Bowling Most Wickets Series

Cricket Records for England vs South Africa in Test matches

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SF Barnes (ENG)	4	1356	226.0	56	8	536	49	9/103	10.93	2.37	27.67	-	7	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
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
GA Lohmann (ENG)	3	520	104.0	38	6	203	35	9/28	5.80	2.34	14.85	-	4	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1895/96
SF Barnes (ENG)	3	768	128.0	38	6	282	34	8/29	8.29	2.20	22.58	1	5	3
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
SF Barnes (ENG)	3	768	128.0	38	6	282	34	8/29	8.29	2.20	22.58	1	5	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
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
AS Kennedy (ENG)	5	1683	280.3	91	9	599	31	5/76	19.32	2.13	54.29	3	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1655	275.5	84	10	517	30	7/58	17.23	1.87	55.16	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
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
MW Tate (ENG)	5	1304	217.2	68	8	424	27	6/42	15.70	1.95	48.29	2	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
JB Statham (ENG)	5	1218	203.0	54	10	491	27	6/63	18.18	2.41	45.11	-	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
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
C Blythe (ENG)	3	603	100.3	26	6	270	26	8/59	10.38	2.68	23.19	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1907
JH Wardle (ENG)	4	1118	139.6	37	8	359	26	7/36	13.80	1.92	43.00	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
WS Lees (ENG)	5	1256	209.2	69	9	467	26	6/78	17.96	2.23	48.30	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
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
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	5	1203	200.3	37	10	663	26	7/61	25.50	3.30	46.26	-	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
MM Ali (ENG)	4	726	121.0	26	8	391	25	6/53	15.64	3.23	29.04	3	2	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
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
FS Trueman (ENG)	5	1083	180.3	31	10	508	25	5/27	20.32	2.81	43.32	2	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
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
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
ARC Fraser (ENG)	5	1221	203.3	55	8	492	24	5/42	20.50	2.41	50.87	1	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
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
GHT Simpson-Hayward (ENG)	5	898	149.4	18	10	420	23	6/43	18.26	2.80	39.04	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
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
W Voce (ENG)	5	1504	250.4	65	9	561	23	5/58	24.39	2.23	65.39	3	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
A Flintoff (ENG)	5	1208	201.2	42	10	574	23	4/44	24.95	2.85	52.52	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
GJ Thompson (ENG)	5	1343	223.5	66	10	619	23	4/50	26.91	2.76	58.39	1	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
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
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
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
AP Freeman (ENG)	3	1129	188.1	47	5	547	22	7/71	24.86	2.90	51.31	-	3	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
J Briggs (ENG)	2	391	97.3	51	4	101	21	8/11	4.80	1.54	18.61	1	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1888/89
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
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
R Tattersall (ENG)	5	1568	261.2	99	10	439	21	7/52	20.90	1.67	74.66	-	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
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
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1333	222.1	83	10	503	21	4/32	23.95	2.26	63.47	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
C Blythe (ENG)	5	1360	226.4	74	9	548	21	6/68	26.09	2.41	64.76	-	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
CN McCarthy (SA)	5	1285	160.5	15	9	561	21	6/43	26.71	2.61	61.19	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
GWA Chubb (SA)	5	1425	237.3	63	8	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
CP Buckenham (ENG)	4	1182	197.0	25	8	593	21	5/115	28.23	3.01	56.28	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
GP Swann (ENG)	4	1262	210.2	25	7	659	21	5/54	31.38	3.13	60.09	1	2	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
JM Anderson (ENG)	4	752	125.2	39	8	282	20	5/72	14.10	2.25	37.60	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
PM Pollock (SA)	3	986	164.2	55	6	366	20	5/34	18.30	2.22	49.30	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1965
N Gordon (SA)	5	1966	245.6	28	8	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
TE Bailey (ENG)	5	1139	142.3	43	8	232	19	5/20	12.21	1.22	59.94	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
SM Pollock (SA)	5	1106	184.2	69	8	396	19	4/16	20.84	2.14	58.21	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
M Morkel (SA)	4	882	147.0	28	7	408	19	5/75	21.47	2.77	46.42	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	5	1030	171.4	44	7	428	19	5/83	22.52	2.49	54.21	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
DVP Wright (ENG)	4	1100	183.2	50	8	484	19	5/80	25.47	2.64	57.89	-	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
DG Cork (ENG)	5	1136	189.2	48	7	485	19	5/84	25.52	2.56	59.78	2	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
AA Donald (SA)	5	1043	173.5	45	8	497	19	5/46	26.15	2.85	54.89	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
M Morkel (SA)	4	954	159.0	34	8	501	19	4/41	26.36	3.15	50.21	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
H Verity (ENG)	5	2266	283.2	89	9	552	19	5/70	29.05	1.46	119.26	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
RO Schwarz (SA)	5	681	113.3	21	10	310	18	4/30	17.22	2.73	37.83	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
SCJ Broad (ENG)	4	835	139.1	38	7	371	18	6/17	20.61	2.66	46.38	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
CL Vincent (SA)	5	1014	169.0	47	8	374	18	6/51	20.77	2.21	56.33	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
SM Pollock (SA)	4	1319	219.5	72	8	464	18	5/53	25.77	2.11	73.27	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
IAR Peebles (ENG)	4	1005	167.3	27	7	466	18	6/63	25.88	2.78	55.83	2	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
A Nortje (SA)	4	750	125.0	16	7	488	18	5/110	27.11	3.90	41.66	-	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
A Nortje (SA)	4	750	125.0	16	7	488	18	5/110	27.11	3.90	41.66	-	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
PS Heine (SA)	5	1480	185.0	34	10	517	18	4/22	28.72	2.09	82.22	1	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
DG Cork (ENG)	5	1048	174.4	29	8	573	18	6/119	31.83	3.28	58.22	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
CL Vincent (SA)	4	1167	194.3	39	6	601	18	4/45	33.38	3.08	64.83	3	-	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935
AMB Rowan (SA)	5	1449	241.3	48	8	619	18	5/68	34.38	2.56	80.50	-	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
FJ Titmus (ENG)	5	1855	309.1	87	10	694	18	5/66	38.55	2.24	103.05	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
AE Trott (ENG)	2	474	94.4	37	4	198	17	5/49	11.64	2.50	27.88	3	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1898/99
AER Gilligan (ENG)	4	801	133.3	38	7	322	17	6/7	18.94	2.41	47.11	-	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
JB Statham (ENG)	4	1064	177.2	54	8	363	17	7/39	21.35	2.04	62.58	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
D Gough (ENG)	4	785	130.5	26	5	388	17	6/42	22.82	2.96	46.17	1	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1212	202.0	79	9	414	17	5/80	24.35	2.04	71.29	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
SM Pollock (SA)	4	1062	177.0	57	8	420	17	6/39	24.70	2.37	62.47	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
NBF Mann (SA)	5	1323	165.3	42	9	430	17	6/59	25.29	1.95	77.82	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
DA Allen (ENG)	4	1535	255.5	89	7	458	17	5/41	26.94	1.79	90.29	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
KA Maharaj (SA)	4	976	162.4	29	8	516	17	4/85	30.35	3.17	57.41	1	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
GG Macaulay (ENG)	4	966	161.0	46	7	326	16	5/64	20.37	2.02	60.37	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
WJ Edrich (ENG)	4	809	134.5	33	8	370	16	4/77	23.12	2.74	50.56	2	-	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
SM Pollock (SA)	5	899	149.5	44	8	377	16	5/32	23.56	2.51	56.18	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
AJ Hall (SA)	4	868	144.4	29	7	430	16	3/18	26.87	2.97	54.25	-	-	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
K Rabada (SA)	3	810	135.0	28	6	455	16	4/91	28.43	3.37	50.62	1	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
AR Caddick (ENG)	5	1110	185.0	51	7	468	16	7/46	29.25	2.52	69.37	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
RO Jenkins (ENG)	5	1063	132.7	21	10	495	16	4/48	30.93	2.79	66.43	1	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
K Farnes (ENG)	5	1491	186.3	35	9	519	16	4/29	32.43	2.08	93.18	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
JM Anderson (ENG)	4	977	162.5	22	7	548	16	5/63	34.25	3.36	61.06	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
AV Bedser (ENG)	5	1653	206.5	37	10	554	16	4/39	34.62	2.01	103.31	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
JH Wardle (ENG)	3	994	165.4	77	6	273	15	4/24	18.20	1.64	66.26	3	-	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
AEE Vogler (SA)	3	629	104.5	24	5	295	15	7/128	19.66	2.81	41.93	1	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1907
SJ Pegler (SA)	3	696	116.0	17	4	340	15	7/65	22.66	2.93	46.40	-	1	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
SJ Pegler (SA)	3	696	116.0	17	4	340	15	7/65	22.66	2.93	46.40	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1912
DW Steyn (SA)	3	713	118.5	24	5	357	15	5/51	23.80	3.00	47.53	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
TL Goddard (SA)	5	1724	215.4	81	10	370	15	3/51	24.66	1.28	114.93	-	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	968	161.2	44	10	399	15	5/36	26.60	2.47	64.53	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
SP Jones (ENG)	4	739	123.1	21	8	400	15	4/39	26.66	3.24	49.26	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]