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 (SA)	2004-2019	93	171	18608	3101.2	660	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	202	24353	4058.5	1222	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	190	20834	3472.2	759	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	130	13100	2183.2	433	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	129	15519	2586.3	661	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	160	16498	2749.4	605	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	270	20172	3362.0	846	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	119	11391	1898.3	507	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
HH Streak (ZIM)	1993-2005	65	102	13559	2259.5	595	6079	216	6/73	28.14	2.69	62.77	16	7	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	100	11666	1944.2	367	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	76	8850	1475.0	339	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	69	7630	1271.4	280	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	63	8809	1468.1	336	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	72	8620	1436.4	293	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
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
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
RW Price (ZIM)	1999-2013	22	35	6135	1022.3	242	2885	80	6/73	36.06	2.82	76.68	5	5	1
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	84	6887	1147.5	318	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1	-
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	32	2929	488.1	86	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	64	6048	1008.0	255	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1994-2001	24	38	5720	953.2	211	2522	70	8/109	36.02	2.64	81.71	3	4	1
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	30	47	4502	750.2	129	2620	68	5/70	38.52	3.49	66.20	3	2	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	17	25	3023	503.5	97	1661	61	7/58	27.22	3.29	49.55	3	3	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	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
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	35	2578	429.4	100	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	37	3925	654.1	86	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2017	19	27	4214	702.2	71	2604	57	5/125	45.68	3.70	73.92	6	1	-
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	26	44	5433	905.3	306	2203	56	5/101	39.33	2.43	97.01	1	1	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	29	2821	470.1	90	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	19	30	3173	528.5	101	1964	53	5/73	37.05	3.71	59.86	1	3	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	33	3980	663.2	231	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1993-2002	46	52	4686	781.0	208	2088	51	4/18	40.94	2.67	91.88	3	-	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2011-2020	13	22	2511	418.3	79	1354	46	5/54	29.43	3.23	54.58	2	3	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	38	3001	500.1	95	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	85	3800	633.2	243	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	57	2703	450.3	48	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
MJ Procter (SA)	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	45	57	3234	539.0	120	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	-	-
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	46	3021	-	115	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2013-2025	21	30	3329	554.5	68	1779	40	7/113	44.47	3.20	83.22	-	2	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	21	2081	346.5	95	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	16	2105	350.5	68	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	21	36	1896	316.0	75	940	38	4/32	24.73	2.97	49.89	2	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	27	2515	419.1	85	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1992-1997	9	14	1733	288.5	82	749	37	5/48	20.24	2.59	46.83	4	2	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	20	2427	404.3	57	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	34	3561	593.3	135	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	-	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	25	3499	-	64	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	26	29	1620	270.0	62	702	35	8/70	20.05	2.60	46.28	1	1	1
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1932	12	19	2922	487.0	103	1145	35	6/92	32.71	2.35	83.48	2	1	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1996-2000	15	24	2596	432.4	149	1006	32	3/23	31.43	2.32	81.12	-	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2014	9	16	1889	314.5	87	813	31	5/59	26.22	2.58	60.93	-	1	-
DH Brain (ZIM)	1992-1995	9	16	1810	301.4	54	915	30	5/42	30.50	3.03	60.33	1	1	-
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	15	27	2805	-	134	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	-	-
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2005-2017	15	23	2489	414.5	86	1392	29	4/92	48.00	3.35	85.82	2	-	-
GB Lawrence (SA)	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
CP Carter (SA)	1912-1924	10	12	1475	245.5	47	694	28	6/50	24.78	2.82	52.67	-	2	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	39	2525	-	26	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	-
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2013-2024	10	18	1824	304.0	92	728	26	5/61	28.00	2.39	70.15	-	1	-
MG Melle (SA)	1950-1953	7	12	1667	-	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	-
AH McKinnon (SA)	1960-1967	8	15	2546	424.2	153	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	-	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1992-1999	10	18	1996	332.4	69	951	26	3/45	36.57	2.85	76.76	-	-	-
DT Tiripano (ZIM)	2014-2023	16	25	2693	448.5	99	1273	26	3/23	48.96	2.83	103.57	-	-	-
SC Williams (ZIM)	2013-2025	24	28	2488	414.4	44	1309	26	3/20	50.34	3.15	95.69	-	-	-
GF Bissett (SA)	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
D Paterson (SA)	2020-2024	7	13	1319	219.5	43	656	25	5/61	26.24	2.98	52.76	-	2	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1997-1998	8	13	1568	261.2	48	872	25	6/109	34.88	3.33	62.72	-	2	1
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2004	13	19	2000	333.2	63	1090	25	5/31	43.60	3.27	80.00	-	1	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2004	67	60	3378	563.0	122	1537	25	4/41	61.48	2.73	135.12	2	-	-
J Middleton (SA)	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
VM Nyauchi (ZIM)	2020-2025	11	18	1688	281.2	47	960	23	5/56	41.73	3.41	73.39	-	1	-
ERH Fuller (SA)	1953-1958	7	12	1898	-	61	668	22	5/66	30.36	2.11	86.27	-	1	-
XC Balaskas (SA)	1930-1939	9	11	1572	-	28	806	22	5/49	36.63	3.07	71.45	3	1	-
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2002	7	12	1962	327.0	79	928	22	4/116	42.18	2.83	89.18	2	-	-
GWA Chubb (SA)	1951-1951	5	8	1425	237.3	63	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2005	9	13	1486	247.4	50	774	21	6/59	36.85	3.12	70.76	-	1	-
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2014	14	22	1806	301.0	61	966	21	5/54	46.00	3.20	86.00	1	1	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-2004	7	13	1012	168.4	44	517	20	5/46	25.85	3.06	50.60	-	1	-
RJ Crisp (SA)	1935-1936	9	14	1428	238.0	30	747	20	5/99	37.35	3.13	71.40	-	1	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Durham Women vs Hampshire Women at Chester-le-Street, Women's One-Day Cup 45th Match, Sep 7, 2025 [Other OD]

Surrey Women vs Lancashire Women at Beckenham, Women's One-Day Cup 47th Match, Sep 7, 2025 [Other OD]

The Blaze Women vs Somerset Women at Taunton, Women's One-Day Cup 46th Match, Sep 7, 2025 [Other OD]