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CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 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 1937/38; Tests are excluded.

PGV van der Bijl leads the displayed batting table with 603 runs. N Gordon leads the bowling table with 39 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
23
Recorded players
147
Recorded teams
8
Recorded venues
10

Selected season match starts: 1937-11-19 to 1938-03-25. 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 1937/38. 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 1937/38

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 1937/38 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
PGV van der Bijl6603
AW Briscoe7590
B Mitchell6579
AD Nourse6464
DR Fell6459

Recorded innings through 1938-03-25. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
N Gordon739
RJ Evans536
IDE Anderson633
B Mitchell531
LS Brown431

Recorded innings through 1938-03-25. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1937/38

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 · 147 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
PGV van der BijlWestern Province612260313860.30—5281
AW BriscoeTransvaal714159017545.38—2200
B MitchellTransvaal612457911472.38—23100
AD NourseNatal610146412051.5623,200.0032110
DR FellNatal610045911945.90—31140
DW BegbieTransvaal6122412207*41.20—1100
TMH van der SpuyWestern Province510037911537.90—0200
RL HarveyNatal61023448743.00—4000
MG FrancisOrange Free State47133912556.50—1100
WW WadeNatal61023328541.50—3000
JKL RandlesNatal610130714334.11—11150
TH BogganGriqualand West5912989137.25—3000
SH CurnowTransvaal24129012996.67—2100
SF ViljoenGriqualand West61132897236.13—1000
F NicholsonGriqualand West61102886226.18—3000
HVL WhitfieldBorder59027812330.89—1100
B WallaceWestern Province612226172*26.10—1000
RC HicksNorth Eastern Transvaal47025812136.86—0100
A DunnGriqualand West61122518427.89—1000
LGF RandallEastern Province61102506822.73—2000
EW WarnerOrange Free State611124687*24.60—1000
DF DowlingBorder5912458430.63—2000
TA HarrisTransvaal61202427920.17—1000
MB RonaldsonEastern Province5902429426.89—2000
EL DaltonNatal351226107*56.50—01105
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CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
RW CurrerNorth Eastern Transvaal47021815031.14—0100
LS BrownNorth Eastern Transvaal4702026328.86—2000
LO WallerNorth Eastern Transvaal4702017428.71—1000
RR YuillNatal3501917338.20—2000
EAB RowanTransvaal71411895414.54—1000
KG ViljoenTransvaal51011879820.78—1000
APC SteynGriqualand West3601876931.17—1000
W MaraisEastern Province611218479*20.44—1000
DG HelfrichNorth Eastern Transvaal4701829226.00—2000
GE BondWestern Province2401807145.00—2000
SSL SteynWestern Province4811725624.57—1000
D HayidakisBorder5901677718.56—1000
SL WhiteBorder5901636018.11—1000
BM RoscoeWestern Province61211595114.45—1000
JC NewtonOrange Free State24015811239.50—0100
BC LynchEastern Province4701576022.43—1000
JP McNallyGriqualand West61111493914.90—0000
RW RobsonEastern Province4801487318.50—1000
XC BalaskasTransvaal4801418417.63—1000
HA SparksOrange Free State611313978*17.3813,900.001000
LM ManningWestern Province51001364213.60—0000
GGL MandyBorder5911346416.75—1000
WBH FoleyWestern Province2401285432.00—1000
ARM RalphWestern Province24012811032.00—0100
HB JordaanWestern Province48112543*17.86—0000
RS MartinNorth Eastern Transvaal2401243931.00—0000
IB GardinerBorder59111943*14.88—0000
A GlantzWestern Province510111853*13.11—1000
AC VlokNorth Eastern Transvaal47111656*19.33—1000
PL HolmesEastern Province5901145212.67—1000
RJ WilliamsNatal5821113818.50—0000
ACB LangtonTransvaal3611094121.80—0000
A MelvilleTransvaal6110109379.91—0000
JM BuchananEastern Province611310261*12.75—1000
D PriceWestern Province510410028*16.67—0000
CS SmithEastern Province4701003314.29—0000
RH HendersonEastern Province590972710.78—0000
PS HubbardBorder593974516.17—0000
SS SmithGriqualand West470975213.86—1000
DA SparksOrange Free State611195299.50—0000
AH GyngellGriqualand West4819323*13.29—0000
CJ KaplanOrange Free State360923115.33—0000
AH CoyEastern Province361875317.40—1000
WN PearceEastern Province594842616.80—0000
RJ EvansBorder59081249.00—0000
FF FlanaganGriqualand West361793215.80—0000
SK CoenBorder350784115.60—0000
CD WhiteBorder240764019.00—0000
JP GallagherGriqualand West350736314.60—1000
GM LarkinWestern Province120727236.00—1000
K HaywardOrange Free State59171248.88—0000
S BrownOrange Free State47067269.57—0000
BA HelfrichGriqualand West48059177.38—0000
SC TealeNorth Eastern Transvaal230585719.33—1000
TW FraserOrange Free State351582314.50—0000
LW PaynNatal58057417.13—0000
LE McNamaraGriqualand West350554211.00—0000
JF HorakOrange Free State350522910.40—0000
A WaddingtonGriqualand West47150178.33—0000
AL OchseEastern Province5914834*6.00—0000
I BlackWestern Province120472423.50—0000
OE WynneTransvaal240412210.25—0000
C DoyleOrange Free State240412910.25—0000
J PickupWestern Province2414022*13.33—0000
AP MurrayNatal58239166.50—0000
ES NewsonTransvaal24038309.50—0000
LTD TuckettOrange Free State24038379.50—0000
JE WaddingtonGriqualand West241371512.33—0000
RE GrievesonTransvaal120363618.00—0000
GC ParkerNorth Eastern Transvaal1213622*36.00—0000
CEB ShearmanBorder24035198.75—0000
HE DaltonNorth Eastern Transvaal110343434.00—0000
DHT HibbertEastern Province24032188.00—0000
JD LindsayNorth Eastern Transvaal474298*9.67—0000
JR MillarGriqualand West24028107.00—0000
N GordonTransvaal71432711*2.45—0000
G GeorgeuWestern Province120272313.50—0000
SJ InchboldTransvaal48225134.17—0000
EA van der MerweTransvaal36122164.40—0000
IDE AndersonNatal610022152.20—0000
DE DimblebyEastern Province2402295.50—0000
ER MiddletonWestern Province1212222*22.00—0000
AB SmithNatal120222211.00—0000
FB LeeOrange Free State120211210.50—0000
WP LanceNorth Eastern Transvaal24020185.00—0000
GF WeberNorth Eastern Transvaal24020195.00—0000
LS EckardWestern Province24119116.33—0000
RKB MorkelBorder2411996.33—0000
FJD Stokes-WallerOrange Free State1221915*——0000
EL LiddleOrange Free State3411813*6.00—0000
JGB BrinkhausWestern Province3601682.67—0000
GA UptonEastern Province23116158.00—0000
SC WewegeBorder5931582.50—0000
RTS DickOrange Free State23015125.00—0000
CS HenchieOrange Free State12015117.50—0000
AM PollockOrange Free State47015122.14—0000
RJE BurtWestern Province2401473.50—0000
CM BarkerTransvaal12013136.50—0000
WA HendersonNorth Eastern Transvaal4721392.60—0000
AJM RennieNatal6102115*1.38—0000
SC ParkynsTransvaal121108*10.00—0000
M SmithGriqualand West1211010*10.00—0000
H StevensonOrange Free State1201095.00—0000
PT EllisOrange Free State120854.00—0000
EB NortonEastern Province120773.50—0000
RE DaviesNatal24263*3.00—0000
C ClosenbergEastern Province120643.00—0000
JI KirsnerOrange Free State120552.50—0000
DJ PretoriusOrange Free State120552.50500.000000
AD KeenWestern Province120442.00—0000
JBC JohnsonOrange Free State120331.50—0000
JG PhillipsTransvaal120221.00—0000
AI BarrOrange Free State120221.00—0000
CM ReillyOrange Free State120221.00—0000
J van RooyenGriqualand West23121*1.00—0000
JL HeaneyTransvaal24111*0.33—0000
R KellyGriqualand West120110.50—0000
FJ WickhamTransvaal120000.00—0000
WH DouglasNorth Eastern Transvaal230000.00—0000
FHB SpenceBorder110000.00—0000
B HerholdtOrange Free State120000.000.000000
FW WhelanGriqualand West110000.00—0000

Bowling · 86 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
N GordonTransvaal7141,350426313916.1834.622.8025/29
RJ EvansBorder51065264723613.1118.114.3448/64
IDE AndersonNatal6121,355446273319.0041.062.7815/80
B MitchellTransvaal510912224683115.1029.423.0826/33
LS BrownNorth Eastern Transvaal48877274393114.1628.293.0046/55
AP MurrayNatal5101,133385123017.0737.772.7115/30
BM RoscoeWestern Province6121,186237402430.8349.423.7416/75
SF ViljoenGriqualand West6967683962218.0030.733.5104/15
DA SparksOrange Free State611809164452220.2336.773.3026/21
HA SparksOrange Free State611819254692122.3339.003.4416/35
XC BalaskasTransvaal4770654871925.6337.164.1418/60
JM BuchananEastern Province68716185551929.2137.684.6517/66
SC WewegeBorder510702164011822.2839.003.4315/64
AL OchseEastern Province57647143741722.0038.063.4715/66
WA HendersonNorth Eastern Transvaal47512182501615.6332.002.9317/4
D PriceWestern Province510942136851642.8158.884.3604/112
ACB LangtonTransvaal36641162561319.6949.312.4004/50
RL HarveyNatal612630232841321.8548.462.7002/4
PS HubbardBorder5946882161316.6236.002.7704/11
K HaywardOrange Free State58528153651328.0840.624.1504/27
AJM RennieNatal612840353341227.8370.002.3903/46
JP McNallyGriqualand West6760093651230.4250.003.6503/50
EL DaltonNatal24407102961126.9137.004.3604/69
LTD TuckettOrange Free State24186274116.7316.912.3916/23
JGB BrinkhausWestern Province36705163541132.1864.093.0103/35
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CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
TW FraserOrange Free State36450132671124.2740.913.5615/26
FJ WickhamTransvaal1284344104.408.403.1425/13
IB GardinerBorder462402154917.1126.673.8517/28
TMH van der SpuyWestern Province584328329936.5648.004.5703/63
RKB MorkelBorder242973190727.1442.433.8403/51
LW PaynNatal4855217282740.2978.863.0703/41
CEB ShearmanBorder2434510164723.4349.292.8504/41
DG HelfrichNorth Eastern Transvaal352404113618.8340.002.8302/12
LS EckardWestern Province242826167627.8347.003.5502/21
ER MiddletonWestern Province12204399616.5034.002.9104/38
JP GallagherGriqualand West332469115619.1741.002.8003/34
AH GyngellGriqualand West452761277555.4055.206.0203/50
RJE BurtWestern Province242927163532.6058.403.3502/60
MG FrancisOrange Free State451703144528.8034.005.0802/3
RH HendersonEastern Province5640813252550.4081.603.7103/47
WP LanceNorth Eastern Transvaal241981125525.0039.603.7903/19
J PickupWestern Province241440105521.0028.804.3802/19
BA HelfrichGriqualand West44113192518.4022.604.8903/31
GA UptonEastern Province232587198539.6051.604.6003/132
A WaddingtonGriqualand West453248151530.2064.802.8002/52
AH CoyEastern Province342408124431.0060.003.1003/28
R KellyGriqualand West1129149412.257.2510.1404/49
RE DaviesNatal243905261387.00130.004.0201/35
JL HeaneyTransvaal2427611101333.6792.002.2002/42
SC ParkynsTransvaal12204588329.3368.002.5902/67
JG PhillipsTransvaal1241036312.0013.675.2702/33
RTS DickOrange Free State231523118339.3350.674.6602/11
BC LynchEastern Province474087262387.33136.003.8502/56
WN PearceEastern Province552164183361.0072.005.0803/70
ES NewsonTransvaal24174386243.0087.002.9702/25
KG ViljoenTransvaal2366243221.5033.003.9101/11
CM BarkerTransvaal12156187243.5078.003.3502/83
FJD Stokes-WallerOrange Free State1136030215.0018.005.0002/30
AC VlokNorth Eastern Transvaal4486052226.0043.003.6301/12
DHT HibbertEastern Province221561143271.5078.005.5002/57
JF HorakOrange Free State1129125212.5014.505.1702/25
GE BondWestern Province2466059159.0066.005.3601/10
PGV van der BijlWestern Province57120257157.00120.002.8501/18
DW BegbieTransvaal2372150150.0072.004.1701/22
FF FlanaganGriqualand West34126263163.00126.003.0001/8
G GeorgeuWestern Province1124044144.0024.0011.0001/44
WH DouglasNorth Eastern Transvaal1178042142.0078.003.2301/42
AD KeenWestern Province1278533133.0078.002.5401/17
LO WallerNorth Eastern Transvaal1118028128.0018.009.3301/28
GF WeberNorth Eastern Transvaal2312601031103.00126.004.9001/26
A DunnGriqualand West4512611081108.00126.005.1401/56
LE McNamaraGriqualand West11120515.0012.002.5001/5
DJ PretoriusOrange Free State1290165165.0090.004.3301/64
J van RooyenGriqualand West23144277177.00144.003.2101/26
JE WaddingtonGriqualand West2290066166.0090.004.4001/60
SK CoenBorder34781440——3.3800/0
TA HarrisTransvaal1112090——4.5000/9
I BlackWestern Province121082580——3.2200/9
C ClosenbergEastern Province11240170——4.2500/17
DF DowlingBorder1112090——4.5000/9
HB JordaanWestern Province24540280——3.1100/2
ARM RalphWestern Province116040——4.0000/4
B WallaceWestern Province116060——6.0000/6
JC NewtonOrange Free State11660640——5.8200/64
CM ReillyOrange Free State11360320——5.3300/32
SS SmithGriqualand West11301130——2.6000/13
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 1937/38. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Transvaal751103,1589632.904752,50313318.82
Natal640202,6827137.774672,68711722.97
Border532001,5918319.173991,7199418.29
North Eastern Transvaal421101,5796325.064141,2056817.72
Orange Free State624001,61011014.643342,2079323.73
Western Province622202,86710327.834743,0609631.88
Eastern Province605101,81810517.313692,2066434.47
Griqualand West603302,1489921.703521,8666528.71

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 · 1937/38

Latest 12 of 23 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1938-03-25 to 1938-03-28 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province v Transvaal

Transvaal
38/0d & 62/2

Transvaal won by 8 wickets

1938-03-19 to 1938-03-21 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Transvaal

Border
93 & 135
Transvaal
194 & 192

Transvaal won by 158 runs

1938-03-12 to 1938-03-14 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Orange Free State

Border
82 & 149

Border won by 33 runs

1938-03-05 to 1938-03-08 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Transvaal

Natal
236 & 216/7
Transvaal
320 & 387/7d

Match drawn

1938-02-26 to 1938-02-28 · South African Railways Club Old Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v North Eastern Transvaal

North Eastern Transvaal won by 345 runs

1938-02-19 to 1938-02-22 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province v Eastern Province

Western Province
474 & 120/2

Western Province won by 8 wickets

1938-02-11 to 1938-02-12 · South African Railways Club Old Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Eastern Province

Orange Free State won by 185 runs

1938-01-21 to 1938-01-24 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Orange Free State

Transvaal
475/8d & 187/3d

Transvaal won by 237 runs

1938-01-12 to 1938-01-14 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Natal

Border
131 & 179
Natal
119 & 196/4

Natal won by 6 wickets

1938-01-07 to 1938-01-08 · South African Railways Club Old Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Griqualand West

Orange Free State won by an innings and 95 runs

Recorded venues

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley3
Jan Smuts Ground, East London3
Newlands, Cape Town3
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg3
South African Railways Club Old Ground, Bloemfontein3
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth3
Kingsmead, Durban2
Berea Park, Pretoria1
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg1
Olympia Park, Springs1

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 1937/38, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 batting innings records
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
DW Begbie207*Orange Free State1938-01-21
AW Briscoe175Orange Free State1938-01-21
RW Currer150Orange Free State1938-02-26
JKL Randles143Orange Free State1937-12-16
PGV van der Bijl138Transvaal1937-12-16

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 bowling innings records
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
XC Balaskas8/60Western Province1937-12-16
RJ Evans8/64Transvaal1938-03-19
WA Henderson7/4Orange Free State1938-02-26
IB Gardiner7/28Orange Free State1938-03-12
JM Buchanan7/66Orange Free State1938-02-11

* 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.

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.