K Rabada’s feat – becomes the second South African bowler to capture 13 wickets in a home test after 58 years 11 months and seven days

K Rabada’s feat – becomes the second South African bowler to capture 13 wickets in a home test after 58 years 11 months and seven days

K Rabada of South Africa returned with figures of 13 for 144 against England in the just concluded test at Centurion to provide the 18th occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Ave Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 11.07 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 HJ Tayfieldx8 74.0×8 26 192 13 14.76 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
3 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 10.58 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
4 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 11.58 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
5 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 15.08 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
6 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 5.45 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
7 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 10.18 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
8 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 11.54 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
9 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 13.63 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
10 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 17.81 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
11 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 9.10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
12 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 9.30 v New Zealand Johannesburg 8 Nov 2007
13 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 10.20 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
14 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 10.80 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
15 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 11.60 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
16 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 14.50 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
17 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 14.70 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
18 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 17.80 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006

K Rabada of South Africa returned with figures of 13 for 144 against England in the just concluded test at Centurion to provide the seventh occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets against England on home soil. All such occasions are listed below

No Player O M R W Ave Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 11.07 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 HJ Tayfieldx8 74.0×8 26 192 13 14.76 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
3 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 10.58 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
4 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 15.08 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 10.18 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
6 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 11.54 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
7 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 13.63 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930

K Rabada of South Africa returned with figures of 13 for 144 against England in the just concluded test at Centurion to provide not only the best match effort by a South African bowler against England at Home but also the best match figures by a South African bowler at home against all oppositions. The previous best was 13 for 192 by HJ Tayfield against England at Johannesburg in Feb 1957. HJ Tayfield and K Rabada are the only two bowlers to capture 13 wickets in a home test. Thus it took 58 years 11 months and 07 days for a South African bowler to capture 13 wickets at home.

No Player O M R W Ave Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 11.07 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 HJ Tayfieldx8 74.0×8 26 192 13 14.76 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
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