| Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Briggs | 14.2x4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1.13 | England | v South Africa | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| J Briggs | 19.1x4 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 1.32 | England | v South Africa | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| JH Wardle | 19.0x8 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 1.42 | England | v South Africa | 1 Jan 1957 | Test # 435 | |
| JJ Ferris | 25.0x5 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1.77 | England | v South Africa | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
| GA Lohmann | 24.0x5 | 9 | 42 | 7 | 2.10 | England | v South Africa | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 | |
| C Blythe | 18.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 2.55 | England | v South Africa | 11 Mar 1910 | Test # 110 | |
| AE Hall | 37.3 | 12 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | South Africa | v England | 1 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 | |
| WH Ashley | 43.1x4 | 18 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | South Africa | v England | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 | |
| Harbhajan Singh | 38.0 | 1 | 120 | 7 | 3.15 | India | v South Africa | 2 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
| S Haigh | 11.4x5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1.11 | England | v South Africa | 1 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
| JH Sinclair | 12.0x5 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2.60 | South Africa | v England | 1 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
| SM Pollock | 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 2 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
| VD Philander | 15.4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | v India | 5 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
| JJ Ferris | 29.2x5 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 2.20 | England | v South Africa | 19 Mar 1892 | Test # 37 | |
| K Rabada | 17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 3.23 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | 2 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
| C Blythe | 32.0 | 13 | 68 | 6 | 2.12 | England | v South Africa | 24 Mar 1906 | Test # 91 | |
| GO Rabone | 38.7x8 | 10 | 68 | 6 | 1.31 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 1 Jan 1954 | Test # 379 | |
| Saeed Ajmal | 42.0 | 9 | 96 | 6 | 2.28 | Pakistan | v South Africa | 14 Feb 2013 | Test # 2073 | |
| CB Llewellyn | 30.5 | 4 | 97 | 6 | 3.14 | South Africa | v Australia | 8 Nov 1902 | Test # 77 | |
| CBRLS Kumara | 25.0 | 1 | 122 | 6 | 4.88 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | 2 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
| PL Harris | 42.5 | 9 | 127 | 6 | 2.96 | South Africa | v Australia | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
| SF Burke | 53.5 | 19 | 128 | 6 | 2.37 | South Africa | v New Zealand | 1 Jan 1962 | Test # 519 | |
| SK Warne | 70.0 | 15 | 161 | 6 | 2.30 | Australia | v South Africa | 8 Mar 2002 | Test # 1593 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 11-14, 2022
[Test # 2448] |
|
South Africa v England at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Jan 3-7, 2020
[Test # 2379] |
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South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Jan 3-6, 2019
[Test # 2340] |
