Smith and de Villiers' Captain & Keeper pair make records

South African Captain Graeme Smith and Wicket Keeper AB de Villiers scored 234 and 164 respectively at Dubai against Pakistan. They shared a partnership of 338 runs between them. This partnership of 338 runs is the second highest partnership between a Captain and a Wicket Keeper in Tests behind the partnership of 347 runs between Denis Atkinson (C) and Clairmonte Depeiaza (Wk) for West Indies against Australia at Bridgetown in May 1955.

Highest Partnerships between a Captain and a Wicket Keeper in a Test Inning (200 or more)
(Captains listed first and keepers second)

347, Denis Atkinson & Clairmonte Depeiaza for wicket #7
WI vs Aus, Bridgetown, May 1955

338, Graeme Smith & AB de Villiers #5
SA vs Pak, Dubai, Oct 2013

282*, Brian Lara & Ridley Jacobs #6
WI vs Eng, St John’s, Apr 2004

250, Clive Lloyd & Deryck Murray #6
WI vs Ind, Mumbai (WS), Jan 1975

223*, Javed Miandad & Taslim Arif #3
Pak vs Aus, Faisalabad, Mar 1980

221, Peter van der Merve & Denis Lindsay #7
SA vs Aus, Johannesburg, Dec 2006

207, Clive Lloys & Jeff Dujon #6
WI vs Ind, St John’s, Apr 1983

203, Sanath Jayasuriya & Kumar Sangakkara #2
SL vs Pak, Lahore, Mar 2002

Smith and de Villiers scored an aggregate of 398 runs (Smith 234 + de Villiers 164). It is the 3rd highest aggregate by a Captain and a wicket Keeper in a Test Inning. The highest being 507 by Lara (400*) and R Jacobs (107*) against England in April 2004.

Highest Aggregates by a Captain and a Keeper in a Test Inning (300 or more)

507 - Brian Lara (400*) + Ridkey Jacobs (107*) - Eng vs WI - St John’s - Apr 2004
471 - Younis Khan (313) + Kamran Akmal (158*) - Pak vs SL - Karachi - Feb 2009
398 - Graeme Smith (234) + AB de Villiers (164) - SA vs Pak - Dubai - Oct 2013
343 - Denis Atkinson (219) + Clairmonte Depeiaza (122) - WI vs Aus - Bridgetown - May 1955
333 - Clive Lloyd (242*) + Deryck Murray (91*) - WI vs Ind - Mumbai (WS) - Jan 1975
320 - Ricky Ponting (207) + Adam Gilchrist (113) - Aus vs Pak - SCG - Jan 2005
323 - Wally Hammond (240) + Les Ames (83) - Eng vs Aus - Lord’s - Jun 1938
318 - Sanath Jayasuriya (88) + Kumar Sangakkara (230) - SL vs Pak - Lahore - Mar 2002
316 - Javed Miandad (106*) + Taslim Arif (210*) - Pak vs Aus - Faisalabad - Mar 1980
314 - Peter May (285*) + Godfrey Evans (29) - Eng vs WI - Birmingham - Jun 1957
311 - Bob Simpson (311) + Wally Grout (0) - Aus vs Eng - Manchester - Jul 1964
306 - Greg Chappell (235) + Rod Marsh (71) - Aus vs Pak - Faisalabad - Mar 1980
303 - MAK Pataudi (203*) + Budhi Kunderan (100) - Ind vs Eng - Delhi - Feb 1964

Smith and de Villiers are the only the second captain & keeper pair to score 150+ in same test inning. The first was Younis Khan (313) & Kamran Akmal (158*).