Batting Most Runs Series

Cricket Records for South Africa (Host) in Test matches

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
JH Kallis (SA)	4	6	2	712	177	178.00	1248	57.05	4	1	-	74	8
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
RN Harvey (AUS)	5	8	3	660	178	132.00	-	0.00	4	1	-	14+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
AJ Strauss (ENG)	5	10	1	656	147	72.88	1308	50.15	3	1	2	85	3
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
E Paynter (ENG)	5	8	-	653	243	81.62	-	0.00	3	2	-	50+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	1	625	162	69.44	1184	52.78	3	2	2	68	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	-	0.00	3	2	-	39+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
DT Lindsay (SA)	5	7	-	606	182	86.57	328+	76.52	3	2	-	61+	12
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
HH Gibbs (SA)	4	7	2	583	192	116.60	937	62.21	3	1	-	76	9
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
HW Taylor (SA)	5	9	-	582	176	64.66	-	0.00	3	2	-	9+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
L Hutton (ENG)	5	9	-	577	158	64.11	243+	36.21	2	2	-	23+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
KC Bland (SA)	5	10	2	572	144*	71.50	-	0.00	1	4	-	55	10
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
EJ Barlow (SA)	5	10	-	558	138	55.80	244+	56.55	1	4	1	62	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
JR Reid (NZ)	5	10	1	546	142	60.66	-	0.00	1	4	-	62+	5
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	10	1	545	123	60.55	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
DA Warner (AUS)	3	6	-	543	145	90.50	626	86.74	3	2	-	59	8
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14
C Washbrook (ENG)	5	9	-	542	195	60.22	119+	50.42	1	2	-	24+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
JB Hobbs (ENG)	5	9	1	539	187	67.37	-	0.00	1	4	1	0+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
RG Pollock (SA)	5	9	2	537	209	76.71	-	0.00	2	2	-	16+	4
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	3	536	129*	76.57	108+	63.88	2	2	-	6+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
BC Lara (WI)	4	8	-	531	202	66.37	945	56.19	2	2	-	80	4
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	5	9	1	520	122	65.00	-	0.00	2	3	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	1	518	231	57.55	-	0.00	1	2	1	51+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
RG Pollock (SA)	4	7	-	517	274	73.85	960	53.85	1	3	-	76	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	9	1	517	136*	64.62	-	0.00	1	4	-	13+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
KF Barrington (ENG)	5	7	2	508	148*	101.60	-	0.00	2	2	-	54	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
BA Richards (SA)	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
HW Taylor (SA)	5	10	-	508	109	50.80	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
JH Kallis (SA)	3	5	2	498	201*	166.00	870	57.24	3	-	-	46	5
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	3	485	110	69.28	1291	37.56	1	4	-	42	1
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
RB Simpson (AUS)	5	10	-	483	153	48.30	-	0.00	1	2	-	14+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
AK Markram (SA)	4	8	-	480	152	60.00	754	63.66	2	1	1	60	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
JHW Fingleton (AUS)	5	7	1	478	118	79.66	-	0.00	3	1	-	10+	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	1	475	120	52.77	158+	29.11	1	3	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	5	2	473	204*	157.66	474	99.78	2	1	-	62	10
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
PA Gibb (ENG)	5	8	-	473	120	59.12	-	0.00	2	2	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
HM Amla (SA)	4	7	-	470	201	67.14	1002	46.90	2	1	-	67	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
B Mitchell (SA)	5	9	1	466	109	58.25	-	0.00	1	3	-	7+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
AJ Pithey (SA)	5	9	-	462	154	51.33	122+	18.85	1	2	-	43	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
PGV van der Bijl (SA)	5	9	-	460	125	51.11	-	0.00	1	2	-	30+	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
RG Pollock (SA)	5	10	2	459	137	57.37	313+	68.37	1	4	1	62	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
B Mitchell (SA)	5	9	-	455	123	50.55	-	0.00	1	4	-	12+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
ME Trescothick (ENG)	5	10	-	448	180	44.80	856	52.33	2	-	2	62	6
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
JB Hobbs (ENG)	5	8	1	443	97	63.28	-	0.00	-	4	-	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
GC White (SA)	5	9	1	437	147	54.62	-	0.00	1	2	-	53	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1905/06
CAG Russell (ENG)	4	7	-	436	140	62.28	-	0.00	2	1	-	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
GC Smith (SA)	4	7	-	427	183	61.00	795	53.71	2	1	1	56	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
AB de Villiers (SA)	4	8	2	427	126*	71.16	655	65.19	1	4	1	60	4
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
DJ McGlew (SA)	5	9	2	426	127*	60.85	-	0.00	2	1	-	10+	1
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
AR Morris (AUS)	5	8	-	422	157	52.75	-	0.00	2	-	1	15+	2
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
AD Nourse (SA)	5	9	2	422	120	60.28	-	0.00	2	1	1	13+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
SJ McCabe (AUS)	5	7	2	420	189*	84.00	-	0.00	2	-	1	0+	0+
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
GC Smith (SA)	4	7	1	418	139	69.66	598	69.89	2	-	-	65	2
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
H Sutcliffe (ENG)	5	10	1	418	102	46.44	-	0.00	1	2	-	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
WA Brown (AUS)	5	7	-	417	121	59.57	-	0.00	1	4	-	4+	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
PJ Hughes (AUS)	3	6	-	415	160	69.16	709	58.53	2	1	1	53	6
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
HW Taylor (SA)	5	10	-	412	101	41.20	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
BA Stokes (ENG)	4	7	-	411	258	58.71	377	109.01	1	1	-	55	13
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
WW Wade (SA)	5	9	1	407	125	50.87	232+	30.60	1	3	1	7+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
DCS Compton (ENG)	5	9	1	406	114	50.75	345+	28.98	1	2	-	4+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
AD Nourse (SA)	5	9	-	405	114	45.00	-	0.00	1	3	1	-	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
TL Goddard (SA)	5	10	-	405	112	40.50	-	0.00	1	3	-	39	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
EAB Rowan (SA)	5	9	-	404	143	44.88	-	0.00	1	3	1	-	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
AL Hassett (AUS)	5	6	-	402	167	67.00	-	0.00	2	2	-	14+	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
G Kirsten (SA)	5	7	-	396	275	56.57	975	40.61	1	1	1	39	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
RR Sarwan (WI)	4	8	-	392	119	49.00	828	47.34	2	1	-	57	0
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
CP Mead (ENG)	5	9	-	392	181	43.55	-	0.00	1	1	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
MA Atherton (ENG)	5	8	1	390	185*	55.71	1182	32.99	1	2	1	51	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1995/96
JW Burke (AUS)	5	8	2	389	189	64.83	-	0.00	1	2	-	15+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
DJ Cullinan (SA)	5	7	-	386	120	55.14	755	51.12	2	1	-	46	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
JE Root (ENG)	4	8	1	386	110	55.14	609	63.38	1	3	-	48	2
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
IR Redpath (AUS)	5	10	1	386	80	42.88	-	0.00	-	3	-	-	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
IJ Siedle (SA)	5	9	-	384	141	42.66	-	0.00	1	2	1	23+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
Q de Kock (SA)	4	8	-	380	95	47.50	621	61.19	-	4	-	51	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2019/20
RH Catterall (SA)	5	10	1	379	119	42.11	-	0.00	1	2	-	-	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
CP Mead (ENG)	5	7	-	378	117	54.00	-	0.00	2	1	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
JN Rhodes (SA)	5	9	1	378	103*	47.25	528	71.59	1	2	-	35	10
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
KD Mackay (AUS)	5	7	4	375	83*	125.00	-	0.00	-	5	-	-	2
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
L Klusener (SA)	5	6	1	370	174	74.00	480	77.08	1	2	-	52	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
N Hussain (ENG)	5	8	2	370	146*	61.66	1035	35.74	1	2	1	43	5
England in South Africa Test Series, 1999/00
PE Richardson (ENG)	5	10	-	369	117	36.90	-	0.00	1	1	1	28	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1956/57
CH Gayle (WI)	3	6	-	366	116	61.00	476	76.89	2	1	-	66	2
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
JH Kallis (SA)	4	7	-	363	120	51.85	702	51.70	2	1	-	39	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2009/10
JHB Waite (SA)	5	9	-	362	134	40.22	-	0.00	2	1	1	-	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
AB de Villiers (SA)	5	10	1	362	109	40.22	620	58.38	1	2	-	50	1
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
EJ Barlow (SA)	4	7	-	360	127	51.42	930	38.70	2	1	-	36	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
JM Bairstow (ENG)	4	7	2	359	150*	71.80	498	72.08	1	1	1	42	5
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
AB de Villiers (SA)	3	5	1	357	163	89.25	595	60.00	2	1	-	30	8
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2008/09
HH Gibbs (SA)	4	8	-	356	161	44.50	691	51.51	1	1	-	59	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
RA McLean (SA)	5	9	-	356	113	39.55	-	0.00	1	2	1	21+	4
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
DJ McGlew (SA)	5	9	-	354	108	39.33	-	0.00	2	1	1	-	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
AB de Villiers (SA)	3	4	1	353	160*	117.66	560	63.03	1	2	-	40	3
Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2011/12
BL Irvine (SA)	4	7	-	353	102	50.42	650	54.30	1	2	-	33	6
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
AB de Villiers (SA)	3	5	1	352	121	88.00	574	61.32	2	1	-	40	0
Pakistan in South Africa Test Series, 2012/13
J Moroney (AUS)	5	8	1	352	118	50.28	-	0.00	2	1	1	0+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
SP Fleming (NZ)	3	5	-	351	262	70.20	595	58.99	1	-	1	46	2
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
DJ McGlew (SA)	5	9	1	351	86	43.87	-	0.00	-	3	-	9+	0
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1953/54
CC McDonald (AUS)	5	9	1	349	99	43.62	-	0.00	-	3	-	-	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1957/58
RT Ponting (AUS)	3	6	-	348	116	58.00	600	58.00	2	1	-	37	5
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2005/06
JH Kallis (SA)	2	3	-	346	186	115.33	504	68.65	2	-	-	47	5
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 2007/08
ER Dexter (ENG)	5	7	1	344	172	57.33	-	0.00	1	1	1	49	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65

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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]