South African batsmen scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test – AK Markram joins the list

South African batsmen scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test – AK Markram joins the list

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against Australia provides the 21st occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 101 4 v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
2 HW Taylor 102 4 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 A Melville 104* 4 v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
4 B Mitchell 189* 4 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
5 RA McLean 113 4 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
6 JN Rhodes 101* 4 v Sri Lanka Moratuwa 25 Aug 1993
7 DJ Cullinan 122* 4 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
8 JH Kallis 101 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
9 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
10 GC Smith 125* 4 v New Zealand Wellington 26 Mar 2004
11 JA Rudolph 102* 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2005
12 GC Smith 154* 4 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
13 GC Smith 108 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
14 AB de Villiers 106* 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
15 GC Smith 101* 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
16 HM Amla 112 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
17 F du Plessis 110* 4 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
18 F du Plessis 134 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
19 AB de Villiers 103 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
20 D Elgar 136 4 v England The Oval 27 Jul 2017
21 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against South Africa provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JH Kallis 101 4 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1997
2 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
3 JA Rudolph 102* 4 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2005
4 GC Smith 108 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
5 AB de Villiers 106* 4 v Australia Perth 17 Dec 2008
6 GC Smith 101* 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
7 HM Amla 112 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
8 F du Plessis 110* 4 v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
9 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against South Africa provides the ninth occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test against various oppositions on South African soil. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual score in the fourth innings by a South African batsman on home soil. The previous best was F du Plessis’ 134 against India at Johannesburg in Dec 2013

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 101 4 v England Johannesburg 09 Feb 1923
2 HW Taylor 102 4 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
3 RA McLean 113 4 v New Zealand Cape Town 01 Jan 1962
4 DJ Cullinan 122* 4 v India Johannesburg 16 Jan 1997
5 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
6 GC Smith 101* 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
7 HM Amla 112 4 v Australia Cape Town 09 Nov 2011
8 F du Plessis 134 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
9 AB de Villiers 103 4 v India Johannesburg 18 Dec 2013
10 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018

AK Markram’s 143 in the fourth innings of the Durban test against South Africa provides the third occasion of a South African batsman scoring a century in the fourth innings of a test Durban. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also represents the highest individual score in the fourth innings by a South African batsman at Durban. The previous best was 104 by  HH Gibbs in Mar 2002

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 HW Taylor 102 4 v England Durban 16 Feb 1923
2 HH Gibbs 104 4 v Australia Durban 15 Mar 2002
3 AK Markram 143 4 v Australia Durban 01 Mar 2018
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