Most matches for South Africa in Tests
Most matches
Player | Span | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | Wkts | BBI | Ave | 5 | Ct | St |
1995-2013 | 165 | 13206 | 224 | 55.25 | 45 | 291 | 6/54 | 32.63 | 5 | 196 | - | |
1994-2015 | 164 | 11867 | 203* | 51.37 | 30 | 9 | 1/2 | 98.11 | - | 66 | - | |
1997-2012 | 146 | 5498 | 125 | 30.54 | 5 | 1 | 1/6 | 6.00 | - | 530 | 23 | |
1984-2001 | 132 | 936 | 30* | 7.54 | - | 519 | 7/37 | 24.44 | 22 | 29 | - | |
1990-2006 | 130 | 11912 | 400* | 53.17 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 164 | - | |
2004-2019 | 124 | 9282 | 311* | 46.64 | 28 | - | - | - | - | 108 | - | |
1974-1991 | 121 | 8540 | 291 | 50.23 | 24 | 32 | 2/17 | 61.37 | - | 122 | - | |
1978-1994 | 116 | 7487 | 184 | 42.29 | 18 | 1 | 1/2 | 8.00 | - | 65 | - | |
2002-2014 | 116 | 9253 | 277 | 48.70 | 27 | 8 | 2/145 | 110.62 | - | 166 | - | |
2004-2018 | 114 | 8765 | 278* | 50.66 | 22 | 2 | 2/49 | 52.00 | - | 222 | 5 | |
1966-1985 | 110 | 7515 | 242* | 46.67 | 19 | 10 | 2/13 | 62.20 | - | 90 | - | |
1974-1991 | 108 | 7558 | 226 | 44.72 | 19 | - | - | - | - | 96 | - | |
1995-2008 | 108 | 3781 | 111 | 32.31 | 2 | 421 | 7/87 | 23.11 | 16 | 72 | - | |
2000-2014 | 103 | 7214 | 333 | 42.18 | 15 | 73 | 5/34 | 42.73 | 2 | 96 | - | |
1987-2002 | 102 | 5762 | 233 | 36.46 | 13 | 114 | 5/26 | 49.42 | 4 | 115 | - | |
1993-2004 | 101 | 7289 | 275 | 45.27 | 21 | 2 | 1/0 | 71.00 | - | 83 | - | |
1998-2009 | 101 | 699 | 32* | 9.84 | - | 390 | 7/37 | 28.82 | 18 | 25 | - | |
2011-2025 | 100 | 5950 | 212 | 32.51 | 12 | 29 | 6/29 | 53.72 | 1 | 49 | - | |
1988-2000 | 98 | 1439 | 53 | 12.40 | - | 405 | 8/45 | 20.99 | 22 | 18 | - | |
1954-1974 | 93 | 8032 | 365* | 57.78 | 26 | 235 | 6/73 | 34.03 | 6 | 109 | - | |
2004-2019 | 93 | 1251 | 76 | 13.59 | - | 439 | 7/51 | 22.95 | 26 | 26 | - | |
1996-2008 | 90 | 6167 | 228 | 41.95 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 94 | - | |
2000-2011 | 87 | 5842 | 291 | 40.01 | 15 | 23 | 4/37 | 50.56 | - | 53 | - | |
2012-2024 | 86 | 5347 | 199 | 37.92 | 14 | 15 | 4/22 | 44.86 | - | 92 | - | |
2006-2018 | 86 | 944 | 40 | 11.65 | - | 309 | 6/23 | 27.66 | 8 | 25 | - | |
1983-1995 | 86 | 5949 | 194 | 44.39 | 16 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | |
2009-2025 | 85 | 1286 | 47 | 11.90 | - | 284 | 6/48 | 27.21 | 11 | 24 | - | |
1981-1991 | 81 | 3322 | 139 | 31.94 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 267 | 5 | |
1978-1991 | 81 | 1810 | 92 | 18.85 | - | 376 | 7/22 | 20.94 | 22 | 25 | - | |
1958-1976 | 79 | 488 | 25 | 6.97 | - | 309 | 8/38 | 29.09 | 18 | 52 | - | |
1957-1974 | 79 | 6227 | 256 | 47.53 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - | |
2005-2016 | 74 | 2898 | 166 | 25.87 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 205 | 12 | |
1992-2002 | 72 | 652 | 37 | 10.68 | - | 330 | 8/71 | 22.25 | 20 | 18 | - | |
2015-2025 | 71 | 1031 | 47 | 11.85 | - | 336 | 7/112 | 21.74 | 17 | 34 | - | |
2000-2016 | 71 | 3917 | 260 | 32.64 | 7 | 41 | 4/13 | 59.63 | - | 28 | - | |
1993-2001 | 70 | 4554 | 275* | 44.21 | 14 | 2 | 1/10 | 35.50 | - | 67 | - | |
2012-2021 | 69 | 4163 | 199 | 40.02 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 63 | - | |
2014-2024 | 69 | 3073 | 202* | 29.83 | 3 | 162 | 6/42 | 30.39 | 8 | 71 | - | |
1992-2000 | 68 | 3714 | 135 | 36.41 | 6 | 43 | 3/14 | 29.95 | - | 33 | - | |
1972-1981 | 66 | 4399 | 187 | 44.43 | 12 | 4 | 2/16 | 39.50 | - | 51 | - | |
2002-2011 | 66 | 3665 | 162* | 41.64 | 11 | 1 | 1/2 | 47.00 | - | 47 | - | |
1998-2004 | 65 | 2577 | 118 | 28.31 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 207 | 12 | |
2014-2025 | 64 | 3708 | 172 | 38.22 | 4 | 1 | 1/29 | 61.00 | - | 31 | - | |
2011-2020 | 64 | 1779 | 74 | 24.04 | - | 224 | 6/21 | 22.32 | 13 | 17 | - | |
1963-1980 | 62 | 1993 | 91 | 22.90 | - | - | - | - | - | 181 | 8 | |
1976-1987 | 60 | 3171 | 143 | 39.63 | 9 | 15 | 2/20 | 62.00 | - | 18 | - | |
1975-1987 | 60 | 910 | 73 | 13.78 | - | 249 | 8/92 | 23.68 | 13 | 22 | - | |
1968-1977 | 59 | 4334 | 169 | 42.49 | 8 | 7 | 1/12 | 78.28 | - | 62 | - | |
2012-2023 | 59 | 229 | 20* | 4.24 | - | 166 | 8/62 | 32.21 | 6 | 16 | - | |
2016-2025 | 59 | 1292 | 84 | 15.38 | - | 203 | 9/129 | 29.82 | 11 | 22 | - | |
1977-1987 | 58 | 672 | 60 | 12.44 | - | 259 | 6/56 | 20.97 | 7 | 42 | - | |
2000-2009 | 58 | 3253 | 226 | 37.39 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 54 | - | |
2014-2023 | 56 | 2898 | 112* | 30.18 | 3 | 4 | 2/14 | 66.00 | - | 45 | - | |
2010-2020 | 56 | 3538 | 218 | 36.47 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | |
2003-2012 | 55 | 394 | 30 | 6.56 | - | 165 | 7/87 | 37.87 | 12 | 10 | - | |
1992-2001 | 54 | 3012 | 208* | 41.26 | 6 | 27 | 5/17 | 49.48 | 1 | 48 | - | |
2014-2021 | 54 | 3300 | 141* | 38.82 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 221 | 11 | |
1995-2002 | 52 | 2882 | 208 | 32.38 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 47 | - | |
2016-2025 | 52 | 2379 | 137* | 25.85 | 5 | 86 | 8/60 | 46.27 | 4 | 28 | - | |
1983-1991 | 52 | 2470 | 130 | 35.79 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 57 | - | |
1992-2000 | 52 | 2532 | 117 | 35.66 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 34 | - | |
1948-1963 | 51 | 3860 | 261 | 49.48 | 9 | 69 | 7/70 | 38.72 | 2 | 43 | - | |
1951-1965 | 50 | 2405 | 134 | 30.44 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 124 | 17 | |
1996-2004 | 49 | 1906 | 174 | 32.86 | 4 | 80 | 8/64 | 37.91 | 1 | 34 | - | |
1998-2008 | 48 | 2160 | 135 | 25.71 | 3 | 1 | 1/20 | 106.00 | - | 30 | - | |
1958-1969 | 48 | 818 | 50* | 15.73 | - | 192 | 7/69 | 26.38 | 9 | 11 | - | |
2003-2012 | 48 | 2622 | 222* | 35.43 | 6 | 4 | 1/1 | 108.00 | - | 29 | - | |
1948-1958 | 48 | 4455 | 207 | 58.61 | 15 | 1 | 1/8 | 77.00 | - | 49 | - | |
1974-1983 | 47 | 762 | 68 | 14.94 | - | 202 | 7/54 | 25.61 | 11 | 9 | - | |
2008-2017 | 46 | 2103 | 166 | 32.85 | 6 | 42 | 4/47 | 38.11 | - | 38 | - | |
2017-2025 | 46 | 2993 | 152 | 36.50 | 8 | 5 | 2/27 | 52.80 | - | 54 | - | |
2003-2016 | 46 | 856 | 106 | 12.96 | 1 | 130 | 6/47 | 34.46 | 4 | 8 | - | |
1995-2004 | 45 | 360 | 35 | 9.00 | - | 134 | 7/128 | 32.87 | 4 | 29 | - | |
2000-2005 | 45 | 2608 | 213 | 33.01 | 5 | 16 | 3/79 | 36.87 | - | 32 | - | |
1902-1924 | 45 | 2234 | 111 | 29.78 | 1 | 41 | 4/25 | 37.87 | - | 43 | - | |
1958-1969 | 44 | 3104 | 209* | 43.11 | 7 | 5 | 5/34 | 18.00 | 1 | 15 | - | |
1958-1967 | 44 | 3245 | 260 | 45.06 | 8 | 2 | 1/17 | 55.00 | - | 16 | - | |
2011-2021 | 44 | 2113 | 134 | 25.76 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | |
1948-1960 | 44 | 3798 | 220 | 56.68 | 15 | 11 | 3/50 | 37.09 | - | 53 | 11 | |
1989-1998 | 43 | 632 | 48 | 12.15 | - | 161 | 6/40 | 24.27 | 6 | 8 | - | |
2000-2006 | 43 | 1312 | 85 | 25.23 | - | 100 | 5/62 | 42.65 | 3 | 18 | - | |
1950-1961 | 43 | 361 | 44 | 8.20 | - | 158 | 7/49 | 28.98 | 10 | 9 | - | |
2003-2018 | 43 | 1760 | 108 | 23.78 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 36 | - | |
1929-1949 | 42 | 3471 | 189* | 48.88 | 8 | 27 | 5/87 | 51.11 | 1 | 56 | - | |
1992-1998 | 42 | 1359 | 109 | 24.26 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 150 | 2 | |
1912-1932 | 42 | 2936 | 176 | 40.77 | 7 | 5 | 3/15 | 31.20 | - | 19 | - | |
1955-1970 | 41 | 2516 | 112 | 34.46 | 1 | 123 | 6/53 | 26.22 | 5 | 48 | - | |
2015-2025 | 41 | 1839 | 147 | 24.52 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 66 | 1 | |
2004-2010 | 40 | 2200 | 113 | 31.42 | 3 | 86 | 6/55 | 39.83 | 2 | 41 | - | |
1969-1979 | 40 | 682 | 42 | 14.20 | - | 109 | 6/28 | 33.27 | 3 | 16 | - | |
2016-2025 | 40 | 770 | 86 | 12.22 | - | 124 | 5/27 | 33.46 | 2 | 17 | - | |
1951-1964 | 40 | 2120 | 142 | 30.28 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | |
1997-2004 | 38 | 549 | 43 | 8.44 | - | 131 | 5/71 | 33.57 | 2 | 16 | - | |
1999-2007 | 38 | 1718 | 177* | 30.14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 27 | - | |
1992-1998 | 38 | 1968 | 113 | 39.36 | 3 | 75 | 4/65 | 33.82 | - | 49 | - | |
2007-2013 | 38 | 1323 | 106 | 21.68 | 1 | 84 | 7/66 | 35.79 | 4 | 65 | - | |
2007-2011 | 37 | 460 | 46 | 10.69 | - | 103 | 6/127 | 37.87 | 3 | 16 | - | |
2002-2009 | 37 | 407 | 36* | 7.82 | - | 85 | 5/25 | 47.85 | 1 | 8 | - | |
1949-1960 | 37 | 862 | 75 | 16.90 | - | 170 | 9/113 | 25.91 | 14 | 26 | - | |
2011-2018 | 36 | 707 | 45 | 15.36 | - | 117 | 8/49 | 37.17 | 4 | 20 | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Netherlands vs Bangladesh at Sylhet, Netherlands in Bangladesh 1st T20I, Aug 30, 2025 [T20I # 3425]
Serbia vs Croatia at Szodliget, Eastern Europe Cup 3rd Match, Aug 30, 2025 [T20I # 3422]
Guernsey vs Switzerland at Castel, Switzerland in Guernsey 1st T20I, Aug 30, 2025 [T20I # 3424]