Individual Most Matches Career

South Africa vs other countries Tests Individual - Most Matches in Career

Most matches

Player	Span	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	Wkts	BBI	Ave	5	Ct	St
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2022	29	202	34	10.10	0	103	5/40	30.07	4	16	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1997-2012	26	2132	143*	47.37	8	0	-	-	0	35	0
FE Woolley (ENG)	1910-1929	26	1354	154	42.31	3	27	5/41	37.00	1	28	0
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2008-2022	25	573	76	17.36	0	89	6/17	27.83	2	8	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1992-2011	25	1741	169	42.46	7	7	3/10	42.85	0	13	0
DCS Compton (ENG)	1947-1957	24	2205	208	53.78	7	12	5/70	52.00	1	14	0
WR Hammond (ENG)	1927-1939	24	2188	181	62.51	6	34	5/36	30.61	1	30	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1993-2006	24	460	63	13.93	0	130	7/56	24.16	7	19	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1998-2015	23	1710	203*	46.21	5	0	-	-	0	8	0
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1994-2003	23	1450	164	39.18	1	0	-	-	0	53	2
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2011	21	1252	148	33.83	2	0	-	-	0	21	0
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2008	21	484	88	15.61	0	84	6/53	31.79	3	4	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2008-2017	19	1263	118	35.08	2	0	-	-	0	20	0
TG Evans (ENG)	1947-1957	19	511	74	18.25	0	0	-	-	0	46	13
A Flintoff (ENG)	1998-2008	19	935	142	32.24	1	48	4/44	37.41	0	8	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	1994-2009	19	1486	138	43.70	6	0	-	-	0	22	0
L Hutton (ENG)	1938-1951	19	1564	158	52.13	4	0	-	-	0	18	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2011	19	976	143*	37.53	1	0	-	-	0	18	0
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2025	19	235	47	10.21	0	56	5/130	40.80	1	8	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	1994-2000	18	1315	185*	43.83	3	0	-	-	0	8	0
JB Hobbs (ENG)	1910-1929	18	1562	211	60.07	2	1	1/19	112.00	0	6	0
BC Lara (WI)	1992-2005	18	1715	202	49.00	4	0	-	-	0	20	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	1993-2002	18	1135	116	42.03	4	7	2/28	55.42	0	19	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	17	947	87	33.82	0	5	2/36	51.40	0	8	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2012	17	1108	122	38.20	3	1	1/22	118.00	0	10	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2014	17	1782	374	57.48	6	0	-	-	0	18	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2006	17	78	18	6.50	0	57	6/86	27.33	2	6	0
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2022	17	882	153	30.41	1	0	-	-	0	16	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2014	17	1534	287	47.93	3	0	-	-	0	24	0
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	1924-1935	17	1336	122	55.66	6	0	-	-	0	4	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	1999-2008	17	808	156	26.93	1	2	1/26	82.50	0	11	0
RES Wyatt (ENG)	1927-1935	17	873	149	34.92	2	8	3/4	36.37	0	6	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2010	16	1359	317	45.30	3	9	4/50	37.55	0	16	0
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	16	239	42*	14.93	0	43	6/42	38.51	2	2	0
V Kohli (IND)	2013-2024	16	1408	254*	54.15	3	0	-	-	0	11	0
JB Statham (ENG)	1951-1965	16	136	22	8.00	0	69	7/39	20.66	4	2	0
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2012	16	1113	147	38.37	3	0	-	-	0	12	0
GP Thorpe (ENG)	1994-2005	16	897	124	35.88	2	0	-	-	0	8	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	16	1147	164	49.86	2	17	5/28	15.88	1	9	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	1998-2004	15	1007	116	38.73	2	2	2/32	65.00	0	5	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	1994-2007	15	1072	262	41.23	1	0	-	-	0	13	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1993-2006	15	857	148	31.74	1	21	5/34	31.95	1	13	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1993-2006	15	111	27	7.40	0	104	7/84	22.22	11	8	0
JR Reid (NZ)	1953-1964	15	914	142	33.85	2	37	6/60	26.78	1	13	0
JE Root (ENG)	2015-2022	15	1210	190	46.53	2	4	4/87	74.00	0	22	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2011	15	1306	319	50.23	5	9	3/12	29.44	0	12	0
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2019	15	63	23	5.72	0	31	4/79	43.51	0	2	0
RB Simpson (AUS)	1957-1967	15	980	153	39.20	1	13	2/10	41.00	0	27	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2015-2022	15	1177	258	45.26	4	39	4/86	26.35	0	27	0
DA Warner (AUS)	2012-2023	15	1415	200	52.40	5	1	1/27	88.00	0	6	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2013-2023	14	321	56	17.83	0	57	7/66	22.28	5	4	0
KF Barrington (ENG)	1955-1965	14	989	148*	49.45	2	3	3/4	12.66	0	8	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2008-2014	14	1487	259*	67.59	5	4	2/6	42.00	0	18	0
MC Cowdrey (ENG)	1955-1965	14	1021	155	39.26	3	0	-	-	0	22	0
RN Harvey (AUS)	1949-1958	14	1625	205	81.25	8	1	1/9	20.00	0	6	0
EH Hendren (ENG)	1924-1931	14	876	142	54.75	2	0	-	-	0	7	0
N Hussain (ENG)	1998-2003	14	1010	146*	43.91	3	0	-	-	0	4	0
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-2004	14	779	113*	38.95	1	0	-	-	0	50	1
WM Lawry (AUS)	1963-1970	14	985	157	36.48	1	0	-	-	0	9	0
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2008	14	314	64	20.93	0	50	5/69	34.64	2	2	0
M Leyland (ENG)	1929-1935	14	936	161	46.80	2	3	3/91	82.66	0	3	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	14	23	7	1.91	0	55	6/76	26.72	4	1	0
MW Tate (ENG)	1924-1935	14	506	100*	33.73	1	53	6/42	22.35	1	3	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1999-2012	14	503	81	26.47	0	21	4/153	73.28	0	1	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2013	14	990	131*	39.60	4	2	1/16	62.50	0	21	0
AV Bedser (ENG)	1947-1955	13	173	33	11.53	0	54	7/58	26.98	3	5	0
R Benaud (AUS)	1952-1964	13	684	122	36.00	2	52	5/49	27.17	5	15	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1995-2007	13	710	96	32.27	0	0	-	-	0	7	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2013	13	575	61	26.13	0	0	-	-	0	25	1
GD McKenzie (AUS)	1963-1970	13	307	76	13.95	0	41	5/46	40.14	3	5	0
JM Parks (ENG)	1960-1965	13	523	108*	30.76	1	0	-	-	0	28	2
AM Rahane (IND)	2013-2022	13	884	127	46.52	3	0	-	-	0	16	0
W Rhodes (ENG)	1910-1914	13	568	152	28.40	1	8	3/33	44.50	0	21	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2008-2016	13	196	23	13.06	0	46	5/59	33.56	1	5	0
SPD Smith (AUS)	2014-2025	13	933	104	44.42	2	4	1/3	28.50	0	20	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2001	13	136	41	8.50	0	64	6/21	24.48	4	4	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	12	601	120	26.13	1	0	-	-	0	6	0
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2010-2021	12	596	90	27.09	0	0	-	-	0	4	0
TE Bailey (ENG)	1951-1957	12	552	95	26.28	0	28	5/20	26.00	1	4	0
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2022	12	915	150*	45.75	1	0	-	-	0	43	1
MS Dhoni (IND)	2006-2013	12	647	132*	34.05	1	0	-	-	0	27	1
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2006	12	754	204*	47.12	2	0	-	-	0	39	5
IA Healy (AUS)	1993-1998	12	332	61	22.13	0	0	-	-	0	31	2
MG Johnson (AUS)	2008-2014	12	578	123*	38.53	1	64	8/61	25.64	3	9	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2013	12	229	37	13.47	0	40	4/62	36.42	0	2	0
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2011-2025	12	771	195*	36.71	2	0	-	-	0	7	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2024	12	779	89	35.40	0	4	2/52	61.25	0	15	0
PBH May (ENG)	1951-1957	12	906	138	43.14	3	0	-	-	0	10	0
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2008-2024	12	436	65	19.81	0	0	-	-	0	4	1
MJK Smith (ENG)	1960-1965	12	561	121	33.00	1	0	-	-	0	16	0
M Vijay (IND)	2010-2018	12	531	97	25.28	0	0	-	-	0	10	0
KS Williamson (NZ)	2012-2024	12	1068	176	62.82	6	2	1/1	37.50	0	13	0
M Azharuddin (IND)	1992-2000	11	779	163*	41.00	4	0	-	-	0	13	0
W Bardsley (AUS)	1910-1921	11	982	164	61.37	3	0	-	-	0	6	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2008-2012	11	789	199	41.52	2	0	-	-	0	8	0
ME Chapple (NZ)	1953-1964	11	458	76	22.90	0	0	-	-	0	8	0
M Dillon (WI)	1998-2004	11	228	36	11.40	0	33	4/32	37.21	0	6	0
D Ganga (WI)	1998-2008	11	314	60	14.95	0	0	-	-	0	8	0
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2008-2014	11	495	94	27.50	0	0	-	-	0	40	1
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	11	182	40	13.00	0	60	7/87	28.40	4	6	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]