Bowling Best Figures Innings

Best bowling figures in an innings for South Africa in Tests

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HJ Tayfield	37.0	11	113	9	2.29	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
GB Lawrence	30.3	12	53	8	1.73	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1961	Test # 517
L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	2.97	South Africa	4	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
HJ Tayfield	37.7	14	69	8	1.36	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
SJ Snooke	31.4	8	70	8	2.21	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
AA Donald	33.0	12	71	8	2.15	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
M Jansen	6.5	1	13	7	1.90	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Durban	27 Nov 2024	Test # 2563
HJ Tayfield	8.4	1	23	7	2.02	South Africa	2	v Australia	Durban	20 Jan 1950	Test # 320
GF Bissett	19.0	5	29	7	1.52	South Africa	3	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
KJ Abbott	11.4	4	29	7	2.48	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
KA Maharaj	10.0	-	32	7	3.20	South Africa	4	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
M Ntini	19.5	7	37	7	1.86	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
KA Maharaj	12.0	3	40	7	3.33	South Africa	4	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	3.06	South Africa	2	v India	Nagpur	06 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
AE Hall	37.3	12	63	7	1.68	South Africa	4	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1923	Test # 149
SJ Pegler	31.0	8	65	7	2.09	South Africa	2	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1912	Test # 122
HJ Tayfield	37.1	13	81	7	1.63	South Africa	4	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	3.47	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
GA Faulkner	27.1	4	84	7	3.09	South Africa	2	v England	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	Test # 128
AA Donald	28.0	4	84	7	3.00	South Africa	3	v India	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1992	Test # 1206
SM Pollock	41.0	11	87	7	2.12	South Africa	2	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
JT Partridge	31.1	6	91	7	2.19	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	07 Feb 1964	Test # 555
AEE Vogler	22.0	2	94	7	4.27	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910	Test # 106
WH Ashley	43.1	18	95	7	3.29	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
K Rabada	29.0	6	112	7	3.86	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
AEE Vogler	47.2	12	128	7	2.70	South Africa	1	v England	Lord's	01 Jul 1907	Test # 93
PR Adams	45.0	11	128	7	2.84	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
DW Steyn	8.1	6	8	6	0.97	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
HJ Tayfield	14.0	7	13	6	0.69	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	29 Jan 1954	Test # 381
GA Faulkner	11.0	4	17	6	1.54	South Africa	1	v England	Leeds	29 Jul 1907	Test # 94
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
PS de Villiers	11.5	5	23	6	1.94	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
M Morkel	16.4	7	23	6	1.38	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
JH Sinclair	12.0	4	26	6	2.60	South Africa	1	v England	Cape Town	01 Apr 1899	Test # 59
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	1.95	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
K Rabada	10.4	2	32	6	3.00	South Africa	4	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
DW Steyn	8.2	2	34	6	4.08	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
D Olivier	14.0	3	37	6	2.64	South Africa	1	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
PM Pollock	20.3	8	38	6	1.85	South Africa	4	v New Zealand	Durban	08 Dec 1961	Test # 515
SM Pollock	17.4	4	39	6	2.20	South Africa	3	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	2.68	South Africa	3	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	3.16	South Africa	4	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
KA Maharaj	20.2	7	40	6	1.96	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	2.68	South Africa	4	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
CN McCarthy	12.0	2	43	6	2.68	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
NAT Adcock	18.0	2	43	6	1.79	South Africa	1	v Australia	Durban	24 Jan 1958	Test # 447
PS de Villiers	23.3	8	43	6	1.82	South Africa	4	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1994	Test # 1243
VD Philander	15.5	3	44	6	2.77	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
EP Nupen	16.1	1	46	6	2.84	South Africa	3	v England	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
K Rabada	17.5	4	46	6	2.57	South Africa	3	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	21 Oct 2024	Test # 2556
RO Schwarz	11.4	-	47	6	4.02	South Africa	1	v Australia	Sydney	03 Mar 1911	Test # 115
PM Pollock	31.5	9	47	6	1.47	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Feb 1964	Test # 558
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	4.66	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
CP Carter	28.0	8	50	6	1.78	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
SM Pollock	22.3	6	50	6	2.22	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
DW Steyn	19.0	6	50	6	2.63	South Africa	1	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
K Rabada	15.0	3	50	6	3.33	South Africa	4	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
CL Vincent	31.2	9	51	6	1.62	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	21 Feb 1931	Test # 207
GWA Chubb	26.3	7	51	6	1.92	South Africa	2	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1951	Test # 336
M Jansen	14.0	3	52	6	3.71	South Africa	3	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
TL Goddard	32.5	14	53	6	1.61	South Africa	4	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
AA Donald	15.0	3	53	6	3.53	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
JH Kallis	17.0	4	54	6	3.17	South Africa	4	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
K Rabada	22.0	9	54	6	2.45	South Africa	3	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
PR Adams	19.1	6	55	6	2.86	South Africa	1	v India	Kanpur	08 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
K Rabada	17.0	3	55	6	3.23	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	2.58	South Africa	3	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	3.86	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
PS Heine	14.2	3	58	6	3.05	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1957	Test # 444
DB Pithey	35.0	11	58	6	1.65	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Dunedin	28 Feb 1964	Test # 559
NBF Mann	37.4	14	59	6	1.18	South Africa	2	v England	Durban	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
AA Donald	27.0	8	59	6	2.18	South Africa	3	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
M Ntini	21.0	6	59	6	2.80	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
HJ Tayfield	36.0	17	62	6	1.29	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Durban	11 Dec 1953	Test # 377
NAT Adcock	31.3	10	65	6	2.06	South Africa	1	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
M Ntini	31.4	12	66	6	2.08	South Africa	3	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	2	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
MG Melle	20.5	-	71	6	2.58	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	05 Dec 1952	Test # 359
L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	2.95	South Africa	1	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	3.29	South Africa	3	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MJ Procter	24.0	11	73	6	3.04	South Africa	4	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
JM Blanckenberg	22.5	5	76	6	3.32	South Africa	2	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
KJ Abbott	23.1	3	77	6	3.32	South Africa	3	v Australia	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
HJ Tayfield	24.3	6	78	6	2.40	South Africa	4	v England	Gqeberha	01 Mar 1957	Test # 438
SM Pollock	29.2	9	78	6	2.65	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
PS de Villiers	20.5	4	81	6	3.88	South Africa	2	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
A Nel	29.0	7	81	6	2.79	South Africa	2	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
VD Philander	22.0	4	81	6	3.68	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
AE Hall	36.4	11	82	6	2.23	South Africa	1	v England	Johannesburg	09 Feb 1923	Test # 151
HJ Tayfield	29.4	9	84	6	2.13	South Africa	2	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1952	Test # 361
JT Partridge	40.0	10	86	6	2.15	South Africa	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	13 Mar 1964	Test # 560
GA Faulkner	33.4	8	87	6	2.58	South Africa	4	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1910	Test # 107
EP Nupen	25.3	3	87	6	3.41	South Africa	4	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1930	Test # 200
AA Donald	40.0	14	88	6	2.20	South Africa	3	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
CP Carter	29.5	4	91	6	3.05	South Africa	1	v Australia	Johannesburg	12 Nov 1921	Test # 146
CB Llewellyn	22.0	3	92	6	4.18	South Africa	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	11 Oct 1902	Test # 75
NA Quinn	29.5	5	92	6	3.08	South Africa	2	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
PM Pollock	22.6	-	95	6	3.13	South Africa	1	v Australia	Brisbane	06 Dec 1963	Test # 548

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