South Africa Cricket Team – Test matches Cricket Records
Test matches
Highest strike rates
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2014-2021 | 54 | 91 | 6 | 3300 | 141* | 38.82 | 4652 | 70.93 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 411 | 33 |
🥈 2 | DG Bedingham | DG Bedingham (SA) | 2023-2025 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 828 | 110 | 36.00 | 1228 | 67.42 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 91 | 17 |
🥉 3 | KA Maharaj | KA Maharaj (SA) | 2016-2025 | 59 | 91 | 7 | 1292 | 84 | 15.38 | 2107 | 61.31 | - | 6 | 17 | 149 | 29 |
4 | L Klusener | L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 49 | 69 | 11 | 1906 | 174 | 32.86 | 3187 | 59.80 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 236 | 20 |
5 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2014 | 116 | 203 | 13 | 9253 | 277 | 48.70 | 15495 | 59.71 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 1164 | 24 |
6 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 2017-2025 | 46 | 84 | 2 | 2993 | 152 | 36.50 | 5016 | 59.66 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 426 | 14 |
7 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2019-2025 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 1153 | 367* | 38.43 | 1955 | 58.97 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 138 | 17 |
8 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 1906-1924 | 25 | 47 | 4 | 1754 | 204 | 40.79 | 1256+ | 58.28* | 4 | 8 | 2 | 122+ | 3 |
9 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2021-2025 | 27 | 42 | 6 | 1165 | 136* | 32.36 | 2007 | 58.04 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 122 | 14 |
10 | PL Symcox | PL Symcox (SA) | 1993-1998 | 20 | 27 | 1 | 741 | 108 | 28.50 | 1321 | 56.09 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 12 |
11 | RD Rickelton | RD Rickelton (SA) | 2022-2025 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 638 | 259 | 37.52 | 1169 | 54.57 | 2 | - | 1 | 76 | 4 |
12 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8765 | 278* | 50.66 | 16077 | 54.51 | 22 | 46 | 8 | 1024 | 64 |
13 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 1963-1970 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 1707+ | 54.48* | 7 | 11 | 1 | 246+ | 11 |
14 | T de Zorzi | T de Zorzi (SA) | 2023-2025 | 13 | 23 | - | 641 | 177 | 27.86 | 1182 | 54.23 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 69 | 6 |
15 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 156 | 39 | 3781 | 111 | 32.31 | 7198 | 52.52 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 412 | 35 |
16 | AN Petersen | AN Petersen (SA) | 2010-2015 | 36 | 64 | 4 | 2093 | 182 | 34.88 | 4044 | 51.75 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 256 | 12 |
17 | M Morkel | M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2018 | 86 | 104 | 23 | 944 | 40 | 11.65 | 1858 | 50.80 | - | - | 22 | 143 | 5 |
18 | T Stubbs | T Stubbs (SA) | 2024-2025 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 510 | 122 | 30.00 | 1014 | 50.29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 8 |
19 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2008 | 90 | 154 | 7 | 6167 | 228 | 41.95 | 12270 | 50.26 | 14 | 26 | 11 | 887 | 47 |
20 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 1997-2012 | 146 | 204 | 24 | 5498 | 125 | 30.54 | 10960 | 50.16 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 655 | 20 |
21 | M Jansen | M Jansen (SA) | 2021-2025 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 506 | 84* | 22.00 | 1009 | 50.14 | - | 3 | 3 | 70 | 5 |
22 | K Rabada | K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2025 | 71 | 107 | 20 | 1031 | 47 | 11.85 | 2059 | 50.07 | - | - | 20 | 135 | 16 |
23 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2019 | 124 | 215 | 16 | 9282 | 311* | 46.64 | 18573 | 49.97 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 1170 | 14 |
24 | T Bavuma | T Bavuma (SA) | 2014-2025 | 64 | 110 | 13 | 3708 | 172 | 38.22 | 7544 | 49.15 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 425 | 16 |
25 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1993-2001 | 70 | 115 | 12 | 4554 | 275* | 44.21 | 9300 | 48.96 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 548 | 25 |
26 | M Ntini | M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 116 | 45 | 699 | 32* | 9.84 | 1439 | 48.57 | - | - | 21 | 104 | 8 |
27 | N Boje | N Boje (SA) | 2000-2006 | 43 | 62 | 10 | 1312 | 85 | 25.23 | 2715 | 48.32 | - | 4 | 5 | 184 | 6 |
28 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 2012-2024 | 86 | 152 | 11 | 5347 | 199 | 37.92 | 11190 | 47.78 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 684 | 26 |
29 | KD Petersen | KD Petersen (SA) | 2021-2024 | 14 | 25 | - | 704 | 82 | 28.16 | 1477 | 47.66 | - | 4 | - | 86 | 0 |
30 | F du Plessis | F du Plessis (SA) | 2012-2021 | 69 | 118 | 14 | 4163 | 199 | 40.02 | 8986 | 46.32 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 516 | 21 |
31 | JP Duminy | JP Duminy (SA) | 2008-2017 | 46 | 74 | 10 | 2103 | 166 | 32.85 | 4544 | 46.28 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 250 | 13 |
32 | TB de Bruyn | TB de Bruyn (SA) | 2017-2022 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 468 | 101 | 19.50 | 1012 | 46.24 | 1 | - | 2 | 69 | 2 |
33 | AJ Hall | AJ Hall (SA) | 2002-2007 | 21 | 33 | 4 | 760 | 163 | 26.20 | 1650 | 46.06 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 96 | 4 |
34 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2013 | 165 | 278 | 39 | 13206 | 224 | 55.25 | 28724 | 45.97 | 45 | 58 | 16 | 1477 | 96 |
35 | JN Rhodes | JN Rhodes (SA) | 1992-2000 | 52 | 80 | 9 | 2532 | 117 | 35.66 | 5567 | 45.48 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 256 | 22 |
36 | SC Cook | SC Cook (SA) | 2016-2017 | 11 | 19 | - | 632 | 117 | 33.26 | 1402 | 45.07 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 0 |
37 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 68 | 111 | 9 | 3714 | 135 | 36.41 | 8320 | 44.63 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 409 | 33 |
38 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 94 | 20 | 1779 | 74 | 24.04 | 3995 | 44.53 | - | 8 | 8 | 204 | 17 |
39 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 119 | 27 | 1251 | 76 | 13.59 | 2825 | 44.28 | - | 2 | 14 | 124 | 36 |
40 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 30 | 57 | 2 | 2516 | 201 | 45.74 | 1684+ | 43.88* | 6 | 15 | 3 | 251+ | 5 |
41 | JA Rudolph | JA Rudolph (SA) | 2003-2012 | 48 | 83 | 9 | 2622 | 222* | 35.43 | 5984 | 43.81 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 362 | 7 |
42 | AG Prince | AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2011 | 66 | 104 | 16 | 3665 | 162* | 41.64 | 8385 | 43.70 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 397 | 13 |
43 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2004 | 101 | 176 | 15 | 7289 | 275 | 45.27 | 16783 | 43.43 | 21 | 34 | 13 | 922 | 12 |
44 | SJ Erwee | SJ Erwee (SA) | 2022-2023 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 479 | 108 | 26.61 | 1107 | 43.27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 0 |
45 | BM McMillan | BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1998 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 1968 | 113 | 39.36 | 4592 | 42.85 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 206 | 11 |
46 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 2000-2009 | 58 | 94 | 7 | 3253 | 226 | 37.39 | 7744 | 42.00 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 409 | 22 |
47 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 42 | 64 | 8 | 1359 | 109 | 24.26 | 3241 | 41.93 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 144 | 2 |
48 | HH Dippenaar | HH Dippenaar (SA) | 1999-2007 | 38 | 62 | 5 | 1718 | 177* | 30.14 | 4128 | 41.61 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 237 | 5 |
49 | 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 |
50 | AM Bacher | AM Bacher (SA) | 1996-1999 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 833 | 96 | 26.03 | 2058 | 40.47 | - | 5 | 3 | 108 | 3 |
51 | KC Wessels | KC Wessels (SA) | 1992-1994 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1027 | 118 | 38.03 | 2538 | 40.46 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 107 | 1 |
52 | AC Hudson | AC Hudson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 35 | 63 | 3 | 2007 | 163 | 33.45 | 5129 | 39.13 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 254 | 5 |
53 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 1955-1970 | 41 | 78 | 5 | 2516 | 112 | 34.46 | 1063+ | 36.12* | 1 | 18 | 4 | 132+ | 6 |
54 | PR Adams | PR Adams (SA) | 1995-2004 | 45 | 55 | 15 | 360 | 35 | 9.00 | 1012 | 35.57 | - | - | 8 | 32 | 4 |
55 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 94 | 33 | 652 | 37 | 10.68 | 1856 | 35.12 | - | - | 17 | 66 | 0 |
56 | PL Harris | PL Harris (SA) | 2007-2011 | 37 | 48 | 5 | 460 | 46 | 10.69 | 1357 | 33.89 | - | - | 9 | 47 | 3 |
57 | PN Kirsten | PN Kirsten (SA) | 1992-1994 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 626 | 104 | 31.30 | 2084 | 30.03 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 0 |
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