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Best Bowling Average (Test)
This list features the players with the best test match bowling average for the South Africa national cricket team.
RANK | PLAYER | APPS | BALLS | AVERAGE | YEARS |
1 | Norman Adcock | 26 | 6391 | 21.10 | 1953-1962 |
2 | Kagiso Rabada | 71 | 13100 | 21.74 | 2015-2025 |
3 | Marco Jansen | 18 | 1696 | 22.02 | 2021-2025 |
4 | Alfred Hall | 7 | 886 | 22.15 | 1923-1931 |
5 | Allan Donald | 72 | 7344 | 22.25 | 1992-2002 |
6 | Vernon Philander | 64 | 5000 | 22.32 | 2011-2020 |
7 | Kyle Abbott | 11 | 886 | 22.71 | 2013-2017 |
8 | Aubrey Vogler | 15 | 1455 | 22.73 | 1906-1911 |
9 | Dale Steyn | 93 | 10077 | 22.95 | 2004-2019 |
10 | Shaun Pollock | 108 | 9733 | 23.11 | 1995-2008 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (2025). South Africa – Best career bowling average. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/team/bowling-best-career-bowling-average/south-africa-3/test-matches-1 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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