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	53	101	10760	1793.2	396	5727	269	6/8	21.28	3.19	40.00	19	17	3
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	55	107	11650	1941.4	461	6173	250	6/59	24.69	3.17	46.60	13	12	2
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	62	115	13052	2175.2	670	5187	248	6/30	20.91	2.38	52.62	16	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	40	72	8383	1397.1	353	3979	190	8/71	20.94	2.84	44.12	4	13	3
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	91	149	10479	1746.3	397	5142	168	5/21	30.60	2.94	62.37	5	2	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	42	82	8033	1338.5	305	4114	158	5/20	26.03	3.07	50.84	6	4	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	37	71	6576	1096.0	307	2863	147	6/21	19.47	2.61	44.73	5	9	1
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	35	56	7346	1224.2	323	3287	122	6/73	26.94	2.68	60.21	9	4	-
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	30	52	5134	855.4	162	2758	90	7/32	30.64	3.22	57.04	2	6	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	22	43	4508	751.2	178	2340	76	6/81	30.78	3.11	59.31	1	2	-
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	17	31	4039	-	112	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2006	13	24	4000	666.4	186	1620	67	6/86	24.17	2.43	59.70	5	2	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1970	23	41	6505	-	367	1722	63	6/53	27.33	1.58	103.25	-	1	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2004	13	22	4138	689.4	175	1627	61	6/39	26.67	2.35	67.83	3	4	1
RW Price (ZIM)	1999-2011	15	26	4307	717.5	171	2004	61	6/73	32.85	2.79	70.60	5	3	1
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	20	33	3849	641.3	139	1951	60	4/31	32.51	3.04	64.15	3	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2007	16	32	4739	789.5	190	1849	59	6/53	31.33	2.34	80.32	2	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	12	24	3302	550.2	135	1539	58	6/76	26.53	2.79	56.93	1	3	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1923	13	20	3180	530.0	120	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	17	31	3480	580.0	160	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	22	38	3814	635.4	172	1537	52	4/65	29.55	2.41	73.34	2	-	-
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	-
SF Barnes (ENG)	1913-1914	4	8	1356	226.0	56	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	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	-
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	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	15	25	2566	427.4	87	1540	45	5/73	34.22	3.60	57.02	1	3	-
CV Grimmett (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	2077	346.1	140	642	44	7/40	14.59	1.85	47.20	-	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	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	11	21	2417	402.5	74	1350	43	4/58	31.39	3.35	56.20	3	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1931	10	17	2350	391.4	90	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-2003	9	16	1843	307.1	60	1026	41	6/78	25.02	3.34	44.95	3	2	1
MG Johnson (AUS)	2009-2014	8	15	1964	327.2	63	1037	41	7/68	25.29	3.16	47.90	4	2	1
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	14	21	2143	357.1	54	1243	41	5/70	30.31	3.48	52.26	2	2	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	13	21	3040	506.4	120	1261	41	4/56	30.75	2.48	74.14	3	-	-
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	16	27	3482	580.2	208	1345	41	5/101	32.80	2.31	84.92	1	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	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	8	15	1593	265.3	48	789	38	6/61	20.76	2.97	41.92	1	3	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	12	20	2133	355.3	82	1130	38	5/37	29.73	3.17	56.13	1	1	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1994-2002	29	33	3374	562.2	146	1490	38	4/18	39.21	2.64	88.78	3	-	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2017	13	19	2854	475.4	42	1833	38	4/4	48.23	3.85	75.10	5	-	-
PS Heine (SA)	1956-1962	10	19	2691	-	60	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2011	9	17	2327	387.5	62	1137	37	7/120	30.72	2.93	62.89	3	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-2001	13	21	3214	535.4	130	1289	37	8/109	34.83	2.40	86.86	-	2	1
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	24	40	3205	534.1	147	1438	37	4/93	38.86	2.69	86.62	1	-	-
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2003	9	16	1641	273.3	63	926	36	5/56	25.72	3.38	45.58	1	1	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	12	22	2610	435.0	161	928	36	5/42	25.77	2.13	72.50	1	2	-
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1896-1896	3	6	520	104.0	38	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2002	9	16	2156	359.2	114	775	35	6/86	22.14	2.15	61.60	1	2	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2022	8	16	1563	260.3	50	813	35	5/28	23.22	3.12	44.65	1	2	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	7	13	1318	219.4	28	827	35	6/56	23.62	3.76	37.65	-	3	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2017	8	13	1918	319.4	59	852	35	8/63	24.34	2.66	54.80	1	3	1
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	11	15	1973	328.5	61	1059	35	7/58	30.25	3.22	56.37	2	2	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	22	36	3559	593.1	126	1799	35	4/28	51.40	3.03	101.68	3	-	-
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	13	24	1470	245.0	57	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.23	1	1	1
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	9	17	2126	354.2	86	899	34	5/63	26.44	2.53	62.52	3	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2020	10	18	2311	385.1	75	1177	34	5/40	34.61	3.05	67.97	1	2	-
C Blythe (ENG)	1906-1910	7	13	1858	309.4	106	716	33	7/46	21.69	2.31	56.30	-	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	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2011	11	18	2784	464.0	112	1106	33	5/70	33.51	2.38	84.36	2	1	-
AS Kennedy (ENG)	1922-1923	5	9	1683	280.3	91	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	6	11	1826	304.2	61	827	31	7/95	26.67	2.71	58.90	3	2	2
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	19	28	2079	346.3	88	906	31	5/85	29.22	2.61	67.06	-	1	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2016-2024	9	16	1746	291.0	41	1106	31	6/122	35.67	3.80	56.32	2	1	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1902	5	9	1146	-	43	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	-	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	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2019-2024	7	13	1376	229.2	29	779	30	5/101	25.96	3.39	45.86	2	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2018	5	10	1198	199.4	40	589	29	6/79	20.31	2.94	41.31	2	2	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2005	9	16	1609	268.1	58	764	28	4/44	27.28	2.84	57.46	2	-	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2011-2020	8	14	1683	280.3	49	933	28	5/64	33.32	3.32	60.10	2	1	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2018	9	17	2201	366.5	74	1113	28	5/130	39.75	3.03	78.60	-	1	-
WJ O'Reilly (AUS)	1935-1936	5	10	1502	250.2	112	460	27	5/20	17.03	1.83	55.62	3	2	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	38	47	2066	344.2	140	630	27	3/14	23.33	1.82	76.51	-	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2002-2006	6	12	1268	211.2	39	748	27	5/69	27.70	3.53	46.96	1	1	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	6	11	1284	214.0	35	771	27	5/40	28.55	3.60	47.55	2	2	-
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	15	25	2102	-	84	800	27	5/36	29.62	2.28	77.85	1	1	-
JH Wardle (ENG)	1956-1957	4	8	1118	139.6	37	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	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	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2004-2005	5	10	1203	200.3	37	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1950	10	17	2437	304.5	33	1097	26	6/43	42.19	2.70	93.73	-	2	-
AK Davidson (AUS)	1957-1958	5	9	1613	201.5	47	425	25	6/34	17.00	1.58	64.52	1	2	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	4	8	933	155.3	39	458	25	4/82	18.32	2.94	37.32	2	-	-
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1966-1970	8	14	2317	386.1	91	957	25	5/46	38.28	2.47	92.68	-	3	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	10	15	2984	-	75	1204	25	5/58	48.16	2.42	119.36	2	1	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
CP Carter (SA)	1914-1921	5	7	1169	194.5	42	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	-	2	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2021	6	10	1298	216.2	44	631	24	6/99	26.29	2.91	54.08	1	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2007	7	13	1204	200.4	34	661	24	5/43	27.54	3.29	50.16	2	1	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2000	7	13	1696	282.4	72	722	24	4/73	30.08	2.55	70.66	1	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1995-1998	6	11	1723	287.1	71	723	24	5/43	30.12	2.51	71.79	-	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Namibia vs Canada at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 82nd Match, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4903]

Canada vs Scotland at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 81st Match, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4901]

Canada vs Namibia at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 79th Match, Aug 27, 2025 [ODI # 4898]