Which school in South Africa in recent times has produced the most test cricketers?
There is little dispute that historically Durban High School (DHS) with a total of 24 caps is the leading school when it comes to all time test cricketers. Bishops (18), KES (16), Grey High School (12) and Jeppe (12) complete the top 5.
Obviously, we are only talking about Test Match Cricketers and many other schools have produced ODI and T20 internationals.
However, what about recent times?
Which school is leading the pack with the amount of test players who have come through their ranks since 1992? Since re-admission into the test playing arena it is interesting that two of the schools still rank in the top 5.
There has been a total of 102 players who have been selected to play Test Cricket for SA since 1992. The record shows that KES is the top school having produced the most test cricketers followed by Grey College, DHS, Rondebosch and Pretoria Boys High.
These top 5 Test Cricket producing schools are responsible for 23% of all the test cricketers who have played cricket for South Africa since 1992.
Note: There are other players, not included in this list, who went to school in South Africa but have played test cricket for other countries like Kevin Pietersen (Maritzburg College) Tom Curran (Hilton College), Keaton Jenning (KES), Nick Compton (DHS), Jonathan Trott (Rondebosch), Allan Lamb (Wynberg) and Robin Smith (Northlands)
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List of South African Test Cricketers who have played between 1992 to present. Starting from most recent player |
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PLAYER |
SCHOOL |
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SCHOOL |
NO. OF PLAYERS |
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Beuran Hendrick |
Good Hope High |
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KES |
6 |
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Dane Patersen |
Brackenfell |
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Grey College |
5 |
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Pieter Malan |
Waterkloof |
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Durban High School |
4 |
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Rassie van der Dussen |
Menlo Park |
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Rondebosch |
4 |
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Dwain Pretorius |
Rustenburg High |
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Pretoria Boys High |
3 |
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George Linde |
Bellville High |
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Affies |
4 |
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Heinrich Klassens |
Menlo Park |
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Vereeniging |
3 |
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Anrich Nortjie |
Die Brandwag |
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SACS |
3 |
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Senuran Muthusamy |
Clifton |
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Dale College |
3 |
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Wiaan Mulder |
St Stithians |
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Plumstead |
3 |
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Zubayr Hamza |
Rondebosch |
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Menlopark |
3 |
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Lungi Ngidi |
Hilton College |
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St Stithians |
3 |
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Andile Phehlukwayo |
Glenwood |
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Grey High School |
3 |
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Aiden Markram |
Pretoria Boys High |
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Menlopark |
3 |
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Heino Khun |
Affies |
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Wynberg |
2 |
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Thenis de Bryn |
Menlo Park |
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Kearsney College |
2 |
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Duanne Olivier |
Centurion |
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Bishops |
2 |
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Tabraiz Shamsi |
Parktown |
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Luckoff |
2 |
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Keshav Maharaj |
Northwood |
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Alexander Road |
2 |
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Stephen Cook |
KES |
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Pinelands |
2 |
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Hardus Viljoen |
Waterkloof |
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Queens College |
2 |
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Chris Morris |
Pretoria Boys High |
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Glenwood |
2 |
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Kagiso Rabada |
St Stithians |
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Diamantveld |
2 |
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Dane Vilas |
KES |
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Northwood |
2 |
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Simon Harmer |
Pretoria Boys High |
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Brackenfell |
2 |
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Temba Bavuma |
St David’s Marist Inanda |
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Waterkloof |
2 |
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Stiaan van Zyl |
Boland Landbou |
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St Patrick’s |
1 |
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Dane Piedt |
SACS |
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Woodridge |
1 |
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Quinton de Kock |
King Edward VII |
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Hyde Park HS |
1 |
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Kyle Abbott |
Kearsney College |
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St Thomas Sec |
1 |
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Dean Elgar |
St Dominc’s College |
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Ravensmead |
1 |
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Faf du Plessis |
Affies |
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Grenswag |
1 |
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Rory Kleinveldt |
Plumstead HS |
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Merensky |
1 |
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Marchant de Lange |
Ben Vorster |
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Warmbaths |
1 |
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Vernon Philander |
Ravensmead Secondary |
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Helpmekaar |
1 |
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Imran Tahir |
Pak Angle’s High (Lahore) |
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Carlton Jones |
1 |
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Lonwabo Tsotsobe |
Westering High School |
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Maritzburg College |
1 |
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Alviro Petersen |
Otto du Plessis |
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Northcliff |
1 |
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Wayne Parnell |
Grey High School |
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Kimberley Boys |
1 |
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Ryan Mc Laren |
Grey College |
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Heidelberg Volk |
1 |
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Friedel de Wet |
Grenswag High School |
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Clifton |
1 |
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Albie Morkel |
Hoerskool Vereeniging |
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Hilton College |
1 |
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Imraan Kahn |
Durban High School |
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Centurion |
1 |
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Jean-Paul Duminy |
Plumstead HS |
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Parktown |
1 |
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Paul Harris |
Fishoek High School |
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St David’s Marist |
1 |
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Morné Morkel |
Hoerskool Vereeniging |
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Boland Landbou |
1 |
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Johan Botha |
Grey High School |
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St Dominic’s |
1 |
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Charl Langeveldt |
Luckhoff Secondary |
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Fishoek HS |
1 |
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Dale Steyn |
Merensky High School |
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Selborne College |
1 |
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AB de Villiers |
Affies |
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Sandown High |
1 |
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Hashim Amla |
Durban High School |
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HTS Dan Pienaar |
1 |
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Thami Tsolekile |
Pinelands High School |
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Douglas Mbopha |
1 |
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Zander de Bruyn |
Hoërskool Helpmekaar |
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Worcester Boys |
1 |
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Monde Zondeki |
Dale College |
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Good Hope HS |
1 |
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Robin Peterson |
Alexander Road High |
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Rustenburg |
1 |
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Charl Willoughby |
Wynberg Boys High |
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Die Brandwag |
1 |
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Jacques Rudolph |
Affies |
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Bellville High |
1 |
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Alan Dawson |
SACS |
TOTAL |
105 |
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Martin van Jaarsveld |
Warmbaths |
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Graeme Smith |
KES |
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Dewald Pretorius |
Hoërskool Dr Viljoen |
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Andrew Hall |
Hoërskool Alberton |
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Ashwell Prince |
St Thomas Secondary |
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Justin Ontong |
Paarl Gimnasium |
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Andre Nel |
EG Jansen |
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Claude Henderson |
Worcester Boys High |
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Justin Kemp |
Queen’s College |
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Mfuneko Ngam |
Douglas Mbopha |
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Neil McKenzie |
KES |
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Nicky Boje |
Grey College |
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Pieter Strydom |
Grey High School |
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Mornantau Hayward |
HTS Daniel Pienaar |
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Boeta Dippenaar |
Grey College |
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David Terbrugge |
St Stithians College |
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Steve Elworthy |
Sandown High School |
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Gerhardus Liebenberg |
Diamantveld |
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Makhaya Ntini |
Dale College |
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HD Ackerman |
Rondebosch |
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Mark Boucher |
Selborne College |
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Adam Bacher |
KES |
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Lance Klusener |
Durban High School |
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Herschelle Gibbs |
Bishops |
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Paul Adams |
Plumstead High School |
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Jacques Kallis |
Wynberg |
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Shaun Pollock |
Northwood |
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Rudi Steyn |
Diamantveld |
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Steven Jack |
Glenwood |
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John Commins |
Rondebosch |
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Gary Kirsten |
Rondebosch |
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Fanie de Villiers |
Heidelberg Volkskool |
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Patrick Symcox |
Kimberley Boys High |
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Clive Eksteen |
Northcliff High School |
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Daryll Cullinan |
Queen’s College |
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Craig Matthews |
Pinelands High School |
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Brett Schultz |
Alexander Road High |
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Jonty Rhodes |
Maritzburg College |
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Brian McMillan |
Carleton Jones HS |
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Omar Henry |
Luckhoff Secondary |
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Jimmy Cook |
Hyde Park High School |
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Kepler Wessels |
Grey College |
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Richard Snell |
Durban High School |
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Mark Rushmere |
Woodridge College |
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Dave Richardson |
St Patrick’s Marist College |
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Meyrick Pringle |
Dale College/Kingswood |
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Adrian Kuiper |
Bishops |
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Peter Kirsten |
SACS |
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Andrew Hudson |
Kearsney College |
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Allan Donald |
Technical High School |
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Hansie Cronje |
Grey College |
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Tertius Bosch |
Vereeniging High School |
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South African cricketers or test cricketers?
Jeppe has non on hour list but you mention the school in the top 5.
Where do you get your info?
*your list
@Henk Jeppe’s players came before 1992, this list of players is since 1992 as stated in the article.