GC Smith’s 183 against England in the third test at Cape Town provide the 35^th occasion of a captain scoring 150 plus runs in the team’s second innings. It was the second occasion of GC Smith scoring 150 plus runs in South Africa’s second innings – the first occasion being 154 not out against England at Birmingham in Jul 2008.

GC Smith became the fifth captain in the annals of test cricket to register 150 plus scores in a team’s second innings on two or more occasions. All such instances are listed below

No	Captains	Runs	Team	Opp	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	DG Bradman	270	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	Jan 1937
2	DG Bradman	212	Aus	Eng	Adelaide	Jan 1937
3	DG Bradman	173*	Aus	Eng	Leeds	Jul 1948
1	AR Border	152*	Aus	NZl	Brisbane	Nov 1985
2	AR Border	163	Aus	Ind	Melbourne	Dec 1985
1	CH Gayle	197	Win	NZl	Napier	Dec 2008
2	CH Gayle	165*	Win	NZl	Adelaide	Dec 2009
1	GA Gooch	154*	Eng	Win	Leeds	Jun 1991
2	GA Gooch	174	Eng	Srl	Lord’s	Aug 1991
1	GC Smith	154*	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	Jul 2008
2	GC Smith	183	SAF	Eng	Cape Town	Jan 2010