South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

South African bowlers who have captured ten or more wickets in a test

K Rabada of South Africa captured 11 wickets conceding 150 runs in the Port Elizabeth test against Australia to provide the 32nd occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
5 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
6 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
7 HJ Tayfield 74.0×8 26 192 13 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
8 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
9 PM Pollock 47.5 23 087 10 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
10 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
11 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
12 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
13 AA Donald 50.1 15 113 11 v Zimbabwe Harare 13 Oct 1995
14 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
15 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
16 PR Adams 31.1 8 106 10 v Bangladesh Chittagong 24 Apr 2003
17 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
18 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
19 A Nel 37.4 6 088 10 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
20 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
21 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
22 DW Steyn 31.3 4 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
23 DW Steyn 24.3 6 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
24 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
25 DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
26 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
27 VD Philander 30.5 6 114 10 v New Zealand Hamilton 15 Mar 2012
28 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
29 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
30 K Rabada 29.0 5 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
31 K Rabada 24.5 5 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
32 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

It also provides the fifth occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 HJ Tayfield 66.5×8 22 165 13 v Australia Melbourne 24 Dec 1952
3 PS de Villiers 59.3 20 123 10 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 1994
4 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
5 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
5 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

It also provides the third occasion of a South African bowler capturing ten or more wickets against Australia at home. All such occasions are tabulated below. K Rabada’s match figures represent the best match figures by a South African bowler against Australia at home

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
3 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

DW Steyn {05}, K Rabada {04} and M Ntini {04} are the three South African bowlers who have captured ten wicket hauls on four or more occasions. K Rabada joined the elite list with his ten wicket haul against Australia at Port Elizabeth.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DW Steyn 31.3 4 093 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 DW Steyn 24.3 6 091 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 49.2 9 154 10 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
4 DW Steyn 34.5 7 108 10 v India Nagpur 06 Feb 2010
5 DW Steyn 36.5 16 060 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
                 
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 29.0 5 092 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
3 K Rabada 24.5 5 063 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
4 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
                 
1 M Ntini 48.0 8 220 10 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
2 M Ntini 47.5 10 132 13 v West Indies Port of Spain 08 Apr 2005
3 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
4 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006

The following table lists  the  21 occasions of South African bowlers capturing ten or more wickets in a test against various oppositions on home soil.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CB Llewellyn 49.5 12 116 10 v Australia Johannesburg 18 Oct 1902
2 SJ Snooke 53.0 9 127 12 v England Johannesburg 10 Mar 1906
3 AEE Vogler 52.1 6 181 12 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
4 AE Hall 62.3 20 112 11 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1923
5 EP Nupen 51.4 4 150 11 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1930
6 HJ Tayfield 74.0×8 26 192 13 v England Johannesburg 15 Feb 1957
7 SF Burke 81.0 29 196 11 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
8 AA Donald 55.0 15 139 12 v India Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 1992
9 PS de Villiers 40.2 15 108 10 v Pakistan Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
10 AA Donald 38.0 10 127 11 v England Johannesburg 25 Nov 1999
11 SM Pollock 48.4 18 147 10 v India Bloemfontein 03 Nov 2001
12 M Ntini 44.5 6 178 10 v Australia Johannesburg 31 Mar 2006
13 M Ntini 33.0 5 145 10 v New Zealand Centurion 15 Apr 2006
14 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
15 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
16 VD Philander 24.1 3 102 10 v Sri Lanka Centurion 15 Dec 2011
17 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
17 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
19 K Rabada 29.0 5 92 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
20 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
21 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018

K Rabada with four  ten wicket hauls at home holds the record for  most  ten wicket hauls by a South African bowlers at home. He went past DW Steyn  who had three ten  wicket hauls  at home. K Rabada’s 11 for 150 against Australia at Port Elizabeth was  his  fourth ten  wicket  haul at home.

No Player Overs M Runs W Opposition Ground Start Date
1 K Rabada 39.4 8 144 13 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
2 K Rabada 29.0 5 92 10 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
3 K Rabada 24.5 5 63 10 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 06 Oct 2017
4 K Rabada 43.0 11 150 11 v Australia Port Elizabeth 09 Mar 2018
                 
1 DW Steyn 31.3 4 93 10 v New Zealand Johannesburg 08 Nov 2007
2 DW Steyn 24.3 6 91 10 v New Zealand Centurion 16 Nov 2007
3 DW Steyn 36.5 16 60 11 v Pakistan Johannesburg 01 Feb 2013
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