Keeping Most Dismissals Series

South Africa vs other countries Tests - Most Dismissals in a Series

Most dismissals in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	Dismissed	Ct	St	Max Dis Inns	Dis/Inn
RC Russell (ENG)	5	7	27	25	2	6 (6ct 0st)	3.857
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
AJ Stewart (ENG)	5	8	23	23	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.875
South Africa in England Test Series, 1998
AE Dick (NZ)	5	9	23	21	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2.555
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
RA Saggers (AUS)	5	9	21	13	8	4 (1ct 3st)	2.333
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
RD Jacobs (WI)	5	10	21	21	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.1
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
H Strudwick (ENG)	5	10	21	15	6	4 (2ct 2st)	2.1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
JM Bairstow (ENG)	4	7	20	19	1	6 (6ct 0st)	2.857
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
HB Taber (AUS)	5	9	20	19	1	5 (5ct 0st)	2.222
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
TG Evans (ENG)	5	10	20	18	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	3	6	19	18	1	5 (5ct 0st)	3.166
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
ATW Grout (AUS)	5	9	19	16	3	6 (6ct 0st)	2.111
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
RD Jacobs (WI)	5	10	19	19	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.9
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
HB Taber (AUS)	4	7	18	16	2	5 (5ct 0st)	2.571
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
JM Bairstow (ENG)	4	8	17	17	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.125
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2017
SJ Rhodes (ENG)	3	6	16	14	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
South Africa in England Test Series, 1994
TD Paine (AUS)	4	8	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
GO Jones (ENG)	5	10	16	16	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.6
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
JM Parks (ENG)	5	10	16	16	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.6
South Africa in England Test Series, 1960
LD Chandimal (SL)	3	5	15	15	0	4 (4ct 0st)	3
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
AJ Stewart (ENG)	5	9	15	14	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.666
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
J Da Silva (WI)	2	4	14	14	0	7 (7ct 0st)	3.5
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2022/23
J Da Silva (WI)	2	4	14	14	0	7 (7ct 0st)	3.5
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
BT Foakes (ENG)	3	5	14	14	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.8
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
BT Foakes (ENG)	3	5	14	14	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.8
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2022
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	5	14	13	1	5 (4ct 1st)	2.8
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	6	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.333
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
NR Mongia (IND)	3	6	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.333
India in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97
AJ Stewart (ENG)	5	7	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
JC Buttler (ENG)	4	8	14	14	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.75
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
JC Buttler (ENG)	4	8	14	14	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.75
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
TG Evans (ENG)	5	10	14	10	4	3 (2ct 1st)	1.4
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
ATW Grout (AUS)	5	10	14	13	1	4 (3ct 1st)	1.4
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
GRA Langley (AUS)	5	10	14	11	3	3 (2ct 1st)	1.4
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1952/53
WAS Oldfield (AUS)	5	10	14	8	6	3 (3ct 0st)	1.4
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1931/32
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2	4	13	13	0	6 (6ct 0st)	3.25
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2024/25
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2	4	13	13	0	6 (6ct 0st)	3.25
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
MS Dhoni (IND)	3	5	13	13	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.6
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
AT Carey (AUS)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
AT Carey (AUS)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2022/23
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14
RR Pant (IND)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
RR Pant (IND)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
G Duckworth (ENG)	4	8	13	6	7	4 (2ct 2st)	1.625
South Africa in England Test Series, 1929
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	6	12	11	1	3 (3ct 0st)	2
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
WP Saha (IND)	3	6	12	11	1	3 (3ct 0st)	2
Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2019/20
WP Saha (IND)	3	6	12	11	1	3 (3ct 0st)	2
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
MJ Prior (ENG)	4	7	12	12	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.714
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
WAS Oldfield (AUS)	5	10	12	5	7	3 (1ct 2st)	1.2
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
J Da Silva (WI)	2	3	11	10	1	4 (4ct 0st)	3.666
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
J Da Silva (WI)	2	3	11	10	1	4 (4ct 0st)	3.666
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2021
MJ Prior (ENG)	3	5	11	8	3	6 (5ct 1st)	2.2
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012
IA Healy (AUS)	3	6	11	11	0	5 (5ct 0st)	1.833
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	3	6	11	10	1	3 (3ct 0st)	1.833
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07
RD Jacobs (WI)	4	7	11	10	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.571
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
KS More (IND)	4	8	11	11	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.375
India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93
WP Saha (IND)	1	2	10	10	0	5 (5ct 0st)	5
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2017/18
TA Blundell (NZ)	2	4	10	10	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.5
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2021/22
TA Blundell (NZ)	2	4	10	10	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.5
ICC World Test Championship, 2021-2023
PA Patel (IND)	2	4	10	10	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.5
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2017/18
TG Evans (ENG)	3	6	10	5	5	3 (3ct 0st)	1.666
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
TG Evans (ENG)	3	6	10	9	1	4 (3ct 1st)	1.666
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	6	10	9	1	2 (2ct 0st)	1.666
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2001/02
IA Healy (AUS)	3	6	10	9	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.666
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1997/98
BJ Watling (NZ)	3	6	10	10	0	2 (2ct 0st)	1.666
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2016/17
LEG Ames (ENG)	5	9	10	8	2	3 (3ct 0st)	1.111
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
N Dickwella (SL)	2	4	9	9	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.25
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
KD Karthik (IND)	2	4	9	9	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.25
South Africa in India Test Series, 2004/05
D Ramdin (WI)	3	5	9	9	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.8
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2007/08
BB McCullum (NZ)	3	6	9	9	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.5
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2003/04
KC Sangakkara (SL)	3	6	9	9	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.5
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2000
MS Wade (AUS)	3	6	9	8	1	3 (2ct 1st)	1.5
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2012/13
TR Ambrose (ENG)	4	8	9	9	0	2 (2ct 0st)	1.125
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2008
RT Stanyforth (ENG)	4	8	9	7	2	3 (3ct 0st)	1.125
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
FLH Mooney (NZ)	5	9	9	8	1	2 (2ct 0st)	1
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
Adnan Akmal (PAK)	2	3	8	6	2	4 (3ct 1st)	2.666
Pakistan v South Africa Test Series (in United Arab Emirates), 2013/14
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	2	3	8	8	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.666
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01
KL Rahul (IND)	2	3	8	8	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.666
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2023/24
KL Rahul (IND)	2	3	8	8	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.666
ICC World Test Championship, 2023-2025
G Duckworth (ENG)	3	5	8	8	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.6
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
BB McCullum (NZ)	3	5	8	7	1	3 (3ct 0st)	1.6
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	3	5	8	8	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.6
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	6	8	6	2	4 (3ct 1st)	1.333
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2005/06
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	6	8	8	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.333
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2008/09
JJ Kelly (AUS)	3	6	8	4	4	3 (0ct 3st)	1.333
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1902/03
AFA Lilley (ENG)	3	6	8	5	3	4 (2ct 2st)	1.333
South Africa in England Test Series, 1907
CFK van Wyk (NZ)	3	6	8	8	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.333
South Africa in New Zealand Test Series, 2011/12
G Brown (ENG)	4	8	8	7	1	2 (2ct 0st)	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
H Strudwick (ENG)	5	8	8	7	1	2 (2ct 0st)	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
H Carter (AUS)	5	10	8	7	1	2 (2ct 0st)	0.8
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
JM Parks (ENG)	5	10	8	8	0	2 (2ct 0st)	0.8
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
MS Wade (AUS)	1	2	7	6	1	5 (4ct 1st)	3.5
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2016/17
N Dickwella (SL)	2	3	7	7	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.333
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2020/21
N Dickwella (SL)	2	3	7	7	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.333
ICC World Test Championship, 2019-2021
BB McCullum (NZ)	2	3	7	7	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.333
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08
PM Nevill (AUS)	2	3	7	7	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.333
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 2016/17
HAPW Jayawardene (SL)	2	4	7	6	1	3 (2ct 1st)	1.75
South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2006
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	2	4	7	3	4	4 (2ct 2st)	1.75
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98
D Ramdin (WI)	3	4	7	6	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.75
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2014/15
IA Healy (AUS)	3	5	7	6	1	3 (3ct 0st)	1.4
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1993/94
AC Parore (NZ)	3	5	7	7	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.4
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01

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All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.
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]