South African bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings

South African bowlers capturing six or more wickets in a test innings

SA Harmer of South Africa captured six wickets conceding 50 runs against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Rawalpindi to provide the 116th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1WH Ashley43.14189571v EnglandCape Town25 Mar 1889
2JH Sinclair12.0542661v EnglandCape Town01 Apr 1899
3CB Llewellyn22.0639262v AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902
4CB Llewellyn30.5649761v AustraliaCape Town8 Nov 1902
5SJ Snooke31.4687084v EnglandJohannesburg10 Mar 1906
6AEE Vogler47.261212871v EnglandLord’s01 Jul 1907
7GA Faulkner11.0641761v EnglandLeeds29 Jul 1907
8AEE Vogler22.0629474v EnglandJohannesburg01 Jan 1910
9GA Faulkner33.4688764v EnglandDurban21 Jan 1910
10RO Schwarz11.4604761v AustraliaSydney03 Mar 1911
11SJ Pegler45.36910561v AustraliaManchester27 May 1912
12SJ Pegler31.0686572v EnglandLord’s10 Jun 1912
13GA Faulkner27.1648472v EnglandThe Oval12 Aug 1912
14CP Carter28.0685062v EnglandDurban14 Feb 1914
15CP Carter29.5649161v AustraliaJohannesburg12 Nov 1921
16JM Blanckenberg22.5657662v EnglandJohannesburg23 Dec 1922
17AE Hall37.36126374v EnglandCape Town01 Jan 1923
18AE Hall36.46118261v EnglandJohannesburg09 Feb 1923
19GM Parker37.06215261v EnglandBirmingham14 Jun 1924
20CL Vincent45.061013162v EnglandDurban21 Jan 1928
21AE Hall42.46910061v EnglandJohannesburg28 Jan 1928
22GF Bissett19.0652973v EnglandDurban04 Feb 1928
23AJ Bell30.4679961v EnglandLord’s29 Jun 1929
24NA Quinn29.5659262v EnglandLeeds13 Jul 1929
25EP Nupen25.3638764v EnglandJohannesburg24 Dec 1930
26EP Nupen16.1614663v EnglandJohannesburg13 Feb 1931
27CL Vincent31.2695162v EnglandDurban21 Feb 1931
28NBF Mann37.48145962v EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948
29CN McCarthy12.0824364v EnglandDurban16 Dec 1948
30HJ Tayfield8.4812372v AustraliaDurban20 Jan 1950
31GWA Chubb26.3675162v EnglandManchester05 Jul 1951
32MG Melle20.5807161v AustraliaBrisbane05 Dec 1952
33HJ Tayfield29.4898462v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952
34HJ Tayfield37.18138174v AustraliaMelbourne24 Dec 1952
35HJ Tayfield36.08176262v New ZealandDurban11 Dec 1953
36HJ Tayfield14.0871362v New ZealandJohannesburg29 Jan 1954
37HJ Tayfield37.78146983v EnglandDurban25 Jan 1957
38HJ Tayfield37.081111394v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957
39HJ Tayfield24.3867864v EnglandGqeberha01 Mar 1957
40PS Heine14.2835862v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1957
41NAT Adcock18.0824361v AustraliaDurban24 Jan 1958
42PS Heine37.5869661v AustraliaJohannesburg07 Feb 1958
43NAT Adcock31.36106561v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1960
44PM Pollock20.3683864v New ZealandDurban08 Dec 1961
45GB Lawrence30.36125382v New ZealandJohannesburg26 Dec 1961
46SF Burke53.561912861v New ZealandCape Town01 Jan 1962
47PM Pollock22.6809561v AustraliaBrisbane06 Dec 1963
48JT Partridge31.1869171v AustraliaSydney07 Feb 1964
49PM Pollock31.5694762v New ZealandWellington21 Feb 1964
50DB Pithey35.06115863v New ZealandDunedin28 Feb 1964
51JT Partridge40.06108662v New ZealandAuckland13 Mar 1964
52TL Goddard32.56145364v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966
53MJ Procter24.06117364v AustraliaGqeberha05 Mar 1970
54AA Donald28.0648473v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
55PS de Villiers23.3684364v AustraliaSydney02 Jan 1994
56PS de Villiers20.5648162v PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995
57AA Donald33.06127183v ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995
58L Klusener21.3646484v IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996
59PR Adams19.1665561v IndiaKanpur08 Dec 1996
60AA Donald27.0685963v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 1997
61SM Pollock41.06118772v AustraliaAdelaide30 Jan 1998
62SM Pollock22.3665063v PakistanDurban26 Feb 1998
63PS de Villiers11.5652362v PakistanGqeberha06 Mar 1998
64AA Donald40.06148863v EnglandManchester02 Jul 1998
65AA Donald15.0635361v EnglandJohannesburg205 Nov 1999
66M Ntini31.46126663v New ZealandBloemfontein17 Nov 2000
67SM Pollock13.4663061v Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001
68JH Kallis36.06176762v West IndiesBridgetown29 Mar 2001
69SM Pollock21.46105663v IndiaBloemfontein03 Nov 2001
70SM Pollock17.4643963v EnglandNottingham14 Aug 2003
71JH Kallis17.0645464v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003
72PR Adams45.061112872v PakistanLahore17 Oct 2003
73SM Pollock29.2697862v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 2003
74A Nel29.0678162v EnglandCenturion21 Jan 2005
75M Zondeki14.3623963v ZimbabweCenturion11 Mar 2005
76M Ntini28.0639561v West IndiesPort of Spain08 Apr 2005
77M Ntini19.5673773v West IndiesPort of Spain08 Apr 2005
78A Nel16.2633263v West IndiesBridgetown21 Apr 2005
79M Ntini18.56210062v AustraliaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006
80M Ntini21.0665962v PakistanGqeberha19 Jan 2007
81DW Steyn10.3614963v New ZealandCenturion16 Nov 2007
82DW Steyn21.5667263v West IndiesDurban10 Jan 2008
83PL Harris42.56912763v AustraliaCape Town19 Mar 2009
84DW Steyn16.4665172v IndiaNagpur06 Feb 2010
85DW Steyn19.0665061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2010
86M de Lange23.2638171v Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2011
87VD Philander15.5634463v New ZealandHamilton15 Mar 2012
88VD Philander22.0648162v New ZealandWellington23 Mar 2012
89M Morkel16.4672364v New ZealandWellington23 Mar 2012
90DW Steyn8.166862v PakistanJohannesburg01 Feb 2013
91KJ Abbott11.4642972v PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013
92DW Steyn30.06910061v IndiaDurban26 Dec 2013
93DW Steyn8.2623463v West IndiesCenturion17 Dec 2014
94K Rabada29.06611272v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016
95K Rabada10.4623264v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016
96KJ Abbott23.1637763v AustraliaHobart12 Nov 2016
97K Rabada17.0635564v Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017
98KA Maharaj20.2674063v New ZealandWellington16 Mar 2017
99VD Philander15.4644264v IndiaCape Town05 Jan 2018
100L Ngidi12.2633964v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
101K Rabada22.0695463v AustraliaGqeberha9 Mar 2018
102VD Philander13.0652164v AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018
103KA Maharaj41.161012991v Sri LankaColombo (SSC)20 Jul 2018
104D Olivier14.0633761v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018
105A Nortje14.3615661v Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021
106L Ngidi24.0657161v IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021
107KA Maharaj10.0603274v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022
108KA Maharaj12.0634074v BangladeshGqeberha08 Apr 2022
109K Rabada15.0635064v West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023
110N Brand26.06111961v New ZealandMt Maunganui04 Feb 2024
111K Rabada17.5644663v BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024
112M Jansen6.5611372v Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024
113M Jansen14.0635263v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024
114S Muthusamy32.06611761v PakistanLahore12 Oct 2025
115KA Maharaj42.46510271v PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025
116SR Harmer20.0655063v PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025

SA Harmer of South Africa captured six wickets conceding 50 runs against Pakistan in the just concluded test at Rawalpindi to provide the 13th occasion of a South African bowler capturing six or more wickets in a test innings against Pakistan.  All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerOversBPOMRunsWInnsOppositionGroundStart Date
1PS de Villiers20.5648162v PakistanJohannesburg19 Jan 1995
2SM Pollock22.3665063v PakistanDurban26 Feb 1998
3PS de Villiers11.5652362v PakistanGqeberha06 Mar 1998
4PR Adams45.061112872v PakistanLahore17 Oct 2003
5SM Pollock29.2697862v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 2003
6M Ntini21.0665962v PakistanGqeberha19 Jan 2007
7DW Steyn8.166862v PakistanJohannesburg01 Feb 2013
8KJ Abbott11.4642972v PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013
9D Olivier14.0633761v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2018
10M Jansen14.0635263v PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024
11S Muthusamy32.06611761v PakistanLahore12 Oct 2025
12KA Maharaj42.46510271v PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025
13SR Harmer20.0655063v PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025
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