Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets Held in South Africa for Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	52	99	10496	1749.2	376	5643	261	6/8	21.62	3.22	40.21	19	16	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	53	103	11266	1877.4	440	5986	249	6/59	24.04	3.18	45.24	13	12	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	59	109	12353	2058.5	629	4955	235	6/30	21.08	2.40	52.56	15	9	1
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2025	37	71	6949	1158.1	228	3976	198	7/112	20.08	3.43	35.09	7	10	4
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	38	68	7968	1328.0	331	3831	177	7/84	21.64	2.88	45.01	4	12	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	88	147	10281	1713.3	391	5051	165	5/21	30.61	2.94	62.30	5	2	0
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	41	80	7829	1304.5	293	4060	155	5/20	26.19	3.11	50.50	6	4	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	36	69	6408	1068.0	299	2787	146	6/21	19.08	2.60	43.89	5	9	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1958	20	34	7621	952.5	306	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.83	1	8	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	29	50	4890	815.0	154	2617	86	7/32	30.43	3.21	56.86	2	6	0
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	20	39	4179	696.3	164	2172	70	6/81	31.02	3.11	59.70	0	2	0
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	31	4039	-	112	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	0
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1970	23	41	6505	-	367	1722	63	6/53	27.33	1.58	103.25	0	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	12	22	3681	613.3	173	1483	61	6/86	24.31	2.41	60.34	5	2	0
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	19	32	3784	630.4	139	1911	57	4/31	33.52	3.03	66.38	3	0	0
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	20	3180	530.0	120	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	0
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	31	3480	580.0	160	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	0
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	10	20	1727	287.5	58	1014	51	7/13	19.88	3.52	33.86	4	2	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1994-1998	9	18	2501	416.5	112	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1910	17	28	2506	-	87	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	21	36	3706	617.4	169	1471	51	4/65	28.84	2.38	72.66	2	0	0
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	8	1356	226.0	56	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	0	7	3
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2022	12	22	1702	283.4	52	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	15	28	3865	644.1	123	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5	1
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	18	31	3664	610.4	145	1635	48	6/127	34.06	2.67	76.33	3	2	0
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1910	10	20	1907	317.5	67	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	12	22	2474	412.2	109	1078	45	6/17	23.95	2.61	54.97	3	1	0
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2007	12	24	3815	635.5	158	1441	45	6/53	32.02	2.26	84.77	1	1	0
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	2077	346.1	140	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	0	5	3
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1910	10	19	1973	328.5	79	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	8	16	2232	372.0	88	1087	43	6/76	25.27	2.92	51.90	1	3	0
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	0
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	17	2350	391.4	90	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	8	15	1964	327.2	63	1037	41	7/68	25.29	3.16	47.90	4	2	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	9	17	1341	223.3	61	675	39	6/39	17.30	3.02	34.38	1	2	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	15	1593	265.3	48	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3	0
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1962	10	19	2691	-	60	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2	0
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2003	9	16	1641	273.3	63	926	36	5/56	25.72	3.38	45.58	1	1	0
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	0	4	2
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	8	16	1563	260.3	50	813	35	5/28	23.22	3.12	44.65	1	2	0
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	7	13	1318	219.4	28	827	35	6/56	23.62	3.76	37.65	0	3	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-2002	6	10	2119	353.1	77	911	35	6/39	26.02	2.57	60.54	2	3	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	22	36	3559	593.1	126	1799	35	4/28	51.40	3.03	101.68	3	0	0
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	13	24	1470	245.0	57	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.23	1	1	1
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	11	20	2412	402.0	149	846	34	5/42	24.88	2.10	70.94	1	2	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2020	10	18	2311	385.1	75	1177	34	5/40	34.61	3.05	67.97	1	2	0
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	13	1858	309.4	106	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	0	3	2
NBF Mann (SA)	1948-1950	10	17	2885	360.5	71	1053	33	6/59	31.90	2.18	87.42	2	1	0
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	9	1683	280.3	91	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	0
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	19	28	2079	346.3	88	906	31	5/85	29.22	2.61	67.06	0	1	0
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	9	1146	-	43	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	0	4	1
R Benaud (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1937	242.1	56	658	30	5/49	21.93	2.03	64.56	2	4	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	8	15	1883	313.5	56	1068	30	4/62	35.60	3.40	62.76	2	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	21	34	2593	432.1	117	1199	30	4/93	39.96	2.77	86.43	1	0	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	10	1198	199.4	40	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	8	14	1832	305.2	95	685	29	6/86	23.62	2.24	63.17	1	2	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	9	14	1588	264.4	61	845	29	5/37	29.13	3.19	54.75	1	1	0
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2024	6	11	1172	195.2	23	691	28	5/101	24.67	3.53	41.85	2	1	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2005	9	16	1609	268.1	58	764	28	4/44	27.28	2.84	57.46	2	0	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2018	9	17	2201	366.5	74	1113	28	5/130	39.75	3.03	78.60	0	1	0
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	1502	250.2	112	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	0
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	6	12	1268	211.2	39	748	27	5/69	27.70	3.53	46.96	1	1	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	6	11	1284	214.0	35	771	27	5/40	28.55	3.60	47.55	2	2	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	15	25	2102	-	84	800	27	5/36	29.62	2.28	77.85	1	1	0
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1118	139.6	37	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	0	3	1
WS Lees (ENG)	1906-1906	5	9	1256	209.2	69	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	10	1203	200.3	37	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	0	2	1
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1950	10	17	2437	304.5	33	1097	26	6/43	42.19	2.70	93.73	0	2	0
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	0
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	4	8	933	155.3	39	458	25	4/82	18.32	2.94	37.32	2	0	0
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	0
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1970	8	14	2317	386.1	91	957	25	5/46	38.28	2.47	92.68	0	3	0
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	10	15	2984	-	75	1204	25	5/58	48.16	2.42	119.36	2	1	0
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	0
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	7	1169	194.5	42	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	0	2	0
AMB Rowan (SA)	1948-1949	5	9	2218	277.2	40	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	0
WA Johnston (AUS)	1949-1950	5	9	1285	160.5	31	392	23	6/44	17.04	1.83	55.86	2	1	0
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	1910-1910	5	10	898	149.4	18	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	0
W Voce (ENG)	1930-1931	5	9	1504	250.4	65	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.39	3	1	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	36	44	1977	329.3	137	593	23	3/19	25.78	1.79	85.95	0	0	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1962	10	14	1792	-	86	601	23	4/34	26.13	2.01	77.91	3	0	0
GJ Thompson (ENG)	1910-1910	5	10	1343	223.5	66	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	0	0
IAR Peebles (ENG)	1927-1931	8	14	1510	251.4	45	712	23	6/63	30.95	2.82	65.65	2	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1999	4	8	953	158.5	36	416	22	6/80	18.90	2.61	43.31	2	1	0
AR MacGibbon (NZ)	1953-1954	5	9	1369	171.1	36	454	22	4/62	20.63	1.98	62.22	2	0	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2020	8	14	1145	190.5	32	570	22	4/86	25.90	2.98	52.04	1	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2002	6	12	1174	195.4	65	574	22	5/54	26.09	2.93	53.36	0	1	0
JC Alabaster (NZ)	1961-1962	5	8	1347	224.3	60	617	22	4/59	28.04	2.74	61.22	3	0	0
J Briggs (ENG)	1889-1889	2	4	391	97.3	51	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
CP Buckenham (ENG)	1910-1910	4	8	1182	197.0	25	593	21	5/115	28.23	3.01	56.28	1	1	0
GP Swann (ENG)	2009-2010	4	7	1262	210.2	25	659	21	5/54	31.38	3.13	60.09	1	2	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2009-2014	7	13	1577	262.5	75	748	21	3/46	35.61	2.84	75.09	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	12	24	1313	218.5	36	766	21	3/1	36.47	3.50	62.52	0	0	0
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	3	6	708	118.0	32	317	20	5/55	15.85	2.68	35.40	2	1	0
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-2002	6	12	880	146.4	40	424	20	5/46	21.20	2.89	44.00	0	1	0
S Haigh (ENG)	1899-1906	7	11	922	-	40	483	20	6/11	24.15	3.14	46.10	1	1	0
FJ Cameron (NZ)	1961-1962	5	9	1208	201.2	54	493	20	5/48	24.65	2.44	60.40	0	2	0
AN Connolly (AUS)	1970-1970	4	7	1286	214.2	57	522	20	6/47	26.10	2.43	64.30	0	2	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]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Centurion, South Africa vs Pakistan 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2024 [Test # 2572]

South Africa vs Sri Lanka at Gqeberha, South Africa vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test, Dec 5-9, 2024 [Test # 2566]