South Africa in New Zealand Test Series 2011/12
Test · 3 matches · 7 Mar 2012 to 23 Mar 2012
South Africa won the series 1–0 (2 drawn, tied or no result)
New Zealand
South AfricaMost runs
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Smith | 2012 | 6 | 282 | 115 | 56.40 | 61.04 | 1 |
| 2 | Alviro Petersen | 2012 | 6 | 261 | 156 | 43.50 | 50.19 | 1 |
| 3 | Kane Williamson | 2012 | 5 | 229 | 102* | 57.25 | 40.46 | 1 |
| 4 | AB de Villiers | 2012 | 5 | 218 | 83 | 43.60 | 71.01 | 0 |
| 5 | Brendon McCullum | 2012 | 6 | 203 | 61 | 40.60 | 50.62 | 0 |
| 6 | Hashim Amla | 2012 | 5 | 189 | 63 | 47.25 | 60.77 | 0 |
| 7 | Ross Taylor | 2012 | 5 | 171 | 48* | 57.00 | 48.03 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Rudolph | 2012 | 4 | 169 | 105* | 56.33 | 53.31 | 1 |
| 9 | JP Duminy | 2012 | 2 | 136 | 103 | 136.00 | 65.07 | 1 |
| 10 | Kruger van Wyk | 2012 | 5 | 123 | 39 | 24.60 | 48.05 | 0 |
Most wickets
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon Philander | 2012 | 6 | 21 | 6/44 | 15.48 | 3.20 | 2 |
| 2 | Mark Gillespie | 2012 | 4 | 11 | 6/113 | 22.82 | 4.28 | 2 |
| 3 | Morné Morkel | 2012 | 6 | 10 | 6/23 | 23.00 | 2.54 | 1 |
| 4 | Doug Bracewell | 2012 | 6 | 9 | 3/70 | 37.67 | 3.36 | 0 |
| 5 | Dale Steyn | 2012 | 6 | 9 | 3/49 | 26.56 | 2.38 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Martin | 2012 | 6 | 8 | 4/56 | 40.63 | 3.32 | 0 |
| 7 | Imran Tahir | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 2/12 | 38.00 | 2.80 | 0 |
| 8 | Daniel Vettori | 2012 | 6 | 3 | 1/31 | 95.00 | 2.44 | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Kallis | 2012 | 4 | 2 | 1/11 | 23.50 | 1.74 | 0 |
| 10 | Trent Boult | 2012 | 2 | 2 | 1/58 | 75.50 | 4.44 | 0 |
Highest scores
| # | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alviro Petersen | 156 | 335 | 19 | 1 | South Africa | 23 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 2 | Graeme Smith | 115 | 234 | 13 | 0 | South Africa | 7 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | 113 | 263 | 16 | 0 | South Africa | 7 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 4 | Jacques Rudolph | 105* | 182 | 15 | 1 | South Africa | 7 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 5 | JP Duminy | 103 | 186 | 13 | 0 | South Africa | 23 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
Best bowling
| # | Player | Figures | Overs | Econ | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morné Morkel | 6/23 | 16.4 | 1.38 | South Africa | 23 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 2 | Vernon Philander | 6/44 | 15.5 | 2.78 | South Africa | 15 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 3 | Vernon Philander | 6/81 | 22 | 3.68 | South Africa | 23 Mar 2012 v New Zealand |
| 4 | Mark Gillespie | 6/113 | 33.4 | 3.36 | New Zealand | 23 Mar 2012 v South Africa |
| 5 | Mark Gillespie | 5/59 | 15 | 3.93 | New Zealand | 15 Mar 2012 v South Africa |