Individual Most Matches As Captain

Most matches as captain for South Africa in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most matches as captain

Player	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	NR	W/L	%W	%L	% Tied	% Draw	%NR	%
GC Smith	2003-2014	284	163	88	1	27	5	1.85	57.39	30.98	0.35	9.50	1.76	64.88
WJ Cronje	1994-2000	191	126	46	1	15	3	2.73	65.96	24.08	0.52	7.85	1.57	73.12
AB de Villiers	2012-2017	124	69	49	1	0	5	1.40	55.64	39.51	0.80	-	4.03	58.40
SM Pollock	2000-2007	119	73	35	3	7	1	2.08	61.34	29.41	2.52	5.88	0.84	67.11
F du Plessis	2012-2020	112	69	38	1	3	1	1.81	61.60	33.92	0.89	2.67	0.89	64.35
T Bavuma	2021-2025	77	46	28	0	1	2	1.64	59.74	36.36	-	1.29	2.59	62.16
KC Wessels	1992-1994	68	25	33	0	8	2	0.75	36.76	48.52	-	11.76	2.94	43.10
AK Markram	2018-2025	43	21	22	0	0	0	0.95	48.83	51.16	-	-	-	48.83
HM Amla	2011-2016	25	9	10	0	6	0	0.90	36.00	40.00	-	24.00	-	47.36
Q de Kock	2018-2021	23	9	13	0	0	1	0.69	39.13	56.52	-	-	4.34	40.90
J Botha	2008-2012	21	16	5	0	0	0	3.20	76.19	23.80	-	-	-	76.19
D Elgar	2017-2024	18	9	8	0	1	0	1.12	50.00	44.44	-	5.55	-	52.94
HW Taylor	1913-1924	18	1	10	0	7	0	0.10	5.55	55.55	-	38.88	-	9.09
JE Cheetham	1952-1955	15	7	5	0	3	0	1.40	46.66	33.33	-	20.00	-	58.33
JH Kallis	2006-2010	15	7	7	0	0	1	1.00	46.66	46.66	-	-	6.66	50.00
AD Nourse	1948-1951	15	1	9	0	5	0	0.11	6.66	60.00	-	33.33	-	10.00
DJ McGlew	1955-1962	14	4	6	0	4	0	0.66	28.57	42.85	-	28.57	-	40.00
JP Duminy	2014-2019	13	8	5	0	0	0	1.60	61.53	38.46	-	-	-	61.53
TL Goddard	1963-1965	13	1	2	0	10	0	0.50	7.69	15.38	-	76.92	-	33.33
KA Maharaj	2021-2025	13	7	3	0	0	3	2.33	53.84	23.07	-	-	23.07	70.00
PW Sherwell	1906-1911	13	5	6	0	2	0	0.83	38.46	46.15	-	15.38	-	45.45
HG Deane	1927-1931	12	2	4	0	6	0	0.50	16.66	33.33	-	50.00	-	33.33
A Melville	1938-1947	10	0	4	0	6	0	-	-	40.00	-	60.00	-	-
HF Wade	1935-1936	10	1	4	0	5	0	0.25	10.00	40.00	-	50.00	-	20.00
HB Cameron	1931-1932	9	2	5	0	2	0	0.40	22.22	55.55	-	22.22	-	28.57
H Klaasen	2021-2024	9	4	5	0	0	0	0.80	44.44	55.55	-	-	-	44.44
HE van der Dussen	2024-2025	9	2	7	0	0	0	0.28	22.22	77.77	-	-	-	22.22
PL van der Merwe	1965-1967	8	4	1	0	3	0	4.00	50.00	12.50	-	37.50	-	80.00
CB van Ryneveld	1956-1958	8	2	4	0	2	0	0.50	25.00	50.00	-	25.00	-	33.33
DA Miller	2019-2022	7	4	3	0	0	0	1.33	57.14	42.85	-	-	-	57.14
MV Boucher	2002-2003	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
SJ Snooke	1910-1910	5	3	2	0	0	0	1.50	60.00	40.00	-	-	-	60.00
A Bacher	1970-1970	4	4	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
F Behardien	2017-2017	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
EA Halliwell	1896-1902	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
F Mitchell	1912-1912	3	0	3	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
CEB Rice	1991-1991	3	1	2	0	0	0	0.50	33.33	66.66	-	-	-	33.33
LJ Tancred	1912-1912	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	-	66.66	-	33.33	-	-
M Bisset	1899-1899	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
N Brand	2024-2024	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
WH Milton	1889-1892	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
AG Prince	2006-2006	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
JH Anderson	1902-1902	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
N Boje	2005-2005	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
OR Dunell	1889-1889	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
G Kirsten	1998-1998	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-
PWA Mulder	2025-2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
EP Nupen	1930-1930	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
JL Ontong	2015-2015	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	100.00	-	-	-	-	100.00
AR Richards	1896-1896	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	-	100.00	-	-	-	-
HM Taberer	1902-1902	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	100.00	-	-

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The result percentage excludes no results and counts ties as half a win

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire at Northampton, County Championship Division Two 41st Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]