What is a Batsman?
A term used in the sport of Cricket. Comparable to a batter in baseball.
Top Batsman In South Africa
1 Jacques Kallis
166 Test matches, 45 centuries, an average of 55.37, and 13289 runs. That is the sort of Test record South African great Jacques Kallis retired with and considering the fact that he was an excellent bowler as well, it is safe to say that he wasn’t only his nation’s greatest ever batsman but also its greatest cricketer.
2 Graeme Pollock
Sir Donald Bradman once said that Graeme Pollock was the greatest left-hand batsman that he had ever seen and added that he was of the same class as Gary Sobers.
However, South Africa’s isolation from cricket meant that Pollock could only play 23 Test matches in his career spanning around 6 years. His average of 60.97 is the highest among South African players and the 3rd highest of all time for batsmen who have played at least 20 Tests.
3 Hashim Amla
Hashim Amla has the air of a Zen master when he bats and along with Kallis, AB de Villiers, and Kallis, he formed one of the greatest batting line-ups in modern cricket history.
Amla has the patience to dig in hard when the going is tough but at the same time he can play glorious strokes once he is set and his 311 not out at the Oval in 2012 encapsulated all that is great in him as a batsman.
4 AB de Villiers
No batsman in South African cricket history has dominated across formats in such a way in recent years and AB de Villiers’ ability to switch deftly from one format to the other makes him such a great player.
If he has to bat 300 deliveries in order to save a Test match, he would block his way to a 220-ball 33, while on the other hand, he can score a century in 31 balls to break an ODI world record. He averages above 50 in both Tests and ODIs.
5 Herschelle Gibbs
Not many Mavericks go on to become a great batsman and certainly not if he is an opening batsman in all forms of the game.
However, Herschelle Gibbs is different and in a career that lasted around 14 years, he became one of South Africa’s biggest match winners and is rightly considered among the great ones to have been produced by the country. He was unorthodox and he could take on any bowler on his day.
Who is the legendary player of South Africa cricket?
South Africa Legends
| PLAYER | ROLE | STYLE |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Leie | Bowler | Right Arm |
| Garnett Kruger | Bowler | Right Arm |
| Henry Davids | Batsman | Right Handed |
| Jacques Rudolph | Batsman | Left Handed |
Who is South Africa’s best middle-order batsman?
Dudley Nourse
An exceptional middle-order batsman who was known for his ability to play long innings, Nourse averaged 53.81 in Tests and was a vital part of the South African team during his time.