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Alastair Cook vs South Africa: Test record

Alastair Cook has scored 1263 runs off 2873 balls against South Africa in Test cricket (strike rate 43.96, average 35.08, 2 sixes, out 36 times).

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Alastair Cook
1263
runs vs South Africa · SR 43.96
Alastair Cook · Test
Answer data table
Runs1263
Balls2873
Strike rate43.96
Average35.08
Fours-
Sixes2
Dismissals36

What the numbers say

Most runs in a season2008: 329 runs off 692 balls at SR 47.54 against South Africa.
Most productive venueKennington Oval: 316 runs off 738 balls at SR 42.81.
Most frequent dismissing bowlerMorne Morkel dismissed him 12 times in 735 balls, conceding 293 runs at SR 39.86.
Highest scoring rate (12+ balls)Against Hardus Viljoen: 14 runs off 13 balls at SR 107.69.

Season by season against South Africa

Answer data table
200832969247.54747
200914533643.15348.33
201014228949.13435.50
201219548440.28632.50
201573818.4223.50
201617738645.85629.50
201726864841.35833.50

Ground by ground against South Africa

Answer data table
Kennington Oval31673842.816
Newlands15532847.254
Headingley14835541.694
Lord's14238037.365
Kingsmead12530141.523
SuperSport Park10828637.764
Edgbaston8513762.042
New Wanderers Stadium8313461.944
Old Trafford5612245.902
Trent Bridge459248.912

South Africa bowler by bowler

Answer data table
Morne Morkel73529335 / 039.8612
Dale Steyn35015319 / 143.714
Makhaya Ntini30514822 / 048.523
Vernon Philander206747 / 035.925
Kagiso Rabada19512016 / 061.532
Paul Harris18410711 / 058.151
Jacques Kallis169628 / 036.681
Chris Morris123516 / 041.462
Keshav Maharaj100263 / 0261
Jean-Paul Duminy95311 / 132.630
Andre Nel85428 / 049.411
Friedel de Wet73335 / 045.202
Imran Tahir66302 / 045.450
Kyle Abbott60131 / 021.660
Dane Piedt44142 / 031.811
Duanne Olivier42357 / 083.330
Dean Elgar20152 / 0750
Hardus Viljoen13143 / 0107.691
Theunis de Bruyn820 / 0250
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How many runs has Alastair Cook scored against South Africa?

Alastair Cook has scored 1263 runs off 2873 balls against South Africa in Test cricket (strike rate 43.96, average 35.08, 2 sixes, out 36 times).

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