South Africa Cricket Team – Test matches Cricket Records
Test matches
List of captains
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | NR | W/L | %W | %L | %NR | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | M Bisset | M Bisset (SA) | 1899-1899 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
🥈 2 | GC Smith | GC Smith (SA) | 2003-2014 | 108 | 53 | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1.89 | 49.07 | 25.92 | - | 65.43 |
🥉 3 | SJ Snooke | SJ Snooke (SA) | 1910-1910 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 60.00 | 40.00 | - | 60.00 |
4 | HW Taylor | HW Taylor (SA) | 1913-1924 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.10 | 5.55 | 55.55 | - | 9.09 |
5 | HG Deane | HG Deane (SA) | 1927-1931 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 | 16.66 | 33.33 | - | 33.33 |
6 | HF Wade | HF Wade (SA) | 1935-1936 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.25 | 10.00 | 40.00 | - | 20.00 |
7 | AD Nourse | AD Nourse (SA) | 1948-1951 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.11 | 6.66 | 60.00 | - | 10.00 |
8 | JE Cheetham | JE Cheetham (SA) | 1952-1955 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.40 | 46.66 | 33.33 | - | 58.33 |
9 | DJ McGlew | DJ McGlew (SA) | 1955-1962 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.66 | 28.57 | 42.85 | - | 40.00 |
10 | TL Goddard | TL Goddard (SA) | 1963-1965 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.50 | 7.69 | 15.38 | - | 33.33 |
11 | PW Sherwell | PW Sherwell (SA) | 1906-1911 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.83 | 38.46 | 46.15 | - | 45.45 |
12 | CB van Ryneveld | CB van Ryneveld (SA) | 1956-1958 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | 25.00 | 50.00 | - | 33.33 |
13 | F du Plessis | F du Plessis (SA) | 2016-2020 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.20 | 50.00 | 41.66 | - | 54.54 |
14 | WJ Cronje | WJ Cronje (SA) | 1994-2000 | 53 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.45 | 50.94 | 20.75 | - | 71.05 |
15 | F Mitchell | F Mitchell (SA) | 1912-1912 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
16 | D Elgar | D Elgar (SA) | 2017-2024 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.12 | 50.00 | 44.44 | - | 52.94 |
17 | T Bavuma | T Bavuma (SA) | 2023-2025 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 90.00 | - | - | 100.00 |
18 | HM Taberer | HM Taberer (SA) | 1902-1902 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
19 | LJ Tancred | LJ Tancred (SA) | 1912-1912 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 66.66 | - | - |
20 | HB Cameron | HB Cameron (SA) | 1931-1932 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.40 | 22.22 | 55.55 | - | 28.57 |
21 | OR Dunell | OR Dunell (SA) | 1889-1889 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
22 | EA Halliwell | EA Halliwell (SA) | 1896-1902 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
23 | N Brand | N Brand (SA) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
24 | KC Wessels | KC Wessels (SA) | 1992-1994 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.66 | 31.25 | 18.75 | - | 62.50 |
25 | SM Pollock | SM Pollock (SA) | 2000-2003 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.80 | 53.84 | 19.23 | - | 73.68 |
26 | G Kirsten | G Kirsten (SA) | 1998-1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
27 | AB de Villiers | AB de Villiers (SA) | 2016-2017 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 66.66 | 33.33 | - | 66.66 |
28 | HM Amla | HM Amla (SA) | 2014-2016 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | 28.57 | 28.57 | - | 50.00 |
29 | MV Boucher | MV Boucher (SA) | 2002-2002 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | - | 50.00 |
30 | A Melville | A Melville (SA) | 1938-1947 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 40.00 | - | - |
31 | JH Anderson | JH Anderson (SA) | 1902-1902 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
32 | A Bacher | A Bacher (SA) | 1970-1970 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.00 | - | - | 100.00 |
33 | WH Milton | WH Milton (SA) | 1889-1892 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
34 | JH Kallis | JH Kallis (SA) | 2006-2009 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | - | 50.00 |
35 | PL van der Merwe | PL van der Merwe (SA) | 1965-1967 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | 50.00 | 12.50 | - | 80.00 |
36 | AR Richards | AR Richards (SA) | 1896-1896 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
37 | AK Markram | AK Markram (SA) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.00 | - | - | 100.00 |
38 | EP Nupen | EP Nupen (SA) | 1930-1930 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.00 | - | - | 100.00 |
39 | Q de Kock | Q de Kock (SA) | 2020-2021 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | - | 50.00 |
40 | AG Prince | AG Prince (SA) | 2006-2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 100.00 | - | - |
41 | KA Maharaj | KA Maharaj (SA) | 2025-2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.00 | - | - | 100.00 |
41 | PWA Mulder | PWA Mulder (SA) | 2025-2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.00 | - | - | 100.00 |
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