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
VD Philander (COBRA/SA/SA-A)	2011-2012	10	19	2008	334.4	90	919	57	7/61	16.12	2.74	35.22	2	5	1
GR Rabie (SWD/WAR)	2011-2012	12	22	2045	340.5	89	922	62	8/60	14.87	2.70	32.98	4	5	1
JP Bothma (COBRA/WPR)	2011-2012	14	26	2126	354.2	83	1165	56	5/31	20.80	3.28	37.96	1	5	1
SSB Magala (EPR)	2011-2012	8	13	1252	208.4	39	698	33	6/78	21.15	3.34	37.93	-	4	1
SW Liebisch (EASTN)	2011-2012	13	23	1928	321.2	99	889	48	5/33	18.52	2.76	40.16	2	4	-
M Shezi (DOLPH/KZN)	2011-2012	9	14	1166	194.2	41	626	28	5/26	22.35	3.22	41.64	-	3	-
JJ van der Wath (KNGHT)	2011-2012	7	12	1267	211.1	50	694	34	6/53	20.41	3.28	37.26	2	3	-
Y Pangabantu (BOR)	2011-2012	10	18	1300	216.4	50	621	40	6/46	15.52	2.86	32.50	3	3	-
RK Kleinveldt (COBRA)	2011-2012	7	13	1411	235.1	71	574	32	5/26	17.93	2.44	44.09	-	3	-
J Coetzee (GriqW)	2011-2012	10	17	1564	260.4	64	716	44	6/38	16.27	2.74	35.54	2	3	1
Q Friend (FS/KNGHT)	2011-2012	11	19	1803	300.3	74	975	41	6/45	23.78	3.24	43.97	2	3	-
T Shamsi (DOLPH/KZNIN)	2011-2012	12	17	1907	317.5	50	1178	45	8/164	26.17	3.70	42.37	1	3	1
E Leie (GTG/LIONS)	2011-2012	12	21	2020	336.4	33	1342	49	5/53	27.38	3.98	41.22	3	3	1
SR Harmer (EPR/WAR)	2011-2012	11	21	2917	486.1	91	1601	53	8/72	30.20	3.29	55.03	1	3	1
AF Erasmus (NWEST)	2012-2012	4	7	748	124.4	19	456	24	6/63	19.00	3.65	31.16	1	2	-
RR Richards (NTHNS/TITNS)	2011-2012	7	13	1044	174.0	32	629	28	5/49	22.46	3.61	37.28	1	2	-
M de Lange (EASTN/SA/SA-A/TITNS)	2011-2012	7	14	1274	212.2	29	825	26	7/81	31.73	3.88	49.00	-	2	-
R das Neves (GTG/LIONS)	2011-2012	11	18	1332	222.0	58	611	23	7/58	26.56	2.75	57.91	-	2	-
LMG Masekela (NTHNS)	2011-2012	11	18	1390	231.4	56	728	36	7/104	20.22	3.14	38.61	1	2	1
CJ Alexander (LIONS/NWEST)	2011-2012	11	16	1408	234.4	30	965	33	6/50	29.24	4.11	42.66	-	2	-
A Gqamane (BOR)	2011-2012	12	21	1482	247.0	34	815	39	5/34	20.89	3.29	38.00	2	2	1
CH Raubenheimer (BOL)	2011-2012	10	17	1555	259.1	38	1005	36	6/47	27.91	3.87	43.19	1	2	-
KA Maharaj (DOLPH/KZN)	2011-2012	8	15	1813	302.1	54	943	40	5/56	23.57	3.12	45.32	-	2	-
R Frylinck (DOLPH)	2011-2012	8	15	2143	357.1	67	1052	33	6/52	31.87	2.94	64.93	2	2	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2011-2011	3	4	161	26.5	3	106	9	5/17	11.77	3.95	17.88	-	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2011	1	2	264	44.0	8	117	7	6/79	16.71	2.65	37.71	-	1	-
NRP Scholtz (NAM)	2011-2012	7	5	312	52.0	8	196	7	5/103	28.00	3.76	44.57	-	1	-
H Davids (TITNS)	2011-2012	9	12	331	55.1	14	193	9	5/22	21.44	3.49	36.77	-	1	-
L Mokoena (GTG)	2011-2012	6	10	396	66.0	13	227	16	5/9	14.18	3.43	24.75	1	1	-
CJ Dala (GTG)	2011-2012	4	8	430	71.4	10	283	10	5/31	28.30	3.94	43.00	-	1	-
NDE Howard (EPR)	2012-2012	3	5	432	72.0	9	269	8	5/61	33.62	3.73	54.00	-	1	-
CWJ Fortune (KZN)	2012-2012	4	8	530	88.2	8	441	15	5/86	29.40	4.99	35.33	-	1	-
BM Dolley (EPR)	2011-2012	3	6	536	89.2	26	204	12	5/73	17.00	2.28	44.66	-	1	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2011-2011	3	6	547	91.1	14	367	12	5/74	30.58	4.02	45.58	1	1	-
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2011-2012	3	4	556	92.4	19	288	9	5/52	32.00	3.10	61.77	-	1	-
BM Scholtz (NAM)	2011-2012	7	9	650	108.2	14	425	11	5/112	38.63	3.92	59.09	-	1	-
CG Williams (NAM)	2011-2012	6	9	670	111.4	24	334	18	5/44	18.55	2.99	37.22	1	1	-
RJ Plaatjies (SWD)	2012-2012	6	11	672	112.0	21	388	19	5/58	20.42	3.46	35.36	1	1	-
OJ Erasmus (BOL)	2012-2012	5	7	673	112.1	28	289	18	5/41	16.05	2.57	37.38	1	1	-
LL Mnyanda (BOR)	2011-2012	12	15	675	112.3	16	353	13	6/27	27.15	3.13	51.92	-	1	-
D Klein (NWEST)	2011-2012	5	9	761	126.5	27	427	20	7/37	21.35	3.36	38.05	1	1	-
BC de Wett (SWD)	2011-2012	12	14	828	138.0	16	530	15	5/76	35.33	3.84	55.20	1	1	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2011-2012	4	5	837	139.3	26	335	13	5/79	25.76	2.40	64.38	1	1	-
BJ Pelser (NWEST)	2011-2012	12	17	846	141.0	25	435	14	5/47	31.07	3.08	60.42	-	1	-
MW Olivier (NTHNS)	2011-2012	5	10	848	141.2	25	584	16	5/106	36.50	4.13	53.00	-	1	-
JM Kemp (COBRA)	2011-2012	9	14	858	143.0	51	309	16	5/31	19.31	2.16	53.62	-	1	-
RJ Peterson (COBRA/SA-A)	2011-2012	7	11	919	153.1	37	433	23	5/60	18.82	2.82	39.95	2	1	-
NE Mbhalati (NTHNS/TITNS)	2011-2012	8	13	927	154.3	33	439	27	5/32	16.25	2.84	34.33	1	1	-
RD McMillan (SWD)	2011-2012	12	17	975	162.3	54	416	23	6/47	18.08	2.56	42.39	-	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2011-2012	5	10	1018	169.4	30	542	25	5/73	21.68	3.19	40.72	3	1	-
C Viljoen (NAM)	2011-2012	6	10	1043	173.5	41	472	20	5/46	23.60	2.71	52.15	2	1	-
D du Preez (FS/KNGHT)	2011-2012	6	11	1062	177.0	44	565	29	5/36	19.48	3.19	36.62	1	1	-
CJD de Villiers (NTHNS/TITNS)	2011-2012	8	15	1109	184.5	36	637	26	5/61	24.50	3.44	42.65	1	1	-
JJ Pienaar (EASTN)	2011-2012	10	16	1161	193.3	42	622	25	5/62	24.88	3.21	46.44	2	1	-
BM Scullard (DOLPH/KZN)	2011-2012	11	18	1190	198.2	25	848	24	5/54	35.33	4.27	49.58	-	1	-
PL Harris (SAInv/TITNS)	2011-2012	8	12	1209	201.3	48	517	19	5/37	27.21	2.56	63.63	-	1	-
WL Coetsee (GriqW/KNGHT)	2011-2012	7	12	1216	202.4	44	537	25	5/28	21.48	2.64	48.64	2	1	-
S Simetu (COBRA/WPR)	2011-2012	8	16	1227	204.3	53	506	28	7/21	18.07	2.47	43.82	-	1	-
D Stanley (EASTN)	2011-2012	9	15	1237	206.1	38	738	29	5/53	25.44	3.57	42.65	2	1	-
S von Berg (NTHNS/TITNS)	2011-2012	9	13	1267	211.1	46	664	24	5/76	27.66	3.14	52.79	2	1	-
K Nipper (DOLPH/KZNIN)	2011-2012	13	17	1351	225.1	39	710	19	6/56	37.36	3.15	71.10	-	1	-
GI Hume (GTG)	2011-2012	12	22	1382	230.2	70	658	36	5/34	18.27	2.85	38.38	1	1	-
PJN Jeftha (BOL)	2011-2012	12	19	1385	230.5	50	769	21	5/95	36.61	3.33	65.95	-	1	-
P Matshikwe (GTG/LIONS/SAInv)	2011-2012	10	16	1476	246.0	53	917	33	5/102	27.78	3.72	44.72	4	1	-
HH Paulse (BOL)	2011-2012	12	20	1481	246.5	42	979	39	7/58	25.10	3.96	37.97	3	1	1
ACR Birch (WAR)	2011-2012	8	15	1502	250.2	54	788	22	6/75	35.81	3.14	68.27	-	1	-
C Pietersen (GriqW)	2011-2012	12	21	1518	253.0	44	886	36	6/68	24.61	3.50	42.16	2	1	-
GA Vries (FS)	2011-2012	11	18	1544	257.2	66	732	38	6/63	19.26	2.84	40.63	3	1	-
WA Deacon (LIONS)	2011-2012	10	16	1564	260.4	55	962	25	5/49	38.48	3.69	62.56	-	1	-
S de Kock (BOR)	2011-2012	13	21	1571	261.5	49	782	44	5/14	17.77	2.98	35.70	2	1	-
AH Razak (KZN)	2011-2012	12	19	1612	268.4	39	930	36	7/49	25.83	3.46	44.77	3	1	-
DB Childs (BOL)	2011-2012	12	20	1852	308.4	88	826	23	5/38	35.91	2.67	80.52	-	1	-
J Louw (COBRA)	2011-2012	10	19	1865	310.5	100	751	33	5/37	22.75	2.41	56.51	-	1	-
GC Viljoen (EASTN/SAInv/TITNS)	2011-2012	12	19	1884	314.0	53	1174	43	5/36	27.30	3.73	43.81	1	1	-
KJ Abbott (DOLPH)	2011-2012	9	18	2088	348.0	74	949	33	5/76	28.75	2.72	63.27	1	1	-
Imran Tahir (DOLPH/SA)	2011-2012	10	18	2549	424.5	49	1445	40	5/67	36.12	3.40	63.72	1	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:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 518/7 (124.0 ov, SPD Smith 129*, BJ Webster 42*, WG Jacks 0/31) - Stumps

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]