Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches
Best bowling figures in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
14.2 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 2.33 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 | |
38.4 | 7 | 103 | 9 | 2.66 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 | Test # 131 | |
37.0 | 11 | 113 | 9 | 2.29 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 | |
9.4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0.85 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
14.2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1.13 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
30.3 | 12 | 53 | 8 | 1.73 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 | |
26.5 | 9 | 56 | 8 | 2.08 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 | Test # 131 | |
37.7 | 14 | 69 | 8 | 1.36 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
31.4 | 8 | 70 | 8 | 2.21 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 | Test # 90 | |
19.1 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1.32 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
8.4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2.02 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
19.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 1.52 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
11.4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 2.48 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2075 | |
10.0 | - | 32 | 7 | 3.20 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
11.0 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 3.09 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 | Test # 76 | |
19.0 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 1.42 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
25.0 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1.77 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
15.4 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 2.88 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 | |
19.5 | 9 | 40 | 7 | 2.01 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 | Test # 250 | |
12.0 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 3.33 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
24.0 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 2.10 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
18.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 2.55 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
16.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 2.87 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 | |
29.5 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 1.87 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
18.3 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 3.29 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 | |
17.5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 3.42 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 | |
37.3 | 12 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
17.1 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 3.96 | Australia | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 | |
27.3 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 2.54 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1927 | Test # 168 | |
23.2 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 3.47 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 | |
28.0 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 3.00 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 | Test # 1206 | |
28.0 | 6 | 84 | 7 | 3.00 | West Indies | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1998 | Test # 1437 | |
32.0 | 10 | 88 | 7 | 2.75 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
22.0 | 2 | 94 | 7 | 4.27 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 | |
43.1 | 18 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
45.0 | 18 | 100 | 7 | 2.22 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
29.0 | 6 | 112 | 7 | 3.86 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3.15 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
8.1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.97 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 | |
11.4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1.11 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
14.0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
9.0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1.66 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
12.1 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 1.39 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2016 | Test # 2199 | |
13.0 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1.61 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
11.5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1.94 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 | Test # 1406 | |
12.0 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2.60 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
10.4 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 3.00 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
17.4 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 1.45 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
8.2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 4.08 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
14.0 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 2.64 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 | |
20.3 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 1.85 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 | |
10.0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 3.90 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 | |
14.3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 | |
12.2 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 3.16 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 | Test # 2293 | |
23.0 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 1.30 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
15.4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
16.0 | 3 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 | |
12.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
18.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1.79 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 | |
20.1 | 5 | 44 | 6 | 1.63 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1949 | Test # 318 | |
16.1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 2.84 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
28.2 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 1.65 | Australia | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
10.3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 | |
28.0 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 1.78 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
22.3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.22 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1403 | |
19.0 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.63 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 | Test # 1987 | |
15.0 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 3.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
31.2 | 9 | 51 | 6 | 1.62 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 | Test # 207 | |
19.0 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 2.68 | West Indies | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 | |
32.5 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 1.61 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
44.0 | 22 | 53 | 6 | 1.20 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Nov 1992 | Test # 1201 | |
15.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 3.53 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
29.2 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 2.20 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
22.0 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 2.45 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 09 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 3.23 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
21.4 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 | |
14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3.86 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
14.2 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 3.05 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 | |
37.4 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 1.18 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
21.0 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 2.80 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 19 Jan 2007 | Test # 1829 | |
13.5 | - | 61 | 6 | 4.40 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
36.0 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 1.29 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
38.5 | 10 | 63 | 6 | 1.62 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
31.4 | 12 | 66 | 6 | 2.08 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 17 Nov 2000 | Test # 1514 | |
32.0 | 13 | 68 | 6 | 2.12 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 24 Mar 1906 | Test # 91 | |
38.7 | 10 | 68 | 6 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1954 | Test # 379 | |
24.0 | 5 | 71 | 6 | 2.95 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 | |
21.5 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 3.29 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 | |
48.0 | 23 | 73 | 6 | 1.52 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
24.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 3.04 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
22.5 | 5 | 76 | 6 | 3.32 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 | |
30.0 | 6 | 76 | 6 | 2.53 | India | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
25.1 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 3.05 | Australia | v South Africa | Durban | 05 Nov 1921 | Test # 145 | |
31.3 | 7 | 78 | 6 | 2.47 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 | Test # 90 | |
24.3 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 2.40 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
37.0 | 13 | 78 | 6 | 2.10 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1403 | |
23.0 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 3.39 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 | Test # 1406 | |
29.0 | 5 | 79 | 6 | 2.72 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 | Test # 2018 | |
24.5 | 6 | 80 | 6 | 3.22 | West Indies | v South Africa | Centurion | 15 Jan 1999 | Test # 1441 |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]
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