South Africa’s Test Cricket Kings: Top 5 Wicket Takers of All Time

For a long time, South Africa has been a dominant force in fast bowling around the world. The non-stop speed of Allan Donald, the sheer aggression of Dale Steyn and the accuracy of Shaun Pollock whether it be on seaming pitches in England or hard pitches in the Highveld, the career performances of Proteas pace bowlers across generations have quite simply unsettled batters. The following list ranks the five South African bowlers with the most wickets in Test cricket and honors these legendary players who produced records and significant matches with ball in hand. We’ll take a look at their numbers and their stories behind their incredible accomplishments.

The table showing the South African Bowlers with the Most Test Wickets