Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for South Africa in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SM Pollock	1995-2008	414	504	40026	6671.0	1531	19451	823	7/87	23.63	2.91	48.63	35	21	1
DW Steyn	2004-2020	263	340	25818	4303.0	732	16297	697	7/51	23.38	3.78	37.04	33	29	5
M Ntini	1998-2011	283	370	29671	4945.1	882	18041	661	7/37	27.29	3.64	44.88	27	22	4
AA Donald	1991-2003	236	291	24080	4013.2	762	13270	602	8/71	22.04	3.30	40.00	22	22	3
K Rabada	2014-2025	242	299	19937	3322.5	499	13847	575	7/112	24.08	4.16	34.67	21	19	4
JH Kallis	1995-2014	513	568	31086	5181.0	924	18398	572	6/54	32.16	3.55	54.34	10	7	-
M Morkel	2006-2018	241	312	22958	3826.2	653	14242	535	6/23	26.62	3.72	42.91	27	10	-
KA Maharaj	2016-2025	146	186	14925	2487.3	382	8923	299	9/129	29.84	3.58	49.91	8	11	1
Imran Tahir	2011-2019	162	176	10251	1708.3	124	7450	291	7/45	25.60	4.36	35.22	10	7	-
L Klusener	1996-2004	220	248	14223	2370.3	364	8784	272	8/64	32.29	3.70	52.29	3	7	-
VD Philander	2007-2020	101	153	12753	2125.3	527	6100	269	6/21	22.67	2.86	47.40	10	13	2
A Nel	2001-2008	117	147	11479	1913.1	338	6896	231	6/32	29.85	3.60	49.69	7	4	1
L Ngidi	2017-2025	133	147	6618	1103.0	130	5765	227	6/39	25.39	5.22	29.15	7	5	-
N Boje	1995-2006	157	179	13101	2183.3	314	7643	196	5/21	38.99	3.50	66.84	11	4	-
PS de Villiers	1992-1998	101	116	9227	1537.5	307	4699	180	6/23	26.10	3.05	51.26	8	5	2
WD Parnell	2009-2023	135	134	4874	812.2	38	4937	173	5/30	28.53	6.07	28.17	5	3	-
HJ Tayfield	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
T Shamsi	2016-2025	127	126	4689	781.3	19	4648	168	5/24	27.66	5.94	27.91	6	2	-
PR Adams	1995-2004	69	99	9959	1659.5	346	5220	163	7/128	32.02	3.14	61.09	5	4	1
A Nortje	2019-2024	83	94	4932	822.0	85	3868	159	6/56	24.32	4.70	31.01	7	4	-
AL Phehlukwayo	2016-2024	131	126	4173	695.3	26	4300	158	4/22	27.21	6.18	26.41	4	-	-
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	256	238	9157	1526.1	276	5254	157	5/32	33.46	3.44	58.32	1	1	-
BM McMillan	1991-1998	116	139	9671	1611.5	288	5126	145	4/32	35.35	3.18	66.69	3	-	-
AJ Hall	1999-2007	111	118	6390	1065.0	125	4192	143	5/18	29.31	3.93	44.68	3	1	-
M Jansen	2021-2025	64	78	4699	783.1	97	3664	138	7/13	26.55	4.67	34.05	5	4	1
RJ Peterson	2002-2014	115	120	6152	1025.2	101	4547	137	5/33	33.18	4.43	44.90	4	1	-
CK Langeveldt	2001-2010	87	90	4686	781.0	56	3796	133	5/39	28.54	4.86	35.23	2	3	-
JP Duminy	2004-2019	326	233	6679	1113.1	57	5343	132	4/16	40.47	4.79	50.59	3	-	-
CR Matthews	1991-1997	74	88	6983	1163.5	284	3477	131	5/42	26.54	2.98	53.30	4	2	-
J Botha	2005-2012	121	122	5494	915.4	41	4212	126	4/19	33.42	4.59	43.60	2	-	-
TL Goddard	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
LL Tsotsobe	2009-2014	89	92	4302	717.0	81	3336	121	4/22	27.57	4.65	35.55	7	-	-
PM Pollock	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
PL Symcox	1993-1999	100	114	7552	1258.4	160	4365	109	4/28	40.04	3.46	69.28	2	-	-
PL Harris	2007-2011	40	66	8989	1498.1	340	3984	106	6/127	37.58	2.65	84.80	3	3	-
NAT Adcock	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
KJ Abbott	2013-2017	60	69	3820	636.4	108	2516	99	7/29	25.41	3.95	38.58	2	3	-
R McLaren	2009-2014	68	67	2930	488.2	21	2596	97	5/19	26.76	5.31	30.20	5	1	-
CH Morris	2012-2019	69	71	3015	502.3	28	2912	94	4/27	30.97	5.79	32.07	3	-	-
CL Vincent	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
GA Faulkner	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
D Pretorius	2016-2022	60	59	2128	354.4	31	1895	77	5/17	24.61	5.34	27.63	1	1	-
M Hayward	1998-2004	37	50	3814	635.4	95	2467	75	5/56	32.89	3.88	50.85	2	1	-
JA Morkel	2004-2015	107	98	2816	469.2	19	2782	74	4/29	37.59	5.92	38.05	2	-	-
PWA Mulder	2017-2025	57	71	2798	466.2	77	1908	68	4/32	28.05	4.09	41.14	2	-	-
AEE Vogler	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
JH Sinclair	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
RP Snell	1991-1996	47	51	3120	520.0	67	2112	63	5/40	33.52	4.06	49.52	4	1	-
D Olivier	2017-2024	18	31	2406	401.0	64	1556	62	6/37	25.09	3.88	38.80	1	3	1
JM Blanckenberg	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
PS Heine	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
R Telemachus	1998-2007	40	40	1990	331.4	23	1655	58	4/43	28.53	4.98	34.31	1	-	-
NBF Mann	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
G Coetzee	2023-2025	30	34	1376	229.2	9	1489	58	4/44	25.67	6.49	23.72	2	-	-
S Elworthy	1998-2002	43	45	2569	428.1	64	1679	57	4/66	29.45	3.92	45.07	2	-	-
RO Schwarz	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
AMB Rowan	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
EP Nupen	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
CB Llewellyn	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
AJ Bell	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
SJ Pegler	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
AM Phangiso	2012-2018	37	37	1427	237.5	6	1272	46	3/25	27.65	5.34	31.02	-	-	-
JT Partridge	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
MJ Procter	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
AW Nourse	1902-1924	45	57	3234	539.0	120	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	-	-
BE Hendricks	2014-2023	30	29	1026	171.0	7	1148	41	5/64	28.00	6.71	25.02	1	1	-
AE Hall	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
EJ Barlow	1961-1970	30	46	3021	-	115	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
ACB Langton	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
SR Harmer	2015-2023	10	16	2105	350.5	68	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-
LB Williams	2021-2024	24	24	859	143.1	10	958	39	4/32	24.56	6.69	22.02	2	-	-
BN Schultz	1992-1997	10	15	1787	297.5	83	784	38	5/48	20.63	2.63	47.02	4	2	-
D Paterson	2017-2024	19	25	1707	284.3	44	1138	38	5/61	29.94	4.00	44.92	1	2	-
JM Kemp	2001-2007	91	53	1656	276.0	30	1142	38	3/20	30.05	4.13	43.57	-	-	-
AK Markram	2017-2025	180	90	1934	322.2	14	1768	38	3/21	46.52	5.48	50.89	-	-	-
DL Piedt	2014-2024	12	20	2427	404.3	57	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
Q McMillan	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
CN McCarthy	1948-1951	15	25	3499	-	64	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
BC Fortuin	2019-2024	38	37	1034	172.2	6	1063	36	3/16	29.52	6.16	28.72	-	-	-
SJ Snooke	1906-1923	26	29	1620	270.0	62	702	35	8/70	20.05	2.60	46.28	1	1	1
NA Quinn	1929-1932	12	19	2922	487.0	103	1145	35	6/92	32.71	2.35	83.48	2	1	-
GF Linde	2019-2025	25	27	959	159.5	18	799	35	5/64	22.82	4.99	27.40	2	1	-
EO Simons	1994-1995	23	23	1212	202.0	21	810	33	4/42	24.54	4.00	36.72	1	-	-
D Wiese	2013-2016	26	26	686	114.2	-	813	33	5/23	24.63	7.11	20.78	-	1	-
RE van der Merwe	2009-2010	26	26	969	161.3	2	866	31	3/27	27.93	5.36	31.25	-	-	-
M Zondeki	2002-2008	18	23	1302	217.0	32	961	31	6/39	31.00	4.42	42.00	1	1	-
RK Kleinveldt	2008-2013	20	23	1302	217.0	28	1043	31	4/22	33.64	4.80	42.00	1	-	-
JC Watkins	1949-1957	15	27	2805	-	134	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	-	-
CW Henderson	2001-2002	11	16	2179	363.1	81	1060	29	4/17	36.55	2.91	75.13	3	-	-
GB Lawrence	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
CP Carter	1912-1924	10	12	1475	245.5	47	694	28	6/50	24.78	2.82	52.67	-	2	-
MW Pringle	1992-1995	21	22	1522	253.4	33	874	27	4/11	32.37	3.44	56.37	1	-	-
B Mitchell	1929-1949	42	39	2525	-	26	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	-
M de Lange	2011-2016	12	14	797	132.5	11	703	26	7/81	27.03	5.29	30.65	1	1	-
AC Dawson	1998-2004	21	23	1153	192.1	25	832	26	4/49	32.00	4.32	44.34	1	-	-
MG Melle	1950-1953	7	12	1667	-	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	-
AH McKinnon	1960-1967	8	15	2546	424.2	153	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	-	-
GC Smith	2002-2014	345	83	2468	411.2	28	1893	26	3/30	72.80	4.60	94.92	-	-	-
GF Bissett	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
DN Crookes	1994-2000	32	30	1221	203.3	5	1011	25	3/30	40.44	4.96	48.84	-	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Police Sports Club vs Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club at Colombo (Police), Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]

Ace Capital Cricket Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Panadura, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group A, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]

Burgher Recreation Club vs Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club at Kurunegala, Major Clubs Limited Over Tournament Group B, Jul 21, 2025 [List A]