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CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 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 1947/48; Tests are excluded.

AD Nourse leads the displayed batting table with 864 runs. VI Smith leads the bowling table with 42 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 29
Recorded players: 183
Recorded teams: 9
Recorded venues: 14

Selected season match starts: 1947-11-15 to 1948-03-27. 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 1947/48. 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 1947/48

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 1947/48 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
AD Nourse	8	864
WW Wade	8	716
TA Harris	6	541
RR Phillips	8	477
DF Dowling	7	469

Recorded innings through 1948-03-27. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VI Smith	8	42
JE Waddington	6	39
JL Heaney	7	33
LA Markham	8	32
DAC Woods	7	30

Recorded innings through 1948-03-27. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1947/48

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 · 183 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
AD Nourse	Natal	8	11	2	864	214*	96.00	—	2	4
WW Wade	Natal	8	11	0	716	158	65.09	—	2	3
TA Harris	Transvaal	6	8	2	541	191*	90.17	—	2	2
RR Phillips	Border	8	14	0	477	123	34.07	—	3	1
DF Dowling	Natal	7	9	1	469	106	58.63	—	1	3
OE Wynne	Western Province	5	9	0	458	134	50.89	—	3	1
RG Draper	Eastern Province	6	11	1	449	122	44.90	—	1	2
EAB Rowan	Transvaal	7	10	1	445	141	49.44	—	3	1
JT Seccombe	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	437	114	39.73	—	2	1
ARA Murray	Eastern Province	6	11	0	408	133	37.09	—	3	1
SF Hird	Eastern Province	5	9	2	358	111	51.14	—	1	2
KG Viljoen	Transvaal	7	10	3	355	100*	50.71	—	1	1
CJ Pretorius	Rhodesia	5	10	0	328	104	32.80	—	2	1
SH Martin	Rhodesia	5	10	0	326	87	32.60	—	3	0
A Dunn	Griqualand West	6	10	0	324	100	32.40	—	2	1
DW Begbie	Transvaal	7	10	2	313	80	39.13	—	3	0
HB Jordaan	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	311	67	28.27	—	2	0
FB Lee	Orange Free State	5	10	1	288	95	32.00	—	1	0
JE Cheetham	Western Province	4	7	2	285	126*	57.00	—	2	1
IEF Kirby	Orange Free State	5	10	0	284	119	28.40	—	0	1
JP McNally	Griqualand West	5	8	0	283	133	35.38	—	1	1
CD Helfrich	Griqualand West	6	10	0	282	101	28.20	—	1	1
KN Kirton	Border	6	10	2	279	52*	34.88	—	2	0
MH Lang	Natal	8	11	0	277	95	25.18	—	1	0
WB Treadaway	Border	7	12	2	273	52	27.30	—	1	0

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CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
G Georgeu	Western Province	4	8	0	258	104	32.25	—	1	1
JG Waites	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	2	257	56	25.70	—	2	0
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	5	10	0	237	91	23.70	—	1	0
NK Cowan	Orange Free State	6	12	2	230	69	23.00	—	1	0
JB Roothman	Transvaal	5	7	0	227	76	32.43	—	2	0
DE Dimbleby	Western Province	4	7	1	227	114	37.83	—	1	1
AP Singleton	Rhodesia	5	10	0	222	44	22.20	—	0	0
CD White	Border	7	12	0	221	42	18.42	—	0	0
DR Fell	Natal	6	9	0	219	89	24.33	—	2	0
LA Markham	Natal	8	11	0	218	134	19.82	—	0	1
AW Hicks	Eastern Province	4	8	2	214	77	35.67	—	2	0
KG Dimbleby	Western Province	4	7	0	177	69	25.29	—	2	0
F McDonald	Rhodesia	5	10	0	169	68	16.90	—	1	0
DG Riemer	Eastern Province	6	11	0	169	49	15.36	—	0	0
RA Edwards	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	1	166	105	33.20	—	0	1
B Mitchell	Transvaal	3	5	0	159	122	31.80	—	0	1
HB Birrell	Eastern Province	6	11	2	149	30	16.56	—	0	0
RW Searle	Griqualand West	6	10	0	149	38	14.90	—	0	0
LO Waller	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	1	147	80*	29.40	—	1	0
HF Wright	Orange Free State	4	8	0	146	32	18.25	—	0	0
NL Cartwright	Griqualand West	6	10	0	143	37	14.30	—	0	0
HV Feltham	Eastern Province	5	9	0	140	50	15.56	—	1	0
EW Warner	Orange Free State	4	8	0	132	29	16.50	—	0	0
DBG King	Natal	4	5	0	130	60	26.00	—	1	0
HE Dalton	Natal	4	6	1	129	47*	25.80	—	0	0
JT Louw	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	0	124	49	20.67	—	0	0
JE Waddington	Griqualand West	6	10	3	124	41*	17.71	—	0	0
DH Buckley	Griqualand West	4	7	1	122	51	20.33	—	1	0
LS Brown	Rhodesia	4	8	2	118	44*	19.67	—	0	0
GV Wienand	Border	3	6	1	117	51	23.40	—	1	0
JWE Wiley	Western Province	2	4	1	117	70	39.00	—	1	0
JO Young	Eastern Province	1	2	1	115	110*	115.00	—	0	1
DS Tomlinson	Rhodesia	4	8	3	113	31*	22.60	—	0	0
LW Payn	Natal	8	11	0	111	28	10.09	—	0	0
FJD Stokes-Waller	North Eastern Transvaal	5	10	2	111	42	13.88	—	0	0
GWA Chubb	Transvaal	5	8	1	106	54	15.14	—	1	0
AD Keen	Western Province	2	3	1	105	77	52.50	—	1	0
CJ Kaplan	Orange Free State	3	6	1	104	58*	20.80	—	1	0
KJ Funston	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	0	103	39	17.17	—	0	0
MA Adey	Border	3	5	0	103	53	20.60	—	1	0
BH Crews	Western Province	2	4	0	102	33	25.50	—	0	0
RB Sutcliffe	Eastern Province	4	8	0	100	22	12.50	—	0	0
CCC Swemmer	Orange Free State	2	4	1	99	68*	33.00	—	1	0
WAM Howell	Orange Free State	4	8	1	98	54	14.00	—	1	0
HJ Tayfield	Rhodesia	5	10	0	97	48	9.70	—	0	0
OC Dawson	Natal	2	2	0	96	67	48.00	—	1	0
CD Lownds	Border	4	7	1	96	26	16.00	—	0	0
DJ McGlew	Natal	2	2	0	94	69	47.00	—	1	0
JHF Fuller	Rhodesia	3	6	1	92	28*	18.40	—	0	0
JC Newton	Orange Free State	2	4	0	92	74	23.00	—	1	0
WL Hall	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	0	91	31	11.38	—	0	0
LE McNamara	Griqualand West	3	4	0	91	52	22.75	—	1	0
JB Plimsoll	Western Province	4	7	1	90	51	15.00	—	1	0
A Melville	Transvaal	2	3	0	87	51	29.00	—	1	0
KP Curran	Rhodesia	1	2	2	87	52*	—	—	1	0
BR Wakeford	Border	4	6	1	83	42*	16.60	—	0	0
NBF Mann	Eastern Province	4	7	2	81	28	16.20	—	0	0
DM Ovenstone	Western Province	4	7	1	81	37	13.50	—	0	0
JB Preston	Border	6	11	0	81	23	7.36	—	0	0
DBH Hollard	Border	3	6	0	78	32	13.00	—	0	0
HE Patterson	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	77	34	7.00	—	0	0
LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	3	6	2	75	27	18.75	—	0	0
EV Witte	Western Province	5	9	4	74	47*	14.80	—	0	0
VI Smith	Natal	8	11	4	71	21*	10.14	—	0	0
GD Pringle	Eastern Province	2	3	0	71	57	23.67	—	1	0
JA Walkerley	Orange Free State	4	8	0	69	29	8.63	—	0	0
LA Sadler	Transvaal	3	5	1	67	24*	16.75	—	0	0
C Harris	Rhodesia	4	8	0	66	30	8.25	—	0	0
IA Burmeister	Western Province	2	4	0	65	27	16.25	—	0	0
AW Keightley-Smith	Transvaal	2	2	0	64	43	32.00	—	0	0
RW Hayes	Rhodesia	2	4	0	64	26	16.00	—	0	0
RC Valentine	Western Province	2	4	0	64	27	16.00	—	0	0
JP Sierra	Western Province	1	2	0	62	60	31.00	—	1	0
GM Fullerton	Transvaal	2	2	0	61	61	30.50	—	1	0
JL Heaney	Transvaal	7	10	2	60	41*	7.50	—	0	0
EB Norton	Eastern Province	3	5	0	60	32	12.00	—	0	0
REL Klemp	Griqualand West	2	4	0	58	45	14.50	—	0	0
WH van der Westhuizen	Griqualand West	2	3	1	58	29	29.00	—	0	0
LG Treadaway	Western Province	3	6	1	55	24	11.00	—	0	0
AJ Curnick	Border	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	—	1	0
AA Luck	Western Province	2	4	0	50	34	12.50	—	0	0
SC Reid	Border	3	6	0	49	19	8.17	—	0	0
AS Findlay	Griqualand West	2	4	0	48	21	12.00	—	0	0
I Preston	Eastern Province	3	6	1	47	24	9.40	—	0	0
FA Seyfried	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	1	46	17*	6.57	—	0	0
OGR Reynolds	Eastern Province	1	2	0	44	33	22.00	—	0	0
MA Hanley	Western Province	5	9	1	43	29	5.38	—	0	0
GRM Bolus	Western Province	3	6	1	41	27*	8.20	—	0	0
DW Piers	Orange Free State	2	4	0	41	24	10.25	—	0	0
APA Chubb	Border	2	3	0	37	33	12.33	—	0	0
GFK Jackson	Orange Free State	3	6	1	37	16*	7.40	—	0	0
LJ Hayward	North Eastern Transvaal	5	10	3	35	16	5.00	—	0	0
DV Taylor	Border	3	6	1	35	12	7.00	—	0	0
LS Matthews	Orange Free State	1	2	0	35	35	17.50	—	0	0
BP Shaw	Transvaal	1	2	1	34	24*	34.00	—	0	0
KA Walker	Orange Free State	4	8	2	33	16*	5.50	—	0	0
AMB Rowan	Transvaal	3	5	1	32	30*	8.00	—	0	0
JM Leibbrandt	Rhodesia	4	8	1	32	13*	4.57	—	0	0
HVL Whitfield	Border	2	4	0	32	17	8.00	—	0	0
DAC Woods	Border	7	12	3	32	11	3.56	—	0	0
H Downey	Rhodesia	1	2	0	30	25	15.00	—	0	0
KR Orchard	Natal	2	3	1	29	17	14.50	—	0	0
SA Thwaits	Eastern Province	3	6	0	27	23	4.50	—	0	0
BC Lynch	Eastern Province	2	3	0	27	14	9.00	—	0	0
SEP Farrer	Border	2	4	0	26	17	6.50	—	0	0
JM Kemp	Border	1	1	0	24	24	24.00	—	0	0
S Ledger	Griqualand West	2	3	0	23	12	7.67	—	0	0
RAWG Smith	Griqualand West	2	4	0	23	11	5.75	—	0	0
DEJ Ironside	Transvaal	6	8	1	22	9	3.14	—	0	0
JW Robinson	Griqualand West	5	8	4	22	11	5.50	—	0	0
R Beesly	Border	5	9	1	21	10	2.63	—	0	0
JD Lindsay	North Eastern Transvaal	2	3	0	20	10	6.67	—	0	0
OW Grinaker	Natal	1	2	0	20	17	10.00	—	0	0
PS Loeser	Transvaal	2	2	0	20	20	10.00	—	0	0
WBH Foley	Western Province	1	2	0	19	16	9.50	—	0	0
AD Barraclough	Transvaal	5	8	0	18	12	2.25	—	0	0
DH de Jager	Orange Free State	1	2	1	18	14	18.00	—	0	0
RWS Cheetham	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	0	17	13	4.25	—	0	0
DW Niland	Border	1	2	0	16	9	8.00	—	0	0
EP Noonan	Orange Free State	3	6	0	16	7	2.67	—	0	0
RWJ Ashburner	Rhodesia	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0	0
RP Richter	Griqualand West	2	3	0	15	9	5.00	—	0	0
M Napier	Rhodesia	2	4	0	14	7	3.50	—	0	0
AH Coy	Eastern Province	3	5	2	14	5	4.67	—	0	0
EM Birch	Border	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0
AJ Lipke	Border	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0
D Ellis	Orange Free State	1	2	1	13	11*	13.00	—	0	0
DJ Thysse	Eastern Province	1	2	1	13	9	13.00	—	0	0
CN McCarthy	Natal	7	10	4	12	4*	2.00	—	0	0
D O'Connell-Jones	Rhodesia	1	2	0	11	10	5.50	—	0	0
EA Orchard	Natal	1	2	0	10	6	5.00	—	0	0
WH Douglas	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	1	9	8*	1.29	—	0	0
D Hayidakis	Border	2	3	0	9	4	3.00	—	0	0
TL Collins	Border	3	5	2	8	3*	2.67	—	0	0
R Lofthouse	Western Province	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0
ES Newson	Rhodesia	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	—	0	0
DV Dyer	Natal	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0
LLH Impey	Western Province	3	5	2	7	4*	2.33	—	0	0
WOH Rein	Border	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	—	0	0
ES East	Orange Free State	2	4	1	7	5	2.33	—	0	0
JM Buchanan	Rhodesia	2	4	1	5	5	1.67	—	0	0
A Waddington	Griqualand West	3	5	1	5	2*	1.25	—	0	0
FO Levick	Griqualand West	3	4	2	4	4*	2.00	—	0	0
KPR Hosking	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0
DH Naish	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0
JH Rayner	Natal	2	3	0	3	2	1.00	—	0	0
JG Kemp	Orange Free State	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0
RB Smith	Border	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0
V van der Bijl	Western Province	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	—	0	0
JC Watkins	Natal	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0
DA Rowan	Transvaal	4	5	0	1	1	0.20	—	0	0
V McCormick	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0
S Horne	Orange Free State	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0
JD Nel	Western Province	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
GGL Mandy	Border	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
APC Steyn	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
HG Emslie	Eastern Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
TH Sassin	Griqualand West	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 107 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VI Smith	Natal	8	16	1,626	65	686	42	16.33	38.71	2.53	4	7/41
JE Waddington	Griqualand West	6	10	1,506	77	600	39	15.38	38.62	2.39	5	7/33
JL Heaney	Transvaal	7	13	2,197	124	620	33	18.79	66.58	1.69	2	5/28
LA Markham	Natal	8	15	814	31	412	32	12.88	25.44	3.04	2	7/106
DAC Woods	Border	7	12	1,662	67	606	30	20.20	55.40	2.19	3	5/52
CN McCarthy	Natal	7	14	1,218	34	467	29	16.10	42.00	2.30	1	6/43
LW Payn	Natal	8	16	1,520	87	450	29	15.52	52.41	1.78	1	6/48
MA Hanley	Western Province	5	9	1,136	28	668	26	25.69	43.69	3.53	1	6/72
HF Wright	Orange Free State	4	8	1,104	37	474	26	18.23	42.46	2.58	2	5/43
NBF Mann	Eastern Province	4	7	1,338	90	419	22	19.05	60.82	1.88	2	8/59
HJ Tayfield	Rhodesia	5	9	912	34	423	22	19.23	41.45	2.78	2	6/47
EV Witte	Western Province	5	8	1,134	50	530	22	24.09	51.55	2.80	2	5/63
FJD Stokes-Waller	North Eastern Transvaal	5	8	1,101	36	447	21	21.29	52.43	2.44	0	4/40
DA Rowan	Transvaal	4	7	834	18	479	19	25.21	43.89	3.45	1	7/91
JM Leibbrandt	Rhodesia	4	7	609	15	319	19	16.79	32.05	3.14	2	5/54
R Beesly	Border	5	8	987	51	346	19	18.21	51.95	2.10	1	6/28
AMB Rowan	Transvaal	3	6	865	27	394	18	21.89	48.06	2.73	1	7/40
DW Begbie	Transvaal	7	12	817	23	372	18	20.67	45.39	2.73	1	6/55
NK Cowan	Orange Free State	6	9	647	10	397	18	22.06	35.94	3.68	1	6/99
LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	3	5	546	14	247	16	15.44	34.13	2.71	2	5/58
GWA Chubb	Transvaal	5	10	833	29	368	16	23.00	52.06	2.65	0	4/28
LJ Hayward	North Eastern Transvaal	5	8	798	29	309	16	19.31	49.88	2.32	0	3/39
AH Coy	Eastern Province	3	5	526	29	210	16	13.13	32.88	2.40	1	6/58
JP McNally	Griqualand West	5	6	606	10	377	15	25.13	40.40	3.73	1	6/46
ARA Murray	Eastern Province	6	9	663	13	391	14	27.93	47.36	3.54	1	7/30

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CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CD Lownds	Border	4	6	689	17	392	13	30.15	53.00	3.41	1	6/135
JB Plimsoll	Western Province	4	7	797	31	359	12	29.92	66.42	2.70	0	4/19
AP Singleton	Rhodesia	3	5	300	11	148	12	12.33	25.00	2.96	1	5/58
WH Douglas	North Eastern Transvaal	4	6	1,092	70	338	12	28.17	91.00	1.86	0	3/44
JB Preston	Border	6	9	786	29	381	10	38.10	78.60	2.91	0	4/40
GRM Bolus	Western Province	3	5	612	22	294	9	32.67	68.00	2.88	1	5/125
LLH Impey	Western Province	3	5	481	13	316	9	35.11	53.44	3.94	0	3/31
HE Patterson	North Eastern Transvaal	6	9	528	10	281	9	31.22	58.67	3.19	0	3/15
SA Thwaits	Eastern Province	3	5	714	38	241	9	26.78	79.33	2.03	1	6/77
KN Kirton	Border	5	6	138	1	120	8	15.00	17.25	5.22	1	5/29
JG Waites	North Eastern Transvaal	6	8	256	3	152	8	19.00	32.00	3.56	0	4/62
A Waddington	Griqualand West	3	5	318	16	116	8	14.50	39.75	2.19	0	4/21
KA Walker	Orange Free State	4	8	498	13	290	8	36.25	62.25	3.49	0	3/26
DEJ Ironside	Transvaal	6	11	588	13	281	7	40.14	84.00	2.87	0	3/62
SH Martin	Rhodesia	5	9	690	29	259	7	37.00	98.57	2.25	0	3/47
JW Robinson	Griqualand West	5	8	504	13	269	7	38.43	72.00	3.20	0	4/71
FA Seyfried	North Eastern Transvaal	4	6	462	13	207	6	34.50	77.00	2.69	0	2/30
WB Treadaway	Border	7	9	426	14	208	6	34.67	71.00	2.93	0	2/32
HB Birrell	Eastern Province	6	8	432	11	215	5	43.00	86.40	2.99	0	3/24
TL Collins	Border	3	5	444	13	237	5	47.40	88.80	3.20	0	2/18
BC Lynch	Eastern Province	2	4	300	8	122	5	24.40	60.00	2.44	0	2/42
DJ Thysse	Eastern Province	1	2	204	2	112	5	22.40	40.80	3.29	0	3/28
LS Brown	Rhodesia	4	7	468	15	248	4	62.00	117.00	3.18	0	2/22
RWS Cheetham	North Eastern Transvaal	2	3	342	16	161	4	40.25	85.50	2.82	0	2/129
LG Treadaway	Western Province	3	5	372	8	209	4	52.25	93.00	3.37	0	1/22
DH de Jager	Orange Free State	1	2	192	1	161	4	40.25	48.00	5.03	0	4/92
I Preston	Eastern Province	3	3	408	10	227	4	56.75	102.00	3.34	0	3/98
ES Newson	Rhodesia	1	2	138	4	72	3	24.00	46.00	3.13	0	3/46
DS Tomlinson	Rhodesia	4	6	372	6	297	3	99.00	124.00	4.79	0	1/27
OC Dawson	Natal	2	4	114	5	26	3	8.67	38.00	1.37	0	2/11
GV Wienand	Border	2	3	233	9	92	3	30.67	77.67	2.37	0	3/29
SF Hird	Eastern Province	5	6	600	44	145	3	48.33	200.00	1.45	0	2/15
DF Dowling	Natal	3	5	129	2	95	3	31.67	43.00	4.42	0	1/10
DBH Hollard	Border	3	5	138	5	72	3	24.00	46.00	3.13	0	1/8
JH Rayner	Natal	2	4	210	13	75	3	25.00	70.00	2.14	0	2/26
RP Richter	Griqualand West	2	4	180	3	100	3	33.33	60.00	3.33	0	1/18
LO Waller	North Eastern Transvaal	3	4	144	1	96	3	32.00	48.00	4.00	0	2/43
HVL Whitfield	Border	2	3	108	0	97	3	32.33	36.00	5.39	0	1/16
GFK Jackson	Orange Free State	3	3	126	1	99	3	33.00	42.00	4.71	0	2/56
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	4	4	120	1	82	3	27.33	40.00	4.10	0	2/31
RW Searle	Griqualand West	5	7	445	13	253	3	84.33	148.33	3.41	0	1/10
CCC Swemmer	Orange Free State	2	3	216	7	77	3	25.67	72.00	2.14	0	2/30
B Mitchell	Transvaal	2	3	114	0	78	2	39.00	57.00	4.11	0	1/14
AW Keightley-Smith	Transvaal	2	3	291	22	63	2	31.50	145.50	1.30	0	1/22
JM Buchanan	Rhodesia	2	4	181	5	80	2	40.00	90.50	2.65	0	2/41
AW Hicks	Eastern Province	4	6	192	9	75	2	37.50	96.00	2.34	0	1/25
AD Keen	Western Province	1	2	138	3	93	2	46.50	69.00	4.04	0	1/34
AA Luck	Western Province	1	2	30	0	26	2	13.00	15.00	5.20	0	1/10
ES East	Orange Free State	2	2	234	1	173	2	86.50	117.00	4.44	0	1/52
S Horne	Orange Free State	1	1	66	2	45	2	22.50	33.00	4.09	0	2/45
JA Walkerley	Orange Free State	2	2	48	0	42	2	21.00	24.00	5.25	0	2/24
GM Fullerton	Transvaal	2	2	78	6	19	1	19.00	78.00	1.46	0	1/7
APA Chubb	Border	2	3	78	1	64	1	64.00	78.00	4.92	0	1/44
HE Dalton	Natal	4	8	438	26	157	1	157.00	438.00	2.15	0	1/12
JM Kemp	Border	1	2	66	2	33	1	33.00	66.00	3.00	0	1/17
R Lofthouse	Western Province	1	2	72	1	48	1	48.00	72.00	4.00	0	1/34
DW Niland	Border	1	1	72	1	73	1	73.00	72.00	6.08	0	1/73
KR Orchard	Natal	1	1	102	6	34	1	34.00	102.00	2.00	0	1/34
DH Buckley	Griqualand West	2	2	24	0	25	1	25.00	24.00	6.25	0	1/18
A Dunn	Griqualand West	4	5	132	5	84	1	84.00	132.00	3.82	0	1/48
REL Klemp	Griqualand West	1	1	42	0	32	1	32.00	42.00	4.57	0	1/32
LE McNamara	Griqualand West	2	2	42	1	15	1	15.00	42.00	2.14	0	1/8
JC Newton	Orange Free State	2	2	54	3	25	1	25.00	54.00	2.78	0	1/3
JO Young	Eastern Province	1	1	144	7	57	1	57.00	144.00	2.38	0	1/57
KG Viljoen	Transvaal	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
AD Nourse	Natal	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
EAB Rowan	Transvaal	1	1	12	0	6	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/6
JE Cheetham	Western Province	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
JC Watkins	Natal	1	2	72	5	19	0	—	—	1.58	0	0/9
BH Crews	Western Province	2	2	24	0	22	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/8
BP Shaw	Transvaal	1	2	84	1	55	0	—	—	3.93	0	0/11
DR Fell	Natal	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
D Hayidakis	Border	1	1	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
DBG King	Natal	1	1	18	0	11	0	—	—	3.67	0	0/11
V McCormick	North Eastern Transvaal	1	1	36	0	31	0	—	—	5.17	0	0/31
RR Phillips	Border	1	1	12	0	25	0	—	—	12.50	0	0/25
RB Smith	Border	1	2	102	6	38	0	—	—	2.24	0	0/8
HG Emslie	Eastern Province	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
HV Feltham	Eastern Province	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
CD Helfrich	Griqualand West	3	4	60	1	43	0	—	—	4.30	0	0/3
IEF Kirby	Orange Free State	2	2	78	2	50	0	—	—	3.85	0	0/16
OGR Reynolds	Eastern Province	1	2	84	6	41	0	—	—	2.93	0	0/14

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 1947/48. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Natal	8	6	0	2	3,632	98	37.06	461	2,614	146	17.90
Griqualand West	6	3	1	2	1,895	92	20.60	387	2,033	84	24.20
Transvaal	7	3	0	4	2,704	64	42.25	466	2,899	120	24.16
Eastern Province	6	2	1	3	2,606	92	28.33	473	2,414	89	27.12
Western Province	6	2	1	3	2,530	92	27.50	375	2,687	93	28.89
Border	8	1	5	2	2,351	140	16.79	262	2,919	109	26.78
North Eastern Transvaal	6	1	4	1	2,078	106	19.60	310	2,103	82	25.65
Orange Free State	6	1	4	1	2,156	112	19.25	373	2,259	94	24.03
Rhodesia	5	1	4	0	1,898	98	19.37	285	1,922	77	24.96

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 · 1947/48

Latest 12 of 29 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1948-03-27 to 1948-03-30 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 106 & 373
Eastern Province: 196 & 343

Eastern Province won by 60 runs

1948-03-12 to 1948-03-15 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 237 & 297/9d
Western Province: 207 & 162

Orange Free State won by 165 runs

1948-03-05 to 1948-03-07 · Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury

Rhodesia: 173 & 187
Western Province: 165 & 198/7

Western Province won by 3 wickets

1948-03-01 to 1948-03-28 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal: 456
North Eastern Transvaal: 213 & 179

Natal won by an innings and 64 runs

1948-02-19 to 1948-02-21 · Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown

Border: 262
Orange Free State: 169 & 136/3

Match drawn

1948-02-14 to 1948-02-17 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 388
Orange Free State: 124 & 116

Natal won by an innings and 148 runs

1948-02-12 to 1948-02-14 · Berea Park, Pretoria

North Eastern Transvaal: 108 & 125
Griqualand West: 161 & 74/5

Griqualand West won by 5 wickets

1948-02-07 to 1948-02-10 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 383/8d
Griqualand West: 245/7

Match drawn

1948-02-02 to 0001-01-01 · Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni

North Eastern Transvaal: 310 & 155
Transvaal: 466/9d

Transvaal won by an innings and 1 run

1948-01-22 to 1948-01-24 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 216 & 297/7d
Transvaal: 261/6d & 60/4

Match drawn

1948-01-17 to 1948-01-18 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 353
Rhodesia: 129 & 181

Natal won by an innings and 43 runs

1948-01-16 to 1948-01-19 · Victoria Ground, King William's Town

Border: 174 & 166
Transvaal: 369/8d

Transvaal won by an innings and 29 runs

Recorded venues

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Kingsmead, Durban	4
Cambridge Recreation Ground, East London	3
Ellis Park, Johannesburg	3
Newlands, Cape Town	3
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	3
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	3
Berea Park, Pretoria	2
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg	1
Olympia Park, Springs	1
Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury	1
Victoria Ground, King William's Town	1
Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown	1
Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni	1

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 1947/48, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
AD Nourse	214*	Griqualand West	1947-11-21
TA Harris	191*	North Eastern Transvaal	1948-02-02
WW Wade	158	Border	1947-12-16
WW Wade	154	Transvaal	1947-12-24
TA Harris	144*	Border	1948-01-16

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
NBF Mann	8/59	Western Province	1947-12-26
ARA Murray	7/30	Orange Free State	1948-03-27
JE Waddington	7/33	Border	1947-12-10
AMB Rowan	7/40	Rhodesia	1948-01-01
VI Smith	7/41	Eastern Province	1948-01-09

* 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 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.

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