South African batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match

South African batsmen scoring a century and a fifty in a test match

Dean Elgar

D Elgar of South Africa scored 140 and 89 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Dunedin to provide the 55th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test including the occasions of centuries in both innings of a test. All such occasions are listed below

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 GA Faulkner 78 123 v England Johannesburg 01 Jan 1910
2 GA Faulkner 56 115 v Australia Adelaide 07 Jan 1911
3 AW Nourse 64 111 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
4 EL Dalton 117 57* v England The Oval 17 Aug 1935
5 A Melville 78 103 v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
6 PGV van der Bijl 125 97 v England Durban 03 Mar 1939
7 A Melville 189 104* v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
8 B Mitchell 120 189* v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
9 AD Nourse 65 114 v Australia Cape Town 31 Dec 1949
10 EAB Rowan 236 60* v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
11 JHB Waite 115 59 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1957
12 EJ Barlow 109 54 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
13 EJ Barlow 138 78 v England Cape Town 01 Jan 1965
14 TL Goddard 60 112 v England Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965
15 RG Pollock 137 77* v England Port Elizabeth 12 Feb 1965
16 RG Pollock 125 59 v England Nottingham 05 Aug 1965
17 DT Lindsay 69 182 v Australia Johannesburg 23 Dec 1966
18 BA Richards 81 126 v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
19 G Kirsten 102 133 v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
20 BM McMillan 103* 59* v India Cape Town 02 Jan 1997
21 G Kirsten 77 108* v Australia Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
22 DJ Cullinan 113 68 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 19 Mar 1998
23 WJ Cronje 126 67 v England Nottingham 23 Jul 1998
24 JH Kallis 110 88* v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
25 DJ Cullinan 103 73 v West Indies Port of Spain 17 Mar 2001
26 DJ Cullinan 134 82 v West Indies Bridgetown 29 Mar 2001
27 HH Gibbs 51 104 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
28 GC Smith 277 85 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
29 G Kirsten 130 60 v England Leeds 21 Aug 2003
30 G Kirsten 54 118 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
31 JH Kallis 73 130* v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
32 JH Kallis 92 150* v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
33 JH Kallis 121 55 v India Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
34 JH Kallis 149 66 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2005
35 HH Gibbs 161 98 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
36 AB de Villiers 92 109 v England Centurion 21 Jan 2005
37 GC Smith 126 50* v West Indies St John’s 29 Apr 2005
38 JH Kallis 111 50* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2006
39 JH Kallis 155 100* v Pakistan Karachi 01 Oct 2007
40 JH Kallis 59 107* v Pakistan Lahore 08 Oct 2007
41 ND McKenzie 94 155* v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
42 HM Amla 159 81 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
43 AB de Villiers 63 106* v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
44 HM Amla 114 123* v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
45 JH Kallis 110 62* v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
46 HM Amla 80 118* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
47 JH Kallis 73 135* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
48 JH Kallis 161 109* v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
49 GC Smith 53 115 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
50 JA Rudolph 52 105* v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
51 F du Plessis 78 110* v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
52 HM Amla 109 96 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
53 SC Cook 59 117 v Sri Lanka Port Elizabeth 26 Dec 2016
54 D Elgar 129 55 v Sri Lanka Cape Town 02 Jan 2017
55 D Elgar 140 89 v New Zealand Dunedin 08 Mar 2017

D Elgar of South Africa scored 140 and 89 in the ongoing test against New Zealand at Dunedin to provide the fourth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century and a fifty in a test against New Zealand.  All such occasions are listed below. D Elgar became the first South African batsman to score a century in the first innings and a fifty in the second innings against New Zealand.

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JH Kallis 92 150* v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
2 GC Smith 53 115 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
3 JA Rudolph 52 105* v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Mar 2012
4 D Elgar 140 89 v New Zealand Dunedin 08 Mar 2017

G Kirsten {04}, HM Amla {04} and JH Kallis {11} are the three South African batsmen to accomplish such a feat on four or more occasions. The performance of these three batsmen is furnished below. 

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Kirsten 102 133 v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 G Kirsten 77 108* v Australia Adelaide 30 Jan 1998
3 G Kirsten 130 60 v England Leeds 21 Aug 2003
4 G Kirsten 54 118 v Pakistan Faisalabad 24 Oct 2003
             
1 HM Amla 159 81 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
2 HM Amla 114 123* v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
3 HM Amla 80 118* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
4 HM Amla 109 96 v England Centurion 22 Jan 2016
             
1 JH Kallis 110 88* v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 1999
2 JH Kallis 73 130* v West Indies Cape Town 02 Jan 2004
3 JH Kallis 92 150* v New Zealand Hamilton 10 Mar 2004
4 JH Kallis 121 55 v India Kolkata 28 Nov 2004
5 JH Kallis 149 66 v England Cape Town 02 Jan 2005
6 JH Kallis 111 50* v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2006
7 JH Kallis 155 100* v Pakistan Karachi 01 Oct 2007
8 JH Kallis 59 107* v Pakistan Lahore 08 Oct 2007
9 JH Kallis 110 62* v West Indies Basseterre 18 Jun 2010
10 JH Kallis 73 135* v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 12 Nov 2010
11 JH Kallis 161 109* v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011

It is interesting to note that all these batsmen have at least one occasion of scoring centuries in each innings of a test and one such occasion against India

No Player FI SI Opposition Ground Start Date
1 G Kirsten 102 133 v India Kolkata 27 Nov 1996
2 HM Amla 114 123* v India Kolkata 14 Feb 2010
3 JH Kallis 155 100* v Pakistan Karachi 01 Oct 2007
4 JH Kallis 161 109* v India Cape Town 02 Jan 2011
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