Individual Most Matches Career

Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches

Most matches

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Ct	St
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	100	7977	224	56.57	26	192	6/67	30.68	3	131	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	95	7077	203*	54.43	21	4	1/12	162.25	-	40	-
MV Boucher (SA)	1998-2012	87	3342	122*	32.13	4	1	1/6	6.00	-	341	8
BC Lara (WI)	1992-2006	74	7058	400*	56.91	19	-	-	0.00	-	104	-
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	73	5578	178	50.70	16	2	2/49	41.00	-	163	3
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	72	5257	208	45.31	16	-	-	0.00	-	58	-
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	68	4862	200	45.01	14	4	2/145	150.25	-	96	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	65	2237	111	31.95	2	255	6/30	21.68	10	36	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-2001	62	459	30	7.91	-	251	6/54	23.28	9	21	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	61	429	26	9.53	-	273	7/37	24.61	14	18	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	58	3982	317	42.36	9	39	5/91	44.71	1	56	-
G Kirsten (SA)	1994-2004	57	3634	275	40.37	9	1	1/0	64.00	-	57	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	56	865	53	13.10	-	216	8/45	21.34	12	10	-
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	56	3638	228	41.34	9	-	-	0.00	-	68	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	55	828	58	17.61	-	276	6/8	21.43	17	17	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	51	3886	291	45.71	12	21	4/37	35.14	-	30	-
D Elgar (SA)	2013-2024	50	3566	199	46.31	9	6	2/10	55.83	-	59	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1988-2002	50	2792	233	36.25	6	70	5/26	40.64	3	55	-
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	49	3868	167	56.05	10	-	-	0.00	-	28	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2023	48	2909	212	34.63	8	7	3/65	76.14	-	21	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1976-1991	48	3136	182*	49.77	11	16	2/17	58.81	-	50	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1977-1991	46	3209	226	48.62	8	-	-	0.00	-	44	-
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	46	2590	162*	46.25	8	1	1/2	24.00	-	38	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2023	46	721	41	13.35	-	193	6/48	22.93	9	12	-
CH Lloyd (WI)	1968-1984	44	2881	178	46.46	8	4	2/13	89.25	-	34	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	44	356	31*	8.27	-	169	5/20	25.59	4	20	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	44	4075	365*	66.80	14	107	5/63	34.12	1	40	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	43	451	37	10.73	-	197	7/84	21.97	12	8	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1984-1995	42	3217	194	50.26	10	-	-	0.00	-	37	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	41	2822	168	45.51	9	1	1/32	42.00	-	46	-
F du Plessis (SA)	2013-2021	40	2592	199	43.20	8	-	-	0.00	-	37	-
RB Kanhai (WI)	1958-1974	40	3064	158*	48.63	9	-	-	0.00	-	25	-
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-2004	38	1643	118	31.59	3	-	-	0.00	-	124	5
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	37	1948	135	33.58	3	23	3/19	25.78	-	17	-
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2023	37	1876	202*	36.07	2	104	6/59	24.82	5	41	-
D Ramdin (WI)	2006-2015	37	1348	166	25.43	1	-	-	0.00	-	104	6
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	36	910	74	22.19	-	146	6/21	19.08	9	10	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	35	517	40	12.60	-	195	7/112	18.64	11	17	-
PJL Dujon (WI)	1983-1991	34	1290	130	32.25	3	-	-	0.00	-	121	3
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2016	34	1926	123	32.64	4	19	4/13	63.73	-	17	-
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	33	2164	141*	45.08	4	-	-	0.00	-	146	2
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2023	32	1643	172	39.11	2	-	-	0.00	-	19	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2013-2023	32	122	20*	5.08	-	93	8/62	27.98	4	10	-
LR Gibbs (WI)	1958-1974	32	174	25	5.80	-	126	8/38	29.65	6	16	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1981-1991	31	700	76	21.21	-	157	7/80	20.06	8	12	-
DS Smith (WI)	2003-2018	31	1275	108	24.51	1	-	-	0.00	-	27	-
J Blackwood (WI)	2014-2023	30	1542	112*	32.12	2	4	2/14	46.25	-	22	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	30	884	82	26.78	-	55	4/17	47.45	-	12	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	30	194	30	6.92	-	90	5/36	36.68	5	3	-
DM Bravo (WI)	2011-2019	29	1339	109	26.78	1	-	-	0.00	-	37	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1986	29	372	46	17.71	-	123	6/60	22.34	3	22	-
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	29	1415	120	36.28	2	-	-	0.00	-	36	-
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	28	2135	148	48.52	4	1	1/18	18.00	-	30	-
RC Fredericks (WI)	1971-1977	28	2166	163	46.08	2	3	1/12	73.66	-	33	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2024	28	654	84	16.76	-	81	7/32	29.25	6	11	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2015	28	506	53	14.05	-	95	6/47	29.57	3	5	-
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2024	27	1978	152	42.08	6	-	-	0.00	-	28	-
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	26	1516	213	34.45	4	12	3/79	36.58	-	22	-
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1978	26	1813	158	47.71	7	-	-	0.00	-	18	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2001	26	1042	174	31.57	3	38	4/93	37.31	-	19	-
VVS Laxman (IND)	1997-2011	26	1712	130	45.05	2	1	1/32	81.00	-	19	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1923	26	1445	111	32.84	1	18	4/25	40.11	-	30	-
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	26	1404	103*	37.94	1	-	-	0.00	-	16	-
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2000	25	1455	208*	45.46	3	20	5/17	37.20	1	31	-
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	25	1243	130	37.66	1	-	-	0.00	-	21	-
DL Murray (WI)	1968-1978	25	887	90	26.08	-	-	-	0.00	-	64	5
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1990-2000	25	1676	143	39.90	2	-	-	0.00	-	24	1
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1992-2011	25	1781	169	46.86	6	6	2/107	56.33	-	17	-
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2005	25	1323	119*	37.80	3	-	-	0.00	-	24	-
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	25	2584	220	69.83	11	11	3/50	34.54	-	30	5
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1962	25	1884	237	55.41	4	21	4/49	60.76	-	27	-
M Dillon (WI)	1997-2004	24	358	43	9.17	-	76	5/71	36.50	1	12	-
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2000	23	1094	208	29.56	2	-	-	0.00	-	15	-
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2023	23	1179	137*	31.86	4	34	8/60	41.44	2	12	-
TL Goddard (SA)	1956-1970	23	1374	112	32.71	1	63	6/53	27.33	1	29	-
HA Gomes (WI)	1978-1986	23	1004	123	34.62	3	5	1/4	91.60	-	9	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1986	23	336	73	16.00	-	86	6/65	23.75	2	9	-
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2007	23	388	45	13.85	-	90	6/53	31.65	4	6	-
A Nel (SA)	2002-2008	23	259	34	12.33	-	87	6/32	28.34	3	11	-
DJ Richardson (SA)	1992-1997	23	917	109	30.56	1	-	-	0.00	-	83	1
SR Waugh (AUS)	1991-2003	23	1699	200	60.67	5	16	5/28	25.81	1	16	-
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	23	2420	207	69.14	7	1	1/8	72.00	-	21	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2009-2020	22	292	44	11.68	-	71	6/17	26.59	2	9	-
D Ganga (WI)	1998-2008	22	980	135	24.50	3	-	-	0.00	-	13	-
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1998	22	1193	163	31.39	2	-	-	0.00	-	24	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2012	22	2097	206	53.76	8	1	1/12	33.00	-	21	-
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1931	22	2001	176	48.80	6	5	3/15	25.00	-	11	-
JHB Waite (SA)	1953-1965	22	1008	134	29.64	3	-	-	0.00	-	71	13
ME Waugh (AUS)	1991-2002	22	1420	139*	41.76	4	12	4/80	38.08	-	31	-
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-2000	21	1324	185*	37.82	4	-	-	0.00	-	13	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	21	325	44*	15.47	-	71	6/87	24.56	3	6	-
HH Dippenaar (SA)	1999-2007	21	924	110	28.00	2	-	-	0.00	-	13	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	21	219	38	8.42	-	53	6/127	37.60	2	13	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1997	21	1246	113	46.14	3	51	4/65	28.84	-	25	-
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2012	21	959	101	29.06	1	1	1/91	156.00	-	13	-
SC Williams (WI)	1994-2002	21	881	128	25.91	1	-	-	0.00	-	14	-
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	20	185	35	10.88	-	59	4/31	34.03	-	15	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2005-2020	20	118	29	7.86	-	70	6/42	29.57	4	12	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-2006	20	142	24	5.68	-	71	6/53	32.73	2	7	-
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1965	20	1658	260	53.48	3	1	1/17	35.00	-	5	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]

West Indies v India at Port of Spain, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 20-24, 2023 [Test # 2513]