Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa
MA Starc of Australia returned with figures of 5 for 34 in South Africa’s first innings – second innings of the test – in the ongoing test at Durban to provide the 11th occasion of an Australian left-arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. It also provides the sixth occasion of an Australian left-arm pace bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against South Africa. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WJ Whitty | 16.0 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 2 | WJ Whitty | 39.2 | 5 | 104 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 3 | WJ Whitty | 34.0 | 12 | 55 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 4 | I Meckiff | 31.0×8 | 3 | 125 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 5 | AK Davidson | 17.4×8 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 6 | AK Davidson | 26.1×8 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 7 | MG Johnson | 24.0 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 2 | v South Africa | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 8 | MA Starc | 28.5 | 3 | 154 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 9 | MG Johnson | 17.1 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 10 | MG Johnson | 16.0 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 11 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| Australian left arm pace bowlers capturing five or more wickets against South Africa in South Africa | |||||||||
| No | Player | Overs | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | I Meckiff | 31.0×8 | 3 | 125 | 5 | 1 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 2 | AK Davidson | 17.4×8 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 3 | AK Davidson | 26.1×8 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 4 | MG Johnson | 17.1 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 5 | MG Johnson | 16.0 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 6 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
AK Davidson {02}, MA Starc {02}. MG Johnson {03} and WJ Whitty {03} are the four Australian left-arm pace bowlers who have captured five or more wickets in test innings on two or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Overs | BPO | M | R | W | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AK Davidson | 17.4 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1957 |
| 2 | AK Davidson | 26.1 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 5 | 3 | v South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 |
| 1 | MA Starc | 28.5 | 6 | 3 | 154 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 2 | MA Starc | 10.4 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
| 1 | MG Johnson | 24.0 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 2 | v South Africa | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 |
| 2 | MG Johnson | 17.1 | 6 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 2 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 3 | MG Johnson | 16.0 | 6 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 4 | v South Africa | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 |
| 1 | WJ Whitty | 16.0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 4 | v South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 |
| 2 | WJ Whitty | 39.2 | 6 | 5 | 104 | 6 | 3 | v South Africa | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 |
| 3 | WJ Whitty | 34.0 | 6 | 12 | 55 | 5 | 2 | v South Africa | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |