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South Africa - Players

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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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  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. Adam Bacher
    3. Adrian Kuiper
    4. Alan Dawson
    5. Alan Melville
    6. Albert Powell
    7. Albert Rose-Innes
    8. Albie Morkel
    9. Alf Hall
    10. Alfred Cooper
    11. Alfred Hearne
    12. Alfred Richards
    13. Ali Bacher
    14. Allan Donald
    15. Alviro Petersen
    16. Andre Nel
    17. Andrew Hall
    18. Andrew Hudson
    19. Andrew Puttick
    20. Anton Murray
    21. Archibald Palm
    22. Arthur Ochse Jr
    23. Arthur Ochse Sr.
    24. Arthur Seccull
    25. Ashwell Prince
    26. Athol Rowan
    27. Atholl McKinnon
  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 Vilas
    5. Dante Parkin
    6. Daryll Cullinan
    7. Dave Nourse
    8. David Callaghan
    9. David Ironside
    10. David Miller
    11. David Pithey
    12. David Richardson
    13. David Rundle
    14. David Terbrugge
    15. Dean Elgar
    16. Denis Begbie
    17. Denis Lindsay
    18. Denis Tomlinson
    19. Deniys Morkel
    20. Dennis Dyer
    21. Dennis Gamsy
    22. Derek Crookes
    23. Derek Varnals
    24. Dewald Pretorius
    25. Dick Westcott
    26. Dicky Richards
    27. Doodles Tapscott
    28. Dooley Briscoe
    29. Doug Meintjes
    30. Dudley Nourse
    31. Dusty Tapscott
  5. E
    1. Eddie Barlow
    2. Eddie Fuller
    3. Edward Van der Merwe
    4. Eric Dalton
    5. Eric Davies
    6. Eric Marx
    7. Eric Rowan
    8. Eric Simons
    9. Ernest Bock
    10. Errol Stewart
    11. 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 Promnitz
    8. Henry Taberer
    9. Henry Williams
    10. Herbie Taylor
    11. Herby Wade
    12. Herschelle Gibbs
    13. Horace Chapman
    14. Howard Francis
    15. Hugh Tayfield
    16. 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
  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. Mark Boucher
    6. Mark Rushmere
    7. Martin Hanley
    8. Martin van Jaarsveld
    9. Meyrick Pringle
    10. Mfuneko Ngam
    11. Michael Melle
    12. Michael Rindel
    13. Mick Commaille
    14. Mike Macaulay
    15. Mike Procter
    16. Monde Zondeki
    17. Morne Morkel
    18. Morne van Wyk
    19. 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
  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. Scotch Taylor
    3. Shafiek Abrahams
    4. Shaun Pollock
    5. Shunter Coen
    6. Sid O'Linn
    7. Sid Pegler
    8. Sidney Burke
    9. Sivert Samuelson
    10. Stanley Snooke
    11. Steven Elworthy
    12. Steven Jack
    13. Steven Palframan
    14. 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. Tufty Mann
    15. Tuppy Owen-Smith
    16. 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. Yusuf Abdulla
  25. Z
    1. Zander de Bruyn
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