Batting Most Runs Career

Most runs for South Africa in Tests

Most runs

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	278	39	13206	224	55.25	28724	45.97	45	58	16	1477	96
BC Lara (WI)	1990-2006	130	230	6	11912	400*	53.17	19694	60.48	34	48	17	1551	88
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
HM Amla (SA)	2004-2019	124	215	16	9282	311*	46.64	18573	49.97	28	41	13	1170	14
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2014	116	203	13	9253	277	48.70	15495	59.71	27	38	10	1164	24
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2018	114	191	18	8765	278*	50.66	16077	54.51	22	46	8	1024	64
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	121	182	12	8540	291	50.23	9613+	69.77	24	45	10	952+	84
GS Sobers (WI)	1954-1974	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	4063+	53.58	26	30	12	593+	32+
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	108	185	16	7558	226	44.72	11932+	49.49	19	34	11	872+	67
CH Lloyd (WI)	1966-1985	110	175	14	7515	242*	46.67	6942+	56.68	19	39	4	712+	70
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	116	202	25	7487	184	42.29	15052+	44.41	18	39	10	818+	24
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	101	176	15	7289	275	45.27	16783	43.43	21	34	13	922	12
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2014	103	182	11	7214	333	42.18	11970	60.26	15	37	15	1046	98
RB Kanhai (WI)	1957-1974	79	137	6	6227	256	47.53	2914+	47.87	15	28	7	491+	23+
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2008	90	154	7	6167	228	41.95	12270	50.26	14	26	11	887	47
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2011-2025	100	193	10	5950	212	32.51	14571	40.83	12	31	19	594	17
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1995	86	146	12	5949	194	44.39	12398+	47.77	16	27	8	761+	23
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	87	154	8	5842	291	40.01	12484	46.79	15	31	12	747	14
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2002	102	173	15	5762	233	36.46	11462	50.27	13	27	13	633	63
MV Boucher (SA)	1997-2012	146	204	24	5498	125	30.54	10960	50.16	5	35	16	655	20
D Elgar (SA)	2012-2024	86	152	11	5347	199	37.92	11190	47.78	14	23	13	684	26
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	70	115	12	4554	275*	44.21	9300	48.96	14	20	10	548	25
ED Weekes (WI)	1948-1958	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	-	-	15	19	6	258+	2
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1972-1981	66	109	10	4399	187	44.43	4217+	45.69	12	21	10	422+	12
RC Fredericks (WI)	1968-1977	59	109	7	4334	169	42.49	4335+	46.52	8	26	7	352+	8
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2021	69	118	14	4163	199	40.02	8986	46.32	10	21	9	516	21
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2016	71	127	7	3917	260	32.64	8219	47.65	7	24	14	537	32
FMM Worrell (WI)	1948-1963	51	87	9	3860	261	49.48	488+	40.16	9	22	11	240+	11
CL Walcott (WI)	1948-1960	44	74	7	3798	220	56.68	-	-	15	14	1	107+	11
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	156	39	3781	111	32.31	7198	52.52	2	16	9	412	35
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	111	9	3714	135	36.41	8320	44.63	6	23	11	409	33
T Bavuma (SA)	2014-2025	64	110	13	3708	172	38.22	7544	49.15	4	25	10	425	16
AG Prince (SA)	2002-2011	66	104	16	3665	162*	41.64	8385	43.70	11	11	7	397	13
DM Bravo (WI)	2010-2020	56	102	5	3538	218	36.47	7886	44.86	8	17	5	404	41
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	80	9	3471	189*	48.88	158+	29.11	8	21	3	41+	1
PJL Dujon (WI)	1981-1991	81	115	11	3322	139	31.94	6202+	45.82	5	16	8	344+	11
Q de Kock (SA)	2014-2021	54	91	6	3300	141*	38.82	4652	70.93	6	22	7	411	33
ND McKenzie (SA)	2000-2009	58	94	7	3253	226	37.39	7744	42.00	5	16	9	409	22
CC Hunte (WI)	1958-1967	44	78	6	3245	260	45.06	1750+	38.74	8	13	5	190+	3+
HA Gomes (WI)	1976-1987	60	91	11	3171	143	39.63	5538+	41.27	9	13	5	245+	2
BF Butcher (WI)	1958-1969	44	78	6	3104	209*	43.11	1979+	48.35	7	16	3	227+	6+
JO Holder (WI)	2014-2024	69	123	20	3073	202*	29.83	5595	54.92	3	14	11	359	55
JC Adams (WI)	1992-2001	54	90	17	3012	208*	41.26	8017	37.57	6	14	7	313	4
AK Markram (SA)	2017-2025	46	84	2	2993	152	36.50	5016	59.66	8	13	7	426	14
AD Nourse (SA)	1935-1951	34	62	7	2960	231	53.81	108+	63.88	9	14	3	115+	6
HW Taylor (SA)	1912-1932	42	76	4	2936	176	40.77	-	-	7	17	2	61+	7
J Blackwood (WI)	2014-2023	56	102	6	2898	112*	30.18	5373	53.93	3	18	7	347	36
D Ramdin (WI)	2005-2016	74	126	14	2898	166	25.87	5945	48.74	4	15	9	376	6
SL Campbell (WI)	1995-2002	52	93	4	2882	208	32.38	7159	40.25	4	18	7	373	9
JA Rudolph (SA)	2003-2012	48	83	9	2622	222*	35.43	5984	43.81	6	11	8	362	7
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	45	80	1	2608	213	33.01	5459	47.77	5	14	6	368	16
RD Jacobs (WI)	1998-2004	65	112	21	2577	118	28.31	5391	47.80	3	14	12	300	23
JN Rhodes (SA)	1992-2000	52	80	9	2532	117	35.66	5567	45.48	3	17	4	256	22
SM Nurse (WI)	1960-1969	29	54	1	2523	258	47.60	1958+	48.82	6	10	3	230+	11
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	57	2	2516	201	45.74	1684+	43.88	6	15	3	251+	5
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	78	5	2516	112	34.46	1063+	36.12	1	18	4	132+	6
AL Logie (WI)	1983-1991	52	78	9	2470	130	35.79	3981+	57.84	2	16	8	305+	9
DJ McGlew (SA)	1951-1962	34	64	6	2440	255*	42.06	3+	-	7	10	4	92+	2
JHB Waite (SA)	1951-1965	50	86	7	2405	134	30.44	287+	41.11	4	16	9	105+	1
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	52	96	4	2379	137*	25.85	5142	46.26	5	11	13	247	21
RG Pollock (SA)	1963-1970	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	1707+	54.48	7	11	1	246+	11
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	45	83	8	2234	111	29.78	705+	43.12	1	15	3	90+	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2010	40	71	1	2200	113	31.42	4527	48.59	3	13	6	269	21
GA Headley (WI)	1930-1954	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	416+	56.00	10	5	2	104+	1
D Ganga (WI)	1998-2008	48	86	2	2160	135	25.71	5556	38.87	3	9	9	284	2
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1939-1955	32	56	5	2159	160	42.33	-	-	4	12	2	69+	3
RA McLean (SA)	1951-1964	40	73	3	2120	142	30.28	157+	69.42	5	10	11	170+	12
KOA Powell (WI)	2011-2021	44	83	1	2113	134	25.76	4152	50.89	3	7	8	278	16
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	74	10	2103	166	32.85	4544	46.28	6	8	9	250	13
AN Petersen (SA)	2010-2015	36	64	4	2093	182	34.88	4044	51.75	5	8	3	256	12
LG Rowe (WI)	1972-1980	30	49	2	2047	302	43.55	2865+	47.22	7	7	2	210+	6
AC Hudson (SA)	1992-1998	35	63	3	2007	163	33.45	5129	39.13	4	13	7	254	5
DL Murray (WI)	1963-1980	62	96	9	1993	91	22.90	2300+	43.30	-	11	7	160+	7
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	62	12	1968	113	39.36	4592	42.85	3	13	3	206	11
EAB Rowan (SA)	1935-1951	26	50	5	1965	236	43.66	77+	29.87	3	12	4	14+	0
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	69	11	1906	174	32.86	3187	59.80	4	8	4	236	20
SD Hope (WI)	2015-2025	41	78	3	1839	147	24.52	4349	42.28	2	5	2	212	6
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	107	11	1810	92	18.85	3163+	52.73	-	10	15	189+	18
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	94	20	1779	74	24.04	3995	44.53	-	8	8	204	17
DS Smith (WI)	2003-2018	43	76	2	1760	108	23.78	3834	45.90	1	8	7	246	1
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	47	4	1754	204	40.79	1256+	58.28	4	8	2	122+	3
HH Dippenaar (SA)	1999-2007	38	62	5	1718	177*	30.14	4128	41.61	3	7	8	237	5
KC Bland (SA)	1961-1966	21	39	5	1669	144*	49.08	885+	37.74	3	9	2	123+	20
WR Endean (SA)	1951-1958	28	52	4	1630	162*	33.95	-	-	3	8	3	60+	1
SO Dowrich (WI)	2015-2020	35	62	8	1570	125*	29.07	3341	46.99	3	9	8	178	11
RH Catterall (SA)	1922-1931	24	43	2	1555	120	37.92	6+	-	3	11	3	20+	8
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-2000	98	145	29	1439	53	12.40	3080	46.72	-	1	26	172	12
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1988-1995	33	50	5	1382	157*	30.71	3396	40.69	2	8	8	145	17
KG Viljoen (SA)	1930-1949	27	50	2	1365	124	28.43	-	-	2	9	5	37+	0
DJ Richardson (SA)	1992-1998	42	64	8	1359	109	24.26	3241	41.93	1	8	7	144	2
OG Smith (WI)	1955-1959	26	42	-	1331	168	31.69	4+	-	4	6	8	60+	12+
JS Solomon (WI)	1958-1965	27	46	7	1326	100*	34.00	591+	25.21	1	9	7	41+	1+
DJG Sammy (WI)	2007-2013	38	63	2	1323	106	21.68	1949	67.88	1	5	8	157	34
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	62	10	1312	85	25.23	2715	48.32	-	4	5	184	6
CA Davis (WI)	1968-1973	15	29	5	1301	183	54.20	665+	35.48	4	4	1	65+	1
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	91	7	1292	84	15.38	2107	61.31	-	6	17	149	29
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2025	85	136	28	1286	47	11.90	3426	37.53	-	-	20	150	16
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	119	27	1251	76	13.59	2825	44.28	-	2	14	124	36
GE Gomez (WI)	1939-1954	29	46	5	1243	101	30.31	-	-	1	8	5	37+	0
HB Cameron (SA)	1927-1935	26	45	4	1239	90	30.21	-	-	-	10	3	43+	11
J Da Silva (WI)	2020-2024	33	59	9	1238	100*	24.76	3017	41.03	1	5	5	127	7
SC Williams (WI)	1994-2002	31	52	3	1183	128	24.14	2367	49.97	1	3	6	171	6
K Verreynne (SA)	2021-2025	27	42	6	1165	136*	32.36	2007	58.04	4	3	4	122	14
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2025	21	34	4	1153	367*	38.43	1955	58.97	3	1	3	138	17
DT Lindsay (SA)	1963-1970	19	31	1	1130	182	37.66	661+	64.29	3	5	2	113+	13
MC Carew (WI)	1963-1972	19	36	3	1127	109	34.15	605+	41.48	1	5	1	99+	1
BP Nash (WI)	2008-2011	21	33	-	1103	114	33.42	2548	43.28	2	8	-	130	3
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	47	1	1069	106	23.23	225+	66.22	3	3	7	33+	16
JKC Holt (WI)	1954-1959	17	31	2	1066	166	36.75	-	-	2	5	2	21+	1+
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	107	20	1031	47	11.85	2059	50.07	-	-	20	135	16
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	29	2	1027	118	38.03	2538	40.46	2	6	2	107	1
AF Rae (WI)	1948-1953	15	24	2	1016	109	46.18	-	-	4	4	1	30+	4
SJ Snooke (SA)	1906-1923	26	46	1	1008	103	22.40	600+	43.16	1	5	1	49+	0
PV Simmons (WI)	1988-1997	26	47	2	1002	110	22.26	1933	51.83	1	4	4	139	4
JD Campbell (WI)	2019-2025	23	46	6	994	68	24.85	1875	53.01	-	3	4	120	9
KA Edwards (WI)	2011-2014	17	32	1	986	121	31.80	2052	48.05	2	8	4	111	12
JW Zulch (SA)	1910-1921	16	32	2	983	150	32.76	837+	42.29	2	4	-	54+	1
IJ Siedle (SA)	1928-1936	18	34	-	977	141	28.73	-	-	1	5	3	38+	1
FCM Alexander (WI)	1957-1961	25	38	6	961	108	30.03	602+	44.68	1	7	5	43+	2+
CA Roach (WI)	1928-1935	16	32	1	952	209	30.70	108+	34.25	2	6	6	19+	5
KR Mayers (WI)	2021-2023	18	32	3	949	210*	32.72	1550	61.22	2	2	5	117	16
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	104	23	944	40	11.65	1858	50.80	-	-	22	143	5
CA Walsh (WI)	1984-2001	132	185	61	936	30*	7.54	2088	44.82	-	-	43	77	19
DS Atkinson (WI)	1948-1958	22	35	6	922	219	31.79	-	-	1	5	4	17+	6
JR Murray (WI)	1993-2002	33	45	4	918	101*	22.39	1670	54.97	1	3	9	102	6
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	76	10	910	73	13.78	1185+	58.98	-	6	15	78+	36
HE van der Dussen (SA)	2019-2022	18	32	2	905	98	30.16	2221	40.74	-	6	3	101	4
RJ Christiani (WI)	1948-1954	22	37	3	896	107	26.35	-	-	1	4	-	26+	2
A Melville (SA)	1938-1949	11	19	2	894	189	52.58	-	-	4	3	2	58+	1
JE Cheetham (SA)	1949-1955	24	43	6	883	89	23.86	-	-	-	5	1	36+	3
GC White (SA)	1906-1912	17	31	2	872	147	30.06	-	-	2	4	3	55+	4
BD Julien (WI)	1973-1977	24	34	6	866	121	30.92	836+	66.26	2	3	-	78+	7
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	60	9	862	75	16.90	-	-	-	2	5	26+	5
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	27	39	11	859	83*	30.67	0+	-	-	4	5	34+	1
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	46	73	7	856	106	12.96	1368	62.57	1	1	12	116	19
SO Hetmyer (WI)	2017-2019	16	30	-	838	93	27.93	1138	73.63	-	5	-	85	27
AM Bacher (SA)	1996-1999	19	33	1	833	96	26.03	2058	40.47	-	5	3	108	3
DG Bedingham (SA)	2023-2025	15	26	3	828	110	36.00	1228	67.42	1	4	2	91	17
KJ Funston (SA)	1952-1958	18	33	1	824	92	25.75	-	-	-	5	2	32+	3
AJ Pithey (SA)	1957-1965	17	27	1	819	154	31.50	942+	24.52	1	4	2	67+	2
WW Hall (WI)	1958-1969	48	66	14	818	50*	15.73	465+	50.10	-	2	7	50+	6
NE Bonner (WI)	2021-2022	15	25	4	803	123	38.23	2342	34.28	2	3	4	87	3
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	1978-1982	19	30	-	782	250	26.06	628+	44.42	1	3	7	76+	3
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	40	65	2	770	86	12.22	1357	56.74	-	2	13	83	28
DAJ Holford (WI)	1966-1977	24	39	5	768	105*	22.58	737+	31.34	1	3	3	52+	1
AME Roberts (WI)	1974-1983	47	62	11	762	68	14.94	1303+	41.67	-	3	6	54+	22
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	33	4	760	163	26.20	1650	46.06	1	3	7	96	4
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	27	1	741	108	28.50	1321	56.09	1	4	1	80	12
N Deonarine (WI)	2005-2013	18	30	2	725	82	25.89	1728	41.95	-	5	3	78	7
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1951-1958	19	33	6	724	83	26.81	-	-	-	3	2	18+	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]