| 2.05 (17-6-35-3) | GD McGrath | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 2.21 (19.5-6-44-3) | AJ Bichel | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 2.28 (28-8-64-0) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Australia at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 2.31 (16-1-37-0) | JH Kallis | South Africa v Australia at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 2.47 (19-5-47-3) | SK Warne | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 2.47 (23-7-57-0) | JN Gillespie | Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 2.48 (31-10-77-3) | B Lee | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 2.48 (25.2-6-63-4) | N Boje | South Africa v Australia at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 2.50 (20.2-6-51-3) | SCG MacGill | Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 2.69 (26-8-70-2) | GD McGrath | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 2.70 (31-3-84-3) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Australia at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 2.84 (33-10-94-3) | GD McGrath | Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 2.84 (39.4-9-113-5) | SK Warne | Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 2.94 (37-11-109-3) | SM Pollock | South Africa v Australia at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 2.94 (19-3-56-0) | SK Warne | Australia v South Africa at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 3.14 (14-4-44-2) | L Klusener | South Africa v Australia at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 3.23 (17-3-55-0) | JH Kallis | South Africa v Australia at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 3.36 (19-7-64-0) | M Ntini | South Africa v Australia at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 3.48 (31-5-108-3) | M Hayward | South Africa v Australia at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 3.51 (33-4-116-4) | CW Henderson | South Africa v Australia at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 3.55 (29-5-103-3) | AA Donald | South Africa v Australia at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 3.72 (29-3-108-1) | CW Henderson | South Africa v Australia at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 3.83 (31-6-119-1) | AA Donald | South Africa v Australia at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 4.14 (27-3-112-0) | CW Henderson | South Africa v Australia at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
| 4.19 (26-1-109-2) | M Hayward | South Africa v Australia at Melbourne, 2nd Test, 26/12/2001 [1580] |
| 4.26 (19-2-81-0) | B Lee | Australia v South Africa at Adelaide, 1st Test, 14/12/2001 [1576] |
| 5.86 (22-1-129-1) | JH Kallis | South Africa v Australia at Sydney, 3rd Test, 02/01/2002 [1582] |
