Bowling Most 4wi Career

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over) for South Africa in Tests

Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10	4+
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	242	30019	5003.1	1144	12688	519	7/37	24.44	2.53	57.84	32	22	3	54
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5	53
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	179	22103	3683.5	1001	8501	405	8/45	20.99	2.30	54.57	21	22	3	43
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	151	17584	2930.4	614	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4	41
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1	39
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4	37
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	130	13100	2183.2	433	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4	32
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3	31
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1976	79	148	27115	-	1313	8989	309	8/38	29.09	1.98	87.75	11	18	2	29
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-	26
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	111	13169	2194.5	576	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7	-	25
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	85	154	14944	2490.4	540	7729	284	6/48	27.21	3.10	52.61	14	11	1	25
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	113	12680	-	459	5898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13	2	24
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2	21
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	92	10421	-	312	5066	192	7/69	26.38	2.91	54.27	11	9	1	20
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	90	11135	-	382	5174	202	7/54	25.61	2.78	55.12	8	11	2	19
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2	19
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	100	11666	1944.2	367	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1	17
S Ramadhin (WI)	1950-1961	43	76	13939	-	813	4579	158	7/49	28.98	1.97	88.22	6	10	1	16
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	55	97	9602	1600.2	183	6249	165	7/87	37.87	3.90	58.19	3	12	-	15
AL Valentine (WI)	1950-1962	36	63	12953	-	789	4215	139	8/104	30.32	1.95	93.18	7	8	2	15
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	159	21599	-	974	7999	235	6/73	34.03	2.22	91.91	8	6	-	14
D Bishoo (WI)	2011-2018	36	59	8067	1344.3	174	4350	117	8/49	37.17	3.23	68.94	8	4	1	12
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	76	8407	1401.1	288	3909	161	6/40	24.27	2.78	52.21	6	6	-	12
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-	12
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	69	122	11305	1884.1	485	4924	162	6/42	30.39	2.61	69.78	4	8	1	12
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-	12
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2	11
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2023	59	104	9379	1563.1	269	5348	166	8/62	32.21	3.42	56.50	5	6	1	11
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	52	6165	1027.3	211	2913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	7	3	-	10
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-	10
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1	10
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	32	61	6964	1160.4	221	3671	106	6/53	34.63	3.16	65.69	7	3	-	10
S Shillingford (WI)	2010-2014	16	27	4694	782.2	122	2419	70	6/49	34.55	3.09	67.05	3	6	2	9
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	53	4829	804.5	109	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	-	9
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	46	78	7757	1292.5	258	4480	130	6/47	34.46	3.46	59.66	5	4	-	9
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2004	38	66	8704	1450.4	268	4398	131	5/71	33.57	3.03	66.44	7	2	-	9
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1	9
VA Holder (WI)	1969-1979	40	72	9095	-	367	3627	109	6/28	33.27	2.39	83.44	6	3	-	9
S Joseph (WI)	2024-2025	11	21	1740	290.0	38	1105	51	7/68	21.66	3.81	34.11	4	4	-	8
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1	8
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	32	2929	488.1	86	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1	8
JA Warrican (WI)	2015-2025	21	36	4076	679.2	100	2063	73	7/32	28.26	3.03	55.83	6	2	1	8
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-	8
KCG Benjamin (WI)	1992-1998	26	48	5132	855.2	158	2785	92	6/66	30.27	3.25	55.78	4	4	1	8
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-	8
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2010	40	61	6466	1077.4	213	3426	86	6/55	39.83	3.17	75.18	6	2	-	8
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	52	77	6901	1150.1	131	3980	86	8/60	46.27	3.46	80.24	4	4	-	8
SJ Benn (WI)	2008-2015	26	42	7321	1220.1	229	3402	87	6/81	39.10	2.78	84.14	2	6	-	8
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	21	40	3464	577.2	117	1965	88	6/61	22.32	3.40	39.36	4	3	-	7
CC Griffith (WI)	1960-1969	28	50	5631	-	177	2683	94	6/36	28.54	2.85	59.90	2	5	-	7
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-2007	30	53	6337	1056.1	245	3004	93	7/57	32.30	2.84	68.13	3	4	1	7
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1	7
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-	7
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1997	9	14	1733	288.5	82	749	37	5/48	20.24	2.59	46.83	4	2	-	6
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1	6
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1	6
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-	6
R Gilchrist (WI)	1957-1959	13	23	3227	537.5	124	1521	57	6/55	26.68	2.82	56.61	5	1	-	6
RD King (WI)	1999-2005	19	33	3442	573.4	119	1733	53	5/51	32.69	3.02	64.94	5	1	-	6
LN Constantine (WI)	1928-1939	18	29	3583	-	125	1746	58	5/75	30.10	2.92	61.77	4	2	-	6
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-	6
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-	6
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1	6
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-	6
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-	6
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	63	8809	1468.1	336	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-	6
EA Martindale (WI)	1933-1939	10	17	1605	-	40	804	37	5/22	21.72	3.00	43.37	2	3	-	5
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	25	2364	394.0	55	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-	5
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	20	2427	404.3	57	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-	5
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-	5
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-	5
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-	5
KD Boyce (WI)	1971-1976	21	39	3501	-	99	1801	60	6/77	30.01	3.08	58.35	3	2	1	5
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-	5
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-	5
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-	5
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2013	38	65	6215	1035.5	216	3007	84	7/66	35.79	2.90	73.98	1	4	-	5
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	40	75	6742	1123.4	173	4150	124	5/27	33.46	3.69	54.37	3	2	-	5
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	145	13794	2299.0	531	5635	114	5/26	49.42	2.45	121.00	1	4	-	5
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-	4
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-	4
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-	4
OC Scott (WI)	1928-1931	8	11	1405	234.1	18	925	22	5/266	42.04	3.95	63.86	3	1	-	4
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-	4
XC Balaskas (SA)	1930-1939	9	11	1572	-	28	806	22	5/49	36.63	3.07	71.45	3	1	-	4
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-	4
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	16	2105	350.5	68	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-	4
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1	4
ST Clarke (WI)	1978-1982	11	19	2477	412.5	81	1170	42	5/126	27.85	2.83	58.97	3	1	-	4
W Ferguson (WI)	1948-1954	8	15	2568	428.0	83	1165	34	6/92	34.26	2.72	75.52	1	3	1	4
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	35	2578	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-	4
HC Griffith (WI)	1928-1933	13	18	2663	443.5	89	1243	44	6/103	28.25	2.80	60.52	2	2	-	4
FA Rose (WI)	1997-2000	19	31	3124	520.4	101	1637	53	7/84	30.88	3.14	58.94	2	2	-	4
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	25	3499	-	64	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-	4
TL Best (WI)	2003-2013	25	45	3716	619.2	80	2291	57	6/40	40.19	3.69	65.19	2	2	-	4
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	104	7109	1184.5	230	3120	73	5/34	42.73	2.63	97.38	2	2	-	4
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	82	7141	-	274	2672	69	7/70	38.72	2.24	103.49	2	2	-	4
C Bosch (SA)	2024-2025	3	6	442	73.4	17	256	15	5/43	17.06	3.47	29.46	2	1	-	3
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	4	7	1212	202.0	65	453	17	4/23	26.64	2.24	71.29	3	-	-	3

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Yorkshire vs Somerset at York, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 14, 2025 [List A]

Glamorgan vs Surrey at The Oval, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 13, 2025 [List A]

North West Warriors vs Northern Knights at Bready, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 8th Match, Aug 13, 2025 [List A]