South African opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

South African opening batsmen scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings

AK Makram of South Africa scored 152 in the ongoing test against Australia at Johannesburg to provide the 41st occasion of a South African opening batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings. It also provides the 15th occasion of a South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JW Zulch 150 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
2 CN Frank 152 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 B Mitchell 164* 3 v England Lord’s 29 Jun 1935
4 A Melville 189 1 v England Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
5 B Mitchell 189* 4 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1947
6 EAB Rowan 156* 3 v England Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
7 EAB Rowan 236 1 v England Leeds 26 Jul 1951
8 DJ McGlew 255* 1 v New Zealand Wellington 06 Mar 1953
9 EJ Barlow 201 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
10 AC Hudson 163 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 Apr 1992
11 G Kirsten 210 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1998
12 HH Gibbs 211* 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 11 Mar 1999
13 G Kirsten 275 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
14 G Kirsten 180 1 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2000
15 G Kirsten 150 2 v West Indies Georgetown 09 Mar 2001
16 G Kirsten 220 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 07 Sep 2001
17 HH Gibbs 196 1 v India Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
18 G Kirsten 153 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
19 GC Smith 200 1 v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
20 GC Smith 151 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
21 HH Gibbs 228 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
22 GC Smith 277 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
23 HH Gibbs 179 1 v England Birmingham 24 Jul 2003
24 GC Smith 259 2 v England Lord’s 31 Jul 2003
25 HH Gibbs 183 1 v England The Oval 04 Sep 2003
26 HH Gibbs 192 1 v West Indies Centurion 16 Jan 2004
27 AJ Hall 163 1 v India Kanpur 20 Nov 2004
28 HH Gibbs 161 2 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
29 AB de Villiers 178 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 21 Apr 2005
30 ND McKenzie 226 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
31 GC Smith 232 1 v Bangladesh Chittagong 29 Feb 2008
32 ND McKenzie 155* 3 v India Chennai 26 Mar 2008
33 GC Smith 154* 4 v England Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
34 GC Smith 157 1 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
35 AG Prince 150 2 v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
36 GC Smith 183 3 v England Cape Town 03 Jan 2010
37 AN Petersen 156 1 v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012
38 AN Petersen 182 1 v England Leeds 02 Aug 2012
39 GC Smith 234 2 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 23 Oct 2013
40 D Elgar 199 1 v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
41 AK Markram 152 1 v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings at home
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CN Frank 152 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
2 EAB Rowan 156* 3 v England Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
3 G Kirsten 275 3 v England Durban 26 Dec 1999
4 G Kirsten 180 1 v Sri Lanka Durban 26 Dec 2000
5 HH Gibbs 196 1 v India Port Elizabeth 16 Nov 2001
6 GC Smith 200 1 v Bangladesh East London 18 Oct 2002
7 GC Smith 151 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
8 HH Gibbs 228 1 v Pakistan Cape Town 02 Jan 2003
9 HH Gibbs 192 1 v West Indies Centurion 16 Jan 2004
10 HH Gibbs 161 2 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
11 GC Smith 157 1 v Bangladesh Bloemfontein 19 Nov 2008
12 AG Prince 150 2 v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
13 GC Smith 183 3 v England Cape Town 03 Jan 2010
14 D Elgar 199 1 v Bangladesh Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
16 AK Markram 152 1 v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018

AK Makram’s 152 provides the sixth occasion of a South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Australia in a test innings and also provides the third occasion of a South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs against Australia at home. All such occasions are tabulated below

South African openers scoring 150 plus runs against Australia
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 JW Zulch 150 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Mar 1911
2 CN Frank 152 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 EJ Barlow 201 2 v Australia Adelaide 24 Jan 1964
4 G Kirsten 153 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2002
5 AG Prince 150 2 v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
6 AK Markram 152 1 v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
South African openers scoring 150 plus runs against Australia at home
No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CN Frank 152 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
2 AG Prince 150 2 v Australia Cape Town 19 Mar 2009
3 AK Markram 152 1 v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018

It also provides the fourth occasion of a South African batsman scoring 150 plus runs in a test innings at Johannesburg.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 CN Frank 152 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
2 EAB Rowan 156* 3 v England Johannesburg 27 Dec 1948
3 HH Gibbs 161 2 v England Johannesburg 13 Jan 2005
4 AK Markram 152 1 v Australia Johannesburg 30 Mar 2018
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