Batting Most Runs Innings - South Africa

Players - South Africa

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Innings in match	Match Date	Scorecard
PGV van der Bijl	125	428	-	11	1	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AD Nourse	120	268	-	12	1	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
B Mitchell	109	190	-	14	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
A Melville	103	199	-	10	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AD Nourse	103	364	-	6	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EL Dalton	102	145	-	9	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
PGV van der Bijl	97	230	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EAB Rowan	89*	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
B Mitchell	89	222	-	6	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	87	137	-	9	1	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EAB Rowan	85	218	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
A Melville	78	200	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
RE Grieveson	75	205	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
KG Viljoen	74	183	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AD Nourse	73	163	-	6	1	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	73	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EAB Rowan	67	208	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
A Melville	67	99	-	10	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
ACB Langton	64*	95	-	-	2	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	63	112	-	7	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
KG Viljoen	61	105	-	9	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	57	-	-	-	1	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
KG Viljoen	50	162	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	48*	165	-	5	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	4	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	42	220	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
RE Grieveson	39	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	38	130	-	3	1	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	4	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
AD Nourse	38	-	-	4	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
PGV van der Bijl	37	112	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EAB Rowan	33	90	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	31	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
B Mitchell	30	80	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
XC Balaskas	29	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
PGV van der Bijl	28	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
WW Wade	28	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
AD Nourse	27	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	27	-	-	-	1	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AD Nourse	25	-	-	3	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
A Melville	23	104	-	2	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EL Dalton	21	-	-	3	1	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EL Dalton	20*	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
AD Nourse	19*	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
AD Nourse	17*	35	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	4	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
ES Newson	16	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
WW Wade	14	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
PGV van der Bijl	13	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	12	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	12	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
B Mitchell	11	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WW Wade	10	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
A Melville	10	44	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	8	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
N Gordon	7*	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EAB Rowan	6	35	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
ACB Langton	6	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
ACB Langton	6	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
A Melville	5*	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
KG Viljoen	5	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
PGV van der Bijl	4	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	2	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EAB Rowan	4	-	-	-	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ES Newson	3	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EQ Davies	2*	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
AW Briscoe	2	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	2	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EQ Davies	2	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
KG Viljoen	2	40	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
B Mitchell	1	9	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
N Gordon	1	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ES Newson	1	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
N Gordon	0*	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
ACB Langton	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
N Gordon	0	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
AD Nourse	0	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	2	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EAB Rowan	0	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	3	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
KG Viljoen	0	-	-	0	0	-	South Africa	v England	Durban	1	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271

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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]

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