Bowling Most Wickets Series

Most wickets in a series for South Africa in Tests

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2280	285.0	105	10	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
AEE Vogler (SA)	5	1349	224.5	33	10	783	36	7/94	21.75	3.48	37.47	2	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
MD Marshall (WI)	5	1219	203.1	49	10	443	35	7/22	12.65	2.18	34.82	1	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1988
CA Walsh (WI)	5	1322	220.2	92	9	436	34	6/74	12.82	1.97	38.88	4	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 2000
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1563	260.3	77	10	542	33	7/25	16.42	2.08	47.36	1	3	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
MD Marshall (WI)	6	1326	221.0	59	11	621	33	6/37	18.81	2.80	40.18	2	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
AA Donald (SA)	5	1460	243.2	69	10	653	33	6/88	19.78	2.68	44.24	1	4	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
AL Valentine (WI)	4	2535	422.3	197	8	674	33	8/104	20.42	1.59	76.81	2	2	2
West Indies in England Test Series, 1950
CEH Croft (WI)	5	1307	217.5	45	10	676	33	8/29	20.48	3.10	39.60	2	1	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
CC Griffith (WI)	5	1343	223.5	54	10	519	32	6/36	16.21	2.31	41.96	-	3	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
AME Roberts (WI)	5	1251	208.3	51	10	585	32	7/64	18.28	2.80	39.09	-	3	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
J Garner (WI)	5	1253	208.5	56	10	523	31	6/60	16.87	2.50	40.41	-	3	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
CEL Ambrose (WI)	6	1235	205.5	62	11	428	30	5/25	14.26	2.07	41.16	1	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1997/98
WW Hall (WI)	5	1330	221.4	65	10	530	30	6/50	17.66	2.39	44.33	1	2	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
MA Holding (WI)	6	1342	223.4	43	11	663	30	5/102	22.10	2.96	44.73	2	1	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	2228	278.4	58	9	843	30	7/81	28.10	2.27	74.26	2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1184	197.2	44	10	483	29	5/43	16.65	2.44	40.82	1	3	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
J Garner (WI)	5	1307	217.5	60	10	540	29	5/55	18.62	2.47	45.06	3	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1984
SJ Pegler (SA)	6	1388	231.2	40	8	619	29	7/65	21.34	2.67	47.86	2	2	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
M Ntini (SA)	4	1121	186.5	45	8	620	29	5/49	21.37	3.31	38.65	1	3	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	1255	209.1	45	9	635	29	6/87	21.89	3.03	43.27	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
MA Holding (WI)	4	957	159.3	54	8	356	28	8/92	12.71	2.23	34.17	-	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
GB Lawrence (SA)	5	1334	222.2	62	9	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
AME Roberts (WI)	5	1330	221.4	69	10	537	28	6/37	19.17	2.42	47.50	-	3	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
MD Marshall (WI)	5	1292	215.2	45	9	554	28	5/38	19.78	2.57	46.14	1	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1984/85
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1494	249.0	68	9	560	28	6/52	20.00	2.24	53.35	1	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1991
AL Valentine (WI)	5	2580	430.0	178	10	828	28	5/64	29.57	1.92	92.14	2	2	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1952/53
WW Hall (WI)	5	1006	167.4	37	10	425	27	6/49	15.74	2.53	37.25	-	2	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1961/62
J Garner (WI)	5	937	156.1	30	10	436	27	4/43	16.14	2.79	34.70	3	-	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1985/86
MD Marshall (WI)	5	1017	169.3	36	10	482	27	4/38	17.85	2.84	37.66	3	-	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1985/86
MD Marshall (WI)	4	1021	170.1	30	7	486	27	7/80	18.00	2.85	37.81	4	1	1
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1984/85
AE Hall (SA)	4	1505	250.5	82	8	501	27	7/63	18.55	1.99	55.74	2	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
IR Bishop (WI)	6	1455	242.3	49	12	649	27	5/32	24.03	2.67	53.88	1	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
MJ Procter (SA)	4	858	143.0	50	8	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
J Garner (WI)	5	1276	212.4	73	10	371	26	4/30	14.26	1.74	49.07	2	-	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1980
R Gilchrist (WI)	4	1189	198.1	73	8	419	26	6/55	16.11	2.11	45.73	1	1	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1533	255.3	101	10	422	26	6/53	16.23	1.65	58.96	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
CA Walsh (WI)	4	823	137.1	24	7	437	26	5/54	16.80	3.18	31.65	3	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1987/88
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1346	224.2	59	9	519	26	6/24	19.96	2.31	51.76	3	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
CA Walsh (WI)	4	1249	208.1	38	8	543	26	5/39	20.88	2.60	48.03	3	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99
LR Gibbs (WI)	5	1497	249.3	74	10	554	26	6/98	21.30	2.22	57.57	2	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1227	204.3	38	10	558	26	5/72	21.46	2.72	47.19	1	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	1881	313.3	124	8	568	26	5/60	21.84	1.81	72.34	1	3	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1578	263.0	69	9	587	26	6/65	22.57	2.23	60.69	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
S Ramadhin (WI)	4	2267	377.5	170	8	604	26	6/86	23.23	1.59	87.19	-	3	1
West Indies in England Test Series, 1950
LR Gibbs (WI)	5	1950	325.0	108	10	696	26	5/102	26.76	2.14	75.00	2	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1972/73
CA Walsh (WI)	6	1740	290.0	57	12	786	26	5/45	30.23	2.71	66.92	2	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
CB Llewellyn (SA)	3	796	132.4	23	6	448	25	6/92	17.92	3.37	31.84	-	4	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
GF Bissett (SA)	4	989	164.5	28	8	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
CA Walsh (WI)	5	1582	263.4	87	10	492	25	6/61	19.68	1.86	63.28	1	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1894	315.4	148	9	528	25	5/31	21.12	1.67	75.76	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	5	1510	251.4	60	9	613	25	6/76	24.52	2.43	60.40	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
M Ntini (SA)	5	1329	221.3	49	10	627	25	4/50	25.08	2.83	53.16	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
RO Schwarz (SA)	5	1006	167.4	19	9	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
J Garner (WI)	5	1317	219.3	41	10	688	25	4/48	27.52	3.13	52.68	3	-	-
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
PM Pollock (SA)	5	1275	159.3	11	9	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
JT Partridge (SA)	5	1980	247.4	33	10	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
MA Holding (WI)	3	843	140.3	37	6	344	24	6/62	14.33	2.44	35.12	-	4	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1981/82
D Olivier (SA)	3	528	88.0	16	6	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
SJ Snooke (SA)	5	870	145.0	36	9	369	24	8/70	15.37	2.54	36.25	1	1	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
MD Marshall (WI)	4	1006	167.4	50	8	437	24	7/53	18.20	2.60	41.91	-	3	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1984
CEH Croft (WI)	4	947	157.5	34	8	455	24	6/74	18.95	2.88	39.45	1	2	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1980/81
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1363	170.3	27	9	485	24	5/43	20.20	2.13	56.79	1	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
LR Gibbs (WI)	5	1589	264.5	93	10	490	24	8/38	20.41	1.85	66.20	1	1	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1961/62
AME Roberts (WI)	5	1127	187.5	36	9	545	24	5/39	22.70	2.90	46.95	3	1	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1982/83
AL Valentine (WI)	5	1737	217.1	42	8	691	24	6/102	28.79	2.38	72.37	1	3	-
West Indies in Australia Test Series, 1951/52
AMB Rowan (SA)	5	2218	277.2	40	9	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
LR Gibbs (WI)	5	2338	292.2	52	8	923	24	5/88	38.45	2.36	97.41	2	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
AA Donald (SA)	5	704	117.2	25	9	395	23	5/49	17.17	3.36	30.60	-	2	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
K Rabada (SA)	4	845	140.5	40	8	443	23	6/54	19.26	3.14	36.73	1	2	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
GS Sobers (WI)	5	1341	223.3	61	10	473	23	5/63	20.56	2.11	58.30	2	1	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 1961/62
IR Bishop (WI)	5	1206	201.0	39	10	480	23	6/40	20.86	2.38	52.43	-	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
KCG Benjamin (WI)	5	950	158.2	33	9	506	23	5/69	22.00	3.19	41.30	1	2	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
CL Vincent (SA)	5	1336	222.4	43	9	517	23	6/131	22.47	2.32	58.08	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
S Ramadhin (WI)	5	1827	304.3	133	10	559	23	6/113	24.30	1.83	79.43	2	1	-
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
W Ferguson (WI)	4	1296	216.0	43	8	567	23	6/92	24.65	2.62	56.34	-	3	1
England in West Indies Test Series, 1947/48
AJ Bell (SA)	5	1242	207.0	28	6	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
M Dillon (WI)	5	1329	221.3	52	8	626	23	5/71	27.21	2.82	57.78	3	1	-
India in West Indies Test Series, 2002
M Ntini (SA)	5	1178	196.2	34	10	814	23	5/75	35.39	4.14	51.21	1	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
S Joseph (WI)	3	620	103.2	19	6	329	22	5/87	14.95	3.18	28.18	4	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2025
CA Walsh (WI)	4	953	158.5	36	8	416	22	6/80	18.90	2.61	43.31	2	1	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
AA Donald (SA)	4	872	145.2	41	7	422	22	6/53	19.18	2.90	39.63	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
CEL Ambrose (WI)	5	1219	203.1	56	10	445	22	4/53	20.22	2.19	55.40	2	-	-
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1988
K Rabada (SA)	3	658	109.4	17	6	482	22	7/112	21.90	4.39	29.90	-	3	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
A Nel (SA)	4	958	159.4	42	8	510	22	5/87	23.18	3.19	43.54	-	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
CA Walsh (WI)	6	1568	261.2	64	11	564	22	4/80	25.63	2.15	71.27	1	-	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1997/98
KCG Benjamin (WI)	5	1091	181.5	38	8	566	22	6/66	25.72	3.11	49.59	2	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
AME Roberts (WI)	5	1134	141.6	15	10	580	22	7/54	26.36	3.06	51.54	1	1	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
WW Hall (WI)	5	1418	236.2	49	10	679	22	7/69	30.86	2.87	64.45	-	2	-
England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60
NAT Adcock (SA)	5	1136	142.0	32	10	313	21	4/20	14.90	1.65	54.09	3	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
VD Philander (SA)	3	609	101.3	19	6	325	21	6/44	15.47	3.20	29.00	2	2	1
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12
DW Steyn (SA)	3	744	124.0	31	6	367	21	6/50	17.47	2.95	35.42	1	2	-
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
HJ Tayfield (SA)	5	1542	192.6	80	8	377	21	6/13	17.95	1.46	73.42	-	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
EP Nupen (SA)	3	947	157.5	21	6	413	21	6/46	19.66	2.61	45.09	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
JH Sinclair (SA)	5	1065	177.3	49	10	418	21	4/41	19.90	2.35	50.71	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
IR Bishop (WI)	4	973	162.1	37	8	419	21	5/84	19.95	2.58	46.33	1	1	-
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1989/90
MD Marshall (WI)	5	938	156.2	24	9	437	21	3/31	20.80	2.79	44.66	-	-	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1990/91
LR Gibbs (WI)	5	1559	259.5	103	10	454	21	7/98	21.61	1.74	74.23	-	2	-
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
MD Marshall (WI)	4	953	158.5	25	8	480	21	5/42	22.85	3.02	45.38	-	2	-
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
PS Heine (SA)	4	1199	199.5	46	8	494	21	5/60	23.52	2.47	57.09	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955

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