Individual List Captains

List of Captains for South Africa in Tests

List of captains

Player	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	%NR	%
M Bisset (SA)	1899-1899	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
GS Sobers (WI)	1965-1972	39	9	10	0	20	0	0.90	23.07	25.64	-	47.36
CH Lloyd (WI)	1974-1985	74	36	12	0	26	0	3.00	48.64	16.21	-	75.00
BC Lara (WI)	1997-2006	47	10	26	0	11	0	0.38	21.27	55.31	-	27.77
AI Kallicharran (WI)	1978-1979	9	1	2	0	6	0	0.50	11.11	22.22	-	33.33
DL Murray (WI)	1979-1979	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1994-1997	22	6	7	0	9	0	0.85	27.27	31.81	-	46.15
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	15	4	8	0	3	0	0.50	26.66	53.33	-	33.33
DJG Sammy (WI)	2010-2013	30	8	12	0	10	0	0.66	26.66	40.00	-	40.00
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2020	37	11	21	0	5	0	0.52	29.72	56.75	-	34.37
N Betancourt (WI)	1930-1930	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2014	108	53	28	0	27	0	1.89	49.07	25.92	-	65.43
SJ Snooke (SA)	1910-1910	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	60.00
HW Taylor (SA)	1913-1924	18	1	10	0	7	0	0.10	5.55	55.55	-	9.09
HG Deane (SA)	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	-	33.33
GC Grant (WI)	1930-1935	12	3	7	0	2	0	0.42	25.00	58.33	-	30.00
HF Wade (SA)	1935-1936	10	1	4	0	5	0	0.25	10.00	40.00	-	20.00
AD Nourse (SA)	1948-1951	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.11	6.66	60.00	-	10.00
JE Cheetham (SA)	1952-1955	15	7	5	0	3	0	1.40	46.66	33.33	-	58.33
DJ McGlew (SA)	1955-1962	14	4	6	0	4	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	-	40.00
TL Goddard (SA)	1963-1965	13	1	2	0	10	0	0.50	7.69	15.38	-	33.33
PW Sherwell (SA)	1906-1911	13	5	6	0	2	0	0.83	38.46	46.15	-	45.45
CB van Ryneveld (SA)	1956-1958	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	-	33.33
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1991	50	27	8	0	15	0	3.37	54.00	16.00	-	77.14
F du Plessis (SA)	2016-2020	36	18	15	0	3	0	1.20	50.00	41.66	-	54.54
RB Richardson (WI)	1992-1995	24	11	6	0	7	0	1.83	45.83	25.00	-	64.70
D Ramdin (WI)	2014-2015	13	4	7	0	2	0	0.57	30.76	53.84	-	36.36
WJ Cronje (SA)	1994-2000	53	27	11	0	15	0	2.45	50.94	20.75	-	71.05
FMM Worrell (WI)	1960-1963	15	9	3	1	2	0	3.00	60.00	20.00	-	73.07
DJ Bravo (WI)	2008-2008	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2017-2025	39	10	22	0	7	0	0.45	25.64	56.41	-	31.25
F Mitchell (SA)	1912-1912	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2010	20	3	9	0	8	0	0.33	15.00	45.00	-	25.00
D Elgar (SA)	2017-2024	18	9	8	0	1	0	1.12	50.00	44.44	-	52.94
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2002	22	4	11	0	7	0	0.36	18.18	50.00	-	26.66
JDC Goddard (WI)	1948-1957	22	8	7	0	7	0	1.14	36.36	31.81	-	53.33
JB Stollmeyer (WI)	1952-1955	13	3	4	0	6	0	0.75	23.07	30.76	-	42.85
RK Nunes (WI)	1928-1930	4	0	3	0	1	0	-	-	75.00	-	-
GE Gomez (WI)	1948-1948	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
ELG Hoad (WI)	1930-1930	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
DS Atkinson (WI)	1955-1956	7	3	3	0	1	0	1.00	42.85	42.85	-	50.00
T Bavuma (SA)	2023-2025	10	9	0	0	1	0	-	90.00	-	-	100.00
HM Taberer (SA)	1902-1902	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
LJ Tancred (SA)	1912-1912	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	-
FCM Alexander (WI)	1958-1960	18	7	4	0	7	0	1.75	38.88	22.22	-	63.63
HB Cameron (SA)	1931-1932	9	2	5	0	2	0	0.40	22.22	55.55	-	28.57
RL Chase (WI)	2025-2025	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
OR Dunell (SA)	1889-1889	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
EA Halliwell (SA)	1896-1902	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
N Brand (SA)	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2006	14	1	10	0	3	0	0.10	7.14	71.42	-	9.09
KC Wessels (SA)	1992-1994	16	5	3	0	8	0	1.66	31.25	18.75	-	62.50
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2003	26	14	5	0	7	0	2.80	53.84	19.23	-	73.68
G Kirsten (SA)	1998-1998	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
AB de Villiers (SA)	2016-2017	3	2	1	0	0	0	2.00	66.66	33.33	-	66.66
HM Amla (SA)	2014-2016	14	4	4	0	6	0	1.00	28.57	28.57	-	50.00
D Ganga (WI)	2007-2007	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
MV Boucher (SA)	2002-2002	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
DL Haynes (WI)	1990-1990	4	1	1	0	2	0	1.00	25.00	25.00	-	50.00
A Melville (SA)	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	-	-	40.00	-	-
RD Jacobs (WI)	2002-2002	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
RB Kanhai (WI)	1973-1974	13	3	3	0	7	0	1.00	23.07	23.07	-	50.00
FL Reifer (WI)	2009-2009	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2007-2008	4	0	2	0	2	0	-	-	50.00	-	-
JH Anderson (SA)	1902-1902	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
RS Grant (WI)	1939-1939	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	-	33.33	-	-
A Bacher (SA)	1970-1970	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
WH Milton (SA)	1889-1892	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2006-2009	2	1	1	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
CG Greenidge (WI)	1988-1988	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
PL van der Merwe (SA)	1965-1967	8	4	1	0	3	0	4.00	50.00	12.50	-	80.00
MP Fernandes (WI)	1930-1930	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
GA Headley (WI)	1948-1948	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	-
AR Richards (SA)	1896-1896	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
AK Markram (SA)	2024-2024	2	2	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
EP Nupen (SA)	1930-1930	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
Q de Kock (SA)	2020-2021	4	2	2	0	0	0	1.00	50.00	50.00	-	50.00
AG Prince (SA)	2006-2006	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2025-2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00
PWA Mulder (SA)	2025-2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	100.00

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Yorkshire vs Somerset at York, One-Day Cup Group B, Aug 14, 2025 [List A]

Glamorgan vs Surrey at The Oval, One-Day Cup Group A, Aug 13, 2025 [List A]

North West Warriors vs Northern Knights at Bready, Cricket Ireland Inter-Provincial Limited Over Cup 8th Match, Aug 13, 2025 [List A]