First-class Bowling in South Africa for 1965/66 (Ordered by Wickets)
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| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| JS Pressdee (NET) | 1715 | 111 | 543 | 33 | 4-36 | 16.45 | 0 | 0 |
| PHJ Trimborn (Nat,SAU) | 1706 | 78 | 667 | 33 | 5-38 | 20.21 | 1 | 0 |
| PM Pollock (EP) | 1406 | 43 | 601 | 32 | 5-45 | 18.78 | 3 | 0 |
| GB Lawrence (Rhod) | 1488 | 79 | 541 | 31 | 8-42 | 17.45 | 2 | 1 |
| KA Walter (TvlB) | 1262 | 56 | 585 | 29 | 5-19 | 20.17 | 1 | 0 |
| JFC Palmer (NatB) | 1577 | 75 | 638 | 29 | 5-87 | 22.00 | 1 | 0 |
| BW Burrow (GW) | 1308 | 55 | 671 | 29 | 6-48 | 23.13 | 3 | 1 |
| AH McKinnon (Tvl) | 1712 | 104 | 682 | 28 | 6-107 | 24.35 | 4 | 1 |
| GG Hall (NET) | 1303 | 46 | 705 | 27 | 7-137 | 26.11 | 2 | 1 |
| AR Hector (EP) | 1262 | 43 | 631 | 25 | 5-121 | 25.24 | 1 | 0 |
| TL Goddard (Nat) | 1472 | 119 | 384 | 24 | 6-30 | 16.00 | 2 | 0 |
| R Dumbrill (Tvl) | 1391 | 64 | 533 | 21 | 4-29 | 25.38 | 0 | 0 |
| PD Heger (Bor) | 1056 | 49 | 404 | 20 | 6-40 | 20.20 | 1 | 0 |
| NH Hunter (Bor) | 1358 | 96 | 461 | 19 | 5-41 | 24.26 | 2 | 0 |
| MJ Procter (Nat) | 978 | 44 | 427 | 17 | 4-19 | 25.11 | 0 | 0 |
| HD Bromfield (WP) | 1283 | 63 | 477 | 17 | 3-59 | 28.05 | 0 | 0 |
| RM Nicholson (NatB) | 946 | 68 | 334 | 16 | 4-33 | 20.87 | 0 | 0 |
| EF Parker (Rhod) | 757 | 33 | 344 | 16 | 5-76 | 21.50 | 1 | 0 |
| JT Partridge (Rhod) | 930 | 37 | 422 | 16 | 5-85 | 26.37 | 1 | 0 |
| MH Bowditch (WP) | 455 | 12 | 213 | 15 | 9-52 | 14.20 | 1 | 1 |
| CR English (GW) | 480 | 12 | 273 | 15 | 5-51 | 18.20 | 2 | 0 |
| EJ Barlow (EP) | 840 | 26 | 373 | 15 | 3-21 | 24.86 | 0 | 0 |
| PJ Drew (OFS) | 774 | 34 | 419 | 15 | 5-102 | 27.93 | 1 | 0 |
| JM Cole (WP) | 1411 | 87 | 524 | 15 | 5-45 | 34.93 | 1 | 0 |
| NS Crookes (Nat) | 1284 | 62 | 539 | 15 | 4-14 | 35.93 | 0 | 0 |
| HR Lance (Tvl) | 910 | 42 | 291 | 13 | 3-28 | 22.38 | 0 | 0 |
| FTM Drummer (WP) | 975 | 45 | 380 | 13 | 4-51 | 29.23 | 0 | 0 |
| DB Pithey (Rhod) | 1188 | 61 | 418 | 13 | 5-67 | 32.15 | 1 | 0 |
| GLG Watson (Tvl,TvlB) | 792 | 26 | 426 | 13 | 4-82 | 32.76 | 0 | 0 |
| RS Steyn (WP,SAU) | 944 | 25 | 475 | 13 | 4-56 | 36.53 | 0 | 0 |
| PP Henwood (OFS) | 1080 | 42 | 592 | 13 | 4-99 | 45.53 | 0 | 0 |
| JT Botten (NET) | 866 | 36 | 404 | 12 | 4-77 | 33.66 | 0 | 0 |
| D Mackay-Coghill (Tvl) | 1086 | 57 | 474 | 11 | 2-38 | 43.09 | 0 | 0 |
| NA McDonald (NatB) | 716 | 54 | 197 | 10 | 5-53 | 19.70 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Macaulay (Tvl,TvlB) | 816 | 30 | 337 | 10 | 5-80 | 33.70 | 1 | 0 |
| NH Edwards (Bor) | 498 | 24 | 215 | 9 | 3-42 | 23.88 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Smithyman (NatB,SAU) | 638 | 42 | 220 | 9 | 3-49 | 24.44 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Sansom (Bor) | 718 | 36 | 264 | 9 | 3-30 | 29.33 | 0 | 0 |
| RK Muzzell (WP,SAU) | 378 | 7 | 270 | 9 | 4-60 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Fetting (Bor) | 717 | 35 | 273 | 9 | 3-17 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |
| AF Tillim (Tvl) | 580 | 21 | 315 | 9 | 3-36 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CP Sullivan (Nat,NatB) | 930 | 51 | 365 | 9 | 3-64 | 40.55 | 0 | 0 |
| WT Strydom (OFS) | 736 | 24 | 374 | 9 | 3-50 | 41.55 | 0 | 0 |
| SE Hankey (TvlB) | 376 | 24 | 143 | 8 | 4-2 | 17.87 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Dumbrill (EP) | 540 | 21 | 194 | 8 | 5-53 | 24.25 | 1 | 0 |
| N Rosendorff (OFS) | 641 | 35 | 291 | 8 | 4-104 | 36.37 | 0 | 0 |
| GR Fleeton (GW) | 518 | 14 | 303 | 8 | 3-33 | 37.87 | 0 | 0 |
| MWL Scott (Bor) | 420 | 14 | 172 | 7 | 4-68 | 24.57 | 0 | 0 |
| LC Rael (TvlB) | 366 | 18 | 174 | 7 | 6-105 | 24.85 | 1 | 0 |
| SF Burke (NET) | 390 | 15 | 176 | 7 | 3-79 | 25.14 | 0 | 0 |
| RJ Falkson (NatB) | 522 | 24 | 182 | 7 | 3-54 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Parsons (Nat) | 769 | 44 | 261 | 7 | 2-39 | 37.28 | 0 | 0 |
| FE Emary (WP,SAU) | 302 | 14 | 129 | 6 | 5-71 | 21.50 | 1 | 0 |
| C Wesley (Nat,NatB) | 510 | 23 | 208 | 6 | 3-36 | 34.66 | 0 | 0 |
| HJ Lubbe (GW) | 468 | 17 | 212 | 6 | 3-93 | 35.33 | 0 | 0 |
| NM Riley (OFS) | 596 | 25 | 284 | 6 | 2-43 | 47.33 | 0 | 0 |
| DD Phillips (NatB) | 318 | 19 | 112 | 5 | 3-12 | 22.40 | 0 | 0 |
| J Viviers (NET) | 155 | 2 | 118 | 5 | 3-66 | 23.60 | 0 | 0 |
| VC Wild (Bor) | 366 | 12 | 160 | 5 | 2-33 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McGlew (Nat) | 233 | 11 | 59 | 4 | 2-11 | 14.75 | 0 | 0 |
| NW Mallett (EP) | 183 | 6 | 105 | 4 | 2-14 | 26.25 | 0 | 0 |
| JNG Govan (NatB) | 300 | 9 | 118 | 4 | 2-44 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 |
| DP McMeeking (WP) | 270 | 11 | 139 | 4 | 3-95 | 34.75 | 0 | 0 |
| O van Niekerk (OFS) | 390 | 14 | 160 | 4 | 3-35 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |
| NE Cronje (OFS) | 385 | 17 | 177 | 4 | 1-37 | 44.25 | 0 | 0 |
| J Fairclough (WP) | 453 | 13 | 179 | 4 | 2-34 | 44.75 | 0 | 0 |
| JH du Preez (Rhod) | 333 | 6 | 189 | 4 | 2-65 | 47.25 | 0 | 0 |
| NMD Reilly (TvlB) | 540 | 20 | 370 | 4 | 1-41 | 92.50 | 0 | 0 |
| MSP Court (EP) | 18 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 3-11 | 3.66 | 0 | 0 |
| PD de Vaal (SAU) | 126 | 12 | 28 | 3 | 3-13 | 9.33 | 0 | 0 |
| CP Wilkins (Bor) | 24 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3-29 | 9.66 | 0 | 0 |
| M Henning (TvlB) | 148 | 9 | 50 | 3 | 2-11 | 16.66 | 0 | 0 |
| A McLachlan (GW) | 109 | 2 | 70 | 3 | 2-20 | 23.33 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Rolfe (NET) | 224 | 12 | 84 | 3 | 1-19 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| NR Budge (WP) | 114 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 3-67 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| BA Richards (Nat) | 342 | 19 | 116 | 3 | 3-23 | 38.66 | 0 | 0 |
| GG Ritchie (Tvl) | 270 | 12 | 121 | 3 | 2-36 | 40.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JP Bezuidenhout (OFS) | 282 | 7 | 143 | 3 | 2-70 | 47.66 | 0 | 0 |
| DP Aldworth (TvlB) | 234 | 10 | 151 | 3 | 2-55 | 50.33 | 0 | 0 |
| HM Ackerman (Bor) | 222 | 6 | 158 | 3 | 2-18 | 52.66 | 0 | 0 |
| AA During (TvlB) | 78 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 2-18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EC Engelsman (GW) | 150 | 10 | 59 | 2 | 1-11 | 29.50 | 0 | 0 |
| JF Botha (NET) | 186 | 10 | 76 | 2 | 2-50 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AW Greig (Bor) | 258 | 14 | 97 | 2 | 1-25 | 48.50 | 0 | 0 |
| LH Drury (GW) | 174 | 4 | 97 | 2 | 2-97 | 48.50 | 0 | 0 |
| GM Schubach (NET) | 180 | 3 | 107 | 2 | 1-41 | 53.50 | 0 | 0 |
| ETE Hansen (TvlB) | 283 | 16 | 128 | 2 | 1-30 | 64.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JG Ferrant (EP) | 234 | 6 | 138 | 2 | 1-32 | 69.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AW Motley (TvlB) | 330 | 13 | 170 | 2 | 2-33 | 85.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AL Biggs (EP) | 306 | 12 | 182 | 2 | 1-41 | 91.00 | 0 | 0 |
| R van der Poll (OFS) | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1-8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| S Strydom (OFS) | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1-12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Carlstein (NatB) | 36 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1-6 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Horak (TvlB) | 24 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1-14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PN Lear (WP) | 42 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1-13 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Weakley (Bor) | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1-19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JH Baillie (TvlB) | 42 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1-7 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| EJ Draper (GW) | 48 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1-11 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CE Holloway (GW) | 59 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1-27 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CA Ulyate (EP) | 132 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 1-10 | 38.00 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Giles (WP) | 84 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 1-45 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 |
| IJ Craigen (GW) | 90 | 3 | 48 | 1 | 1-33 | 48.00 | 0 | 0 |
| ED Hay (GW) | 300 | 10 | 182 | 1 | 1-57 | 182.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LJ Nel (EP) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| LR Harris (Tvl,TvlB) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| LPF Hurndall (GW) | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| CW Symcox (GW) | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| AP Haxton (Bor) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| L Morby-Smith (WP) | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| AL Wilmot (EP) | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | | | | |
| GC Heath (NatB) | 48 | 4 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| RA Gripper (Rhod) | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | | | | |
| KC Martin (NatB) | 66 | 6 | 13 | 0 | | | | |
| KC Bland (Rhod) | 30 | 2 | 13 | 0 | | | | |
| TJ Heale (GW) | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 | | | | |
| MJD Doherty (GW) | 30 | 2 | 14 | 0 | | | | |
| JP Harty (EP) | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 | | | | |
| GR Davies (TvlB) | 54 | 1 | 22 | 0 | | | | |
| PD Swart (Rhod) | 54 | 2 | 23 | 0 | | | | |
| NA Wrede (Bor) | 60 | 3 | 27 | 0 | | | | |
| RB Ullyett (Rhod) | 78 | 4 | 32 | 0 | | | | |
| DA Louw (WP) | 66 | 3 | 38 | 0 | | | | |
| RG Pollock (EP) | 120 | 4 | 62 | 0 | | | | |
| DF Kuter (OFS) | 228 | 10 | 76 | 0 | | | | |
| DJ Schonegevel (GW) | 288 | 14 | 110 | 0 | | | | |