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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 %	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		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		3 Jan 23 A Drew		25 Dec 22 A Lostinns		17 Dec 22 A Lost6 wkts		8 Sep 22 A Lost9 wkts		25 Aug 22 A Lostinns		17 Aug 22 A Woninns		24 Feb 22 A Won198 runs		16 Feb 22 A Lostinns
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	24.6		46	25	17	9	28	10	26	13	74	-	34	36	36	-	31	15	15	24	35	14	36	26	24	30	20	11	21	19	14	14	11	22	13	13	40	-	46	40	9	13
W. MulderAll-rounder, 18 inns	6.2	28%5/18	218	569	351	130			341	03	49334		147	17206	8150		8112	-DNB	02	271	485	-DNB											013	250					242	491
L. PretoriusKeeper, 3 inns	6.0	67%2/3									787		11160	06
S. MuthusamyBatter, 5 inns	4.8	60%3/5	10206	-DNB			8155	-DNB	134	014	-DNB				575
D. BedinghamKeeper, 13 inns	4.3	38%5/13									7101		03	439	278		025	013	354	010	345	-DNB	7102	12141	558	1396
C. BoschAll-rounder, 4 inns	4.0	25%1/4			023	237					-DNB		10124	441
T. de ZorziBatter, 18 inns	3.5	28%5/18	359	468	155	02	193	00	10171	047	230		016	335	12269		472	752	010	572	7145	460
R R. de SwardtKeeper, 4 inns	3.3	25%1/4																					9156	06	02	456
K. VerreynneKeeper, 28 inns	3.1	29%8/28	5122	-DNB	236	116	029	-DNB	013	148	562		216	356	03		8144	-DNB	233	878	587	-DNB					239	-DNB	399	540	896	02	02	038	249	246	121		010	16187	252	338
T. StubbsKeeper, 15 inns	3.1	27%4/15	4112	9180	174	018	6205	04	017	08					6198		427	437	365	175	248	650
R. RickeltonKeeper, 14 inns	2.9	14%2/14	582	464	422	123	126	229	9137	4145					141		449	03			249	-DNB											220	215
Z. HamzaBatter, 6 inns	2.8	0%0/6									-DNB												399	263	438	492															374	132
A. MarkramBatter, 22 inns	2.8	23%5/22	581	384	548	023	462	845	137	011					255		17	427	130	6108	134	448													027	118	327		8103	344	243	011
N N. BrandAll-rounder, 4 inns	2.8	50%2/4																					538	660	023	08
S. ErweeBowler, 15 inns	2.7	20%3/15																									255	6125	331	141	237	023	04	353	012	259	6146		14221	19	130	02
K. PetersenAll-rounder, 9 inns	2.7	22%2/9																					06	679	6132	163							114	331	329	1159	341
T. BavumaBatter, 18 inns	2.4	28%5/18	592	011	011	4136													02	118	7182	017					174	142	08	6144	370	361							581	251	031	673
M. JansenAll-rounder, 16 inns	2.2	19%3/16	691	-DNB	03	016	126	-DNB																			178	-DNB	10136	029	019	02	459	116			479		651	141	017	124
D. BrevisBatter, 6 inns	2.2	17%1/6					04	-DNB	01	654	435		341	09
R. van der DussenBatter, 9 inns	2.0	22%2/9																									-DNB	-DNB			012	04			231	5132	436		1124	585	129	014
K. MaharajBowler, 22 inns	1.73	14%3/22	131	-DNB	03	03	353	-DNB					130	470	-DNB		01	-DNB	02	02	01	-DNB					681	-DNB	09	220	06	318	232	224	01	07	749		650	14
D. ElgarBatter, 15 inns	1.73	13%2/15																									234	125	268	03	010	04	07	659	142	138	881		3101	228	09	09
K. ZondoBatter, 7 inns	1.71	14%1/7																									283	-DNB	019	019	02	685	157	351
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
S. HarmerBowler, 9 inns	1.00	0%0/9	017	-DNB	15	020	07	-DNB	236	129																	4165	-DNB			-DNB	-DNB			016	148
K. RabadaBowler, 21 inns	0.86	0%0/21					461	-DNB	09	02					-DNB		05	-DNB	010	123	432	-DNB					022	-DNB	15	012	118	013	06	02	272	07	010		114	434	04	08
A. NortjeBowler, 10 inns	0.80	0%0/10																									00	-DNB	01	118	07	01	18	03	237	02	442
D. OlivierBowler, 4 inns	0.75	0%0/4																							356	09															06	010
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
D. PatersonBowler, 4 inns	0.75	0%0/4													-DNB								01	03	06	317
L. NgidiBowler, 8 inns	0.63	0%0/8																			04	-DNB							06	221	013	214			110	02	06
M. BreetzkeBatter, 3 inns	0.33	0%0/3											145	06			04	-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
T. de BruynBatter, 2 inns	2.0	0%0/2																											231	268
E. MooreBatter, 2 inns	2.0	0%0/2																							450	08
H. KlaasenKeeper, 2 inns	1.50	0%0/2																									022	361
G. StuurmanBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2																																							01	230
N. BurgerBowler, 2 inns	1.00	0%0/2																	256	06
L. SipamlaBowler, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2																																					05	128
P. SubrayenAll-rounder, 2 inns	0.50	0%0/2							011	18	-DNB
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 inns	0.00	0%0/2									-DNB		012	014
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

Line24.5

Avg24.624.0

Hit43%

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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

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

3 Jan 23

A Drew

25 Dec 22

A Lostinns

17 Dec 22

A Lost6 wkts

8 Sep 22

A Lost9 wkts

25 Aug 22

A Lostinns

17 Aug 22

A Woninns

24 Feb 22

A Won198 runs

16 Feb 22

A Lostinns

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	24.5+
Avg			24.6	24.0	43%
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
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
Australia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	1st	20	54
Australia (A)WTC, 3 Jan 2023	Ddrawn	2nd	11	-
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022	Lby an innings and 182 runs	1st	21	55
Australia (A)WTC, 25 Dec 2022	Lby an innings and 182 runs	2nd	19	-
Australia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Lby 6 wickets	1st	14	27
Australia (A)WTC, 17 Dec 2022	Lby 6 wickets	2nd	14	2
England (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022	Lby 9 wickets	1st	11	23
England (A)WTC, 8 Sep 2022	Lby 9 wickets	2nd	22	17
England (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022	Lby an innings and 85 runs	1st	13	39
England (A)WTC, 25 Aug 2022	Lby an innings and 85 runs	2nd	13	-
England (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022	Wby an innings and 12 runs	1st	40	19
England (A)WTC, 17 Aug 2022	Wby an innings and 12 runs	2nd	-	11	-
New Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022	Wby 198 runs	1st	46	36
New Zealand (A)WTC, 24 Feb 2022	Wby 198 runs	2nd	40	29
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022	Lby an innings and 276 runs	1st	9	55
New Zealand (A)WTC, 16 Feb 2022	Lby an innings and 276 runs	2nd	13	-

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 %
18.5	22	15	59%
21.5	19	18	51%
24.5	16	21	43%
27.5	13	24	35%
30.5	11	26	30%

Line	Over	Under	Over %
45.5	19	14	58%
48.5	17	16	52%
51.5	17	16	52%
54.5	13	20	39%
57.5	12	21	36%

Fours Batting First and Chasing

South Africa's fours per game by when they batted

Batting	P	W	For	Ag
First	14	7	47.3	41.7
Second	6	3	41.3	46.7

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	8-8	42.6	42.8
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 24.6 fours an innings over their last 20 Tests, since February 2022, against their opponents' 24.0, and their best was 74 in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025.

How often do South Africa go over 24.5 fours in an innings?

South Africa went over 24.5 fours in 16 of 37 innings over their last 20 Tests, since February 2022, 43% of the time, while averaging 24.6 an innings against their opponents' 24.0.

Who hits the most fours for South Africa?

Wiaan Mulder hits the most fours for South Africa over their last 20 Tests, since February 2022, with 111 in 18 innings at 6.2 an innings, ahead of Kyle Verreynne (86) and Tony de Zorzi (63).

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 2022, is 74 fours in their first innings against Zimbabwe on 6 Jul 2025 at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, against their average of 24.6.

Do South Africa hit more fours batting first or chasing?

Batting first brings South Africa more fours over their last 20 Tests, since February 2022: they average 47.3 fours batting first in 14 Tests, and 41.3 batting second in 6, a gap of 6.0 fours.

Last innings37v Australia (H)

Per innings24.6Last 20 Tests

Over 24.543%16 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

Hit in 5 of SA's last 10

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Hit in 4 of SA's last 10

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South Africa Fours Hit Leaders

Who reached the line most, last 20 Tests

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