Bowling Most 5wi Career

Cricket Records for South Africa in Test+ODI+T20I matches

Most five-wickets-in-an-innings

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DW Steyn	2004-2020	263	340	25818	4303.0	732	16297	697	7/51	23.38	3.78	37.04	33	29	5
AA Donald	1991-2003	236	291	24080	4013.2	762	13270	602	8/71	22.04	3.30	40.00	22	22	3
M Ntini	1998-2011	283	370	29671	4945.1	882	18041	661	7/37	27.29	3.64	44.88	27	22	4
SM Pollock	1995-2008	414	504	40026	6671.0	1531	19451	823	7/87	23.63	2.91	48.63	35	21	1
K Rabada	2014-2024	219	267	17794	2965.4	439	12513	506	7/112	24.72	4.21	35.16	20	16	4
HJ Tayfield	1949-1960	37	61	13568	-	602	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
VD Philander	2007-2020	101	153	12753	2125.3	527	6100	269	6/21	22.67	2.86	47.40	10	13	2
M Morkel	2006-2018	241	312	22958	3826.2	653	14242	535	6/23	26.62	3.72	42.91	27	10	-
PM Pollock	1961-1970	28	52	6522	-	270	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
KA Maharaj	2016-2024	121	153	12336	2056.0	313	7412	237	9/129	31.27	3.60	52.05	6	9	1
Imran Tahir	2011-2019	162	176	10251	1708.3	124	7450	291	7/45	25.60	4.36	35.22	10	7	-
L Klusener	1996-2004	220	248	14223	2370.3	364	8784	272	8/64	32.29	3.70	52.29	3	7	-
JH Kallis	1995-2014	513	568	31086	5181.0	924	18398	572	6/54	32.16	3.55	54.34	10	7	-
AEE Vogler	1906-1911	15	28	2764	460.4	96	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
EP Nupen	1921-1936	17	31	4159	693.1	133	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
L Ngidi	2017-2024	114	126	5755	959.1	120	4944	202	6/39	24.47	5.15	28.49	7	5	-
NAT Adcock	1953-1962	26	46	6391	-	218	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
PS de Villiers	1992-1998	101	116	9227	1537.5	307	4699	180	6/23	26.10	3.05	51.26	8	5	2
TL Goddard	1955-1970	41	75	11736	-	706	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
CB Llewellyn	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
AJ Bell	1929-1935	16	26	3342	557.0	89	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
JM Blanckenberg	1913-1924	18	25	3888	648.0	132	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
PS Heine	1955-1962	14	27	3890	-	106	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
GA Faulkner	1906-1924	25	43	4227	704.3	124	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
A Nortje	2019-2023	72	83	4686	781.0	85	3594	144	6/56	24.95	4.60	32.54	6	4	-
AMB Rowan	1947-1951	15	25	5193	-	136	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
PR Adams	1995-2004	69	99	9959	1659.5	346	5220	163	7/128	32.02	3.14	61.09	5	4	1
A Nel	2001-2008	117	147	11479	1913.1	338	6896	231	6/32	29.85	3.60	49.69	7	4	1
N Boje	1995-2006	157	179	13101	2183.3	314	7643	196	5/21	38.99	3.50	66.84	11	4	-
AE Hall	1923-1931	7	14	2361	393.3	107	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
D Olivier	2017-2024	18	31	2406	401.0	64	1556	62	6/37	25.09	3.88	38.80	1	3	1
JT Partridge	1963-1965	11	20	3684	-	136	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
KJ Abbott	2013-2017	60	69	3820	636.4	108	2516	99	7/29	25.41	3.95	38.58	2	3	-
CK Langeveldt	2001-2010	87	90	4686	781.0	56	3796	133	5/39	28.54	4.86	35.23	2	3	-
WD Parnell	2009-2023	135	134	4874	812.2	38	4937	173	5/30	28.53	6.07	28.17	5	3	-
CL Vincent	1927-1935	25	40	5851	975.1	194	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
PL Harris	2007-2011	40	66	8989	1498.1	340	3984	106	6/127	37.58	2.65	84.80	3	3	-
SF Burke	1962-1965	2	3	660	110.0	37	257	11	6/128	23.36	2.33	60.00	-	2	1
GF Bissett	1927-1928	4	8	989	164.5	28	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
J Middleton	1896-1902	6	11	1064	-	61	442	24	5/51	18.41	2.49	44.33	2	2	-
GB Lawrence	1961-1962	5	9	1334	222.2	62	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
GWA Chubb	1951-1951	5	8	1425	237.3	63	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
CP Carter	1912-1924	10	12	1475	245.5	47	694	28	6/50	24.78	2.82	52.67	-	2	-
MG Melle	1950-1953	7	12	1667	-	20	851	26	6/71	32.73	3.06	64.11	1	2	-
BN Schultz	1992-1997	10	15	1787	297.5	83	784	38	5/48	20.63	2.63	47.02	4	2	-
N Gordon	1938-1939	5	8	1966	245.6	28	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
Q McMillan	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
L Tuckett	1947-1949	9	17	2104	-	47	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	-
DL Piedt	2014-2024	10	17	2211	368.3	55	1357	34	5/89	39.91	3.68	65.02	3	2	-
RO Schwarz	1906-1912	20	31	2639	439.5	66	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
SJ Pegler	1910-1924	16	23	2989	498.1	84	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
M Jansen	2021-2024	40	49	3146	524.2	67	2429	90	5/35	26.98	4.63	34.95	4	2	-
CN McCarthy	1948-1951	15	25	3499	-	64	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
T Shamsi	2016-2023	118	117	4372	728.4	19	4294	156	5/24	27.52	5.89	28.02	5	2	-
CR Matthews	1991-1997	74	88	6983	1163.5	284	3477	131	5/42	26.54	2.98	53.30	4	2	-
A Rose-Innes	1889-1889	2	3	128	32.0	8	89	5	5/43	17.80	4.17	25.60	-	1	-
WH Ashley	1889-1889	1	1	173	43.1	18	95	7	7/95	13.57	3.29	24.71	-	1	-
N Brand	2024-2024	2	2	234	39.0	2	171	8	6/119	21.37	4.38	29.25	-	1	-
GM Parker	1924-1924	2	2	366	61.0	2	273	8	6/152	34.12	4.47	45.75	-	1	-
J Theron	2010-2012	13	13	388	64.4	-	434	24	5/44	18.08	6.71	16.16	1	1	-
SSB Magala	2021-2023	14	13	462	77.0	4	607	21	5/43	28.90	7.88	22.00	-	1	-
HLE Promnitz	1927-1928	2	4	528	88.0	30	161	8	5/58	20.12	1.82	66.00	-	1	-
D Wiese	2013-2016	26	26	686	114.2	-	813	33	5/23	24.63	7.11	20.78	-	1	-
M de Lange	2011-2016	12	14	797	132.5	11	703	26	7/81	27.03	5.29	30.65	1	1	-
GF Linde	2019-2021	19	21	851	141.5	18	664	27	5/64	24.59	4.68	31.51	1	1	-
DEJ Ironside	1953-1954	3	5	986	123.2	41	275	15	5/51	18.33	1.67	65.73	1	1	-
GA Rowe	1896-1902	5	8	998	-	50	456	15	5/115	30.40	2.74	66.53	-	1	-
BE Hendricks	2014-2023	30	29	1026	171.0	7	1148	41	5/64	28.00	6.71	25.02	1	1	-
DJ Terbrugge	1998-2004	11	17	1138	189.4	46	622	24	5/46	25.91	3.27	47.41	1	1	-
M Zondeki	2002-2008	18	23	1302	217.0	32	961	31	6/39	31.00	4.42	42.00	1	1	-
DB Pithey	1963-1967	8	13	1424	-	67	577	12	6/58	48.08	2.43	118.66	-	1	-
RJ Crisp	1935-1936	9	14	1428	238.0	30	747	20	5/99	37.35	3.13	71.40	-	1	-
MJ Procter	1967-1970	7	14	1514	252.2	80	616	41	6/73	15.02	2.44	36.92	3	1	-
XC Balaskas	1930-1939	9	11	1572	-	28	806	22	5/49	36.63	3.07	71.45	3	1	-
SJ Snooke	1906-1923	26	29	1620	270.0	62	702	35	8/70	20.05	2.60	46.28	1	1	1
HD Bromfield	1961-1965	9	16	1810	301.4	101	599	17	5/88	35.23	1.98	106.47	-	1	-
ERH Fuller	1953-1958	7	12	1898	-	61	668	22	5/66	30.36	2.11	86.27	-	1	-
D Pretorius	2016-2022	60	59	2128	354.4	31	1895	77	5/17	24.61	5.34	27.63	1	1	-
B Mitchell	1929-1949	42	39	2525	-	26	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	-
NA Quinn	1929-1932	12	19	2922	487.0	103	1145	35	6/92	32.71	2.35	83.48	2	1	-
R McLaren	2009-2014	68	67	2930	488.2	21	2596	97	5/19	26.76	5.31	30.20	5	1	-
EJ Barlow	1961-1970	30	46	3021	-	115	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
RP Snell	1991-1996	47	51	3120	520.0	67	2112	63	5/40	33.52	4.06	49.52	4	1	-
JH Sinclair	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
M Hayward	1998-2004	37	50	3814	635.4	95	2467	75	5/56	32.89	3.88	50.85	2	1	-
ACB Langton	1935-1939	15	23	4199	-	104	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
NBF Mann	1947-1951	19	33	5796	-	260	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
RJ Peterson	2002-2014	115	120	6152	1025.2	101	4547	137	5/33	33.18	4.43	44.90	4	1	-
AJ Hall	1999-2007	111	118	6390	1065.0	125	4192	143	5/18	29.31	3.93	44.68	3	1	-
WJ Cronje	1992-2000	256	238	9157	1526.1	276	5254	157	5/32	33.46	3.44	58.32	1	1	-

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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]