South Africa Cricket Team – Test matches Cricket Records
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Most catches in a series
| Rank | Player | Player | Mat | Inns | Ct | Dismissed | Max | Ct/Inn | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1.333 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31 |
🥇 1 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1.2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57 |
🥇 1 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 5 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 1.2 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10 |
4 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1.833 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12 |
4 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1.375 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18 |
4 | AW Nourse | AW Nourse (SA) | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1.1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23 |
7 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13 |
7 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99 |
7 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01 |
7 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57 |
11 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1.285 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008 |
11 | PNF Mansell | PNF Mansell (SA) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1.125 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
11 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
11 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54 |
11 | HD Bromfield | HD Bromfield (SA) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0.9 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62 |
11 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0.9 | West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99 |
11 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0.9 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
18 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1.333 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08 |
18 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.333 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09 |
18 | BM McMillan | BM McMillan (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.333 | South Africa in India Test Series, 1996/97 |
18 | KD Petersen | KD Petersen (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.333 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22 |
18 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1.333 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13 |
18 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.142 | Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2015/16 |
18 | BM McMillan | BM McMillan (SA) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.142 | India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93 |
18 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1.142 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32 |
18 | HE van der Dussen | HE van der Dussen (SA) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1.142 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20 |
18 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70 |
18 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18 |
18 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.888 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1929 |
18 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.888 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
18 | SJ Snooke | SJ Snooke (SA) | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.888 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11 |
18 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0.8 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
18 | CL Vincent | CL Vincent (SA) | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0.8 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28 |
34 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.75 | South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014 |
34 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 |
34 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1.166 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 |
34 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.166 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09 |
34 | F du Plessis | F du Plessis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.166 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017 |
34 | F du Plessis | F du Plessis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.166 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2017/18 |
34 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.166 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 |
34 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1.166 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 |
34 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10 |
34 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.875 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65 |
34 | AJ Hall | AJ Hall (SA) | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.875 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
34 | AC Hudson | AC Hudson (SA) | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.875 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96 |
34 | RA McLean | RA McLean (SA) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.777 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1960 |
34 | CB van Ryneveld | CB van Ryneveld (SA) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.777 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1951 |
34 | JC Watkins | JC Watkins (SA) | 5 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.777 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53 |
34 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.7 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10 |
34 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0.7 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
34 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.7 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1998 |
34 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.7 | West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99 |
34 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0.7 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01 |
34 | AEE Vogler | AEE Vogler (SA) | 5 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0.7 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06 |
55 | DG Bedingham | DG Bedingham (SA) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2024/25 |
55 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1.5 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08 |
55 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2022/23 |
55 | PR Adams | PR Adams (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
55 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06 |
55 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 |
55 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2017/18 |
55 | JP Duminy | JP Duminy (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09 |
55 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06 |
55 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 |
55 | AC Hudson | AC Hudson (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | India in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97 |
55 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012 |
55 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95 |
55 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2001/02 |
55 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01 |
55 | AG Prince | AG Prince (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07 |
55 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12 |
55 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012 |
55 | OC Dawson | OC Dawson (SA) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.857 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49 |
55 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.857 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20 |
55 | CL Vincent | CL Vincent (SA) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.857 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32 |
55 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.75 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16 |
55 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.75 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
55 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.75 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04 |
55 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.75 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1935 |
55 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.75 | South Africa in England Test Series, 2003 |
55 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.666 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58 |
55 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.666 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
55 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.666 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58 |
55 | RA McLean | RA McLean (SA) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.666 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1955 |
55 | Q McMillan | Q McMillan (SA) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.666 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31 |
55 | A Bacher | A Bacher (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67 |
55 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64 |
55 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67 |
55 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0.6 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01 |
55 | JA Rudolph | JA Rudolph (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05 |
55 | SJ Snooke | SJ Snooke (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10 |
55 | L Tuckett | L Tuckett (SA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0.6 | South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 |
93 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | Pakistan v South Africa Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2010/11 |
93 | TB de Bruyn | TB de Bruyn (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.25 | Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017 |
93 | JP Duminy | JP Duminy (SA) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2016/17 |
93 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08 |
93 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.25 | Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2002/03 |
93 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2021 |
93 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1.25 | Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2024/25 |
93 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.25 | Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2021 |
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Additional Information
All figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper, except for matches played which is the career figure