar 1896Test # 48
38.4710392.66England3v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Dec 1913Test # 131
37.01111392.29South Africa4v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957Test # 437
9.45780.85England4v South AfricaGqeberha13 Feb 1896Test # 47
14.251181.13England3v South AfricaCape Town25 Mar 1889Test # 32
30.3125381.73South Africa2v New ZealandJohannesburg26 Dec 1961Test # 517
26.595682.08England1v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Dec 1913Test # 131
23.066382.73Sri Lanka4v ZimbabweHarare06 Nov 2016Test # 2231
37.7146981.36South Africa3v EnglandDurban25 Jan 1957Test # 436
31.487082.21South Africa4v EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906Test # 90
33.0127182.15South Africa3v ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995Test # 1307
51.51210982.10Zimbabwe2v New ZealandBulawayo12 Sep 2000Test # 1510
6.511371.90South Africa2v Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
19.1111771.32England2v South AfricaCape Town25 Mar 1889Test # 32
8.412372.02South Africa2v AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1950Test # 320
19.052971.52South Africa3v EnglandDurban04 Feb 1928Test # 172
11.442972.48South Africa2v PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013Test # 2075
10.0-3273.20South Africa4v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
11.023473.09Australia4v South AfricaJohannesburg18 Oct 1902Test # 76
19.033671.42England4v South AfricaCape Town01 Jan 1957Test # 435
25.0163771.77England3v South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1892Test # 37
14.543772.49West Indies1v ZimbabweBulawayo12 Feb 2023Test # 2491
15.463872.88England2v South AfricaGqeberha13 Feb 1896Test # 47
19.594072.01Australia3v South AfricaJohannesburg15 Feb 1936Test # 250
12.034073.33South Africa4v BangladeshGqeberha08 Apr 2022Test # 2461
24.094272.10England1v South AfricaCape Town21 Mar 1896Test # 49
18.054672.55England2v South AfricaCape Town11 Mar 1910Test # 110
16.054672.87England2v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1999Test # 1480
29.575671.87England1v South AfricaDurban14 Feb 1914Test # 133
18.015873.22Zimbabwe1v IrelandBulawayo06 Feb 2025Test # 2581
15.245973.84India1v ZimbabweHarare20 Sep 2005Test # 1767
18.356173.29England4v South AfricaJohannesburg13 Jan 2005Test # 1734
17.536173.42India2v South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022Test # 2445
37.3126371.68South Africa4v EnglandCape Town01 Jan 1923Test # 149
25.526672.55Pakistan1v ZimbabweBulawayo16 Nov 2002Test # 1627
27.336672.40Afghanistan4v ZimbabweBulawayo02 Jan 2025Test # 2574
17.116873.96Australia2v South AfricaCenturion12 Feb 2014Test # 2119
27.377072.54England1v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1927Test # 168
23.238173.47South Africa1v Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2011Test # 2026
28.048473.00South Africa3v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992Test # 1206
28.068473.00West Indies2v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1998Test # 1437
32.0108872.75England3v South AfricaDurban14 Feb 1914Test # 133
22.029474.27South Africa4v EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910Test # 106
43.1189573.29South Africa1v EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889Test # 32
32.349572.92Pakistan2v ZimbabweHarare03 Sep 2013Test # 2095
45.01810072.22Australia1v South AfricaDurban28 Feb 1936Test # 251
29.0611273.86South Africa2v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
43.0811372.62Zimbabwe2v Sri LankaHarare27 Jan 2020Test # 2383
35.4711673.25Sri Lanka2v ZimbabweHarare26 Oct 1994Test # 1272
38.0112073.15India3v South AfricaCape Town02 Jan 2011Test # 1988
8.16860.97South Africa2v PakistanJohannesburg01 Feb 2013Test # 2072
11.461161.11England4v South AfricaCape Town01 Apr 1899Test # 59
14.071360.69South Africa2v New ZealandJohannesburg29 Jan 1954Test # 381
9.031561.66India1v South AfricaCape Town03 Jan 2024Test # 2522
12.161761.39England3v South AfricaJohannesburg14 Jan 2016Test # 2199
13.052161.61South Africa4v AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018Test # 2302
11.552361.94South Africa2v PakistanGqeberha06 Mar 1998Test # 1406
12.042662.60South Africa1v EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899Test # 59
13.463062.19South Africa1v Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001Test # 1528
10.423263.00South Africa4v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016Test # 2200
17.443461.45Australia3v South AfricaJohannesburg23 Dec 1957Test # 444
8.223464.08South Africa3v West IndiesCenturion17 Dec 2014Test # 2150
14.033762.64South Africa1v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018Test # 2338
20.383861.85South Africa4v New ZealandDurban08 Dec 1961Test # 515
10.013963.90Sri Lanka3v South AfricaDurban26 Dec 2000Test # 1526
14.323962.68South Africa3v ZimbabweCenturion11 Mar 2005Test # 1740
12.233963.16South Africa4v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018Test # 2293
15.333962.51New Zealand1v ZimbabweBulawayo30 Jul 2025Test # 2597
23.074061.30England3v South AfricaGqeberha01 Mar 1957Test # 438
20.584161.96New Zealand1v ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jul 2016Test # 2210
15.444262.68South Africa4v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018Test # 2292
16.034362.68England1v South AfricaJohannesburg01 Jan 1910Test # 106
12.024362.68South Africa4v EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
18.024361.79South Africa1v AustraliaDurban24 Jan 1958Test # 447
20.154461.63Australia3v South AfricaJohannesburg24 Dec 1949Test # 318
24.2104561.84Sri Lanka1v ZimbabweHarare06 May 2004Test # 1698
16.114662.84South Africa3v EnglandJohannesburg13 Feb 1931Test # 206
28.294761.65Australia1v South AfricaGqeberha05 Mar 1970Test # 673
10.314964.66South Africa3v New ZealandCenturion16 Nov 2007Test # 1848
28.085061.78South Africa2v EnglandDurban14 Feb 1914Test # 133
17.355062.85New Zealand4v ZimbabweHarare07 Nov 1992Test # 1199
22.365062.22South Africa3v PakistanDurban26 Feb 1998Test # 1403
19.065062.63South Africa1v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010Test # 1987
15.035063.33South Africa4v West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
31.295161.62South Africa2v EnglandDurban21 Feb 1931Test # 207
19.045162.68West Indies3v South AfricaGqeberha10 Dec 1998Test # 1433
17.045163.00New Zealand1v ZimbabweBulawayo15 Aug 2005Test # 1761
14.035263.71South Africa3v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
32.5145361.61South Africa4v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966Test # 611
44.0225361.20India3v South AfricaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992Test # 1201
15.035363.53South Africa1v EnglandJohannesburg25 Nov 1999Test # 1471
29.2115462.20England1v South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1892Test # 37
22.095462.45South Africa3v AustraliaGqeberha09 Mar 2018Test # 2298
19.365462.76Pakistan4v South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
17.035563.23South Africa4v Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
21.4105662.58South Africa3v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001Test # 1564
14.315663.86South Africa1v Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
28.075762.03Ireland4v ZimbabweBulawayo06 Feb 2025Test # 2581
14.235863.05South Africa2v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1957Test # 444
37.4145961.18South Africa2v EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948Test # 306
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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