Batting Most Runs Innings - South Africa

High scores in 2000s in Tests - South Africa

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
GC Smith	277	541	373	35	-	74.26	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	1	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
GC Smith	259	574	370	34	-	70.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	2	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
GC Smith	232	406	277	33	1	83.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	1	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
HH Gibbs	228	383	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	1	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
ND McKenzie	226	518	388	28	3	58.24	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	1	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
JA Rudolph	222*	521	383	29	2	57.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	2	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
G Kirsten	220	442	286	33	1	76.92	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
AB de Villiers	217*	480	333	17	2	65.16	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
GC Smith	200	338	287	25	-	69.68	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	1	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
HH Gibbs	196	442	354	25	1	55.36	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	1	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
HH Gibbs	192	474	335	24	3	57.31	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	1	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	189*	581	443	19	3	42.66	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	2	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
JH Kallis	186	383	262	25	3	70.99	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	3	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
HH Gibbs	183	324	258	35	1	70.93	South Africa	v England	The Oval	1	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
G Kirsten	180	558	461	20	-	39.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	1	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
HH Gibbs	179	305	236	29	1	75.84	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	1	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
AB de Villiers	178	551	352	15	1	50.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	2	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
HH Dippenaar	177*	514	369	25	2	47.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	2	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
JH Kallis	177	479	344	20	-	51.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	2	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HM Amla	176*	511	378	24	-	46.56	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	3	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
AB de Villiers	174	517	381	19	-	45.66	South Africa	v England	Leeds	2	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
JP Duminy	166	448	340	18	-	48.82	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	2	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
AJ Hall	163	588	454	17	-	35.90	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	1	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
AB de Villiers	163	313	196	12	7	83.16	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	2	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
AG Prince	162*	333	223	23	2	72.64	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	2	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
JH Kallis	162	364	264	21	1	61.36	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
HH Gibbs	161	484	307	25	-	52.44	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
JH Kallis	160	345	289	26	-	55.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	1	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
G Kirsten	160	372	227	17	1	70.48	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	2	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
HM Amla	159	406	262	20	-	60.68	South Africa	v India	Chennai	1	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
JH Kallis	158	411	297	17	1	53.19	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	1	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	157*	381	272	14	5	57.72	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
GC Smith	157	422	248	17	1	63.30	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	1	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
ND McKenzie	155*	445	339	13	1	45.72	South Africa	v India	Chennai	3	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
JH Kallis	155	304	249	19	-	62.24	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
JA Rudolph	154*	436	312	27	1	49.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	3	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
GC Smith	154*	341	246	17	-	62.60	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	4	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
G Kirsten	153	437	359	20	-	42.61	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	3	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
GC Smith	151	338	216	18	-	69.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	1	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
JH Kallis	150*	406	312	19	-	48.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	3	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
G Kirsten	150	446	338	13	1	44.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	2	09 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
G Kirsten	150	326	223	14	-	67.26	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	1	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
AG Prince	150	358	249	19	2	60.24	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	2	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
JH Kallis	149	493	334	11	-	44.61	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
HM Amla	149	408	317	20	-	47.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
AG Prince	149	401	284	17	2	52.46	South Africa	v England	Leeds	2	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
GC Smith	148	469	313	17	-	47.28	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	2	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
HH Gibbs	147	213	164	28	2	89.63	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
JH Kallis	147	394	287	14	1	51.21	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	1	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
GC Smith	147	236	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	2	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
HH Gibbs	142	264	175	23	-	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	2	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HH Gibbs	142	305	223	15	4	63.67	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	3	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	139*	266	228	18	1	60.96	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	2	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
AG Prince	139*	351	218	18	2	63.76	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	2	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
GC Smith	139	300	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	1	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
AG Prince	138	349	214	19	-	64.48	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	2	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
ND McKenzie	138	553	447	16	-	30.87	South Africa	v England	Lord's	3	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
G Kirsten	137	275	218	20	-	62.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	2	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
G Kirsten	137	307	213	18	1	64.31	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	1	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
JH Kallis	136*	277	217	16	1	62.67	South Africa	v England	Centurion	3	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
DJ Cullinan	134	366	272	14	-	49.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
GC Smith	133	407	296	17	-	44.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	3	08 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
GC Smith	132	266	184	22	-	71.73	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	1	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	132	359	275	14	1	48.00	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	2	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
AG Prince	131	321	254	13	1	51.57	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	1	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
JH Kallis	131	221	177	17	2	74.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	2	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
JH Kallis	130*	262	191	7	5	68.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	3	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	130*	247	199	14	1	65.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	1	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
G Kirsten	130	458	323	17	-	40.24	South Africa	v England	Leeds	1	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
GC Smith	126	256	173	19	-	72.83	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	1	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
GC Smith	125*	295	203	17	-	61.57	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	4	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
AG Prince	123*	281	196	15	-	62.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	2	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MV Boucher	122*	250	173	21	-	70.52	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	1	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	121	399	259	12	-	46.71	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	1	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
GC Smith	121	167	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	2	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
AG Prince	121	315	212	16	-	57.07	South Africa	v India	Durban	1	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
DJ Cullinan	120	351	255	10	1	47.05	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
ND McKenzie	120	269	207	20	-	57.97	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	2	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
JH Kallis	120	306	225	16	1	53.33	South Africa	v England	Centurion	1	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
AG Prince	119	395	271	13	-	43.91	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	1	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
L Klusener	118*	243	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
G Kirsten	118	316	232	11	1	50.86	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	3	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
MV Boucher	117	274	190	16	-	61.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	2	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
DJ Cullinan	114*	274	231	12	1	49.35	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
HH Gibbs	114	215	190	17	2	60.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	2	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
AB de Villiers	114	251	173	13	1	65.89	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	1	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
JH Kallis	114	344	223	17	-	51.12	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	2	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
DJ Cullinan	112	252	232	12	3	48.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
HM Amla	112	205	165	12	-	67.87	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	1	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
SM Pollock	111	123	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	1	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	111	361	275	17	-	40.36	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	1	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
HH Dippenaar	110	372	245	11	-	44.89	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
JH Kallis	109*	411	346	15	-	31.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	3	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
AB de Villiers	109	276	169	11	1	64.49	South Africa	v England	Centurion	3	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
AG Prince	108*	400	286	9	-	37.76	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	2	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
L Klusener	108	195	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	2	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
G Kirsten	108	284	244	15	-	44.26	South Africa	v England	Lord's	2	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
GC Smith	108	224	147	13	-	73.46	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	4	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
JH Kallis	107*	358	242	8	-	44.21	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	3	08 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
HH Gibbs	107	204	145	16	2	73.79	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	2	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564

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