Team Highest Innings Totals IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
England	654/5	218.2x8	2.24	4	v South Africa	Durban	draw	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
England	559/9d	130.7x8	3.20	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
South Africa	530	202.6x8	1.96	1	v England	Durban	draw	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
South Africa	481	142.1x8	2.53	3	v England	Durban	draw	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
England	469/4d	88.5x8	3.96	1	v South Africa	Durban	won	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
England	422	113.4x8	2.78	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
South Africa	390	135.1x8	2.16	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
South Africa	353	114.2x8	2.31	3	v England	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
South Africa	349/8d	101.5x8	2.57	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
England	316	117.6x8	2.01	2	v South Africa	Durban	draw	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
England	291/4d	61.5x8	3.54	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
South Africa	286	118.6x8	1.80	2	v England	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
England	215	64.2x8	2.50	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
England	203/4	60.0x8	2.53	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
South Africa	201/2	53.0x8	2.84	3	v England	Cape Town	draw	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
South Africa	108/1	51.0x8	1.58	4	v England	Johannesburg	draw	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
South Africa	103	45.5x8	1.69	2	v England	Durban	lost	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (NCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class]

Badureliya Sports Club vs Moors Sports Club at Colombo (Colts), Major League Tournament Group B, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class]

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Chilaw Marians Cricket Club at Galle, Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 17-19, 2026 [First-class]