Team Highest Innings Totals

Cricket Records for England vs South Africa in Test matches

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
South Africa	682/6d	177.0	3.85	2	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
England	654/5	218.2x8	2.24	4	v South Africa	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
South Africa	637/2d	189.0	3.37	2	v England	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
England	629/6d	125.5	4.99	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
South Africa	627/7d	211.0	2.97	2	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
England	608	149.5x8	3.04	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
England	604/9d	162.0	3.72	2	v South Africa	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
South Africa	594/5d	145.0	4.09	1	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
England	593/8d	156.2	3.79	1	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
England	574/9d	170.0	3.37	2	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
South Africa	572/7	209.2	2.73	3	v England	Durban	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1480
England	570/7d	172.3	3.30	3	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
England	559/9d	130.7x8	3.20	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
England	554/8d	215.0	2.57	1	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
South Africa	552/5d	199.5	2.76	1	v England	Manchester	2 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
England	551	226.2	2.43	3	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
South Africa	538	235.3	2.28	1	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
England	534/6d	132.0	4.04	2	v South Africa	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
South Africa	533	196.3	2.71	1	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1947	Test # 285
England	531/2d	118.0	4.50	2	v South Africa	Lord's	28 Jun 1924	Test # 154
England	531	166.3	3.18	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1964	Test # 572
South Africa	530	202.6x8	1.96	1	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
South Africa	522	176.2	2.96	2	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
South Africa	521/8d	195.0	2.67	2	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 1955	Test # 410
South Africa	513/8d	192.0	2.67	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1931	Test # 202
England	505	224.5	2.24	2	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1951	Test # 337
South Africa	502	189.1	2.65	1	v England	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
South Africa	501/7d	179.2	2.79	1	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
South Africa	500	208.5	2.39	3	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	Test # 411
England	499/9d	152.0	3.28	1	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
South Africa	492/8d	172.0	2.86	2	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1929	Test # 185
England	485/5d	190.0	2.55	1	v South Africa	Durban	4 Dec 1964	Test # 571
South Africa	484	128.0	3.78	1	v England	The Oval	4 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
South Africa	483/9d	240.0	2.01	1	v England	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
England	482	157.3x5	3.67	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2 Mar 1896	Test # 48
South Africa	481	142.1x8	2.53	3	v England	Durban	3 Mar 1939	Test # 271
England	479/9d	157.0	3.05	3	v South Africa	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
England	478	151.3	3.15	2	v South Africa	Manchester	5 Jul 1947	Test # 287
England	477/9d	160.3	2.97	1	v South Africa	Leeds	4 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
South Africa	476	145.4	3.26	1	v England	The Oval	17 Aug 1935	Test # 246
South Africa	475	132.0	3.59	1	v England	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
England	469/4d	88.5x8	3.96	1	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
South Africa	464/8d	157.0	2.95	3	v England	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
England	462	181.0	2.55	1	v South Africa	Birmingham	4 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
England	458	105.3	4.34	1	v South Africa	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
South Africa	450	128.1	3.51	1	v England	Gqeberha	9 Dec 1999	Test # 1475
England	450	144.4	3.11	2	v South Africa	Durban	13 Dec 1913	Test # 130
South Africa	447/7d	111.2	4.01	3	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
South Africa	447	133.1	3.35	2	v England	Leeds	4 Aug 1994	Test # 1264
England	445	146.3	3.03	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
England	442	141.4	3.12	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Feb 1931	Test # 206
England	442	205.2	2.15	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1965	Test # 573
South Africa	441	142.1	3.10	1	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
England	438	124.0	3.53	1	v South Africa	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
England	435	207.5	2.09	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	12 Feb 1965	Test # 578
England	430	139.3	3.08	2	v South Africa	Durban	21 Jan 1928	Test # 170
England	428	127.2	3.36	1	v South Africa	Lord's	1 Jul 1907	Test # 93
England	428	158.5	2.69	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1927	Test # 169
South Africa	428	159.5	2.67	1	v England	Gqeberha	26 Dec 1995	Test # 1320
England	428	185.5	2.30	1	v South Africa	Durban	18 Jan 1923	Test # 150
England	427/7d	128.0	3.33	1	v South Africa	Manchester	27 Jul 1929	Test # 184
England	427	190.0	2.24	1	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
England	425	126.4	3.35	2	v South Africa	Leeds	2 Aug 2012	Test # 2051
England	425	126.5	3.35	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
South Africa	423/7d	119.0	3.55	2	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
South Africa	423/7	141.0	3.00	4	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
England	422	113.4x8	2.78	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
England	421/8	131.0	3.21	2	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1924	Test # 157
South Africa	421	153.4	2.73	2	v England	Cape Town	2 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
South Africa	420	124.3	3.37	3	v England	Johannesburg	23 Dec 1922	Test # 148
South Africa	419	118.1	3.54	2	v England	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
South Africa	419	139.2	3.00	1	v England	Leeds	2 Aug 2012	Test # 2051
England	419/9d	163.2	2.56	2	v South Africa	Nottingham	7 Jun 1951	Test # 334
South Africa	419	171.1	2.44	2	v England	The Oval	18 Aug 1960	Test # 496
South Africa	418	153.2	2.72	1	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
England	417	107.1	3.89	3	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
England	417	108.2	3.84	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Mar 1910	Test # 110
England	415/9d	106.4	3.89	2	v South Africa	Manchester	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
England	411/8d	124.0	3.31	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
England	411	144.3	2.84	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	27 Feb 1914	Test # 134
England	408	122.4	3.32	2	v South Africa	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
England	403	135.0	2.98	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Dec 1913	Test # 131
South Africa	403/9d	138.0	2.92	2	v England	Johannesburg	25 Nov 1999	Test # 1471
England	400	98.2	4.06	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
England	396	116.0	3.41	1	v South Africa	Leeds	12 Jul 1924	Test # 155
England	395	141.4x8	2.09	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
South Africa	393/3d	167.0	2.35	3	v England	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
South Africa	392	133.1	2.94	3	v England	The Oval	26 Aug 1965	Test # 596
England	391/8d	111.0	3.52	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
South Africa	390	143.4	2.71	3	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1924	Test # 153
South Africa	390/6d	146.0	2.67	1	v England	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
South Africa	390	135.1x8	2.16	2	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
South Africa	385	118.3	3.24	1	v England	Johannesburg	10 Mar 1906	Test # 90
England	385	125.5	3.05	1	v South Africa	The Oval	19 Jul 2012	Test # 2049
England	384/7d	132.0	2.90	1	v South Africa	Nottingham	15 Jun 1935	Test # 242
England	384	147.2	2.60	2	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Jan 1965	Test # 575
England	381/9d	143.0	2.66	1	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 1995	Test # 1312
England	381	173.5	2.19	3	v South Africa	Manchester	7 Jul 1955	Test # 410
England	379	105.7x8	2.68	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
South Africa	379	143.5x8	1.97	1	v England	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]