New Zealand v South Africa Men Test Matches Records

Number of Matches	49	From: 27 February 1932	To: 13 February 2024
New Zealand won	7
South Africa won	26
Draws	16
Ties	0

New Zealand

Highest Team Total	595		Eden Park, Auckland	2003/04
Lowest All Out Team Total	45		Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town	2012/13
Most Runs in innings	262	SP Fleming	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town	2005/06
Best Bowling in innings	7-23	MJ Henry	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2021/22
Best Bowling in match	11-180	CS Martin	Eden Park, Auckland	2003/04

1st Wkt	126	GO Rabone (56) ME Chapple (76)	Newlands, Cape Town	1953/54
2nd Wkt	190	JA Raval (88) KS Williamson (176)	Seddon Park, Hamilton	2016/17
3rd Wkt	232	KS Williamson (118) R Ravindra (240)	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	2023/24
4th Wkt	171	BW Sinclair (138) SN McGregor (62)	Eden Park, Auckland	1963/64
5th Wkt	176	JR Reid (135) JEF Beck (99)	Newlands, Cape Town	1953/54
6th Wkt	133	DJ Mitchell (60) C de Grandhomme (120*)	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2021/22
7th Wkt	225	CL Cairns (158) JDP Oram (90)	Eden Park, Auckland	2003/04
8th Wkt	256	SP Fleming (262) JEC Franklin (122*)	Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town	2005/06
9th Wkt	87	JDP Oram (119*) PJ Wiseman (36)	Westpac Park, Hamilton	2003/04
10th Wkt	94	TA Blundell (96) MJ Henry (58*)	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2021/22

Most Runs
Name	Matches	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	HS	Average
SP Fleming	15	27	1	1072	262	41.23

Most Wickets
Name	Matches	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	BB
CS Martin	14	2730	99	1470	55	26.72	6/76

Most Catches
Name	Matches	Catches
BB McCullum	13	25

Most Stumpings
Name	Matches	Stumpings
FLH Mooney	7	3

South Africa

Highest Team Total	621 for 5 declared		Eden Park, Auckland	1998/99
Lowest All Out Team Total	95		Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2021/22
Most Runs in innings	275*	DJ Cullinan	Eden Park, Auckland	1998/99
Best Bowling in innings	8-53	GB Lawrence	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1961/62
Best Bowling in match	11-196	SF Burke	Newlands, Cape Town	1961/62

1st Wkt	196	JAJ Christy (103) B Mitchell (113)	Lancaster Park, Christchurch	1931/32
2nd Wkt	315*	HH Gibbs (211*) JH Kallis (148*)	Jade Stadium, Christchurch	1998/99
3rd Wkt	330	HM Amla (176*) JH Kallis (186)	Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2007/08
4th Wkt	171	GC Smith (125*) G Kirsten (76)	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2003/04
5th Wkt	141	DJ Cullinan (275*) JN Rhodes (63)	Eden Park, Auckland	1998/99
6th Wkt	131	F du Plessis (137) D Elgar (103*)	Axxess DSL St George's, Port Elizabeth	2012/13
7th Wkt	246	DJ McGlew (255*) ARA Murray (109)	Basin Reserve, Wellington	1952/53
8th Wkt	136	ND McKenzie (120) N Boje (51)	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	2000/01
9th Wkt	62	M Jansen (37*) KA Maharaj (36)	Hagley Oval, Christchurch	2021/22
10th Wkt	57	VD Philander (37*) M Morkel (40)	Basin Reserve, Wellington	2016/17

Most Runs
Name	Matches	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	HS	Average
JH Kallis	18	28	3	1543	186	61.72

Most Wickets
Name	Matches	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	BB
DW Steyn	12	2246	87	1091	68	16.04	6/49

Most Catches
Name	Matches	Catches
MV Boucher	17	49

Most Stumpings
Name	Matches	Stumpings
JHB Waite	15	10

Kevin Jones

Up to New Zealand index page or South Africa index page
or Country index page or Records and Statistics