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| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Inns | Dismissed | Ct | St | Max Dis Inns | Dis/Inn | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 5 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.6 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
🥇 1 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.6 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62 |
🥉 3 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 5 | 10 | 24 | 24 | - | 6 (6ct 0st) | 2.4 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67 |
4 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | - | 6 (6ct 0st) | 3.285 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20 |
4 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 4 (2ct 2st) | 2.555 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54 |
6 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 4 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.375 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017 |
6 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 4 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.375 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18 |
6 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 5 | 9 | 19 | 19 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.111 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00 |
9 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 (6ct 0st) | 3.6 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98 |
9 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 6 (6ct 0st) | 3 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12 |
9 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.571 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008 |
9 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 5 | 10 | 18 | 18 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 1.8 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01 |
9 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 5 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 1.8 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
14 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 3.4 | South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 1993 |
14 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.833 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2017/18 |
14 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.833 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19 |
14 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 17 | 17 | - | 6 (6ct 0st) | 2.833 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13 |
14 | PW Sherwell | PW Sherwell (SA) | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 3 (2ct 1st) | 1.888 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
19 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.666 | India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 |
19 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.666 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17 |
19 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.666 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95 |
19 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.285 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10 |
19 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 4 | 7 | 16 | 16 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.285 | India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93 |
19 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.6 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57 |
25 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 (5ct 0st) | 3.75 | South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 |
25 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 5 (5ct 0st) | 3.75 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2016/17 |
25 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.5 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01 |
25 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 9 | 15 | 15 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.666 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
29 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 3.5 | India in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14 |
29 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 3.5 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22 |
29 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.333 | India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11 |
29 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 1.555 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58 |
29 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 1.555 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1960 |
29 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 5 | 10 | 14 | 14 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.4 | West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99 |
35 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | - | 6 (6ct 0st) | 3.25 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98 |
35 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 6 (6ct 0st) | 3.25 | Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05 |
35 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2.6 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02 |
35 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.625 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
39 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 3 | South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2007/08 |
39 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 3 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2020/21 |
39 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 3 | 5 | 12 | 12 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.4 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97 |
39 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005 |
39 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005/06 |
39 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06 |
39 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 (3ct 1st) | 2 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 |
39 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 4 (3ct 1st) | 2 | India in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97 |
47 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.75 | India in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02 |
47 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 (3ct 1st) | 2.75 | South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2003 |
47 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.75 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16 |
47 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 (3ct 2st) | 2.75 | South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025 |
47 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2.2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997/98 |
47 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 1.833 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06 |
47 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.833 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12 |
47 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 1.833 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2016/17 |
47 | WW Wade | WW Wade (SA) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.222 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
47 | PW Sherwell | PW Sherwell (SA) | 5 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06 |
57 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.5 | South Africa in India Test Series, 1999/00 |
57 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 2.5 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03 |
57 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 (2ct 2st) | 2.5 | South Africa in Pakistan Test Series, 2007/08 |
57 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.5 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
57 | RE Grieveson | RE Grieveson (SA) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2.5 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39 |
57 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.5 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70 |
57 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 (4ct 1st) | 2.5 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2024/25 |
57 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2010 |
57 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1993/94 |
57 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 1.666 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 1998/99 |
57 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | - | 2 (2ct 0st) | 1.666 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08 |
57 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 (2ct 2st) | 1.25 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1935 |
69 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2.25 | South Africa v Zimbabwe Test Series (in South Africa/Zimbabwe), 1999/00 |
69 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.25 | Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03 |
69 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2.25 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13 |
69 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.25 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2023/24 |
69 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2.25 | South Africa in Bangladesh Test Series, 2024/25 |
69 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.8 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13 |
69 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.8 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2022 |
69 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.5 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09 |
69 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 (2ct 1st) | 1.5 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 |
69 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | - | 5 (5ct 0st) | 1.5 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012 |
69 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 (3ct 1st) | 1.5 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1965 |
69 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 (2ct 0st) | 1.285 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1929 |
69 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.285 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32 |
69 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 (2ct 0st) | 0.9 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28 |
83 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 1 | - | 8 | 8 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | - | Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Match, 2017/18 |
83 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2.666 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2014/15 |
83 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03 |
83 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 (2ct 1st) | 2 | South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2004 |
83 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
83 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | Bangladesh in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09 |
83 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 (4ct 1st) | 2 | South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2018 |
83 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | - | 4 (4ct 0st) | 2 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19 |
83 | H Klaasen | H Klaasen (SA) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 2 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2022/23 |
83 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | - | 2 (2ct 0st) | 1.6 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01 |
83 | PW Sherwell | PW Sherwell (SA) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 (1ct 2st) | 1.6 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1907 |
83 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.333 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2003/04 |
83 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1.333 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14 |
83 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 3 (3ct 0st) | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96 |
83 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | - | 2 (2ct 0st) | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
83 | TA Ward | TA Ward (SA) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 3 (1ct 2st) | 1 | Triangular Tournament (Australia, England, South Africa in England), 1912 |
83 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 (2ct 1st) | 0.888 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31 |
83 | TA Ward | TA Ward (SA) | 5 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 (1ct 1st) | 0.8 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23 |
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All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.