Top 10 South African middle order batsmen of all time

#4 Dudley Nourse

The right-handed batsman Dudley Nourse made his debut for South Africa in 1935 and in a career that lasted till 1951, he played in 34 Tests for his country. He was a middle-order batsman of rare quality and made the number 4 position his own during the course of his career.

Nourse had the unique abilities the separate the great batsmen from those who are merely good. He could graft and stonewall under difficult circumstance and when necessary, he could unfurl all his strokes that could make the bowlers feel a bit foolish.

On the other hand, Nourse was also adept at playing on difficult pitches and that is a quality that made him such a good player.

He scored 2940 runs at an average of 54.44 as a middle-order batsman and slammed 9 centuries, in addition to 14 half-centuries. He will always be remembered as one of South Africa's finest middle-order batsman.