Bowling List 5wi IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

List of five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	36.0x8	17	62	6	1.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
DEJ Ironside	19.0x8	4	51	5	2.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
NAT Adcock	19.0x8	4	43	5	1.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1953	Test # 378
GO Rabone	38.7x8	10	68	6	1.31	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1954	Test # 379
HJ Tayfield	14.0x8	7	13	6	0.69	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
NAT Adcock	26.0x8	8	45	5	1.29	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 299/4 (85.4 ov, GS Dinusha 78*, A Bandara 114*, N Premaratne 0/58)

Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 305/6 (86.0 ov, S Lakshan 48*, HG Kumara 74*, RTM Mendis 0/78)

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 286/8 (80.4 ov, DS Tillakaratne 14*, TN Guruge 18*, NH Atharagalla 0/40)