List of South Africa Test cricketers

This article is about the men's cricketers. For the women's cricketers, see List of South Africa women Test cricketers.

This is a list of South African Test cricketers. The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test Cap.

International Test teams wear their cap number on their uniform under the national crest. For South African players, current cap numbers worn on their uniform start from their readmission to Test cricket in 1991 following their cricket boycott during the apartheid era.[1]

The table in post readmission includes sequential cap numbers from South Africa's first Test played in 1889, as well as cap numbers worn on uniforms' since South Africa's readmission.

Statistics are correct as of 29 December 2024.[2][3][4]

Players from 1889 to 1970

This table includes Players that made their debut from South Africa's first Test Match in 1889 to 1970.

Note: Players during this period were awarded their test caps in alphabetical order if more than one player debuted in the same match.

‡ Captain † Wicketkeeper

South African Test cricketers Batting Bowling Fielding
Cap Name First Test Last Test Mat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Best Avg Ca St
1 Owen Dunell ‡ 1889 1889 2 4 1 42 26* 14.00 - - - - - - 1 -
2 Charlie Finlason 1889 1889 1 2 0 6 6 3.00 12 0 7 0 - - 0 -
3 Philip Hutchinson 1889 1889 2 4 0 14 11 3.50 - - - - - - 3 -
4 Gus Kempis 1889 1889 1 2 1 0 0* 0.00 168 17 76 4 3/53 19.00 0 -
5 William Milton ‡ 1889 1892 3 6 0 68 21 11.33 79 5 48 2 1/5 24.00 1 -
6 Arthur Edward Ochse 1889 1889 2 4 0 16 8 4.00 - - - - - - 0 -
7 Albert Rose-Innes 1889 1889 2 4 0 14 13 3.50 128 8 89 5 5/43 17.80 2 -
8 Fred Smith † 1889 1896 3 6 1 45 12 9.00 - - - - - - 2 0
9 Robert Stewart 1889 1889 1 2 0 13 9 6.50 - - - - - - 2 -
10 Bernard Tancred 1889 1889 2 4 1 87 29 29.00 - - - - - - 2 -
11 Charles Vintcent 1889 1892 3 6 0 26 9 4.33 369 23 193 4 3/88 48.25 1 -
12 Gobo Ashley 1889 1889 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 173 18 95 7 7/95 13.57 0 -
13 William Richards 1889 1889 1 2 0 4 4 2.00 - - - - - - 0 -
14 Nicolaas Theunissen 1889 1889 1 2 1 2 2* 2.00 80 5 51 0 - - 0 -
15 Godfrey Cripps 1892 1892 1 2 0 21 18 10.50 15 0 23 0 - - 0 -
16 Flooi du Toit 1892 1892 1 2 2 2 2* - 85 5 47 1 1/47 47.00 1 -
17 Charles Fichardt 1892 1896 2 4 0 15 10 3.75 - - - - - - 2 -
18 Ernest Halliwell ‡† 1892 1902 8 15 0 188 57 12.53 - - - - - - 9 2
19 Frank Hearne 1892 1896 4[a] 8 0 121 30 15.13 62 0 40 2 2/40 20.00 3 -
20 Charles Mills 1892 1892 1 2 0 25 21 12.50 140 7 83 2 2/83 41.50 2 -
21 Dante Parkin 1892 1892 1 2 0 6 6 3.00 130 4 82 3 3/82 27.33 1 -
22 Thomas Routledge 1892 1896 4 8 0 72 24 9.00 - - - - - - 2 -
23 Clarence Wimble 1892 1892 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - 0 -
24 Frederick Cook 1896 1896 1 2 0 7 7 3.50 - - - - - - 0 -
25 Robert Gleeson 1896 1896 1 2 1 4 3 4.00 - - - - - - 2 -
26 Charles Hime 1896 1896 1 2 0 8 8 4.00 55 4 31 1 1/20 31.00 0 -
27 James Middleton 1896 1902 6 12 5 52 22 7.43 1,064 61 442 24 5/51 18.42 1 -
28 Robert Poore 1896 1896 3 6 0 76 20 12.67 9 0 4 1 1/4 4.00 3 -
29 Jimmy Sinclair 1896 1911 25 47 1 1,069 106 23.24 3,598 110 1,996 63 6/26 31.68 9 -
30 Joseph Willoughby 1896 1896 2 4 0 8 5 2.00 275 12 159 6 2/37 26.50 0 -
31 William Frank 1896 1896 1 2 0 7 5 3.50 58 3 52 1 1/52 52.00 0 -
32 Clement Johnson 1896 1896 1 2 0 10 7 5.00 140 12 57 0 - - 1 -
33 Charlie Llewellyn 1896 1912 15 28 1 544 90 20.15 2,292 55 1,421 48 6/92 29.60 7 -
34 George Rowe 1896 1902 5 9 3 26 13* 4.33 998 50 456 15 5/115 30.40 4 -
35 George Shepstone 1896 1899 2 4 0 38 21 9.50 115 9 47 0 - - 2 -
36 George Glover 1896 1896 1 2 1 21 18* 21.00 65 4 28 1 1/28 28.00 0 -
37 Alfred Richards ‡ 1896 1896 1 2 0 6 6 3.00 - - - - - - 0 -
38 Arthur Seccull 1896 1896 1 2 1 23 17* 23.00 60 2 37 2 2/37 18.50 1 -
39 Murray Bisset ‡† 1899 1910 3 6 2 103 35 25.75 - - - - - - 2 1
40 Robert Dower 1899 1899 1 2 0 9 9 4.50 - - - - - - 2 -
41 Howard Francis 1899 1899 2 4 0 39 29 9.75 - - - - - - 1 -
42 Robert Graham 1899 1899 2 4 0 6 4 1.50 240 13 127 3 2/22 42.33 2 -
43 William Solomon 1899 1899 1 2 0 4 2 2.00 - - - - - - 1 -
44 Vincent Tancred 1899 1899 1 2 0 25 18 12.50 - - - - - - 0 -
45 Frederick Kuys 1899 1899 1 2 0 26 26 13.00 60 4 31 2 2/31 15.50 0 -
46 Albert Powell 1899 1899 1 2 0 16 11 8.00 20 1 10 1 1/10 10.00 2 -
47 Charles Prince 1899 1899 1 2 0 6 5 3.00 - - - - - - 0 -
48 William Shalders 1899 1907 12 23 1 355 42 16.14 48 3 6 1 1/6 6.00 3 -
49 Maitland Hathorn 1902 1911 12 20 1 325 102 17.11 - - - - - - 5 -
50 Dave Nourse 1902 1924 45 83 8 2,234 111 29.79 3,234 120 1,553 41 4/25 37.88 43 -
51 Charlie Smith 1902 1902 3 6 1 106 45 21.20 - - - - - - 2 -
52 Henry Taberer ‡ 1902 1902 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 60 2 48 1 1/25 48.00 0 -
53 Louis Tancred ‡ 1902 1913 14 26 1 530 97 21.20 - - - - - - 3 -
54 George Thornton 1902 1902 1 1 1 1 1* - 24 0 20 1 1/20 20.00 1 -
55 Biddy Anderson ‡ 1902 1902 1 2 0 43 32 21.50 - - - - - - 1 -
56 Johannes Kotze 1902 1907 3 5 0 2 2 0.40 413 8 243 6 3/64 40.50 3 -
57 Percy Twentyman-Jones 1902 1902 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - 0 -
58 Aubrey Faulkner 1906 1924 25 47 4 1,754 204 40.79 4,227 124 2,180 82 7/84 26.59 20 -
59 Reggie Schwarz 1906 1912 20 35 8 374 61 13.85 2,639 66 1,417 55 6/47 25.76 18 -
60 Percy Sherwell ‡† 1906 1911 13 22 4 427 115 23.72 - - - - - - 20 16
61 Tip Snooke ‡ 1906 1923 26 46 1 1,008 103 22.40 1,620 62 702 35 8/70 20.06 24 -
62 Bert Vogler 1906 1911 15 26 6 340 65 17.00 2,764 96 1,455 64 7/94 22.73 20 -
63 Gordon White 1906 1912 17 31 2 872 147 30.07 498 14 301 9 4/47 33.44 10 -
64 Stanley Snooke 1907 1907 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - 2 -
65 Tom Campbell † 1910 1912 5 9 3 90 48 15.00 - - - - - - 7 1
66 Mick Commaille 1910 1928 12 22 1 355 47 16.90 - - - - - - 1 -
67 Louis Stricker 1910 1912 13 24 0 342 48 14.25 174 3 105 1 1/36 105.00 3 -
68 Billy Zulch 1910 1921 16 32 2 985 150 32.83 24 0 28 0 - - 4 -
69 Claude Floquet 1910 1910 1 2 1 12 11* 12.00 48 2 24 0 - - 0 -
70 Sid Pegler 1910 1924 16 28 5 356 35* 15.48 2,989 84 1,572 47 7/65 33.45 5 -
71 Norman Norton 1910 1910 1 2 0 9 7 4.50 90 4 47 4 4/47 11.75 0 -
72 Sivert Samuelson 1910 1910 1 2 0 22 15 11.00 108 2 64 0 - - 1 -
73 Ormerod Pearse 1910 1911 3 6 0 55 31 9.17 144 0 106 3 3/56 35.33 1 -
74 Rolland Beaumont 1912 1914 5 9 0 70 31 7.78 6 1 0 0 - - 2 -
75 Gerald Hartigan 1912 1914 5 10 0 114 51 11.40 252 7 141 1 1/72 141.00 0 -
76 Frank Mitchell ‡ 1912 1912 3[a] 6 0 28 12 4.67 - - - - - - 2 -
77 Herbie Taylor ‡ 1912 1932 42 76 4 2,936 176 40.78 342 18 156 5 3/15 31.20 19 -
78 Tommy Ward † 1912 1924 23 42 9 459 64 13.91 - - - - - - 19 13
79 Claude Carter 1912 1924 10 15 5 181 45 18.10 1,475 47 694 28 6/50 24.79 2 -
80 Harold Baumgartner 1913 1913 1 2 0 19 16 9.50 166 3 99 2 2/99 49.50 1 -
81 Jimmy Blanckenberg 1913 1924 18 30 7 455 59 19.78 3,888 132 1,817 60 6/76 30.28 9 -
82 Alfred Cooper 1913 1913 1 2 0 6 6 3.00 - - - - - - 1 -
83 Joseph Cox 1913 1914 3 6 1 17 12* 3.40 576 24 245 4 2/74 61.25 1 -
84 Philip Hands 1913 1924 7 12 0 300 83 25.00 37 0 18 0 - - 3 -
85 Plum Lewis 1913 1913 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - 0 -
86 George Tapscott 1913 1913 1 2 0 5 4 2.50 - - - - - - 1 -
87 Claude Newberry 1913 1914 4 8 0 62 16 7.75 558 15 268 11 4/72 24.36 3 -
88 Cecil Dixon 1914 1914 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 240 6 118 3 2/62 39.33 1 -
89 Len Tuckett 1914 1914 1 2 1 0 0* 0.00 120 4 69 0 - - 2 -
90 Horace Chapman 1914 1921 2 4 1 39 17 13.00 126 1 104 1 1/51 104.00 1 -
91 Fred le Roux 1914 1914 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 54 3 24 0 - - 0 -
92 Dan Taylor 1914 1914 2 4 0 85 36 21.25 - - - - - - 0 -
93 Reginald Hands 1914 1914 1 2 0 7 7 3.50 - - - - - - 0 -
94 Bill Lundie 1914 1914 1 2 1 1 1 1.00 286 9 107 4 4/101 26.75 0 -
95 Charlie Frank 1921 1921 3 6 0 236 152 39.33 - - - - - - 0 -
96 William Ling 1921 1923 6 10 0 168 38 16.80 18 0 20 0 - - 1 -
97 Eric Marx 1921 1921 3 6 0 125 36 20.83 228 1 144 4 3/85 36.00 0 -
98 Buster Nupen ‡ 1921 1936 17 31 7 348 69 14.50 4,159 133 1,788 50 6/46 35.76 9 -
99 Neville Lindsay 1921 1921 1 2 0 35 29 17.50 - - - - - - 1 -
100 Norman Reid 1921 1921 1 2 0 17 11 8.50 126 3 63 2 2/63 31.50 0 -
101 William Brann 1922 1923 3 5 0 71 50 14.20 - - - - - - 2 -
102 Izak Buys 1922 1922 1 2 1 4 4* 4.00 144 4 52 0 - - 0 -
103 Bob Catterall 1922 1931 24 43 2 1,555 120 37.93 342 7 162 7 3/15 23.14 12 -
104 Cyril Francois 1922 1923 5 9 1 252 72 31.50 684 36 225 6 3/23 37.50 5 -
105 George Hearne 1922 1924 3 5 0 59 28 11.80 - - - - - - 3 -
106 Alfred Hall 1923 1931 7 8 2 11 5 1.83 2,361 107 886 40 7/63 22.15 4 -
107 Doug Meintjes 1923 1923 2 3 0 43 21 14.33 246 7 115 6 3/38 19.17 3 -
108 Lionel Tapscott 1923 1923 2 3 1 58 50* 29.00 12 1 2 0 - - 0 -
109 Dalton Conyngham 1923 1923 1 2 2 6 3* - 366 22 103 2 1/40 51.50 1 -
110 Nummy Deane ‡ 1924 1931 17 27 2 628 93 25.12 - - - - - - 8 -
111 George Parker 1924 1924 2 4 2 3 2* 1.50 366 2 273 8 6/152 34.13 0 -
112 Manfred Susskind 1924 1924 5 8 0 268 65 33.50 - - - - - - 1 -
113 Jock Cameron ‡† 1927 1935 26 45 4 1,239 90 30.22 - - - - - - 39 12
114 Shunter Coen 1927 1928 2 4 2 101 41* 50.50 12 0 7 0 - - 1 -
115 Jacobus Duminy 1927 1929 3 6 0 30 12 5.00 60 0 39 1 1/17 39.00 2 -
116 Denys Morkel 1927 1932 16 28 1 663 88 24.56 1,704 55 821 18 4/93 45.61 13 -
117 Henry Promnitz 1927 1928 2 4 0 14 5 3.50 528 30 161 8 5/58 20.13 2 -
118 Cyril Vincent 1927 1935 25 38 12 526 60 20.23 5,851 194 2,631 84 6/51 31.32 27 -
119 George Bissett 1928 1928 4 4 2 38 23 19.00 989 28 469 25 7/29 18.76 0 -
120 Archibald Palm 1928 1928 1 2 0 15 13 7.50 - - - - - - 1 -
121 John Nicolson 1928 1928 3 5 0 179 78 35.80 24 0 17 0 - - 0 -
122 Arthur Lennox Ochse 1928 1929 3 4 1 11 4* 3.67 649 10 362 10 4/79 36.20 1 -
123 Jack Siedle 1928 1936 18 34 0 977 141 28.74 19 1 7 1 1/7 7.00 7 -
124 Jim Christy 1929 1932 10 18 0 618 103 34.33 138 4 92 2 1/15 46.00 3 -
125 Bruce Mitchell 1929 1949 42 80 9 3,471 189* 48.89 2,519 26 1,380 27 5/87 51.11 56 -
126 Tuppy Owen-Smith 1929 1929 5 8 2 252 129 42.00 156 0 113 0 - - 4 -
127 Neville Quinn 1929 1932 12 18 3 90 28 6.00 2,922 103 1,145 35 6/92 32.71 1 -
128 Sandy Bell 1929 1935 16 23 12 69 26* 6.27 3,342 89 1,567 48 6/99 32.65 6 -
129 Eric Dalton 1929 1939 15 24 2 698 117 31.73 864 7 490 12 4/59 40.83 5 -
130 Quintin McMillan 1929 1932 13 21 4 306 50* 18.00 2,021 38 1,243 36 5/66 34.53 8 -
131 Edward van der Merwe † 1929 1936 2 4 1 27 19 9.00 - - - - - - 3 0
132 Xen Balaskas 1930 1939 9 13 1 174 122* 14.50 1,572 28 806 22 5/49 36.64 5 -
133 Syd Curnow 1930 1932 7 14 0 168 47 12.00 - - - - - - 5 -
134 Bob Newson 1930 1939 3 5 1 30 16 7.50 874 15 265 4 2/58 66.25 3 -
135 Ken Viljoen 1930 1949 27 50 2 1,365 124 28.44 48 1 23 0 - - 5 -
136 John Cochran 1931 1931 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 138 5 47 0 - - 0 -
137 Lennox Brown 1931 1932 2 3 0 17 8 5.67 318 7 189 3 1/30 63.00 0 -
138 Bob Crisp 1935 1936 9 13 1 123 35 10.25 1,428 30 747 20 5/99 37.35 3 -
139 Arthur Langton 1935 1939 15 23 4 298 73* 15.68 4,199 104 1,827 40 5/58 45.68 8 -
140 Dudley Nourse ‡ 1935 1951 34 62 7 2,960 231 53.82 20 1 9 0 - - 12 -
141 Eric Rowan 1935 1951 26 50 5 1,965 236 43.67 19 1 7 0 - - 14 -
142 Denis Tomlinson 1935 1935 1 1 0 9 9 9.00 60 0 38 0 - - 0 -
143 Herby Wade ‡ 1935 1936 10 18 2 327 40* 20.44 - - - - - - 4 -
144 Frank Nicholson † 1935 1936 4 8 1 76 29 10.86 - - - - - - 3 0
145 Jack Robertson 1935 1936 3 6 1 51 17 10.20 738 26 321 6 3/143 53.50 2 -
146 Ernest Bock 1935 1935 1 2 2 11 9* - 138 2 91 0 - - 0 -
147 Dooley Briscoe 1935 1939 2 3 0 33 16 11.00 - - - - - - 1 -
148 Eric Davies 1936 1939 5 8 3 9 3 1.80 768 7 481 7 4/75 68.71 0 -
149 Robert Harvey 1936 1936 2 4 0 51 28 12.75 - - - - - - 0 -
150 Gerald Bond 1938 1938 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 16 0 16 0 - - 0 -
151 Norman Gordon 1938 1939 5 6 2 8 7* 2.00 1,966 28 807 20 5/103 40.35 1 -
152 Alan Melville ‡ 1938 1949 11 19 2 894 189 52.59 - - - - - - 8 -
153 Pieter van der Bijl 1938 1939 5 9 0 460 125 51.11 - - - - - - 1 -
154 Billy Wade † 1938 1950 11 19 1 511 125 28.39 - - - - - - 15 2
155 Ronnie Grieveson † 1939 1939 2 2 0 114 75 57.00 - - - - - - 7 3
156 Ossie Dawson 1947 1949 9 15 1 293 55 20.93 1,294 41 578 10 2/57 57.80 10 -
157 Tony Harris 1947 1949 3 5 1 100 60 25.00 - - - - - - 1 -
158 Johnny Lindsay † 1947 1947 3 5 2 21 9* 7.00 - - - - - - 4 1
159 Tufty Mann 1947 1951 19 31 1 400 52 13.33 5,796 260 1,920 58 6/59 33.10 3 -
160 Athol Rowan 1947 1951 15 23 6 290 41 17.06 5,193 136 2,084 54 5/68 38.59 7 -
161 Ian Smith 1947 1957 9 16 6 39 11* 3.90 1,655 55 769 12 4/143 64.08 3 -
162 Lindsay Tuckett 1947 1949 9 14 3 131 40* 11.91 2,104 47 980 19 5/68 51.58 9 -
163 Dennis Dyer 1947 1947 3 6 0 96 62 16.00 - - - - - - 0 -
164 Jack Plimsoll 1947 1947 1 2 1 16 8* 16.00 237 9 143 3 3/128 47.67 0 -
165 George Fullerton † 1947 1951 7 13 0 325 88 25.00 - - - - - - 10 2
166 Denis Begbie 1948 1950 5 7 0 138 48 19.71 160 0 130 1 1/38 130.00 2 -
167 Cuan McCarthy 1948 1951 15 24 15 28 5 3.11 3,499 64 1,510 36 6/43 41.94 6 -
168 Owen Wynne 1948 1950 6 12 0 219 50 18.25 - - - - - - 3 -
169 Martin Hanley 1949 1949 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 232 7 88 1 1/57 88.00 0 -
170 Fish Markham 1949 1949 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 104 1 72 1 1/34 72.00 0 -
171 Jack Cheetham 1949 1955 24 43 6 883 89 23.86 6 0 2 0 - - 13 -
172 Jack Nel 1949 1957 6 11 0 150 38 13.64 - - - - - - 1 -
173 Hugh Tayfield 1949 1960 37 60 9 862 75 16.90 13,568 602 4,405 170 9/113 25.91 26 -
174 John Watkins 1949 1957 15 27 1 612 92 23.54 2,805 134 816 29 4/22 28.14 12 -
175 Ronald Draper 1950 1950 2 3 0 25 15 8.33 - - - - - - 0 -
176 Michael Melle 1950 1953 7 12 4 68 17 8.50 1,667 20 851 26 6/71 32.73 4 -
177 Paul Winslow 1950 1955 5 9 0 186 108 20.67 - - - - - - 1 -
178 Geoff Chubb 1951 1951 5 9 3 63 15* 10.50 1,425 63 577 21 6/51 27.48 0 -
179 Jackie McGlew ‡ 1951 1962 34 64 6 2,440 255* 42.07 32 0 23 0 - - 18 -
180 Clive van Ryneveld ‡ 1951 1958 19 33 6 724 83 26.81 1,554 27 671 17 4/67 39.47 14 -
181 John Waite† 1951 1965 50 86 7 2,405 134 30.44 - - - - - - 124 17
182 Roy McLean 1951 1964 40 73 3 2,120 142 30.29 4 0 1 0 - - 23 -
183 Percy Mansell 1951 1955 13 22 2 355 90 17.75 1,506 31 736 11 3/58 66.91 15 -
184 Russell Endean † 1951 1958 28 52 4 1,630 162* 33.96 - - - - - - 41 0
185 Ken Funston 1952 1958 18 33 1 824 92 25.75 - - - - - - 7 -
186 Anton Murray 1952 1954 10 14 1 289 109 22.23 2,374 111 710 18 4/169 39.44 3 -
187 Eddie Fuller 1953 1958 7 9 1 64 17 8.00 1,898 61 668 22 5/66 30.36 3 -
188 Headley Keith 1953 1957 8 16 1 318 73 21.20 108 2 63 0 - - 9 -
189 Neil Adcock 1953 1962 26 39 12 146 24 5.41 6,391 218 2,195 104 6/43 21.11 4 -
190 David Ironside 1953 1954 3 4 2 37 13 18.50 986 41 275 15 5/51 18.33 1 -
191 Dick Westcott 1954 1958 5 9 0 166 62 18.44 32 0 22 0 - - 0 -
192 Trevor Goddard ‡ 1955 1970 41 78 5 2,516 112 34.47 11,736 706 3,226 123 6/53 26.23 48 -
193 Peter Heine 1955 1962 14 24 3 209 31 9.95 3,890 106 1455 58 6/58 25.09 8 -
194 Scotch Taylor 1956 1956 1 2 0 18 12 9.00 - - - - - - 0 -
195 Tony Pithey 1957 1965 17 27 1 819 154 31.50 12 0 5 0 - - 3 -
196 Chris Duckworth 1957 1957 2 4 0 28 13 7.00 - - - - - - 3 -
197 Christopher Burger 1958 1958 2 4 1 62 37* 20.67 - - - - - - 1 -
198 Peter Carlstein 1958 1964 8 14 1 190 42 14.62 - - - - - - 3 -
199 Jonathan Fellows-Smith 1960 1960 4 8 2 166 35 27.67 114 1 61 0 - - 2 -
200 Geoff Griffin 1960 1960 2 4 0 25 14 6.25 432 14 192 8 4/87 24.00 0 -
201 Sid O'Linn 1960 1961 7 12 1 297 98 27.00 - - - - - - 4 -
202 Colin Wesley 1960 1960 3 5 0 49 35 9.80 - - - - - - 1 -
203 Jim Pothecary 1960 1960 3 4 0 26 12 6.50 828 32 354 9 4/58 39.33 2 -
204 Atholl McKinnon 1960 1967 8 13 7 107 27 17.83 2,546 153 925 26 4/128 35.58 1 -
205 Eddie Barlow 1961 1970 30 57 2 2,516 201 45.75 3,021 115 1,362 40 5/85 34.05 35 -
206 Colin Bland 1961 1966 21 39 5 1,669 144* 49.09 394 18 125 2 2/16 62.50 10 -
207 Harry Bromfield 1961 1965 9 12 7 59 21 11.80 1,810 101 599 17 5/88 35.24 13 -
208 Kim Elgie 1961 1962 3 6 0 75 56 12.50 66 2 46 0 - - 4 -
209 Godfrey Lawrence 1961 1962 5 8 0 141 43 17.63 1,334 62 512 28 8/53 18.29 2 -
210 Peter Pollock 1961 1970 28 41 13 607 75* 21.68 6,522 270 2,806 116 6/38 24.19 9 -
211 Kenneth Walter 1961 1961 2 3 0 11 10 3.67 495 20 197 6 4/63 32.83 3 -
212 Sydney Burke 1962 1965 2 4 1 42 20 14.00 660 37 257 11 6/128 23.36 0 -
213 Buster Farrer 1962 1964 6 10 2 221 40 27.63 - - - - - - 2 -
214 Tiger Lance 1962 1970 13 22 1 591 70 28.14 948 38 479 12 3/30 39.92 7 -
215 Denis Lindsay † 1963 1970 19 31 1 1,130 182 37.67 - - - - - - 57 2
216 Joe Partridge 1963 1965 11 12 5 73 13* 10.43 3,684 136 1,373 44 7/91 31.20 6 -
217 David Pithey 1963 1967 8 12 1 138 55 12.55 1,424 67 577 12 6/58 48.08 6 -
218 Graeme Pollock 1963 1970 23 41 4 2,256 274 60.97 414 17 204 4 2/50 51.00 17 -
219 Kelly Seymour 1963 1970 7 10 3 84 36 12.00 1,458 36 588 9 3/80 65.33 2 -
220 Peter van der Merwe ‡ 1963 1967 15 23 2 533 76 25.38 79 7 22 1 1/6 22.00 11 -
221 Clive Halse 1964 1964 3 3 3 30 19* - 587 7 260 6 3/50 43.33 1 -
222 Derek Varnals 1964 1965 3 6 0 97 23 16.17 12 1 2 0 - - 0 -
223 Glen Hall 1965 1965 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 186 7 94 1 1/94 94.00 0 -
224 Mike Macaulay 1965 1965 1 2 0 33 21 16.50 276 17 73 2 1/10 36.50 0 -
225 Ali Bacher ‡ 1965 1970 12 22 1 679 73 32.33 - - - - - - 10 -
226 Jackie Botten 1965 1965 3 6 0 65 33 10.83 828 37 337 8 2/56 42.13 1 -
227 Richard Dumbrill 1965 1967 5 10 0 153 36 15.30 816 40 336 9 4/30 37.33 3 -
228 Mike Procter 1967 1970 7 10 1 226 48 25.11 1,514 80 616 41 6/73 15.02 4 -
229 Pat Trimborn 1967 1970 4 4 2 13 11* 6.50 747 31 257 11 3/12 23.36 7 -
230 Jackie du Preez 1967 1967 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 144 12 51 3 2/22 17.00 2 -
231 Grahame Chevalier 1970 1970 1 2 1 0 0* 0.00 253 11 100 5 3/68 20.00 1 -
232 Dennis Gamsy † 1970 1970 2 3 1 39 30* 19.50 - - - - - - 5 0
233 Lee Irvine 1970 1970 4 7 0 353 102 50.43 - - - - - - 2 -
234 Barry Richards 1970 1970 4 7 0 508 140 72.57 72 3 26 1 1/12 26.00 3 -
235 John Traicos 1970 1970 3[b] 4 2 8 5* 4.00 470 24 207 4 2/70 51.75 4 -

Players Since Readmission - 1992 to Present

South Africa did not Play International Test Cricket from 1970 to 1992 due to International Isolation.

The Table below lists all the Players that have made their debut for South Africa since readmission to Test Cricket in 1992.

This Table includes the sequential cap numbers and cap numbers since readmission.

Note: Players awarded their test cap post readmission is not based on alphabetical order if more than one player debuted in the same match.

‡ Captain † Wicketkeeper

South African Test cricketers Batting Bowling Fielding
Cap Post-
1991
Cap 		Name First Test Last Test Mat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Best Avg Ca St
236 11 Tertius Bosch 1992 1992 1 2 2 5 5* - 237 9 104 3 2/61 34.67 0 -
237 5 Hansie Cronje ‡ 1992 2000 68 111 9 3,714 135 36.41 3,800 243 1,288 43 3/14 29.95 33 -
238 10 Allan Donald 1992 2002 72 94 33 652 37 10.69 15,519 661 7,344 330 8/71 22.25 18 -
239 3 Andrew Hudson 1992 1998 35 63 3 2,007 163 33.45 - - - - - - 36 -
240 4 Peter Kirsten 1992 1994 12 22 2 626 104 31.30 54 1 30 0 - - 8 -
241 6 Adrian Kuiper 1992 1992 1 2 0 34 34 17.00 - - - - - - 1 -
242 9 Meyrick Pringle 1992 1995 4 6 2 67 33 16.75 652 21 270 5 2/62 54.00 0 -
243 7 Dave Richardson † 1992 1998 42 64 8 1,359 109 24.27 - - - - - - 150 2
244 2 Mark Rushmere 1992 1992 1 2 0 6 3 3.00 - - - - - - 0 -
245 8 Richard Snell 1992 1994 5 8 1 95 48 13.57 1,025 42 538 19 4/74 28.32 1 -
246 1 Kepler Wessels ‡ 1992 1994 16[c] 29 2 1,027 118 38.03 - - - - - - 12 -
247 12 Jimmy Cook 1992 1993 3 6 0 107 43 17.83 - - - - - - 0 -
248 15 Omar Henry 1992 1993 3 3 0 53 34 17.67 427 14 189 3 2/56 63.00 2 -
249 14 Brian McMillan 1992 1998 38 62 12 1,968 113 39.36 6,048 255 2,537 75 4/65 33.83 49 -
250 13 Jonty Rhodes 1992 2000 52 80 9 2,532 117 35.66 12 1 5 0 - - 34 -
251 16 Brett Schultz 1992 1997 9 8 2 9 6 1.50 1,733 82 749 37 5/48 20.24 2 -
252 17 Craig Matthews 1992 1995 18 25 6 348 62* 18.32 3,980 231 1,502 52 5/42 28.88 4 -
253 18 Daryll Cullinan 1993 2001 70 115 12 4,554 275* 44.21 120 3 71 2 1/10 35.50 67 -
254 19 Clive Eksteen 1993 2000 7 11 2 91 22 10.11 1,536 97 494 8 3/12 61.75 5 -
255 20 Pat Symcox 1993 1998 20 27 1 741 108 28.50 3,561 135 1,603 37 4/69 43.32 5 -
256 22 Fanie de Villiers 1993 1998 18 26 7 359 67* 18.89 4,805 221 2,063 85 6/23 24.27 11 -
257 21 Gary Kirsten ‡ 1993 2004 101 176 15 7,289 275 45.27 349 19 142 2 1/0 71.00 83 -
258 23 John Commins 1994 1995 3 6 1 125 45 25.00 - - - - - - 2 -
259 24 Steven Jack 1994 1995 2 2 0 7 7 3.50 462 24 196 8 4/69 24.50 1 -
260 25 Rudi Steyn 1995 1995 3 6 0 127 46 21.17 - - - - - - 0 -
261 26 Shaun Pollock ‡ 1995 2006 108 156 39 3,781 111 32.31 24,353 1,222 9,733 421 7/87 23.11 72 -
262 27 Jacques Kallis ‡ 1995 2013 165[d] 278 39 13,206 224 55.25 20,172 846 9,535 291 6/54 32.63 196 -
263 28 Paul Adams 1995 2004 45 55 15 360 35 9.00 8,850 339 4,405 134 7/128 32.87 29 -
264 29 Herschelle Gibbs 1996 2008 90 154 7 6,167 228 41.95 6 0 4 0 - - 94 -
265 30 Lance Klusener 1996 2004 49 69 11 1,906 174 32.86 6,887 318 3,033 80 8/64 37.91 34 -
266 31 Adam Bacher 1996 1999 19 33 1 833 96 26.03 6 0 4 0 - - 11 -
267 32 Mark Boucher ‡† 1997 2012 146[d] 204 24 5,498 125 30.54 8 0 6 1 1/6 6.00 532 23
268 33 HD Ackerman 1998 1998 4 8 0 161 57 20.13 - - - - - - 1 -
269 34 Makhaya Ntini 1998 2009 101 116 45 699 32* 9.84 20,834 759 11,242 390 7/37 28.82 25 -
270 35 Gerhardus Liebenberg 1998 1998 5 8 0 104 45 13.00 - - - - - - 1 -
271 36 Steve Elworthy 1998 2002 4 5 1 72 48 18.00 867 35 444 13 4/66 34.15 1 -
272 37 David Terbrugge 1998 2004 7 8 5 16 4* 5.33 1,012 44 517 20 5/46 25.85 4 -
273 38 Boeta Dippenaar 1999 2006 38 62 5 1,718 177* 30.14 12 1 1 0 - - 27 -
274 39 Nantie Hayward 1999 2004 16 17 8 66 14 7.33 2,821 90 1,609 54 5/56 29.80 4 -
275 40 Pieter Strydom 2000 2000 2 3 0 35 30 11.67 36 0 27 0 - - 1 -
276 41 Nicky Boje 2000 2006 43 62 10 1,312 85 25.23 8,620 293 4,265 100 5/62 42.65 18 -
277 42 Neil McKenzie 2000 2009 41 65 4 2,028 120 33.25 72 0 63 0 - - 37 -
278 43 Mfuneko Ngam 2000 2001 3 1 1 0 0* - 392 15 189 11 3/26 17.18 1 -
279 44 Justin Kemp 2001 2005 4 6 0 80 55 13.33 479 20 222 9 3/33 24.67 3 -
280 45 Claude Henderson 2001 2002 7 7 0 65 30 9.29 1,962 79 928 22 4/116 42.18 2 -
281 46 André Nel 2001 2006 36 42 8 337 34 9.91 7,630 280 3,919 123 6/32 31.86 16 -
282 47 Justin Ontong 2002 2004 2 4 1 57 32 19.00 185 2 133 1 1/79 133.00 1 -
283 48 Ashwell Prince ‡ 2002 2011 23 36 3 1,254 139* 38.00 78 1 31 1 1/2 31.00 9 -
284 50 Andrew Hall 2002 2006 19 30 4 735 163 28.26 2,838 91 1,511 39 3/1 38.74 15 -
285 51 Dewald Pretorius 2002 2003 4 4 1 22 9 7.33 570 18 430 6 4/115 71.67 0 -
286 49 Graeme Smith ‡ 2002 2014 116[d] 203 13 9,253 277 48.70 1,418 28 885 8 2/145 110.62 166 -
287 52 Martin van Jaarsveld 2002 2004 9 15 2 397 73 30.54 42 0 28 0 - - 11 -
288 54 Alan Dawson 2003 2003 2 1 0 10 10 10.00 252 14 117 5 2/20 23.40 0 -
289 53 Jacques Rudolph 2003 2012 48 83 9 2,622 222* 35.43 664 13 432 4 1/1 108.00 29 -
290 55 Charl Willoughby 2003 2003 2 - - 0 - - 300 18 125 1 1/47 125.00 0 -
291 56 Robin Peterson 2003 2014 15 20 3 464 84 27.29 2,515 85 1,461 38 5/33 37.26 9 -
292 57 Monde Zondeki 2003 2005 5 4 0 82 59 20.50 692 21 438 16 6/39 27.38 1 -
293 58 Zander de Bruyn 2004 2004 3 5 1 155 83 38.75 216 8 92 3 2/32 30.67 0 -
294 59 Thami Tsolekile † 2004 2004 3 5 0 47 22 9.40 - - - - - - 6 0
295 60 Hashim Amla ‡ 2004 2019 124 215 16 9,282 311* 46.64 54 0 37 0 - - 108 -
296 61 AB de Villiers ‡† 2004 2018 114 191 18 8,765 278* 50.66 204 6 104 2 2/49 52.00 222 5
297 62 Dale Steyn 2004 2019 93 119 27 1,251 76 13.59 18,608 660 10,077 439 7/51 22.95 26 -
298 63 Charl Langeveldt 2005 2006 6 4 2 16 10 8.00 999 27 593 16 5/46 37.06 2 -
299 64 Johan Botha 2006 2010 5 6 2 83 25 20.75 1,017 29 573 17 4/56 33.70 3 -
300 65 Morné Morkel 2006 2018 86 104 23 944 40 11.65 16,498 605 8,550 309 6/23 27.66 25 -
301 66 Paul Harris 2007 2011 37 48 5 460 46 10.69 8,809 336 3,901 103 6/127 37.87 16 -
302 67 JP Duminy 2008 2017 46 74 10 2,103 166 32.85 2,703 48 1,601 42 4/47 38.11 38 –
303 68 Imraan Khan 2009 2009 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 - - - - - - 0 -
304 69 Albie Morkel 2009 2009 1 1 0 58 58 58.00 192 0 132 1 1/44 132.00 0 -
305 70 Friedel de Wet 2009 2010 2 2 0 20 20 10.00 426 19 186 6 4/55 31.00 1 -
306 71 Ryan McLaren 2010 2014 2 2 1 41 33* - 150 4 45 1 1/30 43.00 0 -
307 72 Wayne Parnell 2010 2017 6 4 0 67 23 16.75 556 11 414 15 4/51 27.60 3 -
308 73 Alviro Petersen 2010 2015 36 64 4 2,093 182 34.88 114 1 62 1 1/2 62.00 31 -
309 74 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 2010 2011 5 5 2 19 8* 6.33 870 35 448 9 3/43 49.77 1 -
310 76 Imran Tahir 2011 2015 20 23 9 130 29* 9.28 3925 86 2294 57 5/32 40.24 8 -
311 75 Vernon Philander 2011 2020 64 94 20 1,779 74 24.04 11,391 507 5,000 224 6/21 22.32 17 -
312 77 Marchant de Lange 2011 2012 2 2 0 9 9 4.50 448 10 277 9 7/81 30.77 1 -
313 78 Rory Kleinveldt 2012 2013 4 5 2 27 17* 9.00 667 21 422 10 3/65 42.20 2 -
314 79 Francois du Plessis ‡ 2012 2021 69 118 14 4,163 199 40.02 78 0 69 0 - - 63 -
315 80 Dean Elgar ‡ 2012 2024 86 152 11 5,347 199 37.92 1,036 12 673 15 4/22 44.86 92 -
316 81 Kyle Abbott 2013 2017 11 14 0 95 17 6.78 2,081 95 886 39 7/29 22.71 4 -
317 82 Quinton de Kock ‡† 2014 2021 54 91 6 3,330 141* 38.82 - - - - - - 221 11
318 83 Dane Piedt 2014 2024 12 17 3 214 56 15.28 2,427 57 1,521 37 5/89 41.10 5 -
319 84 Stiaan van Zyl 2014 2016 12 17 2 395 101* 26.33 403 14 148 6 3/20 24.66 6 -
320 85 Temba Bavuma ‡ 2014 2024 62 107 13 3,500 172 37.23 96 1 61 1 1/29 61.00 30 -
321 86 Simon Harmer 2015 2023 10 14 2 221 47 18.41 2,105 68 1,075 39 4/61 27.56 4 -
322 87 Dane Vilas † 2015 2016 6 9 0 94 26 10.44 - - - - - - 13 0
323 88 Kagiso Rabada 2015 2024 69 105 19 1,024 47 11.90 12,657 422 7,026 321 7/112 21.88 34 -
324 89 Chris Morris 2016 2017 4 7 0 173 69 24.71 623 15 459 12 3/38 38.25 5 -
325 90 Hardus Viljoen 2016 2016 1 2 1 26 20* 26.00 114 2 94 1 1/79 94.00 2 -
326 91 Stephen Cook 2016 2017 11 19 0 632 117 33.26 12 0 16 0 - - 6 -
327 92 Keshav Maharaj 2016 2024 56 87 7 1,173 84 14.66 11,032 351 5,727 193 9/129 29.67 20 -
328 93 Tabraiz Shamsi 2016 2018 2 4 3 20 18* 20.00 483 10 278 6 3/91 46.33 0 -
329 94 Duanne Olivier 2017 2024 16 21 10 66 15* 6.00 2,292 64 1,432 59 6/37 24.27 3 -
330 95 Theunis de Bruyn 2017 2022 13 25 1 468 101 19.50 102 1 74 0 - - 12 -
331 96 Heino Kuhn 2017 2017 4 8 0 113 34 14.12 - - - - - - 1 -
332 97 Aiden Markram ‡ 2017 2024 44 80 1 2,826 152 35.77 465 9 240 3 2/27 80.00 51 -
333 98 Andile Phehlukwayo 2017 2018 4 4 2 19 9 9.50 250 9 147 11 3/13 13.36 2 -
334 99 Lungi Ngidi 2018 2024 19 30 10 97 19 4.85 2,452 99 1,273 55 6/39 23.14 7 -
335 100 Zubayr Hamza 2019 2024 8 16 0 307 62 19.18 - - - - - - 7 -
336 101 Wiaan Mulder 2019 2024 17 28 3 584 105* 23.36 1,422 63 697 29 4/32 24.03 24 -
337 102 Senuran Muthusamy 2019 2024 4 7 3 173 68* 43.25 369 8 245 7 4/45 35.00 4 -
338 103 Anrich Nortje 2019 2023 19 33 9 187 40 7.79 3,057 81 1,870 70 6/56 26.71 6 -
339 104 Heinrich Klaasen † 2019 2023 4 8 0 104 35 13.00 - - - - - - 10 2
340 105 George Linde 2019 2021 3 6 0 135 37 22.50 473 17 252 9 5/64 28.00 0 -
341 107 Dwaine Pretorius 2019 2020 3 6 0 83 37 13.83 480 17 252 7 2/26 36.00 2 -
342 106 Rassie van der Dussen 2019 2022 18 32 2 905 98 30.16 - - - - - - 23 -
343 108 Pieter Malan 2020 2020 3 6 0 156 84 26.00 12 0 5 0 - - 3 -
344 109 Dane Paterson 2020 2024 7 11 3 101 39* 12.62 1,319 43 656 25 5/61 26.24 2 -
345 110 Beuran Hendricks 2020 2020 1 2 1 9 5* 9.00 231 5 175 6 5/64 29.16 0 -
346 111 Lutho Sipamla 2020 2022 3 4 1 15 10* 5.00 419 14 245 11 4/76 22.27 2 -
347 112 Keegan Petersen 2021 2024 14 25 0 704 82 28.16 - - - - - - 18 -
348 113 Kyle Verreynne † 2021 2024 23 36 4 960 136* 30.00 - - - - - - 69 6
349 114 Marco Jansen 2021 2024 16 26 5 444 84* 21.14 2,521 74 1,452 70 7/13 20.74 17 -
350 115 Sarel Erwee 2022 2023 10 19 1 479 108 26.61 - - - - - - 8 -
351 116 Glenton Stuurman 2022 2022 2 2 0 11 11 5.50 174 5 124 1 1/124 124.00 0 -
352 117 Ryan Rickelton 2022 2024 9 16 2 357 101 25.50 - - - - - - 6 -
353 118 Lizaad Williams 2022 2022 2 3 0 25 13 8.33 185 5 105 3 3/54 35.00 4 -
354 119 Khaya Zondo 2022 2023 5 7 1 120 39 20.00 - - - - - - 2 -
355 121 Gerald Coetzee 2023 2024 4 6 1 67 20 13.40 462 7 330 14 3/37 23.57 1 -
356 120 Tony de Zorzi 2023 2024 11 20 0 600 177 30.00 - - - - - - 7 -
357 122 David Bedingham 2023 2024 11 19 1 596 110 33.11 - - - - - - 9 -
358 123 Nandre Burger 2023 2024 3 5 1 33 23 8.25 376 14 237 14 4/33 16.92 1 -
359 124 Tristan Stubbs 2024 2024 8 15 1 500 122 35.71 - - - - - - 13 -
360 125 Neil Brand ‡ 2024 2024 2 4 0 66 34 16.50 234 2 171 8 6/119 21.37 3 -
361 127 Ruan de Swardt 2024 2024 2 4 1 99 64 33.00 270 10 121 3 2/61 40.33 3 -
362 130 Clyde Fortuin † 2024 2024 2 4 0 23 11 5.75 - - - - - - 3 2
363 128 Edward Moore 2024 2024 1 2 0 23 23 11.50 - - - - - - 1 -
364 126 Tshepo Moreki 2024 2024 2 4 2 15 6 7.50 398 11 202 2 1/32 101.00 1 -
365 129 Raynard van Tonder 2024 2024 2 4 0 64 32 16.00 - - - - - - 2 -
366 131 Shaun von Berg 2024 2024 1 2 0 40 38 20.00 174 3 100 0 - - 0 -
367 132 Matthew Breetzke 2024 2024 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - - - - - 0 -
368 133 Corbin Bosch 2024 2024 1 2 1 81 81* 81.00 160 5 117 5 4/63 23.40 1 -

Shirt Number History

From the 2019 Ashes Series, an introduction of names and numbers on all Test players' shirts were introduced in an effort to help identify the players.[5] This forms part of the ICC World Test Championship, a competition between the top nine Test nations played over a two-year period. The Top two teams in the standings after the two-year period plays in the Final, where the winner emerges as the World Test Champion.[6]

S/N Current Player Past Player(s)
4 Aiden Markram
5 David Bedingham
6 - Lizaad Williams
11 Temba Bavuma
12 - Quinton de Kock
13 Wiaan Mulder
14 - Beuran Hendricks
16 Keshav Maharaj
18 - Francois du Plessis
20 Anrich Nortje
22 Lungi Ngidi
24 - Vernon Philander
25 Kagiso Rabada
27 - George Linde
29 - Dwaine Pretorius
33 Tony de Zorzi
37 Corbin Bosch
39 Zubayr Hamza
40 - Sarel Erwee
41 - Pieter Malan
42 Dane Paterson
44 Ryan Rickelton Dane Paterson
45 - Heinrich Klaasen
47 - Simon Harmer
51 - Glenton Stuurman
62 Gerald Coetzee
63 - Dane Piedt
64 - Dean Elgar
65 Lutho Sipamla
67 - Senuran Muthusamy
70 Marco Jansen
71 Nandre Burger
72 Rassie van der Dussen
73 Khaya Zondo
74 Duanne Olivier
88 - Theunis de Bruyn
93 Keegan Petersen
97 Kyle Verreynne

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Frank Hearne and Frank Mitchell also played Test cricket for England. Only their records for South Africa are given here.
  2. ^ John Traicos also played Test cricket for Zimbabwe. Only his record for South Africa is given here.
  3. ^ Kepler Wessels also played Test cricket for Australia. Only his record for South Africa is given here.
  4. ^ a b c Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith have all played for the ICC World XI. Only their records for South Africa are given here.

References

  1. ^ "SA National Players Test Caps (since re-admission in 1991) - SuperSport". www.supersport.com. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ "South Africa – Players by Test cap". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "South Africa – Test Batting Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "South Africa – Test Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ "New look revealed for Test shirts". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Test, ODI leagues approved by ICC Board". ESPNcricinfo. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2023.