Batting Most Runs Series - South Africa

Most runs in a series for England vs South Africa in Tests - South Africa

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
GC Smith	5	9	0	714	277	79.33	1014	70.41	2	1	0	96	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
JH Kallis	5	10	1	625	162	69.44	1184	52.78	3	2	2	68	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
AD Nourse	5	9	0	621	149	69.00	-	-	2	5	0	15+	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
B Mitchell	5	10	1	597	189*	66.33	-	-	2	3	0	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
HW Taylor	5	9	0	582	176	64.66	-	-	3	2	0	9+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
KC Bland	5	10	2	572	144*	71.50	-	-	1	4	0	55	10
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
A Melville	5	10	1	569	189	63.22	-	-	3	1	1	31+	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
EJ Barlow	5	10	0	558	138	55.80	244+	56.55	1	4	1	62	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
GA Faulkner	5	10	1	545	123	60.55	-	-	1	3	0	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
AD Nourse	5	10	3	536	129*	76.57	108+	63.88	2	2	0	6+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
EAB Rowan	5	10	1	515	236	57.22	-	-	1	3	1	5+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
HW Taylor	5	10	0	508	109	50.80	-	-	1	3	0	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
B Mitchell	5	10	3	488	164*	69.71	-	-	2	1	0	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935
HM Amla	3	5	1	482	311*	120.50	819	58.85	2	0	0	54	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012
HH Gibbs	5	9	0	478	183	53.11	737	64.85	2	0	1	80	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
DJ McGlew	5	10	1	476	133	52.88	3+	0.00	2	2	2	26+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
B Mitchell	5	10	1	475	120	52.77	158+	29.11	1	3	0	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
RH Catterall	5	8	1	471	120	67.28	-	-	2	2	1	15+	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
HM Amla	4	7	0	470	201	67.14	1002	46.90	2	1	0	67	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
B Mitchell	5	9	1	466	109	58.25	-	-	1	3	0	7+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
G Kirsten	4	7	0	462	130	66.00	1034	44.68	2	2	0	63	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
AJ Pithey	5	9	0	462	154	51.33	122+	18.85	1	2	0	43	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
PGV van der Bijl	5	9	0	460	125	51.11	-	-	1	2	0	30+	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
RG Pollock	5	10	2	459	137	57.37	313+	68.37	1	4	1	62	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
B Mitchell	5	9	0	455	123	50.55	-	-	1	4	0	12+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
GC White	5	9	1	437	147	54.62	-	-	1	2	0	53	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
GC Smith	4	7	0	427	183	61.00	795	53.71	2	1	1	56	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
AD Nourse	5	9	2	422	120	60.28	-	-	2	1	1	13+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
HW Taylor	5	10	0	412	101	41.20	-	-	1	3	0	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
WW Wade	5	9	1	407	125	50.87	232+	30.60	1	3	1	7+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
TL Goddard	5	10	0	405	112	40.50	-	-	1	3	0	39	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
WJ Cronje	5	7	1	401	126	66.83	829	48.37	1	4	1	48	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
G Kirsten	5	7	0	396	275	56.57	975	40.61	1	1	1	39	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
DJ Cullinan	5	7	0	386	120	55.14	755	51.12	2	1	0	46	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
AB de Villiers	4	6	0	384	174	64.00	797	48.18	1	1	0	48	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008
IJ Siedle	5	9	0	384	141	42.66	-	-	1	2	1	23+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
Q de Kock	4	8	0	380	95	47.50	621	61.19	0	4	0	51	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
RH Catterall	5	10	1	379	119	42.11	-	-	1	2	0	-	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
L Klusener	5	6	1	370	174	74.00	480	77.08	1	2	0	52	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
GC Smith	4	8	2	369	154*	61.50	673	54.82	2	0	1	44	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008
JN Rhodes	5	7	0	367	117	52.42	617	59.48	1	2	0	40	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
JH Kallis	4	7	0	363	120	51.85	702	51.70	2	1	0	39	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
AB de Villiers	5	10	1	362	109	40.22	620	58.38	1	2	0	50	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
HH Gibbs	4	8	0	356	161	44.50	691	51.51	1	1	0	59	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
MV Boucher	4	7	1	341	95	56.83	502	67.92	0	3	0	40	2
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
ND McKenzie	4	8	1	339	138	48.42	879	38.56	1	1	0	46	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008
TL Goddard	5	10	0	333	69	33.30	-	-	0	2	0	19	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
HM Amla	4	8	0	329	87	41.12	636	51.72	0	3	0	48	3
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
AG Prince	4	7	1	328	149	54.66	706	46.45	2	0	0	42	3
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008
DPB Morkel	5	8	1	321	88	45.85	-	-	0	3	0	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
EAB Rowan	4	8	2	319	156*	53.16	77+	29.87	1	1	0	1+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
HM Amla	4	7	0	311	100	44.42	665	46.76	1	2	0	37	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
RA McLean	5	10	0	309	100	30.90	-	-	1	1	2	41	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
DJ Cullinan	5	6	0	307	91	51.16	650	47.23	0	4	0	45	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
HB Cameron	5	8	0	306	90	38.25	-	-	0	3	0	19+	6
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935
AW Nourse	5	9	0	304	63	33.77	-	-	0	3	0	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
JA Rudolph	5	10	0	304	93	30.40	672	45.23	0	2	0	43	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
G Kirsten	5	7	1	303	110	50.50	773	39.19	1	2	0	44	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
AD Nourse	5	8	0	301	208	37.62	-	-	1	0	0	30+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
HW Taylor	4	7	1	299	117	49.83	-	-	1	2	0	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
JH Kallis	5	7	1	297	105	49.50	871	34.09	1	2	1	24	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
JH Kallis	5	7	0	294	132	42.00	690	42.60	1	1	1	32	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
RG Pollock	3	6	0	291	125	48.50	-	-	1	2	0	35+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1965
D Elgar	4	8	0	291	136	36.37	571	50.96	1	2	1	43	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
AW Nourse	5	8	2	289	93*	48.16	-	-	0	3	0	30	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
DJ Cullinan	5	8	1	287	78	41.00	667	43.02	0	3	1	35	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
KC Bland	3	6	0	286	127	47.66	-	-	1	1	0	21+	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1965
A Melville	5	7	1	286	103	47.66	-	-	1	2	1	27+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
D Elgar	4	7	1	284	118*	47.33	574	49.47	1	0	0	31	2
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
EAB Rowan	4	7	1	284	89*	47.33	-	-	0	3	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
GC White	4	8	0	284	118	35.50	-	-	1	1	1	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
PAM Hands	5	10	0	281	83	28.10	-	-	0	2	1	-	4
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
KG Viljoen	4	7	0	280	124	40.00	-	-	1	1	0	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935
HG Deane	5	9	1	277	77	34.62	-	-	0	2	0	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
RA McLean	5	10	0	277	142	27.70	-	-	1	1	1	11+	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
AB de Villiers	4	7	0	276	64	39.42	508	54.33	0	3	0	29	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
HM Amla	4	7	1	275	104*	45.83	527	52.18	1	1	0	42	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008
HE van der Dussen	4	8	0	274	98	34.25	650	42.15	0	3	1	34	3
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
GC Smith	3	5	0	272	131	54.40	575	47.30	1	2	0	32	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012
RH Catterall	5	9	0	272	76	30.22	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
MV Boucher	5	8	1	271	68	38.71	498	54.41	0	2	0	37	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
KG Viljoen	5	10	1	270	93	30.00	-	-	0	2	0	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
RA McLean	5	9	1	269	109	33.62	157+	69.42	1	1	2	19+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
GC Smith	5	10	1	269	74	29.88	467	57.60	0	3	1	33	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
MJ Susskind	5	8	0	268	65	33.50	-	-	0	4	0	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
JHB Waite	5	9	2	267	77	38.14	-	-	0	4	1	16+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
JHB Waite	5	10	1	265	113	29.44	-	-	1	1	1	32+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
BM McMillan	3	5	1	264	93	66.00	537	49.16	0	2	0	29	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 1994
JH Kallis	3	5	1	262	182*	65.50	455	57.58	1	0	0	34	2
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012
S O'Linn	5	8	0	261	98	32.62	125+	21.60	0	2	0	23+	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
SJ Snooke	5	10	0	259	53	25.90	-	-	0	2	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
T Bavuma	4	8	0	257	59	32.12	573	44.85	0	2	0	32	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
G Kirsten	5	8	1	257	210	36.71	691	37.19	1	0	0	30	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
RH Catterall	5	9	0	256	98	28.44	6+	0.00	0	3	2	0+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
HGO Owen-Smith	5	8	2	252	129	42.00	-	-	1	1	0	-	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
CM Francois	5	9	1	252	72	31.50	-	-	0	1	0	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
B Mitchell	5	9	1	251	88	31.37	-	-	0	2	0	0+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
T Bavuma	4	7	2	248	102*	49.60	455	54.50	1	1	2	34	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
WR Endean	5	10	1	246	116*	27.33	-	-	1	0	3	0+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
EAB Rowan	5	10	1	246	62	27.33	-	-	0	1	1	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]