South Africa national cricket team
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| South Africa | |
|---|---|
 The South African team at The Oval in August 2008. |
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| Test status granted | 1889 |
| First Test match | v  England at Port Elizabeth, March 1889 |
| Captain | Graeme Smith (Test) AB de Villiers (ODI & T20) |
| Coach |  Gary Kirsten |
| Official ICC Test, ODI and T20I ranking | 1st (Test) 4th (ODI) 5th (T20) [2] |
| Test matches – This year |
369 7 |
| Last Test match | vs England at Lord's |
| Wins/losses – This year |
131/126[1] 4/0[2] |
| As of 11 October 2012 | |
The South African national cricket team, nicknamed the Proteas, represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.
South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status. As of 11 November 2011, the South African team has played 359 Test matches, winning 126 (35.09%), losing 124 (34.54%) and drawing 109 (30.36%) of its games.[3]
As of 11 November 2011, the South African team has played 462 ODI Matches, winning 288 (62.33%), losing 157 (33.98%), drawing 5 (1.08%) and getting a "No Result" in 12 (2.60%) of its games.[4]
On 28 August 2012 South Africa became the first team to be number 1 in all 3 formats of the game.
References [change]
- ↑ "Records | Test matches | Team records | Results summary". Stats.espncricinfo.com. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283877.html. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ↑ "Records | 2012 - South Africa | Records by calendar year". Stats.espncricinfo.com. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=2012;team=3;type=year. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ Cricinfo Test Team Records page retrieved on 11 November 2011
- ↑ Cricinfo ODI [1] retrieved 11 November 2011
