| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JH Kallis (SA) | 1997-2013 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 617 | 91 | 36.29 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2004-2018 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 591 | 126* | 49.25 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| D Elgar (SA) | 2013-2018 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 513 | 121 | 64.12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| HM Amla (SA) | 2007-2018 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 484 | 127* | 40.33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F du Plessis (SA) | 2013-2018 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 434 | 137 | 72.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1995-2001 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 398 | 69 | 30.61 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| RG Pollock (SA) | 1965-1970 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 357 | 137 | 89.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| EJ Barlow (SA) | 1962-1970 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 356 | 73 | 44.50 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| SM Pollock (SA) | 1995-2007 | 9 | 16 | 1 | 356 | 55* | 23.73 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-1999 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 354 | 135 | 35.40 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 1997-2007 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 352 | 196 | 29.33 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MV Boucher (SA) | 1998-2007 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 298 | 68* | 29.80 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| TL Goddard (SA) | 1957-1967 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 289 | 74 | 36.12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1995-2000 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 275 | 91 | 27.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JN Rhodes (SA) | 1992-1999 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 239 | 64 | 39.83 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| MN Samuels (WI) | 2007-2014 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 101 | 78.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 2014-2016 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 229 | 123 | 76.33 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Strauss (ENG) | 2004-2004 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 220 | 126 | 220.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| L Klusener (SA) | 1999-2001 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 174 | 54.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MA Atherton (ENG) | 1995-1999 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 217 | 108 | 54.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WR Endean (SA) | 1954-1958 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 215 | 87 | 35.83 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DA Warner (AUS) | 2014-2018 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 212 | 70 | 53.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| HH Dippenaar (SA) | 2000-2004 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 212 | 110 | 35.33 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2004-2014 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 209 | 55 | 23.22 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| BA Richards (SA) | 1970-1970 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 207 | 126 | 103.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AD Nourse (SA) | 1949-1950 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 195 | 73 | 65.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| JR Reid (NZ) | 1954-1962 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 187 | 73 | 46.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Q de Kock (SA) | 2014-2018 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 69 | 30.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SC Cook (SA) | 2016-2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 117 | 88.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| AL Hassett (AUS) | 1950-1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 167 | 167 | 167.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MS Sinclair (NZ) | 2000-2000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 167 | 150 | 83.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Hudson (SA) | 1992-1998 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 52 | 27.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| WW Wade (SA) | 1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 159 | 125 | 159.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Morris (AUS) | 1950-1950 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 157 | 157.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Markram (SA) | 2017-2018 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 157 | 125 | 52.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mitchell (SA) | 1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 99 | 77.50 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| RN Harvey (AUS) | 1950-1958 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 116 | 51.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ McGlew (SA) | 1954-1962 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 153 | 38 | 30.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Hussain (ENG) | 1999-1999 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 152 | 82 | 152.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| IR Redpath (AUS) | 1967-1970 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 146 | 55 | 36.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N Kapil Dev (INDIA) | 1992-1992 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 129 | 70.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ND McKenzie (SA) | 2000-2001 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 141 | 120 | 47.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1998-2014 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 104 | 27.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FG Mann (ENG) | 1949-1949 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 138 | 136* | 138.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ME Waugh (AUS) | 1997-1997 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 116 | 68.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Richardson (SA) | 1992-1997 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 135 | 84 | 33.75 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| A Bacher (SA) | 1967-1970 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 73 | 33.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PAM Hands (SA) | 1914-1914 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 83 | 66.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| BM McMillan (SA) | 1992-1997 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 55 | 26.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| HW Taylor (SA) | 1914-1914 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 87 | 64.50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Records includes the following current or recent matches: |
|
South Africa v Australia at Port Elizabeth, 2nd Test, Mar 9-12, 2018
[Test # 2298] |
|
South Africa v Zimbabwe at Port Elizabeth, Only Test, Dec 26-27, 2017
[Test # 2290] |
|
South Africa v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2016
[Test # 2243] |