| Player | Ct | Inns | Team | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VY Richardson | 5 | 3 | Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 | Test # 251 | |
| GC Smith | 5 | 4 | South Africa | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
| SPD Smith | 5 | 1 | Australia | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2300 | |
| B Mitchell | 4 | 3 | South Africa | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1931 | Test # 214 | |
| GB Hole | 4 | 3 | Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
| TL Goddard | 4 | 1 | South Africa | Sydney | 10 Jan 1964 | Test # 550 | |
| AJ Traicos | 4 | 2 | South Africa | Durban | 5 Feb 1970 | Test # 671 | |
| GC Smith | 4 | 1 | South Africa | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 | |
| MG Johnson | 4 | 3 | Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
| C Kelleway | 3 | 4 | Australia | Melbourne | 31 Dec 1910 | Test # 112 | |
| AW Nourse | 3 | 1 | South Africa | Durban | 5 Nov 1921 | Test # 145 | |
| JM Gregory | 3 | 2 | Australia | Durban | 5 Nov 1921 | Test # 145 | |
| HSTL Hendry | 3 | 2 | Australia | Durban | 5 Nov 1921 | Test # 145 | |
| SH Curnow | 3 | 2 | South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 | Test # 216 | |
| GB Hole | 3 | 2 | Australia | Adelaide | 24 Jan 1953 | Test # 364 | |
| WR Endean | 3 | 3 | South Africa | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
| JC Watkins | 3 | 3 | South Africa | Melbourne | 6 Feb 1953 | Test # 365 | |
| RB Simpson | 3 | 3 | Australia | Johannesburg | 7 Feb 1958 | Test # 449 | |
| WR Endean | 3 | 2 | South Africa | Port Elizabeth | 28 Feb 1958 | Test # 451 | |
| JW Martin | 3 | 3 | Australia | Melbourne | 1 Jan 1964 | Test # 549 | |
| RB Simpson | 3 | 3 | Australia | Johannesburg | 23 Dec 1966 | Test # 611 | |
| IM Chappell | 3 | 1 | Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
| EJ Barlow | 3 | 2 | South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
| PN Kirsten | 3 | 2 | South Africa | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 | Test # 1253 | |
| MA Taylor | 3 | 4 | Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1997 | Test # 1392 | |
| MA Taylor | 3 | 1 | Australia | Sydney | 2 Jan 1998 | Test # 1393 | |
| SK Warne | 3 | 1 | Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 | Test # 1397 | |
| RT Ponting | 3 | 4 | Australia | Adelaide | 14 Dec 2001 | Test # 1576 | |
| ME Waugh | 3 | 1 | Australia | Cape Town | 8 Mar 2002 | Test # 1593 | |
| ML Hayden | 3 | 1 | Australia | Cape Town | 16 Mar 2006 | Test # 1789 | |
| AB de Villiers | 3 | 1 | South Africa | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 | Test # 1792 | |
| JJ Krejza | 3 | 2 | Australia | Perth | 17 Dec 2008 | Test # 1899 | |
| JH Kallis | 3 | 1 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 26 Feb 2009 | Test # 1910 | |
| JP Duminy | 3 | 3 | South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
| AB de Villiers | 3 | 1 | South Africa | Durban | 1 Mar 2018 | Test # 2297 | |
| AB de Villiers | 3 | 4 | South Africa | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2300 |
| By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry. |
| Adjust: most recent | past week | past month | past 6 months | past year | 4 years | 10 years | 25 years | post-war |
Figures exclude catches made as a wicketkeeper
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2018
[Test # 2302] |
|
South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, 3rd Test, Mar 22-25, 2018
[Test # 2300] |
|
South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, Mar 9-12, 2018
[Test # 2298] |