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South Africa Test Cricket Fours Stats

How many fours South Africa hit, and who hits the most, game by game

Updated 27 October 2026, after the Australia game

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Player	Avg	Hit %	27 Oct 26 H Won176 runs		18 Oct 26 H Woninns		9 Oct 26 H Lost214 runs		22 Nov 25 A Won408 runs		14 Nov 25 A Won30 runs		20 Oct 25 A Won8 wkts		12 Oct 25 A Lost		6 Jul 25 A Woninns		28 Jun 25 A Won328 runs		11 Jun 25 H Won5 wkts		3 Jan 25 H Won10 wkts		26 Dec 24 H Won2 wkts		5 Dec 24 H Won109 runs		27 Nov 24 H Won233 runs		29 Oct 24 A Woninns		21 Oct 24 A Won7 wkts		15 Aug 24 A Won40 runs		7 Aug 24 A Drew		12 Feb 24 A Lost7 wkts		3 Feb 24 A Lost281 runs
Player	Avg	Hit %	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
South Africa total	29.4		41	37	45	-	39	28	46	25	17	9	28	10	26	13	74	-	34	36	14	26	63	6	45	20	43	25	25	27	36	-	31	15	15	24	35	14	36	26	24	30
M. AckermanBatter, 3 inns	6.7	67%2/3	1294	880	038
L. PretoriusKeeper, 3 inns	6.0	67%2/3															787		11160	06
W. MulderAll-rounder, 24 inns	5.3	29%7/24	02	10221	138		350	3110	218	569	351	130			341	03	49334		147	17206	044	550	118	-DNB					012	131	8150		8112	-DNB	02	271	485	-DNB
C. BoschAll-rounder, 6 inns	5.2	33%2/6	-DNB	-DNB							023	237					-DNB		10124	441					1593	01
S. MuthusamyBatter, 5 inns	4.8	60%3/5							10206	-DNB			8155	-DNB	134	014	-DNB														575
R. RickeltonKeeper, 24 inns	4.5	29%7/24	583	12219	551		03	012	582	464	422	123	126	229	9137	4145					323	18	29343	-DNB	210	05	11250	345			141		449	03			249	-DNB
A. MarkramBatter, 30 inns	4.3	37%11/30	10141	06	228		767	10237	581	384	548	023	462	845	137	011					06	14207	340	113	15144	663	435	575	211	481	255		17	427	130	6108	134	448
T. BavumaBatter, 22 inns	4.1	36%8/22	03	1115	18334		027	018	592	011	011	4136									484	5134	9179	-DNB	474	478	8109	3116	9117	9228					02	118	7182	017
D. BedinghamKeeper, 28 inns	3.8	39%11/28	780	116	01		973	868									7101		03	439	6111	149	019	530	533	214	019	355	16	211	278		025	013	354	010	345	-DNB	7102	12141	558	1396
Z. HamzaBatter, 4 inns	3.3	0%0/4															-DNB																						399	263	438	492
K. PetersenAll-rounder, 4 inns	3.3	50%2/4																																					06	679	6132	163
R R. de SwardtKeeper, 4 inns	3.3	25%1/4																																					9156	06	02	456
M. JansenAll-rounder, 16 inns	3.1	38%6/16	771	08	9100		620	654	691	-DNB	03	016	126	-DNB							03	-DNB	854	-DNB	013	324	15	111	221	-DNB
T. de ZorziBatter, 24 inns	2.8	21%5/24							359	468	155	02	193	00	10171	047	230		016	335					08	013	01	238	19	232	12269		472	752	010	572	7145	460
K. VerreynneKeeper, 24 inns	2.8	29%7/24					220	03	5122	-DNB	236	116	029	-DNB	013	148	562		216	356	039	013	9147	-DNB	013	06	12133	127	222	-DNB	03		8144	-DNB	233	878	587	-DNB
N N. BrandAll-rounder, 4 inns	2.8	50%2/4																																					538	660	023	08
T. StubbsKeeper, 26 inns	2.5	19%5/26					366	012	4112	9180	174	018	6205	04	017	08					013	043	06	-DNB	228	010	018	2112	338	9221	6198		427	437	365	175	248	650
D. BrevisBatter, 6 inns	2.2	17%1/6											04	-DNB	01	654	435		341	09
S. HarmerBowler, 11 inns	1.64	9%1/11	07	03	10157		475	03	017	-DNB	15	020	07	-DNB	236	129
K. RabadaBowler, 17 inns	1.41	12%2/17	02	014	00								461	-DNB	09	02					06	-DNB	010	-DNB	115	526	540	28	223	-DNB	-DNB		05	-DNB	010	123	432	-DNB
D. PiedtBowler, 5 inns	1.40	0%0/5																															287	-DNB	460	021			16	07
R. Van TonderBatter, 4 inns	1.25	0%0/4																																					371	013	02	283
K. MaharajBowler, 17 inns	1.18	0%0/17					244	03	131	-DNB	03	03	353	-DNB					130	470	115	-DNB	435	-DNB			04	122	335	-DNB	-DNB		01	-DNB	02	02	01	-DNB
D. PatersonBowler, 7 inns	1.14	0%0/7																							116	-DNB	210	28			-DNB								01	03	06	317
M. BreetzkeBatter, 6 inns	1.00	17%1/6	012	5121	017														145	06													04	-DNB
C. FortuinKeeper, 4 inns	0.75	0%0/4																																					01	024	152	219
T. MorekiBowler, 4 inns	0.75	0%0/4																																					115	03	119	131
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 3 inns	0.00	0%0/3	01	06																									08	-DNB
K. MaphakaBowler, 3 inns	0.00	0%0/3															-DNB		012	014			02	-DNB
S. von BergAll-rounder, 2 inns	3.5	50%1/2																																					789	022
C C. YusufAll-rounder, 2 inns	3.0	50%1/2															-DNB		549	117
E. MooreBatter, 2 inns	2.0	0%0/2																																							450	08
A. NortjeBowler, 2 inns	2.0	0%0/2			-DNB		326	14
D. OlivierBowler, 2 inns	1.50	0%0/2																																							356	09
N. BurgerBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2																																	256	06
P. SubrayenAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2													011	18	-DNB
L. NgidiBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2																			01	-DNB															04	-DNB
L L. SenokwaneBatter, 1 inns	0.00	0%0/1															036

A green cell reached the line. Each innings is its own column, the 1st then the 2nd. The line under a score is the balls faced; * not out; DNB did not bat.

South Africa Team Fours

Line30.5

Avg29.424.1

Hit41%

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27 Oct 26

H Won176 runs

18 Oct 26

H Woninns

9 Oct 26

H Lost214 runs

22 Nov 25

A Won408 runs

14 Nov 25

A Won30 runs

20 Oct 25

A Won8 wkts

12 Oct 25

A Lost

6 Jul 25

A Woninns

28 Jun 25

A Won328 runs

11 Jun 25

H Won5 wkts

3 Jan 25

H Won10 wkts

26 Dec 24

H Won2 wkts

5 Dec 24

H Won109 runs

27 Nov 24

H Won233 runs

29 Oct 24

A Woninns

21 Oct 24

A Won7 wkts

15 Aug 24

A Won40 runs

7 Aug 24

A Drew

12 Feb 24

A Lost7 wkts

3 Feb 24

A Lost281 runs

South Africa Fours Match by Match

The last 20 Tests, innings by innings, and how often South Africa went over the line

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag	30.5+
Avg			29.4	24.1	41%
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	1st	41	49
Australia (H)WTC, 27 Oct	Wby 176 runs	2nd	37	14
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	1st	45	11
Australia (H)WTC, 18 Oct	Wby an innings and 31 runs	2nd	-	35	-
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	1st	39	44
Australia (H)WTC, 9 Oct	Lby 214 runs	2nd	28	30
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	1st	46	18
India (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2025	Wby 408 runs	2nd	25	10
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	1st	17	20
India (A)WTC, 14 Nov 2025	Wby 30 runs	2nd	9	8
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	1st	28	24
Pakistan (A)WTC, 20 Oct 2025	Wby 8 wickets	2nd	10	13
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	1st	26	28
Pakistan (A)WTC, 12 Oct 2025	L	2nd	13	20
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	1st	74	15
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 6 Jul 2025	Wby an innings and 236 runs	2nd	-	24	-
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	1st	34	29
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun 2025	Wby 328 runs	2nd	36	26
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	1st	14	28
Australia (H)WTC, 11 Jun 2025	Wby 5 wickets	2nd	26	18
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	1st	63	19
Pakistan (H)WTC, 3 Jan 2025	Wby 10 wickets	2nd	6	48
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	1st	45	27
Pakistan (H)WTC, 26 Dec 2024	Wby 2 wickets	2nd	20	33
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	1st	43	38
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 5 Dec 2024	Wby 109 runs	2nd	25	28
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	1st	25	6
Sri Lanka (H)WTC, 27 Nov 2024	Wby 233 runs	2nd	27	38
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	1st	36	12
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Wby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	-	7	-
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	1st	31	12
Bangladesh (A)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Wby 7 wickets	2nd	15	30
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	1st	15	17
West Indies (A)WTC, 15 Aug 2024	Wby 40 runs	2nd	24	24
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	1st	35	23
West Indies (A)WTC, 7 Aug 2024	Ddrawn	2nd	14	20
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	36	20
New Zealand (A)WTC, 12 Feb 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	26	28
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	1st	24	54
New Zealand (A)WTC, 3 Feb 2024	Lby 281 runs	2nd	30	15

Bangladesh Fours Match by Match

South Africa's next opponent, their last 20 Tests

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Opponent	Result	Inns	For	Ag
Avg			25.8	28.2
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	1st	40	37
West Indies (H)WTC, 5 Nov	Ddrawn	2nd	20	39
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	1st	24	26
West Indies (H)WTC, 28 Oct	Lby 8 wickets	2nd	11	20
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	1st	29	23
Afghanistan (A)TEST, 9 Oct	Ddrawn	2nd	42	37
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	1st	9	27
Australia (A)WTC, 22 Aug	Lby an innings and 51 runs	2nd	10	-
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	1st	40	20
Australia (A)WTC, 13 Aug	Wby 9 wickets	2nd	6	22
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	21	45
Zimbabwe (A)TEST, 28 Jun	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	25	-
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	1st	32	27
Pakistan (H)WTC, 16 May	Wby 78 runs	2nd	38	36
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	1st	45	47
Pakistan (H)WTC, 8 May	Wby 104 runs	2nd	22	18
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	1st	29	31
Ireland (H)TEST, 19 Nov 2025	Wby 217 runs	2nd	25	27
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	1st	62	31
Ireland (H)TEST, 11 Nov 2025	Wby an innings and 47 runs	2nd	-	32
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025	Lby an innings and 78 runs	1st	28	49
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 25 Jun 2025	Lby an innings and 78 runs	2nd	11	-
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	1st	44	53
Sri Lanka (A)WTC, 17 Jun 2025	Ddrawn	2nd	20	9
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025	Wby an innings and 106 runs	1st	46	23
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 28 Apr 2025	Wby an innings and 106 runs	2nd	-	9
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025	Lby 3 wickets	1st	28	31
Zimbabwe (H)TEST, 20 Apr 2025	Lby 3 wickets	2nd	27	22
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024	Wby 101 runs	1st	12	8
West Indies (A)WTC, 30 Nov 2024	Wby 101 runs	2nd	29	17
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Lby 201 runs	1st	23	33
West Indies (A)WTC, 22 Nov 2024	Lby 201 runs	2nd	14	17
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 273 runs	1st	12	36
South Africa (H)WTC, 29 Oct 2024	Lby an innings and 273 runs	2nd	7	-
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	12	31
South Africa (H)WTC, 21 Oct 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	30	15
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024	Lby 7 wickets	1st	39	28
India (A)WTC, 27 Sep 2024	Lby 7 wickets	2nd	23	15
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024	Lby 280 runs	1st	20	43
India (A)WTC, 19 Sep 2024	Lby 280 runs	2nd	26	32

South Africa Fours Lines

How often each line went over, last 20 Tests, an innings each

Line	Over	Under	Over %
24.5	25	12	68%
27.5	18	19	49%
30.5	15	22	41%
33.5	14	23	38%
36.5	9	28	24%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
48.5	22	15	59%
51.5	21	16	57%
54.5	15	22	41%
57.5	13	24	35%
60.5	11	26	30%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	13	11	56.8	45.2
Second	7	4	49.9	53.7

Test Fours Table

Fours per game, sides with 8+ Tests in the last two years

Side	P	For	Ag	Match
1New Zealand	12	63.8	55.1	119
2England	20	62.4	67.2	130
3India	17	57.5	54.7	112
4South Africa	14	57.3	50.1	107
5Sri Lanka	10	54.8	53.7	109
6Zimbabwe	13	51.2	54.6	106
7Bangladesh	16	50.8	51.0	102
8Australia	21	50.5	43.5	94.0
9Pakistan	13	48.8	52.6	101
10West Indies	18	44.2	51.6	95.8

South Africa Fours by Competition

Fours per game in each Test competition

Competition	P	W-L	For	Ag
ICC World Test Championship	18	13-4	52.4	48.3
Test Series	2	2-0	72.0	47.0

South Africa Test Fours Questions

How many fours do South Africa hit per innings in Tests?

South Africa have averaged 29.4 fours an innings over their last 20 Tests, since February 2024, against their opponents' 24.1, and their best was 74 in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025.

How often do South Africa go over 30.5 fours in an innings?

South Africa went over 30.5 fours in 15 of 37 innings over their last 20 Tests, since February 2024, 41% of the time, while averaging 29.4 an innings against their opponents' 24.1.

Who hits the most fours for South Africa?

Aiden Markram hits the most fours for South Africa over their last 20 Tests, since February 2024, with 128 in 30 innings at 4.3 an innings, ahead of Wiaan Mulder (127) and Ryan Rickelton (108).

What is South Africa's highest fours in an innings in a recent Test?

South Africa's highest over their last 20 Tests, since February 2024, is 74 fours in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, against their average of 29.4.

Do South Africa hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first brings South Africa more fours over their last 20 Tests, since February 2024: they average 56.8 fours batting first in 13 Tests, and 49.9 batting second in 7, a gap of 7.0 fours.

Last innings37v Australia (H)

Per innings29.4Last 20 Tests

Over 30.541%15 of last 37 innings

South Africa v Bangladesh Fours

Last 10 Tests each, per game

Per game	SA	BAN
Hit	54.8	53.0
Conceded	46.4	54.5
Match	101	108

Over 54.5 SA fours

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South Africa Fours Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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