List of South Africa Test cricketers

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

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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 09 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 NameFirst TestLast TestMat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Best Avg Ca St
1 Owen Dunell188918892414226*14.00------1-
2 Charlie Finlason 18891889120663.0012070--0-
3 Philip Hutchinson 1889188924014113.50------3-
4 Gus Kempis 1889188912100*0.00168177643/5319.000-
5 William Milton18891892360682111.337954821/524.001-
6 Arthur Edward Ochse 188918892401684.00------0-
7 Albert Rose-Innes 1889188924014133.5012888955/4317.802-
8 Fred Smith1889189636145129.00------20
9 Robert Stewart 188918891201396.50------2-
10 Bernard Tancred 18891889241872929.00------2-
11 Charles Vintcent 188918923602694.333692319343/8848.251-
12 Gobo Ashley 18891889120110.50173189577/9513.570-
13 William Richards 18891889120442.00------0-
14 Nicolaas Theunissen 1889188912122*2.00805510--0-
15 Godfrey Cripps 18921892120211810.50150230--0-
16 Flooi du Toit 1892189212222*-8554711/4747.001-
17 Charles Fichardt 1892189624015103.75------2-
18 Ernest Halliwell ‡†1892190281501885712.53------92
19 Frank Hearne 189218964 [a] 801213015.136204022/4020.003-
20 Charles Mills 18921892120252112.5014078322/8341.502-
21 Dante Parkin 18921892120663.0013048233/8227.331-
22 Thomas Routledge 1892189648072249.00------2-
23 Clarence Wimble 18921892120000.00------0-
24 Frederick Cook 18961896120773.50------0-
25 Robert Gleeson 18961896121434.00------2-
26 Charles Hime 18961896120884.005543111/2031.000-
27 James Middleton 18961902612552227.431,06461442245/5118.421-
28 Robert Poore 18961896360762012.6790411/44.003-
29 Jimmy Sinclair 18961911254711,06910623.243,5981101,996636/2631.689-
30 Joseph Willoughby 18961896240852.002751215962/3726.500-
31 William Frank 18961896120753.505835211/5252.000-
32 Clement Johnson 189618961201075.0014012570--1-
33 Charlie Llewellyn 18961912152815449020.152,292551,421486/9229.607-
34 George Rowe 189619025932613*4.3399850456155/11530.404-
35 George Shepstone 1896189924038219.501159470--2-
36 George Glover 189618961212118*21.006542811/2828.000-
37 Alfred Richards18961896120663.00------0-
38 Arthur Seccull 189618961212317*23.006023722/3718.501-
39 Murray Bisset ‡†189919103621033525.75------21
40 Robert Dower 18991899120994.50------2-
41 Howard Francis 1899189924039299.75------1-
42 Robert Graham 18991899240641.502401312732/2242.332-
43 William Solomon 18991899120422.00------1-
44 Vincent Tancred 18991899120251812.50------0-
45 Frederick Kuys 18991899120262613.006043122/3115.500-
46 Albert Powell 1899189912016118.002011011/1010.002-
47 Charles Prince 18991899120653.00------0-
48 William Shalders 18991907122313554216.14483611/66.003-
49 Maitland Hathorn 190219111220132510217.11------5-
50 Dave Nourse 19021924458382,23411129.793,2341201,553414/2537.8843-
51 Charlie Smith 190219023611064521.20------2-
52 Henry Taberer19021902110222.006024811/2548.000-
53 Louis Tancred19021913142615309721.20------3-
54 George Thornton 1902190211111*-2402011/2020.001-
55 Biddy Anderson19021902120433221.50------1-
56 Johannes Kotze 19021907350220.40413824363/6440.503-
57 Percy Twentyman-Jones 19021902120000.00------0-
58 Aubrey Faulkner 19061924254741,75420440.794,2271242,180827/8426.5920-
59 Reggie Schwarz 19061912203583746113.852,639661,417556/4725.7618-
60 Percy Sherwell ‡†190619111322442711523.72------2016
61 Tip Snooke19061923264611,00810322.401,62062702358/7020.0624-
62 Bert Vogler 19061911152663406517.002,764961,455647/9422.7320-
63 Gordon White 190619121731287214730.074981430194/4733.4410-
64 Stanley Snooke 19071907110000.00------2-
65 Tom Campbell19101912593904815.00------71
66 Mick Commaille 19101928122213554716.90------1-
67 Louis Stricker 19101912132403424814.25174310511/36105.003-
68 Billy Zulch 191019211632298515032.83240280--4-
69 Claude Floquet 191019101211211*12.00482240--0-
70 Sid Pegler 191019241628535635*15.482,989841,572477/6533.455-
71 Norman Norton 19101910120974.509044744/4711.750-
72 Sivert Samuelson 19101910120221511.001082640--1-
73 Ormerod Pearse 1910191136055319.17144010633/5635.331-
74 Rolland Beaumont 1912191459070317.786100--2-
75 Gerald Hartigan 1912191451001145111.40252714111/72141.000-
76 Frank Mitchell191219123 [a] 6028124.67------2-
77 Herbie Taylor19121932427642,93617640.783421815653/1531.2019-
78 Tommy Ward19121924234294596413.91------1913
79 Claude Carter 19121924101551814518.101,47547694286/5024.792-
80 Harold Baumgartner 1913191312019169.5016639922/9949.501-
81 Jimmy Blanckenberg 19131924183074555919.783,8881321,817606/7630.289-
82 Alfred Cooper 19131913120663.00------1-
83 Joseph Cox 191319143611712*3.405762424542/7461.251-
84 Philip Hands 1913192471203008325.00370180--3-
85 Plum Lewis 19131913120000.00------0-
86 George Tapscott 19131913120542.50------1-
87 Claude Newberry 1913191448062167.7555815268114/7224.363-
88 Cecil Dixon 19141914120000.00240611832/6239.331-
89 Len Tuckett 1914191412100*0.001204690--2-
90 Horace Chapman 19141921241391713.00126110411/51104.001-
91 Fred le Roux 19141914120110.50543240--0-
92 Dan Taylor 19141914240853621.25------0-
93 Reginald Hands 19141914120773.50------0-
94 Bill Lundie 19141914121111.00286910744/10126.750-
95 Charlie Frank 1921192136023615239.33------0-
96 William Ling 1921192361001683816.80180200--1-
97 Eric Marx 192119213601253620.83228114443/8536.000-
98 Buster Nupen19211936173173486914.504,1591331,788506/4635.769-
99 Neville Lindsay 19211921120352917.50------1-
100 Norman Reid 1921192112017118.5012636322/6331.500-
101 William Brann 19221923350715014.20------2-
102 Izak Buys 1922192212144*4.001444520--0-
103 Bob Catterall 19221931244321,55512037.93342716273/1523.1412-
104 Cyril Francois 192219235912527231.506843622563/2337.505-
105 George Hearne 19221924350592811.80------3-
106 Alfred Hall 192319317821151.832,361107886407/6322.154-
107 Doug Meintjes 19231923230432114.33246711563/3819.173-
108 Lionel Tapscott 192319232315850*29.0012120--0-
109 Dalton Conyngham 1923192312263*-3662210321/4051.501-
110 Nummy Deane19241931172726289325.12------8-
111 George Parker 1924192424232*1.50366227386/15234.130-
112 Manfred Susskind 192419245802686533.50------1-
113 Jock Cameron ‡†19271935264541,2399030.22------3912
114 Shunter Coen 1927192824210141*50.5012070--1-
115 Jacobus Duminy 1927192936030125.006003911/1739.002-
116 Denys Morkel 19271932162816638824.561,70455821184/9345.6113-
117 Henry Promnitz 192719282401453.505283016185/5820.132-
118 Cyril Vincent 192719352538125266020.235,8511942,631846/5131.3227-
119 George Bissett 19281928442382319.0098928469257/2918.760-
120 Archibald Palm 1928192812015137.50------1-
121 John Nicolson 192819283501797835.80240170--0-
122 Arthur Lennox Ochse 19281929341114*3.6764910362104/7936.201-
123 Jack Siedle 192819361834097714128.74191711/77.007-
124 Jim Christy 192919321018061810334.3313849221/1546.003-
125 Bruce Mitchell 19291949428093,471189*48.892,519261,380275/8751.1156-
126 Tuppy Owen-Smith 1929192958225212942.0015601130--4-
127 Neville Quinn 192919321218390286.002,9221031,145356/9232.711-
128 Sandy Bell 192919351623126926*6.273,342891,567486/9932.656-
129 Eric Dalton 192919391524269811731.738647490124/5940.835-
130 Quintin McMillan 192919321321430650*18.002,021381,243365/6634.538-
131 Edward van der Merwe1929193624127199.00------30
132 Xen Balaskas 193019399131174122*14.501,57228806225/4936.645-
133 Syd Curnow 1930193271401684712.00------5-
134 Bob Newson 1930193935130167.508741526542/5866.253-
135 Ken Viljoen 19301949275021,36512428.44481230--5-
136 John Cochran 19311931110444.001385470--0-
137 Lennox Brown 193119322301785.67318718931/3063.000-
138 Bob Crisp 1935193691311233510.251,42830747205/9937.353-
139 Arthur Langton 193519391523429873*15.684,1991041,827405/5845.688-
140 Dudley Nourse19351951346272,96023153.8220190--12-
141 Eric Rowan 19351951265051,96523643.6719170--14-
142 Denis Tomlinson 19351935110999.00600380--0-
143 Herby Wade193519361018232740*20.44------4-
144 Frank Nicholson19351936481762910.86------30
145 Jack Robertson 19351936361511710.207382632163/14353.502-
146 Ernest Bock 19351935122119*-1382910--0-
147 Dooley Briscoe 19351939230331611.00------1-
148 Eric Davies 19361939583931.80768748174/7568.710-
149 Robert Harvey 19361936240512812.75------0-
150 Gerald Bond 19381938110000.00160160--0-
151 Norman Gordon 1938193956287*2.001,96628807205/10340.351-
152 Alan Melville193819491119289418952.59------8-
153 Pieter van der Bijl 1938193959046012551.11------1-
154 Billy Wade193819501119151112528.39------152
155 Ronnie Grieveson193919392201147557.00------73
156 Ossie Dawson 1947194991512935520.931,29441578102/5757.8010-
157 Tony Harris 194719493511006025.00------1-
158 Johnny Lindsay19471947352219*7.00------41
159 Tufty Mann 19471951193114005213.335,7962601,920586/5933.103-
160 Athol Rowan 19471951152362904117.065,1931362,084545/6838.597-
161 Ian Smith 1947195791663911*3.901,65555769124/14364.083-
162 Lindsay Tuckett 19471949914313140*11.912,10447980195/6851.589-
163 Dennis Dyer 19471947360966216.00------0-
164 Jack Plimsoll 19471947121168*16.00237914333/12847.670-
165 George Fullerton1947195171303258825.00------102
166 Denis Begbie 194819505701384819.71160013011/38130.002-
167 Cuan McCarthy 194819511524152853.113,499641,510366/4341.946-
168 Owen Wynne 1948195061202195018.25------3-
169 Martin Hanley 19491949110000.0023278811/5788.000-
170 Fish Markham 19491949110202020.0010417211/3472.000-
171 Jack Cheetham 19491955244368838923.866020--13-
172 Jack Nel 1949195761101503813.64------1-
173 Hugh Tayfield 19491960376098627516.9013,5686024,4051709/11325.9126-
174 John Watkins 19491957152716129223.542,805134816294/2228.1412-
175 Ronald Draper 1950195023025158.33------0-
176 Michael Melle 19501953712468178.501,66720851266/7132.734-
177 Paul Winslow 1950195559018610820.67------1-
178 Geoff Chubb 195119515936315*10.501,42563577216/5127.480-
179 Jackie McGlew19511962346462,440255*42.07320230--18-
180 Clive van Ryneveld19511958193367248326.811,55427671174/6739.4714-
181 John Waite19511965508672,40513430.44------12417
182 Roy McLean 19511964407332,12014230.294010--23-
183 Percy Mansell 19511955132223559017.751,50631736113/5866.9115-
184 Russell Endean19511958285241,630162*33.96------410
185 Ken Funston 19521958183318249225.75------7-
186 Anton Murray 195219541014128910922.232,374111710184/16939.443-
187 Eddie Fuller 1953195879164178.001,89861668225/6630.363-
188 Headley Keith 1953195781613187321.201082630--9-
189 Neil Adcock 19531962263912146245.416,3912182,1951046/4321.114-
190 David Ironside 19531954342371318.5098641275155/5118.331-
191 Dick Westcott 195419585901666218.44320220--0-
192 Trevor Goddard19551970417852,51611234.4711,7367063,2261236/5326.2348-
193 Peter Heine 1955196214243209319.953,8901061455586/5825.098-
194 Scotch Taylor 1956195612018129.00------0-
195 Tony Pithey 195719651727181915431.5012050--3-
196 Chris Duckworth 1957195724028137.00------3-
197 Christopher Burger 195819582416237*20.67------1-
198 Peter Carlstein 1958196481411904214.62------3-
199 Jonathan Fellows-Smith 196019604821663527.671141610--2-
200 Geoff Griffin 1960196024025146.254321419284/8724.000-
201 Sid O'Linn 1960196171212979827.00------4-
202 Colin Wesley 1960196035049359.80------1-
203 Jim Pothecary 1960196034026126.508283235494/5839.332-
204 Atholl McKinnon 1960196781371072717.832,546153925264/12835.581-
205 Eddie Barlow 19611970305722,51620145.753,0211151,362405/8534.0535-
206 Colin Bland 19611966213951,669144*49.093941812522/1662.5010-
207 Harry Bromfield 196119659127592111.801,810101599175/8835.2413-
208 Kim Elgie 19611962360755612.50662460--4-
209 Godfrey Lawrence 196119625801414317.631,33462512288/5318.292-
210 Peter Pollock 1961197028411360775*21.686,5222702,8061166/3824.199-
211 Kenneth Walter 1961196123011103.674952019764/6332.833-
212 Sydney Burke 19621965241422014.0066037257116/12823.360-
213 Buster Farrer 1962196461022214027.63------2-
214 Tiger Lance 19621970132215917028.1494838479123/3039.927-
215 Denis Lindsay19631970193111,13018237.67------572
216 Joe Partridge 19631965111257313*10.433,6841361,373447/9131.206-
217 David Pithey 1963196781211385512.551,42467577126/5848.086-
218 Graeme Pollock 19631970234142,25627460.974141720442/5051.0017-
219 Kelly Seymour 196319707103843612.001,4583658893/8065.332-
220 Peter van der Merwe19631967152325337625.387972211/622.0011-
221 Clive Halse 196419643333019*-587726063/5043.331-
222 Derek Varnals 19641965360972316.1712120--0-
223 Glen Hall 19651965110000.0018679411/9494.000-
224 Mike Macaulay 19651965120332116.50276177321/1036.500-
225 Ali Bacher19651970122216797332.33------10-
226 Jackie Botten 19651965360653310.838283733782/5642.131-
227 Richard Dumbrill 1965196751001533615.308164033694/3037.333-
228 Mike Procter 1967197071012264825.111,51480616416/7315.024-
229 Pat Trimborn 196719704421311*6.5074731257113/1223.367-
230 Jackie du Preez 19671967220000.00144125132/2217.002-
231 Grahame Chevalier 1970197012100*0.002531110053/6820.001-
232 Dennis Gamsy197019702313930*19.50------50
233 Lee Irvine 1970197047035310250.43------2-
234 Barry Richards 1970197047050814072.577232611/1226.003-
235 John Traicos 197019703 [b] 4285*4.004702420742/7051.754-

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
NameFirst TestLast TestMat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Best Avg Ca St
23611 Tertius Bosch 1992199212255*-237910432/6134.670-
2375 Hansie Cronje199220006811193,71413536.413,8002431,288433/1429.9533-
23810 Allan Donald 199220027294336523710.6915,5196617,3443308/7122.2518-
2393 Andrew Hudson 19921998356332,00716333.45------36-
2404 Peter Kirsten 199219941222262610431.30541300--8-
2416 Adrian Kuiper 19921992120343417.00------1-
2429 Meyrick Pringle 19921995462673316.756522127052/6254.000-
2437 Dave Richardson19921998426481,35910924.27------1502
2442 Mark Rushmere 19921992120633.00------0-
2458 Richard Snell 19921994581954813.571,02542538194/7428.321-
2461 Kepler Wessels1992199416 [c] 2921,02711838.03------12-
24712 Jimmy Cook 199219933601074317.83------0-
24813 Omar Henry 19921993330533417.674271418932/5663.002-
24914 Brian McMillan 199219983862121,96811339.366,0482552,537754/6533.8349-
25015 Jonty Rhodes 19922000528092,53211735.6612150--34-
25116 Brett Schultz 19921997982961.501,73382749375/4820.242-
25217 Craig Matthews 199219951825634862*18.323,9802311,502525/4228.884-
25318 Daryll Cullinan 1993200170115124,554275*44.2112037121/1035.5067-
25419 Clive Eksteen 199320007112912210.111,5369749483/1261.755-
25520 Pat Symcox 199319982027174110828.503,5611351,603374/6943.325-
25622 Fanie de Villiers 199319981826735967*18.894,8052212,063856/2324.2711-
25721 Gary Kirsten19932004101176157,28927545.273491914221/071.0083-
25823 John Commins 199419953611254525.00------2-
25924 Steven Jack 19941995220773.504622419684/6924.501-
26025 Rudi Steyn 199519953601274621.17------0-
26126 Shaun Pollock19952006108156393,78111132.3124,3531,2229,7334217/8723.1172-
26227 Jacques Kallis19952013165 [d] 2783913,20622455.2520,1728469,5352916/5432.63196-
26328 Paul Adams 19952004455515360359.008,8503394,4051347/12832.8729-
26429 Herschelle Gibbs 199620089015476,16722841.956040--94-
26530 Lance Klusener 199620044969111,90617432.866,8873183,033808/6437.9134-
26631 Adam Bacher 19961999193318339626.036040--11-
26732 Mark Boucher ‡†19972012146 [d] 204245,49812530.5480611/66.0053223
26833 HD Ackerman 199819984801615720.13------1-
26934 Makhaya Ntini 199820091011164569932*9.8420,83475911,2423907/3728.8225-
27035 Gerhardus Liebenberg 199819985801044513.00------1-
27136 Steve Elworthy 19982002451724818.0086735444134/6634.151-
27237 David Terbrugge 19982004785164*5.331,01244517205/4625.854-
27338 Boeta Dippenaar 19992006386251,718177*30.1412110--27-
27439 Nantie Hayward 199920041617866147.332,821901,609545/5629.804-
27540 Pieter Strydom 20002000230353011.67360270--1-
27641 Nicky Boje 200020064362101,3128525.238,6202934,2651005/6242.6518-
27742 Neil McKenzie 20002009416542,02812033.25720630--37-
27843 Mfuneko Ngam 2000200131100*-39215189113/2617.181-
27944 Justin Kemp 20012005460805513.334792022293/3324.673-
28045 Claude Henderson 2001200277065309.291,96279928224/11642.182-
28146 André Nel 2001200636428337349.917,6302803,9191236/3231.8616-
28247 Justin Ontong 20022004241573219.00185213311/79133.001-
28348 Ashwell Prince20022011233631,254139*38.007813111/231.009-
28450 Andrew Hall 200220061930473516328.262,838911,511393/138.7415-
28551 Dewald Pretorius 200220034412297.335701843064/11571.670-
28649 Graeme Smith20022014116 [d] 203139,25327748.701,4182888582/145110.62166-
28752 Martin van Jaarsveld 2002200491523977330.54420280--11-
28854 Alan Dawson 20032003210101010.002521411752/2023.400-
28953 Jacques Rudolph 20032012488392,622222*35.436641343241/1108.0029-
29055 Charl Willoughby 200320032--0--3001812511/47125.000-
29156 Robin Peterson 20032014152034648427.292,515851,461385/3337.269-
29257 Monde Zondeki 20032005540825920.5069221438166/3927.381-
29358 Zander de Bruyn 200420043511558338.7521689232/3230.670-
29459 Thami Tsolekile2004200435047229.40------60
29560 Hashim Amla20042019124215169,282311*46.64540370--108-
29661 AB de Villiers ‡†20042018114191188,765278*50.66204610422/4952.002225
29762 Dale Steyn 2004201993119271,2517613.5918,60866010,0774397/5122.9526-
29863 Charl Langeveldt 2005200664216108.0099927593165/4637.062-
29964 Johan Botha 20062010562832520.751,01729573174/5633.703-
30065 Morné Morkel 2006201886104239444011.6516,4986058,5503096/2327.6625-
30166 Paul Harris 20072011374854604610.698,8093363,9011036/12737.8716-
30267 JP Duminy 200820174674102,10316632.852,703481,601424/4738.1138
30368 Imraan Khan 20092009110202020.00------0-
30469 Albie Morkel 20092009110585858.00192013211/44132.000-
30570 Friedel de Wet 20092010220202010.004261918664/5531.001-
30671 Ryan McLaren 201020142214133*-15044511/3043.000-
30772 Wayne Parnell 20102017640672316.7555611414154/5127.603-
30873 Alviro Petersen 20102015366442,09318234.8811416211/262.0031-
30974 Lonwabo Tsotsobe 20102011552198*6.338703544893/4349.771-
31076 Imran Tahir 201120152023913029*9.283925862294575/3240.248-
31175 Vernon Philander 201120206494201,7797424.0411,3915075,0002246/2122.3217-
31277 Marchant de Lange 20112012220994.504481027797/8130.771-
31378 Rory Kleinveldt 201220134522717*9.0066721422103/6542.202-
31479 Francois du Plessis2012202169118144,16319940.02780690--63-
31580 Dean Elgar2012202486152115,34719937.921,03612673154/2244.8692-
31681 Kyle Abbott 201320171114095176.782,08195886397/2922.714-
31782 Quinton de Kock ‡†20142021549163,330141*38.82------22111
31883 Dane Piedt 20142024121732145615.282,427571,521375/8941.105-
31984 Stiaan van Zyl 2014201612172395101*26.334031414863/2024.666-
32085 Temba Bavuma 2014202461105133,42917237.279616111/2961.0030-
32186 Simon Harmer 20152023101422214718.412,105681,075394/6127.564-
32287 Dane Vilas20152016690942610.44------130
32388 Kagiso Rabada 2015202468103189804711.5212,4774186,9233197/11221.7032-
32489 Chris Morris 201620174701736924.7162315459123/3838.255-
32590 Hardus Viljoen 201620161212620*26.0011429411/7994.002-
32691 Stephen Cook 201620171119063211733.26120160--6-
32792 Keshav Maharaj 20162024568771,1738414.6611,0323515,7271939/12929.6720-
32893 Tabraiz Shamsi 201620182432018*20.004831027863/9146.330-
32994 Duanne Olivier 201720241621106615*6.002,292641,432596/3724.273-
33095 Theunis de Bruyn 201720221325146810119.501021740--12-
33196 Heino Kuhn 201720174801133414.12------1-
33297 Aiden Markram 20172024437812,70015235.06465924032/2780.0048-
33398 Andile Phehlukwayo 201720184421999.502509147113/1313.362-
33499 Lungi Ngidi 2018202419301097194.852,452991,273556/3923.147-
335100 Zubayr Hamza 2019202481603076219.18------7-
336101 Wiaan Mulder 2019202417283584105*23.361,42263697294/3224.0324-
337102 Senuran Muthusamy 2019202447317368*43.25369824574/4535.004-
338103 Anrich Nortje 2019202319339187407.793,057811,870706/5626.716-
339104 Heinrich Klaasen201920234801043513.00------102
340105 George Linde 201920213601353722.504731725295/6428.000-
341107 Dwaine Pretorius 20192020360833713.834801725272/2636.002-
342106 Rassie van der Dussen 20192022183229059830.16------23-
343108 Pieter Malan 202020203601568426.0012050--3-
344109 Dane Paterson 2020202461038939*12.711,11536540195/7128.421-
345110 Beuran Hendricks 2020202012195*9.00231517565/6429.160-
346111 Lutho Sipamla 202020223411510*5.0041914245114/7622.272-
347112 Keegan Petersen 20212024142507048228.16------18-
348113 Kyle Verreynne 2021202422344956136*31.86------656
349114 Marco Jansen 202120241524442684*21.302,362701,357637/1321.5316-
350115 Sarel Erwee 202220231019147910826.61------8-
351116 Glenton Stuurman 2022202222011115.50174512411/124124.000-
352117 Ryan Rickelton 20222024814234910129.08------3-
353118 Lizaad Williams 2022202223025138.33185510533/5435.004-
354119 Khaya Zondo 202220235711203920.00------2-
355121 Gerald Coetzee 20232024461672013.404627330143/3723.571-
356120 Tony de Zorzi 202320241018059617733.11------7-
357122 David Bedingham 202320241017155211034.50------9-
358123 Nandre Burger 2023202435133238.2537614237144/3316.921-
359124 Tristan Stubbs 20242024713149012240.83------11-
360125 Neil Brand20242024240663416.50234217186/11921.373-
361127 Ruan de Swardt 20242024241996433.002701012132/6140.333-
362130 Clyde Fortuin2024202424023115.75------32
363128 Edward Moore 20242024120232311.50------1-
364126 Tshepo Moreki 202420242421567.503981120221/32101.001-
365129 Raynard van Tonder 20242024240643216.00------2-
366131 Shaun von Berg 20242024120403820.0017431000--0-
367132 Matthew Breetzke 20242024110000.00------0-

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/NCurrent PlayerPast 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
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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith have all played for the ICC World XI. Only their records for South Africa are given here.

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