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 cricket.
Contents
- Test match captains
- ODI captains
- Twenty20 International captains
- Youth One day International captains
- Womens Test match captains
- Womens One Day International captains
- Womens Twenty20 Internationals
- References
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.
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the South African cricket team for at least one Test match. The table of results is complete up to the third Test against Australia in November 2016. 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.
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 Australia at Newlands, Cape Town on 12 October 2016.
Twenty20 International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained South Africa for at least one Twenty20 International. It is complete up to the T20I against Sri Lanka at Delhi on 28 March 2016.
Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the South African U-19 cricket team for at least one under-19 Test match. The table of results is complete to the away second Test against England in August 2014. 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.
Youth One-day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained 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 conclusion of the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup on February 2016.
Women's Test match captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained 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.
Women's One-Day International captains
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the South African women's cricket team for at least one women's one-day international. It is complete up to the ODI against West Indies at Buffalo Park, East London on 29 February 2016.
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
This is a list of cricketers who have captained the South African women's cricket team for at least one Women's Twenty20 International. It is complete up to the T20I against Ireland at the YMCA Cricket Club, Dublin on 3 August 2016.