Bowling Most 5wi Career IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
JT Mafa (GTG)	2008-2009	6	11	861	143.3	18	492	33	7/39	14.90	3.42	26.09	2	4	1
M Morkel (SA/TITNS)	2008-2009	9	17	1694	282.2	46	996	44	6/43	22.63	3.52	38.50	2	4	2
PL Harris (SA/TITNS)	2008-2009	8	13	1865	310.5	69	865	32	7/94	27.03	2.78	58.28	-	3	1
Imran Tahir (EASTN/SABP/TITNS)	2008-2009	10	17	2243	373.5	83	1136	46	7/94	24.69	3.03	48.76	1	3	1
CW Henderson (COBRA)	2008-2009	9	16	2782	463.4	117	1059	39	7/64	27.15	2.28	71.33	1	3	-
MW Olivier (BOR/WAR)	2009-2009	3	6	346	57.4	11	239	14	6/59	17.07	4.14	24.71	-	2	1
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2008-2008	2	2	396	66.0	7	229	11	6/99	20.81	3.46	36.00	-	2	-
PP van den Berg (EASTN)	2008-2009	4	8	766	127.4	35	344	22	6/28	15.63	2.69	34.81	1	2	-
E Gerber (LIONS/NWEST)	2008-2008	4	7	894	149.0	58	321	19	5/37	16.89	2.15	47.05	-	2	-
JP Bothma (BOL/COBRA)	2008-2009	6	11	999	166.3	25	524	27	6/59	19.40	3.14	37.00	2	2	-
DD Carolus (Eagls/GriqW/SAAXI)	2008-2009	8	15	1142	190.2	37	651	30	5/40	21.70	3.42	38.06	2	2	-
ACR Birch (EPR/WAR)	2008-2009	8	16	1535	255.5	60	776	41	6/62	18.92	3.03	37.43	2	2	-
J Theron (WAR)	2008-2009	8	15	1571	261.5	64	755	27	7/46	27.96	2.88	58.18	-	2	-
WA Deacon (LIONS/NWEST/SAAXI)	2008-2009	10	18	1843	307.1	76	872	37	6/45	23.56	2.83	49.81	-	2	-
M Ntini (SA/WAR)	2008-2009	10	19	2028	338.0	108	870	47	6/85	18.51	2.57	43.14	1	2	-
PC Connell (IRE)	2008-2008	1	2	231	38.3	14	90	8	5/54	11.25	2.33	28.87	-	1	-
TP Kaber (NTHNS)	2009-2009	1	2	257	42.5	10	110	7	5/85	15.71	2.56	36.71	-	1	-
RA Adams (GriqW)	2009-2009	2	4	307	51.1	14	154	12	5/19	12.83	3.00	25.58	1	1	-
MJ North (AUS)	2009-2009	3	6	336	56.0	11	182	8	6/69	22.75	3.25	42.00	-	1	-
BM Scholtz (NAM)	2008-2009	3	5	367	61.1	7	226	8	5/65	28.25	3.69	45.87	-	1	-
G Snyman (NAM)	2008-2009	4	7	372	62.0	8	196	6	5/53	32.66	3.16	62.00	-	1	-
WJ van Zyl (FS)	2008-2009	4	6	398	66.2	6	242	10	6/96	24.20	3.64	39.80	-	1	-
RT Hlela (KZNIN)	2009-2009	3	6	476	79.2	19	268	11	5/60	24.36	3.37	43.27	1	1	-
A van Vuuren (KZNIN)	2008-2009	3	5	481	80.1	28	158	10	6/31	15.80	1.97	48.10	-	1	-
JJ Pienaar (EASTN)	2008-2009	6	7	500	83.2	13	345	13	5/39	26.53	4.14	38.46	-	1	-
E O'Reilly (GTG)	2008-2009	5	10	539	89.5	16	314	18	5/3	17.44	3.49	29.94	1	1	-
JA Morkel (SA/TITNS)	2008-2009	5	9	554	92.2	17	325	13	5/25	25.00	3.51	42.61	-	1	-
LMG Masekela (NTHNS)	2008-2009	5	9	558	93.0	21	309	15	6/46	20.60	3.32	37.20	-	1	-
JT Smuts (EPR/WAR)	2008-2009	11	10	565	94.1	11	366	17	6/80	21.52	3.88	33.23	1	1	1
MA Mashimbyi (NTHNS)	2008-2009	4	8	594	99.0	25	249	12	5/25	20.75	2.51	49.50	-	1	-
J Coetzee (GriqW)	2009-2009	3	6	600	100.0	17	254	15	5/41	16.93	2.54	40.00	-	1	-
JP Duminy (COBRA/SA)	2008-2009	7	9	606	101.0	13	348	9	5/108	38.66	3.44	67.33	-	1	-
FS Holtzhausen (GriqW)	2008-2009	5	10	662	110.2	26	345	12	5/43	28.75	3.12	55.16	-	1	-
OE Humphries (KZNIN)	2008-2009	4	8	663	110.3	20	386	14	6/59	27.57	3.49	47.35	-	1	-
AJA Gray (COBRA/WPR)	2008-2009	11	14	668	111.2	14	383	15	5/31	25.53	3.44	44.53	1	1	-
KJ Abbott (DOLPH/KZN)	2009-2009	4	8	678	113.0	28	282	17	5/18	16.58	2.49	39.88	1	1	-
BL Fransman (SWD)	2008-2009	6	9	687	114.3	29	338	17	5/31	19.88	2.95	40.41	2	1	-
NG Brouwers (SWD)	2008-2009	5	7	797	132.5	22	448	25	5/87	17.92	3.37	31.88	3	1	-
RJ Peterson (WAR)	2008-2009	6	9	888	148.0	36	417	13	5/60	32.07	2.81	68.30	-	1	-
HW de Wet (BOL)	2008-2009	5	10	892	148.4	32	438	17	5/49	25.76	2.94	52.47	-	1	-
V Gobind (DOLPH/KZN)	2008-2009	7	13	1046	174.2	26	541	23	5/38	23.52	3.10	45.47	1	1	-
YA Abdulla (DOLPH/SA-A)	2008-2009	7	11	1068	178.0	36	601	18	5/63	33.38	3.37	59.33	-	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2009	5	10	1098	183.0	35	676	24	5/63	28.16	3.69	45.75	2	1	-
P Joubert (TITNS)	2008-2009	10	16	1102	183.4	63	477	20	7/38	23.85	2.59	55.10	-	1	1
VD Philander (COBRA)	2008-2009	7	11	1206	201.0	47	525	19	5/60	27.63	2.61	63.47	-	1	-
MP Siboto (NWEST)	2008-2009	7	13	1328	221.2	59	657	20	5/56	32.85	2.96	66.40	-	1	-
S Mlongo (DOLPH/KZN)	2008-2009	9	15	1468	244.4	67	639	16	6/65	39.93	2.61	91.75	-	1	-
RK Kleinveldt (COBRA)	2008-2009	10	16	1745	290.5	74	725	22	7/43	32.95	2.49	79.31	-	1	-
WL Coetsee (LIONS/NWEST)	2008-2009	9	16	2091	348.3	79	898	25	5/73	35.92	2.57	83.64	-	1	-
CJD de Villiers (Eagls/FS/SA-A)	2008-2009	13	25	2121	353.3	70	1203	34	5/36	35.38	3.40	62.38	1	1	-
C Pietersen (Eagls/GriqW)	2008-2009	11	22	2158	359.4	89	1025	58	5/47	17.67	2.84	37.20	4	1	-
CJ Alexander (LIONS/NWEST/SABP)	2008-2009	14	25	2295	382.3	61	1448	42	5/110	34.47	3.78	54.64	2	1	-

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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]
>> 160/4 (48.1 ov, GS Dinusha 13*, A Bandara 40*, RPN Priyadarshana 1/15)

Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 193/3 (50.2 ov, WGRL Wijenayake 53*, HG Kumara 35*, HRC Dilshan 1/13)

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 160/4 (46.1 ov, RS Fernando 19*, KPNM Karunanayake 24*, C de Silva 0/8)