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 |