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| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 1963-1970 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 1707+ | 54.48 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 246+ | 11 |
🥈 2 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2013 | 165 | 278 | 39 | 13206 | 224 | 55.25 | 28724 | 45.97 | 45 | 58 | 16 | 1477 | 96 |
🥉 3 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 1935-1951 | 34 | 62 | 7 | 2960 | 231 | 53.81 | 108+ | 63.88 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 115+ | 6 |
4 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8765 | 278* | 50.66 | 16077 | 54.51 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 1024 | 64 |
5 | KC Bland | KC Bland (SA) | 1961-1966 | 21 | 39 | 5 | 1669 | 144* | 49.08 | 885+ | 37.74 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 123+ | 20 |
6 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 1929-1949 | 42 | 80 | 9 | 3471 | 189* | 48.88 | 158+ | 29.11 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 41+ | 1 |
7 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2014 | 116 | 203 | 13 | 9253 | 277 | 48.70 | 15495 | 59.71 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 1164 | 24 |
8 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2019 | 124 | 215 | 16 | 9282 | 311* | 46.64 | 18573 | 49.97 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 1170 | 14 |
9 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 2516 | 201 | 45.74 | 1684+ | 43.88 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 251+ | 5 |
10 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2004 | 101 | 176 | 15 | 7289 | 275 | 45.27 | 16783 | 43.43 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 922 | 12 |
11 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1993-2001 | 70 | 115 | 12 | 4554 | 275* | 44.21 | 9300 | 48.96 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 548 | 25 |
12 | EAB Rowan | EAB Rowan (SA) | 1935-1951 | 26 | 50 | 5 | 1965 | 236 | 43.66 | 77+ | 29.87 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 14+ | 0 |
13 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 1951-1962 | 34 | 64 | 6 | 2440 | 255* | 42.06 | 3+ | - | 7 | 10 | 4 | 92+ | 2 |
14 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2008 | 90 | 154 | 7 | 6167 | 228 | 41.95 | 12270 | 50.26 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 887 | 47 |
15 | AG Prince | AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2011 | 66 | 104 | 16 | 3665 | 162* | 41.64 | 8385 | 43.70 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 397 | 13 |
16 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 1906-1924 | 25 | 47 | 4 | 1754 | 204 | 40.79 | 1256+ | 58.28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 122+ | 3 |
17 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 1912-1932 | 42 | 76 | 4 | 2936 | 176 | 40.77 | - | - | 7 | 17 | 2 | 61+ | 7 |
18 | F du Plessis | F du Plessis (SA) | 2012-2021 | 69 | 118 | 14 | 4163 | 199 | 40.02 | 8986 | 46.32 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 516 | 21 |
19 | BM McMillan | BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1998 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 1968 | 113 | 39.36 | 4592 | 42.85 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 206 | 11 |
20 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2014-2021 | 54 | 91 | 6 | 3300 | 141* | 38.82 | 4652 | 70.93 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 411 | 33 |
21 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2019-2025 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 1153 | 367* | 38.43 | 1955 | 58.97 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 17 |
22 | T Bavuma | T Bavuma (SA) | 2014-2025 | 64 | 110 | 13 | 3708 | 172 | 38.22 | 7544 | 49.15 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 425 | 16 |
23 | KC Wessels | KC Wessels (SA) | 1992-1994 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1027 | 118 | 38.03 | 2538 | 40.46 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 107 | 1 |
24 | RH Catterall | RH Catterall (SA) | 1922-1931 | 24 | 43 | 2 | 1555 | 120 | 37.92 | 6+ | - | 3 | 11 | 3 | 20+ | 8 |
24 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 2012-2024 | 86 | 152 | 11 | 5347 | 199 | 37.92 | 11190 | 47.78 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 684 | 26 |
26 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 1963-1970 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 1130 | 182 | 37.66 | 661+ | 64.29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 113+ | 13 |
27 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 2000-2009 | 58 | 94 | 7 | 3253 | 226 | 37.39 | 7744 | 42.00 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 409 | 22 |
28 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 2017-2025 | 46 | 84 | 2 | 2993 | 152 | 36.50 | 5016 | 59.66 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 426 | 14 |
29 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 68 | 111 | 9 | 3714 | 135 | 36.41 | 8320 | 44.63 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 409 | 33 |
30 | DG Bedingham | DG Bedingham (SA) | 2023-2025 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 828 | 110 | 36.00 | 1228 | 67.42 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 17 |
31 | JN Rhodes | JN Rhodes (SA) | 1992-2000 | 52 | 80 | 9 | 2532 | 117 | 35.66 | 5567 | 45.48 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 256 | 22 |
32 | JA Rudolph | JA Rudolph (SA) | 2003-2012 | 48 | 83 | 9 | 2622 | 222* | 35.43 | 5984 | 43.81 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 362 | 7 |
33 | AN Petersen | AN Petersen (SA) | 2010-2015 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 2093 | 182 | 34.88 | 4044 | 51.75 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 256 | 12 |
34 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 1955-1970 | 41 | 78 | 5 | 2516 | 112 | 34.46 | 1063+ | 36.12 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 132+ | 6 |
35 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 1951-1958 | 28 | 52 | 4 | 1630 | 162* | 33.95 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 60+ | 1 |
36 | AC Hudson | AC Hudson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 35 | 63 | 3 | 2007 | 163 | 33.45 | 5129 | 39.13 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 254 | 5 |
37 | L Klusener | L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 49 | 69 | 11 | 1906 | 174 | 32.86 | 3187 | 59.80 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 236 | 20 |
38 | JP Duminy | JP Duminy (SA) | 2008-2017 | 46 | 74 | 10 | 2103 | 166 | 32.85 | 4544 | 46.28 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 250 | 13 |
39 | JW Zulch | JW Zulch (SA) | 1910-1921 | 16 | 32 | 2 | 983 | 150 | 32.76 | 837+ | 42.29 | 2 | 4 | - | 54+ | 1 |
40 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2021-2025 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 1165 | 136* | 32.36 | 2007 | 58.04 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 14 |
41 | A Bacher | A Bacher (SA) | 1965-1970 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 679 | 73 | 32.33 | 490+ | 44.28 | - | 6 | 1 | 40+ | 0 |
42 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 156 | 39 | 3781 | 111 | 32.31 | 7198 | 52.52 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 412 | 35 |
43 | EL Dalton | EL Dalton (SA) | 1929-1939 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 698 | 117 | 31.72 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16+ | 2 |
44 | AJ Pithey | AJ Pithey (SA) | 1957-1965 | 17 | 27 | 1 | 819 | 154 | 31.50 | 942+ | 24.52 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 67+ | 2 |
45 | PN Kirsten | PN Kirsten (SA) | 1992-1994 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 626 | 104 | 31.30 | 2084 | 30.03 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 0 |
46 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 1997-2012 | 146 | 204 | 24 | 5498 | 125 | 30.54 | 10960 | 50.16 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 655 | 20 |
47 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 1951-1965 | 50 | 86 | 7 | 2405 | 134 | 30.44 | 287+ | 41.11 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 105+ | 1 |
48 | RA McLean | RA McLean (SA) | 1951-1964 | 40 | 73 | 3 | 2120 | 142 | 30.28 | 157+ | 69.42 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 170+ | 12 |
49 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 1927-1935 | 26 | 45 | 4 | 1239 | 90 | 30.21 | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 43+ | 11 |
50 | HE van der Dussen | HE van der Dussen (SA) | 2019-2022 | 18 | 32 | 2 | 905 | 98 | 30.16 | 2221 | 40.74 | - | 6 | 3 | 101 | 4 |
51 | HH Dippenaar | HH Dippenaar (SA) | 1999-2007 | 38 | 62 | 5 | 1718 | 177* | 30.14 | 4128 | 41.61 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 237 | 5 |
52 | GC White | GC White (SA) | 1906-1912 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 872 | 147 | 30.06 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 55+ | 4 |
53 | AW Nourse | AW Nourse (SA) | 1902-1924 | 45 | 83 | 8 | 2234 | 111 | 29.78 | 705+ | 43.12 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 90+ | 0 |
54 | IJ Siedle | IJ Siedle (SA) | 1928-1936 | 18 | 34 | - | 977 | 141 | 28.73 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | 38+ | 1 |
55 | PL Symcox | PL Symcox (SA) | 1993-1998 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 741 | 108 | 28.50 | 1321 | 56.09 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 12 |
56 | KG Viljoen | KG Viljoen (SA) | 1930-1949 | 27 | 50 | 2 | 1365 | 124 | 28.43 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 5 | 37+ | 0 |
57 | KD Petersen | KD Petersen (SA) | 2021-2024 | 14 | 25 | - | 704 | 82 | 28.16 | 1477 | 47.66 | - | 4 | - | 86 | 0 |
58 | HR Lance | HR Lance (SA) | 1962-1970 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 591 | 70 | 28.14 | 365+ | 38.08 | - | 5 | 1 | 42+ | 6 |
59 | T de Zorzi | T de Zorzi (SA) | 2023-2025 | 13 | 23 | - | 641 | 177 | 27.86 | 1182 | 54.23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 6 |
60 | RJ Peterson | RJ Peterson (SA) | 2003-2014 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 464 | 84 | 27.29 | 649 | 71.49 | - | 3 | 2 | 61 | 2 |
61 | CB van Ryneveld | CB van Ryneveld (SA) | 1951-1958 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 724 | 83 | 26.81 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 18+ | 0 |
62 | AJ Hall | AJ Hall (SA) | 2002-2007 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 760 | 163 | 26.20 | 1650 | 46.06 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 96 | 4 |
63 | AM Bacher | AM Bacher (SA) | 1996-1999 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 833 | 96 | 26.03 | 2058 | 40.47 | - | 5 | 3 | 108 | 3 |
64 | KJ Funston | KJ Funston (SA) | 1952-1958 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 824 | 92 | 25.75 | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 32+ | 3 |
65 | PL van der Merwe | PL van der Merwe (SA) | 1963-1967 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 533 | 76 | 25.38 | 157+ | 36.94 | - | 3 | 3 | 20+ | 1 |
66 | N Boje | N Boje (SA) | 2000-2006 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 1312 | 85 | 25.23 | 2715 | 48.32 | - | 4 | 5 | 184 | 6 |
67 | HG Deane | HG Deane (SA) | 1924-1931 | 17 | 27 | 2 | 628 | 93 | 25.12 | 0+ | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0+ | 1 |
68 | DPB Morkel | DPB Morkel (SA) | 1927-1932 | 16 | 28 | 1 | 663 | 88 | 24.55 | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 8+ | 3 |
69 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 42 | 64 | 8 | 1359 | 109 | 24.26 | 3241 | 41.93 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 144 | 2 |
70 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 94 | 20 | 1779 | 74 | 24.04 | 3995 | 44.53 | - | 8 | 8 | 204 | 17 |
71 | JE Cheetham | JE Cheetham (SA) | 1949-1955 | 24 | 43 | 6 | 883 | 89 | 23.86 | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 36+ | 3 |
72 | PW Sherwell | PW Sherwell (SA) | 1906-1911 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 427 | 115 | 23.72 | 337+ | 53.41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 57+ | 1 |
73 | JC Watkins | JC Watkins (SA) | 1949-1957 | 15 | 27 | 1 | 612 | 92 | 23.53 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 37+ | 1 |
74 | JH Sinclair | JH Sinclair (SA) | 1896-1911 | 25 | 47 | 1 | 1069 | 106 | 23.23 | 225+ | 66.22 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 33+ | 16 |
75 | SJ Snooke | SJ Snooke (SA) | 1906-1923 | 26 | 46 | 1 | 1008 | 103 | 22.40 | 600+ | 43.16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 49+ | 0 |
76 | M Jansen | M Jansen (SA) | 2021-2025 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 506 | 84* | 22.00 | 1009 | 50.14 | - | 3 | 3 | 70 | 5 |
77 | PM Pollock | PM Pollock (SA) | 1961-1970 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 607 | 75* | 21.67 | 361+ | 31.30 | - | 2 | 3 | 17+ | 1 |
78 | LJ Tancred | LJ Tancred (SA) | 1902-1913 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 530 | 97 | 21.20 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 27+ | 1 |
79 | CL Vincent | CL Vincent (SA) | 1927-1935 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 526 | 60 | 20.23 | 2+ | - | - | 2 | 4 | 20+ | 8 |
80 | CB Llewellyn | CB Llewellyn (SA) | 1896-1912 | 15 | 28 | 1 | 544 | 90 | 20.14 | 423+ | 46.80 | - | 4 | 6 | 11+ | 0 |
81 | JM Blanckenberg | JM Blanckenberg (SA) | 1913-1924 | 18 | 30 | 7 | 455 | 59 | 19.78 | 0+ | - | - | 2 | 2 | 17+ | 4 |
82 | TB de Bruyn | TB de Bruyn (SA) | 2017-2022 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 468 | 101 | 19.50 | 1012 | 46.24 | 1 | - | 2 | 69 | 2 |
83 | PS de Villiers | PS de Villiers (SA) | 1993-1998 | 18 | 26 | 7 | 359 | 67* | 18.89 | 991 | 36.22 | - | 2 | 3 | 36 | 5 |
84 | CR Matthews | CR Matthews (SA) | 1992-1995 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 348 | 62* | 18.31 | 776 | 44.84 | - | 1 | 4 | 47 | 2 |
85 | Q McMillan | Q McMillan (SA) | 1929-1932 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 306 | 50* | 18.00 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 15+ | 3 |
86 | PNF Mansell | PNF Mansell (SA) | 1951-1955 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 355 | 90 | 17.75 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 44+ | 0 |
87 | CMH Hathorn | CMH Hathorn (SA) | 1902-1911 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 325 | 102 | 17.10 | 36+ | 30.55 | 1 | - | 1 | 22+ | 0 |
88 | AMB Rowan | AMB Rowan (SA) | 1947-1951 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 290 | 41 | 17.05 | 124+ | 16.12 | - | - | 3 | 2+ | 1 |
89 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 1906-1911 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 340 | 65 | 17.00 | 8+ | 25.00 | - | 2 | 4 | 15+ | 6 |
90 | JMM Commaille | JMM Commaille (SA) | 1910-1928 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 355 | 47 | 16.90 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0+ | 0 |
90 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1949-1960 | 37 | 60 | 9 | 862 | 75 | 16.90 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 26+ | 5 |
92 | WA Shalders | WA Shalders (SA) | 1899-1907 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 355 | 42 | 16.13 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 18+ | 0 |
93 | ACB Langton | ACB Langton (SA) | 1935-1939 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 298 | 73* | 15.68 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 0+ | 4 |
94 | SJ Pegler | SJ Pegler (SA) | 1910-1924 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 356 | 35* | 15.47 | 171+ | 62.57 | - | - | 6 | 10+ | 1 |
95 | KA Maharaj | KA Maharaj (SA) | 2016-2025 | 59 | 91 | 7 | 1292 | 84 | 15.38 | 2107 | 61.31 | - | 6 | 17 | 149 | 29 |
96 | EP Nupen | EP Nupen (SA) | 1921-1936 | 17 | 31 | 7 | 348 | 69 | 14.50 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | 5+ | 3 |
97 | LA Stricker | LA Stricker (SA) | 1910-1912 | 13 | 24 | - | 344 | 48 | 14.33 | 446+ | 33.85 | - | - | 5 | 12+ | 0 |
98 | TA Ward | TA Ward (SA) | 1912-1924 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 459 | 64 | 13.90 | 2+ | - | - | 2 | 5 | 4+ | 0 |
99 | RO Schwarz | RO Schwarz (SA) | 1906-1912 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 374 | 61 | 13.85 | 258+ | 51.16 | - | 1 | 6 | 21+ | 1 |
100 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 119 | 27 | 1251 | 76 | 13.59 | 2825 | 44.28 | - | 2 | 14 | 124 | 36 |
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