Ricky Ponting vs South Africa: Test record

Ricky Ponting has scored 1884 runs off 2963 balls against South Africa in Test cricket (strike rate 63.58, average 47.10, 11 sixes, out 40 times).

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1884

runs vs South Africa · SR 63.58

Ricky Ponting · Test

Answer data table

Runs	1884
Balls	2963
Strike rate	63.58
Average	47.10
Fours	-
Sixes	11
Dismissals	40

What the numbers say

Most runs in a season2006: 611 runs off 933 balls at SR 65.48 against South Africa.

Most productive venueKingsmead: 432 runs off 670 balls at SR 64.47.

Most frequent dismissing bowlerMorne Morkel dismissed him 6 times in 229 balls, conceding 129 runs at SR 56.33.

Highest scoring rate (12+ balls)Against Johan Botha: 63 runs off 62 balls at SR 101.61.

Season by season against South Africa

Answer data table

2001	101	174	58.04	3	33.66
2002	323	423	76.35	5	64.60
2005	252	440	57.27	4	63
2006	611	933	65.48	7	87.28
2008	232	351	66.09	4	58
2009	263	392	67.09	8	32.87
2011	70	178	39.32	4	17.50
2012	32	72	44.44	5	6.40

Ground by ground against South Africa

Answer data table

Kingsmead	432	670	64.47	6
Melbourne Cricket Ground	350	562	62.27	5
Sydney Cricket Ground	330	410	80.48	4
Newlands	242	412	58.73	7
New Wanderers Stadium	170	319	53.29	4
W.A.C.A. Ground	124	213	58.21	2
Adelaide Oval	99	171	57.89	4
The Wanderers Stadium	93	115	80.86	3
Western Australia Cricket Association Ground	44	86	51.16	4
Brisbane Cricket Ground	0	5	0	1

South Africa bowler by bowler

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Makhaya Ntini	421	336	51 / 2	79.80	6
Jacques Kallis	377	229	25 / 0	60.74	6
Andre Nel	377	219	26 / 0	58.09	2
Shaun Pollock	291	150	17 / 1	51.54	3
Morne Morkel	229	129	19 / 1	56.33	6
Dale Steyn	228	144	14 / 1	63.15	4
Paul Harris	167	69	4 / 0	41.31	3
Nico Boje	159	81	4 / 1	50.94	1
Charl Langeveldt	143	109	13 / 1	76.22	0
Andrew Hall	79	76	10 / 2	96.20	0
Paul Adams	76	53	8 / 1	69.73	1
Johan Botha	62	63	9 / 0	101.61	0
Claude Henderson	52	31	3 / 0	59.61	0
Jacques Rudolph	51	37	3 / 0	72.54	0
Vernon Philander	49	18	0 / 1	36.73	2
David Terbrugge	43	42	8 / 0	97.67	0
Imran Tahir	43	28	4 / 0	65.11	0
Nantie Hayward	41	20	2 / 0	48.78	1
D Pretorius (1977)	23	17	4 / 0	73.91	0
Lance Klusener	18	15	1 / 0	83.33	0
Jean-Paul Duminy	15	6	0 / 0	40	0
Rory Kleinveldt	6	1	0 / 0	16.66	0
Allan Donald	5	11	2 / 0	220	0
Albie Morkel	4	0	0 / 0	0	1
Robin Peterson	4	0	0 / 0	0	1

Ricky Ponting vs South Africa: Test record

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Season by season against South Africa

Ground by ground against South Africa

South Africa bowler by bowler

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