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| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 732 | 204 | 73.20 | 1256 | 58.28 | 2 | 5 | - | 90 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
🥈 2 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 714 | 277 | 79.33 | 1014 | 70.41 | 2 | 1 | - | 96 | 2 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
🥉 3 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 712 | 177 | 178.00 | 1248 | 57.05 | 4 | 1 | - | 74 | 8 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
4 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 625 | 162 | 69.44 | 1184 | 52.78 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 68 | 4 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
5 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 621 | 149 | 69.00 | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | 15+ | 3 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
6 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 5 | 7 | - | 606 | 182 | 86.57 | 328+ | 76.52 | 3 | 2 | - | 61+ | 12 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67 |
7 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 603 | 201 | 75.37 | 510+ | 47.25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
8 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 597 | 189* | 66.33 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
9 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 4 | 7 | 2 | 583 | 192 | 116.60 | 937 | 62.21 | 3 | 1 | - | 76 | 9 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
10 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 582 | 176 | 64.66 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 9+ | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23 |
11 | KC Bland | KC Bland (SA) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 572 | 144* | 71.50 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 55 | 10 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
12 | A Melville | A Melville (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 569 | 189 | 63.22 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31+ | 1 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
13 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 558 | 138 | 55.80 | 244+ | 56.55 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
14 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 545 | 123 | 60.55 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10 |
15 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 537 | 209 | 76.71 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 16+ | 4 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67 |
16 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 536 | 129* | 76.57 | 108+ | 63.88 | 2 | 2 | - | 6+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
17 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 531 | 367* | 265.50 | 587 | 90.45 | 2 | - | - | 67 | 6 | South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025 |
18 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 518 | 231 | 57.55 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51+ | 0 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36 |
19 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 517 | 274 | 73.85 | 960 | 53.85 | 1 | 3 | - | 76 | 1 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70 |
20 | EAB Rowan | EAB Rowan (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 515 | 236 | 57.22 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1951 |
21 | BA Richards | BA Richards (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 508 | 140 | 72.57 | 854 | 59.48 | 2 | 2 | - | 70 | 5 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70 |
21 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 508 | 109 | 50.80 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14 |
23 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 505 | 148 | 84.16 | 1018 | 49.60 | 3 | 1 | - | 62 | 1 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005 |
24 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 498 | 201* | 166.00 | 870 | 57.24 | 3 | - | - | 46 | 5 | India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11 |
25 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 490 | 253* | 490.00 | 1033 | 47.43 | 3 | - | - | 52 | 1 | South Africa in India Test Series, 2009/10 |
26 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 488 | 164* | 69.71 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1935 |
27 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 485 | 110 | 69.28 | 1291 | 37.56 | 1 | 4 | - | 42 | 1 | West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99 |
28 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 482 | 311* | 120.50 | 819 | 58.85 | 2 | - | - | 54 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012 |
29 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 4 | 8 | - | 480 | 152 | 60.00 | 754 | 63.66 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 3 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18 |
30 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 478 | 183 | 53.11 | 737 | 64.85 | 2 | - | 1 | 80 | 2 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
31 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 476 | 133 | 52.88 | 3+ | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26+ | 0 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
32 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 475 | 120 | 52.77 | 158+ | 29.11 | 1 | 3 | - | 2+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
33 | RH Catterall | RH Catterall (SA) | 5 | 8 | 1 | 471 | 120 | 67.28 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15+ | 3 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1924 |
34 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 470 | 201 | 67.14 | 1002 | 46.90 | 2 | 1 | - | 67 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16 |
35 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 466 | 109 | 58.25 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 7+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
36 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 464 | 87 | 51.55 | 1289 | 35.99 | - | 4 | - | 56 | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01 |
37 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 462 | 130 | 66.00 | 1034 | 44.68 | 2 | 2 | - | 63 | 1 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
37 | AJ Pithey | AJ Pithey (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 462 | 154 | 51.33 | 122+ | 18.85 | 1 | 2 | - | 43 | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
39 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 460 | 178 | 65.71 | 906 | 50.77 | 2 | 1 | - | 52 | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005 |
39 | PGV van der Bijl | PGV van der Bijl (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 460 | 125 | 51.11 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 30+ | 3 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
41 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 5 | 10 | 2 | 459 | 137 | 57.37 | 313+ | 68.37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
41 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 459 | 134 | 51.00 | 1042 | 44.04 | 2 | 2 | - | 49 | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01 |
43 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 455 | 123 | 50.55 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 12+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31 |
44 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 10 | 3 | 454 | 93 | 64.85 | 853+ | 38.21 | - | 4 | - | 26 | 0 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
45 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 438 | 162* | 48.66 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 22 | 0 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
46 | GC White | GC White (SA) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 437 | 147 | 54.62 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 53 | 3 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06 |
47 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 427 | 275* | 427.00 | 765 | 55.81 | 2 | - | - | 49 | 3 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1998/99 |
47 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 427 | 183 | 61.00 | 795 | 53.71 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10 |
47 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 427 | 126* | 71.16 | 655 | 65.19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 4 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18 |
50 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 426 | 127* | 60.85 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 10+ | 1 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62 |
51 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 422 | 120 | 60.28 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13+ | 2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
52 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 421 | 155 | 210.50 | 807 | 52.16 | 3 | 1 | - | 39 | 2 | South Africa in Pakistan Test Series, 2007/08 |
53 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 418 | 139 | 69.66 | 598 | 69.89 | 2 | - | - | 65 | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
54 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 412 | 101 | 41.20 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28 |
55 | WW Wade | WW Wade (SA) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 407 | 125 | 50.87 | 232+ | 30.60 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7+ | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
56 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 405 | 114 | 45.00 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50 |
56 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 405 | 112 | 40.50 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 39 | 3 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
58 | EAB Rowan | EAB Rowan (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 404 | 143 | 44.88 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 0 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50 |
59 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 401 | 126 | 66.83 | 829 | 48.37 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 2 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
60 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 5 | 7 | - | 399 | 175 | 57.00 | 434+ | 45.85 | 2 | - | - | 49 | 4 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
61 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 5 | 7 | - | 396 | 275 | 56.57 | 975 | 40.61 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00 |
62 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 392 | 147 | 98.00 | 942 | 41.61 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005 |
63 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 388 | 189* | - | 770 | 50.38 | 2 | - | - | 42 | 8 | South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2001/02 |
64 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 5 | 7 | - | 386 | 120 | 55.14 | 755 | 51.12 | 2 | 1 | - | 46 | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00 |
65 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 4 | 6 | - | 384 | 174 | 64.00 | 797 | 48.18 | 1 | 1 | - | 48 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008 |
65 | IJ Siedle | IJ Siedle (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 384 | 141 | 42.66 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23+ | 0 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31 |
67 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 4 | 8 | - | 380 | 95 | 47.50 | 621 | 61.19 | - | 4 | - | 51 | 4 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20 |
68 | RH Catterall | RH Catterall (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 379 | 119 | 42.11 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28 |
69 | JN Rhodes | JN Rhodes (SA) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 378 | 103* | 47.25 | 528 | 71.59 | 1 | 2 | - | 35 | 10 | West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99 |
70 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 3 | 6 | - | 377 | 196 | 62.83 | 644 | 58.54 | 2 | - | - | 39 | 2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13 |
71 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 3 | 6 | - | 371 | 132 | 61.83 | 710 | 52.25 | 1 | 2 | - | 34 | 4 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2010 |
72 | L Klusener | L Klusener (SA) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 370 | 174 | 74.00 | 480 | 77.08 | 1 | 2 | - | 52 | 3 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00 |
72 | RA McLean | RA McLean (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 370 | 81 | 41.11 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 48 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
74 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 369 | 154* | 61.50 | 673 | 54.82 | 2 | - | 1 | 44 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008 |
75 | KC Bland | KC Bland (SA) | 4 | 6 | - | 367 | 126 | 61.16 | 885+ | 37.74 | 1 | 3 | - | 35 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
75 | JN Rhodes | JN Rhodes (SA) | 5 | 7 | - | 367 | 117 | 52.42 | 617 | 59.48 | 1 | 2 | - | 40 | 3 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
77 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 365 | 211* | 121.66 | 804 | 45.39 | 2 | - | 1 | 43 | 3 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1998/99 |
77 | KJ Funston | KJ Funston (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 365 | 92 | 36.50 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 22 | 2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
79 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 363 | 120 | 51.85 | 702 | 51.70 | 2 | 1 | - | 39 | 1 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10 |
80 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 362 | 134 | 40.22 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58 |
80 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 362 | 109 | 40.22 | 620 | 58.38 | 1 | 2 | - | 50 | 1 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
82 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 360 | 127 | 51.42 | 930 | 38.70 | 2 | 1 | - | 36 | 3 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70 |
83 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 357 | 163 | 89.25 | 595 | 60.00 | 2 | 1 | - | 30 | 8 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09 |
84 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 4 | 8 | - | 356 | 161 | 44.50 | 691 | 51.51 | 1 | 1 | - | 59 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
84 | RA McLean | RA McLean (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 356 | 113 | 39.55 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21+ | 4 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62 |
86 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 354 | 150* | 70.80 | 751 | 47.13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 48 | 4 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2003/04 |
86 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 5 | 9 | - | 354 | 108 | 39.33 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58 |
86 | JW Zulch | JW Zulch (SA) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 354 | 150 | 39.33 | 837 | 42.29 | 2 | - | - | 34 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
89 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 353 | 160* | 117.66 | 560 | 63.03 | 1 | 2 | - | 40 | 3 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12 |
89 | BL Irvine | BL Irvine (SA) | 4 | 7 | - | 353 | 102 | 50.42 | 650 | 54.30 | 1 | 2 | - | 33 | 6 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70 |
91 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 352 | 121 | 88.00 | 574 | 61.32 | 2 | 1 | - | 40 | 0 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13 |
91 | JC Watkins | JC Watkins (SA) | 5 | 10 | - | 352 | 92 | 35.20 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 35 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
93 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 351 | 86 | 43.87 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 9+ | 0 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54 |
94 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 2 | 3 | - | 346 | 186 | 115.33 | 504 | 68.65 | 2 | - | - | 47 | 5 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08 |
95 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 3 | 4 | 1 | 342 | 208 | 114.00 | 633 | 54.02 | 1 | 1 | - | 38 | 0 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2014/15 |
96 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 341 | 155* | 85.25 | 670 | 50.89 | 1 | 1 | - | 45 | 1 | South Africa in India Test Series, 2007/08 |
96 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | - | 341 | 116 | 56.83 | 774 | 44.05 | 1 | 1 | - | 42 | 3 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14 |
96 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 341 | 95 | 56.83 | 502 | 67.92 | - | 3 | - | 40 | 2 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10 |
99 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | - | 339 | 147 | 56.50 | 640 | 52.96 | 1 | 1 | - | 40 | 3 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13 |
99 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 4 | 8 | 1 | 339 | 138 | 48.42 | 879 | 38.56 | 1 | 1 | - | 46 | 0 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008 |
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