Top 5 number 4 South African batsmen of all time

#3 Dudley Nourse

He was Arthur 'Dave' Nourse's son and according to many, he was well placed to comfortably beat the records of his father. However, Dudley Nourse's career was impeded by World War II and that ensured that even though his career spanned 16 years (1935-1951), he could only play 34 Test matches.

That being said, he did actually beat his father's record as a number 4 batsman for South Africa and that is no mean achievement. Nourse is regarded as one of South Africa's finest ever batsman and was particularly well known for the ability to adjust his game according to the situation.

He could be difficult to dismiss when the situation demanded it but on the other hand, he could be as attacking as the best batsmen of his time when he so wished.

The right-hander played 31 Test matches as South Africa's number 4 and made a total of 2400 runs at an excellent average of exactly 50. He made 7 hundreds and 13 fifties.