Career timelines
Hashim Amla: major innings, Surrey and the Hall of Fame
His progression through international cricket, landmark scores and a county career after international retirement.
What this record covers
Selected international innings, county cricket, retirement statements and honours from 2004 through Hall of Fame induction in 2025. This is not a complete match log or a current ranking. Conflicting aggregate run totals are not adopted.
Position at the coverage date
South African batter with documented Test, one-day and Twenty20 international careers, followed by county cricket and later recognition. [s1] [s2] [s3] [s4] [s5] [s6]
Record details
- Three formats
- The ICC retirement account records South African appearances in Tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20 internationals. [s2]
- Retirement stages
- Surrey distinguishes his international retirement from his later decision to stop playing all forms of cricket. [s3]
- Innings dates
- The ICC retrospective gives match ranges for some innings. Where the day of an innings is not established, this timeline uses a month or year. [s4]
- Aggregate discrepancy
- Surrey gives 18,672 international runs, while the later ICC feature gives 18,553. No combined career total is adopted here. [s3] [s5]
- Historical ranking claims
- The ICC retirement account describes his earlier rise to the top of the Test and ODI rankings. It is not a current ranking. [s2]
The sequence
17 documented milestones. Highlighted entries mark turning points. Dates retain the precision of the source.
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Made his international debut
The ICC Hall of Fame profile gives 28 November 2004 as Amla’s debut date.
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Made 149 against New Zealand
The ICC career feature records his 149 against New Zealand in Cape Town in April 2006.
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Made his ODI debut
The ICC retirement report dates his one-day international debut to 2008.
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Made an unbeaten 253 in Nagpur
The ICC retrospective records 253 not out in the February 2010 Nagpur Test against India.
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Scored two hundreds in Kolkata
The ICC retrospective records 114 and 123 not out in the February 2010 Kolkata Test.
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Helped complete a chase against Australia
The ICC retrospective records his 112 in South Africa’s November 2011 Cape Town Test victory.
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Became South Africa’s first Test triple-centurion
Surrey dates the achievement to 22 July 2012; the contemporary ICC report records his unbeaten 311 against England.
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Made 150 in an ODI against England
The ICC retrospective dates his Southampton innings of 150 to 28 August 2012.
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Topped Test and ODI batting rankings
The ICC retirement account records him reaching the top Test batting ranking in 2013 while also leading the ODI rankings.
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Played a captain’s innings in Colombo
The ICC retrospective records 139 not out in the July 2014 Colombo Test during South Africa’s series victory.
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Received the Order of Ikhamanga
The ICC career feature records the South African national honour in 2018.
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Signed for Surrey
Surrey’s retirement account records his signing in 2019, following earlier overseas spells.
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Retired from international cricket
Surrey dates his international retirement to August 2019. The ICC account distinguishes international retirement from continued domestic cricket.
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Helped Surrey secure a draw against Hampshire
Surrey records an innings of 37 from 278 balls at the Ageas Bowl in 2021 that helped save the match.
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Was part of Surrey’s championship-winning side
Surrey identifies him as part of its County Championship-winning team in 2022.
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Announced retirement from all cricket
Surrey’s 18 January 2023 announcement records his decision to retire from all forms.
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Entered the ICC Hall of Fame
The ICC profile records his induction in 2025.
Sources & evidence
- [s1] www.icc-cricket.com
- [s2] www.icc-cricket.com
- [s3] www.kiaoval.com
- [s4] www.icc-cricket.com
- [s5] www.icc-cricket.com
- [s6] www.icc-cricket.com
Public update history
— Researched against the cited evidence and independently checked before publication. Coverage limits apply.
— Titles and explanatory text passed the copywriting and source-consistency checks. Sources and data are unchanged.