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