Batting Most Runs Series

Most runs in a series for South Africa in Tests

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
IVA Richards (WI)	4	7	-	829	291	118.42	1188	69.78	3	2	-	112	4
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
CL Walcott (WI)	5	10	-	827	155	82.70	-	-	5	2	-	30+	0
Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	2	824	365*	137.33	-	-	3	3	-	38+	0
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
BC Lara (WI)	5	8	-	798	375	99.75	1170	68.20	2	2	-	109	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1993/94
ED Weekes (WI)	5	7	-	779	194	111.28	-	-	4	2	-	75+	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
BC Lara (WI)	6	10	1	765	179	85.00	992	77.11	3	3	-	121	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1995
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	10	-	732	204	73.20	1256	58.28	2	5	-	90	1
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1910/11
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	1	722	174	103.14	1205	59.91	3	2	1	95	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
ED Weekes (WI)	5	8	1	716	207	102.28	-	-	3	2	-	20+	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 1952/53
GC Smith (SA)	5	9	-	714	277	79.33	1014	70.41	2	1	-	96	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
JH Kallis (SA)	4	6	2	712	177	178.00	1248	57.05	4	1	-	74	8
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	1	709	226	101.28	-	-	3	1	1	42+	2
England in West Indies Test Series, 1959/60
GA Headley (WI)	4	8	-	703	223	87.87	416+	56.00	4	-	-	29+	1
England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30
CL Walcott (WI)	5	10	2	698	220	87.25	-	-	3	3	-	-	2
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
BC Lara (WI)	3	6	-	688	221	114.66	1226	56.11	3	1	-	70	5
West Indies in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2001/02
CH Lloyd (WI)	5	9	1	636	242*	79.50	-	-	2	1	-	60+	9
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
RR Sarwan (WI)	5	6	-	626	291	104.33	1134	55.20	3	1	-	70	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2008/09
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	1	625	162	69.44	1184	52.78	3	2	2	68	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
CC Hunte (WI)	5	9	1	622	260	77.75	-	-	3	-	1	28+	1
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1957/58
AD Nourse (SA)	5	9	-	621	149	69.00	-	-	2	5	-	15+	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
RB Richardson (WI)	4	7	-	619	194	88.42	1358	45.58	2	3	-	60	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 1988/89
LG Rowe (WI)	5	7	-	616	302	88.00	1245	49.47	3	-	-	73	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1973/74
DT Lindsay (SA)	5	7	-	606	182	86.57	328+	76.52	3	2	-	61+	12
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
EJ Barlow (SA)	5	10	2	603	201	75.37	510+	47.25	3	1	1	70	0
South Africa in Australia Test Series, 1963/64
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	1	597	189*	66.33	-	-	2	3	-	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
GS Sobers (WI)	5	10	2	597	178*	74.62	-	-	3	1	2	18+	4
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	10	1	592	134	65.77	939	63.04	3	2	1	80	6
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
HH Gibbs (SA)	4	7	2	583	192	116.60	937	62.21	3	1	-	76	9
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
HW Taylor (SA)	5	9	-	582	176	64.66	-	-	3	2	-	9+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
CL Hooper (WI)	5	7	-	579	233	82.71	1140	50.78	3	1	-	69	6
India in West Indies Test Series, 2002
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	8	1	572	223	81.71	930	61.50	2	-	-	78	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1984
KC Bland (SA)	5	10	2	572	144*	71.50	-	-	1	4	-	55	10
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
A Melville (SA)	5	10	1	569	189	63.22	-	-	3	1	1	31+	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 1947
S Chanderpaul (WI)	5	7	3	562	140	140.50	1477	38.05	3	3	-	69	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 2002
SM Nurse (WI)	3	5	-	558	258	111.60	-	-	2	1	-	67+	4
West Indies in New Zealand Test Series, 1968/69
EJ Barlow (SA)	5	10	-	558	138	55.80	244+	56.55	1	4	1	62	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	2	557	198	92.83	-	-	3	-	-	-	1+
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
IVA Richards (WI)	4	6	-	556	177	92.66	-	-	3	1	-	19+	3
India in West Indies Test Series, 1975/76
CC Hunte (WI)	5	10	1	550	89	61.11	-	-	-	6	-	-	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1964/65
BC Lara (WI)	4	7	1	546	213	91.00	840	65.00	3	1	-	75	7
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1998/99
GS Sobers (WI)	5	9	3	545	152	90.83	480+	51.45	2	2	1	66	3
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	10	1	545	123	60.55	-	-	1	3	-	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
FMM Worrell (WI)	4	6	-	539	261	89.83	-	-	2	1	-	58+	2
West Indies in England Test Series, 1950
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	8	-	538	256	67.25	-	-	1	2	1	42+	0+
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
AI Kallicharran (WI)	6	10	1	538	187	59.77	315+	59.36	1	3	-	25+	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
RG Pollock (SA)	5	9	2	537	209	76.71	-	-	2	2	-	16+	4
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
DL Haynes (WI)	5	10	1	537	143	59.66	1235	43.48	2	2	-	58	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	3	536	129*	76.57	108+	63.88	2	2	-	6+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
CG Greenidge (WI)	5	10	-	536	100	53.60	-	-	1	4	-	49+	8
Pakistan in West Indies Test Series, 1976/77
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	10	1	535	153	59.44	339+	50.73	2	1	-	63	2
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1967/68
BC Lara (WI)	4	8	-	533	122	66.62	916	58.18	2	3	-	70	8
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 2003
PWA Mulder (SA)	2	3	1	531	367*	265.50	587	90.45	2	-	-	67	6
South Africa in Zimbabwe Test Series, 2025
BC Lara (WI)	4	8	-	531	202	66.37	945	56.19	2	2	-	80	4
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
CA Davis (WI)	4	8	4	529	125*	132.25	-	-	2	3	-	-	0
India in West Indies Test Series, 1970/71
RB Richardson (WI)	5	10	1	528	122	58.66	1146	46.07	2	2	-	65	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1988/89
JC Adams (WI)	3	6	3	520	174*	173.33	1209	43.01	2	2	-	52	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1994/95
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	1	518	231	57.55	-	-	1	2	1	51+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
RG Pollock (SA)	4	7	-	517	274	73.85	960	53.85	1	3	-	76	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
RC Fredericks (WI)	5	10	1	517	138	57.44	901	57.38	2	3	2	59	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1976
EAB Rowan (SA)	5	10	1	515	236	57.22	-	-	1	3	1	5+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1951
BA Richards (SA)	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
HW Taylor (SA)	5	10	-	508	109	50.80	-	-	1	3	-	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
GC Smith (SA)	4	7	1	505	148	84.16	1018	49.60	3	1	-	62	1
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2005
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	10	-	503	117	50.30	399+	50.62	2	2	-	65	2
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61
SM Nurse (WI)	5	8	-	501	137	62.62	922	54.33	1	4	1	57	3
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1966
BC Lara (WI)	4	7	1	500	400*	83.33	823	60.75	1	-	2	56	4
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 2003/04
JH Kallis (SA)	3	5	2	498	201*	166.00	870	57.24	3	-	-	46	5
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	9	-	497	92	55.22	310+	51.61	-	4	-	28+	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
GS Sobers (WI)	5	10	-	497	113	49.70	502+	59.16	2	2	-	74	2
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1968/69
CH Lloyd (WI)	6	8	2	496	161*	82.66	492+	53.65	2	2	-	18+	2
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	7	-	495	139	70.71	-	-	2	1	-	13+	5
India in West Indies Test Series, 1961/62
RB Richardson (WI)	5	10	1	495	121	55.00	1096	45.16	2	3	1	61	2
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1991
HM Amla (SA)	2	3	2	490	253*	490.00	1033	47.43	3	-	-	52	1
South Africa in India Test Series, 2009/10
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	3	488	164*	69.71	-	-	2	1	-	-	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1935
ED Weekes (WI)	4	8	1	487	206	69.57	-	-	1	3	1	0+	0
England in West Indies Test Series, 1953/54
RC Fredericks (WI)	5	10	1	487	163	54.11	-	-	1	2	-	-	0
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
BF Butcher (WI)	5	8	1	486	142	69.42	-	-	2	3	-	15+	0+
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
GA Headley (WI)	4	6	1	485	270*	97.00	-	-	1	2	1	37+	0
England in West Indies Test Series, 1934/35
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	3	485	110	69.28	1291	37.56	1	4	-	42	1
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
FCM Alexander (WI)	5	10	2	484	108	60.50	602+	44.68	1	5	1	42	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1960/61
HM Amla (SA)	3	5	1	482	311*	120.50	819	58.85	2	-	-	54	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa in England), 2012
AK Markram (SA)	4	8	-	480	152	60.00	754	63.66	2	1	1	60	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
HH Gibbs (SA)	5	9	-	478	183	53.11	737	64.85	2	-	1	80	2
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003
DJ McGlew (SA)	5	10	1	476	133	52.88	3+	-	2	2	2	26+	0
South Africa in England Test Series, 1955
RB Richardson (WI)	5	8	1	475	182	67.85	822	57.78	2	1	-	69	3
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1990/91
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	1	475	120	52.77	158+	29.11	1	3	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	6	10	-	472	250	47.20	15+	73.33	1	2	2	42+	3
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
RH Catterall (SA)	5	8	1	471	120	67.28	-	-	2	2	1	15+	3
South Africa in England Test Series, 1924
CC Hunte (WI)	5	10	2	471	182	58.87	566+	36.39	2	1	-	54+	1
The Wisden Trophy (West Indies in England), 1963
HM Amla (SA)	4	7	-	470	201	67.14	1002	46.90	2	1	-	67	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
DL Haynes (WI)	5	9	3	469	131	78.16	985	47.61	1	3	-	55	2
The Wisden Trophy (England in West Indies), 1985/86
ED Weekes (WI)	5	10	2	469	139	58.62	-	-	1	3	1	11+	2
Australia in West Indies Test Series, 1955
CH Lloyd (WI)	6	11	1	469	149	46.90	630	74.44	2	2	1	62	2
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1975/76
DL Haynes (WI)	5	8	3	468	145	93.60	607+	51.40	2	3	-	55	1
The Frank Worrell Trophy (Australia in West Indies), 1983/84
CA Roach (WI)	4	8	-	467	209	58.37	108+	34.25	2	1	2	5+	3
England in West Indies Test Series, 1929/30
BC Lara (WI)	5	8	-	466	277	58.25	750	62.13	1	3	1	57	0
The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia), 1992/93
B Mitchell (SA)	5	9	1	466	109	58.25	-	-	1	3	-	7+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
CA Davis (WI)	5	9	1	466	183	58.25	-	-	1	1	-	38+	1
New Zealand in West Indies Test Series, 1971/72
HH Gibbs (SA)	5	10	1	464	87	51.55	1289	35.99	-	4	-	56	2
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (South Africa in West Indies), 2000/01
G Kirsten (SA)	4	7	-	462	130	66.00	1034	44.68	2	2	-	63	1
South Africa in England Test Series, 2003

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