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| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Innings in match | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | HJ Tayfield | 37.0 | 11 | 113 | 9 | 2.29 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 |
🥇 1 | KA Maharaj | 41.1 | 10 | 129 | 9 | 3.13 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 |
🥉 3 | GB Lawrence | 30.3 | 12 | 53 | 8 | 1.73 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1961 | Test # 517 |
🥉 3 | L Klusener | 21.3 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 2.97 | South Africa | 4 | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
🥉 3 | HJ Tayfield | 37.7 | 14 | 69 | 8 | 1.36 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 |
🥉 3 | SJ Snooke | 31.4 | 8 | 70 | 8 | 2.21 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 10 Mar 1906 | Test # 90 |
🥉 3 | AA Donald | 33.0 | 12 | 71 | 8 | 2.15 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 13 Oct 1995 | Test # 1307 |
8 | M Jansen | 6.5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1.90 | South Africa | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 |
8 | HJ Tayfield | 8.4 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 2.02 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 |
8 | GF Bissett | 19.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 1.52 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 |
8 | KJ Abbott | 11.4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 2.48 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2075 |
8 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | - | 32 | 7 | 3.20 | South Africa | 4 | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 |
8 | M Ntini | 19.5 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 1.86 | South Africa | 3 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 08 Apr 2005 | Test # 1747 |
8 | KA Maharaj | 12.0 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 3.33 | South Africa | 4 | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 |
8 | DW Steyn | 16.4 | 6 | 51 | 7 | 3.06 | South Africa | 2 | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 |
8 | AE Hall | 37.3 | 12 | 63 | 7 | 1.68 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 | Test # 149 |
8 | SJ Pegler | 31.0 | 8 | 65 | 7 | 2.09 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Lord's | 10 Jun 1912 | Test # 122 |
8 | HJ Tayfield | 37.1 | 13 | 81 | 7 | 1.63 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 |
8 | M de Lange | 23.2 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 3.47 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 |
8 | GA Faulkner | 27.1 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 3.09 | South Africa | 2 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 | Test # 128 |
8 | AA Donald | 28.0 | 4 | 84 | 7 | 3.00 | South Africa | 3 | v India | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 1992 | Test # 1206 |
8 | SM Pollock | 41.0 | 11 | 87 | 7 | 2.12 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 | Test # 1397 |
8 | JT Partridge | 31.1 | 6 | 91 | 7 | 2.19 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 07 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 |
8 | AEE Vogler | 22.0 | 2 | 94 | 7 | 4.27 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1910 | Test # 106 |
8 | WH Ashley | 43.1 | 18 | 95 | 7 | 3.29 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 |
8 | K Rabada | 29.0 | 6 | 112 | 7 | 3.86 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 |
8 | AEE Vogler | 47.2 | 12 | 128 | 7 | 2.70 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Lord's | 01 Jul 1907 | Test # 93 |
8 | PR Adams | 45.0 | 11 | 128 | 7 | 2.84 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 | Test # 1664 |
29 | DW Steyn | 8.1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 0.97 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 |
29 | HJ Tayfield | 14.0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 |
29 | GA Faulkner | 11.0 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 1.54 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 | Test # 94 |
29 | VD Philander | 13.0 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 1.61 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 |
29 | PS de Villiers | 11.5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 1.94 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 | Test # 1406 |
29 | M Morkel | 16.4 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1.38 | South Africa | 4 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 |
29 | JH Sinclair | 12.0 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 2.60 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 |
29 | SM Pollock | 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 2.19 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 |
29 | A Nel | 16.2 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 1.95 | South Africa | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 |
29 | K Rabada | 10.4 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 3.00 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 |
29 | DW Steyn | 8.2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 4.08 | South Africa | 3 | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
29 | D Olivier | 14.0 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 2.64 | South Africa | 1 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 |
29 | PM Pollock | 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 6 | 1.85 | South Africa | 4 | v New Zealand | Durban | 08 Dec 1961 | Test # 515 |
29 | SM Pollock | 17.4 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 2.20 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 |
29 | M Zondeki | 14.3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 3 | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 |
29 | L Ngidi | 12.2 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 3.16 | South Africa | 4 | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 | Test # 2293 |
29 | KA Maharaj | 20.2 | 7 | 40 | 6 | 1.96 | South Africa | 3 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 | Test # 2255 |
29 | VD Philander | 15.4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 4 | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 |
29 | CN McCarthy | 12.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 |
29 | NAT Adcock | 18.0 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 1.79 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 |
29 | PS de Villiers | 23.3 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 1.82 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 1994 | Test # 1243 |
29 | VD Philander | 15.5 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 2.77 | South Africa | 3 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 |
29 | EP Nupen | 16.1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 2.84 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 |
29 | K Rabada | 17.5 | 4 | 46 | 6 | 2.57 | South Africa | 3 | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 21 Oct 2024 | Test # 2556 |
29 | RO Schwarz | 11.4 | - | 47 | 6 | 4.02 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Mar 1911 | Test # 115 |
29 | PM Pollock | 31.5 | 9 | 47 | 6 | 1.47 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 |
29 | DW Steyn | 10.3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 4.66 | South Africa | 3 | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
29 | CP Carter | 28.0 | 8 | 50 | 6 | 1.78 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 |
29 | SM Pollock | 22.3 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.22 | South Africa | 3 | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1403 |
29 | DW Steyn | 19.0 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 2.63 | South Africa | 1 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 | Test # 1987 |
29 | K Rabada | 15.0 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 3.33 | South Africa | 4 | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 |
29 | CL Vincent | 31.2 | 9 | 51 | 6 | 1.62 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 21 Feb 1931 | Test # 207 |
29 | GWA Chubb | 26.3 | 7 | 51 | 6 | 1.92 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Manchester | 05 Jul 1951 | Test # 336 |
29 | M Jansen | 14.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 3.71 | South Africa | 3 | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2024 | Test # 2572 |
29 | TL Goddard | 32.5 | 14 | 53 | 6 | 1.61 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 |
29 | AA Donald | 15.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 3.53 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 |
29 | JH Kallis | 17.0 | 4 | 54 | 6 | 3.17 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Leeds | 21 Aug 2003 | Test # 1656 |
29 | K Rabada | 22.0 | 9 | 54 | 6 | 2.45 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 09 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 |
29 | PR Adams | 19.1 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 2.86 | South Africa | 1 | v India | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 | Test # 1344 |
29 | K Rabada | 17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 3.23 | South Africa | 4 | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 |
29 | SM Pollock | 21.4 | 10 | 56 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 3 | v India | Bloemfontein | 03 Nov 2001 | Test # 1564 |
29 | A Nortje | 14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 3.86 | South Africa | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 |
29 | PS Heine | 14.2 | 3 | 58 | 6 | 3.05 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 | Test # 444 |
29 | DB Pithey | 35.0 | 11 | 58 | 6 | 1.65 | South Africa | 3 | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 |
29 | NBF Mann | 37.4 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 1.18 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 |
29 | AA Donald | 27.0 | 8 | 59 | 6 | 2.18 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 | Test # 1392 |
29 | M Ntini | 21.0 | 6 | 59 | 6 | 2.80 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 19 Jan 2007 | Test # 1829 |
29 | HJ Tayfield | 36.0 | 17 | 62 | 6 | 1.29 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 |
29 | NAT Adcock | 31.3 | 10 | 65 | 6 | 2.06 | South Africa | 1 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1960 | Test # 496 |
29 | M Ntini | 31.4 | 12 | 66 | 6 | 2.08 | South Africa | 3 | v New Zealand | Bloemfontein | 17 Nov 2000 | Test # 1514 |
29 | JH Kallis | 36.0 | 17 | 67 | 6 | 1.86 | South Africa | 2 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 | Test # 1541 |
29 | MG Melle | 20.5 | - | 71 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 |
29 | L Ngidi | 24.0 | 5 | 71 | 6 | 2.95 | South Africa | 1 | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 |
29 | DW Steyn | 21.5 | 6 | 72 | 6 | 3.29 | South Africa | 3 | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 |
29 | MJ Procter | 24.0 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 3.04 | South Africa | 4 | v Australia | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 |
29 | JM Blanckenberg | 22.5 | 5 | 76 | 6 | 3.32 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1922 | Test # 148 |
29 | KJ Abbott | 23.1 | 3 | 77 | 6 | 3.32 | South Africa | 3 | v Australia | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 | Test # 2233 |
29 | HJ Tayfield | 24.3 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 2.40 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Gqeberha | 01 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 |
29 | SM Pollock | 29.2 | 9 | 78 | 6 | 2.65 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 2003 | Test # 1666 |
29 | PS de Villiers | 20.5 | 4 | 81 | 6 | 3.88 | South Africa | 2 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 | Test # 1283 |
29 | A Nel | 29.0 | 7 | 81 | 6 | 2.79 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 |
29 | VD Philander | 22.0 | 4 | 81 | 6 | 3.68 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 |
29 | AE Hall | 36.4 | 11 | 82 | 6 | 2.23 | South Africa | 1 | v England | Johannesburg | 09 Feb 1923 | Test # 151 |
29 | HJ Tayfield | 29.4 | 9 | 84 | 6 | 2.13 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Melbourne | 24 Dec 1952 | Test # 361 |
29 | JT Partridge | 40.0 | 10 | 86 | 6 | 2.15 | South Africa | 2 | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 |
29 | GA Faulkner | 33.4 | 8 | 87 | 6 | 2.58 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Durban | 21 Jan 1910 | Test # 107 |
29 | EP Nupen | 25.3 | 3 | 87 | 6 | 3.41 | South Africa | 4 | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1930 | Test # 200 |
29 | AA Donald | 40.0 | 14 | 88 | 6 | 2.20 | South Africa | 3 | v England | Manchester | 02 Jul 1998 | Test # 1420 |
29 | CP Carter | 29.5 | 4 | 91 | 6 | 3.05 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Nov 1921 | Test # 146 |
29 | CB Llewellyn | 22.0 | 3 | 92 | 6 | 4.18 | South Africa | 2 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 11 Oct 1902 | Test # 75 |
29 | NA Quinn | 29.5 | 5 | 92 | 6 | 3.08 | South Africa | 2 | v England | Leeds | 13 Jul 1929 | Test # 183 |
29 | PM Pollock | 22.6 | - | 95 | 6 | 3.13 | South Africa | 1 | v Australia | Brisbane | 06 Dec 1963 | Test # 548 |
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