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| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 1995-2013 | 165 | 13206 | 224 | 55.25 | 45 | 291 | 6/54 | 32.63 | 5 | 196 | - |
🥈 2 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 1997-2012 | 146 | 5498 | 125 | 30.54 | 5 | 1 | 1/6 | 6.00 | - | 530 | 23 |
🥉 3 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 2004-2019 | 124 | 9282 | 311* | 46.64 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 108 | - |
4 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2014 | 116 | 9253 | 277 | 48.70 | 27 | 8 | 2/145 | 110.62 | - | 166 | - |
5 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 114 | 8765 | 278* | 50.66 | 22 | 2 | 2/49 | 52.00 | - | 222 | 5 |
6 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2008 | 108 | 3781 | 111 | 32.31 | 2 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 16 | 72 | - |
7 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 1993-2004 | 101 | 7289 | 275 | 45.27 | 21 | 2 | 1/0 | 71.00 | - | 83 | - |
7 | M Ntini | M Ntini (SA) | 1998-2009 | 101 | 699 | 32* | 9.84 | - | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 18 | 25 | - |
9 | DW Steyn | DW Steyn (SA) | 2004-2019 | 93 | 1251 | 76 | 13.59 | - | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 26 | 26 | - |
10 | HH Gibbs | HH Gibbs (SA) | 1996-2008 | 90 | 6167 | 228 | 41.95 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 94 | - |
11 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 2012-2024 | 86 | 5347 | 199 | 37.92 | 14 | 15 | 4/22 | 44.86 | - | 92 | - |
11 | M Morkel | M Morkel (SA) | 2006-2018 | 86 | 944 | 40 | 11.65 | - | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 8 | 25 | - |
13 | AA Donald | AA Donald (SA) | 1992-2002 | 72 | 652 | 37 | 10.68 | - | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 20 | 18 | - |
14 | K Rabada | K Rabada (SA) | 2015-2025 | 71 | 1031 | 47 | 11.85 | - | 336 | 7/112 | 21.74 | 17 | 34 | - |
15 | DJ Cullinan | DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1993-2001 | 70 | 4554 | 275* | 44.21 | 14 | 2 | 1/10 | 35.50 | - | 67 | - |
16 | F du Plessis | F du Plessis (SA) | 2012-2021 | 69 | 4163 | 199 | 40.02 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 63 | - |
17 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-2000 | 68 | 3714 | 135 | 36.41 | 6 | 43 | 3/14 | 29.95 | - | 33 | - |
18 | AG Prince | AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2011 | 66 | 3665 | 162* | 41.64 | 11 | 1 | 1/2 | 47.00 | - | 47 | - |
19 | T Bavuma | T Bavuma (SA) | 2014-2025 | 64 | 3708 | 172 | 38.22 | 4 | 1 | 1/29 | 61.00 | - | 31 | - |
19 | VD Philander | VD Philander (SA) | 2011-2020 | 64 | 1779 | 74 | 24.04 | - | 224 | 6/21 | 22.32 | 13 | 17 | - |
21 | KA Maharaj | KA Maharaj (SA) | 2016-2025 | 59 | 1292 | 84 | 15.38 | - | 203 | 9/129 | 29.82 | 11 | 22 | - |
22 | ND McKenzie | ND McKenzie (SA) | 2000-2009 | 58 | 3253 | 226 | 37.39 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 54 | - |
23 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2014-2021 | 54 | 3300 | 141* | 38.82 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 221 | 11 |
24 | JN Rhodes | JN Rhodes (SA) | 1992-2000 | 52 | 2532 | 117 | 35.66 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 34 | - |
25 | JHB Waite | JHB Waite (SA) | 1951-1965 | 50 | 2405 | 134 | 30.44 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 124 | 17 |
26 | L Klusener | L Klusener (SA) | 1996-2004 | 49 | 1906 | 174 | 32.86 | 4 | 80 | 8/64 | 37.91 | 1 | 34 | - |
27 | JA Rudolph | JA Rudolph (SA) | 2003-2012 | 48 | 2622 | 222* | 35.43 | 6 | 4 | 1/1 | 108.00 | - | 29 | - |
28 | JP Duminy | JP Duminy (SA) | 2008-2017 | 46 | 2103 | 166 | 32.85 | 6 | 42 | 4/47 | 38.11 | - | 38 | - |
28 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 2017-2025 | 46 | 2993 | 152 | 36.50 | 8 | 5 | 2/27 | 52.80 | - | 54 | - |
30 | PR Adams | PR Adams (SA) | 1995-2004 | 45 | 360 | 35 | 9.00 | - | 134 | 7/128 | 32.87 | 4 | 29 | - |
30 | AW Nourse | AW Nourse (SA) | 1902-1924 | 45 | 2234 | 111 | 29.78 | 1 | 41 | 4/25 | 37.87 | - | 43 | - |
32 | N Boje | N Boje (SA) | 2000-2006 | 43 | 1312 | 85 | 25.23 | - | 100 | 5/62 | 42.65 | 3 | 18 | - |
33 | B Mitchell | B Mitchell (SA) | 1929-1949 | 42 | 3471 | 189* | 48.88 | 8 | 27 | 5/87 | 51.11 | 1 | 56 | - |
33 | DJ Richardson | DJ Richardson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 42 | 1359 | 109 | 24.26 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 150 | 2 |
33 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 1912-1932 | 42 | 2936 | 176 | 40.77 | 7 | 5 | 3/15 | 31.20 | - | 19 | - |
36 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 1955-1970 | 41 | 2516 | 112 | 34.46 | 1 | 123 | 6/53 | 26.22 | 5 | 48 | - |
37 | RA McLean | RA McLean (SA) | 1951-1964 | 40 | 2120 | 142 | 30.28 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 23 | - |
38 | HH Dippenaar | HH Dippenaar (SA) | 1999-2007 | 38 | 1718 | 177* | 30.14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 27 | - |
38 | BM McMillan | BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1998 | 38 | 1968 | 113 | 39.36 | 3 | 75 | 4/65 | 33.82 | - | 49 | - |
40 | PL Harris | PL Harris (SA) | 2007-2011 | 37 | 460 | 46 | 10.69 | - | 103 | 6/127 | 37.87 | 3 | 16 | - |
40 | HJ Tayfield | HJ Tayfield (SA) | 1949-1960 | 37 | 862 | 75 | 16.90 | - | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91 | 14 | 26 | - |
42 | A Nel | A Nel (SA) | 2001-2008 | 36 | 337 | 34 | 9.91 | - | 123 | 6/32 | 31.86 | 3 | 16 | - |
42 | AN Petersen | AN Petersen (SA) | 2010-2015 | 36 | 2093 | 182 | 34.88 | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 62.00 | - | 31 | - |
44 | AC Hudson | AC Hudson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 35 | 2007 | 163 | 33.45 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 36 | - |
45 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 1951-1962 | 34 | 2440 | 255* | 42.06 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 18 | - |
45 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 1935-1951 | 34 | 2960 | 231 | 53.81 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - |
47 | EJ Barlow | EJ Barlow (SA) | 1961-1970 | 30 | 2516 | 201 | 45.74 | 6 | 40 | 5/85 | 34.05 | 1 | 35 | - |
48 | WR Endean | WR Endean (SA) | 1951-1958 | 28 | 1630 | 162* | 33.95 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 41 | - |
48 | PM Pollock | PM Pollock (SA) | 1961-1970 | 28 | 607 | 75* | 21.67 | - | 116 | 6/38 | 24.18 | 9 | 9 | - |
50 | K Verreynne | K Verreynne (SA) | 2021-2025 | 27 | 1165 | 136* | 32.36 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 82 | 10 |
50 | KG Viljoen | KG Viljoen (SA) | 1930-1949 | 27 | 1365 | 124 | 28.43 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - |
52 | NAT Adcock | NAT Adcock (SA) | 1953-1962 | 26 | 146 | 24 | 5.40 | - | 104 | 6/43 | 21.10 | 5 | 4 | - |
52 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 1927-1935 | 26 | 1239 | 90 | 30.21 | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 12 |
52 | EAB Rowan | EAB Rowan (SA) | 1935-1951 | 26 | 1965 | 236 | 43.66 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 14 | - |
52 | SJ Snooke | SJ Snooke (SA) | 1906-1923 | 26 | 1008 | 103 | 22.40 | 1 | 35 | 8/70 | 20.05 | 1 | 24 | - |
56 | GA Faulkner | GA Faulkner (SA) | 1906-1924 | 25 | 1754 | 204 | 40.79 | 4 | 82 | 7/84 | 26.58 | 4 | 20 | - |
56 | JH Sinclair | JH Sinclair (SA) | 1896-1911 | 25 | 1069 | 106 | 23.23 | 3 | 63 | 6/26 | 31.68 | 1 | 9 | - |
56 | CL Vincent | CL Vincent (SA) | 1927-1935 | 25 | 526 | 60 | 20.23 | - | 84 | 6/51 | 31.32 | 3 | 27 | - |
59 | RH Catterall | RH Catterall (SA) | 1922-1931 | 24 | 1555 | 120 | 37.92 | 3 | 7 | 3/15 | 23.14 | - | 12 | - |
59 | JE Cheetham | JE Cheetham (SA) | 1949-1955 | 24 | 883 | 89 | 23.86 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | - |
61 | RG Pollock | RG Pollock (SA) | 1963-1970 | 23 | 2256 | 274 | 60.97 | 7 | 4 | 2/50 | 51.00 | - | 17 | - |
61 | TA Ward | TA Ward (SA) | 1912-1924 | 23 | 459 | 64 | 13.90 | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 13 |
63 | KC Bland | KC Bland (SA) | 1961-1966 | 21 | 1669 | 144* | 49.08 | 3 | 2 | 2/16 | 62.50 | - | 10 | - |
63 | AJ Hall | AJ Hall (SA) | 2002-2007 | 21 | 760 | 163 | 26.20 | 1 | 45 | 3/1 | 35.93 | - | 16 | - |
63 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2019-2025 | 21 | 1153 | 367* | 38.43 | 3 | 38 | 4/32 | 24.73 | - | 30 | - |
66 | Imran Tahir | Imran Tahir (SA) | 2011-2015 | 20 | 130 | 29* | 9.28 | - | 57 | 5/32 | 40.24 | 2 | 8 | - |
66 | L Ngidi | L Ngidi (SA) | 2018-2025 | 20 | 97 | 19 | 4.85 | - | 58 | 6/39 | 23.37 | 3 | 7 | - |
66 | RO Schwarz | RO Schwarz (SA) | 1906-1912 | 20 | 374 | 61 | 13.85 | - | 55 | 6/47 | 25.76 | 2 | 18 | - |
66 | PL Symcox | PL Symcox (SA) | 1993-1998 | 20 | 741 | 108 | 28.50 | 1 | 37 | 4/69 | 43.32 | - | 5 | - |
70 | AM Bacher | AM Bacher (SA) | 1996-1999 | 19 | 833 | 96 | 26.03 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - |
70 | DT Lindsay | DT Lindsay (SA) | 1963-1970 | 19 | 1130 | 182 | 37.66 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 57 | 2 |
70 | NBF Mann | NBF Mann (SA) | 1947-1951 | 19 | 400 | 52 | 13.33 | - | 58 | 6/59 | 33.10 | 1 | 3 | - |
70 | A Nortje | A Nortje (SA) | 2019-2023 | 19 | 187 | 40 | 7.79 | - | 70 | 6/56 | 26.71 | 4 | 6 | - |
70 | CB van Ryneveld | CB van Ryneveld (SA) | 1951-1958 | 19 | 724 | 83 | 26.81 | - | 17 | 4/67 | 39.47 | - | 14 | - |
75 | JM Blanckenberg | JM Blanckenberg (SA) | 1913-1924 | 18 | 455 | 59 | 19.78 | - | 60 | 6/76 | 30.28 | 4 | 9 | - |
75 | PS de Villiers | PS de Villiers (SA) | 1993-1998 | 18 | 359 | 67* | 18.89 | - | 85 | 6/23 | 24.27 | 5 | 11 | - |
75 | KJ Funston | KJ Funston (SA) | 1952-1958 | 18 | 824 | 92 | 25.75 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - |
75 | M Jansen | M Jansen (SA) | 2021-2025 | 18 | 506 | 84* | 22.00 | - | 77 | 7/13 | 22.02 | 3 | 18 | - |
75 | CR Matthews | CR Matthews (SA) | 1992-1995 | 18 | 348 | 62* | 18.31 | - | 52 | 5/42 | 28.88 | 2 | 4 | - |
75 | IJ Siedle | IJ Siedle (SA) | 1928-1936 | 18 | 977 | 141 | 28.73 | 1 | 1 | 1/7 | 7.00 | - | 7 | - |
75 | HE van der Dussen | HE van der Dussen (SA) | 2019-2022 | 18 | 905 | 98 | 30.16 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - |
82 | HG Deane | HG Deane (SA) | 1924-1931 | 17 | 628 | 93 | 25.12 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - |
82 | EP Nupen | EP Nupen (SA) | 1921-1936 | 17 | 348 | 69 | 14.50 | - | 50 | 6/46 | 35.76 | 5 | 9 | - |
82 | AJ Pithey | AJ Pithey (SA) | 1957-1965 | 17 | 819 | 154 | 31.50 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - |
82 | GC White | GC White (SA) | 1906-1912 | 17 | 872 | 147 | 30.06 | 2 | 9 | 4/47 | 33.44 | - | 10 | - |
86 | AJ Bell | AJ Bell (SA) | 1929-1935 | 16 | 69 | 26* | 6.27 | - | 48 | 6/99 | 32.64 | 4 | 6 | - |
86 | M Hayward | M Hayward (SA) | 1999-2004 | 16 | 66 | 14 | 7.33 | - | 54 | 5/56 | 29.79 | 1 | 4 | - |
86 | DPB Morkel | DPB Morkel (SA) | 1927-1932 | 16 | 663 | 88 | 24.55 | - | 18 | 4/93 | 45.61 | - | 13 | - |
86 | D Olivier | D Olivier (SA) | 2017-2024 | 16 | 66 | 15* | 6.00 | - | 59 | 6/37 | 24.27 | 3 | 3 | - |
86 | SJ Pegler | SJ Pegler (SA) | 1910-1924 | 16 | 356 | 35* | 15.47 | - | 47 | 7/65 | 33.44 | 2 | 5 | - |
86 | KC Wessels | KC Wessels (SA) | 1992-1994 | 16 | 1027 | 118 | 38.03 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 12 | - |
86 | JW Zulch | JW Zulch (SA) | 1910-1921 | 16 | 983 | 150 | 32.76 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
93 | DG Bedingham | DG Bedingham (SA) | 2023-2025 | 15 | 828 | 110 | 36.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 17 | - |
93 | EL Dalton | EL Dalton (SA) | 1929-1939 | 15 | 698 | 117 | 31.72 | 2 | 12 | 4/59 | 40.83 | - | 5 | - |
93 | ACB Langton | ACB Langton (SA) | 1935-1939 | 15 | 298 | 73* | 15.68 | - | 40 | 5/58 | 45.67 | 1 | 8 | - |
93 | CB Llewellyn | CB Llewellyn (SA) | 1896-1912 | 15 | 544 | 90 | 20.14 | - | 48 | 6/92 | 29.60 | 4 | 7 | - |
93 | CN McCarthy | CN McCarthy (SA) | 1948-1951 | 15 | 28 | 5 | 3.11 | - | 36 | 6/43 | 41.94 | 2 | 6 | - |
93 | RJ Peterson | RJ Peterson (SA) | 2003-2014 | 15 | 464 | 84 | 27.29 | - | 38 | 5/33 | 37.26 | 1 | 9 | - |
93 | AMB Rowan | AMB Rowan (SA) | 1947-1951 | 15 | 290 | 41 | 17.05 | - | 54 | 5/68 | 38.59 | 4 | 7 | - |
93 | PL van der Merwe | PL van der Merwe (SA) | 1963-1967 | 15 | 533 | 76 | 25.38 | - | 1 | 1/6 | 22.00 | - | 11 | - |
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