South Africa: Bowling figures (All cricket)
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Player figures come from full scorecards, which we hold for 1,406 of the 1,421 matches in this selection (from 1889). Earlier matches have results and team totals only.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael MelleSA | 1950-1953 | 7 | 12 | 1667b | 20 | 851 | 26 | 6/71 | 9/166 | 32.73 | 3.06 | 64.12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Atholl McKinnonSA | 1960-1966 | 8 | 15 | 424.2 | 153 | 925 | 26 | 4/128 | 7/172 | 35.58 | 2.18 | 97.92 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme SmithSA | 2002-2013 | 342 | 83 | 2708b | 28 | 1893 | 26 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 72.81 | 4.19 | 104.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George BissettSA | 1927-1928 | 4 | 8 | 164.5 | 28 | 469 | 25 | 7/29 | 9/90 | 18.76 | 2.85 | 39.56 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Derek CrookesSA | 1994-2000 | 32 | 30 | 1393b | 5 | 1011 | 25 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 40.44 | 4.35 | 55.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rusty TheronSA | 2010-2012 | 13 | 13 | 64.4 | 0 | 434 | 24 | 5/44 | 5/44 | 18.08 | 6.71 | 16.17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bonnor MiddletonSA | 1896-1902 | 6 | 11 | 1148b | 61 | 442 | 24 | 5/51 | 9/130 | 18.42 | 2.31 | 47.83 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| David TerbruggeSA | 1998-2004 | 11 | 17 | 1472b | 46 | 622 | 24 | 5/46 | 7/89 | 25.92 | 2.54 | 61.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lutho SipamlaSA | 2019-2026 | 23 | 25 | 147.2 | 15 | 911 | 24 | 4/76 | 6/100 | 37.96 | 6.18 | 36.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie FullerSA | 1953-1957 | 7 | 12 | 1898b | 61 | 668 | 22 | 5/66 | 8/140 | 30.36 | 2.11 | 86.27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Xen BalaskasSA | 1930-1938 | 9 | 11 | 1572b | 28 | 806 | 22 | 5/49 | 9/103 | 36.64 | 3.08 | 71.45 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff ChubbSA | 1951 | 5 | 8 | 237.3 | 63 | 577 | 21 | 6/51 | 6/123 | 27.48 | 2.43 | 67.86 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sisanda MagalaSA | 2021-2023 | 14 | 13 | 77 | 4 | 607 | 21 | 5/43 | 5/43 | 28.90 | 7.88 | 22.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Prenelan SubrayenSA | 2025-2026 | 12 | 14 | 108.4 | 5 | 509 | 20 | 4/29 | 4/29 | 25.45 | 4.68 | 32.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob CrispSA | 1935-1936 | 9 | 14 | 238 | 30 | 747 | 20 | 5/99 | 6/142 | 37.35 | 3.14 | 71.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Johan van der WathSA | 2006-2007 | 17 | 17 | 115.5 | 2 | 759 | 20 | 2/21 | 2/21 | 37.95 | 6.55 | 34.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman GordonSA | 1938-1939 | 5 | 8 | 245.6 | 28 | 807 | 20 | 5/103 | 7/162 | 40.35 | 2.46 | 98.30 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lindsay TuckettSA | 1947-1949 | 9 | 17 | 2104b | 47 | 980 | 19 | 5/68 | 6/195 | 51.58 | 2.79 | 110.74 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian KuiperSA | 1991-1994 | 26 | 19 | 98 | 0 | 518 | 18 | 3/33 | 3/33 | 28.78 | 5.29 | 32.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton MurraySA | 1952-1954 | 10 | 16 | 2374b | 111 | 710 | 18 | 4/169 | 5/49 | 39.44 | 1.79 | 131.89 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys MorkelSA | 1927-1932 | 16 | 22 | 284 | 55 | 821 | 18 | 4/93 | 7/156 | 45.61 | 2.89 | 94.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry BromfieldSA | 1961-1965 | 9 | 16 | 301.4 | 101 | 599 | 17 | 5/88 | 5/88 | 35.24 | 1.99 | 106.47 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Clive van RyneveldSA | 1951-1958 | 19 | 20 | 1554b | 27 | 671 | 17 | 4/67 | 4/82 | 39.47 | 2.59 | 91.41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dean ElgarSA | 2012-2022 | 94 | 49 | 188.4 | 13 | 740 | 17 | 4/22 | 4/56 | 43.53 | 3.92 | 66.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Duan JansenSA | 2026 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 224 | 16 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 14.00 | 6.40 | 13.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David IronsideSA | 1953-1954 | 3 | 5 | 123.2 | 41 | 275 | 15 | 5/51 | 8/88 | 18.33 | 1.67 | 65.73 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George RoweSA | 1896-1902 | 5 | 8 | 1079b | 50 | 456 | 15 | 5/115 | 5/115 | 30.40 | 2.54 | 71.93 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Junior DalaSA | 2018-2025 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 1 | 475 | 15 | 3/35 | 3/35 | 31.67 | 8.33 | 22.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nqaba PeterSA | 2024-2026 | 18 | 18 | 64 | 0 | 538 | 15 | 3/55 | 3/55 | 35.87 | 8.41 | 25.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Farhaan BehardienSA | 2013-2017 | 96 | 37 | 121.4 | 1 | 711 | 15 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 47.40 | 5.84 | 48.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger LanceSA | 1962-1970 | 13 | 19 | 158 | 38 | 479 | 12 | 3/30 | 4/80 | 39.92 | 3.03 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric DaltonSA | 1935-1939 | 15 | 12 | 864b | 7 | 490 | 12 | 4/59 | 6/159 | 40.83 | 3.40 | 72.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David PitheySA | 1963-1967 | 8 | 13 | 1424b | 67 | 577 | 12 | 6/58 | 7/64 | 48.08 | 2.43 | 118.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ian SmithSA | 1947-1957 | 9 | 12 | 1655b | 55 | 769 | 12 | 4/143 | 7/189 | 64.08 | 2.79 | 137.92 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mfuneko NgamSA | 2000-2001 | 3 | 5 | 65.2 | 15 | 189 | 11 | 3/26 | 6/62 | 17.18 | 2.17 | 47.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sydney BurkeSA | 1962-1965 | 2 | 3 | 110 | 37 | 257 | 11 | 6/128 | 11/196 | 23.36 | 2.34 | 60.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Pat TrimbornSA | 1967-1970 | 4 | 8 | 124.3 | 31 | 257 | 11 | 3/12 | 4/49 | 23.36 | 2.06 | 67.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Claude NewberrySA | 1913-1914 | 4 | 6 | 93 | 15 | 268 | 11 | 4/72 | 4/101 | 24.36 | 2.88 | 50.73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven JackSA | 1994-1995 | 4 | 6 | 95 | 24 | 282 | 11 | 4/69 | 5/119 | 25.64 | 2.97 | 51.82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin OntongSA | 2001-2015 | 42 | 23 | 907b | 5 | 612 | 11 | 3/30 | 3/30 | 55.64 | 4.05 | 82.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Percy MansellSA | 1951-1955 | 13 | 18 | 1506b | 31 | 736 | 11 | 3/58 | 3/127 | 66.91 | 2.93 | 136.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Codi YusufSA | 2025 | 3 | 5 | 57 | 9 | 202 | 10 | 3/22 | 6/64 | 20.20 | 3.54 | 34.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur OchseSA | 1928-1929 | 3 | 5 | 108.1 | 10 | 362 | 10 | 4/79 | 6/167 | 36.20 | 3.35 | 64.90 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave CallaghanSA | 1992-1995 | 29 | 19 | 498b | 2 | 365 | 10 | 3/32 | 3/32 | 36.50 | 4.40 | 49.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie DawsonSA | 1947-1949 | 9 | 15 | 1294b | 41 | 578 | 10 | 2/57 | 3/92 | 57.80 | 2.68 | 129.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive EksteenSA | 1991-2000 | 13 | 20 | 1784b | 100 | 675 | 10 | 3/12 | 3/88 | 67.50 | 2.27 | 178.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry WilliamsSA | 1999-2000 | 7 | 7 | 54.5 | 2 | 228 | 9 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 25.33 | 3.13 | 48.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AB de VilliersSA | 2005-2015 | 409 | 13 | 64 | 5 | 284 | 9 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 31.56 | 4.44 | 42.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim ShawSA | 1991-1994 | 9 | 9 | 526b | 3 | 298 | 9 | 2/19 | 2/19 | 33.11 | 3.40 | 58.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andile SimelaneSA | 2024-2026 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 0 | 299 | 9 | 2/28 | 2/28 | 33.22 | 10.31 | 19.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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