Dean Elgar batted for 386 minutes © Getty Images
Dean Elgar batted for 386 minutes © Getty Images

In his innings of 118 Dean Elgar, became the sixth South African and 50th player in the world to carry his bat through against England in the on-going first Test at Durban. Dean Elgar who started to bat post lunch session on Day 2 for South Africa remained unbeaten on 118* playing 246 balls. He stayed on the crease for 386 long mintues hitting eight four and one six in the process. The last South African to do so was Gary Kisten against Pakistan in 1997-98 South Africa’s tour of Pakistan.  Live Cricket Scorecard: South Africa vs England, 1st Test at Durban, Day 3

Gary Kisten achieved this feat at Faisalabad remaining not out on hundred playing 239 balls. Other South Africans in the list include Trevor Goddard, Jackie McGlew ,Billy Zulch and Bernard Tancred, who was also the first player ever to do so against England in 1888-89 at Newlands.  LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: South Africa vs England 2015-16, 1st Test at Durban, Day 3

The last player to do was India’s Cheteshwar Pujara vs Sri Lanka, when he batted through remaining unbeaten on 145* as India were all-out for 312.

Player Runs Total % Team Against Venue Season
Bernard Tancred 26* 47 55.3% South Africa England Newlands 1888-89
Billy Zulch 43* 103 41.7% South Africa England Newlands 1909-10
Trevor Goddard 56* 99 56.6% South Africa Australia Newlands 1957-58
Jackie McGlew 127* 292 43.5% South Africa New Zealand Kingsmead 1961-62
Gary Kirsten 100* 239 41.8% South Africa Pakistan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 1997-98
Dean Elgar 118* 214 55.1% South Africa England Kingsmead 2015-16

 List of players carrying their bat through the innings

Player Runs Total % Team Against Venue Season
Bernard Tancred 26* 47 55.3% South Africa England Newlands 1888-89
Jack Barrett 67* 176 38.1% Australia England Lord’s 1890
Bobby Abel 132* 307 43.0% England Australia SCG 1891-92
Plum Warner 132* 237 55.7% England South Africa Old Wanderers 1898-99
Warwick Armstrong 159* 309 51.5% Australia South Africa Old Wanderers 1902-03
Billy Zulch 43* 103 41.7% South Africa England Newlands 1909-10
Warren Bardsley 193* 383 50.4% Australia England Lord’s 1926
Bill Woodfull 30* 66 45.5% Australia England Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 1928-29
Bill Woodfull 73* 193 37.8% Australia England Adelaide Oval 1932-33
Bill Brown 206* 422 48.8% Australia England Lord’s 1938
Len Hutton 202* 344 58.7% England West Indies The Oval 1950
Len Hutton 156* 272 57.4% England Australia Adelaide Oval 1950-51
Nazar Mohammad 124* 331 37.5% Pakistan India University Ground, Lucknow 1952-53
Frank Worrell 191* 372 51.3% West Indies England Trent Bridge 1957
Trevor Goddard 56* 99 56.6% South Africa Australia Newlands 1957-58
Jackie McGlew 127* 292 43.5% South Africa New Zealand Kingsmead 1961-62
Conrad Hunte 60* 131 45.8% West Indies Australia Queen’s Park Oval 1964-65
Glenn Turner 43* 131 32.8% New Zealand England Lord’s 1969
Bill Lawry 49* 107 45.8% Australia India Kotla 1969-70
Bill Lawry 60* 116 51.7% Australia England SCG 1970-71
Glenn Turner 223* 386 57.8% New Zealand West Indies Sabina Park 1971-72
Ian Redpath 159* 346 46.0% Australia New Zealand Eden Park 1973-74
Geoff Boycott 99* 215 46.0% England Australia WACA 1979-80
Sunil Gavaskar 127* 286 44.4% India Pakistan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 1982-83
Mudassar Nazar 152* 323 47.1% Pakistan India Gaddafi 1982-83
Sidath Wettimuny 63* 144 43.8% Sri Lanka New Zealand Lancaster Park 1982-83
David Boon 58* 103 56.3% Australia New Zealand Eden Park 1985-86
Desmond Haynes 88* 211 41.7% West Indies Pakistan Karachi 1986-87
Graham Gooch 154* 252 61.1% England West Indies Headingley 1991
Desmond Haynes 75* 176 42.6% West Indies England The Oval 1991
Alec Stewart 69* 175 39.4% England Pakistan Lord’s 1992
Desmond Haynes 143* 382 37.4% West Indies Pakistan Queen’s Park Oval 1992-93
Mark Dekker 68* 187 36.4% Zimbabwe Pakistan Rawalpindi 1993-94
Michael Atherton 94* 228 41.2% England New Zealand Lancaster Park 1996-97
Gary Kirsten 100* 239 41.8% South Africa Pakistan Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad 1997-98
Mark Taylor 169* 350 48.3% Australia South Africa Adelaide Oval 1997-98
Grant Flower 156* 321 48.6% Zimbabwe Pakistan Bulawayo 1997-98
Saeed Anwar 188* 316 59.5% Pakistan India Eden Gardens 1998-99
Marvan Atapattu 216* 428 50.5% Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Bulawayo 1999-00
Russel Arnold 104* 231 45.0% Sri Lanka Zimbabwe Harare 1999-00
Javed Omar 85* 168 50.6% Bangladesh Zimbabwe Bulawayo 2000-01
Virender Sehwag 201* 329 61.1% India Sri Lanka Galle 2008
Simon Katich 131* 268 48.9% Australia New Zealand The Gabba 2008-09
Chris Gayle 165* 317 52.1% West Indies Australia Adelaide Oval 2009-10
Imran Farhat 117* 223 52.5% Pakistan New Zealand Napier 2009-10
Rahul Dravid 146* 300 48.7% India England The Oval 2011
Tino Mawoyo 163* 412 39.6% Zimbabwe Pakistan Bulawayo 2011
David Warner 123* 233 52.8% Australia New Zealand Bellerive Oval 2011-12
Cheteshwar Pujara 145* 312 46.5% India Sri Lanka SSC 2015
Dean Elgar 118* 214 55.1% South Africa England Kingsmead 2015-16