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| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 171 | 18608 | 3101.2 | 660 | 10077 | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 3.24 | 42.38 | 27 | 26 | 5 |
🥈 2 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 202 | 24353 | 4058.5 | 1222 | 9733 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 2.39 | 57.84 | 23 | 16 | 1 |
🥉 3 | M Ntini | M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 190 | 20834 | 3472.2 | 759 | 11242 | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 3.23 | 53.42 | 19 | 18 | 4 |
4 | K Rabada | K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2025 | 71 | 130 | 13100 | 2183.2 | 433 | 7306 | 336 | 7/112 | 21.74 | 3.34 | 38.98 | 15 | 17 | 4 |
5 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 129 | 15519 | 2586.3 | 661 | 7344 | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 2.83 | 47.02 | 11 | 20 | 3 |
6 | M Morkel | M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2018 | 86 | 160 | 16498 | 2749.4 | 605 | 8550 | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 3.10 | 53.39 | 18 | 8 | - |
7 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2013 | 165 | 270 | 20172 | 3362.0 | 846 | 9497 | 291 | 6/54 | 32.63 | 2.82 | 69.31 | 7 | 5 | - |
8 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 119 | 11391 | 1898.3 | 507 | 5000 | 224 | 6/21 | 22.32 | 2.63 | 50.85 | 8 | 13 | 2 |
9 | KA Maharaj | KA Maharaj (SA) | 2016-2025 | 59 | 100 | 11666 | 1944.2 | 367 | 6055 | 203 | 9/129 | 29.82 | 3.11 | 57.46 | 6 | 11 | 1 |
10 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1949-1960 | 37 | 61 | 13568 | - | 602 | 4405 | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91 | 1.94 | 79.81 | 5 | 14 | 2 |
11 | PR Adams | PR Adams (SA) | 1995-2004 | 45 | 76 | 8850 | 1475.0 | 339 | 4405 | 134 | 7/128 | 32.87 | 2.98 | 66.04 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
12 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 1955-1970 | 41 | 75 | 11736 | - | 706 | 3226 | 123 | 6/53 | 26.22 | 1.64 | 95.41 | 2 | 5 | - |
12 | A Nel | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2008 | 36 | 69 | 7630 | 1271.4 | 280 | 3919 | 123 | 6/32 | 31.86 | 3.08 | 62.03 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
14 | PM Pollock | PM Pollock (SA) | 1961-1970 | 28 | 52 | 6522 | - | 270 | 2806 | 116 | 6/38 | 24.18 | 2.58 | 56.22 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
15 | NAT Adcock | NAT Adcock (SA) | 1953-1962 | 26 | 46 | 6391 | - | 218 | 2195 | 104 | 6/43 | 21.10 | 2.06 | 61.45 | 5 | 5 | - |
16 | PL Harris | PL Harris (SA) | 2007-2011 | 37 | 63 | 8809 | 1468.1 | 336 | 3901 | 103 | 6/127 | 37.87 | 2.65 | 85.52 | 3 | 3 | - |
17 | N Boje | N Boje (SA) | 2000-2006 | 43 | 72 | 8620 | 1436.4 | 293 | 4265 | 100 | 5/62 | 42.65 | 2.96 | 86.20 | 9 | 3 | - |
18 | PS de Villiers | PS de Villiers (SA) | 1993-1998 | 18 | 34 | 4805 | 800.5 | 221 | 2063 | 85 | 6/23 | 24.27 | 2.57 | 56.52 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
19 | CL Vincent | CL Vincent (SA) | 1927-1935 | 25 | 40 | 5851 | 975.1 | 194 | 2631 | 84 | 6/51 | 31.32 | 2.69 | 69.65 | 5 | 3 | - |
20 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 1906-1924 | 25 | 43 | 4227 | 704.3 | 124 | 2180 | 82 | 7/84 | 26.58 | 3.09 | 51.54 | 4 | 4 | - |
21 | L Klusener | L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 49 | 84 | 6887 | 1147.5 | 318 | 3033 | 80 | 8/64 | 37.91 | 2.64 | 86.08 | 2 | 1 | - |
22 | M Jansen | M Jansen (SA) | 2021-2025 | 18 | 32 | 2929 | 488.1 | 86 | 1696 | 77 | 7/13 | 22.02 | 3.47 | 38.03 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
23 | BM McMillan | BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1998 | 38 | 64 | 6048 | 1008.0 | 255 | 2537 | 75 | 4/65 | 33.82 | 2.51 | 80.64 | 2 | - | - |
24 | A Nortje | A Nortje (SA) | 2019-2023 | 19 | 32 | 3057 | 509.3 | 81 | 1870 | 70 | 6/56 | 26.71 | 3.67 | 43.67 | 1 | 4 | - |
25 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 1906-1911 | 15 | 28 | 2764 | 460.4 | 96 | 1455 | 64 | 7/94 | 22.73 | 3.15 | 43.18 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
26 | JH Sinclair | JH Sinclair (SA) | 1896-1911 | 25 | 41 | 3598 | - | 110 | 1996 | 63 | 6/26 | 31.68 | 3.32 | 57.11 | 4 | 1 | - |
27 | JM Blanckenberg | JM Blanckenberg (SA) | 1913-1924 | 18 | 25 | 3888 | 648.0 | 132 | 1817 | 60 | 6/76 | 30.28 | 2.80 | 64.80 | 1 | 4 | - |
28 | D Olivier | D Olivier (SA) | 2017-2024 | 16 | 29 | 2292 | 382.0 | 64 | 1432 | 59 | 6/37 | 24.27 | 3.74 | 38.84 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
29 | L Ngidi | L Ngidi (SA) | 2018-2025 | 20 | 35 | 2578 | 429.4 | 100 | 1356 | 58 | 6/39 | 23.37 | 3.15 | 44.44 | 1 | 3 | - |
29 | PS Heine | PS Heine (SA) | 1955-1962 | 14 | 27 | 3890 | - | 106 | 1455 | 58 | 6/58 | 25.08 | 2.24 | 67.06 | 2 | 4 | - |
29 | NBF Mann | NBF Mann (SA) | 1947-1951 | 19 | 33 | 5796 | - | 260 | 1920 | 58 | 6/59 | 33.10 | 1.98 | 99.93 | 5 | 1 | - |
32 | Imran Tahir | Imran Tahir (SA) | 2011-2015 | 20 | 37 | 3925 | 654.1 | 86 | 2294 | 57 | 5/32 | 40.24 | 3.50 | 68.85 | 1 | 2 | - |
33 | RO Schwarz | RO Schwarz (SA) | 1906-1912 | 20 | 31 | 2639 | 439.5 | 66 | 1417 | 55 | 6/47 | 25.76 | 3.22 | 47.98 | 4 | 2 | - |
34 | M Hayward | M Hayward (SA) | 1999-2004 | 16 | 29 | 2821 | 470.1 | 90 | 1609 | 54 | 5/56 | 29.79 | 3.42 | 52.24 | 1 | 1 | - |
34 | AMB Rowan | AMB Rowan (SA) | 1947-1951 | 15 | 25 | 5193 | - | 136 | 2084 | 54 | 5/68 | 38.59 | 2.40 | 96.16 | 2 | 4 | - |
36 | CR Matthews | CR Matthews (SA) | 1992-1995 | 18 | 33 | 3980 | 663.2 | 231 | 1502 | 52 | 5/42 | 28.88 | 2.26 | 76.53 | 1 | 2 | - |
37 | EP Nupen | EP Nupen (SA) | 1921-1936 | 17 | 31 | 4159 | 693.1 | 133 | 1788 | 50 | 6/46 | 35.76 | 2.57 | 83.18 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
38 | CB Llewellyn | CB Llewellyn (SA) | 1896-1912 | 15 | 21 | 2292 | - | 55 | 1421 | 48 | 6/92 | 29.60 | 3.71 | 47.75 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
38 | AJ Bell | AJ Bell (SA) | 1929-1935 | 16 | 26 | 3342 | 557.0 | 89 | 1567 | 48 | 6/99 | 32.64 | 2.81 | 69.62 | 1 | 4 | - |
40 | SJ Pegler | SJ Pegler (SA) | 1910-1924 | 16 | 23 | 2989 | 498.1 | 84 | 1572 | 47 | 7/65 | 33.44 | 3.15 | 63.59 | 3 | 2 | - |
41 | AJ Hall | AJ Hall (SA) | 2002-2007 | 21 | 38 | 3001 | 500.1 | 95 | 1617 | 45 | 3/1 | 35.93 | 3.23 | 66.68 | - | - | - |
42 | JT Partridge | JT Partridge (SA) | 1963-1965 | 11 | 20 | 3684 | - | 136 | 1373 | 44 | 7/91 | 31.20 | 2.23 | 83.72 | 3 | 3 | - |
43 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 68 | 85 | 3800 | 633.2 | 243 | 1288 | 43 | 3/14 | 29.95 | 2.03 | 88.37 | - | - | - |
44 | JP Duminy | JP Duminy (SA) | 2008-2017 | 46 | 57 | 2703 | 450.3 | 48 | 1601 | 42 | 4/47 | 38.11 | 3.55 | 64.35 | 2 | - | - |
45 | MJ Procter | MJ Procter (SA) | 1967-1970 | 7 | 14 | 1514 | 252.2 | 80 | 616 | 41 | 6/73 | 15.02 | 2.44 | 36.92 | 3 | 1 | - |
45 | AW Nourse | AW Nourse (SA) | 1902-1924 | 45 | 57 | 3234 | 539.0 | 120 | 1553 | 41 | 4/25 | 37.87 | 2.88 | 78.87 | 2 | - | - |
47 | AE Hall | AE Hall (SA) | 1923-1931 | 7 | 14 | 2361 | 393.3 | 107 | 886 | 40 | 7/63 | 22.15 | 2.25 | 59.02 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
47 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 30 | 46 | 3021 | - | 115 | 1362 | 40 | 5/85 | 34.05 | 2.70 | 75.52 | - | 1 | - |
47 | ACB Langton | ACB Langton (SA) | 1935-1939 | 15 | 23 | 4199 | - | 104 | 1827 | 40 | 5/58 | 45.67 | 2.61 | 104.97 | 4 | 1 | - |
50 | KJ Abbott | KJ Abbott (SA) | 2013-2017 | 11 | 21 | 2081 | 346.5 | 95 | 886 | 39 | 7/29 | 22.71 | 2.55 | 53.35 | - | 3 | - |
50 | SR Harmer | SR Harmer (SA) | 2015-2023 | 10 | 16 | 2105 | 350.5 | 68 | 1075 | 39 | 4/61 | 27.56 | 3.06 | 53.97 | 4 | - | - |
52 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2019-2025 | 21 | 36 | 1896 | 316.0 | 75 | 940 | 38 | 4/32 | 24.73 | 2.97 | 49.89 | 2 | - | - |
52 | RJ Peterson | RJ Peterson (SA) | 2003-2014 | 15 | 27 | 2515 | 419.1 | 85 | 1416 | 38 | 5/33 | 37.26 | 3.37 | 66.18 | 1 | 1 | - |
54 | BN Schultz | BN Schultz (SA) | 1992-1997 | 9 | 14 | 1733 | 288.5 | 82 | 749 | 37 | 5/48 | 20.24 | 2.59 | 46.83 | 4 | 2 | - |
54 | DL Piedt | DL Piedt (SA) | 2014-2024 | 12 | 20 | 2427 | 404.3 | 57 | 1521 | 37 | 5/89 | 41.10 | 3.76 | 65.59 | 3 | 2 | - |
54 | PL Symcox | PL Symcox (SA) | 1993-1998 | 20 | 34 | 3561 | 593.3 | 135 | 1603 | 37 | 4/69 | 43.32 | 2.70 | 96.24 | 1 | - | - |
57 | Q McMillan | Q McMillan (SA) | 1929-1932 | 13 | 22 | 2021 | 336.5 | 38 | 1243 | 36 | 5/66 | 34.52 | 3.69 | 56.13 | 2 | 2 | - |
57 | CN McCarthy | CN McCarthy (SA) | 1948-1951 | 15 | 25 | 3499 | - | 64 | 1510 | 36 | 6/43 | 41.94 | 2.58 | 97.19 | 2 | 2 | - |
59 | SJ Snooke | SJ Snooke (SA) | 1906-1923 | 26 | 29 | 1620 | 270.0 | 62 | 702 | 35 | 8/70 | 20.05 | 2.60 | 46.28 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
59 | NA Quinn | NA Quinn (SA) | 1929-1932 | 12 | 19 | 2922 | 487.0 | 103 | 1145 | 35 | 6/92 | 32.71 | 2.35 | 83.48 | 2 | 1 | - |
61 | JC Watkins | JC Watkins (SA) | 1949-1957 | 15 | 27 | 2805 | - | 134 | 816 | 29 | 4/22 | 28.13 | 1.74 | 96.72 | 3 | - | - |
62 | GB Lawrence | GB Lawrence (SA) | 1961-1962 | 5 | 9 | 1334 | 222.2 | 62 | 512 | 28 | 8/53 | 18.28 | 2.30 | 47.64 | 2 | 2 | - |
62 | CP Carter | CP Carter (SA) | 1912-1924 | 10 | 12 | 1475 | 245.5 | 47 | 694 | 28 | 6/50 | 24.78 | 2.82 | 52.67 | - | 2 | - |
64 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 1929-1949 | 42 | 39 | 2525 | - | 26 | 1380 | 27 | 5/87 | 51.11 | 3.27 | 93.51 | 1 | 1 | - |
65 | MG Melle | MG Melle (SA) | 1950-1953 | 7 | 12 | 1667 | - | 20 | 851 | 26 | 6/71 | 32.73 | 3.06 | 64.11 | 1 | 2 | - |
65 | AH McKinnon | AH McKinnon (SA) | 1960-1967 | 8 | 15 | 2546 | 424.2 | 153 | 925 | 26 | 4/128 | 35.57 | 2.17 | 97.92 | 1 | - | - |
67 | GF Bissett | GF Bissett (SA) | 1927-1928 | 4 | 8 | 989 | 164.5 | 28 | 469 | 25 | 7/29 | 18.76 | 2.84 | 39.56 | 2 | 2 | - |
67 | D Paterson | D Paterson (SA) | 2020-2024 | 7 | 13 | 1319 | 219.5 | 43 | 656 | 25 | 5/61 | 26.24 | 2.98 | 52.76 | - | 2 | - |
69 | J Middleton | J Middleton (SA) | 1896-1902 | 6 | 11 | 1064 | - | 61 | 442 | 24 | 5/51 | 18.41 | 2.49 | 44.33 | 2 | 2 | - |
70 | ERH Fuller | ERH Fuller (SA) | 1953-1958 | 7 | 12 | 1898 | - | 61 | 668 | 22 | 5/66 | 30.36 | 2.11 | 86.27 | - | 1 | - |
70 | XC Balaskas | XC Balaskas (SA) | 1930-1939 | 9 | 11 | 1572 | - | 28 | 806 | 22 | 5/49 | 36.63 | 3.07 | 71.45 | 3 | 1 | - |
70 | CW Henderson | CW Henderson (SA) | 2001-2002 | 7 | 12 | 1962 | 327.0 | 79 | 928 | 22 | 4/116 | 42.18 | 2.83 | 89.18 | 2 | - | - |
73 | GWA Chubb | GWA Chubb (SA) | 1951-1951 | 5 | 8 | 1425 | 237.3 | 63 | 577 | 21 | 6/51 | 27.47 | 2.42 | 67.85 | 1 | 2 | - |
74 | DJ Terbrugge | DJ Terbrugge (SA) | 1998-2004 | 7 | 13 | 1012 | 168.4 | 44 | 517 | 20 | 5/46 | 25.85 | 3.06 | 50.60 | - | 1 | - |
74 | RJ Crisp | RJ Crisp (SA) | 1935-1936 | 9 | 14 | 1428 | 238.0 | 30 | 747 | 20 | 5/99 | 37.35 | 3.13 | 71.40 | - | 1 | - |
74 | N Gordon | N Gordon (SA) | 1938-1939 | 5 | 8 | 1966 | 245.6 | 28 | 807 | 20 | 5/103 | 40.35 | 2.46 | 98.30 | - | 2 | - |
77 | M Zondeki | M Zondeki (SA) | 2003-2008 | 6 | 11 | 780 | 130.0 | 25 | 480 | 19 | 6/39 | 25.26 | 3.69 | 41.05 | 1 | 1 | - |
77 | RP Snell | RP Snell (SA) | 1992-1994 | 5 | 9 | 1025 | 170.5 | 42 | 538 | 19 | 4/74 | 28.31 | 3.14 | 53.94 | 2 | - | - |
77 | L Tuckett | L Tuckett (SA) | 1947-1949 | 9 | 17 | 2104 | - | 47 | 980 | 19 | 5/68 | 51.57 | 2.79 | 110.73 | 1 | 2 | - |
80 | ARA Murray | ARA Murray (SA) | 1952-1954 | 10 | 16 | 2374 | - | 111 | 710 | 18 | 4/169 | 39.44 | 1.79 | 131.88 | 1 | - | - |
80 | DPB Morkel | DPB Morkel (SA) | 1927-1932 | 16 | 22 | 1704 | 284.0 | 55 | 821 | 18 | 4/93 | 45.61 | 2.89 | 94.66 | 1 | - | - |
82 | J Botha | J Botha (SA) | 2006-2010 | 5 | 10 | 1017 | 169.3 | 29 | 573 | 17 | 4/56 | 33.70 | 3.38 | 59.82 | 1 | - | - |
82 | HD Bromfield | HD Bromfield (SA) | 1961-1965 | 9 | 16 | 1810 | 301.4 | 101 | 599 | 17 | 5/88 | 35.23 | 1.98 | 106.47 | - | 1 | - |
82 | CB van Ryneveld | CB van Ryneveld (SA) | 1951-1958 | 19 | 20 | 1554 | - | 27 | 671 | 17 | 4/67 | 39.47 | 2.59 | 91.41 | 1 | - | - |
85 | CK Langeveldt | CK Langeveldt (SA) | 2005-2006 | 6 | 10 | 999 | 166.3 | 27 | 593 | 16 | 5/46 | 37.06 | 3.56 | 62.43 | - | 1 | - |
86 | C Bosch | C Bosch (SA) | 2024-2025 | 3 | 6 | 442 | 73.4 | 17 | 256 | 15 | 5/43 | 17.06 | 3.47 | 29.46 | 2 | 1 | - |
86 | DEJ Ironside | DEJ Ironside (SA) | 1953-1954 | 3 | 5 | 986 | 123.2 | 41 | 275 | 15 | 5/51 | 18.33 | 1.67 | 65.73 | 1 | 1 | - |
86 | WD Parnell | WD Parnell (SA) | 2010-2017 | 6 | 10 | 556 | 92.4 | 11 | 414 | 15 | 4/51 | 27.60 | 4.46 | 37.06 | 1 | - | - |
86 | GA Rowe | GA Rowe (SA) | 1896-1902 | 5 | 8 | 998 | - | 50 | 456 | 15 | 5/115 | 30.40 | 2.74 | 66.53 | - | 1 | - |
86 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 2012-2024 | 86 | 45 | 1036 | 172.4 | 12 | 673 | 15 | 4/22 | 44.86 | 3.89 | 69.06 | 1 | - | - |
91 | N Burger | N Burger (SA) | 2023-2024 | 3 | 6 | 376 | 62.4 | 14 | 237 | 14 | 4/33 | 16.92 | 3.78 | 26.85 | 1 | - | - |
91 | G Coetzee | G Coetzee (SA) | 2023-2024 | 4 | 8 | 462 | 77.0 | 7 | 330 | 14 | 3/37 | 23.57 | 4.28 | 33.00 | - | - | - |
93 | S Elworthy | S Elworthy (SA) | 1998-2002 | 4 | 8 | 867 | 144.3 | 35 | 444 | 13 | 4/66 | 34.15 | 3.07 | 66.69 | 2 | - | - |
94 | CH Morris | CH Morris (SA) | 2016-2017 | 4 | 8 | 623 | 103.5 | 15 | 459 | 12 | 3/38 | 38.25 | 4.42 | 51.91 | - | - | - |
94 | HR Lance | HR Lance (SA) | 1962-1970 | 13 | 19 | 948 | 158.0 | 38 | 479 | 12 | 3/30 | 39.91 | 3.03 | 79.00 | - | - | - |
94 | EL Dalton | EL Dalton (SA) | 1929-1939 | 15 | 12 | 864 | - | 7 | 490 | 12 | 4/59 | 40.83 | 3.40 | 72.00 | 1 | - | - |
94 | DB Pithey | DB Pithey (SA) | 1963-1967 | 8 | 13 | 1424 | - | 67 | 577 | 12 | 6/58 | 48.08 | 2.43 | 118.66 | - | 1 | - |
94 | VI Smith | VI Smith (SA) | 1947-1957 | 9 | 12 | 1655 | - | 55 | 769 | 12 | 4/143 | 64.08 | 2.78 | 137.91 | 1 | - | - |
99 | AL Phehlukwayo | AL Phehlukwayo (SA) | 2017-2018 | 4 | 8 | 250 | 41.4 | 9 | 147 | 11 | 3/13 | 13.36 | 3.52 | 22.72 | - | - | - |
99 | M Ngam | M Ngam (SA) | 2000-2001 | 3 | 5 | 392 | 65.2 | 15 | 189 | 11 | 3/26 | 17.18 | 2.89 | 35.63 | - | - | - |
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