pitch report

pitch report: Test, ODI & T20I

Every format side by side. Gold marks the highest value on each line.

by format
TestODIT20I
Matches6––
Avg 1st innings397––
Avg 2nd innings221––
Avg 3rd innings218––
Avg 4th innings106––
Highest total608––
Lowest all out79––
Bat first wins3––
Chasing wins–––
Drawn3––
Wickets to pace60%40% spin––
VerdictBat first––

The pace and spin shares are of the 155 wickets whose bowler has a recorded style; 8 do not.

Who wins, by format
Test
50%50%
Bat firstDrawnChase
who rules here

Team records at

Win rate in each format, ordered by matches played here.

TeamTestODIT20I
South Africa33%2–1 · 6 Mnot playednot played
England0%0–0 · 2 Mnot playednot played
Australia50%1–0 · 2 Mnot playednot played
New Zealand0%0–2 · 2 Mnot playednot played

Recent matches at

TestSouth Africa v New Zealand1954South Africa won by 9 wickets
TestSouth Africa v New Zealand1953South Africa won by 132 runs
TestSouth Africa v Australia1950Match drawn
TestSouth Africa v Australia1949Australia won by an innings and 85 runs
TestSouth Africa v England1949Match drawn
TestSouth Africa v England1948Match drawn

Records at

Every board, by format, across every international played here.

Most runs

Test
Cyril Washbrook2 mat · avg 107.67
323#2 · runs
MOST RUNSEric Rowan4 mat · avg 80.60
403#1 · runs
Sir Leonard Hutton2 mat · avg 94.33
283#3 · runs
  1. 4Dudley Nourse4 mat · avg 51.80259
  2. 5Jack Moroney2 mat · avg 109.50219
  3. 6Neil Harvey2 mat · avg 95.00190
  4. 7Billy Wade3 mat · avg 35.80179
  5. 8Lindsay Hassett2 mat · avg 82.50165
  6. 9Denis Compton2 mat · avg 54.33163
  7. 10Keith Miller2 mat · avg 69.00138
  8. 11Bruce Mitchell2 mat · avg 33.50134
  9. 12Arthur Morris2 mat · avg 43.33130
  10. 13Allan Watkins2 mat · avg 42.67128
  11. 14Hugh Tayfield4 mat · avg 23.80119
  12. 15Bert Sutcliffe2 mat · avg 37.67113
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most wickets

Test
Neil Adcock2 mat · avg 11.36
14#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSCuan McCarthy4 mat · avg 35.00
15#1 · wkts
Hugh Tayfield4 mat · avg 30.62
13#3 · wkts
  1. 4David Ironside2 mat · avg 14.3611
  2. 5Tony MacGibbon2 mat · avg 19.6010
  3. 6Bill Johnston2 mat · avg 14.789
  4. 7Keith Miller2 mat · avg 17.758
  5. 8Guy Overton2 mat · avg 23.717
  6. 9Ian Johnson2 mat · avg 23.836
  7. 10John Reid2 mat · avg 27.336
  8. 11Michael Melle1 mat · avg 28.506
  9. 12Athol Rowan2 mat · avg 49.006
  10. 13Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 45.605
  11. 14Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 72.405
  12. 15Bob Blair2 mat · avg 22.405
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Highest score

Test
Sir Leonard Hutton2 mat · avg 94.33
158#2
HIGHESTCyril Washbrook2 mat · avg 107.67
195#1
Eric Rowan4 mat · avg 80.60
156#3
  1. 4Dudley Nourse4 mat · avg 51.80129
  2. 5Jack Moroney2 mat · avg 109.50118
  3. 6Denis Compton2 mat · avg 54.33114
  4. 7Lindsay Hassett2 mat · avg 82.50112
  5. 8Allan Watkins2 mat · avg 42.67111
  6. 9Arthur Morris2 mat · avg 43.33111
  7. 10Sam Loxton2 mat · avg 53.50101
  8. 11Neil Harvey2 mat · avg 95.00100
  9. 12Russell Endean2 mat · avg 33.6793
  10. 13George Fullerton1 mat · avg 88.0088
  11. 14Bruce Mitchell2 mat · avg 33.5086
  12. 15Billy Wade3 mat · avg 35.8085
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most hundreds

Test
Jack Moroney2 mat · avg 109.50
2#2 · 100s
MOST 100sSir Leonard Hutton2 mat · avg 94.33
2#1 · 100s
Eric Rowan4 mat · avg 80.60
1#3 · 100s
  1. 4Cyril Washbrook2 mat · avg 107.671
  2. 5Dudley Nourse4 mat · avg 51.801
  3. 6Neil Harvey2 mat · avg 95.001
  4. 7Lindsay Hassett2 mat · avg 82.501
  5. 8Denis Compton2 mat · avg 54.331
  6. 9Arthur Morris2 mat · avg 43.331
  7. 10Allan Watkins2 mat · avg 42.671
  8. 11Sam Loxton2 mat · avg 53.501
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most fifties

Test
Billy Wade3 mat · avg 35.80
2#2 · 50s
MOST 50sEric Rowan4 mat · avg 80.60
3#1 · 50s
Jack Crapp2 mat · avg 37.33
2#3 · 50s
  1. 4Ian Johnson2 mat · avg 34.501
  2. 5Jackie McGlew2 mat · avg 29.331
  3. 6George Fullerton1 mat · avg 88.001
  4. 7Clive van Ryneveld2 mat · avg 31.001
  5. 8Russell Endean2 mat · avg 33.671
  6. 9Tufty Mann4 mat · avg 20.401
  7. 10Bert Sutcliffe2 mat · avg 37.671
  8. 11Bruce Mitchell2 mat · avg 33.501
  9. 12Keith Miller2 mat · avg 69.001
  10. 13Lindsay Hassett2 mat · avg 82.501
  11. 14Neil Harvey2 mat · avg 95.001
  12. 15Dudley Nourse4 mat · avg 51.801
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most sixes

Test
Cyril Washbrook2 mat · avg 107.67
1#2 · sixes
MOST SIXESBert Sutcliffe2 mat · avg 37.67
7#1 · sixes
Billy Wade3 mat · avg 35.80
1#3 · sixes
  1. 4Arthur Morris2 mat · avg 43.331
  2. 5Murray Chapple2 mat · avg 19.001
  3. 6Roy McLean2 mat · avg 21.001
  4. 7Cliff Gladwin2 mat · avg 24.501
  5. 8Bob Blair2 mat · avg 5.331
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most fours

Test
Sir Leonard Hutton2 mat · avg 94.33
16#2 · fours
MOST FOURSCyril Washbrook2 mat · avg 107.67
18#1 · fours
Allan Watkins2 mat · avg 42.67
15#3 · fours
  1. 4Sam Loxton2 mat · avg 53.5014
  2. 5Jack Moroney2 mat · avg 109.5013
  3. 6Russell Endean2 mat · avg 33.6713
  4. 7Arthur Morris2 mat · avg 43.339
  5. 8Clive van Ryneveld2 mat · avg 31.007
  6. 9Bert Sutcliffe2 mat · avg 37.674
  7. 10Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 22.203
  8. 11Jackie McGlew2 mat · avg 29.333
  9. 12Murray Chapple2 mat · avg 19.003
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most not outs

Test
Eric Rowan4 mat · avg 80.60
2#2 · n.o.
MOST N.O.Cuan McCarthy4 mat · avg 4.00
4#1 · n.o.
Dudley Nourse4 mat · avg 51.80
2#3 · n.o.
  1. 4David Ironside2 mat · avg 27.002
  2. 5Ian Smith1 mat · avg 2.001
  3. 6Tony Harris1 mat · avg 7.001
  4. 7Jack Young1 mat · avg 10.001
  5. 8Bob Blair2 mat · avg 5.331
  6. 9Ron Saggers2 mat · avg 19.001
  7. 10Tony MacGibbon2 mat · avg 9.671
  8. 11Cliff Gladwin2 mat · avg 24.501
  9. 12Eric Dempster1 mat · avg 68.001
  10. 13Jackie McGlew2 mat · avg 29.331
  11. 14Jack Cheetham3 mat · avg 22.201
  12. 15Bert Sutcliffe2 mat · avg 37.671
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Most balls faced

Test
  1. 1Bert Sutcliffe2 mat · avg 37.673
  2. 2John Waite2 mat · avg 19.001
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Best bowling figures

Test
Bill Johnston2 mat · avg 14.78
6/44#2
BEST FIGURESHugh Tayfield4 mat · avg 30.62
6/13#1
Keith Miller2 mat · avg 17.75
5/40#3
  1. 4Neil Adcock2 mat · avg 11.365/43
  2. 5David Ironside2 mat · avg 14.365/51
  3. 6Michael Melle1 mat · avg 28.505/113
  4. 7Cuan McCarthy4 mat · avg 35.005/114
  5. 8John Reid2 mat · avg 27.334/34
  6. 9Tony MacGibbon2 mat · avg 19.604/62
  7. 10Athol Rowan2 mat · avg 49.004/69
  8. 11Ian Johnson2 mat · avg 23.833/37
  9. 12Bob Blair2 mat · avg 22.403/42
  10. 13Guy Overton2 mat · avg 23.713/65
  11. 14Ray Lindwall2 mat · avg 43.003/82
  12. 15Roly Jenkins2 mat · avg 51.753/88
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Five-wicket hauls

Test
Cuan McCarthy4 mat · avg 35.00
1#2 · 5w
MOST 5wNeil Adcock2 mat · avg 11.36
2#1 · 5w
Hugh Tayfield4 mat · avg 30.62
1#3 · 5w
  1. 4David Ironside2 mat · avg 14.361
  2. 5Bill Johnston2 mat · avg 14.781
  3. 6Keith Miller2 mat · avg 17.751
  4. 7Michael Melle1 mat · avg 28.501
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded

Four-wicket hauls

Test
John Reid2 mat · avg 27.33
1#2 · 4w
MOST 4wTony MacGibbon2 mat · avg 19.60
1#1 · 4w
Athol Rowan2 mat · avg 49.00
1#3 · 4w
ODI
Not recorded
T20I
Not recorded