South African batsmen scoring ninety in a test innings

South African batsmen scoring ninety in a test innings

AK Makram of South Africa scored 96 against West Indies in the ongoing test at Johannesburg to provide the 106th occasion of a South African batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1LJ Tancred971v AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902
2CB Llewellyn901v AustraliaJohannesburg11 Oct 1902
3AW Nourse93*4v EnglandJohannesburg02 Jan 1906
4GA Faulkner993v EnglandCape Town11 Mar 1910
5AW Nourse92*2v AustraliaMelbourne17 Feb 1911
6GA Faulkner923v AustraliaSydney03 Mar 1911
7HW Taylor931v AustraliaLord’s15 Jul 1912
8HW Taylor933v EnglandDurban14 Feb 1914
9HW Taylor912v EnglandDurban18 Jan 1923
10RH Catterall951v EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1924
11RH Catterall984v EnglandBirmingham15 Jun 1929
12HG Deane932v EnglandThe Oval17 Aug 1929
13B Mitchell953v AustraliaAdelaide29 Jan 1932
14HB Cameron901v EnglandLord’s29 Jun 1935
15AD Nourse913v AustraliaDurban14 Dec 1935
16PGV van der Bijl973v EnglandDurban03 Mar 1939
17KG Viljoen931v EnglandManchester05 Jul 1947
18AD Nourse974v EnglandThe Oval16 Aug 1947
19B Mitchell991v EnglandGqeberha05 Mar 1949
20PNF Mansell901v EnglandLeeds26 Jul 1951
21KJ Funston922v AustraliaAdelaide24 Jan 1953
22JC Watkins922v AustraliaMelbourne06 Feb 1953
23WR Endean931v New ZealandJohannesburg24 Dec 1953
24RA McLean931v EnglandJohannesburg15 Feb 1957
25TL Goddard901v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1957
26S O’Linn983v EnglandNottingham07 Jul 1960
27TL Goddard992v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1960
28TL Goddard932v AustraliaSydney07 Feb 1964
29EJ Barlow923v New ZealandWellington21 Feb 1964
30EJ Barlow961v EnglandJohannesburg22 Jan 1965
31AJ Pithey951v EnglandJohannesburg22 Jan 1965
32RG Pollock903v AustraliaJohannesburg23 Dec 1966
33JN Rhodes911v IndiaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
34BM McMillan981v IndiaJohannesburg26 Nov 1992
35KC Wessels95*4v IndiaGqeberha26 Dec 1992
36AC Hudson902v Sri LankaMoratuwa25 Aug 1993
37KC Wessels922v Sri LankaCol-SSC06 Sep 1993
38AC Hudson902v AustraliaAdelaide28 Jan 1994
49BM McMillan931v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1994
40DJ Cullinan943v EnglandThe Oval18 Aug 1994
41DJ Richardson932v New ZealandJohannesburg25 Nov 1994
42DJ Cullinan961v New ZealandAuckland04 Mar 1995
43BM McMillan98*2v ZimbabweHarare13 Oct 1995
44DJ Cullinan911v EnglandGqeberha26 Dec 1995
45AM Bacher962v AustraliaCenturion21 Mar 1997
46G Kirsten982v PakistanRawalpindi06 Oct 1997
47AM Bacher961v PakistanSheikhupura17 Oct 1997
48SM Pollock921v Sri LankaCape Town19 Mar 1998
49JN Rhodes952v EnglandBirmingham04 Jun 1998
50JH Kallis952v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
51L Klusener972v IndiaBengaluru02 Mar 2000
52L Klusener95*1v Sri LankaCol-SSC06 Aug 2000
53MV Boucher922v Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001
54L Klusener972v Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001
55JH Kallis993v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2001
56ND McKenzie993v AustraliaCape Town08 Mar 2002
57HH Gibbs922v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002
58SM Pollock99*2v Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002
59HH Dippenaar922v EnglandLord’s31 Jul 2003
60ND McKenzie902v EnglandNottingham14 Aug 2003
61AJ Hall99*3v EnglandLeeds21 Aug 2003
62G Kirsten901v EnglandThe Oval04 Sep 2003
63HH Gibbs981v PakistanFaisalabad24 Oct 2003
64JH Kallis921v New ZealandHamilton10 Mar 2004
65JA Rudolph93*2v New ZealandWellington26 Mar 2004
66JA Rudolph931v EnglandGqeberha17 Dec 2004
67HH Gibbs984v EnglandJohannesburg13 Jan 2005
68AB de Villiers921v EnglandCenturion21 Jan 2005
69AB de Villiers982v ZimbabweCape Town04 Mar 2005
70HH Gibbs942v AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2005
71AG Prince931v AustraliaJohannesburg31 Mar 2006
72AB de Villiers973v New ZealandCenturion15 Apr 2006
73JA Rudolph903v Sri LankaCol-SSC27 Jul 2006
74AB de Villiers951v Sri LankaCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
75HH Gibbs923v Sri LankaCol-PSS04 Aug 2006
76AG Prince974v IndiaJohannesburg15 Dec 2006
77GC Smith942v IndiaCape Town02 Jan 2007
78HH Gibbs942v PakistanCenturion11 Jan 2007
79JH Kallis913v PakistanGqeberha19 Jan 2007
80AG Prince982v West IndiesCape Town02 Jan 2008
81ND McKenzie941v IndiaChennai26 Mar 2008
82AB de Villiers973v EnglandThe Oval07 Aug 2008
83JH Kallis934v AustraliaDurban06 Mar 2009
84HM Amla953v EnglandCape Town03 Jan 2010
85MV Boucher952v EnglandJohannesburg14 Jan 2010
86GC Smith903v West IndiesPort of Spain10 Jun 2010
87AB de Villiers992v Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011
88HM Amla921v PakistanCenturion22 Feb 2013
89AB de Villiers903v PakistanAbu Dhabi14 Oct 2013
90AB de Villiers912v AustraliaCenturion12 Feb 2014
91F du Plessis982v ZimbabweHarare09 Aug 2014
92HM Amla963v EnglandCenturion22 Jan 2016
93Q de Kock912v New ZealandWellington16 Mar 2017
94Q de Kock901v New ZealandHamilton25 Mar 2017
95AK Markram971v BangladeshPotchefstroom28 Sep 2017
96AK Markram941v IndiaCenturion13 Jan 2018
97T Bavuma95*1v AustraliaJohannesburg30 Mar 2018
98AK Markram901v PakistanJohannesburg11 Jan 2019
99F du Plessis903v Sri LankaDurban13 Feb 2019
100Q de Kock951v EnglandCenturion26 Dec 2019
101HE van der Dussen984v EnglandJohannesburg24 Jan 2020
102D Elgar952v Sri LankaCenturion26 Dec 2020
103Q de Kock961v West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021
104D Elgar96*4v IndiaJohannesburg03 Jan 2022
105T Bavuma931v BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022
106AK Markram961v West IndiesJohannesburg08 Mar 2023

It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African  batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

NoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date
1AG Prince982v West IndiesCape Town02 Jan 2008
2GC Smith903v West IndiesPort of Spain10 Jun 2010
3Q de Kock961v West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021
4AK Markram961v West IndiesJohannesburg08 Mar 2023
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