Top XI South Africa Allrounders of All Time in Men Tests

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  1. #1
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    Aubrey Faulkner (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-arm spin bowler, 82 wickets (BowlAvg-27, BowlSR-51, BowlER-3.1)
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    Shaun Pollock (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 3781 runs (BatAvg-32, BatSR*-53) and 421 wickets (BowlAvg-23, BowlSR-58, BowlER-2.4)
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    Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-hand middle-order batsman, right-arm pace bowler, 13289 runs (BatAvg-55, BatSR*-46) and 292 wickets (BowlAvg-33, BowlSR-69, BowlER-2.8)
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    Brian McMillan (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
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    Dale Steyn (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-arm pace bowler, 439 wickets (BowlAvg-23, BowlSR-42, BowlER-3.3)
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    Trevor Goddard (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    left-hand opener batsman, left-arm pace bowler, 2516 runs (BatAvg-34, BatSR*-34) and 123 wickets (BowlAvg-26, BowlSR-95, BowlER-1.7)
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    Vernon Philander (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-arm pace bowler, 224 wickets (BowlAvg-22, BowlSR-51, BowlER-2.6)
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    Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    left-arm spin bowler, 203 wickets (BowlAvg-30, BowlSR-57, BowlER-3.1)
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    Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    left-hand lower middle-order batsman, 3300 runs (BatAvg-39, BatSR*-71)
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    Hugh Tayfield (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-arm spin bowler, 170 wickets (BowlAvg-26, BowlSR-80, BowlER-1.9)
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    Mark Boucher (South Africa)
    South Africa · Tests
    right-hand lower middle-order batsman, 5515 runs (BatAvg-30, BatSR*-50)
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