Bowling Most Wickets Career

Most wickets for South Africa in Tests

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
SM Pollock	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
M Ntini	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
K Rabada	2015-2025	73	134	13436	2239.2	440	7493	340	7/112	22.03	3.34	39.51	15	17	4
AA Donald	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
M Morkel	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	0
JH Kallis	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	0
VD Philander	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
KA Maharaj	2016-2025	62	106	12308	2051.2	377	6370	218	9/129	29.22	3.10	56.45	6	12	1
HJ Tayfield	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
PR Adams	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
TL Goddard	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	0
A Nel	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
PM Pollock	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
NAT Adcock	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	0
PL Harris	2007-2011	37	63	8809	1468.1	336	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	0
N Boje	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	0
M Jansen	2021-2025	21	38	3408	568.0	112	1880	89	7/13	21.12	3.30	38.29	5	4	1
PS de Villiers	1993-1998	18	34	4805	800.5	221	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
CL Vincent	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	0
GA Faulkner	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	0
L Klusener	1996-2004	49	84	6887	1147.5	318	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1	0
BM McMillan	1992-1998	38	64	6048	1008.0	255	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	0	0
A Nortje	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	0
SR Harmer	2015-2025	14	24	3134	522.2	104	1504	69	6/37	21.79	2.87	45.42	7	2	0
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	0
JM Blanckenberg	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	0
D Olivier	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
L Ngidi	2018-2025	20	35	2578	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	0
PS Heine	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	0
NBF Mann	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	0
Imran Tahir	2011-2015	20	37	3925	654.1	86	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	0
RO Schwarz	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	0
M Hayward	1999-2004	16	29	2821	470.1	90	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	0
AMB Rowan	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	0
CR Matthews	1992-1995	18	33	3980	663.2	231	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	0
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	0
SJ Pegler	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	0
AJ Hall	2002-2007	21	38	3001	500.1	95	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	0	0	0
JT Partridge	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	0
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	68	85	3800	633.2	243	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	0	0	0
JP Duminy	2008-2017	46	57	2703	450.3	48	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	0	0
MJ Procter	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	0
AW Nourse	1902-1924	45	57	3234	539.0	120	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	0	0
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	0	1	0
ACB Langton	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	0
KJ Abbott	2013-2017	11	21	2081	346.5	95	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	0	3	0
PWA Mulder	2019-2025	24	40	2022	337.0	82	988	38	4/32	26.00	2.93	53.21	2	0	0
RJ Peterson	2003-2014	15	27	2515	419.1	85	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	0
BN Schultz	1992-1997	9	14	1733	288.5	82	749	37	5/48	20.24	2.59	46.83	4	2	0
DL Piedt	2014-2024	12	20	2427	404.3	57	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	0
PL Symcox	1993-1998	20	34	3561	593.3	135	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	0	0
Q McMillan	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	0
CN McCarthy	1948-1951	15	25	3499	-	64	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	0
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	0
JC Watkins	1949-1957	15	27	2805	-	134	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	0	0
GB Lawrence	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	0
CP Carter	1912-1924	10	12	1475	245.5	47	694	28	6/50	24.78	2.82	52.67	0	2	0
B Mitchell	1929-1949	42	39	2525	-	26	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	0
MG Melle	1950-1953	7	12	1667	-	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	0
AH McKinnon	1960-1967	8	15	2546	424.2	153	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	0	0
GF Bissett	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	0
D Paterson	2020-2024	7	13	1319	219.5	43	656	25	5/61	26.24	2.98	52.76	0	2	0
J Middleton	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	0
S Muthusamy	2019-2025	8	14	960	160.0	19	606	23	6/117	26.34	3.78	41.73	1	2	1
ERH Fuller	1953-1958	7	12	1898	-	61	668	22	5/66	30.36	2.11	86.27	0	1	0
XC Balaskas	1930-1939	9	11	1572	-	28	806	22	5/49	36.63	3.07	71.45	3	1	0
CW Henderson	2001-2002	7	12	1962	327.0	79	928	22	4/116	42.18	2.83	89.18	2	0	0
GWA Chubb	1951-1951	5	8	1425	237.3	63	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	0
DJ Terbrugge	1998-2004	7	13	1012	168.4	44	517	20	5/46	25.85	3.06	50.60	0	1	0
RJ Crisp	1935-1936	9	14	1428	238.0	30	747	20	5/99	37.35	3.13	71.40	0	1	0
N Gordon	1938-1939	5	8	1966	245.6	28	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	0	2	0
M Zondeki	2003-2008	6	11	780	130.0	25	480	19	6/39	25.26	3.69	41.05	1	1	0
RP Snell	1992-1994	5	9	1025	170.5	42	538	19	4/74	28.31	3.14	53.94	2	0	0
L Tuckett	1947-1949	9	17	2104	-	47	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	0
ARA Murray	1952-1954	10	16	2374	-	111	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.88	1	0	0
DPB Morkel	1927-1932	16	22	1704	284.0	55	821	18	4/93	45.61	2.89	94.66	1	0	0
J Botha	2006-2010	5	10	1017	169.3	29	573	17	4/56	33.70	3.38	59.82	1	0	0
HD Bromfield	1961-1965	9	16	1810	301.4	101	599	17	5/88	35.23	1.98	106.47	0	1	0
CB van Ryneveld	1951-1958	19	20	1554	-	27	671	17	4/67	39.47	2.59	91.41	1	0	0
C Bosch	2024-2025	4	8	520	86.4	21	302	16	5/43	18.87	3.48	32.50	2	1	0
CK Langeveldt	2005-2006	6	10	999	166.3	27	593	16	5/46	37.06	3.56	62.43	0	1	0
DEJ Ironside	1953-1954	3	5	986	123.2	41	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.73	1	1	0
WD Parnell	2010-2017	6	10	556	92.4	11	414	15	4/51	27.60	4.46	37.06	1	0	0
GA Rowe	1896-1902	5	8	998	-	50	456	15	5/115	30.40	2.74	66.53	0	1	0
D Elgar	2012-2024	86	45	1036	172.4	12	673	15	4/22	44.86	3.89	69.06	1	0	0
N Burger	2023-2024	3	6	376	62.4	14	237	14	4/33	16.92	3.78	26.85	1	0	0
G Coetzee	2023-2024	4	8	462	77.0	7	330	14	3/37	23.57	4.28	33.00	0	0	0
S Elworthy	1998-2002	4	8	867	144.3	35	444	13	4/66	34.15	3.07	66.69	2	0	0
CH Morris	2016-2017	4	8	623	103.5	15	459	12	3/38	38.25	4.42	51.91	0	0	0
HR Lance	1962-1970	13	19	948	158.0	38	479	12	3/30	39.91	3.03	79.00	0	0	0
EL Dalton	1929-1939	15	12	864	-	7	490	12	4/59	40.83	3.40	72.00	1	0	0
DB Pithey	1963-1967	8	13	1424	-	67	577	12	6/58	48.08	2.43	118.66	0	1	0
VI Smith	1947-1957	9	12	1655	-	55	769	12	4/143	64.08	2.78	137.91	1	0	0
AL Phehlukwayo	2017-2018	4	8	250	41.4	9	147	11	3/13	13.36	3.52	22.72	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]