10 cricketers to bat on all five days of a Test

8. Alviro Petersen – South Africa vs New Zealand, 2012

Alviro Petersen is the only South African in this list– to have batted on all the days of a Test match. He achieved this on South Africa’s tour to New Zealand in 2012. Petersen was in good nick going to Wellington for the third and the last Test of the series, which South Africa were leading 1-0.

Ross Taylor, who was captaining the Black Caps, put South Africa in to bat first. However, it didn’t turn out to be a noble decision for the Kiwis. Opener Alviro Petersen and middle-order batsman JP Duminy recorded individual hundreds as South Africa posted a big total of 474/9 in 148 overs. Petersen made 156 in an innings dispersed for three days which was rain-affected and brought up his century on day three. The hosts were bundled for 275 in their first innings because of a six-fer from Vernon Philander.

In the second innings, Petersen opened with Graeme Smith on day four and continued batting into day five and got run-out at the score of 39. The Proteas in their second innings declared at 189/3. New Zealand scored 200/6 chasing a target of 389 and the match ended in a draw with South Africa clinching the series 1-0. The right-handed opener scored a total of 2093 runs in his 36 Test match career.