AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against Australia represent the highest fourth innings individual score by an opening batsman against Australia. The previous highest was 135 by H Sutcliffe of England at Melbourne in Dec 1928. Thus AK Markram rewrote the 90-year-old record

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AK Markram	143	4	SAF	Aus	Durban	01 Mar 2018
2	H Sutcliffe	135	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against Australia provides the 28^th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order  of the runs scored

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AK Markram	143	4	SAF	Aus	Durban	01 Mar 2018
2	H Sutcliffe	135	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1928
3	GA Gooch	133	4	Eng	Aus	Manchester	03 Jun 1993
4	ST Jayasuriya	131	4	Srl	Aus	Kandy	16 Mar 2004
5	G Boycott	128*	4	Eng	Aus	Lord’s	28 Aug 1980
7	H Sutcliffe	127	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1925
8	JB Hobbs	126*	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	30 Dec 1911
9	JB Hobbs	123	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	14 Jan 1921
10	CG Greenidge	120*	4	Win	Aus	Georgetown	02 Mar 1984
11	JG Wright	117*	4	NZl	Aus	Wellington	15 Mar 1990
12	GA Gooch	117	4	Eng	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1991
13	AN Cook	116	4	Eng	Aus	Perth	14 Dec 2006
14	H Sutcliffe	115	4	Eng	Aus	Sydney	19 Dec 1924
15	Rev.DS Sheppard	113	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	29 Dec 1962
16	SM Gavaskar	113	4	Ind	Aus	Brisbane	02 Dec 1977
17	SL Campbell	113	4	Win	Aus	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996
18	C Washbrook	112	4	Eng	Aus	Melbourne	01 Jan 1947
19	ST Jayasuriya	112	4	Srl	Aus	Adelaide	25 Jan 1996
20	GM Turner	110*	4	NZl	Aus	Christchurch	08 Mar 1974
21	PV Simmons	110	4	Win	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1992
22	GC Smith	108	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	17 Dec 2008
23	JB Stollmeyer	104	4	Win	Aus	Sydney	25 Jan 1952
24	CG Greenidge	104	4	Win	Aus	Adelaide	03 Feb 1989
25	HH Gibbs	104	4	SAF	Aus	Durban	15 Mar 2002
26	DL Haynes	103*	4	Win	Aus	Georgetown	02 Mar 1984
27	GC Smith	101*	4	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011
28	IVA Richards	101	4	Win	Aus	Adelaide	23 Jan 1976

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against Australia provides the fourth occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of the runs scored. It also provides the third  such occasion on South African  soil and the second such occasion at Durban.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	AK Markram	143	4	SAF	Aus	Durban	01 Mar 2018
2	GC Smith	108	4	SAF	Aus	Perth	17 Dec 2008
3	HH Gibbs	104	4	SAF	Aus	Durban	15 Mar 2002
4	GC Smith	101*	4	SAF	Aus	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011