| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 12 | 22 | 2556 | 959 | 44 | 6/50 | 8/105 | 21.79 | 2.25 | 58.0 | 2 | 0 |
| M Ntini (SA) | 2000-2009 | 10 | 19 | 2201 | 1212 | 43 | 5/48 | 8/89 | 28.18 | 3.30 | 51.1 | 2 | 0 |
| HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1950-1958 | 4 | 8 | 2092 | 489 | 30 | 8/69 | 9/90 | 16.30 | 1.40 | 69.7 | 3 | 0 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-1999 | 7 | 11 | 1208 | 600 | 29 | 5/40 | 9/54 | 20.68 | 2.98 | 41.6 | 2 | 0 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2011 | 6 | 11 | 1329 | 736 | 29 | 6/50 | 8/110 | 25.37 | 3.32 | 45.8 | 3 | 0 |
| CL Vincent (SA) | 1928-1931 | 4 | 6 | 974 | 386 | 19 | 6/51 | 7/162 | 20.31 | 2.37 | 51.2 | 2 | 0 |
| JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2011 | 15 | 25 | 1759 | 795 | 19 | 3/18 | 5/124 | 41.84 | 2.71 | 92.5 | 0 | 0 |
| CV Grimmett (Aus) | 1935-1936 | 2 | 4 | 1038 | 304 | 18 | 7/100 | 13/173 | 16.88 | 1.75 | 57.6 | 2 | 1 |
| SK Warne (Aus) | 1994-2006 | 3 | 5 | 953 | 399 | 18 | 6/86 | 8/166 | 22.16 | 2.51 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 |
| A Nel (SA) | 2003-2008 | 4 | 8 | 831 | 481 | 18 | 3/43 | 6/111 | 26.72 | 3.47 | 46.1 | 0 | 0 |
| M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2011 | 5 | 9 | 999 | 552 | 17 | 3/47 | 5/115 | 32.47 | 3.31 | 58.7 | 0 | 0 |
| NAT Adcock (SA) | 1953-1958 | 3 | 6 | 819 | 245 | 14 | 6/43 | 7/77 | 17.50 | 1.79 | 58.5 | 1 | 0 |
| PM Pollock (SA) | 1961-1970 | 4 | 7 | 834 | 348 | 14 | 6/38 | 9/99 | 24.85 | 2.50 | 59.5 | 1 | 0 |
| NBF Mann (SA) | 1948-1950 | 2 | 4 | 810 | 204 | 13 | 6/59 | 7/72 | 15.69 | 1.51 | 62.3 | 1 | 0 |
| EP Nupen (SA) | 1923-1928 | 3 | 5 | 832 | 306 | 13 | 5/83 | 6/97 | 23.53 | 2.20 | 64.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PS de Villiers (SA) | 1994-1998 | 3 | 6 | 826 | 350 | 13 | 5/64 | 8/120 | 26.92 | 2.54 | 63.5 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Procter (SA) | 1967-1970 | 2 | 4 | 438 | 199 | 12 | 4/71 | 7/98 | 16.58 | 2.72 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 |
| AS Kennedy (Eng) | 1923-1923 | 2 | 3 | 679 | 210 | 12 | 5/76 | 7/122 | 17.50 | 1.85 | 56.5 | 2 | 0 |
| WJ O'Reilly (Aus) | 1935-1936 | 2 | 4 | 765 | 210 | 12 | 5/49 | 8/104 | 17.50 | 1.64 | 63.7 | 1 | 0 |
| S Sreesanth (India) | 2006-2010 | 2 | 4 | 390 | 274 | 12 | 4/79 | 8/188 | 22.83 | 4.21 | 32.5 | 0 | 0 |
| K Farnes (Eng) | 1939-1939 | 2 | 4 | 875 | 291 | 12 | 4/29 | 7/109 | 24.25 | 1.99 | 72.9 | 0 | 0 |
| BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1996 | 5 | 8 | 876 | 311 | 12 | 3/40 | 6/93 | 25.91 | 2.13 | 73.0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVP Wright (Eng) | 1939-1948 | 3 | 6 | 1048 | 482 | 12 | 4/72 | 5/101 | 40.16 | 2.75 | 87.3 | 0 | 0 |
| M Muralitharan (SL) | 2000-2000 | 1 | 2 | 411 | 161 | 11 | 6/39 | 11/161 | 14.63 | 2.35 | 37.3 | 2 | 1 |
| IAR Peebles (Eng) | 1928-1931 | 2 | 4 | 478 | 236 | 11 | 4/67 | 7/138 | 21.45 | 2.96 | 43.4 | 0 | 0 |
| TL Goddard (SA) | 1957-1970 | 5 | 9 | 1424 | 323 | 11 | 2/10 | 3/40 | 29.36 | 1.36 | 129.4 | 0 | 0 |
| N Boje (SA) | 2000-2006 | 4 | 7 | 964 | 459 | 11 | 2/30 | 4/74 | 41.72 | 2.85 | 87.6 | 0 | 0 |
| ACB Langton (SA) | 1935-1939 | 4 | 6 | 1459 | 521 | 11 | 4/113 | 4/142 | 47.36 | 2.14 | 132.6 | 0 | 0 |
| BKV Prasad (India) | 1996-1996 | 1 | 2 | 264 | 153 | 10 | 5/60 | 10/153 | 15.30 | 3.47 | 26.4 | 2 | 1 |
| W Voce (Eng) | 1931-1931 | 2 | 4 | 542 | 169 | 10 | 5/58 | 6/72 | 16.90 | 1.87 | 54.2 | 1 | 0 |
| B Lee (Aus) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 4 | 474 | 291 | 10 | 5/69 | 6/134 | 29.10 | 3.68 | 47.4 | 1 | 0 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 2011-2011 | 1 | 2 | 303 | 128 | 9 | 5/79 | 9/128 | 14.22 | 2.53 | 33.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) | 1998-1998 | 1 | 2 | 414 | 149 | 9 | 6/78 | 9/149 | 16.55 | 2.15 | 46.0 | 1 | 0 |
| GP Swann (Eng) | 2009-2009 | 1 | 2 | 336 | 164 | 9 | 5/54 | 9/164 | 18.22 | 2.92 | 37.3 | 1 | 0 |
| EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 4 | 6 | 564 | 186 | 9 | 3/18 | 6/87 | 20.66 | 1.97 | 62.6 | 0 | 0 |
| M Hayward (SA) | 1999-2002 | 2 | 3 | 262 | 193 | 9 | 5/56 | 7/119 | 21.44 | 4.41 | 29.1 | 1 | 0 |
| GF Bissett (SA) | 1928-1928 | 2 | 4 | 456 | 220 | 9 | 7/29 | 9/90 | 24.44 | 2.89 | 50.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Z Khan (India) | 2006-2010 | 2 | 4 | 438 | 241 | 9 | 3/36 | 6/93 | 26.77 | 3.30 | 48.6 | 0 | 0 |
| CB van Ryneveld (SA) | 1953-1958 | 3 | 6 | 782 | 252 | 9 | 3/69 | 4/111 | 28.00 | 1.93 | 86.8 | 0 | 0 |
| AE Hall (SA) | 1923-1928 | 3 | 6 | 814 | 259 | 9 | 4/105 | 5/107 | 28.77 | 1.90 | 90.4 | 0 | 0 |
| A Kumble (India) | 1992-2006 | 3 | 6 | 719 | 273 | 9 | 3/62 | 4/99 | 30.33 | 2.27 | 79.8 | 0 | 0 |
| SJ Staples (Eng) | 1928-1928 | 2 | 4 | 828 | 287 | 9 | 3/50 | 5/161 | 31.88 | 2.07 | 92.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WA Johnston (Aus) | 1950-1950 | 1 | 2 | 396 | 114 | 8 | 4/39 | 8/114 | 14.25 | 1.72 | 49.5 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Caddick (Eng) | 1999-1999 | 1 | 2 | 312 | 116 | 8 | 7/46 | 8/116 | 14.50 | 2.23 | 39.0 | 1 | 0 |
| M de Lange (SA) | 2011-2011 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 126 | 8 | 7/81 | 8/126 | 15.75 | 3.46 | 27.2 | 1 | 0 |
| JC White (Eng) | 1931-1931 | 2 | 4 | 516 | 154 | 8 | 3/21 | 6/54 | 19.25 | 1.79 | 64.5 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Fernando (SL) | 2000-2011 | 2 | 4 | 378 | 204 | 8 | 5/98 | 6/146 | 25.50 | 3.23 | 47.2 | 1 | 0 |
| J Srinath (India) | 1992-1996 | 2 | 4 | 462 | 227 | 8 | 3/80 | 5/116 | 28.37 | 2.94 | 57.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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South Africa v Sri Lanka at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2011
[Test # 2026] |
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South Africa v India at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2010
[Test # 1987] |
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South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009
[Test # 1944] |
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