Graeme Smith

Smith was handed the South Africa captaincy at 22 and held it for over a decade, a Test-record 109 matches in charge. His style was steady and attritional: big first-innings totals, then pressure from Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel with conventional fields. He led South Africa to No. 1 in the Test rankings and to series wins in England and Australia, and often batted fourth-innings chases himself.