Bowling List 5wi - South Africa

Players - South Africa

List of five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	1.85	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	8 Dec 1961	Test # 515
GB Lawrence	30.3	12	53	8	1.73	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
SF Burke	53.5	19	128	6	2.37	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
SF Burke	27.1	10	68	5	2.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	1 Jan 1962	Test # 519
GB Lawrence	16.1	3	52	5	3.21	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	2 Feb 1962	Test # 523

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 181/3 (58.4 ov, N Yikha 62*, R Herrmann 87*, L Alder 0/38) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/6 (37.0 ov, A Wanninayake 21*, DS Thilakaratne 2/48) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps