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Youngest Players on Debut for South Africa in Test matches

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The ages given are ages on the first day of the match

Years	Days
18	270	KT Maphaka	South Africa v Pakistan	PPC Newlands, Cape Town	2024/25
18	340	PR Adams	South Africa v England	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1995/96
19	1	AE Ochse	South Africa v England	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1888/89
19	28	DC Parkin	South Africa v England	Newlands, Cape Town	1891/92
19	48	WA Shalders	South Africa v England	Newlands, Cape Town	1898/99
19	93	LG Pretorius	Zimbabwe v South Africa	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	2025
19	120	JH Sinclair	South Africa v England	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1895/96
19	123	PR Carlstein	South Africa v Australia	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1957/58
19	158	CB Llewellyn	South Africa v England	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895/96
19	252	MG Melle	South Africa v Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	1949/50
19	267	CN McCarthy	South Africa v England	Kingsmead, Durban	1948/49
19	282	RG Pollock	Australia v South Africa	Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba, Brisbane	1963/64
19	308	EP Nupen	South Africa v Australia	Lord's, Durban	1921/22
19	328	GH Shepstone	South Africa v England	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1895/96
20	22	ES Newson	South Africa v England	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1930/31
20	59	JH Kallis	South Africa v England	Kingsmead, Durban	1995/96
20	70	XC Balaskas	South Africa v England	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1930/31
20	102	AHC Cooper	South Africa v England	Lord's, Durban	1913/14
20	117	HGO Owen-Smith	England v South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1929
20	127	MJ Procter	South Africa v Australia	Kingsmead, Durban	1966/67
20	158	B Mitchell	England v South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1929
20	161	PM Pollock	South Africa v New Zealand	Kingsmead, Durban	1961/62
20	164	K Rabada	India v South Africa	Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali	2015/16
20	168	WD Parnell	South Africa v England	Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	2009/10
20	224	KG Viljoen	South Africa v England	Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	1930/31
20	256	M Ntini	South Africa v Sri Lanka	Newlands, Cape Town	1997/98
20	265	PL Winslow	South Africa v Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	1949/50
20	304	AB de Villiers	South Africa v England	Sahara Oval St George's, Port Elizabeth	2004/05
20	318	MV Boucher	Pakistan v South Africa	Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura	1997/98
20	328	HJ Tayfield	South Africa v Australia	Ellis Park, Johannesburg	1949/50
20	347	JM Blanckenberg	South Africa v England	Lord's, Durban	1913/14
20	361	RA McLean	England v South Africa	Old Trafford, Manchester	1951
20	363	GM Griffin	England v South Africa	Edgbaston, Birmingham	1960

The list shows 33 occurrences of 21 years or less

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