Bowling Most Wickets Series

Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Most wickets in a series

Player	Mat	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Inns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
K Rabada	13	2332	388.4	65	22	1411	67	6/50	21.05	3.63	34.80	5	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
A Nortje	12	2182	363.4	64	21	1321	47	6/56	28.10	3.63	46.42	1	3	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
M Jansen	11	1775	295.5	54	18	985	44	5/35	22.38	3.32	40.34	4	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
HJ Tayfield	5	2280	285.0	105	10	636	37	9/113	17.18	1.67	61.62	1	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
K Rabada	10	1955	325.5	70	17	1013	37	5/34	27.37	3.10	52.83	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
AEE Vogler	5	1349	224.5	33	10	783	36	7/94	21.75	3.48	37.47	2	4	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
KA Maharaj	11	2806	467.4	92	18	1493	35	5/36	42.65	3.19	80.17	-	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
AA Donald	5	1460	243.2	69	10	653	33	6/88	19.78	2.68	44.24	1	4	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
HJ Tayfield	5	2228	278.4	58	9	843	30	7/81	28.10	2.27	74.26	2	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
SM Pollock	5	1184	197.2	44	10	483	29	5/43	16.65	2.44	40.82	1	3	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
SJ Pegler	6	1388	231.2	40	8	619	29	7/65	21.34	2.67	47.86	2	2	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
M Ntini	4	1121	186.5	45	8	620	29	5/49	21.37	3.31	38.65	1	3	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GA Faulkner	5	1255	209.1	45	9	635	29	6/87	21.89	3.03	43.27	1	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
KA Maharaj	13	1741	290.1	53	18	888	29	7/32	30.62	3.06	60.03	-	2	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
GB Lawrence	5	1334	222.2	62	9	512	28	8/53	18.28	2.30	47.64	2	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
AE Hall	4	1505	250.5	82	8	501	27	7/63	18.55	1.99	55.74	2	2	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
MJ Procter	4	858	143.0	50	8	353	26	6/73	13.57	2.46	33.00	1	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
TL Goddard	5	1533	255.3	101	10	422	26	6/53	16.23	1.65	58.96	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
HJ Tayfield	5	1881	313.3	124	8	568	26	5/60	21.84	1.81	72.34	1	3	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
NAT Adcock	5	1578	263.0	69	9	587	26	6/65	22.57	2.23	60.69	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
CB Llewellyn	3	796	132.4	23	6	448	25	6/92	17.92	3.37	31.84	-	4	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
GF Bissett	4	989	164.5	28	8	469	25	7/29	18.76	2.84	39.56	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
TL Goddard	5	1894	315.4	148	9	528	25	5/31	21.12	1.67	75.76	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
JM Blanckenberg	5	1510	251.4	60	9	613	25	6/76	24.52	2.43	60.40	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
M Ntini	5	1329	221.3	49	10	627	25	4/50	25.08	2.83	53.16	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
RO Schwarz	5	1006	167.4	19	9	651	25	6/47	26.04	3.88	40.24	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
PM Pollock	5	1275	159.3	11	9	710	25	6/95	28.40	3.34	51.00	-	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
JT Partridge	5	1980	247.4	33	10	833	25	7/91	33.32	2.52	79.20	2	2	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
D Olivier	3	528	88.0	16	6	353	24	6/37	14.70	4.01	22.00	1	3	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
SJ Snooke	5	870	145.0	36	9	369	24	8/70	15.37	2.54	36.25	1	1	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
NAT Adcock	5	1363	170.3	27	9	485	24	5/43	20.20	2.13	56.79	1	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
AMB Rowan	5	2218	277.2	40	9	794	24	5/80	33.08	2.14	92.41	2	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
AA Donald	5	704	117.2	25	9	395	23	5/49	17.17	3.36	30.60	-	2	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
K Rabada	4	845	140.5	40	8	443	23	6/54	19.26	3.14	36.73	1	2	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
CL Vincent	5	1336	222.4	43	9	517	23	6/131	22.47	2.32	58.08	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
A Nortje	7	875	145.5	17	11	549	23	5/36	23.86	3.76	38.04	-	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
AJ Bell	5	1242	207.0	28	6	624	23	5/69	27.13	3.01	54.00	1	3	-
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
M Ntini	5	1178	196.2	34	10	814	23	5/75	35.39	4.14	51.21	1	2	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
AA Donald	4	872	145.2	41	7	422	22	6/53	19.18	2.90	39.63	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
K Rabada	3	658	109.4	17	6	482	22	7/112	21.90	4.39	29.90	-	3	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
A Nel	4	958	159.4	42	8	510	22	5/87	23.18	3.19	43.54	-	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
NAT Adcock	5	1136	142.0	32	10	313	21	4/20	14.90	1.65	54.09	3	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
VD Philander	3	609	101.3	19	6	325	21	6/44	15.47	3.20	29.00	2	2	1
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12
DW Steyn	3	744	124.0	31	6	367	21	6/50	17.47	2.95	35.42	1	2	-
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
HJ Tayfield	5	1542	192.6	80	8	377	21	6/13	17.95	1.46	73.42	-	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
EP Nupen	3	947	157.5	21	6	413	21	6/46	19.66	2.61	45.09	-	3	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
JH Sinclair	5	1065	177.3	49	10	418	21	4/41	19.90	2.35	50.71	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
PS Heine	4	1199	199.5	46	8	494	21	5/60	23.52	2.47	57.09	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
SM Pollock	5	1333	222.1	83	10	503	21	4/32	23.95	2.26	63.47	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
CN McCarthy	5	1285	160.5	15	9	561	21	6/43	26.71	2.61	61.19	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
GWA Chubb	5	1425	237.3	63	8	577	21	6/51	27.47	2.42	67.85	1	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
DW Steyn	2	336	56.0	10	4	184	20	6/49	9.20	3.28	16.80	1	3	2
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08
DW Steyn	3	692	115.2	38	6	258	20	6/8	12.90	2.23	34.60	1	2	1
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13
AA Donald	3	716	119.2	32	6	319	20	5/40	15.95	2.67	35.80	1	1	-
India in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97
BN Schultz	3	745	124.1	35	5	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993
PM Pollock	3	986	164.2	55	6	366	20	5/34	18.30	2.22	49.30	-	3	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1965
K Rabada	3	715	119.1	23	6	381	20	4/42	19.05	3.19	35.75	2	-	-
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
DW Steyn	3	706	117.4	27	6	382	20	6/72	19.10	3.24	35.30	2	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08
AA Donald	4	1050	175.0	49	7	394	20	7/84	19.70	2.25	52.50	-	2	1
India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93
JH Kallis	5	1138	189.4	67	10	395	20	6/67	19.75	2.08	56.90	1	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
PS de Villiers	3	1016	169.2	50	6	401	20	5/61	20.05	2.36	50.80	1	2	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95
M Ntini	3	702	117.0	23	6	411	20	5/35	20.55	3.51	35.10	1	3	1
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
SM Pollock	5	1369	228.1	77	10	464	20	5/28	23.20	2.03	68.45	1	1	-
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
N Gordon	5	1966	245.6	28	8	807	20	5/103	40.35	2.46	98.30	-	2	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
M Jansen	3	621	103.3	29	6	313	19	4/31	16.47	3.02	32.68	3	-	-
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
K Rabada	3	522	87.0	18	6	326	19	6/55	17.15	3.74	27.47	1	1	1
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
M Ntini	3	619	103.1	21	6	355	19	6/59	18.68	3.44	32.57	1	2	-
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07
SM Pollock	5	1106	184.2	69	8	396	19	4/16	20.84	2.14	58.21	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
M Morkel	4	882	147.0	28	7	408	19	5/75	21.47	2.77	46.42	1	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
M Ntini	3	689	114.5	17	6	425	19	6/100	22.36	3.70	36.26	1	1	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
JM Blanckenberg	5	1030	171.4	44	7	428	19	5/83	22.52	2.49	54.21	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
L Ngidi	7	869	144.5	34	11	446	19	6/71	23.47	3.07	45.73	-	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
SR Harmer	5	957	159.3	34	8	487	19	4/103	25.63	3.05	50.36	1	-	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
AA Donald	5	1043	173.5	45	8	497	19	5/46	26.15	2.85	54.89	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
M Morkel	4	954	159.0	34	8	501	19	4/41	26.36	3.15	50.21	2	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
RO Schwarz	5	681	113.3	21	10	310	18	4/30	17.22	2.73	37.83	2	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
CL Vincent	5	1014	169.0	47	8	374	18	6/51	20.77	2.21	56.33	-	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
SM Pollock	4	1319	219.5	72	8	464	18	5/53	25.77	2.11	73.27	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
DW Steyn	3	788	131.2	22	6	471	18	5/67	26.16	3.58	43.77	-	2	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09
A Nortje	4	750	125.0	16	7	488	18	5/110	27.11	3.90	41.66	-	1	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
PS Heine	5	1480	185.0	34	10	517	18	4/22	28.72	2.09	82.22	1	-	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
CL Vincent	4	1167	194.3	39	6	601	18	4/45	33.38	3.08	64.83	3	-	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935
AMB Rowan	5	1449	241.3	48	8	619	18	5/68	34.38	2.56	80.50	-	2	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
VD Philander	3	552	92.0	23	6	248	17	5/45	14.58	2.69	32.47	1	1	-
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
A Nel	3	722	120.2	27	5	294	17	6/32	17.29	2.44	42.47	1	1	1
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005
JH Kallis	5	695	115.5	31	10	299	17	5/90	17.58	2.58	40.88	-	1	-
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
PM Pollock	3	772	128.4	35	6	299	17	6/38	17.58	2.32	45.41	-	1	-
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
K Rabada	3	518	86.2	14	6	318	17	4/61	18.70	3.68	30.47	1	-	-
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
PS Heine	4	995	124.3	19	7	321	17	6/58	18.88	1.93	58.52	-	2	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
TL Goddard	5	1212	202.0	79	9	414	17	5/80	24.35	2.04	71.29	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
SM Pollock	4	1062	177.0	57	8	420	17	6/39	24.70	2.37	62.47	-	1	-
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
NBF Mann	5	1323	165.3	42	9	430	17	6/59	25.29	1.95	77.82	1	1	-
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
M Ntini	4	791	131.5	22	6	437	17	7/37	25.70	3.31	46.52	-	2	1
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005
L Ngidi	6	827	137.5	31	11	453	17	5/19	26.64	3.28	48.64	1	1	-
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
GA Faulkner	6	970	161.4	21	9	454	17	7/84	26.70	2.80	57.05	1	1	-
Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912
KA Maharaj	4	976	162.4	29	8	516	17	4/85	30.35	3.17	57.41	1	-	-
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
KA Maharaj	4	968	161.2	22	8	572	17	5/123	33.64	3.54	56.94	1	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
HJ Tayfield	5	2211	276.3	100	8	639	17	5/120	37.58	1.73	130.05	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
HJ Tayfield	5	1588	198.4	21	8	726	17	7/23	42.70	2.74	93.41	-	1	-
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
KA Maharaj	2	498	83.0	24	4	194	16	7/32	12.12	2.33	31.12	-	2	-
Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2021/22

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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]