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Stephen Craig Cook (born 29 November 1982) is a South African Test cricketer, the son of former Test player Jimmy Cook.He is a right-handed opening batsman and very occasional right-arm medium bowler who initially played for Gauteng following his debut in 2001, and since 2004 for Lions.
This is a list of South African Test cricketers.The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his Test Cap. International Test teams wear their cap number on their uniform under the national crest. For South African players, current cap numbers worn on their uniform start from their readmission to Test cricket in 1991 following their
Bruce Mitchell (8 January 1909 – 1 July 1995) was a South African cricketer who played in 42 Test matches from 1929 to 1949. [1] He was a right-handed opening batsman and played in every Test South Africa played in that period. By the end of his career he had 3471 Test runs to his name which at the time was a national record.
He played football for Wits University while studying for a teaching degree in the late seventies and featured in the 1978 Mainstay Cup Final. [1]Cook was a prolific opening batsman both in his native South Africa and for Somerset County Cricket Club but South Africa's exclusion from Test cricket cost him a significant Test career.
Neil Douglas McKenzie (born 24 November 1975) is a South African former cricketer, who played all three forms of the game. He was a right-handed opening batsman who played for South Africa, making his first appearance in 2000. He is currently the high performance batting coach of South Africa.
A tall, left-handed opening batsman, Smith is regarded as one of the greatest openers of all time. During South Africa's tour of England in 2003, he made double centuries in consecutive Test matches: [3] 277 at Edgbaston, [4] and 259 at Lord's. [5]
Australian opening batsman Bill Woodfull was the first cricketer to carry the bat two times in Test cricket.. In cricket, the phrase "carrying the bat" refers to a situation in which an opening batter remains not out at the end of an innings where all the 10 wickets have fallen; [1] the other 10 players in the team have all been dismissed. [2]
Matthew Paul Breetzke (born 3 November 1998) is a South African cricketer. [1] He made his international debut for the South Africa national cricket team in September 2023 and has played all three formats of the game for the side.