South African cricket team, nicknamed Proteas, is unarguably among the top test teams in international cricket. After returning from the ban, the team boasts many great records and produced quality batters like Kallis, AB de Villiers, and Smith. So, in this article, we will discuss 'Top 10 Most Runs scored By South African Batters in a Test Series'.
1. George Faulkner
George Faulkner was one of the most classical test all-rounders from South Africa and one of the best test middle order batters who could walk into any all-time team. In the away series of 1910-11 against Australia, Faulkner scored 732 runs in 10 innings of the series, smashing two centuries and five half-centuries.
2. Graeme Smith
Graeme Smith was one of the most classical test openers from South Africa and one of the best test opener batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the away series of 2003 against England, Smith scored 714 runs in 9 innings of the series, smashing two double-centuries and a half-century.
3. Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis was one of the most classical test all-rounders from South Africa and one of the best test middle order batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the home series of 2003-04 against West Indies, Kallis scored 712 runs in 6 innings of the series, smashing four centuries and a half-century. Notably, he also scored 625 runs in another series.
4. Dudley Nourse
Dudley Nourse was one of the most classical test batters from South Africa and one of the best defensive test middle order batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the away series of 1947 against England, Nourse scored 621 runs in 9 innings of the series, smashing two centuries and five half-centuries.
5. Denis Lindsay
Denis Lindsay was one of the most classical test wicket-keepers from South Africa and one of the best reliable test middle order batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the home series of 1967 against Australia, Lindsay scored 621 runs in 7 innings of the series, smashing three centuries and two half-centuries.
6. Eddie Barlow
Eddie Barlow, nicknamed Bunter, was one of the most classical test openers from South Africa and one of the best reliable test opening batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the away series of 1963-64 against Australia, Barlow scored 603 runs in 10 innings of the series, smashing three centuries, including a double-century, and a half-century.
7. Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell was one of the most classical test openers from South Africa and one of the best reliable test opening batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the away series of 1947 against England, Mitchell scored 597 runs in 10 innings of the series, smashing two centuries and three half-centuries.
8. Herschelle Gibbs
Herschelle Gibbs was one of the most classical test openers from South Africa and one of the best reliable test opening batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the home series of 2003-04 against West Indies, Gibbs scored 583 runs in 7 innings of the series, smashing three centuries and a half-century.
9. Herbie Taylor
Herbie Taylor was one of the most classical test openers from South Africa and one of the best reliable test opening batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the home series of 1922-23 against England, Taylor scored 582 runs in 9 innings of the series, smashing three centuries and two half-centuries.
10. Kenneth Bland
Kenneth Bland was one of the most orthodox test batters from South Africa and one of the best reliable test middle order batters who could walk into any all-time team of South Africa. In the home series of 1964-65 against England, Bland scored 572 runs in 10 innings of the series, smashing a century and four half-centuries.
