Dale Steyn Test record against England
2004-12-17 – 2015-12-26 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 12 Test matches against England with recorded batting or bowling figures: 18 batting innings and 22 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 18 | 189 | 12 | 15.75 | 44.36 |
| Bowling | 22 | 1,581 | 50 | 31.62 | 55.28 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.43 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 2,764.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 0 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 426.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 200417 runs
- 20058 runs
- 200829 runs
- 200950 runs
- 201028 runs
- 201238 runs
- 201519 runs
- 20046 wickets
- 20052 wickets
- 20088 wickets
- 20092 wickets
- 201013 wickets
- 201215 wickets
- 20154 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 7 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 9.50 | 26.02 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 4 | 20.00 | 2.75 | 43.50 |
| 2012 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 9.50 | 37.25 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 102 | 6 | 15 | 29.20 | 3.34 | 52.40 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 28.00 | 43.07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 13 | 20.23 | 3.10 | 39.15 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 47 | 25.00 | 60.24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 47.00 | 2.76 | 102.00 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 19 | 29.00 | 49.15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 36.25 | 3.55 | 61.12 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 42.10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 61.00 | 4.06 | 90.00 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 17.00 | 68.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 49.00 | 4.18 | 70.33 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 12 | 122 | 17.42 | 46.03 | 13 | 27 | 31.59 |
| Away | 5 | 6 | 67 | 13.40 | 41.61 | 9 | 23 | 31.65 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · St George's Park
- Highest recorded innings · 47 runs
Test v England · Kingsmead
- Best recorded bowling · 5/51
Test v England · The Wanderers Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v England · Kingsmead
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-12-26 | Kingsmead | 4 | 2 | 21 | - | - |
| 2015-12-26 | Kingsmead | 3 | - | - | 0 | 10 |
| 2015-12-26 | Kingsmead | 2 | 17 | 52 | - | - |
| 2015-12-26 | Kingsmead | 1 | - | - | 4 | 70 |
| 2012-08-16 | Lord's | 4 | - | - | 1 | 61 |
| 2012-08-16 | Lord's | 3 | 9 | 38 | - | - |
| 2012-08-16 | Lord's | 2 | - | - | 4 | 94 |
| 2012-08-16 | Lord's | 1 | 26 | 47 | - | - |
| 2012-08-02 | Headingley | 4 | - | - | 1 | 26 |
| 2012-08-02 | Headingley | 3 | 3 | 11 | - | - |
| 2012-08-02 | Headingley | 2 | - | - | 2 | 102 |
| 2012-08-02 | Headingley | 1 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 2012-07-19 | Kennington Oval | 3 | - | - | 5 | 56 |
| 2012-07-19 | Kennington Oval | 1 | - | - | 2 | 99 |
| 2010-01-14 | The Wanderers Stadium | 3 | - | - | 2 | 64 |
| 2010-01-14 | The Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 2010-01-14 | The Wanderers Stadium | 1 | - | - | 5 | 51 |
| 2010-01-03 | Newlands | 4 | - | - | 2 | 74 |
| 2010-01-03 | Newlands | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 2010-01-03 | Newlands | 2 | - | - | 4 | 74 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.