South African batsmen collecting a pair in a test – KA Maharaj joins the list
KA Maharaj of South Africa collected a pair in the ongoing test at Durban against Australia to provide the 42nd occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CS Wimble | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 |
| 2 | JT Willoughby | 0 | 0 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 3 | JJ Kotze | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 5 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 6 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 7 | TA Ward | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 8 | CB Llewellyn | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 9 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 10 | PT Lewis | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 11 | JL Cox | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 12 | CD Dixon | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1914 |
| 13 | GAL Hearne | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 14 | AE Hall | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 15 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 16 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 17 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 18 | XC Balaskas | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 19 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 20 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 21 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 22 | DJ McGlew | 0 | 0 | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 23 | WR Endean | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 |
| 24 | PS Heine | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 25 | C Wesley | 0 | 0 | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jul 1960 |
| 26 | MA Seymour | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 27 | AA Donald | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 |
| 28 | CR Matthews | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 |
| 29 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 30 | G Kirsten | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 |
| 31 | JM Kemp | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Kingston | 19 Apr 2001 |
| 32 | A Nel | 0 | 0 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
| 33 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 34 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 35 | A Nel | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 36 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 37 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 38 | LL Tsotsobe | 0 | 0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 39 | JH Kallis | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 40 | D Elgar | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 41 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 42 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the 14th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair against Australia in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JJ Kotze | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 3 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 4 | TA Ward | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 5 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 6 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 7 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 8 | XC Balaskas | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 9 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 10 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 11 | MA Seymour | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 12 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 13 | D Elgar | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 14 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the 24th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair at home in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CS Wimble | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 |
| 2 | JT Willoughby | 0 | 0 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 3 | JJ Kotze | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 5 | PT Lewis | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 6 | JL Cox | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 7 | CD Dixon | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1914 |
| 8 | GAL Hearne | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 9 | AE Hall | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 10 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 11 | XC Balaskas | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 12 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 13 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 15 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 15 | PS Heine | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 16 | MA Seymour | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 17 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 18 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 19 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 20 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 21 | LL Tsotsobe | 0 | 0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 22 | JH Kallis | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 23 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 24 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the eighth occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test at Durban. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PT Lewis | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 2 | AE Hall | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 3 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 5 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 6 | LL Tsotsobe | 0 | 0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 8 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test against Australia at Durban. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 2 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
KA Maharaj became the sixth South African batsman to collect a pair – dismissed bowled in both innings – of a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 2 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 3 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 5 | PS Heine | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 6 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
KA Maharaj became the fourth South African batsman to collect a pair – dismissed bowled in both innings – of a test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 2 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 3 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
KA Maharaj of South Africa collected a pair in the ongoing test at Durban against Australia to provide the 42nd occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CS Wimble | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 |
| 2 | JT Willoughby | 0 | 0 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 3 | JJ Kotze | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 5 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 |
| 6 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 7 | TA Ward | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 8 | CB Llewellyn | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 9 | LJ Tancred | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 12 Aug 1912 |
| 10 | PT Lewis | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 11 | JL Cox | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 12 | CD Dixon | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1914 |
| 13 | GAL Hearne | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 14 | AE Hall | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 15 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 16 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 17 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 18 | XC Balaskas | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 19 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 20 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 21 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 22 | DJ McGlew | 0 | 0 | v England | Lord’s | 23 Jun 1955 |
| 23 | WR Endean | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 |
| 24 | PS Heine | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 25 | C Wesley | 0 | 0 | v England | Nottingham | 07 Jul 1960 |
| 26 | MA Seymour | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 27 | AA Donald | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 |
| 28 | CR Matthews | 0 | 0 | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 |
| 29 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 30 | G Kirsten | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 |
| 31 | JM Kemp | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Kingston | 19 Apr 2001 |
| 32 | A Nel | 0 | 0 | v Pakistan | Lahore | 17 Oct 2003 |
| 33 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 11 Aug 2004 |
| 34 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 35 | A Nel | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 27 Jul 2006 |
| 36 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 37 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 38 | LL Tsotsobe | 0 | 0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 39 | JH Kallis | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 40 | D Elgar | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 41 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 42 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the 14th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair against Australia in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JJ Kotze | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 2 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 3 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 4 | TA Ward | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 5 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Brisbane | 27 Nov 1931 |
| 6 | Q McMillan | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 |
| 7 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 8 | XC Balaskas | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 9 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 10 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 11 | MA Seymour | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 12 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 13 | D Elgar | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 |
| 14 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the 24th occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair at home in a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | CS Wimble | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 19 Mar 1892 |
| 2 | JT Willoughby | 0 | 0 | v England | Port Elizabeth | 13 Feb 1896 |
| 3 | JJ Kotze | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 |
| 4 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 5 | PT Lewis | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 6 | JL Cox | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 26 Dec 1913 |
| 7 | CD Dixon | 0 | 0 | v England | Johannesburg | 01 Jan 1914 |
| 8 | GAL Hearne | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1923 |
| 9 | AE Hall | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 10 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1936 |
| 11 | XC Balaskas | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 12 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 13 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 15 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 15 | PS Heine | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 16 | MA Seymour | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 |
| 17 | DJ Richardson | 0 | 0 | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 |
| 18 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 19 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 |
| 20 | HH Gibbs | 0 | 0 | v West Indies | Port Elizabeth | 26 Dec 2007 |
| 21 | LL Tsotsobe | 0 | 0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 22 | JH Kallis | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 23 | AB de Villiers | 0 | 0 | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 |
| 24 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the eighth occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test at Durban. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PT Lewis | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 13 Dec 1913 |
| 2 | AE Hall | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Feb 1923 |
| 3 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 5 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 6 | LL Tsotsobe | 0 | 0 | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 |
| 7 | JH Kallis | 0 | 0 | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 |
| 8 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
It also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman collecting a pair in a test against Australia at Durban. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RJ Crisp | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 28 Feb 1936 |
| 2 | M Ntini | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 24 Mar 2006 |
| 3 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
KA Maharaj became the sixth South African batsman to collect a pair – dismissed bowled in both innings – of a test. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 2 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 3 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | CN McCarthy | 0 | 0 | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 |
| 5 | PS Heine | 0 | 0 | v England | Cape Town | 01 Jan 1957 |
| 6 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |
KA Maharaj became the fourth South African batsman to collect a pair – dismissed bowled in both innings – of a test against Australia. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | PS Twentyman-Jones | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Cape Town | 08 Nov 1902 |
| 2 | AEE Vogler | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Sydney | 09 Dec 1910 |
| 3 | F Nicholson | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1936 |
| 4 | KA Maharaj | 0 | 0 | v Australia | Durban | 01 Mar 2018 |