| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH Kallis (SA) | 1996-2013 | 22 | 35 | 5 | 2181 | 224 | 72.70 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2002-2013 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 1355 | 183 | 52.11 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1993-2001 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 882 | 168 | 67.84 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| HM Amla (SA) | 2005-2013 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 827 | 149 | 41.35 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2005-2013 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 824 | 163 | 41.20 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| MV Boucher (SA) | 1998-2012 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 737 | 122* | 38.78 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| AG Prince (SA) | 2002-2011 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 668 | 150 | 51.38 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1994-2004 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 648 | 103 | 38.11 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 1999-2007 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 611 | 228 | 43.64 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| AD Nourse (SA) | 1936-1950 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 533 | 120 | 88.83 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (India) | 1993-2011 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 489 | 169 | 81.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| EJ Barlow (SA) | 1962-1970 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 462 | 138 | 57.75 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1993-2000 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 428 | 112 | 32.92 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| RG Pollock (SA) | 1965-1970 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 416 | 209 | 69.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1995-2006 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 394 | 262 | 131.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| HW Taylor (SA) | 1921-1931 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 376 | 117 | 53.71 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| WR Hammond (Eng) | 1927-1939 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 360 | 181 | 72.00 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| JA Rudolph (SA) | 2004-2012 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 333 | 101 | 41.62 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| BM McMillan (SA) | 1993-1997 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 331 | 103* | 66.20 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| JH Sinclair (SA) | 1896-1910 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 324 | 106 | 24.92 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B Mitchell (SA) | 1931-1949 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 320 | 123 | 53.33 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| ND McKenzie (SA) | 2001-2008 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 316 | 99 | 52.66 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Richardson (SA) | 1993-1997 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 298 | 109 | 59.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ML Hayden (Aus) | 2002-2006 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 285 | 96 | 71.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| AC Hudson (SA) | 1993-1997 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 279 | 102 | 39.85 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1996-2007 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 279 | 92 | 25.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AN Petersen (SA) | 2011-2013 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 277 | 109 | 46.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| RA McLean (SA) | 1954-1962 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 264 | 113 | 37.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| TL Goddard (SA) | 1957-1970 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 252 | 56* | 28.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| GA Faulkner (SA) | 1906-1910 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 251 | 99 | 41.83 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ McGlew (SA) | 1954-1962 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 242 | 86 | 30.25 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| RT Ponting (Aus) | 2002-2011 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 242 | 100* | 34.57 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| JR Reid (NZ) | 1954-1962 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 241 | 135 | 80.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JN Rhodes (SA) | 1993-2000 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 241 | 86 | 26.77 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BC Lara (WI) | 1999-2004 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 238 | 115 | 59.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2004-2008 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 232 | 116 | 58.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RN Harvey (Aus) | 1949-1958 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 216 | 178 | 108.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KC Bland (SA) | 1962-1965 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 216 | 78 | 54.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 1997-2001 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 214 | 102* | 71.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taufeeq Umar (Pak) | 2003-2003 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 202 | 135 | 101.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| IJ Siedle (SA) | 1931-1936 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 201 | 141 | 67.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke (Aus) | 2009-2011 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 151 | 50.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AW Nourse (SA) | 1902-1923 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 197 | 36 | 15.15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| EAB Rowan (SA) | 1936-1950 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 196 | 89* | 39.20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| H Wood (Eng) | 1889-1892 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 193 | 134* | 193.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JW Zulch (SA) | 1910-1921 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 190 | 50 | 38.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| JW Burke (Aus) | 1957-1958 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 189 | 189.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JB Hobbs (Eng) | 1910-1910 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 188 | 187 | 62.66 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HH Dippenaar (SA) | 2003-2007 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 185 | 62 | 30.83 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| KR Stackpole (Aus) | 1966-1970 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 182 | 134 | 60.66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
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South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Feb 14-17, 2013
[Test # 2073] |
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South Africa v New Zealand at Cape Town, 1st Test, Jan 2-4, 2013
[Test # 2069] |
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South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, 3rd Test, Jan 3-6, 2012
[Test # 2028] |
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