Most five-wickets-in-an-innings
Player Span Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
DW Steyn 2004-2019 93 171 18608 10077 439 7/51 11/60 22.95 3.24 42.3 26 5
AA Donald 1992-2002 72 129 15519 7344 330 8/71 12/139 22.25 2.83 47.0 20 3
M Ntini 1998-2009 101 190 20834 11242 390 7/37 13/132 28.82 3.23 53.4 18 4
SM Pollock 1995-2008 108 202 24353 9733 421 7/87 10/147 23.11 2.39 57.8 16 1
HJ Tayfield 1949-1960 37 61 13568 4405 170 9/113 13/165 25.91 1.94 79.8 14 2
K Rabada 2015-2023 60 108 11117 6257 280 7/112 13/144 22.34 3.37 39.7 13 4
VD Philander 2011-2020 64 119 11391 5000 224 6/21 10/102 22.32 2.63 50.8 13 2
PM Pollock 1961-1970 28 52 6522 2806 116 6/38 10/87 24.18 2.58 56.2 9 1
KA Maharaj 2016-2023 49 83 9575 5055 158 9/129 12/283 31.99 3.16 60.6 9 1
M Morkel 2006-2018 86 160 16498 8550 309 6/23 9/110 27.66 3.10 53.3 8 0
AEE Vogler 1906-1911 15 28 2764 1455 64 7/94 12/181 22.73 3.15 43.1 5 1
EP Nupen 1921-1936 17 31 4159 1788 50 6/46 11/150 35.76 2.57 83.1 5 1
PS de Villiers 1993-1998 18 34 4805 2063 85 6/23 10/108 24.27 2.57 56.5 5 2
NAT Adcock 1953-1962 26 46 6391 2195 104 6/43 8/87 21.10 2.06 61.4 5 0
TL Goddard 1955-1970 41 75 11736 3226 123 6/53 8/92 26.22 1.64 95.4 5 0
JH Kallis 1995-2013 165 270 20172 9497 291 6/54 9/92 32.63 2.82 69.3 5 0
CB Llewellyn 1896-1912 15 21 2292 1421 48 6/92 10/116 29.60 3.71 47.7 4 1
A Nortje 2019-2023 19 32 3057 1870 70 6/56 8/120 26.71 3.67 43.6 4 0
AJ Bell 1929-1935 16 26 3342 1567 48 6/99 6/159 32.64 2.81 69.6 4 0
JM Blanckenberg 1913-1924 18 25 3888 1817 60 6/76 9/135 30.28 2.80 64.8 4 0
PS Heine 1955-1962 14 27 3890 1455 58 6/58 8/157 25.08 2.24 67.0 4 0
GA Faulkner 1906-1924 25 43 4227 2180 82 7/84 9/75 26.58 3.09 51.5 4 0
AMB Rowan 1947-1951 15 25 5193 2084 54 5/68 8/232 38.59 2.40 96.1 4 0
PR Adams 1995-2004 45 76 8850 4405 134 7/128 10/106 32.87 2.98 66.0 4 1
KJ Abbott 2013-2017 11 21 2081 886 39 7/29 9/68 22.71 2.55 53.3 3 0
D Olivier 2017-2022 15 27 2088 1294 59 6/37 11/96 21.93 3.71 35.3 3 1
L Ngidi 2018-2022 17 30 2315 1192 51 6/39 8/102 23.37 3.08 45.3 3 0
AE Hall 1923-1931 7 14 2361 886 40 7/63 11/112 22.15 2.25 59.0 3 1
JT Partridge 1963-1965 11 20 3684 1373 44 7/91 9/176 31.20 2.23 83.7 3 0
CL Vincent 1927-1935 25 40 5851 2631 84 6/51 8/149 31.32 2.69 69.6 3 0
A Nel 2001-2008 36 69 7630 3919 123 6/32 10/88 31.86 3.08 62.0 3 1
N Boje 2000-2006 43 72 8620 4265 100 5/62 8/134 42.65 2.96 86.2 3 0
PL Harris 2007-2011 37 63 8809 3901 103 6/127 9/161 37.87 2.65 85.5 3 0
SF Burke 1962-1965 2 3 660 257 11 6/128 11/196 23.36 2.33 60.0 2 1
GF Bissett 1927-1928 4 8 989 469 25 7/29 9/90 18.76 2.84 39.5 2 0
J Middleton 1896-1902 6 11 1064 442 24 5/51 9/130 18.41 2.49 44.3 2 0
GB Lawrence 1961-1962 5 9 1334 512 28 8/53 9/98 18.28 2.30 47.6 2 0
GWA Chubb 1951-1951 5 8 1425 577 21 6/51 6/123 27.47 2.42 67.8 2 0
CP Carter 1912-1924 10 12 1475 694 28 6/50 7/77 24.78 2.82 52.6 2 0
MG Melle 1950-1953 7 12 1667 851 26 6/71 9/166 32.73 3.06 64.1 2 0
BN Schultz 1992-1997 9 14 1733 749 37 5/48 9/106 20.24 2.59 46.8 2 0
N Gordon 1938-1939 5 8 1966 807 20 5/103 7/162 40.35 2.46 98.3 2 0
Q McMillan 1929-1932 13 22 2021 1243 36 5/66 9/127 34.52 3.69 56.1 2 0
L Tuckett 1947-1949 9 17 2104 980 19 5/68 6/195 51.57 2.79 110.7 2 0
RO Schwarz 1906-1912 20 31 2639 1417 55 6/47 7/89 25.76 3.22 47.9 2 0
SJ Pegler 1910-1924 16 23 2989 1572 47 7/65 7/65 33.44 3.15 63.5 2 0
CN McCarthy 1948-1951 15 25 3499 1510 36 6/43 7/164 41.94 2.58 97.1 2 0
Imran Tahir 2011-2015 20 37 3925 2294 57 5/32 8/130 40.24 3.50 68.8 2 0
CR Matthews 1992-1995 18 33 3980 1502 52 5/42 8/140 28.88 2.26 76.5 2 0
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 West Indies at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st Test, Feb 28-Mar 2, 2023 [Test # 2495]
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023 [Test # 2488]
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