Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches
Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4+ |
2004-2019 | 93 | 171 | 18608 | 3101.2 | 660 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | 42.38 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 53 | |
1995-2008 | 108 | 202 | 24353 | 4058.5 | 1222 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.84 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 39 | |
1998-2009 | 101 | 190 | 20834 | 3472.2 | 759 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 3.23 | 53.42 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 37 | |
1992-2002 | 72 | 129 | 15519 | 2586.3 | 661 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 2.83 | 47.02 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 31 | |
2015-2024 | 62 | 112 | 11416 | 1902.4 | 378 | 6419 | 291 | 7/112 | 22.05 | 3.37 | 39.23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 28 | |
2006-2018 | 86 | 160 | 16498 | 2749.4 | 605 | 8550 | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 3.10 | 53.39 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 26 | |
2011-2020 | 64 | 119 | 11391 | 1898.3 | 507 | 5000 | 224 | 6/21 | 22.32 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 21 | |
1949-1960 | 37 | 61 | 13568 | - | 602 | 4405 | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91 | 1.94 | 79.81 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 19 | |
2016-2024 | 50 | 83 | 9575 | 1595.5 | 299 | 5055 | 158 | 9/129 | 31.99 | 3.16 | 60.60 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 13 | |
2000-2006 | 43 | 72 | 8620 | 1436.4 | 293 | 4265 | 100 | 5/62 | 42.65 | 2.96 | 86.20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
1995-2013 | 165 | 270 | 20172 | 3362.0 | 846 | 9497 | 291 | 6/54 | 32.63 | 2.82 | 69.31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
1993-1998 | 18 | 34 | 4805 | 800.5 | 221 | 2063 | 85 | 6/23 | 24.27 | 2.57 | 56.52 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
1953-1962 | 26 | 46 | 6391 | - | 218 | 2195 | 104 | 6/43 | 21.10 | 2.06 | 61.45 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | |
1961-1970 | 28 | 52 | 6522 | - | 270 | 2806 | 116 | 6/38 | 24.18 | 2.58 | 56.22 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | |
1995-2004 | 45 | 76 | 8850 | 1475.0 | 339 | 4405 | 134 | 7/128 | 32.87 | 2.98 | 66.04 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
1906-1911 | 15 | 28 | 2764 | 460.4 | 96 | 1455 | 64 | 7/94 | 22.73 | 3.15 | 43.18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
1906-1924 | 25 | 43 | 4227 | 704.3 | 124 | 2180 | 82 | 7/84 | 26.58 | 3.09 | 51.54 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
1927-1935 | 25 | 40 | 5851 | 975.1 | 194 | 2631 | 84 | 6/51 | 31.32 | 2.69 | 69.65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
2001-2008 | 36 | 69 | 7630 | 1271.4 | 280 | 3919 | 123 | 6/32 | 31.86 | 3.08 | 62.03 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
1955-1970 | 41 | 75 | 11736 | - | 706 | 3226 | 123 | 6/53 | 26.22 | 1.64 | 95.41 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
1992-1997 | 9 | 14 | 1733 | 288.5 | 82 | 749 | 37 | 5/48 | 20.24 | 2.59 | 46.83 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
1896-1912 | 15 | 21 | 2292 | - | 55 | 1421 | 48 | 6/92 | 29.60 | 3.71 | 47.75 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
1923-1931 | 7 | 14 | 2361 | 393.3 | 107 | 886 | 40 | 7/63 | 22.15 | 2.25 | 59.02 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
1906-1912 | 20 | 31 | 2639 | 439.5 | 66 | 1417 | 55 | 6/47 | 25.76 | 3.22 | 47.98 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
1963-1965 | 11 | 20 | 3684 | - | 136 | 1373 | 44 | 7/91 | 31.20 | 2.23 | 83.72 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
1955-1962 | 14 | 27 | 3890 | - | 106 | 1455 | 58 | 6/58 | 25.08 | 2.24 | 67.06 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
1921-1936 | 17 | 31 | 4159 | 693.1 | 133 | 1788 | 50 | 6/46 | 35.76 | 2.57 | 83.18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
1947-1951 | 15 | 25 | 5193 | - | 136 | 2084 | 54 | 5/68 | 38.59 | 2.40 | 96.16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
1947-1951 | 19 | 33 | 5796 | - | 260 | 1920 | 58 | 6/59 | 33.10 | 1.98 | 99.93 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
2007-2011 | 37 | 63 | 8809 | 1468.1 | 336 | 3901 | 103 | 6/127 | 37.87 | 2.65 | 85.52 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
2021-2024 | 13 | 22 | 1980 | 330.0 | 59 | 1117 | 49 | 5/35 | 22.79 | 3.38 | 40.40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
2014-2024 | 10 | 17 | 2211 | 368.3 | 55 | 1357 | 34 | 5/89 | 39.91 | 3.68 | 65.02 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
1910-1924 | 16 | 23 | 2989 | 498.1 | 84 | 1572 | 47 | 7/65 | 33.44 | 3.15 | 63.59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
2019-2023 | 19 | 32 | 3057 | 509.3 | 81 | 1870 | 70 | 6/56 | 26.71 | 3.67 | 43.67 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
1929-1935 | 16 | 26 | 3342 | 557.0 | 89 | 1567 | 48 | 6/99 | 32.64 | 2.81 | 69.62 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
1896-1911 | 25 | 41 | 3598 | - | 110 | 1996 | 63 | 6/26 | 31.68 | 3.32 | 57.11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
1913-1924 | 18 | 25 | 3888 | 648.0 | 132 | 1817 | 60 | 6/76 | 30.28 | 2.80 | 64.80 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
1935-1939 | 15 | 23 | 4199 | - | 104 | 1827 | 40 | 5/58 | 45.67 | 2.61 | 104.97 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
1927-1928 | 4 | 8 | 989 | 164.5 | 28 | 469 | 25 | 7/29 | 18.76 | 2.84 | 39.56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
1896-1902 | 6 | 11 | 1064 | - | 61 | 442 | 24 | 5/51 | 18.41 | 2.49 | 44.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
1961-1962 | 5 | 9 | 1334 | 222.2 | 62 | 512 | 28 | 8/53 | 18.28 | 2.30 | 47.64 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
1967-1970 | 7 | 14 | 1514 | 252.2 | 80 | 616 | 41 | 6/73 | 15.02 | 2.44 | 36.92 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
1930-1939 | 9 | 11 | 1572 | - | 28 | 806 | 22 | 5/49 | 36.63 | 3.07 | 71.45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
1929-1932 | 13 | 22 | 2021 | 336.5 | 38 | 1243 | 36 | 5/66 | 34.52 | 3.69 | 56.13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2015-2023 | 10 | 16 | 2105 | 350.5 | 68 | 1075 | 39 | 4/61 | 27.56 | 3.06 | 53.97 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
2017-2024 | 16 | 29 | 2292 | 382.0 | 64 | 1432 | 59 | 6/37 | 24.27 | 3.74 | 38.84 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
2018-2024 | 18 | 31 | 2351 | 391.5 | 94 | 1222 | 54 | 6/39 | 22.62 | 3.11 | 43.53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
1948-1951 | 15 | 25 | 3499 | - | 64 | 1510 | 36 | 6/43 | 41.94 | 2.58 | 97.19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
1951-1951 | 5 | 8 | 1425 | 237.3 | 63 | 577 | 21 | 6/51 | 27.47 | 2.42 | 67.85 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
1950-1953 | 7 | 12 | 1667 | - | 20 | 851 | 26 | 6/71 | 32.73 | 3.06 | 64.11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
2013-2017 | 11 | 21 | 2081 | 346.5 | 95 | 886 | 39 | 7/29 | 22.71 | 2.55 | 53.35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
1947-1949 | 9 | 17 | 2104 | - | 47 | 980 | 19 | 5/68 | 51.57 | 2.79 | 110.73 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
1949-1957 | 15 | 27 | 2805 | - | 134 | 816 | 29 | 4/22 | 28.13 | 1.74 | 96.72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
1929-1932 | 12 | 19 | 2922 | 487.0 | 103 | 1145 | 35 | 6/92 | 32.71 | 2.35 | 83.48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
2011-2015 | 20 | 37 | 3925 | 654.1 | 86 | 2294 | 57 | 5/32 | 40.24 | 3.50 | 68.85 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
1992-1995 | 18 | 33 | 3980 | 663.2 | 231 | 1502 | 52 | 5/42 | 28.88 | 2.26 | 76.53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
1996-2004 | 49 | 84 | 6887 | 1147.5 | 318 | 3033 | 80 | 8/64 | 37.91 | 2.64 | 86.08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
2019-2021 | 3 | 5 | 473 | 78.5 | 17 | 252 | 9 | 5/64 | 28.00 | 3.19 | 52.55 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1928-1929 | 3 | 5 | 649 | 108.1 | 10 | 362 | 10 | 4/79 | 36.20 | 3.34 | 64.90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1962-1965 | 2 | 3 | 660 | 110.0 | 37 | 257 | 11 | 6/128 | 23.36 | 2.33 | 60.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
2003-2008 | 6 | 11 | 780 | 130.0 | 25 | 480 | 19 | 6/39 | 25.26 | 3.69 | 41.05 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1998-2002 | 4 | 8 | 867 | 144.3 | 35 | 444 | 13 | 4/66 | 34.15 | 3.07 | 66.69 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1953-1954 | 3 | 5 | 986 | 123.2 | 41 | 275 | 15 | 5/51 | 18.33 | 1.67 | 65.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1992-1994 | 5 | 9 | 1025 | 170.5 | 42 | 538 | 19 | 4/74 | 28.31 | 3.14 | 53.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1912-1924 | 10 | 12 | 1475 | 245.5 | 47 | 694 | 28 | 6/50 | 24.78 | 2.82 | 52.67 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1906-1923 | 26 | 29 | 1620 | 270.0 | 62 | 702 | 35 | 8/70 | 20.05 | 2.60 | 46.28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
2001-2002 | 7 | 12 | 1962 | 327.0 | 79 | 928 | 22 | 4/116 | 42.18 | 2.83 | 89.18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1938-1939 | 5 | 8 | 1966 | 245.6 | 28 | 807 | 20 | 5/103 | 40.35 | 2.46 | 98.30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
2003-2014 | 15 | 27 | 2515 | 419.1 | 85 | 1416 | 38 | 5/33 | 37.26 | 3.37 | 66.18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1929-1949 | 42 | 39 | 2525 | - | 26 | 1380 | 27 | 5/87 | 51.11 | 3.27 | 93.51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
2008-2017 | 46 | 57 | 2703 | 450.3 | 48 | 1601 | 42 | 4/47 | 38.11 | 3.55 | 64.35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1999-2004 | 16 | 29 | 2821 | 470.1 | 90 | 1609 | 54 | 5/56 | 29.79 | 3.42 | 52.24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
1902-1924 | 45 | 57 | 3234 | 539.0 | 120 | 1553 | 41 | 4/25 | 37.87 | 2.88 | 78.87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1992-1998 | 38 | 64 | 6048 | 1008.0 | 255 | 2537 | 75 | 4/65 | 33.82 | 2.51 | 80.64 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
1910-1910 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 15.0 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 4/47 | 11.75 | 3.13 | 22.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1889-1889 | 2 | 3 | 128 | 32.0 | 8 | 89 | 5 | 5/43 | 17.80 | 4.17 | 25.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1889-1889 | 1 | 1 | 173 | 43.1 | 18 | 95 | 7 | 7/95 | 13.57 | 3.29 | 24.71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2023-2024 | 2 | 4 | 226 | 37.4 | 9 | 154 | 11 | 4/33 | 14.00 | 4.08 | 20.54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2020-2020 | 1 | 2 | 231 | 38.3 | 5 | 175 | 6 | 5/64 | 29.16 | 4.54 | 38.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2024-2024 | 2 | 2 | 234 | 39.0 | 2 | 171 | 8 | 6/119 | 21.37 | 4.38 | 29.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1914-1914 | 1 | 2 | 286 | 47.4 | 9 | 107 | 4 | 4/101 | 26.75 | 2.24 | 71.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1924-1924 | 2 | 2 | 366 | 61.0 | 2 | 273 | 8 | 6/152 | 34.12 | 4.47 | 45.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2020-2022 | 3 | 6 | 419 | 69.5 | 14 | 245 | 11 | 4/76 | 22.27 | 3.50 | 38.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2009-2010 | 2 | 4 | 426 | 71.0 | 19 | 186 | 6 | 4/55 | 31.00 | 2.61 | 71.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1960-1960 | 2 | 3 | 432 | 72.0 | 14 | 192 | 8 | 4/87 | 24.00 | 2.66 | 54.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2011-2012 | 2 | 4 | 448 | 74.4 | 10 | 277 | 9 | 7/81 | 30.77 | 3.70 | 49.77 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1994-1995 | 2 | 4 | 462 | 77.0 | 24 | 196 | 8 | 4/69 | 24.50 | 2.54 | 57.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1961-1961 | 2 | 4 | 495 | 82.3 | 20 | 197 | 6 | 4/63 | 32.83 | 2.38 | 82.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1906-1912 | 17 | 14 | 498 | 83.0 | 14 | 301 | 9 | 4/47 | 33.44 | 3.62 | 55.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1927-1928 | 2 | 4 | 528 | 88.0 | 30 | 161 | 8 | 5/58 | 20.12 | 1.82 | 66.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2010-2017 | 6 | 10 | 556 | 92.4 | 11 | 414 | 15 | 4/51 | 27.60 | 4.46 | 37.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1913-1914 | 4 | 6 | 558 | 93.0 | 15 | 268 | 11 | 4/72 | 24.36 | 2.88 | 50.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2002-2003 | 4 | 8 | 570 | 95.0 | 18 | 430 | 6 | 4/115 | 71.66 | 4.52 | 95.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1936-1939 | 5 | 6 | 768 | - | 7 | 481 | 7 | 4/75 | 68.71 | 3.75 | 109.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1965-1967 | 5 | 9 | 816 | 136.0 | 40 | 336 | 9 | 4/30 | 37.33 | 2.47 | 90.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1960-1960 | 3 | 6 | 828 | 138.0 | 32 | 354 | 9 | 4/58 | 39.33 | 2.56 | 92.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1929-1939 | 15 | 12 | 864 | - | 7 | 490 | 12 | 4/59 | 40.83 | 3.40 | 72.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1896-1902 | 5 | 8 | 998 | - | 50 | 456 | 15 | 5/115 | 30.40 | 2.74 | 66.53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
2005-2006 | 6 | 10 | 999 | 166.3 | 27 | 593 | 16 | 5/46 | 37.06 | 3.56 | 62.43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
1998-2004 | 7 | 13 | 1012 | 168.4 | 44 | 517 | 20 | 5/46 | 25.85 | 3.06 | 50.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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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