South Africa vs England Test Series – Captains who have opened the innings dismissed by the first ball of the test match
AJ Strauss became the fourth captain who has opened the innings to be dismissed by the first ball of the test match in the annals of test cricket. The other three are W Bardelsy of Australia, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka and D Ganga of West Indies
| No | Captains | Match | Location | Season |
| 1 | WBardsley | Aus v Eng | Leeds | 1926 |
| 2 | STJayasuriya | Srl v Aus | Galle | 1999 |
| 3 | D Ganga | Win v Eng | Ch-le-St | 2007 |
| 4 | AJ Strauss | Eng v RSA | Jo’burg | 2009/10 |