| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMB Rowan | 60.0x8 | 9 | 167 | 5 | 2.08 | South Africa | v England | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| NBF Mann | 36.0x8 | 4 | 154 | 2 | 3.20 | South Africa | v Australia | 3 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
| JW Gleeson | 30.2 | 5 | 142 | 1 | 4.68 | Australia | v South Africa | 5 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
| N Wagner | 33.0 | 4 | 135 | 1 | 4.09 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
| JS Patel | 36.5 | 2 | 134 | 1 | 3.63 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
| MG Melle | 23.0x8 | 2 | 132 | 2 | 4.30 | South Africa | v Australia | 3 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
| AN Connolly | 36.0 | 3 | 130 | 1 | 3.61 | Australia | v South Africa | 5 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
| NM Lyon | 46.0 | 7 | 130 | 5 | 2.82 | Australia | v South Africa | 20 Feb 2014 | Test # 2121 | |
| NI Thomson | 47.0 | 7 | 128 | 1 | 2.72 | England | v South Africa | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| PCR Tufnell | 42.0 | 9 | 124 | 4 | 2.95 | England | v South Africa | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
| JA Young | 48.0x8 | 9 | 122 | 0 | 1.90 | England | v South Africa | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| CN McCarthy | 29.0x8 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 3.12 | South Africa | v Australia | 3 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
| DW Steyn | 31.0 | 4 | 121 | 2 | 3.90 | South Africa | v West Indies | 26 Dec 2007 | Test # 1856 | |
| DW Steyn | 25.5 | 2 | 117 | 2 | 4.52 | South Africa | v England | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1728 | |
| JE Taylor | 30.0 | 7 | 114 | 2 | 3.80 | West Indies | v South Africa | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2153 | |
| KE Palmer | 35.0 | 6 | 113 | 1 | 3.22 | England | v South Africa | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| DG Cork | 43.2 | 12 | 113 | 4 | 2.60 | England | v South Africa | 26 Dec 1995 | Test # 1320 | |
| SM Pollock | 34.0 | 7 | 112 | 3 | 3.29 | South Africa | v England | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
| CP Carter | 41.0 | 9 | 111 | 2 | 2.70 | South Africa | v England | 27 Feb 1914 | Test # 134 | |
| MA Starc | 33.4 | 5 | 110 | 1 | 3.26 | Australia | v South Africa | 9 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
| AA Donald | 34.0 | 9 | 109 | 3 | 3.20 | South Africa | v England | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
| TA Boult | 32.0 | 5 | 108 | 1 | 3.37 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
| Imran Tahir | 26.0 | 2 | 108 | 3 | 4.15 | South Africa | v West Indies | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2153 | |
| D Gough | 21.1 | 1 | 107 | 1 | 5.05 | England | v South Africa | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
| RK Illingworth | 39.5 | 8 | 105 | 3 | 2.63 | England | v South Africa | 26 Dec 1995 | Test # 1320 | |
| Danish Kaneria | 51.2 | 14 | 105 | 4 | 2.04 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 19 Jan 2007 | Test # 1829 | |
| CS Martin | 29.0 | 8 | 104 | 4 | 3.58 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 30 Nov 2000 | Test # 1519 | |
| HJ Tayfield | 25.0x8 | 1 | 103 | 2 | 3.09 | South Africa | v Australia | 3 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
| SJ Benn | 28.0 | 4 | 102 | 1 | 3.64 | West Indies | v South Africa | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2153 | |
| EB Lundie | 46.3 | 9 | 101 | 4 | 2.17 | South Africa | v England | 27 Feb 1914 | Test # 134 | |
| JM Blanckenberg | 34.0 | 7 | 101 | 2 | 2.97 | South Africa | v England | 27 Feb 1914 | Test # 134 | |
| AR Caddick | 31.0 | 5 | 100 | 1 | 3.22 | England | v South Africa | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
| M Ntini | 30.0 | 6 | 100 | 3 | 3.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | 26 Dec 2007 | Test # 1856 | |
| AH McKinnon | 46.0 | 17 | 99 | 1 | 2.15 | South Africa | v England | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| JR Hazlewood | 30.0 | 5 | 98 | 2 | 3.26 | Australia | v South Africa | 9 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
| JC Alabaster | 52.0 | 23 | 96 | 2 | 1.84 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
| PM Siddle | 34.0 | 9 | 96 | 0 | 2.82 | Australia | v South Africa | 20 Feb 2014 | Test # 2121 | |
| K Rabada | 21.0 | 2 | 96 | 5 | 4.57 | South Africa | v Australia | 9 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
| NBF Mann | 51.0x8 | 18 | 95 | 3 | 1.39 | South Africa | v England | 5 Mar 1949 | Test # 313 | |
| AJ Hall | 22.0 | 1 | 95 | 2 | 4.31 | South Africa | v England | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1728 | |
| DAJ Bracewell | 34.0 | 6 | 94 | 3 | 2.76 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
| DM de Silva | 15.0 | 0 | 91 | 2 | 6.06 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 26 Dec 2016 | Test # 2243 | |
| JW Gleeson | 32.0 | 9 | 90 | 2 | 2.81 | Australia | v South Africa | 5 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
| Mohammad Sami | 29.0 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 3.10 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 19 Jan 2007 | Test # 1829 | |
| KA Maharaj | 23.0 | 2 | 90 | 2 | 3.91 | South Africa | v Australia | 9 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 34.0 | 6 | 89 | 1 | 2.61 | India | v South Africa | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
| PM Siddle | 19.0 | 2 | 89 | 2 | 4.68 | Australia | v South Africa | 20 Feb 2014 | Test # 2121 | |
| SJ Harmison | 25.0 | 2 | 88 | 1 | 3.52 | England | v South Africa | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1728 | |
| FJ Titmus | 37.1 | 7 | 87 | 2 | 2.34 | England | v South Africa | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
| CA Walsh | 23.4 | 0 | 87 | 4 | 3.67 | West Indies | v South Africa | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, Mar 9-12, 2018
[Test # 2298] |
|
South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth, Only Test, Dec 26-27, 2017
[Test # 2290] |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2016
[Test # 2243] |