| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEL Ambrose (WI) | 1988-1999 | 68 | 91 | 8909 | 4048 | 189 | 7/25 | 10/120 | 21.41 | 2.72 | 47.1 | 11 | 1 |
| IT Botham (ENG) | 1977-1992 | 69 | 98 | 10226 | 5265 | 183 | 6/78 | 11/176 | 28.77 | 3.08 | 55.8 | 9 | 2 |
| RJ Hadlee (NZ) | 1973-1990 | 59 | 76 | 7941 | 3728 | 176 | 9/52 | 15/123 | 21.18 | 2.81 | 45.1 | 15 | 3 |
| CA Walsh (WI) | 1984-2001 | 74 | 105 | 10498 | 5244 | 165 | 6/54 | 9/146 | 31.78 | 2.99 | 63.6 | 4 | 0 |
| RGD Willis (ENG) | 1971-1983 | 53 | 87 | 8256 | 3870 | 149 | 8/43 | 9/118 | 25.97 | 2.81 | 55.4 | 7 | 0 |
| J Garner (WI) | 1978-1987 | 52 | 69 | 6054 | 2936 | 143 | 6/60 | 9/142 | 20.53 | 2.90 | 42.3 | 5 | 0 |
| JM Anderson (ENG) | 2002-2018 | 65 | 92 | 8793 | 5190 | 143 | 6/47 | 10/158 | 36.29 | 3.54 | 61.4 | 5 | 1 |
| A Kumble (INDIA) | 1994-2008 | 49 | 67 | 8047 | 4615 | 142 | 8/141 | 13/181 | 32.50 | 3.44 | 56.6 | 10 | 2 |
| MD Marshall (WI) | 1981-1992 | 59 | 75 | 6519 | 3358 | 134 | 5/29 | 10/107 | 25.05 | 3.09 | 48.6 | 7 | 1 |
| SCJ Broad (ENG) | 2007-2018 | 55 | 76 | 6720 | 4064 | 131 | 8/15 | 11/121 | 31.02 | 3.62 | 51.2 | 6 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh (INDIA) | 1998-2013 | 58 | 74 | 7824 | 4415 | 129 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 34.22 | 3.38 | 60.6 | 7 | 3 |
| MA Holding (WI) | 1975-1987 | 52 | 68 | 5761 | 2956 | 128 | 6/21 | 11/107 | 23.09 | 3.07 | 45.0 | 6 | 1 |
| N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1979-1994 | 61 | 77 | 6778 | 3249 | 124 | 8/106 | 8/109 | 26.20 | 2.87 | 54.6 | 8 | 0 |
| DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) | 1997-2015 | 82 | 94 | 8296 | 4761 | 124 | 7/87 | 12/149 | 38.39 | 3.44 | 66.9 | 6 | 1 |
| DW Steyn (SA) | 2006-2016 | 45 | 58 | 4677 | 3325 | 118 | 5/67 | 10/154 | 28.17 | 4.26 | 39.6 | 2 | 1 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1985-2003 | 62 | 70 | 5602 | 3126 | 117 | 6/62 | 11/160 | 26.71 | 3.34 | 47.8 | 5 | 1 |
| M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) | 1992-2011 | 55 | 62 | 6389 | 3839 | 112 | 6/59 | 11/212 | 34.27 | 3.60 | 57.0 | 5 | 1 |
| DL Underwood (ENG) | 1968-1980 | 36 | 59 | 8336 | 2954 | 110 | 7/50 | 11/215 | 26.85 | 2.12 | 75.7 | 4 | 2 |
| W Rhodes (ENG) | 1899-1926 | 41 | 65 | 5790 | 2616 | 109 | 8/68 | 15/124 | 24.00 | 2.71 | 53.1 | 6 | 1 |
| D Gough (ENG) | 1994-2005 | 41 | 53 | 5050 | 3260 | 108 | 6/49 | 7/119 | 30.18 | 3.87 | 46.7 | 5 | 0 |
| SF Barnes (ENG) | 1901-1912 | 20 | 36 | 5749 | 2288 | 106 | 7/60 | 13/163 | 21.58 | 2.38 | 54.2 | 12 | 1 |
| AV Bedser (ENG) | 1946-1954 | 21 | 37 | 7065 | 2859 | 104 | 7/44 | 14/99 | 27.49 | 2.42 | 67.9 | 7 | 2 |
| LR Gibbs (WI) | 1961-1976 | 24 | 44 | 9358 | 3222 | 103 | 6/29 | 9/80 | 31.28 | 2.06 | 90.8 | 6 | 0 |
| R Peel (ENG) | 1884-1896 | 20 | 35 | 5216 | 1715 | 101 | 7/31 | 11/68 | 16.98 | 1.97 | 51.6 | 5 | 1 |
| M Ntini (ICC/SA) | 2000-2009 | 42 | 56 | 4815 | 3260 | 99 | 6/22 | 10/178 | 32.92 | 4.06 | 48.6 | 3 | 1 |
| AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 44 | 54 | 4872 | 2816 | 98 | 6/59 | 9/133 | 28.73 | 3.46 | 49.7 | 2 | 0 |
| SM Pollock (ICC/SA) | 1997-2007 | 60 | 69 | 5636 | 3181 | 98 | 7/87 | 9/148 | 32.45 | 3.38 | 57.5 | 2 | 0 |
| J Briggs (ENG) | 1884-1899 | 31 | 45 | 4941 | 1994 | 97 | 6/45 | 12/136 | 20.55 | 2.42 | 50.9 | 7 | 3 |
| JE Emburey (ENG) | 1978-1993 | 40 | 64 | 8514 | 3352 | 97 | 7/78 | 7/105 | 34.55 | 2.36 | 87.7 | 3 | 0 |
| R Ashwin (INDIA) | 2010-2017 | 38 | 50 | 5841 | 3355 | 97 | 7/103 | 12/198 | 34.58 | 3.44 | 60.2 | 5 | 1 |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1975-1992 | 47 | 53 | 5291 | 2399 | 92 | 6/63 | 12/165 | 26.07 | 2.72 | 57.5 | 3 | 1 |
| M Morkel (SA) | 2008-2018 | 36 | 50 | 4239 | 2842 | 91 | 5/21 | 9/110 | 31.23 | 4.02 | 46.5 | 3 | 0 |
| JA Snow (ENG) | 1968-1975 | 25 | 44 | 5407 | 2291 | 89 | 7/40 | 8/63 | 25.74 | 2.54 | 60.7 | 4 | 0 |
| T Richardson (ENG) | 1893-1898 | 14 | 24 | 4498 | 2220 | 88 | 8/94 | 13/244 | 25.22 | 2.96 | 51.1 | 11 | 4 |
| WPUJC Vaas (SL) | 1994-2008 | 53 | 61 | 4696 | 2926 | 85 | 5/31 | 7/82 | 34.42 | 3.73 | 55.2 | 1 | 0 |
| JH Kallis (ICC/SA) | 1997-2012 | 82 | 95 | 5294 | 3597 | 85 | 3/22 | 5/124 | 42.31 | 4.07 | 62.2 | 0 | 0 |
| GP Swann (ENG) | 2009-2013 | 36 | 52 | 5427 | 3060 | 84 | 5/28 | 9/122 | 36.42 | 3.38 | 64.6 | 4 | 0 |
| Z Khan (INDIA) | 2000-2012 | 43 | 58 | 5003 | 3301 | 84 | 5/91 | 8/137 | 39.29 | 3.95 | 59.5 | 3 | 0 |
| MW Tate (ENG) | 1924-1930 | 20 | 33 | 7686 | 2540 | 83 | 6/99 | 11/228 | 30.60 | 1.98 | 92.6 | 6 | 1 |
| CL Cairns (NZ) | 1989-2005 | 57 | 60 | 4449 | 3233 | 82 | 5/42 | 7/144 | 39.42 | 4.36 | 54.2 | 2 | 0 |
| JC Laker (ENG) | 1948-1959 | 15 | 28 | 4010 | 1444 | 79 | 10/53 | 19/90 | 18.27 | 2.16 | 50.7 | 5 | 2 |
| HMRKB Herath (SL) | 1999-2016 | 24 | 31 | 3713 | 1942 | 79 | 7/64 | 13/145 | 24.58 | 3.13 | 47.0 | 6 | 1 |
| FS Trueman (ENG) | 1953-1964 | 19 | 36 | 4361 | 1999 | 79 | 6/30 | 11/88 | 25.30 | 2.75 | 55.2 | 5 | 1 |
| AR Caddick (ENG) | 1993-2003 | 29 | 41 | 4683 | 3000 | 78 | 7/94 | 10/215 | 38.46 | 3.84 | 60.0 | 4 | 1 |
| GA Lohmann (ENG) | 1886-1896 | 15 | 30 | 3310 | 1002 | 77 | 8/35 | 12/104 | 13.01 | 1.81 | 42.9 | 5 | 3 |
| EJ Chatfield (NZ) | 1977-1988 | 44 | 50 | 4298 | 1922 | 75 | 5/34 | 5/34 | 25.62 | 2.68 | 57.3 | 1 | 0 |
| RA Jadeja (INDIA) | 2009-2017 | 40 | 46 | 3742 | 2134 | 75 | 6/63 | 9/178 | 28.45 | 3.42 | 49.8 | 3 | 0 |
| I Sharma (INDIA) | 2008-2017 | 42 | 59 | 4969 | 3104 | 74 | 4/38 | 7/117 | 41.94 | 3.74 | 67.1 | 0 | 0 |
| AME Roberts (WI) | 1975-1983 | 31 | 43 | 3614 | 1857 | 73 | 7/54 | 9/119 | 25.43 | 3.08 | 49.5 | 2 | 0 |
| A Flintoff (ENG/ICC) | 2003-2009 | 39 | 49 | 4032 | 2544 | 70 | 5/78 | 7/107 | 36.34 | 3.78 | 57.6 | 2 | 0 |
| 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 Johannesburg, 4th Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018
[Test # 2302] |
|
South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 3rd Test, Mar 22-25, 2018
[Test # 2300] |
|
South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, Mar 9-12, 2018
[Test # 2298] |