England will host South Africa for a three-match Test series.
England will host South Africa for a three-match Test series. The first Test will be played at the mecca of cricket, Lord’s before the bandwagon moves to Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester for the second match which will run from August 25 while the third game will commence from September 8 at the Kennington Oval, London.
The Test series will commence after South Africa played a four-day practice match against England Lions. The visiting Proteas side lost by an innings and 56 runs but will look to comeback stronger against the English side. It will also be a test for Mark Boucher and Brendon McCullum.
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South Africa will feature in their first Test match at the Lord’s in London since 2017. The likes of former South Africa captain Graeme Smith and opener Hashim Amla are amongst the most runs scorers at the venue. Let us have a look at some of the key stats from the South Africa cricket team at the venue.
Highest totals
Score | Overs | RR | Inns | Opposition | Match Date |
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682/6d | 177.0 | 3.85 | 2 | v England | 31 Jul 2003 |
393/3d | 167.0 | 2.35 | 3 | v England | 10 Jul 2008 |
361 | 105.0 | 3.43 | 2 | v England | 6 Jul 2017 |
360 | 108.1 | 3.32 | 1 | v England | 18 Jun 1998 |
357 | 118.5 | 3 | 1 | v England | 21 Jul 1994 |
351 | 124.2 | 2.82 | 3 | v England | 16 Aug 2012 |
327 | 142.2 | 2.29 | 2 | v England | 21 Jun 1947 |
322 | 131.0 | 2.45 | 2 | v England | 29 Jun 1929 |
309 | 101.2 | 3.04 | 1 | v England | 16 Aug 2012 |
304 | 102.0 | 2.98 | 2 | v England | 23 Jun 1955 |
Most Runs
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
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GC Smith | 2003-2012 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 411 | 259 | 82.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
B Mitchell | 1929-1947 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 371 | 164* | 74.20 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
HM Amla | 2008-2017 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 284 | 121 | 56.80 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
G Kirsten | 1994-2003 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 237 | 108 | 59.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
JN Rhodes | 1994-1998 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 181 | 117 | 60.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ND McKenzie | 2008-2008 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 178 | 138 | 89.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RA McLean | 1955-1960 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 178 | 142 | 44.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
RH Catterall | 1924-1929 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 120 | 42.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
VD Philander | 2012-2017 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 167 | 61 | 55.66 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
CB Llewellyn | 1912-1912 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 151 | 75 | 37.75 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Most Wickets
Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 5 | 10 |
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M Morkel | 2008-2017 | 3 | 5 | 126.0 | 20 | 438 | 15 | 4/80 | 7/179 | 29.20 | 3.47 | 50.4 | 0 | 0 |
AA Donald | 1994-1998 | 2 | 4 | 71.0 | 21 | 217 | 12 | 5/32 | 7/103 | 18.08 | 3.05 | 35.5 | 2 | 0 |
SJ Pegler | 1912-1924 | 3 | 4 | 95.5 | 20 | 279 | 11 | 7/65 | 7/65 | 25.36 | 2.91 | 52.2 | 1 | 0 |
VD Philander | 2012-2017 | 2 | 4 | 63.5 | 17 | 154 | 10 | 5/30 | 7/78 | 15.40 | 2.41 | 38.3 | 1 | 0 |
M Ntini | 2003-2008 | 2 | 3 | 77.0 | 10 | 350 | 10 | 5/75 | 10/220 | 35.00 | 4.54 | 46.2 | 2 | 1 |
XC Balaskas | 1935-1935 | 1 | 2 | 59.0 | 16 | 103 | 9 | 5/49 | 9/103 | 11.44 | 1.74 | 39.3 | 1 | 0 |
SM Pollock | 1998-2003 | 2 | 4 | 88.4 | 33 | 204 | 8 | 3/42 | 4/71 | 25.50 | 2.30 | 66.5 | 0 | 0 |
K Rabada | 2017-2022 | 2* | 3 | 60.0 | 10 | 209 | 8 | 3/50 | 6/173 | 26.12 | 3.48 | 45.0 | 0 | 0 |
TL Goddard | 1955-1960 | 2 | 3 | 107.2 | 37 | 251 | 8 | 4/59 | 7/155 | 31.37 | 2.33 | 80.5 | 0 | 0 |
R Dumbrill | 1965-1965 | 1 | 2 | 42.0 | 19 | 61 | 7 | 4/30 | 7/61 | 8.71 | 1.45 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 |