Test Statistics Summary for South Africa

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TEST CRICKET	Record/Statistic	Player	Match Details	Ground
First Test	12/03/1889
Tests Played	466
Tests Won	179 (38.41%)
Tests Lost	161 (34.55%)
Tests Drawn	126 (27.04%)
Tests Tied	0 (0.00%)
Capped Players	366
Highest Individual Innings	311	H M Amla	19/07/2012 v England	Kennington Oval
Most Career Runs	13,206	J H Kallis
Best Bat Avg (Min 25 Inns)	60.97	R G Pollock
Best Bowling (Innings)	9/113	H J Tayfield	15/02/1957 v England	Wanderers Stadium
Best Bowling (Match)	13/132	M Ntini	08/04/2005 v West Indies	Queen's Park Oval
Most Career Wickets	439	D W Steyn
Best Bowl Avg (Min 50 Wkts)	21.11	N A T Adcock
Most Career Catches	196	J H Kallis
Most Career Dismissals	553 (530ca, 23st)*	M V Boucher
Highest Team Innings	682/6 dec		31/07/2003 v England	Lord's
Lowest Team Innings	30		14/06/1924 v England	Edgbaston
Highest Run Chase Achieved	414/4		17/12/2008 v Australia	WACA Ground
First 100 Scored	106	J H Sinclair	01/04/1899 v England	Newlands
Average Runs per Over	2.89


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