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CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 statistics and records

CSA 4-Day Series: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97; Tests are excluded.

AI Paine leads the displayed batting table with 253 runs. GA Lohmann leads the bowling table with 34 wickets.

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Showing 1896/97 · CSA 4-Day Series

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
63
Recorded teams
5
Recorded venues
2

Selected season match starts: 1897-03-13 to 1897-03-24. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

CSA 4-Day Series standings

League table for 1896/97. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

League standings are not available in Redball’s recorded data for this competition and season.

Season leaders · CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
AI Paine4253
TE Etlinger4238
M Bisset4231
EL Challenor4200
JH Anderson4186

Recorded innings through 1897-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
GA Lohmann434
GA Rowe431
CB Llewellyn330
PF Madden321
AE Cooper111

Recorded innings through 1897-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1896/97

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 63 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
AI PaineWestern Province46025322042.17—0100
TE EtlingerWestern Province46023811139.67—1100
M BissetWestern Province461231124*46.20—1100
EL ChallenorWestern Province4602007633.33—1000
JH AndersonWestern Province4621866146.50—1000
PA TurnerNatal36018211430.33—0100
GH WhyteNatal3611605832.00—2000
GK GloverGriqualand West2411537651.00—1000
DC DaveyNatal3611505730.00—1000
RA GleesonEastern Province2401407135.00—1000
CFH PrinceWestern Province4601235520.50—1000
AH HimeNatal3611024020.40—0000
F KuysWestern Province460933115.50—0000
GA LohmannWestern Province460914415.17—0000
JH SinclairTransvaal120897844.50—1000
AH BrittonEastern Province240845721.00—1000
DJ DalyEastern Province240794519.75—0000
AW NourseNatal241726124.00—1000
CJE SmithTransvaal120717035.50—1000
C GloverGriqualand West240673216.75—0000
FJ CookEastern Province2426029*30.00—0000
LJ TancredTransvaal120554027.50—0000
GL DaltonNatal36055249.17—0000
AB TancredTransvaal120543927.00—0000
A ReidWestern Province46054239.00—0000
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CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
LP AshburnhamEastern Province2415319*17.67—0000
G BevesTransvaal120484224.00—0000
AW PowellGriqualand West240473111.75—0000
C HenwoodNatal240472811.75—0000
JM PowellGriqualand West240432610.75—0000
DC ParkinEastern Province240412510.25—0000
H CalderEastern Province240411610.25—0000
CB LlewellynNatal36140138.00—0000
MV GleesonEastern Province121392439.00—0000
RR DowerEastern Province24036179.00—0000
CFW HimeNatal36035225.83—0000
EF FindlayNatal2413424*11.33—0000
GA RoweWestern Province4623398.25—0000
TW RoutledgeTransvaal120312715.50—0000
JC BurtonNatal24030257.50—0000
R JonesGriqualand West241289*9.33—0000
JJ SlatemTransvaal120272313.50—0000
RJ GillWestern Province231251512.50—0000
JC LyonsGriqualand West24022125.50—0000
PF MaddenNatal36120124.00—0000
FW GloverGriqualand West24020125.00—0000
LWJ GillEastern Province12019149.50—0000
J MiddletonWestern Province12014147.00—0000
CA MangoldEastern Province1201487.00—0000
HW HudsonGriqualand West241104*3.33—0000
FE TonksEastern Province2401092.50—0000
AEA EliotGriqualand West240982.25—0000
HAS de BeerGriqualand West120542.50—0000
AE CooperTransvaal121444.00—0000
JT HingsTransvaal120442.00—0000
AW SeccullTransvaal12133*3.00—0000
DW SmithGriqualand West12133*3.00—0000
RHL von SchadeGriqualand West120331.50—0000
EA HalliwellTransvaal120211.00—0000
E HughesWestern Province110111.00—0000
CSE RutherfoordGriqualand West120110.50—0000
EA BurrillNatal120000.00—0000
H SmithEastern Province120000.00—0000

Bowling · 38 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
GA LohmannWestern Province481,265654173412.2637.211.9835/44
GA RoweWestern Province481,252893793112.2340.391.8236/43
CB LlewellynNatal36990473643012.1333.002.2147/73
PF MaddenNatal36816363422116.2938.862.5115/48
AE CooperTransvaal12404241361112.3636.732.0218/80
DC ParkinEastern Province2336014169918.7840.002.8216/29
FE TonksEastern Province2341414150916.6746.002.1704/23
AEA EliotGriqualand West232829181630.1747.003.8504/73
C GloverGriqualand West221982149624.8333.004.5216/122
JH SinclairTransvaal1242624148529.6085.202.0804/66
GK GloverGriqualand West2336914157531.4073.802.5504/91
CFW HimeNatal3527014104426.0067.502.3103/28
J MiddletonWestern Province123362186421.5084.001.5402/20
AW SeccullTransvaal12174394423.5043.503.2403/46
M BissetWestern Province33150461415.2537.502.4402/20
F KuysWestern Province35188775418.7547.002.3902/12
AH BrittonEastern Province232101097424.2552.502.7703/29
FW GloverGriqualand West231824131432.7545.504.3202/36
H CalderEastern Province22120359319.6740.002.9503/28
RA GleesonEastern Province1196828128.0096.001.7501/28
GL DaltonNatal34132841141.00132.001.8601/22
GH WhyteNatal2260420120.0060.002.0001/9
DJ DalyEastern Province1154048148.0054.005.3301/48
CA MangoldEastern Province1142040140.0042.005.7101/40
JM PowellGriqualand West23150662162.00150.002.4801/28
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CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
H SmithEastern Province11108383183.00108.004.6101/83
AB TancredTransvaal11180170——5.6700/17
EA HalliwellTransvaal11481350——4.3800/35
RR DowerEastern Province11180190——6.3300/19
AW PowellGriqualand West11482310——3.8800/31
AW NourseNatal11180170——5.6700/17
G BevesTransvaal1118150——1.6700/5
JT HingsTransvaal11663220——2.0000/22
EA BurrillNatal12661270——2.4500/13
HAS de BeerGriqualand West111026330——1.9400/33
LWJ GillEastern Province11180180——6.0000/18
MV GleesonEastern Province11782310——2.3800/31
JC LyonsGriqualand West1112080——4.0000/8
Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1896/97. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Western Province440001,6386027.304831,0858013.56
Natal321001,0045219.313791,0146016.90
Eastern Province202006524016.302537843026.13
Griqualand West202004564011.401807952236.14
Transvaal101004092020.453114812024.05

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1896/97

Latest 6 of 6 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1897-03-24 to 1897-03-27 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Western Province

Transvaal
311 & 98
Western Province
308 & 173

Western Province won by 72 runs

1897-03-19 to 1897-03-23 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Natal v Western Province

Natal
94 & 129
Western Province
185 & 174

Western Province won by 136 runs

1897-03-16 to 1897-03-17 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Griqualand West v Western Province

Griqualand West
80 & 65
Western Province
483

Western Province won by an innings and 338 runs

1897-03-16 to 1897-03-18 · Old Wanderers Pirates Lower Back Ground, Johannesburg

Eastern Province v Natal

Eastern Province
91 & 253
Natal
90 & 379

Natal won by 125 runs

1897-03-13 to 1897-03-15 · Old Wanderers Pirates Lower Back Ground, Johannesburg

Griqualand West v Natal

Griqualand West
131 & 180
Natal
271 & 41/2

Natal won by 8 wickets

1897-03-13 to 1897-03-15 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Eastern Province v Western Province

Eastern Province
135 & 173
Western Province
315

Western Province won by an innings and 7 runs

Recorded venues

CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg4
Old Wanderers Pirates Lower Back Ground, Johannesburg2

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 batting innings records
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
AI Paine220Griqualand West1897-03-16
M Bisset124*Transvaal1897-03-24
PA Turner114Eastern Province1897-03-16
TE Etlinger111Griqualand West1897-03-16
TE Etlinger85Eastern Province1897-03-13

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1896/97 bowling innings records
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
AE Cooper8/80Western Province1897-03-24
CB Llewellyn7/73Griqualand West1897-03-13
DC Parkin6/29Natal1897-03-16
CB Llewellyn6/43Eastern Province1897-03-16
GA Rowe6/43Natal1897-03-19

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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Recorded teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for CSA 4-Day Series. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

    Recorded match dates: 1890-04-05 to 2026-09-17. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

    Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

    Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.