Six females in green cricketing outfits standing on the outfield looking at the presentation stage
South Africa women at Taunton, 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20

A women's Test match is an international four-innings cricket match held over a maximum of four days between two of the leading cricketing nations.[1] Women's cricket was played in South Africa fairly regularly throughout the beginning of the 20th century, but died out during the Second World War.[2] It was revived in 1949 by a group of enthusiasts,[2] and in 1951 Netta Rheinberg, on behalf of the Women's Cricket Association, suggested that a South Africa Women's Cricket Association be formed, and encouraged the possibility that a series of matches could be played between the two associations.[3] The South Africa & Rhodesian Women's Cricket Association (SA&RWCA) was officially formed in 1952.[2] At their annual general meeting in January 1955, the SA&RWCA accepted an invitation from the Women's Cricket Association to join an International Women's Cricket Council that, in addition to South Africa, included England, Australia and New Zealand.[2] They also agreed that international matches would be played between the four nations.[2] In 1959, arrangements were made for the first international women's cricket tour of South Africa, as they would play host to the English team in 1960.[2]

The first Test involving South Africa women was held at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, the same venue as the one for first men's Test match in the country in 1889,[4] and ended in a draw.[5] South Africa then played a subsequent series against New Zealand in 1971–72.[6] As part of the international campaign against apartheid, the Commonwealth of Nations signed the Gleneagles Agreement in 1977, excluding South Africa from competing in international sporting events.[7] Because of this exclusion, they did not play another Test until hosting India in 2001–02, before facing England again in 2003, the Netherlands in 2007, India in 2014 and most recently England in 2022.[6]

South Africa have played thirteen Test matches, seven of which were played pre-exclusion, and six of them post-exclusion.[8] Two players, Jennifer Gove and Lorna Ward, have played all seven matches pre-exclusion.[9] Yvonne van Mentz, Brenda Williams, Mignon du Preez, and Marizanne Kapp are the only South African women to have scored Test centuries,[10] while Jean McNaughton, Lorna Ward and Sunette Loubser have all taken five-wicket hauls, with Ward doing it on three occasions.[11] This list contains every woman who has played Test cricket for South Africa. The list is initially arranged in the order in which each player won her Test cap. Where more than one player won her first Test cap in the same Test match, those players are initially listed alphabetically by the surname the player was using at the time of the match.

Key

General

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Test cricketers

Statistics are correct as of 30 June 2022 after South Africa's most recent Test match, against England.[12][13][14]
South Africa women Test cricketers
No. Name First Last Mat Batting Bowling Fielding Ref
Inn NO Runs HS 100 50 Avg Balls Wkt BBI BBM Ave Ca St
1 Barbara Cairncross 1960196136065240010.8310[15]
2 Jennifer Gove 19601972714425651*0125.6068393/574/9131.55100[16]
3 Pamela Hollett 1960196147071210010.1410211/461/4659.0010[17]
4 Eileen Hurly 1960196148124096*0134.286000[18]
5 Joy Irwin 196019613604020006.6642000[19]
6 Audrey Jackson 1960196122035240017.5014421/61/2929.5000[20]
7 Eleanor Lambert 1960196024065340016.2510[21]
8 Jean McNaughton 196019613614528009.0027666/396/5419.3340[22]
9 Sheelagh Nefdt 19601961481211680230.1417421/162/5854.0000[23]
10 Yvonne van Mentz 19601961482186105*1031.0056584/954/9531.2500[24]
11 Lorna Ward 1960197271125217*005.771,420276/487/7617.2910[25]
12 Beverly Lang 19601961360177580229.5046221/311/5362.0040[26]
13 Maureen Payne 196019725513933009.7581482/313/10140.5020[27]
14 Patricia Klesser 1960196112144004.0010[28]
15 Dulcie Wood 1961196111133*0000[29]
16 Beverly Botha 19721972362139720134.756030[30]
17 Carole Gildenhuys 19721972360184940230.6690[31]
18 Moira Jones 1972197211000000.0000[32]
19 Dawn Moe 19721972360108390018.0027011/511/6698.0010[33]
20 Wea Skog 197219723431911*0019.0042031/241/3142.0010[34]
21 Juanita van Zyl 1972197211066006.0010[35]
22 Denise Weyers 1972197234065001.5066053/334/6740.8030[36]
23 Gloria Williamson 19721972341149004.66686123/284/5718.4120[37]
24 Myrna Katz 1972197223046290015.3310[38]
25 Brenda Williams 197219722401621001040.50120020[39]
26 Josephine Barnard 2002200336093310015.508632/252/2521.6610[40]
27 Cri-Zelda Brits 20022007481150610121.4250762/682/6842.5020[41]
28 Cindy Eksteen 2002200212042250021.0022822/642/6432.0010[42]
29 Alison Hodgkinson 20022003360239950239.8330[43]
30 Kerri Laing 20022002120169008.0014411/721/7272.0010[44]
31 Madelein Lotter 200220021201010005.0000[45]
32 Denise Reid 2002200212150360050.0036010[46]
33 Daleen Terblanche 20022007470186830126.5724030[47]
34 Yulandi van der Merwe 200220033617952*0115.8046232/812/8176.6610[48]
35 Sune van Zyl 2002200324158370019.3325811/631/74121.0000[49]
36 Sunette Viljoen 2002200212088710144.0000[50]
37 Claire Cowan 2003200324054230013.5010[51]
38 Leighshe Jacobs 2003200323243*004.0027642/722/7244.5000[52]
39 Johmari Logtenberg 20032007350109740121.8016211/471/4771.0000[53]
40 Alicia Smith 200320073528624*0028.6633642/43/1834.0010[54]
41 Charlize van der Westhuizen 20032003240159830139.7524032/492/4938.6600[55]
42 Nolu Ndzundzu 2003200312188008.0036000[56]
43 Susan Benade 2007200712051510125.502422/12/10.5010[57]
44 Trisha Chetty 2007201423093560131.0023[58]
45 Shabnim Ismail 2007200711011001.0015032/53/206.6600[59]
46 Ashlyn Kilowan 200720071112828*0066000[60]
47 Marcia Letsoalo 2007201423096003.00240010[61]
48 Sunette Loubser 2007201423185004.00523115/378/5913.5410[62]
49 Claire Terblanche 2007200712056300028.0010822/112/147.0010[63]
50 Mignon du Preez 201420141201191021059.506000[64]
51 Yolani Fourie 20142014120000000.0010811/791/7979.0000[65]
52 Marizanne Kapp 201420222412121501070.66222010[66]
53 Lizelle Lee 2014202224042360010.5010[67]
54 Nadine Moodley 2014201412049400024.5000[68]
55 Nonkhululeko Thabethe 2014201412022001.0000[69]
56 Chloe Tryon 201420141213030*0030.0011411/551/5555.0000[70]
57 Dane van Niekerk 2014201412022150011.0022211/901/9090.0000[71]
58 Anneke Bosch 2022202211030300030.0010833/773/7725.6600
59 Nadine de Klerk 2022202211099009.00168000
60 Lara Goodall 2022202212036260018.0000
61 Sinalo Jafta 2022202211044004.0000
62 Suné Luus 2022202212037270018.5060000
63 Nonkululeko Mlaba 2022202211088008.0013222/742/7437.0000
64 Tumi Sekhukhune 202220221224233*0012611/771/7777.0000
65 Andrie Steyn 20222022120118005.5010
66 Laura Wolvaardt 2022202212032160016.0000

Test captains

No. Name[72] First Last Mat Won Lost Tied Draw Win%
1 Sheelagh Nefdt 1960 1961 4 0 1 0 3 0%
2 Maureen Payne 1972 1972 3 0 1 0 2 0%
3 Cindy Eksteen 2002 2002 1 0 1 0 0 0%
4 Alison Hodgkinson 2003 2003 2 0 1 0 1 0%
5 Cri-Zelda Brits 2007 2007 1 1 0 0 0 100%
6 Mignon du Preez 2014 2014 1 0 1 0 0 0%
7 Suné Luus 2022 2022 1 0 0 0 1 0%
   Total 1960 2014 12 1 5 0 6 8.33%

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