Most 5 Wickets in Test for South Africa: From Dale Steyn to M Hayward

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The list of south african bowlers with the most five-wicket hauls in TEST cricket is led by Dale Steyn, who claimed 26 five-fers in 93 matches, with a best of 7/51. He is closely followed by AA Donald (20) and Makhaya Ntini (18). Here is the list of south african players with most five-wicket hauls in TEST history.

#	Player	Mat	Inn	Best	Wickets	5-fer
1	Dale Steyn	93	171	7/51	439	26
2	AA Donald	72	129	8/71	330	20
3	Makhaya Ntini	101	190	7/37	390	18
4	Kagiso Rabada	70	128	7/112	327	16
5	Shaun Pollock	108	202	7/87	421	16
6	Hugh Tayfield	37	61	9/113	170	14
7	Vernon Philander	64	119	6/21	224	13
8	Keshav Maharaj	57	96	9/129	198	11
9	Peter Pollock	28	52	6/38	116	9
10	Morne Morkel	86	160	6/23	309	8
11	Albert Vogler	15	28	7/94	64	5
12	Marcus Trescothick	17	31	6/46	50	5
13	PS de Villiers	18	34	6/23	85	5
14	Neil Adcock	26	46	6/43	104	5
15	TL Goddard	41	75	6/53	123	5
16	Jacques Kallis	165	270	6/54	291	5
17	Boeta Dippenaar	15	21	6/92	48	4
18	Anrich Nortje	19	32	6/56	70	4
19	Alexander Bell	16	26	6/99	48	4
20	James Blanckenberg	18	25	6/76	60	4
21	Peter Heine	14	27	6/58	58	4
22	George Faulkner	25	43	7/84	82	4
23	Athol Rowan	15	25	5/68	54	4
24	Paul Adams	45	76	7/128	134	4
25	KJ Abbott	11	21	7/29	39	3
26	Duanne Olivier	16	29	6/37	59	3
27	Alfred Hall	7	14	7/63	40	3
28	Lungi Ngidi	19	33	6/39	55	3
29	Marco Jansen	17	30	7/13	73	3
30	Joseph Partridge	11	20	7/91	44	3
31	Cyril Vincent	25	40	6/51	84	3
32	Chris Gayle	36	69	6/32	123	3
33	Nico Boje	43	72	5/62	100	3
34	PL Harris	37	63	6/127	103	3
35	Sydney Burke	2	3	6/128	11	2
36	George Bissett	4	8	7/29	25	2
37	J Middleton	6	11	5/51	24	2
38	Dane Paterson	7	13	5/61	25	2
39	Goofy Lawrence	5	9	8/53	28	2
40	Geoffrey Chubb	5	8	6/51	21	2
41	CP Carter	10	12	6/50	28	2
42	Michael Melle	7	12	6/71	26	2
43	Brett Schultz	9	14	5/48	37	2
44	Norman Gordon	5	8	5/103	20	2
45	Quintin McMillan	13	22	5/66	36	2
46	Lindsay Tuckett	9	17	5/68	19	2
47	DL Piedt	12	20	5/89	37	2
48	Reginald Schwarz	20	31	6/47	55	2
49	Mohammad Rafique	16	23	7/65	47	2
50	Tillakaratne Dilshan	15	25	6/43	36	2
51	Imran Tahir	20	37	5/32	57	2
52	CR Matthews	18	33	5/42	52	2
53	A Rose-Innes	2	3	5/43	5	1
54	William Ashley	1	1	7/95	7	1
55	Beuran Hendricks	1	2	5/64	6	1
56	N Brand	2	2	6/119	8	1
57	GM Parker	2	2	6/152	8	1
58	M de Lange	2	4	7/81	9	1
59	George Linde	3	5	5/64	9	1
60	HLE Promnitz	2	4	5/58	8	1
61	Monde Zondeki	6	11	6/39	19	1
62	DEJ Ironside	3	5	5/51	15	1
63	GA Rowe	5	8	5/115	15	1
64	Charl Langeveldt	6	10	5/46	16	1
65	DJ Terbrugge	7	13	5/46	20	1
66	DB Pithey	8	13	6/58	12	1
67	RJ Crisp	9	14	5/99	20	1
68	Michael Procter	7	14	6/73	41	1
69	XC Balaskas	9	11	5/49	22	1
70	SJ Snooke	26	29	8/70	35	1
71	HD Bromfield	9	16	5/88	17	1
72	ERH Fuller	7	12	5/66	22	1
73	Robin Peterson	15	27	5/33	38	1
74	Younis Khan	42	39	5/87	27	1
75	M Hayward	16	29	5/56	54	1

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