Batsman Ryan Rickelton hit one of the highest scores for South Africa in Test cricket this week.
Former captain Graeme Smith has four of the top 15 highest Test scores for South Africa.
Nine of South Africa’s 15 highest individual scores in Test cricket have come since 2003.
Five of the 15 were scored in South Africa – and 10 abroad.
| Position | Player | Score | Opposition | Venue | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hashim Amla | 311 not out v England | London | 2012 |
| 2. AB de Villiers | 278 not out v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 2010 |
| 3. Graeme Smith | 277 v England | Birmingham | 2003 |
| 4. Darryl Cullinan | 275 not out v New Zealand | Auckland | 1999 |
| 5. Gary Kirsten | 275 v England | Durban | 1999 |
| 6. Graeme Pollock | 274 v Australia | Durban | 1970 |
| 7. Ryan Rickelton | 259 v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2025 |
| 8. Graeme Smith | 259 v England | London | 2003 |
| 9. Jackie McGlew | 255 not out v New Zealand | Wellington | 1953 |
| 10. Hashim Amla | 253 not out v India | Nagpur | 2010 |
| 11. Eric Rowan | 236 v England | Leeds | 1951 |
| 12. Graeme Smith | 234 v Pakistan | Dubai | 2013 |
| 13. Graeme Smith | 232 v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 2008 |
| 14. Dudley Nourse | 231 v Australia | Johannesburg | 1935 |
| 15. Herschelle Gibbs | 228 v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2003 |
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