Keeping Most Dismissals Series

Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches

Most dismissals in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	Dis	Ct	St	Max Dis Inns	Dis/Inn
RC Russell (ENG)	5	7	27	25	2	6 (6ct 0st)	3.857
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
RC Russell (ENG)	5	7	27	25	2	6 (6ct 0st)	3.857
England tour of South Africa, 1995/96
JHB Waite (SA)	5	10	26	23	3	4 (4ct 0st)	2.6
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
JHB Waite (SA)	5	10	26	23	3	4 (4ct 0st)	2.6
New Zealand tour of South Africa, 1961/62
DT Lindsay (SA)	5	10	24	24	0	6 (6ct 0st)	2.4
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
DT Lindsay (SA)	5	10	24	24	0	6 (6ct 0st)	2.4
Australia tour of South Africa, 1966/67
Q de Kock (SA)	4	7	23	23	0	6 (6ct 0st)	3.285
England tour of South Africa, 2019/20
Q de Kock (SA)	4	7	23	23	0	6 (6ct 0st)	3.285
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
AE Dick (NZ)	5	9	23	21	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2.555
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
AE Dick (NZ)	5	9	23	21	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2.555
New Zealand tour of South Africa, 1961/62
JHB Waite (SA)	5	9	23	16	7	4 (2ct 2st)	2.555
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
JHB Waite (SA)	5	9	23	16	7	4 (2ct 2st)	2.555
New Zealand tour of South Africa, 1953/54
RA Saggers (AUS)	5	9	21	13	8	4 (1ct 3st)	2.333
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
RA Saggers (AUS)	5	9	21	13	8	4 (1ct 3st)	2.333
Australia tour of South Africa, 1949/50
H Strudwick (ENG)	5	10	21	15	6	4 (2ct 2st)	2.1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
H Strudwick (ENG)	5	10	21	15	6	4 (2ct 2st)	2.1
England tour of South Africa, 1913/14
JM Bairstow (ENG)	4	7	20	19	1	6 (6ct 0st)	2.857
England tour of South Africa, 2015/16
JM Bairstow (ENG)	4	7	20	19	1	6 (6ct 0st)	2.857
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
HB Taber (AUS)	5	9	20	19	1	5 (5ct 0st)	2.222
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
HB Taber (AUS)	5	9	20	19	1	5 (5ct 0st)	2.222
Australia tour of South Africa, 1966/67
TG Evans (ENG)	5	10	20	18	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
TG Evans (ENG)	5	10	20	18	2	4 (4ct 0st)	2
England tour of South Africa, 1956/57
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	3	6	19	18	1	5 (5ct 0st)	3.166
Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2018/19
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	3	6	19	18	1	5 (5ct 0st)	3.166
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
Q de Kock (SA)	4	8	19	18	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.375
Australia tour of South Africa, 2017/18
Q de Kock (SA)	4	8	19	18	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.375
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
MV Boucher (SA)	5	9	19	19	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.111
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
MV Boucher (SA)	5	9	19	19	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.111
England tour of South Africa, 1999/00
ATW Grout (AUS)	5	9	19	16	3	6 (6ct 0st)	2.111
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
ATW Grout (AUS)	5	9	19	16	3	6 (6ct 0st)	2.111
Australia tour of South Africa, 1957/58
RD Jacobs (WI)	5	10	19	19	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.9
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
RD Jacobs (WI)	5	10	19	19	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.9
West Indies tour of South Africa, 1998/99
MV Boucher (SA)	3	5	18	17	1	6 (6ct 0st)	3.6
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98
MV Boucher (SA)	3	5	18	17	1	6 (6ct 0st)	3.6
Pakistan tour of South Africa, 1997/98
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	18	17	1	6 (6ct 0st)	3
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2011/12
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	18	17	1	6 (6ct 0st)	3
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12
HB Taber (AUS)	4	7	18	16	2	5 (5ct 0st)	2.571
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
HB Taber (AUS)	4	7	18	16	2	5 (5ct 0st)	2.571
Australia tour of South Africa, 1969/70
Q de Kock (SA)	3	6	17	17	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.833
India tour of South Africa, 2017/18
Q de Kock (SA)	3	6	17	17	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.833
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2017/18
Q de Kock (SA)	3	6	17	17	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.833
Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2018/19
Q de Kock (SA)	3	6	17	17	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.833
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2018/19
AB de Villiers (SA)	3	6	17	17	0	6 (6ct 0st)	2.833
Pakistan tour of South Africa, 2012/13
AB de Villiers (SA)	3	6	17	17	0	6 (6ct 0st)	2.833
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
India tour of South Africa, 2006/07
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
India in South Africa Test Series, 2006/07
Q de Kock (SA)	3	6	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016/17
Q de Kock (SA)	3	6	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
DJ Richardson (SA)	3	6	16	16	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1994/95
DJ Richardson (SA)	3	6	16	16	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.666
New Zealand tour of South Africa, 1994/95
MV Boucher (SA)	4	7	16	16	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.285
England tour of South Africa, 2009/10
MV Boucher (SA)	4	7	16	16	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.285
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
DJ Richardson (SA)	4	7	16	16	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.285
India in South Africa Test Series, 1992/93
DJ Richardson (SA)	4	7	16	16	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.285
India tour of South Africa, 1992/93
TD Paine (AUS)	4	8	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2
Australia tour of South Africa, 2017/18
TD Paine (AUS)	4	8	16	15	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
GO Jones (ENG)	5	10	16	16	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.6
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
GO Jones (ENG)	5	10	16	16	0	4 (4ct 0st)	1.6
England tour of South Africa, 2004/05
JHB Waite (SA)	5	10	16	14	2	3 (3ct 0st)	1.6
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
JHB Waite (SA)	5	10	16	14	2	3 (3ct 0st)	1.6
England tour of South Africa, 1956/57
LD Chandimal (SL)	3	5	15	15	0	4 (4ct 0st)	3
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2016/17
LD Chandimal (SL)	3	5	15	15	0	4 (4ct 0st)	3
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2016/17
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	15	14	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.5
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	15	14	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.5
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 2000/01
J Da Silva (WI)	2	4	14	14	0	7 (7ct 0st)	3.5
West Indies tour of South Africa, 2022/23
J Da Silva (WI)	2	4	14	14	0	7 (7ct 0st)	3.5
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2022/23
AB de Villiers (SA)	2	4	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	3.5
India tour of South Africa, 2013/14
AB de Villiers (SA)	2	4	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	3.5
India in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14
K Verreynne (SA)	2	4	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	3.5
India tour of South Africa, 2021/22
K Verreynne (SA)	2	4	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	3.5
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	5	14	13	1	5 (4ct 1st)	2.8
Australia tour of South Africa, 2008/09
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	5	14	13	1	5 (4ct 1st)	2.8
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.333
India tour of South Africa, 2010/11
MV Boucher (SA)	3	6	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.333
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	6	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.333
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	6	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2.333
Australia tour of South Africa, 2001/02
NR Mongia (IND)	3	6	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.333
India in South Africa Test Series, 1996/97
NR Mongia (IND)	3	6	14	14	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.333
India tour of South Africa, 1996/97
AJ Stewart (ENG)	5	7	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
AJ Stewart (ENG)	5	7	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	2
England tour of South Africa, 1999/00
JC Buttler (ENG)	4	8	14	14	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.75
England tour of South Africa, 2019/20
JC Buttler (ENG)	4	8	14	14	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.75
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
JHB Waite (SA)	5	9	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.555
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
JHB Waite (SA)	5	9	14	13	1	4 (4ct 0st)	1.555
Australia tour of South Africa, 1957/58
MV Boucher (SA)	5	10	14	14	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.4
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
MV Boucher (SA)	5	10	14	14	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.4
West Indies tour of South Africa, 1998/99
MV Boucher (SA)	2	4	13	13	0	6 (6ct 0st)	3.25
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 1997/98
MV Boucher (SA)	2	4	13	12	1	6 (6ct 0st)	3.25
Zimbabwe in South Africa Test Series, 2004/05
MV Boucher (SA)	2	4	13	13	0	6 (6ct 0st)	3.25
Sri Lanka tour of South Africa, 1997/98
MV Boucher (SA)	2	4	13	12	1	6 (6ct 0st)	3.25
Zimbabwe tour of South Africa, 2004/05
MV Boucher (SA)	3	5	13	13	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.6
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
MV Boucher (SA)	3	5	13	13	0	3 (3ct 0st)	2.6
Australia tour of South Africa, 2001/02
MS Dhoni (IND)	3	5	13	13	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.6
India tour of South Africa, 2010/11
MS Dhoni (IND)	3	5	13	13	0	5 (5ct 0st)	2.6
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
Australia tour of South Africa, 2013/14
BJ Haddin (AUS)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14
RR Pant (IND)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
India tour of South Africa, 2021/22
RR Pant (IND)	3	6	13	13	0	4 (4ct 0st)	2.166
Freedom Trophy (India in South Africa), 2021/22
MV Boucher (SA)	4	8	13	13	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.625
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
MV Boucher (SA)	4	8	13	13	0	3 (3ct 0st)	1.625
West Indies tour of South Africa, 2003/04

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All figures exclude catches not made as a wicketkeeper.

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

South Africa v India at Centurion, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 26-28, 2023 [Test # 2520]

South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]