South African national cricket captains
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South Africa
played its first Test match
in cricket
in 1889 against England
at Port Elizabeth, becoming the third Test nation after England and Australia
. This is a list of the men and women who have been the official South African captains in Tests.
South Africa was a founder member of the International Cricket Council
in 1909. However, the South African team did not play official Test cricket from 1970 to 1991, having been suspended from membership the ICC as a result of controversy over apartheid (most particularly the reaction to the Basil d'Oliveira
affair). There were a number of rebel tours to South Africa in the intervening period, but none of the matches are recognised as official Test matches and they are not include here. South Africa rejoined the ICC, and resumed playing official Test cricket, in 1991.
the South African cricket team
for at least one Test match
. The table of results is complete to the third Test against Australia in 2009. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series. The dagger classification follows that adopted by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
.
on 27 September 2009.
the South Africa cricket team for at least one Twenty20
International. It is complete up to the T20I
against Pakistan in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
on 18 June 2009.
the South African U-19 cricket team
for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the third Test in England in 2003
. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series.
the South African Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One Day International. The table of results is complete up to the fifth ODI against England in January 2009.
the South African women's cricket team
for at least one women's Test match. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which she captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series.
the South African women's cricket team
for at least one women's one-day international.
the South African women's cricket team
for at least one Women's Twenty20 International
.
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
played its first Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
in cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in 1889 against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
at Port Elizabeth, becoming the third Test nation after England and Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
. This is a list of the men and women who have been the official South African captains in Tests.
South Africa was a founder member of the International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
in 1909. However, the South African team did not play official Test cricket from 1970 to 1991, having been suspended from membership the ICC as a result of controversy over apartheid (most particularly the reaction to the Basil d'Oliveira
Basil D'Oliveira
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE , known affectionately around the world as "Dolly", was a South African-born English cricketer. D'Oliveira was classified as 'coloured' under the apartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in his emigration to England...
affair). There were a number of rebel tours to South Africa in the intervening period, but none of the matches are recognised as official Test matches and they are not include here. South Africa rejoined the ICC, and resumed playing official Test cricket, in 1991.
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South African cricket team
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
for at least one Test match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
. The table of results is complete to the third Test against Australia in 2009. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player deputised for the appointed captain or were appointed by the home authority for a minor proportion in a series. The dagger classification follows that adopted by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
.
| South African Test match captains | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Report | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Owen Dunell Owen Dunell Owen Robert Dunell was a South African cricketer who captained his country in its first Test match in 1888/89.Although born in Port Elizabeth, Dunell was educated in England at Eton College and Oxford University... |
1888–89 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | William Milton William Henry Milton Sir William Henry Milton was the 3rd Administrator of Mashonaland, played rugby for England and was South Africa's second cricket captain.... |
1888–89 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1891–92 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 3 | Ernest Halliwell Ernest Halliwell Ernest Austin Halliwell, sometimes known as Baberton Halliwell was a cricketer, specifically a wicket-keeper, who played eight Test matches for South Africa between 1892 and 1902, including three as captain. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1905... |
1895–96 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1902–03 | Report | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Alfred Richards Alfred Richards (cricketer) Alfred Renfrew Richards , was an South African sportsman who represented his country at Test cricket and rugby union. He was capped three times for South Africa in rugby, including captaining them once and made one Test cricket appearance.Richards was born in Grahamstown, Cape Colony... |
1895–96† | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Murray Bisset Murray Bisset Sir Murray Bisset was a Test cricketer who captained South Africa before moving to Southern Rhodesia where he briefly served as Governor of Southern Rhodesia.... |
1898–99 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Henry Taberer Henry Taberer Henry Melville Taberer was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1902.... |
1902–03 | Report | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | John Anderson John Anderson (cricketer) James Henry "Biddy" Anderson was an South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1902. He also played three rugby union Tests for South Africa in 1896.... |
1902–03 | Report | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Percy Sherwell Percy Sherwell Percy William Sherwell was a South African cricketer who played in 13 Tests as a wicketkeeper from 1906 to 1911. He captained the side in every one of his 13 Tests... |
1905–06 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1907 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1910–11 | Report | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| 9 | Tip Snooke Tip Snooke Sibley John "Tip" Snooke played Test cricket for South Africa as an all-rounder, captaining the side to victory 3-2 against England in a five-Test series in South Africa in 1909-10... |
1909–10 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Frank Mitchell Frank Mitchell Frank Mitchell was a cricketer and rugby union player.-School, University and Yorkshire:... |
1912 | Report 1912 Triangular Tournament The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time.... |
Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1912 | Report 1912 Triangular Tournament The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time.... |
England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Louis Tancred Louis Tancred Louis Joseph Tancred was a South African cricketer who played in 14 Tests from 1902 to 1913, including three as captain.... |
1912 | Report 1912 Triangular Tournament The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time.... |
England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1912 | Report 1912 Triangular Tournament The 1912 Triangular Tournament was a Test cricket competition played between Australia, England and South Africa, the only Test-playing nations at the time.... |
Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 12 | Herbie Taylor Herbie Taylor Herbert Wilfred Taylor MC was a South African cricketer who played 42 Tests for his country including 18 as captain of the side. Specifically a batsman, he was an expert on the matting pitches which were prevalent in South Africa at the time and scored six of his seven centuries at home... |
1913–14 | Report | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1921–22 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1922–23 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1924 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |||||
| 13 | Nummy Deane Nummy Deane Hubert Gouvaine 'Nummy' Deane was a South African cricketer who played in 17 Tests from 1924 to 1931.... |
1927–28 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1929 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1930–31 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 14 | Buster Nupen Buster Nupen Buster Nupen ; 1 January 1902 in Johannesburg, South Africa – 29 January 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) was one of the most enigmatic cricketers on the inter-war period.... |
1930–31† | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Jock Cameron Jock Cameron Jock Cameron was a South African cricketer of the 1920s and 1930s... |
1930–31 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1931–32 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1931–32 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
New Zealand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 16 | Herbie Wade Herbie Wade Herbert Frederick Wade was a South African cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1935 to 1936. His brother, Billy, also played Test cricket for South Africa.... |
1935 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1935–36 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| 17 | Alan Melville Alan Melville Alan Melville was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1938 to 1949. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year .... |
1938–39 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1947 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 18 | Dudley Nourse Dudley Nourse Arthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer and batsmanThe son of batsman Arthur Nourse, Nourse played 34 Test matches in a long career of sixteen years... |
1948–49 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1949–50 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1951 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| 19 | Jack Cheetham Jack Cheetham John Erskine Cheetham was a South African cricketer who played in 24 Tests from 1949 to 1955... |
1952–53 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1952–53 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1953–54 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
South Africa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 7 | 5 | '3 | |||||
| 20 | Jackie McGlew Jackie McGlew Derrick John "Jackie" McGlew, born on 11 March 1929, Pietermaritzburg and died at Pretoria on 8 June 1998 was a cricketer who played for Natal and South Africa... |
1955† | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956–57† | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1957–58† | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1960 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| 1961–62 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |||||
| 21 | Clive van Ryneveld Clive van Ryneveld Clive Berrange van Ryneveld is a former South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1951 to 1958. He is the oldest living South African cricket captain.... |
1956–57 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1957–58 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| 22 | Trevor Goddard Trevor Goddard (cricketer) Trevor Leslie Goddard is a former left-hand cricketer. An all-rounder, he played 41 Test matches for South Africa from 1955 to 1970, captaining them over the 1963-64 season and drawing an encounter with Australia. A left-handed, classically correct opening batsman, he was also a successful swing... |
1963–64 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1963–64 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1964–65 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |||||
| 23 | Peter van der Merwe Peter van der Merwe (cricketer) Peter Laurence van der Merwe is a former South African cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1963 to 1967. He later became a match referee.... |
1965 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1966–67 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| 24 | Ali Bacher Ali Bacher Aron "Ali" Bacher is a former South African Test cricketer and an administrator of the United Cricket Board of South Africa.-Biography:... |
1969–70 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | Kepler Wessels Kepler Wessels Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries.... |
1991–92 | West Indies West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
West Indies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 1993–94 | Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1993–94 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1993–94 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| 26 | Hansie Cronje Hansie Cronje Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s... |
1993–94† | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1994–95 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | Pakistan Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches.... |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994–95 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | Zimbabwe Zimbabwean cricket team The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket... |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995–96 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1996–97 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1996–97 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | Pakistan Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches.... |
Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1997–98 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1997–98 | Pakistan Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches.... |
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1997–98 | Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1998 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1998–99 | West Indies West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1998–99 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Zimbabwe Zimbabwean cricket team The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket... |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Zimbabwe Zimbabwean cricket team The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket... |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1999–2000 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1999–2000 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 26 | 11 | 16 | |||||
| 27 | Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten is a former South African cricketer, and the World Cup winning coach of the Indian cricket team. He played 101 Test matches and 185 One-day internationals for South Africa between 1993 and 2004, mainly as an opening batsman... |
1997-98† | Pakistan Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches.... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 28 | Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock Shaun Maclean Pollock is a retired South African cricketer who is considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI, Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in...  |
2000–01 | Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2000–01 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2000–01 | West Indies West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
West Indies | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2001–02 | Zimbabwe Zimbabwean cricket team The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket... |
Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
South Africa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2001–02 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | Bangladesh Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | Pakistan Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches.... |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | |||||
| 29 | Mark Boucher Mark Boucher Mark Verdon Boucher is a South African cricketer, who holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He was educated at Selborne College and has represented Border, Africa XI, ICC World XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League, and...  |
2001–02 | Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2002–03† | Bangladesh Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 30 | Graeme Smith Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup...  |
2003 | Bangladesh Bangladeshi cricket team The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status... |
Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
England | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | Pakistan Pakistani cricket team The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches.... |
Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | West Indies West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
India | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2004–05 | England English cricket team The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end... |
South Africa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2004–05 | Zimbabwe Zimbabwean cricket team The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket... |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2004–05 | West Indies West Indian cricket team The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,... |
West Indies | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2005–06 | Report South African cricket team in Australia in 2005-06 The South African cricket team toured Australia for cricket matches during the 2005–06 season. South Africa had already played two One Day International series during this season, beating New Zealand 4–0 at home before travelling to India and drawing the series there 2–2... |
Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
Australia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | Report Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06 Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the... |
Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Report New Zealand cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06 The New Zealand cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches in the 2005–06 season. Owing to South Africa's busy schedule, the tour was split into two legs, one to be played in October 2005 with the six limited overs matches , and the second leg to be played in April and May 2006, including... |
New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | India Indian cricket team The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status.... |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Pakistan | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | New Zealand New Zealand cricket team The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the... |
South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | West Indies | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | England | England | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Bangladesh | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Australia | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Australia | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | england | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | . | India | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | . | West Indies | West Indies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | . | Pakistan | UAE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | . | India | south africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 81 | 38 | 23 | 18 | |||||
| 31 | Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both... |
2005–06† | Report Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06 Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the... |
Australia Australian cricket team The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008–09† | Australia | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 32 | Ashwell Prince Ashwell Prince Ashwell Gavin Prince is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. A left-handed middle order batsman, he has a high-batted stance and is strong through the offside. He is noted for his gritty style of batting and also for being an athletic fielder in the covers... |
2006 | Report South African cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2006 The South African cricket team toured Sri Lanka for cricket matches in the 2006 cricket season. South Africa are scheduled to play two Test matches against Sri Lanka, one warm-up first class game over three days against Sri Lanka A, and at least four One Day Internationals as part of a triangular... |
Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cricket team The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation... |
Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grand total | 344 | 120 | 121 | 103 | |||||
ODI captains
This is a complete list of every man who has captained South Africa in at least one One Day International. It is complete up to the ODI against England in CenturionCenturion, Gauteng
Centurion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality...
on 27 September 2009.
| South African ODI captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Years | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % won |
| 1 | Clive Rice Clive Rice Clive Edward Butler Rice is a former South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his first class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49.... |
1991 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| 2 | Kepler Wessels Kepler Wessels Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries.... |
1992-94 | 52 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 40.00 |
| 3 | Hansie Cronje Hansie Cronje Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s... |
1994–2000 | 138 | 99 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 73.70 |
| 4 | Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock Shaun Maclean Pollock is a retired South African cricketer who is considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI, Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in... |
2000-05 | 92 | 59 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 66.48 |
| 5 | Graeme Smith Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
2003-11 | 141 | 71 | 44 | 1 | 5 | 61.63 |
| 6 | Mark Boucher Mark Boucher Mark Verdon Boucher is a South African cricketer, who holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He was educated at Selborne College and has represented Border, Africa XI, ICC World XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League, and... † |
2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 7 | Nicky Boje Nicky Boje Nico "Nicky" Boje is a South African cricketer who played in 43 Tests and 115 One Day Internationals for South Africa, and attended Grey College in Bloemfontein... † |
2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| 8 | Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both... |
2006-08 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 55.55 |
| 9 | Johan Botha | 2008-09 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Grand total | 426 | 264 | 145 | 5 | 12 | 64.37 | ||
Twenty20 International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South Africa cricket team for at least one Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
International. It is complete up to the T20I
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
against Pakistan in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20
2009 ICC World Twenty20
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which took place in England in June 2009. It was the second ICC World Twenty20 tournament, following the inaugural event in South Africa in September 2007...
on 18 June 2009.
| South Africa Twenty20 International captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Period of captaincy | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | % won |
| 1 | Graeme Smith Graeme Smith Graeme Craig Smith is a South African cricketer and captain of the South African cricket team Test Match side, having succeeded Shaun Pollock after the 2003 Cricket World Cup... |
2005-09 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72.22 |
| 2 | Shaun Pollock Shaun Pollock Shaun Maclean Pollock is a retired South African cricketer who is considered a bowling all-rounder. From 2000 to 2003 he was the captain of the South African cricket team, and also played for Africa XI, World XI, Dolphins and Warwickshire. He was also chosen as the Wisden Cricketer of the Year in... |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Johan Botha | 2008-09 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Grand total | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | ||
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South African U-19 cricket team
South African U-19 cricket team
The South African Under-19 cricket team have been playing official Under-19 test matches since 1995. International players to have represented the team include Wayne Parnell, Neil McKenzie, AB de Villiers, Mark Boucher, Makhaya Ntini and Craig Kieswetter, who now plays for England.The Under-19...
for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the third Test in England in 2003
2003 English cricket season
The 2003 English cricket season was notable for the long overdue first official County Championship of the oldest county club: Sussex.-Honours:*County Championship - Sussex*C&G Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Surrey...
. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which he captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series.
| South African Under-19 Test match captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 1 | Neil McKenzie Neil McKenzie Neil Douglas McKenzie is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman who plays for South Africa, making his first appearance in 2000. Strong on the leg side, he is also a very good player of spin... |
1995 1995 English cricket season The 1995 English cricket season saw a continued dominance of the domestic scene by Warwickshire.-Honours:*County Championship - Warwickshire CCC*NatWest Trophy - Warwickshire CCC*Sunday League - Kent CCC*Benson & Hedges Cup -... |
England | England | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Douglas Gain Douglas Gain Douglas Robert Gain , is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler.... |
1995–96 | India | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Philip Hearle | 1996–97 | Pakistan | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Matthew Street | 1997–98 | England | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Thami Tsolekile Thami Tsolekile Thami Lungisa Tsolekile is a South African cricketer who has played three Test matches for South Africa as a wicket-keeper in 2004–05. He was educated in Cape Town at Pinelands High... |
1998–99 | Pakistan | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Rivash Gobind | 2000–01 | New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | Imraan Khan Imraan Khan Imraan Khan is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket and captains the Dolphins. He has previously captained his country at under 19 level.... |
2003 2003 English cricket season The 2003 English cricket season was notable for the long overdue first official County Championship of the oldest county club: Sussex.-Honours:*County Championship - Sussex*C&G Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Surrey... |
England | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Wayne Parnell Wayne Parnell Wayne Dillon Parnell is a cricketer who plays Tests, One Day International and Twenty20 matches for South Africa. At domestic level he plays for the Warriors having previously represented Eastern Province, he has also played county cricket for Kent... |
2007-08 | Bangladesh | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | India | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Jonathan Vandiar | 2007-08 | India | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grand total | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||||
Youth One-day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South African Under-19 cricket team for at least one Under-19 One Day International. The table of results is complete up to the fifth ODI against England in January 2009.
| South African Under-19 ODI captains | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Lost | No result |
| 1 | Neil McKenzie Neil McKenzie Neil Douglas McKenzie is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman who plays for South Africa, making his first appearance in 2000. Strong on the leg side, he is also a very good player of spin... |
1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Douglas Gain Douglas Gain Douglas Robert Gain , is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm medium pace bowler.... |
1995–96 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Wade Wingfield Wade Wingfield Wade Richard Wingfield is a South African former cricketer. He played over 40 first-class matches in his career, mostly for KwaZulu-Natal. In the 2001 season, Wingfield was the professional player for Nelson Cricket Club in the Lancashire League.-References:* at CricketArchive... |
1996–97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Philip Hearle | 1996–97 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Matthew Street | 1997–98 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Thami Tsolekile Thami Tsolekile Thami Lungisa Tsolekile is a South African cricketer who has played three Test matches for South Africa as a wicket-keeper in 2004–05. He was educated in Cape Town at Pinelands High... |
1998–2000 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Johan Botha | 2000–01 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Rivash Gobind | 2000–01 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hashim Amla Hashim Amla Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No... |
2001–02 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Imraan Khan Imraan Khan Imraan Khan is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket and captains the Dolphins. He has previously captained his country at under 19 level.... |
2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Divan van Wyk | 2003–04 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Dean Elgar Dean Elgar Dean Elgar, born 11 June 1987 in Welkom, is a South African cricketer. He captained the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006. He now plays for Free State and Eagles in the major South African cricket competitions.-References:... |
2005–06 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Vandiar | 2007–09 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Wayne Parnell Wayne Parnell Wayne Dillon Parnell is a cricketer who plays Tests, One Day International and Twenty20 matches for South Africa. At domestic level he plays for the Warriors having previously represented Eastern Province, he has also played county cricket for Kent... |
2007–08 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Grand total | 68 | 34 | 31 | 3 | ||
Women's Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South African women's cricket team
South African women's cricket team
The South Africa national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of South Africa in international women's cricket matches. The South African women's cricket team is an amateur team, with players required to take time away from their full-time jobs to represent their country...
for at least one women's Test match. Where a player has a dagger (†) next to a Test match series in which she captained at least one Test, that denotes that player was captain for a minor proportion in a series.
| South African women's Test captains | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Season | Opposition | Location | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | W% |
| 1 | Sheila Nefdt Sheila Nefdt Sheila Nefdt or Sheelagh Nefdt is a former South Africa Test cricketer. She captained South Africa in all four matches of their debut series in Women's Test cricket against England in 1960–61... |
1960–61 | England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... |
South Africa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2 | Maureen Payne Maureen Payne Maureen Payne is a former South Africa Test cricketer. She captained the side for their second series, played against New Zealand in 1971–72. She appeared in five Tests for South Africa, claiming eight wickets.-External links:... |
1971–72 1971-72 South African cricket season -Honours:* Currie Cup – Transvaal* Gillette Cup – Eastern Province-Events:The 1971-72 South African cricket season was the first one following the isolation placed on South African cricket as a result of the apartheid policies practised by the South African Government.A scheduled tour... |
New Zealand New Zealand women's cricket team The New Zealand women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1935, when they lost to England. Since then they have only won two Tests, once against Australia, and once against South Africa.... |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Cindy Eksteen Cindy Eksteen Cindy Elizabeth Eksteen is a former South Africa and Orange Free State international cricketer. She made one Test, and 36 One Day International appearances for South Africa from 1997 until 2004.... |
2001–02 | India Indian women's cricket team The Indian women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1976/1977, when they drew with the West Indies in a six-match series. They performed better than expected in the last Women's Cricket World Cup, reaching the finals but then losing to Australia. In 2005 they won their second Women's... |
South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Alison Hodgkinson Alison Hodgkinson Alison Lucille Hodgkinson in East London. She is a South African cricketer who has played three women's test matches and 32 women's one-day internationals for South Africa including the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.-Notes:... |
2003 2003 English cricket season The 2003 English cricket season was notable for the long overdue first official County Championship of the oldest county club: Sussex.-Honours:*County Championship - Sussex*C&G Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Surrey... |
England English women's cricket team The England women's cricket team played their first Test match in 1934–35, when they beat Australia 2–0 in a three-Test series. Their current captain is Charlotte Edwards, replacing Clare Connor after her five-year tenure, which she finished by leading England to their first Ashes series win since... |
England | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 5 | Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits, also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits is an international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa national women's cricket team as an opening bowler in 2002... |
2007 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Grand total | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9.09 | ||||
Women's One-Day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South African women's cricket team
South African women's cricket team
The South Africa national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of South Africa in international women's cricket matches. The South African women's cricket team is an amateur team, with players required to take time away from their full-time jobs to represent their country...
for at least one women's one-day international.
| South African women's ODI captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | W% |
| 1 | Kim Price Kim Price Kim Price in Cape Town. She is a former South African cricketer who played 26 women's one-day internationals including the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup in India and the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.-References:... |
1997–2000 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 52.00 |
| 2 | Linda Olivier Linda Olivier Linda Olivier is a former South African cricketer. She was the first South African woman to score a century in a Women's One Day International, making 101* against Ireland in December 2000.-External links:... |
1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Cindy Eksteen Cindy Eksteen Cindy Elizabeth Eksteen is a former South Africa and Orange Free State international cricketer. She made one Test, and 36 One Day International appearances for South Africa from 1997 until 2004.... |
1999–2002 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 40.00 |
| 4 | Alison Hodgkinson Alison Hodgkinson Alison Lucille Hodgkinson in East London. She is a South African cricketer who has played three women's test matches and 32 women's one-day internationals for South Africa including the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and the 2005 Women's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.-Notes:... |
2003-05 | 19 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 22.22 |
| 5 | Cri-zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits, also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits is an international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa national women's cricket team as an opening bowler in 2002... |
2006-08 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 73.33 |
| 6 | Sunette Loubser Sunette Loubser Sunette Loubser is a South African cricketer and the current captain of the South African national women's cricket team.... |
2009 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| 7 | Alicia Smith Alicia Smith Alicia Ester Smith , is a South Africa cricketer. She has made three Test and 37 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa since 2003.-External links:... |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Grand total | 78 | 33 | 40 | 1 | 4 | 42.31 | ||
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
This is a list of cricketers who have captainedCaptain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the South African women's cricket team
South African women's cricket team
The South Africa national women's cricket team is the team that represents the country of South Africa in international women's cricket matches. The South African women's cricket team is an amateur team, with players required to take time away from their full-time jobs to represent their country...
for at least one Women's Twenty20 International
Women's Twenty20 cricket
Women's Twenty20 cricket is the newly emerging use of the Twenty20 match format in women's cricket. While both women's cricket and Twenty20 have themselves enjoyed recent success, women's Twenty20 has only been an international cricket game format since 2004...
.
| South African women's ODI captains | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Name | Year | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No result | W% |
| 1 | Cri-zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits, also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits is an international cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa national women's cricket team as an opening bowler in 2002... |
2007-08 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| 2 | Sunette Loubser Sunette Loubser Sunette Loubser is a South African cricketer and the current captain of the South African national women's cricket team.... |
2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 3 | Alicia Smith Alicia Smith Alicia Ester Smith , is a South Africa cricketer. She has made three Test and 37 Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa since 2003.-External links:... |
2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Grand total | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | ||