South Africa


Rankings:  ODI - 4th, Test - 1st, Twenty20 - 6th

South Africa - Players

SA Bio

The South African cricket team, also known as The “Proteas”, is 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 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. 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

In:
Win percentage against other teams
Team Played Won Lost Tie NR Win %
Australia 88 20 48 0 20 23
 
Bangladesh 8 8 0 0 0 100
 
England 141 31 56 0 54 22
 
India 27 12 7 0 8 44
 
New Zealand 40 23 4 0 13 58
 
Pakistan 21 11 3 0 7 52
 
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:
    Hashim Amla - 311 runs
  • Best Bowling:
    Hugh Tayfield - 9/113
  • Prolific Batsman:
    Jacques Kallis. Total: 13045 runs in 161 matches with a batting average of 55.98
  • 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 50 25 21 1 3 50
 
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 58 34 20 0 4 59
 
Pakistan 62 41 20 0 1 66
 
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 294 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 9 4 5 0 0 44
 
Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 0 100
 
England 8 4 3 0 1 50
 
India 7 2 5 0 0 29
 
New Zealand 11 8 3 0 0 73
 
Pakistan 7 3 4 0 0 43
 
Scotland 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
Sri Lanka 1 1 0 0 0 100
 
West Indies 6 5 1 0 0 83
 
Zimbabwe 3 3 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:
    Dale Steyn. Total: 39 wickets in 29 matches with an average economy of 6.30

All South-Africa players

  1. 0-9
  2. A
  3. B
  4. C
  5. D
  6. E
  7. F
  8. G
  9. H
  10. I
  11. J
  12. K
  13. L
  14. M
  15. N
  16. O
  17. P
  18. Q
  19. R
  20. S
  21. T
  22. U
  23. V
  24. W
  25. X
  26. Y
  27. Z
  1. A
    1. AB de Villiers
    2. Aaron Phangiso
    3. Adam Bacher
    4. Adrian Kuiper
    5. Alan Dawson
    6. Alan Melville
    7. Albert Powell
    8. Albert Rose-Innes
    9. Albie Morkel
    10. Alf Hall
    11. Alfred Cooper
    12. Alfred Hearne
    13. Alfred Richards
    14. Ali Bacher
    15. Alison Hodgkinson
    16. Allan Donald
    17. Alviro Petersen
    18. Andre Nel
    19. Andrew Hall
    20. Andrew Hudson
    21. Andrew Puttick
    22. Anton Murray
    23. Archibald Palm
    24. Arthur Ochse Jr
    25. Arthur Ochse Sr.
    26. Arthur Seccull
    27. Ashwell Prince
    28. Athol Rowan
    29. Atholl McKinnon
    30. Ayabonga Khaka
  2. B
    1. Baberton Halliwell
    2. Barry Richards
    3. Bernard Tancred
    4. Bert Vogler
    5. Biddy Anderson
    6. Bill Lundie
    7. Billy Frank
    8. Billy Wade
    9. Billy Zulch
    10. Bob Catterall
    11. Bob Crisp
    12. Bob Newson
    13. Boeta Dippenaar
    14. Bonnor Middleton
    15. Brett Schultz
    16. Brian McMillan
    17. Bruce Mitchell
    18. Buster Farrer
    19. Buster Nupen
  3. C
    1. Cec Dixon
    2. Charl Langeveldt
    3. Charl Willoughby
    4. Charles Fichardt
    5. Charles Hime
    6. Charles Mills
    7. Charles Prince
    8. Charles Vintcent
    9. Charlie Finlason
    10. Charlie Frank
    11. Charlie Llewellyn
    12. Charlie Smith
    13. Chris Burger
    14. Chris Duckworth
    15. Chud Langton
    16. Clarence Wimble
    17. Claude Carter
    18. Claude Floquet
    19. Claude Henderson
    20. Claude Newberry
    21. Clement Johnson
    22. Clive Eksteen
    23. Clive Halse
    24. Clive Rice
    25. Clive Van Ryneveld
    26. Colin Bland
    27. Colin Ingram
    28. Conky Conyngham
    29. Corrie van Zyl
    30. Craig Matthews
    31. Cuan McCarthy
    32. Cyril Francois
    33. Cyril Vincent
  4. D
    1. Dale Benkenstein
    2. Dale Steyn
    3. Dan Taylor
    4. Dane Van Niekerk
    5. Dane Vilas
    6. Dante Parkin
    7. Daryll Cullinan
    8. Dave Nourse
    9. David Callaghan
    10. David Ironside
    11. David Miller
    12. David Pithey
    13. David Richardson
    14. David Rundle
    15. David Terbrugge
    16. Dean Elgar
    17. Denis Begbie
    18. Denis Lindsay
    19. Denis Tomlinson
    20. Deniys Morkel
    21. Dennis Dyer
    22. Dennis Gamsy
    23. Derek Crookes
    24. Derek Varnals
    25. Dewald Pretorius
    26. Dick Westcott
    27. Dicky Richards
    28. Dinesha Devnarain
    29. Doodles Tapscott
    30. Dooley Briscoe
    31. Doug Meintjes
    32. Dudley Nourse
    33. Dusty Tapscott
  5. E
    1. Eddie Barlow
    2. Eddie Fuller
    3. Edward Van der Merwe
    4. Elriesa Theunissen
    5. Eric Dalton
    6. Eric Davies
    7. Eric Marx
    8. Eric Rowan
    9. Eric Simons
    10. Ernest Bock
    11. Errol Stewart
    12. Ethy Mbhalati
  6. F
    1. Faf du Plessis
    2. Fanie de Villiers
    3. Farhaan Behardien
    4. Fish Markham
    5. Flooi Du Toit
    6. Frank Hearne
    7. Frank Mitchell
    8. Fred Le Roux
    9. Fred Smith
    10. Fred Susskind
    11. Frederick Cook
    12. Frederick Kuys
    13. Friedel de Wet
  7. G
    1. Garnett Kruger
    2. Gary Kirsten
    3. Geoff Chubb
    4. Geoff Griffin
    5. George Bissett
    6. George Faulkner
    7. George Fullerton
    8. George Glover
    9. George Parker
    10. George Rowe
    11. George Shepstone
    12. George Thornton
    13. Gerald Bond
    14. Gerald Hartigan
    15. Gerrie Liebenberg
    16. Glen Hall
    17. Gobo Ashley
    18. Godfrey Cripps
    19. Goofy Lawrence
    20. Gordon White
    21. Graeme Pollock
    22. Graeme Smith
    23. Grahame Chevalier
    24. Gulam Bodi
    25. Gus Kempis
  8. H
    1. Hansie Cronje
    2. Harold Baumgartner
    3. Harry Bromfield
    4. Hashim Amla
    5. Headley Keith
    6. Heino Kuhn
    7. Henry Davids
    8. Henry Promnitz
    9. Henry Taberer
    10. Henry Williams
    11. Herbie Taylor
    12. Herby Wade
    13. Herschelle Gibbs
    14. Horace Chapman
    15. Howard Francis
    16. Hugh Tayfield
    17. Hylton Ackerman
  9. I
    1. Imraan Khan
    2. Imran Tahir
    3. Izak Buys
  10. J
    1. JP Duminy
    2. Jack Cheetham
    3. Jack Nel
    4. Jack Plimsoll
    5. Jack Siedle
    6. Jackie Botten
    7. Jackie Du Preez
    8. Jackie McGlew
    9. Jacobus Duminy
    10. Jacques Kallis
    11. Jacques Rudolph
    12. Jim Christy
    13. Jim Pothecary
    14. Jimmy Blanckenberg
    15. Jimmy Cook
    16. Jimmy Sinclair
    17. Jock Cameron
    18. Joe Cox
    19. Joe Partridge
    20. Johan Botha
    21. Johan van der Wath
    22. Johann Louw
    23. Johannes Kotze
    24. John Cochran
    25. John Commins
    26. John Kent
    27. John Nicolson
    28. John Robertson
    29. John Waite
    30. John Watkins
    31. Johnny Lindsay
    32. Jonathan Fellows-Smith
    33. Jonathan Vandiar
    34. Jonty Rhodes
    35. Joseph Willoughby
    36. Juan Theron
    37. Justin Kemp
    38. Justin Ontong
  11. K
    1. Kelly Seymour
    2. Ken Funston
    3. Ken Viljoen
    4. Kenneth Walter
    5. Kim Elgie
    6. Kyle Abbott
  12. L
    1. Lance Klusener
    2. Lee Irvine
    3. Len Tuckett
    4. Lennox Brown
    5. Lindsay Tuckett
    6. Lonwabo Tsotsobe
    7. Loots Bosman
    8. Louis Koen
    9. Louis Stricker
    10. Louis Tancred
  13. M
    1. Maitland Hathorn
    2. Makhaya Ntini
    3. Mandy Yachad
    4. Marchant de Lange
    5. Marcia Letsoalo
    6. Marizanne Kapp
    7. Mark Boucher
    8. Mark Rushmere
    9. Martin Hanley
    10. Martin van Jaarsveld
    11. Meyrick Pringle
    12. Mfuneko Ngam
    13. Michael Melle
    14. Michael Rindel
    15. Mick Commaille
    16. Mignon du Preez
    17. Mike Macaulay
    18. Mike Procter
    19. Monde Zondeki
    20. Morne Morkel
    21. Morne van Wyk
    22. Murray Bisset
  14. N
    1. Nantie Hayward
    2. Neil Adcock
    3. Neil McKenzie
    4. Neville Lindsay
    5. Neville Quinn
    6. Nic Pothas
    7. Nicky Boje
    8. Nicolaas Theunissen
    9. Nipper Nicholson
    10. Norman Gordon
    11. Norman Reid
    12. Nummy Deane
  15. O
    1. Omar Henry
    2. Ormy Pearse
    3. Ossie Dawson
    4. Owen Dunell
    5. Owen Wynne
  16. P
    1. Pat Symcox
    2. Pat Trimborn
    3. Paul Adams
    4. Paul Harris
    5. Paul Winslow
    6. Percy Mansell
    7. Percy Sherwell
    8. Percy Twentyman-Jones
    9. Peter Carlstein
    10. Peter Heine
    11. Peter Kirsten
    12. Peter Pollock
    13. Peter Van der Merwe
    14. Philip Hands
    15. Philip Hutchinson
    16. Philippus Steyn
    17. Pieter Strydom
    18. Pieter Van der Bijl
    19. Plum Lewis
    20. Pompey Norton
  17. Q
    1. Quintin McMillan
    2. Quinton de Kock
  18. R
    1. Reggie Schwarz
    2. Reginald Hands
    3. Richard Dumbrill
    4. Richard Levi
    5. Richard Snell
    6. Robert Dower
    7. Robert Gleeson
    8. Robert Graham
    9. Robert Harvey
    10. Robert Poore
    11. Robert Stewart
    12. Robin Peterson
    13. Roelof van der Merwe
    14. Roger Telemachus
    15. Rolland Beaumont
    16. Ronald Draper
    17. Ronnie Grieveson
    18. Rory Kleinveldt
    19. Roy McLean
    20. Rudi Bryson
    21. Russell Endean
    22. Ryan McLaren
  19. S
    1. Sandy Bell
    2. Savanna Cordes
    3. Scotch Taylor
    4. Shabnim Ismail
    5. Shafiek Abrahams
    6. Shandre Fritz
    7. Shaun Pollock
    8. Shunter Coen
    9. Sid O'Linn
    10. Sid Pegler
    11. Sidney Burke
    12. Sivert Samuelson
    13. Stanley Snooke
    14. Steven Elworthy
    15. Steven Jack
    16. Steven Palframan
    17. Sune Luus
    18. Sunette Loubser
    19. Susan Benade
    20. Syd Curnow
  20. T
    1. Tertius Bosch
    2. Thami Tsolekile
    3. Thandi Tshabalala
    4. Thomas Routledge
    5. Tich Wesley
    6. Tiger Lance
    7. Timothy Shaw
    8. Tip Snooke
    9. Tom Campbell
    10. Tommy Ward
    11. Tony Harris
    12. Tony Pithey
    13. Trevor Goddard
    14. Trisha Chetty
    15. Tufty Mann
    16. Tuppy Owen-Smith
    17. Tyron Henderson
  21. V
    1. Vaughn van Jaarsveld
    2. Vernon Philander
    3. Victor Mpitsang
    4. Vincent Tancred
    5. Vivian Ian Smith
  22. W
    1. Wayne Parnell
    2. William Brann
    3. William Ling
    4. William Milton
    5. William Shalders
    6. William Solomon
  23. X
    1. Xen Balaskas
  24. Y
    1. Yolandi Potgieter
    2. Yolandi Westhuizen
    3. Yusuf Abdulla
  25. Z
    1. Zander de Bruyn
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