Bowling Most Wickets Career IN South Africa

Most wickets for South Africa in Tests IN South Africa

Most wickets

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn	2004-2019	52	99	10496	1749.2	376	5643	261	6/8	21.62	3.22	40.21	19	16	3
M Ntini	1998-2009	53	103	11266	1877.4	440	5986	249	6/59	24.04	3.18	45.24	13	12	2
SM Pollock	1995-2008	59	109	12353	2058.5	629	4955	235	6/30	21.08	2.40	52.56	15	9	1
K Rabada	2016-2025	37	71	6949	1158.1	228	3976	198	7/112	20.08	3.43	35.09	7	10	4
AA Donald	1992-2002	38	68	7968	1328.0	331	3831	177	7/84	21.64	2.88	45.01	4	12	2
JH Kallis	1995-2013	88	147	10281	1713.3	391	5051	165	5/21	30.61	2.94	62.30	5	2	-
M Morkel	2006-2018	41	80	7829	1304.5	293	4060	155	5/20	26.19	3.11	50.50	6	4	-
VD Philander	2011-2020	36	69	6408	1068.0	299	2787	146	6/21	19.08	2.60	43.89	5	9	1
HJ Tayfield	1949-1958	20	34	7621	952.5	306	2378	92	9/113	25.84	1.87	82.83	1	8	1
KA Maharaj	2016-2025	29	50	4890	815.0	154	2617	86	7/32	30.43	3.21	56.86	2	6	-
A Nel	2002-2008	20	39	4179	696.3	164	2172	70	6/81	31.02	3.11	59.70	-	2	-
NAT Adcock	1953-1962	17	31	4039	-	112	1356	68	6/43	19.94	2.01	59.39	4	3	-
TL Goddard	1956-1970	23	41	6505	-	367	1722	63	6/53	27.33	1.58	103.25	-	1	-
PR Adams	1995-2004	19	32	3784	630.4	139	1911	57	4/31	33.52	3.03	66.38	3	-	-
JM Blanckenberg	1913-1923	13	20	3180	530.0	120	1406	56	6/76	25.10	2.65	56.78	1	4	-
PM Pollock	1961-1970	17	31	3480	580.0	160	1472	56	6/38	26.28	2.53	62.14	1	3	-
M Jansen	2021-2025	10	20	1727	287.5	58	1014	51	7/13	19.88	3.52	33.86	4	2	1
PS de Villiers	1994-1998	9	18	2501	416.5	112	1068	51	6/23	20.94	2.56	49.03	3	4	1
JH Sinclair	1896-1910	17	28	2506	-	87	1372	51	6/26	26.90	3.28	49.13	4	1	-
BM McMillan	1992-1997	21	36	3706	617.4	169	1471	51	4/65	28.84	2.38	72.66	2	-	-
D Olivier	2017-2022	12	22	1702	283.4	52	1001	49	6/37	20.42	3.52	34.73	1	3	1
EP Nupen	1921-1936	15	28	3865	644.1	123	1631	49	6/46	33.28	2.53	78.87	1	5	1
PL Harris	2007-2011	18	31	3664	610.4	145	1635	48	6/127	34.06	2.67	76.33	3	2	-
AEE Vogler	1906-1910	10	20	1907	317.5	67	984	45	7/94	21.86	3.09	42.37	2	4	1
GA Faulkner	1906-1910	10	19	1973	328.5	79	907	43	6/87	21.09	2.75	45.88	3	2	-
MJ Procter	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
CL Vincent	1927-1931	10	17	2350	391.4	90	891	41	6/51	21.73	2.27	57.31	1	2	-
AE Hall	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
L Ngidi	2018-2024	9	17	1341	223.3	61	675	39	6/39	17.30	3.02	34.38	1	2	-
PS Heine	1956-1962	10	19	2691	-	60	961	37	6/58	25.97	2.14	72.72	1	2	-
M Hayward	1999-2003	9	16	1641	273.3	63	926	36	5/56	25.72	3.38	45.58	1	1	-
A Nortje	2019-2023	7	13	1318	219.4	28	827	35	6/56	23.62	3.76	37.65	-	3	-
N Boje	2000-2006	22	36	3559	593.1	126	1799	35	4/28	51.40	3.03	101.68	3	-	-
SJ Snooke	1906-1923	13	24	1470	245.0	57	618	34	8/70	18.17	2.52	43.23	1	1	1
CR Matthews	1992-1995	11	20	2412	402.0	149	846	34	5/42	24.88	2.10	70.94	1	2	-
NBF Mann	1948-1950	10	17	2885	360.5	71	1053	33	6/59	31.90	2.18	87.42	2	1	-
EJ Barlow	1961-1970	19	28	2079	346.3	88	906	31	5/85	29.22	2.61	67.06	-	1	-
CB Llewellyn	1896-1902	5	9	1146	-	43	643	30	6/92	21.43	3.36	38.20	-	4	1
L Klusener	1996-2001	21	34	2593	432.1	117	1199	30	4/93	39.96	2.77	86.43	1	-	-
GB Lawrence	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
CN McCarthy	1948-1950	10	17	2437	304.5	33	1097	26	6/43	42.19	2.70	93.73	-	2	-
SR Harmer	2015-2023	4	8	933	155.3	39	458	25	4/82	18.32	2.94	37.32	2	-	-
GF Bissett	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
ACB Langton	1935-1939	10	15	2984	-	75	1204	25	5/58	48.16	2.42	119.36	2	1	-
J Middleton	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
CP Carter	1914-1921	5	7	1169	194.5	42	517	24	6/50	21.54	2.65	48.70	-	2	-
AMB Rowan	1948-1949	5	9	2218	277.2	40	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	36	44	1977	329.3	137	593	23	3/19	25.78	1.79	85.95	-	-	-
AJ Hall	2002-2007	12	24	1313	218.5	36	766	21	3/1	36.47	3.50	62.52	-	-	-
DJ Terbrugge	1998-2002	6	12	880	146.4	40	424	20	5/46	21.20	2.89	44.00	-	1	-
KJ Abbott	2013-2017	7	14	1315	219.1	59	588	20	7/29	29.40	2.68	65.75	-	1	-
JP Duminy	2009-2017	19	25	1247	207.5	20	726	20	4/73	36.30	3.49	62.35	1	-	-
N Gordon	1938-1939	5	8	1966	245.6	28	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
Imran Tahir	2011-2014	7	12	1201	200.1	19	739	19	3/55	38.89	3.69	63.21	-	-	-
B Mitchell	1930-1949	20	23	2002	-	20	1035	19	5/87	54.47	3.10	105.36	1	1	-
RO Schwarz	1906-1910	9	14	729	121.3	21	344	18	4/30	19.11	2.83	40.50	2	-	-
RJ Peterson	2003-2014	8	14	1310	218.2	41	717	18	4/74	39.83	3.28	72.77	1	-	-
AW Nourse	1902-1923	26	33	1518	253.0	55	722	18	4/25	40.11	2.85	84.33	1	-	-
D Paterson	2020-2024	4	7	755	125.5	25	386	17	5/61	22.70	3.06	44.41	-	2	-
PWA Mulder	2019-2025	9	13	858	143.0	35	441	16	3/25	27.56	3.08	53.62	-	-	-
CB van Ryneveld	1953-1958	14	16	1440	180.0	27	588	16	4/67	36.75	2.45	90.00	1	-	-
AH McKinnon	1962-1967	5	9	1712	285.2	104	637	16	4/128	39.81	2.23	107.00	1	-	-
DEJ Ironside	1953-1954	3	5	986	123.2	41	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.73	1	1	-
GA Rowe	1896-1902	5	8	998	-	50	456	15	5/115	30.40	2.74	66.53	-	1	-
HD Bromfield	1961-1965	8	14	1628	271.2	92	524	15	5/88	34.93	1.93	108.53	-	1	-
G Coetzee	2023-2024	4	8	462	77.0	7	330	14	3/37	23.57	4.28	33.00	-	-	-
JC Watkins	1949-1957	8	14	1160	145.0	42	352	13	4/34	27.07	1.82	89.23	1	-	-
M Zondeki	2005-2008	2	4	301	50.1	13	147	12	6/39	12.25	2.93	25.08	-	1	-
WD Parnell	2010-2017	4	7	316	52.4	7	222	12	4/51	18.50	4.21	26.33	1	-	-
HR Lance	1962-1970	10	16	894	149.0	38	444	12	3/30	37.00	2.97	74.50	-	-	-
DL Piedt	2015-2016	5	8	870	145.0	28	543	12	5/153	45.25	3.74	72.50	-	1	-
AL Phehlukwayo	2017-2018	4	8	250	41.4	9	147	11	3/13	13.36	3.52	22.72	-	-	-
N Burger	2023-2024	2	4	226	37.4	9	154	11	4/33	14.00	4.08	20.54	1	-	-
M Ngam	2000-2001	3	5	392	65.2	15	189	11	3/26	17.18	2.89	35.63	-	-	-
BN Schultz	1992-1997	4	6	628	104.4	29	239	11	4/52	21.72	2.28	57.09	1	-	-
SF Burke	1962-1965	2	3	660	110.0	37	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	-	2	1
PHJ Trimborn	1967-1970	4	8	747	124.3	31	257	11	3/12	23.36	2.06	67.90	-	-	-
C Newberry	1913-1914	4	6	558	93.0	15	268	11	4/72	24.36	2.88	50.72	1	-	-
XC Balaskas	1930-1939	6	7	1152	-	10	674	11	4/126	61.27	3.51	104.72	2	-	-
L Sipamla	2020-2021	2	4	239	39.5	5	167	10	4/76	16.70	4.19	23.90	1	-	-
EL Dalton	1931-1939	6	9	666	-	5	384	10	4/59	38.40	3.45	66.60	1	-	-
Q McMillan	1930-1931	5	8	718	119.4	17	409	10	3/111	40.90	3.41	71.80	-	-	-
M de Lange	2011-2011	1	2	218	36.2	5	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	-	1	-
CK Langeveldt	2005-2005	3	5	321	53.3	13	151	8	5/46	18.87	2.82	40.12	-	1	-
HLE Promnitz	1927-1928	2	4	528	88.0	30	161	8	5/58	20.12	1.82	66.00	-	1	-
SD Jack	1994-1995	2	4	462	77.0	24	196	8	4/69	24.50	2.54	57.75	1	-	-
MG Melle	1950-1950	2	3	544	68.0	5	303	8	5/113	37.87	3.34	68.00	-	1	-
WH Ashley	1889-1889	1	1	173	43.1	18	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	-	1	-
RH Catterall	1922-1931	14	7	306	51.0	7	125	7	3/15	17.85	2.45	43.71	-	-	-
AJ Bell	1931-1931	3	5	666	111.0	24	233	7	3/53	33.28	2.09	95.14	-	-	-
D Pretorius	2019-2020	3	6	480	80.0	22	252	7	2/26	36.00	3.15	68.57	-	-	-
CE Eksteen	1994-1995	4	8	1098	183.0	74	301	7	3/12	43.00	1.64	156.85	-	-	-
RJ Crisp	1935-1936	4	6	642	107.0	16	303	7	3/87	43.28	2.83	91.71	-	-	-
LL Tsotsobe	2010-2011	3	6	576	96.0	20	342	7	3/43	48.85	3.56	82.28	-	-	-
EQ Davies	1936-1939	5	6	768	-	7	481	7	4/75	68.71	3.75	109.71	1	-	-
DJ Meintjes	1923-1923	2	4	246	41.0	7	115	6	3/38	19.16	2.80	41.00	-	-	-
JT Willoughby	1896-1896	2	3	275	55.0	12	159	6	2/37	26.50	3.46	45.83	-	-	-
BE Hendricks	2020-2020	1	2	231	38.3	5	175	6	5/64	29.16	4.54	38.50	-	1	-
RK Kleinveldt	2013-2013	2	4	306	51.0	14	179	6	2/33	29.83	3.50	51.00	-	-	-
F de Wet	2009-2010	2	4	426	71.0	19	186	6	4/55	31.00	2.61	71.00	1	-	-

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Central Zone vs North East Zone at BCCI CEG Ground B, Duleep Trophy Quarter-Final, Aug 28-31, 2025 [First-class]

North Zone vs East Zone at BCCI CEG Ground, Duleep Trophy Quarter-Final, Aug 28-31, 2025 [First-class]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]