South African batsmen who have scored fifties on their test debut.

South African batsmen who have scored fifties on their test debut.

HE van der Dussen of South Africa scored 51 against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the 34th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in an innings on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AW Nourse 72 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 LJ Tancred 97 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
3 GC White – 81 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
4 WH Brann – 50 v England Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922
5 LE Tapscott 50* – v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
6 MJ Susskind – 51 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
7 CL Vincent – 53 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
8 JFW Nicolson – 78 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
9 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
10 TA Harris 60 – v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
11 DV Dyer 62 – v England Manchester 05 Jul 1947
12 JHB Waite 76 – v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
13 PNF Mansell 90 – v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
14 KJ Funston – 65 v Australia Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
15 RJ Westcott – 62 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1954
16 AC Hudson 163 – v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
17 PN Kirsten – 52 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
18 AM Bacher – 55 v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
19 HD Ackerman 57 – v Pakistan Durban 26 Feb 1998
20 AJ Hall 70 – v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
21 GC Smith – 68 v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
22 JA Rudolph 222* – v Bangladesh Chattogram 24 Apr 2003
23 RJ Peterson 61 – v Bangladesh Dhaka 01 May 2003
24 M Zondeki 59 – v England Leeds 21 Aug 2003
25 Z de Bruyn 83 – v India Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
26 JP Duminy – 50* v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
27 JA Morkel 58 – v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
28 AN Petersen 100 – v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
29 F du Plessis 78 110* v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
30 S van Zyl 101* – v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
31 CH Morris 69 – v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
32 SC Cook 115 – v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
33 AK Markram 97 – v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
34 HE van der Dussen – 51 v England Centurion 26 Dec 2019

B Mitchell and F du Plessis are the two South African batsman to score fifties in both innings in their debut test.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
2 F du Plessis 78 110* v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012

F du Plessis  is the only South African batsman to score a half century and a century in his debut test.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 F du Plessis 78 110* v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012

HE van der Dussen of South Africa scored 51 against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the 18th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in an innings on test debut on home soil. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AW Nourse 72 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 LJ Tancred 97 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
3 GC White – 81 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
4 WH Brann – 50 v England Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922
5 LE Tapscott 50* – v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
6 MJ Susskind – 51 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
7 CL Vincent – 53 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
8 JFW Nicolson – 78 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
9 RJ Westcott – 62 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1954
10 AM Bacher – 55 v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
11 HD Ackerman 57 – v Pakistan Durban 26 Feb 1998
12 AJ Hall 70 – v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
13 GC Smith – 68 v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
14 S van Zyl 101* – v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
15 CH Morris 69 – v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
16 SC Cook 115 – v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
17 AK Markram 97 – v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
18 HE van der Dussen – 51 v England Centurion 26 Dec 2019

HE van der Dussen of South Africa scored 51 against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the 15th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty in an innings on test debut against England. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GC White – 81 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
2 WH Brann – 50 v England Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922
3 LE Tapscott 50* – v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
4 MJ Susskind – 51 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
5 CL Vincent – 53 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
6 JFW Nicolson – 78 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
7 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
8 TA Harris 60 – v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
9 DV Dyer 62 – v England Manchester 05 Jul 1947
10 JHB Waite 76 – v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1951
11 PNF Mansell 90 – v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
12 M Zondeki 59 – v England Leeds 21 Aug 2003
13 CH Morris 69 – v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2016
14 SC Cook 115 – v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
15 HE van der Dussen – 51 v England Centurion 26 Dec 2019

The following are the six South African batsmen who have scored centuries on their test debut. The list includes JA Rudolph who has scored a double century – 222 not out against Bangladesh at Chattogram in Apr 2003. JA Rudolph remains the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to score a “Double Nelson” on his test debut.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AC Hudson 163 – v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
2 JA Rudolph 222* – v Bangladesh Chattogram 24 Apr 2003
3 AN Petersen 100 – v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
4 F du Plessis 78 110* v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
5 S van Zyl 101* – v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
6 SC Cook 115 – v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016

The following table furnishes the list of two batsmen scoring fifties in the same innings and also in either innings on their test debut.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AW Nourse 72 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 LJ Tancred 97 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
             
1 AC Hudson 163 – v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
2 PN Kirsten – 52 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
             
1 AJ Hall 70 – v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
2 GC Smith – 68 v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002

HE van der Dussen of South Africa scored 51 against England in the ongoing test at Centurion to provide the 14th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a fifty on test debut in the second innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GC White – 81 v England Johannesburg 02 Jan 1906
2 WH Brann – 50 v England Johannesburg 23 Dec 1922
3 MJ Susskind – 51 v England Birmingham 14 Jun 1924
4 CL Vincent – 53 v England Johannesburg 24 Dec 1927
5 JFW Nicolson – 78 v England Durban 21 Jan 1928
6 B Mitchell 88 61* v England Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
7 KJ Funston – 65 v Australia Brisbane 05 Dec 1952
8 RJ Westcott – 62 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1954
9 PN Kirsten – 52 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
10 AM Bacher – 55 v India Durban 26 Dec 1996
11 GC Smith – 68 v Australia Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
12 JP Duminy – 50* v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
13 F du Plessis 78 110* v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
14 HE van der Dussen – 51 v England Centurion 26 Dec 2019

LJ Tancred, PNF Mansell and AK Markram are the three South African batsmen who have scored a ninety in an innings on their test debut

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 – v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 PNF Mansell 90 – v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
3 AK Markram 97 – v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017

S van Zyl, SC Cook and HE van der Dussen are the three South African batsmen who have scored fifties on their test debut at Centurion

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 S van Zyl 101* – v West Indies Centurion 17 Dec 2014
2 SC Cook 115 – v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
3 HE van der Dussen – 51 v England Centurion 26 Dec 2019
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