South Africa vs England Test Series : Wicket keeper batsman registering a ninety in a test innings
MV Bouchers’ 95 in South Africa’s first innings against England at Johannesburg in the fourth and final test of the 09-10 series provide the 49th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman registering a ninety in the annals of test cricket.
MV Boucher’s 95 represent the 14th occasion of a wicketkeeper batsman registering a ninety against England. He is the second South African wicket keeper to register a ninety against England after HB Cameron {90 at Lord’s in Jun 35
| No | Wicketkeepers | Runs | Inns | Team | Ground | Mon/Yr |
| 1 | HB Cameron | 90 | 1 | SAF | Lord’s | Jun/1935 |
| 2 | D Tallon | 92 | 3 | Aus | Melbourne | Jan/1947 |
| 3 | JR Reid | 93 | 3 | NZl | The Oval | Aug/1949 |
| 4 | ImtiazAhmed | 98 | 3 | Pak | The Oval | Aug/1962 |
| 5 | RW Marsh | 92* | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | Jan/1971 |
| 6 | RW Marsh | 91 | 4 | Aus | Manchester | Jun/1972 |
| 7 | WB Phillips | 91 | 3 | Aus | Leeds | Jun/1985 |
| 8 | SaleemYousuf | 91* | 1 | Pak | Birmingham | Jul/1987 |
| 9 | KCSangakkara | 95 | 3 | Srl | Kandy | Mar/2001 |
| 10 | AC Gilchrist | 90 | 2 | Aus | Lord’s | Jul/2001 |
| 11 | BB McCullum | 96 | 3 | NZl | Lord’s | May/2004 |
| 12 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 1 | Ind | The Oval | Aug/2007 |
| 13 | BB McCullum | 97 | 1 | NZl | Lord’s | May/2008 |
| 14 | MV Boucher | 95 | 2 | SAF | Johannesburg | Jan/2010 |
MV Boucher’s 95 at Johannesburg represent the second occasion of his scoring ninety in a test innings. The other occasion was his 92 against Sri Lanka at Cape Town in Jan 2001
| No | Wicketkeepers | Runs | Inns | Opp | Ground | Mon/Yr |
| 1 | MV Boucher | 92 | 2 | Srl | Cape Town | Jan/2001 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 95 | 2 | Eng | Johannesburg | Jan/2010 |
MV Boucher became the tenth wicket keeper batsman to register ninety in a test innings on two or more occasions. Others are APE Knott {04}, RW Marsh {04}, AC Gilchrist {03}, BB McCullum {03}, RD Jacobs {03}, DL Murray {02}, Imtiaz Ahmed {02}, MS Dhoni {02} and RC Russel {02}.
| No | Wicketkeepers | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Yr |
| 1 | APE Knott | 96* | 1 | Eng | Pak | Karachi | Mar/1969 |
| 2 | APE Knott | 96 | 3 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | Mar/1971 |
| 3 | APE Knott | 90 | 1 | Eng | Ind | The Oval | Aug/1971 |
| 4 | APE Knott | 92 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | Aug/1972 |
| 1 | RW Marsh | 92* | 1 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | Jan/1971 |
| 2 | RW Marsh | 91 | 4 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | Jun/1972 |
| 3 | RW Marsh | 97 | 1 | Aus | Win | Kingston | Feb/1973 |
| 4 | RW Marsh | 91 | 2 | Aus | Nl | Perth | Dec/1980 |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist | 90 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | Jul/2001 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist | 91 | 1 | Aus | SAF | Durban | Mar/2002 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 94 | 1 | Aus | ICC | Sydney | Oct/2005 |
| 1 | BB McCullum | 96 | 3 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | May/2004 |
| 2 | BB McCullum | 99 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Napier | Apr/2005 |
| 3 | BB McCullum | 97 | 1 | NZl | Eng | Lord’s | May/2008 |
| 1 | RD Jacobs | 96* | 1 | Win | Aus | Perth | Dec/2000 |
| 2 | RD Jacobs | 93* | 2 | Win | SAF | Port of Spain | Mar/2001 |
| 3 | RD Jacobs | 91* | 2 | Win | Ban | Dhaka | Dec/2002 |
| 1 | DL Murray | 90 | 2 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | Mar/1973 |
| 2 | DL Murray | 91 | 1 | Win | Ind | Mumbai | Jan/1975 |
| 1 | ImtiazAhmed | 91 | 3 | Pak | Win | Bridgetown | Jan/1958 |
| 2 | ImtiazAhmed | 98 | 3 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | Aug/1962 |
| 1 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 1 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Aug/2007 |
| 2 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Mohali | Oct/2008 |
| 1 | MV Boucher | 92 | 2 | SAF | Srl | Cape Town | Jan/2001 |
| 2 | MV Boucher | 95 | 2 | SAF | Eng | Johannesburg | Jan/2010 |
| 1 | RC Russell | 94 | 2 | Eng | Srl | Lord’s | Aug/1988 |
| 2 | RC Russell | 91 | 1 | Eng | Win | The Oval | Aug/1995 |