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South Africa - Players

SA Bio

The South African Cricket Team, also known as The Proteas, is the national cricket team representing South Africa and administrated by Cricket South Africa. South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and one-day international status. Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89. South Africa played its first Test match (against a touring England side at Port Elizabeth), becoming the third Test nation.

 

However, in 1970, the ICC voted to suspend the team from international cricket indefinitely because of its government's policy of apartheid, an overtly racist policy, which led them to play only against the white nations (England, Australia, New Zealand), and field only white players. This decision excluded players such as stalwart Graeme Pollock from partaking in international Test Cricket. Such a move caused the exodus of bright future prospects like Allan Lamb and Robin Smith, who both played for England, and Kepler Wessels, who initially played for Australia, before returning to South Africa. The team was reinstated in 1991 as a Test nation after the deconstruction of apartheid, and the team played its first official match since 1970 (and its first ever ODI) against India in Kolkata on 10 November, 1991. Since the reinstatement, the Proteas have had mixed success. Even when the team has been considered to be a favourite to win a tournament, good fortune deserts it.

 

The match-fixing scandal that shook the cricketing fraternity got momentum from Hansie Cronje’s claims. With his mysterious death in a plane crash, a chapter in South African cricket closed. Due to a racial quota policy, the side now contains black players, unlike the past. The team has reached the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup three times, but has failed to progress into the finals, with Herschelle Gibbs famously dropping Australian captain Steve Waugh in 1999 in a round-robin game. They performed well in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, until New Zealand beat them in the quarter finals, unfortunately ending their World Cup campaign.
 

SA Records

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Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Australia 85 19 48 0 18 22
 
Bangladesh 8 8 0 0 0 100
 
England 138 29 56 0 53 21
 
India 27 12 7 0 8 44
 
New Zealand 38 21 4 0 13 55
 
Pakistan 18 8 3 0 7 44
 
Sri Lanka 20 10 5 0 5 50
 
West Indies 25 16 3 0 6 64
 
Zimbabwe 7 6 0 0 1 86
 
  • Highest Individual Score:
    AB de Villiers - 278 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Hugh Tayfield - 9/113
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Jacques Kallis. Total: 12296 runs in 151 matches with a batting average of 56.66
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Shaun Pollock. Total: 421 wickets in 108 matches with an average economy of 2.39
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Australia 80 36 41 3 0 45
 
Bangladesh 14 13 1 0 0 93
 
Canada 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
England 45 23 19 1 2 51
 
India 66 40 24 0 2 61
 
Ireland 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
Kenya 10 10 0 0 0 100
 
Netherlands 3 3 0 0 0 100
 
New Zealand 55 33 18 0 4 60
 
Pakistan 57 38 18 0 1 67
 
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Sri Lanka 51 25 24 1 1 49
 
United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
West Indies 51 38 12 0 1 75
 
Zimbabwe 32 29 2 0 1 91
 
  • Highest Individual Score:
    Gary Kirsten - 188 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Makhaya Ntini - 6/22
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Jacques Kallis. Total: 11469 runs in 316 matches with a batting average of 46.06
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Shaun Pollock. Total: 387 wickets in 293 matches with an average economy of 3.65
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Afghanistan 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Australia 8 4 4 0 0 50
 
Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
England 5 3 2 0 0 60
 
India 6 2 4 0 0 33
 
New Zealand 8 6 2 0 0 75
 
Pakistan 5 3 2 0 0 60
 
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
West Indies 6 5 1 0 0 83
 
Zimbabwe 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
Canterbury 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
  • Highest Individual Score:
    Richard Levi - 117 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Ryan McLaren - 5/19
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Graeme Smith. Total: 982 runs in 33 matches with a batting average of 31.67
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Morne Morkel. Total: 32 wickets in 22 matches with an average economy of 6.65
  • Highest Individual Score:
    Richard Levi - 63 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Lonwabo Tsotsobe - 4/18
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Richard Levi. Total: 63 runs in 1 matches with a batting average of 63
  • Prolific Bowler:
    Lonwabo Tsotsobe. Total: 4 wickets in 1 matches with an average economy of 4.5
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