In this quiz you must name the leading South African men’s Test wicket-takers.
A total of thirty-seven players have taken 50 or more wickets for the South Africa men's Test team. The top two on this list are the only Proteas to take over 400 Test wickets – No.1 has 439 of them.
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The player at the top has the third-best strike rate of any bowler with at least 200 Test wickets, and another, the player in fifth place here, has the best. He is the only bowler to take over 200 Test wickets at a sub-40 strike rate, and is the latest addition to the 300-wicket club.
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The top ten features just two spinners, who sit in ninth and tenth. The player in ninth overtook his fellow spinner only last year, and is two away from becoming the first South African spinner to take 200 Test wickets.
You have six minutes to name these thirty-seven players, and to help you out the span of their Test career, as well as their wickets tally is provided. Good luck!
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Correct as of June 8, 2025.
Name the leading wicket-takers for South Africa in men's Test cricket
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