Bowling Best Figures Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	31.4	12	66	6	2.08	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	1.02	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	2.80	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	7.5	1	31	4	3.95	Sth Africans	2	v Busta Cup XI	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	1.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	3.54	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	16.0	6	40	4	2.50	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
AA Donald	25.0	5	54	4	2.16	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SM Pollock	32.0	15	64	4	2.00	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
SM Pollock	34.0	8	66	4	1.94	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
AA Donald	26.3	2	69	4	2.60	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
AA Donald	30.0	6	91	4	3.03	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
N Boje	45.0	9	118	4	2.62	South Africa	4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
L Klusener	9.3	5	8	3	0.84	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	12.0	7	11	3	0.91	Sth Africans	2	v WICB Pres XI	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
L Klusener	11.0	4	15	3	1.36	South Africa	2	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
M Ngam	13.0	3	26	3	2.00	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	18.0	9	29	3	1.61	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JM Kemp	13.0	2	33	3	2.53	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ngam	8.2	1	36	3	4.32	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	20.4	7	40	3	1.93	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	19.0	5	41	3	2.15	South Africa	4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
AA Donald	28.0	14	43	3	1.53	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
A Nel	17.5	3	53	3	2.97	Sth Africans	2	v WICB Pres XI	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
SM Pollock	28.0	11	55	3	1.96	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
AA Donald	21.0	4	69	3	3.28	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
N Boje	37.0	13	93	3	2.51	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
L Klusener	8.0	4	5	2	0.62	Sth Africans	4	v Busta Cup XI	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
L Klusener	12.0	5	14	2	1.16	Sth Africans	2	v WICB Pres XI	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
JM Kemp	8.0	2	17	2	2.12	South Africa	2	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
JM Kemp	4.5	1	19	2	3.93	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	15.4	6	23	2	1.46	South Africa	4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
M Ntini	16.0	6	24	2	1.50	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
JH Kallis	17.0	8	24	2	1.41	South Africa	2	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
SM Pollock	22.1	11	25	2	1.12	South Africa	2	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
JH Kallis	15.5	4	26	2	1.64	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
AA Donald	9.0	2	28	2	3.11	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	15.0	2	30	2	2.00	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	24.0	12	30	2	1.25	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
AA Donald	15.0	4	32	2	2.13	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Ngam	19.0	8	34	2	1.78	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JH Kallis	8.0	1	34	2	4.25	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SM Pollock	16.0	5	35	2	2.18	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	23.1	8	35	2	1.51	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JH Kallis	14.0	1	39	2	2.78	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SM Pollock	26.0	9	41	2	1.57	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
AA Donald	23.0	9	43	2	1.86	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
SM Pollock	15.0	4	44	2	2.93	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	19.0	4	44	2	2.31	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JM Kemp	16.0	3	50	2	3.12	Sth Africans	2	v WICB Pres XI	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
M Ntini	19.3	5	51	2	2.61	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
AA Donald	12.0	3	51	2	4.25	Sth Africans	2	v Busta Cup XI	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
N Boje	14.0	0	51	2	3.64	Sth Africans	2	v Busta Cup XI	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
M Ntini	11.0	2	52	2	4.72	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
PR Adams	21.5	7	54	2	2.47	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
N Boje	19.1	6	56	2	2.92	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
L Klusener	35.0	14	56	2	1.60	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
M Ntini	16.0	4	56	2	3.50	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Ngam	12.0	0	59	2	4.91	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
N Boje	28.0	7	67	2	2.39	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
M Ntini	28.0	7	93	2	3.32	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
L Klusener	9.0	7	3	1	0.33	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
DJ Cullinan	6.0	3	8	1	1.33	Sth Africans	4	v Busta Cup XI	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
L Klusener	8.0	3	14	1	1.75	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
JH Kallis	5.0	1	15	1	3.00	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
AA Donald	7.0	1	16	1	2.28	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
M Ntini	10.0	4	18	1	1.80	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	6.0	2	19	1	3.16	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	11.0	5	20	1	1.81	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Ntini	16.0	4	22	1	1.37	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
A Nel	9.0	2	27	1	3.00	Sth Africans	4	v WICB Pres XI	Bridgetown	24 Mar 2001	First-class
SM Pollock	9.0	3	29	1	3.22	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
JH Kallis	13.0	5	30	1	2.30	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
L Klusener	14.0	6	30	1	2.14	South Africa	4	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
JM Kemp	18.0	9	30	1	1.66	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
JH Kallis	17.0	2	33	1	1.94	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
M Ngam	13.0	3	34	1	2.61	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
N Boje	16.0	4	35	1	2.18	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Ntini	16.0	5	36	1	2.25	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	15.0	2	36	1	2.40	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
JH Kallis	16.0	5	38	1	2.37	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
AA Donald	7.0	0	39	1	5.57	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
L Klusener	12.0	2	43	1	3.58	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
SM Pollock	17.0	5	43	1	2.52	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	21.0	8	44	1	2.09	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	11.0	2	45	1	4.09	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ntini	14.0	4	48	1	3.42	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	11.0	2	48	1	4.36	Sth Africans	2	v Busta Cup XI	Georgetown	4 Mar 2001	First-class
M Ntini	12.0	2	48	1	4.00	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
M Ntini	20.0	5	50	1	2.50	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
AA Donald	20.0	8	51	1	2.55	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
SM Pollock	18.0	2	54	1	3.00	South Africa	1	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
AA Donald	20.0	8	54	1	2.70	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
JH Kallis	28.0	10	56	1	2.00	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
M Ntini	22.0	7	59	1	2.68	South Africa	1	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
JH Kallis	23.0	4	88	1	3.82	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514

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