Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AA Donald	15.0	3	53	6	3.53	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
SM Pollock	21.0	6	39	5	1.85	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466
AA Donald	26.0	13	47	5	1.80	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
AA Donald	23.0	7	74	5	3.21	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
CE Eksteen	28.0	8	79	5	2.82	Sth Africans	4	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
N Boje	38.0	14	83	5	2.18	South Africa	3	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
SM Pollock	14.4	6	16	4	1.09	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
SM Pollock	12.2	6	24	4	1.94	South Africa	3	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
PR Adams	12.1	5	31	4	2.54	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466
SM Pollock	17.0	7	32	4	1.88	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
SM Pollock	24.4	11	64	4	2.59	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
JH Kallis	21.0	3	68	4	3.23	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466
M Hayward	17.0	3	68	4	4.00	Sth Africans	2	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
M Hayward	28.1	7	75	4	2.66	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
WJ Cronje	7.5	2	14	3	1.78	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
SM Pollock	16.0	9	23	3	1.43	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
WJ Cronje	12.0	5	23	3	1.91	South Africa	3	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
JH Kallis	16.0	8	30	3	1.87	South Africa	1	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
L Klusener	12.0	3	39	3	3.25	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
PR Adams	10.5	-	40	3	3.69	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
PR Adams	19.3	5	42	3	2.15	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
JH Kallis	17.0	4	44	3	2.58	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466
CE Eksteen	15.2	6	51	3	3.32	Sth Africans	2	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
SM Pollock	20.0	7	53	3	2.65	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
M Hayward	17.1	3	61	3	3.55	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
AA Donald	34.0	9	109	3	3.20	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
SM Pollock	34.0	7	112	3	3.29	South Africa	2	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
WJ Cronje	7.0	5	5	2	0.71	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
L Klusener	7.0	4	8	2	1.14	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
N Boje	15.0	6	10	2	0.66	South Africa	1	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
SM Pollock	17.0	8	18	2	1.05	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
SM Pollock	14.0	8	19	2	1.35	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
JH Kallis	7.0	1	22	2	3.14	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
AA Donald	16.0	6	23	2	1.43	South Africa	1	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
AA Donald	14.0	6	23	2	1.64	South Africa	3	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
AA Donald	9.0	2	25	2	2.77	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
WJ Cronje	7.0	1	26	2	3.71	South Africa	1	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
SM Pollock	17.3	5	26	2	1.48	South Africa	1	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
M Hayward	15.0	1	40	2	2.66	South Africa	1	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
L Klusener	16.0	5	42	2	2.62	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
SM Pollock	19.2	6	43	2	2.22	South Africa	1	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
AA Donald	14.0	5	56	2	4.00	South Africa	3	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
JH Kallis	20.0	4	61	2	3.05	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
SM Pollock	19.0	5	62	2	3.26	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466
AA Donald	23.4	3	67	2	2.83	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
PR Adams	43.0	17	74	2	1.72	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
M Hayward	20.0	3	74	2	3.70	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
WJ Cronje	6.0	4	2	1	0.33	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
AA Donald	5.0	2	6	1	1.20	Sth Africans	4	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
L Klusener	5.0	3	7	1	1.40	Sth Africans	2	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
JH Kallis	6.0	3	10	1	1.66	South Africa	3	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
WJ Cronje	12.0	6	17	1	1.41	South Africa	1	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
JH Kallis	9.0	5	18	1	2.00	South Africa	1	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
JH Kallis	9.2	2	19	1	2.03	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
WJ Cronje	6.0	1	20	1	3.33	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
AA Donald	11.0	3	27	1	2.45	Sth Africans	2	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
L Klusener	9.0	1	29	1	3.22	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
PC Strydom	14.0	4	30	1	2.14	Sth Africans	4	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
PR Adams	11.0	-	31	1	2.81	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
AA Donald	14.0	2	31	1	2.21	South Africa	1	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
AA Donald	10.4	2	35	1	3.28	South Africa	3	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
PR Adams	21.0	9	38	1	1.80	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
L Klusener	14.0	4	38	1	2.71	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	14 Jan 2000	Test # 1483
SM Pollock	24.0	14	40	1	1.66	South Africa	3	v India	Bengaluru	2 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
M Hayward	11.0	1	45	1	4.09	Sth Africans	4	v Ind Pres XI	Brabourne	19 Feb 2000	First-class
M Hayward	20.0	8	55	1	2.75	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
SM Pollock	33.0	14	55	1	1.66	South Africa	1	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
AA Donald	18.0	5	58	1	3.22	South Africa	1	v Zimbabwe	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999	Test # 1466

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