Most matches as captain
Player Span Mat Won Lost Tied Draw W/L %W %L
GC Smith 2003-2014 108 53 28 0 27 1.89 49.07 25.92
WJ Cronje 1994-2000 53 27 11 0 15 2.45 50.94 20.75
F du Plessis 2016-2020 36 18 15 0 3 1.20 50 41.66
SM Pollock 2000-2003 26 14 5 0 7 2.80 53.84 19.23
HW Taylor 1913-1924 18 1 10 0 7 0.10 5.55 55.55
D Elgar 2017-2023 17 9 7 0 1 1.28 52.94 41.17
KC Wessels 1992-1994 16 5 3 0 8 1.66 31.25 18.75
JE Cheetham 1952-1955 15 7 5 0 3 1.40 46.66 33.33
AD Nourse 1948-1951 15 1 9 0 5 0.11 6.66 60
HM Amla 2014-2016 14 4 4 0 6 1.00 28.57 28.57
DJ McGlew 1955-1962 14 4 6 0 4 0.66 28.57 42.85
TL Goddard 1963-1965 13 1 2 0 10 0.50 7.69 15.38
PW Sherwell 1906-1911 13 5 6 0 2 0.83 38.46 46.15
HG Deane 1927-1931 12 2 4 0 6 0.50 16.66 33.33
A Melville 1938-1947 10 0 4 0 6 0.00 0 40
HF Wade 1935-1936 10 1 4 0 5 0.25 10 40
HB Cameron 1931-1932 9 2 5 0 2 0.40 22.22 55.55
PL van der Merwe 1965-1967 8 4 1 0 3 4.00 50 12.5
CB van Ryneveld 1956-1958 8 2 4 0 2 0.50 25 50
SJ Snooke 1910-1910 5 3 2 0 0 1.50 60 40
A Bacher 1970-1970 4 4 0 0 0 - 100 0
MV Boucher 2002-2002 4 2 2 0 0 1.00 50 50
Q de Kock 2020-2021 4 2 2 0 0 1.00 50 50
AB de Villiers 2016-2017 3 2 1 0 0 2.00 66.66 33.33
EA Halliwell 1896-1902 3 0 3 0 0 0.00 0 100
F Mitchell 1912-1912 3 0 3 0 0 0.00 0 100
LJ Tancred 1912-1912 3 0 2 0 1 0.00 0 66.66
T Bavuma 2023-2023 2 2 0 0 0 - 100 0
M Bisset 1899-1899 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 0 100
JH Kallis 2006-2009 2 1 1 0 0 1.00 50 50
WH Milton 1889-1892 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 0 100
AG Prince 2006-2006 2 0 2 0 0 0.00 0 100
JH Anderson 1902-1902 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 100
OR Dunell 1889-1889 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 100
G Kirsten 1998-1998 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0 0
EP Nupen 1930-1930 1 1 0 0 0 - 100 0
AR Richards 1896-1896 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 0 100
HM Taberer 1902-1902 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 0 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 West Indies at Johannesburg, 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2023 [Test # 2497]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st Test, Feb 28-Mar 2, 2023 [Test # 2495]
Australia v South Africa at Sydney, 3rd Test, Jan 4-8, 2023 [Test # 2488]
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