Team Highest Innings Totals - South Africa

Highest totals in 1940s in Tests - South Africa

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	533	196.3	2.71	1	v England	Nottingham	draw	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
South Africa	423/7	141.0	3.00	4	v England	The Oval	draw	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
South Africa	379	143.5x8	1.97	1	v England	Gqeberha	lost	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
South Africa	356	119.2x8	2.23	2	v England	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
South Africa	339	166.1	2.04	1	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
South Africa	333	102.4x8	2.43	3	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
South Africa	327	142.2	2.29	2	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
South Africa	315	104.4x8	2.26	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
South Africa	302	131.0	2.30	2	v England	The Oval	draw	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
South Africa	278	75.4x8	2.76	2	v Australia	Cape Town	lost	31 Dec 1949	Test # 319
South Africa	270/2	91.0x8	2.22	3	v England	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
South Africa	267	84.4	3.15	3	v England	Manchester	lost	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
South Africa	257/9d	85.0x8	2.26	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
South Africa	252	127.2	1.97	3	v England	Lord's	lost	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
South Africa	219	89.3x8	1.83	3	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
South Africa	194/4	65.0x8	2.23	4	v England	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
South Africa	191	65.1x8	2.19	3	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318
South Africa	187/3d	58.0x8	2.41	3	v England	Gqeberha	lost	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
South Africa	184	80.0	2.30	3	v England	Leeds	lost	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
South Africa	175	97.1	1.80	1	v England	Leeds	lost	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
South Africa	166/1	51.0	3.25	4	v England	Nottingham	draw	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
South Africa	161	53.5x8	2.25	1	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
South Africa	142/4	31.0x8	3.43	4	v England	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
South Africa	137	56.2x8	1.82	2	v Australia	Johannesburg	lost	24 Dec 1949	Test # 318

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]

Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire at Northampton, County Championship Division Two 41st Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]