Top 5 South African Test spinners of all time

2 Paul Adams

Paul Adams

When England toured South Africa in 1995-96, they not only had to face the might of the hosts' fast bowling arsenal but that of a spinner, whose bowling action so confounded them that they looked clueless against him most times.

Paul Adams' bowling action, described as a 'frog in a blender', was a bit of a freak and his action helped him in being practically a left arm off spinner by bowling googlies.

While the novelty of his bowling action brought him plenty of wickets in the initial year of his career, he continued to be South Africa's lead spinner in the years to come.

He played for around 9 years and played 45 Test matches, during the course of which he picked up 134 wickets at an average of 32.87. Adams remains one of the most successful spinners in South Africa's history and he is certainly one of their best ever.