First-class Bowling in South Africa for 1956/57 (Ordered by Wickets)
| Name | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| JH Wardle (Eng,MCC) | 3043 | 94 | 1103 | 90 | 8-80 | 12.25 | 8 | 4 |
| GAR Lock (Eng,MCC) | 2823 | 120 | 833 | 56 | 6-14 | 14.87 | 4 | 2 |
| HJ Tayfield (SAf,Nat,Tvl) | 3601 | 153 | 1036 | 56 | 9-113 | 18.50 | 6 | 2 |
| JC Laker (Eng,MCC) | 3111 | 121 | 875 | 50 | 6-47 | 17.50 | 2 | 0 |
| TL Goddard (SAf,Nat) | 3540 | 150 | 806 | 49 | 6-35 | 16.44 | 4 | 0 |
| PJ Loader (Eng,MCC) | 2536 | 76 | 751 | 46 | 7-28 | 16.32 | 1 | 0 |
| PS Heine (SAf,Tvl) | 2145 | 46 | 829 | 40 | 7-61 | 20.72 | 2 | 1 |
| FH Tyson (Eng,MCC) | 2036 | 65 | 636 | 37 | 6-40 | 17.18 | 1 | 0 |
| JB Statham (Eng,MCC) | 1871 | 39 | 607 | 36 | 5-26 | 16.86 | 1 | 0 |
| NAT Adcock (SAf,Tvl) | 1523 | 39 | 475 | 32 | 5-47 | 14.84 | 1 | 0 |
| TE Bailey (Eng,MCC) | 2037 | 76 | 461 | 29 | 5-20 | 15.89 | 1 | 0 |
| WR Chalmers (Bor) | 1948 | 71 | 584 | 24 | 5-42 | 24.33 | 3 | 0 |
| RK Thorne (Bor) | 1390 | 36 | 444 | 21 | 7-79 | 21.14 | 2 | 1 |
| NE Markham (Nat) | 952 | 14 | 478 | 18 | 4-81 | 26.55 | 0 | 0 |
| GB Lawrence (Rhod) | 1024 | 35 | 310 | 15 | 6-104 | 20.66 | 2 | 0 |
| EF Schreiber (Bor) | 1577 | 38 | 568 | 14 | 3-65 | 40.57 | 0 | 0 |
| IF Anderson (EP) | 487 | 9 | 226 | 13 | 6-46 | 17.38 | 1 | 0 |
| AH McKinnon (EP) | 1136 | 29 | 427 | 13 | 5-159 | 32.84 | 1 | 0 |
| ERH Fuller (WP) | 480 | 11 | 195 | 12 | 6-83 | 16.25 | 2 | 0 |
| JG Ferrant (EP) | 872 | 29 | 314 | 11 | 4-87 | 28.54 | 0 | 0 |
| CB van Ryneveld (SAf,WP) | 739 | 11 | 344 | 11 | 5-95 | 31.27 | 1 | 0 |
| AW Marshall (WP) | 515 | 6 | 228 | 10 | 4-53 | 22.80 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Liddle (WP) | 672 | 14 | 293 | 10 | 4-100 | 29.30 | 0 | 0 |
| KL Gibbs (Tvl) | 861 | 18 | 358 | 10 | 4-50 | 35.80 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Wheals (OFS) | 262 | 1 | 127 | 9 | 5-69 | 14.11 | 1 | 0 |
| S Knott (Bor) | 758 | 11 | 304 | 9 | 3-81 | 33.77 | 0 | 0 |
| VI Smith (Nat) | 932 | 27 | 323 | 9 | 3-7 | 35.88 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Watkins (SAf,Nat) | 1002 | 37 | 337 | 9 | 4-77 | 37.44 | 0 | 0 |
| EF Witherden (Bor) | 522 | 15 | 166 | 8 | 3-52 | 20.75 | 0 | 0 |
| ME Clark (EP) | 480 | 14 | 202 | 8 | 3-51 | 25.25 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Dodds (Nat) | 946 | 33 | 285 | 7 | 3-24 | 40.71 | 0 | 0 |
| CG Rushmere (EP,SAU) | 320 | 10 | 127 | 6 | 3-27 | 21.16 | 0 | 0 |
| DB Pithey (Rhod,SAU) | 318 | 3 | 182 | 6 | 5-100 | 30.33 | 1 | 0 |
| HD Bromfield (WP) | 408 | 7 | 126 | 5 | 3-57 | 25.20 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Pothecary (WP) | 608 | 9 | 252 | 5 | 3-67 | 50.40 | 0 | 0 |
| A Tayfield (Tvl) | 232 | 6 | 115 | 4 | 2-23 | 28.75 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Schonegevel (OFS) | 407 | 11 | 136 | 4 | 4-64 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 |
| HV Paton (Rhod) | 301 | 4 | 157 | 4 | 3-59 | 39.25 | 0 | 0 |
| DI Pistorius (Tvl) | 391 | 9 | 162 | 4 | 3-39 | 40.50 | 0 | 0 |
| PNF Mansell (Rhod) | 419 | 4 | 258 | 4 | 4-131 | 64.50 | 0 | 0 |
| PL van der Merwe (SAU) | 128 | 5 | 42 | 3 | 3-42 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CR English (GW) | 112 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 3-59 | 19.66 | 0 | 0 |
| DCS Compton (Eng,MCC) | 130 | 1 | 73 | 3 | 2-43 | 24.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Waddington (GW) | 200 | 1 | 91 | 3 | 3-91 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JG Gush (EP) | 256 | 2 | 91 | 3 | 2-41 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |
| AG Blenkinsop (OFS) | 160 | 2 | 97 | 3 | 3-97 | 32.33 | 0 | 0 |
| GMH Barber (Rhod) | 188 | 5 | 108 | 3 | 3-108 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |
| OC Dawson (Bor) | 324 | 11 | 115 | 3 | 2-0 | 38.33 | 0 | 0 |
| TA Dean (EP) | 224 | 2 | 119 | 3 | 2-86 | 39.66 | 0 | 0 |
| AI Taylor (SAf,Tvl) | 248 | 3 | 126 | 3 | 1-19 | 42.00 | 0 | 0 |
| GF Dakin (EP) | 250 | 3 | 154 | 3 | 3-15 | 51.33 | 0 | 0 |
| JBR Maile (WP) | 504 | 16 | 203 | 3 | 2-62 | 67.66 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Lamb (Nat) | 80 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1-2 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee (GW) | 31 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2-21 | 10.50 | 0 | 0 |
| D Fenner (Bor) | 64 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 2-19 | 20.50 | 0 | 0 |
| RK Ridgway (SAU) | 144 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 2-64 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JC Kerby (Tvl) | 168 | 8 | 70 | 2 | 2-50 | 35.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DA Louw (WP) | 104 | 0 | 105 | 2 | 2-105 | 52.50 | 0 | 0 |
| GV Middlewick (NET) | 48 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1-18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| K Helfrich (NET) | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1-24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LH Drury (GW) | 104 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 1-57 | 57.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SL Hanson (OFS) | 128 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 1-26 | 61.00 | 0 | 0 |
| CRD Wooler (Rhod) | 112 | 1 | 67 | 1 | 1-67 | 67.00 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Carlstein (OFS) | 160 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 1-33 | 79.00 | 0 | 0 |
| JE Dumbrill (WP) | 224 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 1-40 | 81.00 | 0 | 0 |
| RW Coventry (Rhod) | 400 | 4 | 259 | 1 | 1-121 | 259.00 | 0 | 0 |
| DD Fairbairn (OFS) | 528 | 8 | 266 | 1 | 1-110 | 266.00 | 0 | 0 |
| WD Wilson (Bor) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DJ McGlew (SAf,Nat) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| WR Endean (SAf,Tvl) | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| BH Crews (Bor) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| TG Evans (Eng,MCC) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| KC Bland (Rhod) | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| P Jamieson (EP) | 16 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| GAS Innes (WP) | 64 | 3 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| RR Phillips (Bor) | 40 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| GG Ritchie (Tvl) | 24 | 1 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| BJ McBride (NET) | 48 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| NW Mallett (EP) | 56 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| FR Brown (MCC) | 72 | 2 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| HJ Keith (SAf,Nat) | 48 | 1 | 28 | 0 | ||||
| CD Abrams (NET) | 24 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| PM Walker (Tvl) | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| RL Forword (EP) | 56 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||
| GFK Jackson (OFS) | 80 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||||
| JSM Fox (OFS) | 56 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||||
| ASM Oakman (MCC) | 120 | 4 | 48 | 0 | ||||
| SF Burke (NET) | 56 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| IA Lloyd (Bor) | 128 | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||||
| TN Baillie (OFS) | 104 | 2 | 62 | 0 | ||||
| AP Gallagher (GW) | 80 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||||
| CG Halse (SAU) | 112 | 2 | 65 | 0 | ||||
| AW Hicks (EP) | 112 | 1 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| I Littleford (OFS) | 120 | 3 | 68 | 0 | ||||
| HB Birrell (EP) | 136 | 2 | 69 | 0 | ||||
| HNP Roy (WP) | 152 | 5 | 86 | 0 | ||||
| JT Partridge (Rhod) | 232 | 5 | 89 | 0 | ||||
| M Charnas (Tvl) | 240 | 3 | 115 | 0 |
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