Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Bowling averages
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
Balls
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
5
10
Ct
St
KJ Abbott2013-20171121208195886397/2922.712.5553.33-4-
HD Ackerman1998-19984-0---------1-
PR Adams1995-20044576885033944051347/12832.872.9866.04129-
NAT Adcock1953-19622646639121821951046/4321.12.0661.45-4-
HM Amla2004-2019124554-37---4.11---108-
JH Anderson1902-19021-0---------1-
WH Ashley1889-188911173189577/9513.573.2924.71---
A Bacher1965-197012-0---------10-
AM Bacher1996-19991916-4---4.00---11-
XC Balaskas1930-1939911157228806225/4936.633.0771.41-5-
EJ Barlow1961-1970304630211151362405/8534.052.7075.51-35-
HV Baumgartner1913-19131116639922/9949.53.5783.0--1-
T Bavuma2014-20235759616111/29613.8196.0--28-
R Beaumont1912-19145161----0.00---2-
DG Bedingham2023-20244-0---------2-
DW Begbie1948-195054160-13011/381304.87160.0--2-
AJ Bell1929-193516263342891567486/9932.642.8169.64-6-
M Bisset1899-19103-0---------21
GF Bissett1927-19284898928469257/2918.762.8439.52---
JM Blanckenberg1913-1924182538881321817606/7630.282.8064.84-9-
KC Bland1961-196621123941812522/1662.51.90197.0--10-
EG Bock1935-193512138291---3.95-----
N Boje2000-20064372862029342651005/6242.652.9686.23-18-
GE Bond1938-19381116-16---6.00-----
T Bosch1992-199212237910432/6134.662.6379.0----
J Botha2006-2010510101729573174/5633.73.3859.8--3-
JT Botten1965-1965368283733782/5642.122.44103.5--1-
MV Boucher1997-201214618-611/664.508.0--53023
N Brand2024-202422234217186/11921.374.3829.21-3-
WH Brann1922-19233-0---------2-
AW Briscoe1935-19392-0---------1-
HD Bromfield1961-19659161810101599175/8835.231.98106.41-13-
LS Brown1931-193223318718931/30633.56106.0----
CGD Burger1958-19582-0---------1-
N Burger2023-2024242269154114/33144.0820.5--1-
SF Burke1962-19652366037257116/12823.362.3360.021--
ID Buys1922-192212144452---2.16-----
HB Cameron1927-193526-0---------3912
T Campbell1910-19125-0---------71
PR Carlstein1958-19648-0---------3-
CP Carter1912-19241012147547694286/5024.782.8252.62-2-
RH Catterall1922-1931249342716273/1523.142.8448.8--12-
HW Chapman1914-192123126110411/511044.95126.0--1-
JE Cheetham1949-19552416-2---2.00---13-
GA Chevalier1970-1970122531110053/68202.3750.6--1-
JAJ Christy1929-193210613849221/15464.0069.0--3-
GWA Chubb1951-195158142563577216/5127.472.4267.82---
JAK Cochran1931-193111138547---2.04-----
SK Coen1927-19282112-7---3.50---1-
G Coetzee2023-2023363667245103/3724.54.0136.6----
JMM Commaille1910-192812-0---------1-
JB Commins1994-19953-0---------2-
DP Conyngham1923-1923123662210321/4051.51.68183.0--1-
FJ Cook1896-18961-0-----------
SC Cook2016-201711112-16---8.00---6-
SJ Cook1992-19933-0-----------
AHC Cooper1913-19131-0---------1-
JL Cox1913-1914345762424542/7461.252.55144.0--1-
G Cripps1892-18921115-23---9.20-----
RJ Crisp1935-1936914142830747205/9937.353.1371.41-3-
WJ Cronje1992-2000688538002431288433/1429.952.0388.3--33-
DJ Cullinan1993-200170812037121/1035.53.5560.0--67-
SH Curnow1930-19327-0---------5-
EL Dalton1929-193915128647490124/5940.833.4072.0--5-
EQ Davies1936-193956768748174/7568.713.75109.7----
AC Dawson2003-2003242521411752/2023.42.7850.4----
OC Dawson1947-1949915129441578102/5757.82.68129.4--10-
HG Deane1924-193117-0---------8-
TB de Bruyn2017-2022134102174---4.35---12-
Z de Bruyn2004-20043321689232/3230.662.5572.0----
Q de Kock2014-202154-0---------22111
M de Lange2011-2012244481027797/8130.773.7049.71-1-
R de Swardt2024-2024242701012132/6140.332.6890.0--3-
AB de Villiers2004-20181145204610422/49523.05102.0--2225
PS de Villiers1993-1998183448052212063856/2324.272.5756.55211-
F de Wet2009-2010244261918664/55312.6171.0--1-
T de Zorzi2023-20244-0---------2-
HH Dippenaar1999-20073811211---0.50---27-
CD Dixon1914-191412240611832/6239.332.9580.0--1-
AA Donald1992-2002721291551966173443308/7122.252.8347.020318-
RR Dower1899-18991-0---------2-
RG Draper1950-19502-0-----------
CAR Duckworth1957-19572-0---------3-
R Dumbrill1965-1967598164033694/3037.332.4790.6--3-
JP Duminy1927-19293360-3911/17393.9060.0--2-
JP Duminy2008-201746572703481601424/4738.113.5564.3--38-
OR Dunell1889-18892-0---------1-
F du Plessis2012-202169578-69---5.30---63-
JH du Preez1967-196723144125132/22172.1248.0--2-
JF du Toit1892-1892118554711/47473.3185.0--1-
DV Dyer1947-19473-0-----------
CE Eksteen1993-200071415369749483/1261.751.92192.0--5-
D Elgar2012-20248645103612673154/2244.863.8969.0--92-
MK Elgie1961-19623266246---4.18---4-
S Elworthy1998-20024886735444134/6634.153.0766.6--1-
WR Endean1951-195828-0---------41-
SJ Erwee2022-202310-0---------8-
WS Farrer1962-19646-0---------2-
GA Faulkner1906-1924254342271242180827/8426.583.0951.54-20-
JP Fellows-Smith1960-196044114161---3.21---2-
CG Fichardt1892-18962-0---------2-
CE Finlason1889-18891112-7---3.50-----
CE Floquet1910-19101148224---3.00-----
C Fortuin2024-20242-0---------32
HH Francis1899-18992-0---------1-
CM Francois1922-1923596843622563/2337.51.97114.0--5-
CN Frank1921-19213-0-----------
WHB Frank1896-1896115835211/52525.3758.0----
ERH Fuller1953-1958712189861668225/6630.362.1186.21-3-
GM Fullerton1947-19517-0---------102
KJ Funston1952-195818-0---------7-
D Gamsy1970-19702-0---------5-
HH Gibbs1996-20089016-4---4.00---94-
RA Gleeson1896-18961-0---------2-
GK Glover1896-1896116542811/28282.5865.0----
TL Goddard1955-197041751173670632261236/5326.221.6495.45-48-
N Gordon1938-193958196628807205/10340.352.4698.32-1-
R Graham1899-1899242401312732/2242.333.1780.0--2-
RE Grieveson1939-19392-0---------73
GM Griffin1960-1960234321419284/87242.6654.0----
AE Hall1923-19317142361107886407/6322.152.2559.0314-
AJ Hall2002-200721383001951617453/135.933.2366.6--16-
GG Hall1965-19651118679411/94943.03186.0----
EA Halliwell1892-19028-0---------102
CG Halse1964-196436587726063/5043.332.6597.8--1-
PAM Hands1913-19247237-18---2.91---3-
RHM Hands1914-19141-0-----------
MA Hanley1949-19491223278811/57882.27232.0----
SR Harmer2015-202310162105681075394/6127.563.0653.9--4-
PL Harris2007-20113763880933639011036/12737.872.6585.53-16-
TA Harris1947-19493-0---------1-
GPD Hartigan1912-191454252714111/721413.35252.0----
RL Harvey1936-19362-0-----------
CMH Hathorn1902-191112-0---------5-
M Hayward1999-200416292821901609545/5629.793.4252.21-4-
F Hearne1892-18964162-4022/40203.8731.0--2-
GAL Hearne1922-19243-0---------3-
PS Heine1955-1962142738901061455586/5825.082.2467.04-8-
CW Henderson2001-2002712196279928224/11642.182.8389.1--2-
BE Hendricks2020-202012231517565/6429.164.5438.51---
O Henry1992-1993344271518932/56632.65142.3--2-
CFW Hime1896-1896125543111/20313.3855.0----
AC Hudson1992-199835-0---------36-
P Hutchinson1889-18892-0---------3-
Imran Tahir2011-201520373925862294575/3240.243.5068.82-8-
DEJ Ironside1953-19543598641275155/5118.331.6765.71-1-
BL Irvine1970-19704-0---------2-
SD Jack1994-1995244622419684/6924.52.5457.7--1-
M Jansen2021-202413221980591117495/3522.793.3840.41-13-
CL Johnson1896-1896111401257---2.44---1-
JH Kallis1995-20131652702017284694972916/5432.632.8269.35-196-
HJ Keith1953-195782108263---3.50---9-
JM Kemp2001-2005484792022293/3324.662.7853.2--3-
GA Kempis1889-188912168177643/53192.7142.0----
I Khan2009-20091-0---------1-
G Kirsten1993-2004101153491914221/0712.44174.5--83-
PN Kirsten1992-199412354130---3.33---8-
H Klaasen2019-20234-0---------102
RK Kleinveldt2012-20134766721422103/6542.23.7966.7--2-
L Klusener1996-2004498468873183033808/6437.912.6486.01-34-
JJ Kotze1902-190735413824363/6440.53.5368.8--3-
HG Kuhn2017-20174-0---------1-
AP Kuiper1992-19921-0---------1-
F Kuys1899-1899116043122/3115.53.1030.0----
HR Lance1962-1970131994838479123/3039.913.0379.0--7-
CK Langeveldt2005-200661099927593165/4637.063.5662.41-2-
ACB Langton1935-1939152341991041827405/5845.672.61104.91-8-
GB Lawrence1961-196259133462512288/5318.282.3047.62-2-
FL le Roux1914-19141254324---2.66-----
PT Lewis1913-19131-0-----------
GFJ Liebenberg1998-19985-0---------1-
GF Linde2019-2021354731725295/64283.1952.51---
DT Lindsay1963-197019-0---------572
JD Lindsay1947-19473-0---------41
NV Lindsay1921-19211-0---------1-
WVS Ling1921-19236118-20---6.66---1-
CB Llewellyn1896-191215212292551421486/9229.63.7147.7417-
EB Lundie1914-191412286910744/10126.752.2471.5----
MJ Macaulay1965-196512276177321/1036.51.58138.0----
CN McCarthy1948-195115253499641510366/4341.942.5897.12-6-
DJ McGlew1951-196234332-23---4.31---18-
ND McKenzie2000-200958690-68---4.53---54-
AH McKinnon1960-19678152546153925264/12835.572.1797.9--1-
R McLaren2010-201424264816232/72543.6888.0----
RA McLean1951-19644014-1---1.50---23-
BM McMillan1992-1998386460482552537754/6533.822.5180.6--49-
Q McMillan1929-193213222021381243365/6634.523.6956.12-8-
KA Maharaj2016-20245083957529950551589/12931.993.1660.69116-
PJ Malan2020-20203112-5---2.50---3-
NBF Mann1947-1951193357962601920586/5933.11.9899.91-3-
PNF Mansell1951-19551318150631736113/5866.92.93136.9--15-
LA Markham1949-19491210417211/34724.15104.0----
AK Markram2017-20243713249513022/27653.13124.5--37-
WFE Marx1921-192135228114443/85363.7857.0----
CR Matthews1992-1995183339802311502525/4228.882.2676.52-4-
DJ Meintjes1923-192324246711563/3819.162.8041.0--3-
MG Melle1950-1953712166720851266/7132.733.0664.12-4-
A Melville1938-194911-0---------8-
J Middleton1896-1902611106461442245/5118.412.4944.32-1-
CH Mills1892-18921114078322/8341.53.5570.0--1-
WH Milton1889-1892337954821/5243.6439.5--2-
B Mitchell1929-194942392525261380275/8751.113.2793.51-56-
F Mitchell1912-19123-0-----------
EM Moore2024-20241-0---------1-
TL Moreki2024-2024243981120221/321013.04199.0--1-
DPB Morkel1927-19321622170455821184/9345.612.8994.6--13-
JA Morkel2009-200912192413211/441324.12192.0----
M Morkel2006-2018861601649860585503096/2327.663.1053.38-25-
CH Morris2016-20174862315459123/3838.254.4251.9--5-
PWA Mulder2019-20231220105049515193/127.12.9455.2--17-
ARA Murray1952-195410162374111710184/16939.441.79131.8--3-
S Muthusamy2019-202334273419021/63954.17136.5--3-
A Nel2001-20083669763028039191236/3231.863.0862.03116-
JD Nel1949-19576-0---------1-
C Newberry1913-19144655815268114/7224.362.8850.7--3-
ES Newson1930-1939368741526542/5866.251.81218.5--3-
M Ngam2000-20013539215189113/2617.182.8935.6--1-
L Ngidi2018-202418312351941222546/3922.623.1143.53-7-
F Nicholson1935-19364-0---------3-
JFW Nicolson1928-19283224-17---4.25-----
A Nortje2019-202319323057811870706/5626.713.6743.64-6-
NO Norton1910-1910119044744/4711.753.1322.5----
AD Nourse1935-19513422019---2.70---12-
AW Nourse1902-1924455732341201553414/2537.872.8878.8--43-
M Ntini1998-200910119020834759112423907/3728.823.2353.418425-
EP Nupen1921-1936173141591331788506/4635.762.5783.1519-
AE Ochse1889-18892-0-----------
AL Ochse1928-19293564910362104/7936.23.3464.9--1-
S O'Linn1960-19617-0---------4-
D Olivier2017-202416292292641432596/3724.273.7438.8313-
JL Ontong2002-200423185213311/791334.31185.0--1-
HGO Owen-Smith1929-192956156-113---4.34---4-
AW Palm1927-19281-0---------1-
GM Parker1924-192422366227386/15234.124.4745.71---
DC Parkin1892-18921113048233/8227.333.7843.3--1-
WD Parnell2010-201761055611414154/5127.64.4637.0--3-
JT Partridge1963-1965112036841361373447/9131.22.2383.73-6-
D Paterson2020-2024478332839993/3944.332.8792.5--1-
COC Pearse1910-191133144-10633/5635.334.4148.0--1-
SJ Pegler1910-192416232989841572477/6533.443.1563.52-5-
AN Petersen2010-201536711416211/2623.26114.0--31-
KD Petersen2021-202414-0---------18-
RJ Peterson2003-201415272515851416385/3337.263.3766.11-9-
AL Phehlukwayo2017-2018482509147113/1313.363.5222.7--2-
VD Philander2011-2020641191139150750002246/2122.322.6350.813217-
DL Piedt2014-202410172211551357345/8939.913.6865.02-5-
AJ Pithey1957-196517112-5---2.50---3-
DB Pithey1963-1967813142467577126/5848.082.43118.61-6-
JB Plimsoll1947-194712237914333/12847.663.6279.0----
PM Pollock1961-19702852652227028061166/3824.182.5856.2919-
RG Pollock1963-197023134141720442/50512.95103.5--17-
SM Pollock1995-200810820224353122297334217/8723.112.3957.816172-
RM Poore1896-1896319-411/442.669.0--3-
JE Pothecary1960-1960368283235494/5839.332.5692.0--2-
AW Powell1899-1899112011011/10103.0020.0--2-
D Pretorius2002-2003485701843064/11571.664.5295.0----
D Pretorius2019-2020364802225272/26363.1568.5--2-
AG Prince2002-20116649614711/2472.9396.0--47-
CFH Prince1899-18991-0-----------
MW Pringle1992-1995456522127052/62542.48130.4----
MJ Procter1967-1970714151480616416/7315.022.4436.91-4-
HLE Promnitz1927-1928245283016185/5820.121.8266.01-2-
NA Quinn1929-1932121929221031145356/9232.712.3583.41-1-
K Rabada2015-2024621121141637864192917/11222.053.3739.214430-
N Reid1921-19211112636322/6331.53.0063.0----
JN Rhodes1992-20005221215---2.50---34-
AR Richards1896-18961-0-----------
BA Richards1970-1970437232611/12262.1672.0--3-
WHM Richards1889-18891-0-----------
DJ Richardson1992-199842-0---------1502
RD Rickelton2022-20234-0---------1-
JB Robertson1935-1936357382632163/14353.52.60123.0--2-
A Rose-Innes1889-18892312888955/4317.84.1725.61-2-
TW Routledge1892-18964-0---------2-
AMB Rowan1947-1951152551931362084545/6838.592.4096.14-7-
EAB Rowan1935-19512621917---2.21---14-
GA Rowe1896-19025899850456155/11530.42.7466.51-4-
JA Rudolph2003-201248196641343241/11083.90166.0--29-
MW Rushmere1992-19921-0-----------
SV Samuelson1910-191011108264---3.55---1-
BN Schultz1992-1997914173382749375/4820.242.5946.82-2-
RO Schwarz1906-191220312639661417556/4725.763.2247.92-18-
AW Seccull1896-1896116023722/3718.53.7030.0--1-
MA Seymour1963-19707914583658893/8065.332.41162.0--2-
WA Shalders1899-1907121483611/660.7548.0--3-
T Shamsi2016-2018244831027863/9146.333.4580.5----
GH Shepstone1896-189922115947---2.45---2-
PW Sherwell1906-191113-0---------2016
IJ Siedle1928-1936181191711/772.2119.0--7-
JH Sinclair1896-1911254135981101996636/2631.683.3257.11-9-
L Sipamla2020-20223641914245114/7622.273.5038.0--2-
CJE Smith1902-19023-0---------2-
FW Smith1889-18963-0---------2-
GC Smith2002-20141163714182888582/145110.623.74177.2--166-
VI Smith1947-1957912165555769124/14364.082.78137.9--3-
RP Snell1992-199459102542538194/7428.313.1453.9--1-
SD Snooke1907-19071-0---------2-
SJ Snooke1906-19232629162062702358/7020.052.6046.21124-
WRT Solomon1899-18991-0---------1-
RB Stewart1889-18891-0---------2-
DW Steyn2004-20199317118608660100774397/5122.953.2442.326526-
PJR Steyn1995-19953-0-----------
LA Stricker1910-1912139174310511/361053.62174.0--3-
PC Strydom2000-20002136-27---4.50---1-
T Stubbs2024-20241-0---------1-
GA Stuurman2022-202221174512411/1241244.27174.0----
MJ Susskind1924-19245-0---------1-
PL Symcox1993-1998203435611351603374/6943.322.7096.2--5-
HM Taberer1902-1902126024811/25484.8060.0----
AB Tancred1889-18892-0---------2-
LJ Tancred1902-191314-0---------3-
VM Tancred1899-18991-0-----------
GL Tapscott1913-19131-0---------1-
LE Tapscott1923-1923211212---1.00-----
HJ Tayfield1949-196037611356860244051709/11325.911.9479.814226-
AI Taylor1956-19561-0-----------
D Taylor1914-19142-0-----------
HW Taylor1912-193242113421815653/1531.22.7368.4--19-
DJ Terbrugge1998-2004713101244517205/4625.853.0650.61-4-
NHCD Theunissen1889-18891180551---3.82-----
G Thornton1902-19021124-2011/20205.0024.0--1-
DS Tomlinson1935-19351160-38---3.80-----
AJ Traicos1970-1970364702420742/7051.752.64117.5--4-
PHJ Trimborn1967-19704874731257113/1223.362.0667.9--7-
TL Tsolekile2004-20043-0---------6-
LL Tsotsobe2010-2011598703544893/4349.773.0896.6--1-
L Tuckett1947-1949917210447980195/6851.572.79110.72-9-
LR Tuckett1914-191412120469---3.45---2-
PS Twentyman-Jones1902-19021-0-----------
PGV van der Bijl1938-19395-0---------1-
HE van der Dussen2019-202218-0---------23-
EA van der Merwe1929-19362-0---------3-
PL van der Merwe1963-19671537972211/6221.6779.0--11-
M van Jaarsveld2002-20049142-28---4.00---11-
CB van Ryneveld1951-19581920155427671174/6739.472.5991.4--14-
R van Tonder2024-20242-0---------2-
S van Zyl2014-201612114031514863/2024.662.2067.1--6-
GD Varnals1964-1965311212---1.00-----
K Verreynne2021-202416-0---------483
DJ Vilas2015-20166-0---------13-
GC Viljoen2016-20161211429411/79944.94114.0----
KG Viljoen1930-194927248123---2.87---5-
CL Vincent1927-1935254058511942631846/5131.322.6969.63-27-
CH Vintcent1889-1892343692319343/8848.253.1392.2--1-
AEE Vogler1906-191115282764961455647/9422.733.1543.15120-
S von Berg2024-2024121743100---3.44-----
HF Wade1935-193610-0---------4-
WW Wade1938-195011-0---------152
JHB Waite1951-196550-0---------12417
KA Walter1961-1961244952019764/6332.832.3882.5--3-
TA Ward1912-192423-0---------1913
JC Watkins1949-195715272805134816294/2228.131.7496.7--12-
C Wesley1960-19603-0---------1-
KC Wessels1992-199416-0---------12-
RJ Westcott1954-19585132-22---4.12-----
GC White1906-191217144981430194/4733.443.6255.3--10-
LB Williams2022-202222185510533/54353.4061.6--4-
CM Willoughby2003-2003233001812511/471252.50300.0----
JT Willoughby1896-1896232751215962/3726.53.4645.8----
CS Wimble1892-18921-0-----------
PL Winslow1950-19555-0---------1-
OE Wynne1948-19506-0---------3-
M Zondeki2003-200861178025480196/3925.263.6941.01-1-
K Zondo2022-20235-0---------2-
Zubayr Hamza2019-20248-0---------7-
JW Zulch1910-192116224-28---7.00---4-
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]

New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]