Batting Most Sixes Innings

Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches

Most sixes in an innings

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AB de Villiers	163	313	196	12	7	83.16	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Q de Kock	141	257	170	12	7	82.94	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
JH Sinclair	104	-	-	-	6	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Nov 1902	Test # 77
WJ Cronje	82	70	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
JN Rhodes	103	104	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
HH Gibbs	228	383	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AB de Villiers	135	-	168	13	6	80.35	South Africa	v West Indies	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
AB de Villiers	278	601	418	23	6	66.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
DT Lindsay	182	273	227	25	5	80.17	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
JH Kallis	157	381	272	14	5	57.72	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
JH Kallis	130	262	191	7	5	68.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	54	42	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
AB de Villiers	129	149	112	12	5	115.17	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
JH Kallis	201	389	270	15	5	74.44	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
DW Steyn	58	35	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
CL Vincent	60	-	-	-	4	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
DT Lindsay	131	161	-	14	4	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	03 Feb 1967	Test # 616
HH Gibbs	142	305	223	15	4	63.67	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	135	280	218	8	4	61.92	South Africa	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	12 Nov 2010	Test # 1976
D Elgar	160	-	287	18	4	55.74	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
K Rabada	47	44	34	4	4	138.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
AEE Vogler	62	75	-	5	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	30 Mar 1906	Test # 92
HB Cameron	90	105	-	6	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	29 Jun 1935	Test # 243
PL Winslow	108	188	-	13	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
PS Heine	31	-	-	3	3	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
RG Pollock	175	283	-	18	3	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 1964	Test # 553
KC Bland	68	139	-	4	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Dec 1964	Test # 571
KC Bland	64	84	-	6	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	01 Jan 1965	Test # 573
TL Goddard	112	251	-	10	3	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
HR Lance	53	115	-	3	3	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
DT Lindsay	81	134	-	9	3	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	31 Dec 1966	Test # 613
BA Richards	126	236	212	16	3	59.43	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
PS de Villiers	66	87	68	9	3	97.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	19 Jan 1995	Test # 1283
WJ Cronje	101	227	155	7	3	65.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	04 Mar 1995	Test # 1291
BM McMillan	100	295	168	9	3	59.52	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	30 Nov 1995	Test # 1315
BM McMillan	51	96	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
WJ Cronje	50	97	90	3	3	55.55	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
WJ Cronje	74	197	147	4	3	50.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
HH Gibbs	211	659	468	23	3	45.08	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	11 Mar 1999	Test # 1449
JH Kallis	115	339	268	13	3	42.91	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468
DJ Cullinan	112	252	232	12	3	48.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	111	123	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	189	581	443	19	3	42.66	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
HH Gibbs	192	474	335	24	3	57.31	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	92	239	177	11	3	51.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Z de Bruyn	83	309	206	6	3	40.29	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
JH Kallis	186	383	262	25	3	70.99	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
ND McKenzie	226	518	388	28	3	58.24	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
DW Steyn	47	66	58	3	3	81.03	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
GC Smith	132	-	238	9	3	55.46	South Africa	v West Indies	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
JH Kallis	105	225	147	12	3	71.42	South Africa	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
DW Steyn	41	98	64	2	3	64.06	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
JP Duminy	33	39	23	2	3	143.47	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
AB de Villiers	169	225	184	21	3	91.84	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
D Elgar	103	246	187	11	3	55.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
KA Maharaj	41	41	34	2	3	120.58	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
Q de Kock	91	159	118	10	3	77.11	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	16 Mar 2017	Test # 2255
D Elgar	199	553	388	15	3	51.28	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	28 Sep 2017	Test # 2276
Q de Kock	34	65	37	2	3	91.89	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
KA Maharaj	71	148	106	10	3	66.98	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
AK Markram	108	337	243	13	3	44.44	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
KA Maharaj	84	124	95	9	3	88.42	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
DG Bedingham	87	113	96	13	3	90.62	South Africa	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
JH Sinclair	101	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	18 Oct 1902	Test # 76
GC White	147	-	-	19	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
AEE Vogler	65	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	26 Feb 1910	Test # 108
JH Sinclair	58	90	69	6	2	84.05	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	31 Dec 1910	Test # 112
PAM Hands	51	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	14 Feb 1914	Test # 133
PAM Hands	83	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
RH Catterall	120	195	-	15	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
HB Cameron	53	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
RH Catterall	119	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	04 Feb 1928	Test # 172
HGO Owen-Smith	129	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	13 Jul 1929	Test # 183
DPB Morkel	51	50	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	27 Feb 1932	Test # 217
HB Cameron	53	-	-	5	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	27 Jul 1935	Test # 245
ACB Langton	64	95	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
AD Nourse	115	144	-	13	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
HJ Tayfield	27	-	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Mar 1953	Test # 368
JE Cheetham	89	182	-	9	2	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1954	Test # 379
PL Winslow	16	8	8	1	2	200.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	07 Jul 1955	Test # 410
KC Bland	42	136	-	3	2	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	01 Jan 1962	Test # 519
EJ Barlow	67	150	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	02 Feb 1962	Test # 523
KC Bland	144	248	-	17	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
KC Bland	39	66	-	4	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
RG Pollock	90	114	-	15	2	0.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1966	Test # 611
BL Irvine	79	170	126	4	2	62.69	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
MJ Procter	36	52	31	2	2	116.12	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
BL Irvine	102	178	146	9	2	69.86	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	05 Mar 1970	Test # 673
MW Pringle	33	30	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
PL Symcox	30	77	58	1	2	51.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
BM McMillan	78	204	140	8	2	55.71	South Africa	v England	Leeds	04 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
AC Hudson	135	311	236	18	2	57.20	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	13 Oct 1995	Test # 1307
WJ Cronje	79	148	111	9	2	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
L Klusener	38	46	35	3	2	108.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
PL Symcox	81	124	94	10	2	86.17	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
SM Pollock	70	163	106	5	2	66.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
WJ Cronje	85	255	170	7	2	50.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
JN Rhodes	87	182	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
DJ Cullinan	275	658	490	27	2	56.12	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1999	Test # 1446
SM Pollock	61	149	110	5	2	55.45	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	11 Nov 1999	Test # 1468

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]

New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]

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