First-Class Most Wickets in a Season in South Africa

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	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Avge	5wI	10wM
R Benaud	5943	187	2056	106	7-46	19.39	11	2	1957/58
SF Barnes	2689	122	1117	104	9-103	10.74	13	5	1913/14
WJ O'Reilly	3977	250	1289	95	8-73	13.56	11	3	1935/36
CV Grimmett	3979	229	1362	92	7-40	14.80	9	4	1935/36
JH Wardle	3043	94	1103	90	8-80	12.25	8	4	1956/57
JC Alabaster	4500	180	2219	86	7-41	25.80	5	-	1961/62
RC Motz	3478	155	1439	81	7-70	17.76	3	1	1961/62
IWG Johnson	3326	77	1280	77	6-22	16.62	3	-	1949/50
VAP van der Bijl	3045	153	1119	75	8-47	14.92	10	4	1981/82
AK Davidson	3521	102	1090	72	6-34	15.13	6	-	1957/58
RO Jenkins	3255	64	1508	71	7-55	21.23	6	2	1948/49
DW Steyn	2767	95	1425	69	5-27	20.65	4	1	2005/06
GC Viljoen	2687	68	1672	68	8-105	24.58	4	1	2010/11
Imran Tahir	2620	74	1498	67	7-82	22.35	8	2	2009/10
D Paterson	2463	92	1246	67	7-20	18.59	3	1	2013/14
IAR Peebles	2672	80	1274	66	6-50	19.30	5	1	1930/31
AS Kennedy	2882	121	1287	65	6-27	19.80	5	1	1924/25
VAP van der Bijl	2768	113	1084	65	7-24	16.67	3	1	1975/76
KJ Abbott	1971	88	929	65	8-45	14.29	4	1	2012/13
JT Partridge	2837	165	1064	64	7-69	16.62	4	-	1962/63
VAP van der Bijl	2918	132	1037	64	7-45	16.20	3	1	1973/74
D Olivier	2059	75	1057	64	6-60	16.51	6	1	2016/17
JT Botten	1569	68	664	63	9-23	10.53	7	2	1958/59
AJ Kourie	3439	157	1501	63	7-79	23.82	5	-	1982/83
FJ Cameron	3800	203	1412	62	6-48	22.77	4	-	1961/62
M Zondeki	2425	93	1189	62	5-26	19.17	6	1	2007/08
GR Rabie	2045	89	922	62	8-60	14.87	5	1	2011/12
AS Kennedy	2870	168	1024	61	5-7	16.78	4	-	1922/23
F de Wet	2619	110	1233	61	6-41	20.21	6	1	2006/07
MJ Procter	2474	112	1049	60	9-71	17.48	4	2	1972/73
JN Maguire	2586	130	903	60	6-48	15.05	6	2	1989/90
VC Drakes	1916	53	979	60	5-26	16.31	3	-	1999/00
BE Hendricks	1847	64	1026	60	6-26	17.10	4	-	2012/13
G Geary	2448	104	955	59	6-37	16.18	3	1	1924/25
JW Gleeson	3006	182	1150	59	6-46	19.49	5	1	1969/70
MJ Procter	2165	94	936	59	7-77	15.86	7	2	1976/77
VD Philander	1945	89	765	59	5-16	12.96	3	-	2009/10
MN Piedt	1846	73	999	59	7-6	16.93	4	-	2012/13
PGH Fender	2281	81	1136	58	7-55	19.58	3	1	1922/23
ST Jefferies	2942	114	1386	58	6-91	23.89	3	-	1982/83
ST Clarke	1978	88	738	58	5-8	12.72	6	1	1984/85
C Pietersen	2158	88	1025	58	5-47	17.67	1	-	2008/09
RR Richards	2312	85	1117	58	7-40	19.25	1	-	2015/16
D Olivier	1961	74	1041	58	6-37	17.94	3	1	2018/19
C Blythe	2894	168	1046	57	6-68	18.35	4	1	1905/06
PH Edmonds	3693	193	1484	57	5-50	26.03	2	-	1975/76
VD Philander	2008	90	919	57	7-61	16.12	5	1	2011/12
T Shamsi	2117	78	1100	57	7-63	19.29	6	2	2015/16
SR Harmer	2374	97	1046	57	7-76	18.35	3	1	2021/22
WA Johnston	2682	77	770	56	6-20	13.75	3	-	1949/50
GAR Lock	2823	120	833	56	6-14	14.87	4	2	1956/57
HJ Tayfield	3601	153	1036	56	9-113	18.50	6	2	1956/57
VC Drakes	2037	92	820	56	5-35	14.64	5	-	1998/99
JP Bothma	2126	83	1165	56	5-31	20.80	5	1	2011/12
E Leie	2357	65	1280	56	5-41	22.85	3	-	2012/13
WE Bell	1747	65	919	56	6-26	16.41	4	-	2013/14
D Olivier	1650	67	783	56	5-17	13.98	5	1	2015/16
K Rabada	2131	89	1053	56	6-54	18.80	4	2	2017/18
GA Stuurman	2104	90	1025	56	5-16	18.30	5	1	2018/19
AEE Vogler	1141	40	580	55	10-26	10.54	7	2	1906/07
D du Preez	2218	99	930	55	7-108	16.90	2	1	2007/08
CH Raubenheimer	2360	59	1242	55	7-71	22.58	5	-	2012/13
DL Piedt	2416	104	1019	55	6-68	18.52	5	-	2013/14
T Shamsi	2123	55	1148	55	8-85	20.87	6	2	2013/14
JJ Kotze	1171	38	585	54	8-57	10.83	9	4	1906/07
HJ Tayfield	3215	160	850	54	8-170	15.74	5	1	1953/54
LF Kline	3377	121	1104	54	6-65	20.44	2	-	1957/58
VAP van der Bijl	1746	109	513	54	6-30	9.50	3	1	1980/81
SD Jack	1866	72	865	54	8-51	16.01	3	1	1990/91
R McLaren	2118	86	948	54	8-38	17.55	3	1	2006/07
DW Steyn	1216	43	676	54	8-41	12.51	6	3	2007/08
DR Deeb	2882	97	1366	54	5-131	25.29	1	-	2010/11
S von Berg	2231	50	1287	54	7-66	23.83	3	1	2013/14
S Muthusamy	2696	110	1248	54	7-83	23.11	4	1	2017/18
DL Piedt	3071	112	1498	54	8-130	27.74	5	2	2018/19
JE Waddington	2358	59	893	53	7-65	16.84	7	3	1952/53
JT Partridge	1745	72	741	53	8-69	13.98	5	1	1961/62
GS le Roux	1915	79	773	53	7-40	14.58	4	1	1977/78
SR Harmer	2917	91	1601	53	8-72	30.20	3	1	2011/12
AE Hall	1666	60	650	52	8-80	12.50	6	2	1926/27
PNF Mansell	2365	49	917	52	7-71	17.63	6	2	1951/52
MJ Procter	2165	96	833	52	7-32	16.01	3	1	1971/72
AJ Kourie	1732	71	734	52	8-113	14.11	5	1	1980/81
ST Jefferies	2642	117	1166	52	5-46	22.42	1	-	1981/82
VAP van der Bijl	2759	148	976	52	7-42	18.76	1	-	1982/83
JN Maguire	3030	131	1221	52	5-52	23.48	4	-	1990/91
S Elworthy	1930	85	942	52	6-45	18.11	3	1	2001/02
WA Deacon	2282	87	1263	52	6-75	24.28	2	-	2009/10
GR Rabie	2574	104	1244	52	5-47	23.92	3	-	2012/13
KJ Dudgeon	1877	67	973	52	7-43	18.71	5	1	2018/19
DVP Wright	2748	35	1453	51	6-55	28.49	2	-	1938/39
DVP Wright	3025	53	1544	51	7-54	30.27	2	1	1948/49
CL McCool	2514	56	976	51	5-41	19.13	1	-	1949/50
JR Reid	2796	89	997	51	6-43	19.54	2	1	1953/54
GB Lawrence	2238	93	892	51	8-53	17.49	4	-	1961/62
FJ Titmus	3541	187	1240	51	5-32	24.31	4	1	1964/65
EO Simons	1882	68	859	51	6-26	16.84	2	-	1984/85
PS de Villiers	2179	106	937	51	6-47	18.37	4	1	1994/95
SM Pollock	2041	94	798	51	7-33	15.64	5	1	1995/96
CE Eksteen	3066	167	1145	51	6-54	22.45	2	-	1997/98
CM Willoughby	2799	118	1338	51	5-83	26.23	2	-	2004/05
D Paterson	1466	50	719	51	6-66	14.09	3	-	2010/11
GR Rabie	2211	90	1123	51	6-23	22.01	4	1	2013/14
MW Pillans	2269	63	1219	51	6-67	23.90	1	1	2014/15
DL Piedt	2430	84	1387	51	7-106	27.19	3	-	2015/16
C Blythe	2295	120	783	50	7-20	15.66	3	1	1909/10
GHT Simpson-Hayward	1888	48	859	50	6-38	17.18	4	-	1909/10
AEE Vogler	1725	43	1016	50	7-94	20.32	4	1	1909/10
AP Freeman	2198	85	965	50	8-48	19.30	4	2	1927/28
RR Lindwall	2340	53	729	50	5-25	14.58	2	-	1949/50
HJ Tayfield	3090	121	889	50	7-41	17.78	5	2	1951/52
VI Smith	2685	63	892	50	7-50	17.84	4	2	1952/53
AR MacGibbon	2750	70	971	50	5-21	19.42	1	-	1953/54
JC Laker	3111	121	875	50	6-47	17.50	2	-	1956/57
P Anker	1773	86	731	50	6-83	14.62	5	1	1981/82
AJ Kourie	2169	89	1009	50	7-94	20.18	3	-	1984/85
HA Page	1753	74	775	50	5-31	15.50	1	-	1984/85
CJPG van Zyl	1396	40	676	50	8-84	13.52	5	2	1984/85
DH Townsend	1924	80	903	50	6-36	18.06	4	1	1998/99
CM Willoughby	2428	134	878	50	5-87	17.56	1	-	1999/00
PL Harris	2447	112	1108	50	6-54	22.16	4	-	2005/06
Q Friend	1787	67	847	50	6-45	16.94	3	1	2009/10
RC Williams	1897	59	1125	50	7-60	22.50	3	1	2009/10
DL Piedt	2032	67	1101	50	7-92	22.02	4	1	2010/11
T Muller	2017	79	1027	50	5-21	20.54	2	-	2013/14

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