Dean Elgar
On scorecards: D Elgar
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dean Elgar played 86 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2012 to 2024. The first came against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with scores of 0 and 0, and the last against India at Newlands in 2024.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 3,666 runs at 38.6 in 60 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 199 from 388 balls against Bangladesh at Senwes Park in 2017, in a match South Africa won. In all: 14 hundreds, 23 fifties.
At home the average was 47.0 across 48 Tests; away it was 28.0 across 37 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 1,012 runs at 40.5 in 15 Tests. Newlands was the most frequent ground, with 12 Tests and 757 runs at 42.1. Dean Elgar captained South Africa in 18 Tests, winning 9 and losing 8. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 45 of the Tests Dean Elgar played and lost 31, with 10 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 86 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 388 | Bangladesh | Senwes Park | 2017 | Won |
| 185 | 287 | India | SuperSport Park | 2023 | Won |
| 160 | 287 | India | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 141* | 284 | Australia | Newlands | 2018 | Won |
| 140 | 299 | New Zealand | University Oval | 2017 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/22 | 8 | India | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | 2015 | Lost |
| 2/10 | 3.4 | England | Wanderers Stadium | 2016 | Lost |
| 1/3 | 2 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 1/4 | 1 | India | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2019 | Lost |
| 1/6 | 3 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2015 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 926 | 34.30 | 2/3 | 2 | 73.00 |
| India | 15 | 1,012 | 40.48 | 2/4 | 6 | 27.67 |
| Australia | 13 | 660 | 27.50 | 2/3 | 3 | 57.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 782 | 41.16 | 3/3 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 9 | 336 | 25.85 | 0/2 | 1 | 24.00 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 463 | 38.58 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 7 | 423 | 42.30 | 1/3 | 1 | 31.00 |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 632 | 79.00 | 2/3 | 2 | 18.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 113 | 37.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 48 | 3,479 | 47.01 | 9/17 | 6 | 55.83 |
| Away | 37 | 1,845 | 27.95 | 5/6 | 8 | 41.88 |
| Neutral | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 3.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60 | 3,666 | 38.59 | 12/13 | 15 | 43.53 |
| 2020s | 26 | 1,681 | 36.54 | 2/10 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands | 12 | 757 | 42.06 | 2/3 | 1 | 164.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 10 | 694 | 46.27 | 1/3 | 2 | 5.50 |
| SuperSport Park | 10 | 672 | 42.00 | 1/5 | 1 | 41.00 |
| St George's Park | 9 | 667 | 47.64 | 2/4 | 1 | 42.00 |
| Kingsmead | 5 | 359 | 44.88 | 1/2 | 1 | 77.00 |
| Kennington Oval | 2 | 181 | 45.25 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2012 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2024 at Newlands
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