Bowling Most Wickets Career

Players

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
VD Philander (COBRA)	2009-2010	9	16	1561	260.1	66	663	45	5/40	14.73	2.54	34.68	4	2	0
Q Friend (DOLPH)	2009-2010	7	13	1405	234.1	55	698	39	6/45	17.89	2.98	36.02	2	3	1
J Louw (COBRA/DOLPH)	2009-2010	10	18	1920	320.0	96	766	38	6/50	20.15	2.39	50.52	2	1	1
WA Deacon (LIONS)	2009-2010	8	16	1612	268.4	58	951	32	6/75	29.71	3.53	50.37	2	1	0
RJ Peterson (COBRA)	2009-2010	8	14	1408	234.4	55	705	30	5/41	23.50	3.00	46.93	0	3	0
P Joubert (TITNS)	2009-2010	9	14	1203	200.3	49	511	24	6/89	21.29	2.54	50.12	1	1	0
J Theron (WAR)	2009-2009	9	13	1269	211.3	56	623	24	5/27	25.95	2.94	52.87	2	1	0
PL Harris (TITNS)	2009-2009	7	11	1445	240.5	46	658	23	6/54	28.60	2.73	62.82	0	2	0
RK Kleinveldt (COBRA)	2009-2010	8	14	1371	228.3	69	609	21	3/32	29.00	2.66	65.28	0	0	0
JJ van der Wath (Eagls)	2009-2010	5	9	933	155.3	30	567	20	5/54	28.35	3.64	46.65	1	1	0
F de Wet (LIONS)	2009-2009	5	9	1177	196.1	52	630	20	3/37	31.50	3.21	58.85	0	0	0
NE Mbhalati (TITNS)	2009-2009	9	15	1270	211.4	57	661	20	5/56	33.05	3.12	63.50	0	1	0
FC Plaatjies (COBRA)	2009-2009	5	8	676	112.4	21	382	19	4/21	20.10	3.39	35.57	2	0	0
M Morkel (TITNS)	2009-2009	5	9	782	130.2	28	388	18	4/63	21.55	2.97	43.44	1	0	0
PV Mpitsang (Eagls)	2009-2010	8	14	1170	195.0	48	586	18	5/50	32.55	3.00	65.00	0	1	0
CJD de Villiers (Eagls)	2009-2010	7	13	1291	215.1	35	811	18	4/63	45.05	3.76	71.72	1	0	0
CD de Lange (Eagls)	2009-2010	10	16	1900	316.4	56	961	18	3/107	53.38	3.03	105.55	0	0	0
LL Tsotsobe (WAR)	2009-2010	9	12	1306	217.4	59	743	17	3/37	43.70	3.41	76.82	0	0	0
AJA Gray (COBRA)	2009-2010	10	10	525	87.3	13	291	16	4/27	18.18	3.32	32.81	2	0	0
J Botha (WAR)	2009-2009	6	7	749	124.5	14	469	15	4/69	31.26	3.75	49.93	2	0	0
D du Preez (Eagls)	2009-2009	4	8	925	154.1	33	485	15	3/42	32.33	3.14	61.66	0	0	0
MS Panesar (LIONS)	2009-2009	6	11	1264	210.4	43	586	15	4/42	39.06	2.78	84.26	1	0	0
M Shezi (DOLPH)	2009-2010	5	8	637	106.1	20	348	14	7/45	24.85	3.27	45.50	0	1	0
R Frylinck (LIONS)	2009-2010	4	8	774	129.0	28	392	14	5/78	28.00	3.03	55.28	0	1	0
JA Morkel (TITNS)	2009-2009	5	7	640	106.4	22	336	13	4/70	25.84	3.15	49.23	1	0	0
P Matshikwe (LIONS)	2009-2009	4	8	623	103.5	28	348	13	3/29	26.76	3.35	47.92	0	0	0
T Shamsi (LIONS)	2010-2010	2	4	443	73.5	6	285	12	4/97	23.75	3.86	36.91	1	0	0
GC Viljoen (TITNS)	2010-2010	2	4	434	72.2	6	306	12	5/57	25.50	4.23	36.16	1	1	0
GJP Kruger (WAR)	2009-2010	4	6	697	116.1	22	427	12	5/71	35.58	3.67	58.08	0	1	0
GA Vries (Eagls)	2009-2010	6	12	983	163.5	45	453	12	6/92	37.75	2.76	81.91	0	1	0
RT Bailey (Eagls)	2009-2010	10	16	916	152.4	26	556	12	3/46	46.33	3.64	76.33	0	0	0
Z de Bruyn (LIONS)	2009-2010	8	14	1015	169.1	34	571	12	4/65	47.58	3.37	84.58	1	0	0
A Nel (LIONS)	2009-2010	3	5	642	107.0	34	284	11	5/64	25.81	2.65	58.36	0	1	0
JC Kent (DOLPH)	2009-2010	8	8	732	122.0	33	348	11	4/73	31.63	2.85	66.54	1	0	0
AJ Hall (DOLPH)	2009-2009	6	10	796	132.4	33	377	11	4/45	34.27	2.84	72.36	1	0	0
M Ntini (WAR)	2009-2009	7	10	1014	169.0	50	427	11	3/45	38.81	2.52	92.18	0	0	0
M Zondeki (COBRA)	2009-2010	7	12	1072	178.4	48	541	11	4/45	49.18	3.02	97.45	1	0	0
JT Smuts (WAR)	2009-2010	11	10	992	165.2	29	611	11	3/55	55.54	3.69	90.18	0	0	0
S von Berg (TITNS)	2009-2010	3	6	528	88.0	9	382	10	4/51	38.20	4.34	52.80	1	0	0
BD Walters (TITNS)	2009-2010	6	11	840	140.0	28	553	10	3/43	55.30	3.95	84.00	0	0	0
D Smit (DOLPH)	2009-2010	10	15	1262	210.2	40	654	10	4/50	65.40	3.10	126.20	1	0	0
JM Kemp (COBRA)	2009-2009	5	9	517	86.1	22	207	9	4/39	23.00	2.40	57.44	1	0	0
YA Abdulla (DOLPH)	2009-2009	4	7	574	95.4	19	331	8	5/62	41.37	3.45	71.75	0	1	0
MS Tshabalala (Eagls)	2009-2009	4	7	498	83.0	10	386	8	2/43	48.25	4.65	62.25	0	0	0
U Govender (LIONS)	2009-2009	5	9	738	123.0	27	422	8	3/41	52.75	3.43	92.25	0	0	0
CJ Alexander (LIONS)	2010-2010	2	4	348	58.0	15	240	7	3/34	34.28	4.13	49.71	0	0	0
WD Parnell (WAR)	2009-2009	4	5	438	73.0	11	338	7	4/122	48.28	4.63	62.57	1	0	0
Imran Tahir (TITNS)	2009-2009	2	3	496	82.4	5	358	7	4/112	51.14	4.33	70.85	1	0	0
F Behardien (TITNS)	2009-2010	11	5	329	54.5	8	168	6	3/56	28.00	3.06	54.83	0	0	0
CK Langeveldt (COBRA)	2009-2009	1	2	204	34.0	11	96	5	4/45	19.20	2.82	40.80	1	0	0
R McLaren (Eagls)	2009-2009	1	2	224	37.2	12	117	5	3/56	23.40	3.13	44.80	0	0	0
CR Dolley (WAR)	2009-2010	3	4	254	42.2	8	145	5	2/27	29.00	3.42	50.80	0	0	0
JL Ontong (COBRA)	2009-2010	9	7	283	47.1	6	153	5	3/88	30.60	3.24	56.60	0	0	0
SC van Schalkwyk (Eagls)	2009-2009	2	4	312	52.0	13	179	5	2/27	35.80	3.44	62.40	0	0	0
C Pietersen (Eagls)	2009-2009	3	6	582	97.0	14	364	5	2/44	72.80	3.75	116.40	0	0	0
DW Steyn (TITNS)	2009-2009	1	2	163	27.1	6	86	4	4/30	21.50	3.16	40.75	1	0	0
L Meyer (WAR)	2009-2009	2	4	264	44.0	5	182	3	2/61	60.66	4.13	88.00	0	0	0
D Elgar (Eagls)	2009-2010	10	9	256	42.4	6	193	3	1/12	64.33	4.52	85.33	0	0	0
K Chetty (DOLPH)	2010-2010	2	3	333	55.3	7	230	3	3/123	76.66	4.14	111.00	0	0	0
WL Coetsee (LIONS)	2009-2009	1	2	70	11.4	2	36	2	1/14	18.00	3.08	35.00	0	0	0
D Wiese (TITNS)	2010-2010	1	2	108	18.0	2	64	2	2/47	32.00	3.55	54.00	0	0	0
MA Mashimbyi (TITNS)	2010-2010	1	2	150	25.0	7	70	2	1/6	35.00	2.80	75.00	0	0	0
JD Vandiar (LIONS)	2009-2010	10	7	94	15.4	1	81	2	2/12	40.50	5.17	47.00	0	0	0
DL Brown (WAR)	2009-2009	3	4	351	58.3	20	156	2	2/77	78.00	2.66	175.50	0	0	0
JJ Pienaar (TITNS)	2010-2010	2	2	222	37.0	6	156	2	2/92	78.00	4.21	111.00	0	0	0
ACR Birch (WAR)	2009-2010	3	4	404	67.2	5	263	2	2/69	131.50	3.90	202.00	0	0	0
PJ Malan (TITNS)	2009-2010	7	1	6	1.0	0	1	1	1/1	1.00	1.00	6.00	0	0	0
RR Rossouw (Eagls)	2009-2010	10	1	5	0.5	0	10	1	1/10	10.00	12.00	5.00	0	0	0
AM Amla (DOLPH)	2009-2010	10	3	21	3.3	0	19	1	1/3	19.00	5.42	21.00	0	0	0
E Gerber (LIONS)	2009-2009	1	1	84	14.0	3	41	1	1/41	41.00	2.92	84.00	0	0	0
RE van der Merwe (TITNS)	2009-2009	1	1	180	30.0	5	88	1	1/88	88.00	2.93	180.00	0	0	0
P de Bruyn (DOLPH)	2009-2009	3	3	234	39.0	7	100	1	1/32	100.00	2.56	234.00	0	0	0
F du Plessis (TITNS)	2009-2009	7	6	210	35.0	4	103	1	1/21	103.00	2.94	210.00	0	0	0
KJ Abbott (DOLPH)	2009-2010	2	2	186	31.0	3	105	1	1/37	105.00	3.38	186.00	0	0	0
KA Maharaj (DOLPH)	2010-2010	1	2	185	30.5	3	106	1	1/93	106.00	3.43	185.00	0	0	0
S van Zyl (COBRA)	2009-2010	10	7	318	53.0	18	109	1	1/20	109.00	2.05	318.00	0	0	0
MBA Smith (WAR)	2009-2010	8	2	186	31.0	1	133	1	1/129	133.00	4.29	186.00	0	0	0

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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:

Gujarat vs Tripura at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class]

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Titans at Pietermaritzburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 24th Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 240/5 (82.0 ov, SM Gilson 48*, MG Urquhart 22*, Tsepo Ndwandwa 1/50) - Stumps

Nagaland vs Andhra at Sovima, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group A, Jan 29-Feb 1, 2026 [First-class]