• SA vs England: All the Test stats

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    South Africa return home following a disappointing 3-1 Test series defeat to England. Here is a list of statistics to help you see who fared best on both sides.

    MOST RUNS
    461 Joe Root (Eng, HS 190)
    330 Jonny Bairstow (Eng, HS 99)
    329 Hashim Amla (SA, HS 87)
    299 Ben Stokes (Eng, HS 112)
    291 Dean Elgar (SA, HS 136)
    268 Alastair Cook (Eng, HS 88)
    257 Temba Bavuma (SA, HS 59)
    252 Moeen Ali (Eng, HS 87)
    185 Quinton de Kock (SA, HS 68)
    177 Vernon Philander (SA, HS 54)
    171 Faf du Plessis (SA, HS 63)
    127 Keaton Jennings (Eng, HS 48)
    122 Tom Westley (Eng, HS 59)
    113 Heino Kuhn (SA, HS 34)

    MOST WICKETS
    25 Moeen Ali (Eng, BB 6-53)
    20 Jimmy Anderson (Eng, BB 5-72)
    19 Morne Morkel (SA, BB 4-41)
    17 Keshav Maharaj (SA, BB 4-85)
    17 Kagiso Rabada (SA, BB 4-91)
    11 Stuart Broad (Eng, BB 3-46)
    10 Toby Roland-Jones (Eng, BB 5-57)
    10 Vernon Philander (SA, BB 3-24)
    8 Chris Morris (SA, BB 3-38)
    7 Duanne Olivier (SA, BB 3-38)

    HIGHEST SCORES
    190 Joe Root (Eng)
    136 Dean Elgar (SA)
    112 Ben Stokes (Eng)
    99 Jonny Bairstow (Eng)
    88 Alastair Cook (Eng)
    87 Moeen Ali (Eng), Hashim Amla (SA)
    83 Amla (SA)
    80 Elgar (SA)
    78 Amla (SA), Root (Eng)

    BEST BOWLING
    6-53 Moeen Ali (Eng)
    5-57 Toby Roland-Jones (Eng)
    5-69 Moeen Ali (Eng)
    5-72 Jimmy Anderson (Eng)
    4-38 Anderson (Eng)
    4-41 Morne Morkel (SA)
    4-45 Ali (Eng)
    4-78 Ali (Eng)
    4-85 Keshav Maharaj (SA)
    4-91 Kagiso Rabada (SA)
    4-115 Morkel (SA)

    WICKETKEEPER DISMISSSALS
    19 Quinton de Kock (SA, 17c, 2st)
    17 Jonny Bairstow (Eng, 17c)

    FIELDER CATCHES
    11 Ben Stokes (Eng)
    7 Faf du Plessis (SA)
    6 Alastair Cook (Eng), Joe Root (Eng)
    5 Theunis de Bruyn (SA)
    3 Chris Morris (SA), Kagiso Rabada (SA), Moeen Ali (Eng), Hashim Amla (SA), Jimmy Anderson (Eng)

    HIGHEST WICKET PARTNERSHIPS
    1st: 80 Alastair Cook, Keaton Jennings (Eng)
    2nd: 135 Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla (SA)
    3rd: 113 Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (SA)
    4th: 123 Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (SA)
    5th: 114 Joe Root, Ben Stokes (Eng)
    6th: 177 Joe Root, Moeen Ali (Eng)
    7th: 74 Vernon Philander, Chris Morris (SA)
    8th: 66 Quinton de Kock, Vernon Philander (SA)
    9th: 47 Temba Bavuma, Morne Morkel (SA)
    10th: 50 Jonny Bairstow, Jimmy Anderson (Eng)

    OTHER NUMBERS
    23.40 Vernon Philander’s bowling average – the best for South Africa
    44.25 Vernon Philander’s batting average – the highest for South Africa
    14.10 Jimmy Anderson’s bowling average – the best for England
    57.62 Joe Root’s batting average – the highest for England

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