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CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 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 1952/53; Tests are excluded.

EAB Rowan leads the displayed batting table with 669 runs. JE Waddington leads the bowling table with 53 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 27
Recorded players: 166
Recorded teams: 9
Recorded venues: 12

Selected season match starts: 1952-11-22 to 1953-03-07. 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 1952/53. 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 1952/53

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 1952/53 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
EAB Rowan	6	669
RG Draper	5	655
JD Nel	6	588
LB Koch	6	546
MB Hofmeyr	6	521

Recorded innings through 1953-03-07. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
JE Waddington	6	53
MA Hanley	6	49
VI Smith	6	47
S Knott	6	36
JT Partridge	6	33

Recorded innings through 1953-03-07. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1952/53

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 · 166 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
EAB Rowan	Transvaal	6	10	0	669	195	66.90	—	2	3	0	0
RG Draper	Griqualand West	5	10	0	655	177	65.50	—	1	3	13	0
JD Nel	Western Province	6	11	1	588	217*	58.80	—	2	2	50	0
LB Koch	Orange Free State	6	12	1	546	216*	49.64	—	3	1	8	0
MB Hofmeyr	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	521	125	47.36	—	2	2	0	0
PC Davies	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	0	517	132	43.08	—	1	2	0	0
HS Lacey	Border	6	11	1	480	102*	48.00	—	1	1	0	0
DJ Lewis	Rhodesia	6	12	2	420	114	42.00	—	2	1	10	0
CD Helfrich	Griqualand West	5	10	0	414	103	41.40	—	3	1	0	0
AD Nourse	Natal	6	10	1	389	155	43.22	—	0	2	6	0
D Fenner	Border	6	11	1	378	132	37.80	—	2	1	0	0
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	6	12	0	353	112	29.42	—	1	1	28	2
BD Pfaff	Western Province	6	11	1	345	76	34.50	—	4	0	5	0
PS Nicholson	Western Province	6	11	0	340	100	30.91	—	3	1	16	0
TL Goddard	Natal	6	10	1	339	102	37.67	—	0	2	13	1
BJ Carew	Rhodesia	6	12	1	339	179	30.82	—	0	1	16	0
ETE Hansen	Orange Free State	6	12	0	332	88	27.67	—	2	0	15	0
SL Hanson	Orange Free State	6	12	0	330	66	27.50	—	3	0	6	0
DF Dowling	Natal	6	10	0	317	84	31.70	—	2	0	7	0
OC Dawson	Border	3	5	0	315	182	63.00	—	1	1	31	0
AL Upton	Natal	6	10	1	312	82	34.67	—	2	0	18	0
AW Marshall	Western Province	6	11	1	301	69	30.10	—	2	0	10	0
JE Waddington	Griqualand West	6	12	5	295	72	42.14	—	1	0	0	0
AI Taylor	Transvaal	5	8	0	289	164	36.13	—	1	1	0	0
KN Kirton	Border	5	9	0	286	122	31.78	—	1	1	0	0

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CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DES Millard	Eastern Province	6	12	1	282	73	25.64	14,100.00	3	0	23	0
GF Dakin	Eastern Province	6	12	0	279	47	23.25	—	0	0	26	0
TA Chapman	Rhodesia	5	10	2	276	124*	34.50	—	0	1	0	0
GR Connell	Eastern Province	5	10	0	276	121	27.60	13,800.00	1	1	24	0
LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	5	10	1	274	68	30.44	—	2	0	23	2
SB Spies	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	0	268	66	22.33	—	2	0	0	0
RJ Westcott	Western Province	4	7	0	265	106	37.86	—	1	1	6	0
PJM Gibb	Transvaal	6	10	0	263	203	26.30	—	0	1	18	2
AW Hicks	Border	6	11	0	262	57	23.82	—	2	0	0	0
SR Kimber	Transvaal	5	8	0	256	90	32.00	—	2	0	0	0
HG Emslie	Eastern Province	5	10	0	255	81	25.50	—	1	0	25	0
RR Phillips	Border	3	5	1	246	89	61.50	—	3	0	0	0
PS Heine	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	236	54	21.45	—	1	0	0	0
PD Jaffer	Western Province	3	5	1	227	128	56.75	—	1	1	14	0
JHA Wallace	Rhodesia	3	6	0	217	95	36.17	—	2	0	0	0
DBG King	Natal	5	9	0	217	58	24.11	—	1	0	10	0
DW Rees	Rhodesia	6	12	0	212	60	17.67	—	2	0	0	0
DPK Dell	Rhodesia	4	8	1	211	99	30.14	—	1	0	0	0
R Gathorne	Eastern Province	6	12	1	210	60	19.09	10,500.00	2	0	19	1
EL Johnstone	Orange Free State	6	12	0	198	62	16.50	—	1	0	7	0
JO Young	Eastern Province	6	12	1	193	55	17.55	—	2	0	17	0
PJL Randles	Natal	6	10	0	189	67	18.90	—	2	0	0	0
HF Wright	Orange Free State	6	12	0	189	55	15.75	—	1	0	6	1
JW Blewett	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	184	84	16.73	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Wise	Eastern Province	4	8	0	182	49	22.75	—	0	0	25	0
DG Riemer	Griqualand West	6	12	1	178	34	16.18	—	0	0	0	0
JL Lamb	Natal	5	9	0	176	87	19.56	—	1	0	1	0
JR Liddle	Orange Free State	6	12	3	172	44	19.11	—	0	0	7	0
RL Gloak	Griqualand West	4	8	1	165	86*	23.57	—	1	0	0	0
A Dennis	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	0	159	56	19.88	—	1	0	0	0
JB Roothman	Rhodesia	4	8	1	157	37	22.43	—	0	0	0	0
AD Pinkerton	Transvaal	3	6	1	152	82	30.40	—	1	0	0	0
HNP Roy	Western Province	3	5	0	147	50	29.40	—	1	0	5	0
CAR Duckworth	Natal	2	3	0	144	128	48.00	—	0	1	0	0
HI Long	Eastern Province	2	4	0	134	77	33.50	—	1	0	15	1
F Oats	Griqualand West	6	12	0	134	40	11.17	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Heale	Griqualand West	3	6	0	130	38	21.67	—	0	0	0	0
JH Ferrandi	Western Province	5	9	2	128	58*	18.29	—	1	0	9	0
WE Brune	Griqualand West	5	10	0	128	50	12.80	—	1	0	0	0
JHV Forbes	Orange Free State	3	6	0	128	59	21.33	6,400.00	1	0	0	0
KL Gibbs	Orange Free State	6	12	7	120	40*	24.00	—	0	0	4	0
GA Cresswell	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	0	115	50	19.17	—	1	0	5	1
RL Forword	Eastern Province	6	12	5	114	40*	16.29	518.18	0	0	9	4
LB Hutton	Griqualand West	4	8	0	113	32	14.13	—	0	0	0	0
GH Stein	Transvaal	3	6	2	110	38*	27.50	—	0	0	0	0
BB Bradfield	Eastern Province	5	10	3	109	41*	15.57	—	0	0	13	0
D Lee	Griqualand West	5	10	2	109	51	13.63	—	1	0	0	0
I de Gersigny	Natal	2	3	0	107	63	35.67	—	1	0	0	0
PL Winslow	Transvaal	5	8	0	104	31	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
DV Kemp	Border	3	6	1	104	46	20.80	—	0	0	0	0
DH Buckley	Griqualand West	3	6	0	101	59	16.83	—	1	0	0	0
C Harris	Rhodesia	5	10	1	100	38	11.11	—	0	0	0	0
BAL Wiles	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	0	100	49	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
CJR Baines	Border	3	6	0	98	30	16.33	—	0	0	0	0
DA Clark	Transvaal	2	4	0	97	79	24.25	—	1	0	0	0
S Knott	Border	6	11	0	96	42	8.73	—	0	0	0	0
RK Harvey	Eastern Province	5	10	1	95	48	10.56	—	0	0	8	0
PC Uren	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	0	92	34	15.33	—	0	0	0	0
MA Hanley	Western Province	6	11	0	91	38	8.27	—	0	0	2	1
DR Bruorton	Transvaal	4	6	1	91	34	18.20	—	0	0	0	0
VI Smith	Natal	6	10	5	85	37	17.00	—	0	0	2	0
JH Ward	Transvaal	4	6	3	85	39*	28.33	—	0	0	0	0
WGA Wiley	Western Province	3	6	0	85	59	14.17	1,700.00	1	0	1	0
AL Parker	Orange Free State	3	6	0	81	42	13.50	—	0	0	2	0
WM Tainton	Border	3	6	0	77	46	12.83	—	0	0	0	0
LH Drury	Griqualand West	2	4	0	75	24	18.75	—	0	0	0	0
HE Kelf	Griqualand West	2	4	1	74	36*	24.67	—	0	0	0	0
H Knowles	Natal	4	7	0	72	30	10.29	—	0	0	4	0
JBR Maile	Transvaal	4	6	2	70	31	17.50	—	0	0	0	0
JG Forbes	Border	2	4	0	67	31	16.75	—	0	0	0	0
CH Kirton	Border	2	4	1	67	36	22.33	—	0	0	0	0
SA Thwaits	Western Province	3	6	1	66	22	13.20	—	0	0	1	0
FA Roach	Natal	2	4	0	65	41	16.25	—	0	0	5	0
RA Evans	Griqualand West	1	2	0	64	50	32.00	—	1	0	0	0
DN During	Border	2	4	0	63	47	15.75	—	0	0	0	0
BA Goble	Griqualand West	2	4	0	62	25	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
RMC Copland	Natal	5	9	2	61	35*	8.71	3,050.00	0	0	1	0
WH van der Westhuizen	Griqualand West	1	2	0	61	57	30.50	—	1	0	0	0
A Tayfield	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	60	57	30.00	—	1	0	0	0
BJ McBride	Rhodesia	4	8	0	58	28	7.25	—	0	0	0	0
KH Johnson	Eastern Province	1	2	0	57	56	28.50	—	1	0	4	0
CJ Dickens	Griqualand West	1	2	0	56	56	28.00	—	1	0	0	0
EB Hoffman	Orange Free State	2	4	0	56	34	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
LR Harris	Transvaal	1	2	1	54	54*	54.00	—	1	0	0	0
RD Smith	North Eastern Transvaal	5	10	3	53	18	7.57	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Forman	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	0	50	18	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Napier	Natal	1	1	0	48	48	48.00	—	0	0	0	0
BT Avis	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	1	47	37*	15.67	—	0	0	6	1
KI Hay	Border	4	8	3	47	22	9.40	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Drake	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	2	44	29	7.33	—	0	0	0	0
TH Woolley	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	0	43	21	10.75	—	0	0	0	0
KG Dimbleby	Eastern Province	1	2	0	42	26	21.00	—	0	0	3	0
GB Lawrence	Rhodesia	5	10	0	40	12	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Charnas	Transvaal	6	10	3	39	15	5.57	—	0	0	0	0
PE Johnson	Rhodesia	5	10	5	39	18*	7.80	—	0	0	0	0
IR Ballantyne	Western Province	2	4	0	39	19	9.75	—	0	0	0	0
GV Wienand	Border	1	2	0	37	37	18.50	—	0	0	0	0
WB Hitzeroth	Eastern Province	1	2	0	36	18	18.00	—	0	0	3	0
H Cornelius	Orange Free State	3	6	0	36	15	6.00	—	0	0	1	0
RR MacDonald	Eastern Province	1	2	0	34	30	17.00	—	0	0	5	0
HVL Whitfield	Border	1	1	0	34	34	34.00	—	0	0	0	0
GGS Lovell	Western Province	2	4	3	33	14*	33.00	—	0	0	0	0
CG Halse	Natal	2	3	1	32	22	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Pretorius	Rhodesia	2	4	0	32	31	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
AV Hayes	Border	3	5	0	32	16	6.40	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Pithey	Rhodesia	1	2	0	30	20	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
MW Davies	Rhodesia	1	2	0	29	24	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
NE Markham	Natal	1	1	0	29	29	29.00	—	0	0	2	0
JA Sapsford	Eastern Province	2	4	0	26	9	6.50	—	0	0	2	0
JT Partridge	Rhodesia	6	11	0	25	12	2.27	—	0	0	0	0
EV Witte	Western Province	6	11	1	25	13*	2.50	—	0	0	1	0
RM Farrell	Western Province	1	2	1	25	25*	25.00	—	0	0	3	0
JH Richardson	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	21	14	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
RP Davis	Western Province	3	5	2	18	9*	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
OL Wadham	Griqualand West	1	2	1	18	14	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
KT Commins	Western Province	1	2	0	16	15	8.00	177.78	0	0	1	0
DD Fairbairn	Orange Free State	1	2	0	16	11	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Kaplan	Orange Free State	1	2	0	16	11	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
RW Hayes	Rhodesia	1	2	0	15	11	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
SD du Toit	Eastern Province	1	2	0	14	14	7.00	—	0	0	1	0
K Dennis	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	1	14	10	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
CRD Wooler	Rhodesia	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
DEJ Ironside	Transvaal	5	8	1	12	10	1.71	—	0	0	0	0
CE Snyman	Border	2	3	0	12	7	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
JH Claassens	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	9	5	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
JW Robinson	Griqualand West	2	4	2	9	3*	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
WR Chalmers	Border	2	3	1	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
LPF Hurndall	Griqualand West	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
NAT Adcock	Transvaal	5	8	1	6	4	0.86	—	0	0	0	0
AH McKinnon	Eastern Province	2	4	2	6	5	3.00	—	0	0	1	0
A Nickel	Transvaal	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
JM Buchanan	Rhodesia	1	2	2	5	5*	—	—	0	0	0	0
RA Hall	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	1	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
AR King	Natal	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
EJ Pienaar	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
TCG Brown	Border	2	4	2	2	2*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
LD Vlok	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Helfrich	Griqualand West	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
DAC Woods	Border	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
EP Bussell	Transvaal	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AG Blenkinsop	Eastern Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 112 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
JE Waddington	Griqualand West	6	12	1,770	59	893	53	16.85	33.40	3.03	7	7/65
MA Hanley	Western Province	6	12	1,820	62	766	49	15.63	37.14	2.53	5	6/40
VI Smith	Natal	6	12	1,794	57	814	47	17.32	38.17	2.72	4	7/50
S Knott	Border	6	11	1,292	28	619	36	17.19	35.89	2.87	2	7/34
JT Partridge	Rhodesia	6	11	1,252	42	629	33	19.06	37.94	3.01	3	7/85
PS Heine	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1,274	16	799	30	26.63	42.47	3.76	1	5/74
JR Liddle	Orange Free State	6	10	1,360	46	714	30	23.80	45.33	3.15	1	5/96
DEJ Ironside	Transvaal	5	9	1,179	47	524	29	18.07	40.66	2.67	2	7/36
EV Witte	Western Province	6	12	1,488	95	499	24	20.79	62.00	2.01	1	5/68
NAT Adcock	Transvaal	5	9	693	24	309	23	13.43	30.13	2.68	2	6/66
HF Wright	Orange Free State	6	10	1,113	41	616	23	26.78	48.39	3.32	2	7/154
KL Gibbs	Orange Free State	6	10	1,091	29	632	22	28.73	49.59	3.48	1	5/79
DF Dowling	Natal	6	10	529	10	342	22	15.55	24.05	3.88	1	5/82
BAL Wiles	North Eastern Transvaal	4	7	857	22	478	22	21.73	38.95	3.35	1	6/135
JW Blewett	North Eastern Transvaal	6	11	1,009	21	581	20	29.05	50.45	3.45	1	5/95
PE Johnson	Rhodesia	5	9	981	46	465	19	24.47	51.63	2.84	1	5/41
RL Forword	Eastern Province	6	11	1,110	31	617	19	32.47	58.42	3.34	0	3/40
D Lee	Griqualand West	5	10	912	24	523	19	27.53	48.00	3.44	0	4/65
RMC Copland	Natal	5	9	1,079	39	551	18	30.61	59.94	3.06	1	5/58
RK Harvey	Eastern Province	5	9	538	14	293	18	16.28	29.89	3.27	1	5/54
BJ McBride	Rhodesia	4	6	569	10	353	17	20.76	33.47	3.72	1	5/84
M Charnas	Transvaal	6	10	810	40	312	16	19.50	50.63	2.31	1	6/36
KI Hay	Border	4	7	577	15	384	16	24.00	36.06	3.99	1	5/57
GB Lawrence	Rhodesia	5	8	812	27	375	15	25.00	54.13	2.77	0	3/45
DES Millard	Eastern Province	6	9	828	30	377	15	25.13	55.20	2.73	1	6/68

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CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
TL Goddard	Natal	6	12	1,146	55	398	13	30.62	88.15	2.08	0	4/54
JO Young	Eastern Province	6	10	1,230	66	473	13	36.38	94.62	2.31	1	5/35
AW Hicks	Border	6	11	611	21	297	11	27.00	55.55	2.92	0	2/4
F Oats	Griqualand West	6	11	765	20	473	11	43.00	69.55	3.71	0	3/63
A Nickel	Transvaal	1	2	228	14	87	10	8.70	22.80	2.29	1	7/43
LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	5	8	762	14	392	9	43.56	84.67	3.09	0	4/41
DA Clark	Transvaal	2	3	324	2	256	9	28.44	36.00	4.74	0	4/115
RP Davis	Western Province	3	6	618	22	285	9	31.67	68.67	2.77	0	3/25
D Fenner	Border	6	7	252	8	125	9	13.89	28.00	2.98	0	4/17
CE Snyman	Border	2	4	342	12	199	8	24.88	42.75	3.49	1	5/66
AH McKinnon	Eastern Province	2	4	295	7	158	7	22.57	42.14	3.21	0	3/52
DJ Drake	North Eastern Transvaal	4	7	519	19	286	7	40.86	74.14	3.31	1	5/52
SA Thwaits	Western Province	3	6	739	43	263	7	37.57	105.57	2.14	0	2/50
AI Taylor	Transvaal	5	8	442	8	214	6	35.67	73.67	2.91	0	2/16
EP Bussell	Transvaal	1	2	191	4	88	6	14.67	31.83	2.76	0	4/37
BJ Carew	Rhodesia	5	8	362	6	257	6	42.83	60.33	4.26	0	2/5
WB Hitzeroth	Eastern Province	1	2	318	14	134	5	26.80	63.60	2.53	0	4/63
BT Avis	North Eastern Transvaal	2	3	342	8	167	5	33.40	68.40	2.93	0	2/55
HNP Roy	Western Province	3	6	324	16	134	5	26.80	64.80	2.48	0	2/9
SB Spies	North Eastern Transvaal	4	4	252	8	158	5	31.60	50.40	3.76	0	4/89
R Gathorne	Eastern Province	4	4	198	5	117	5	23.40	39.60	3.55	0	3/16
CD Helfrich	Griqualand West	5	9	336	7	253	5	50.60	67.20	4.52	0	2/29
CG Halse	Natal	2	4	216	3	143	4	35.75	54.00	3.97	0	1/21
JBR Maile	Transvaal	3	5	246	12	110	4	27.50	61.50	2.68	0	2/36
GV Wienand	Border	1	2	180	8	61	4	15.25	45.00	2.03	0	3/41
WR Chalmers	Border	2	4	366	14	208	4	52.00	91.50	3.41	0	3/78
GGS Lovell	Western Province	2	4	258	3	141	4	35.25	64.50	3.28	0	2/19
WM Tainton	Border	3	4	246	2	222	4	55.50	61.50	5.41	0	2/97
AR King	Natal	1	2	84	1	39	3	13.00	28.00	2.79	0	2/19
FA Roach	Natal	2	4	204	5	146	3	48.67	68.00	4.29	0	2/70
AL Upton	Natal	5	5	216	7	138	3	46.00	72.00	3.83	0	2/55
AG Blenkinsop	Eastern Province	1	2	210	8	142	3	47.33	70.00	4.06	0	2/42
DD Fairbairn	Orange Free State	1	2	168	1	107	3	35.67	56.00	3.82	0	2/54
RL Gloak	Griqualand West	4	5	66	0	87	3	29.00	22.00	7.91	0	3/32
JW Robinson	Griqualand West	2	3	228	3	237	3	79.00	76.00	6.24	0	2/26
ETE Hansen	Orange Free State	6	7	222	4	154	2	77.00	111.00	4.16	0	1/7
JM Buchanan	Rhodesia	1	1	90	4	40	2	20.00	45.00	2.67	0	2/40
CJR Baines	Border	3	5	270	5	180	2	90.00	135.00	4.00	0	1/29
IR Ballantyne	Western Province	2	4	180	4	112	2	56.00	90.00	3.73	0	1/22
DAC Woods	Border	1	2	239	11	88	2	44.00	119.50	2.21	0	2/27
HI Long	Eastern Province	2	3	192	7	126	2	63.00	96.00	3.94	0	1/1
RJ Wise	Eastern Province	2	3	180	5	90	2	45.00	90.00	3.00	0	1/14
OC Dawson	Border	3	5	270	7	133	1	133.00	270.00	2.96	0	1/21
RJ Westcott	Western Province	2	3	102	3	54	1	54.00	102.00	3.18	0	1/30
DR Bruorton	Transvaal	2	2	96	3	48	1	48.00	96.00	3.00	0	1/13
SD du Toit	Eastern Province	1	2	126	2	72	1	72.00	126.00	3.43	0	1/51
AD Pinkerton	Transvaal	3	5	288	8	121	1	121.00	288.00	2.52	0	1/50
CRD Wooler	Rhodesia	1	2	168	3	99	1	99.00	168.00	3.54	0	1/29
TCG Brown	Border	2	4	162	3	104	1	104.00	162.00	3.85	0	1/18
K Dennis	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	49	0	30	1	30.00	49.00	3.67	0	1/4
DN During	Border	1	2	24	0	40	1	40.00	24.00	10.00	0	1/20
PD Jaffer	Western Province	1	1	24	0	11	1	11.00	24.00	2.75	0	1/11
JL Lamb	Natal	2	3	114	7	55	1	55.00	114.00	2.89	0	1/31
NE Markham	Natal	1	1	30	0	20	1	20.00	30.00	4.00	0	1/20
AW Marshall	Western Province	6	11	312	8	168	1	168.00	312.00	3.23	0	1/15
BD Pfaff	Western Province	3	4	84	3	40	1	40.00	84.00	2.86	0	1/15
RR Phillips	Border	2	4	60	1	57	1	57.00	60.00	5.70	0	1/23
LD Vlok	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	120	2	79	1	79.00	120.00	3.95	0	1/50
GF Dakin	Eastern Province	4	5	144	2	84	1	84.00	144.00	3.50	0	1/15
TJ Heale	Griqualand West	3	5	59	0	80	1	80.00	59.00	8.14	0	1/27
HE Kelf	Griqualand West	2	3	54	1	53	1	53.00	54.00	5.89	0	1/23
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	2	2	18	0	13	1	13.00	18.00	4.33	0	1/7
RG Draper	Griqualand West	2	2	12	0	20	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/6
PL Winslow	Transvaal	2	2	36	2	23	0	—	—	3.83	0	0/0
HS Lacey	Border	1	1	30	1	22	0	—	—	4.40	0	0/22
A Tayfield	North Eastern Transvaal	1	1	162	2	135	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/135
TA Chapman	Rhodesia	1	1	18	0	17	0	—	—	5.67	0	0/17
DJ Lewis	Rhodesia	1	1	24	0	28	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/28
CJ Pretorius	Rhodesia	1	1	12	1	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3
DW Rees	Rhodesia	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
JHA Wallace	Rhodesia	1	1	18	0	13	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/13
I de Gersigny	Natal	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
JG Forbes	Border	2	2	30	0	41	0	—	—	8.20	0	0/18
RA Hall	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	48	0	32	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/13
K Helfrich	Griqualand West	1	1	12	0	15	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/15
DV Kemp	Border	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/11
KN Kirton	Border	2	2	24	0	15	0	—	—	3.75	0	0/3
PS Nicholson	Western Province	4	4	42	1	31	0	—	—	4.43	0	0/1
WE Brune	Griqualand West	3	3	18	0	28	0	—	—	9.33	0	0/5
DH Buckley	Griqualand West	1	1	4	0	3	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/3
GR Connell	Eastern Province	1	1	4	0	3	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/3
LH Drury	Griqualand West	2	2	18	0	22	0	—	—	7.33	0	0/11
HG Emslie	Eastern Province	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
EB Hoffman	Orange Free State	1	1	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
LPF Hurndall	Griqualand West	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/9
LB Hutton	Griqualand West	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
JA Sapsford	Eastern Province	2	2	72	3	37	0	—	—	3.08	0	0/18

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 1952/53. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Transvaal	6	5	1	0	2,352	64	36.75	481	2,225	110	20.23
Border	6	3	3	0	2,836	102	27.80	442	2,904	103	28.19
Natal	6	3	3	0	2,682	95	28.23	477	2,747	120	22.89
Orange Free State	6	3	3	0	3,005	120	25.04	440	2,756	91	30.29
Rhodesia	6	3	2	1	2,282	100	22.82	403	2,364	98	24.12
Western Province	6	3	2	1	2,833	97	29.21	484	2,639	112	23.56
Eastern Province	6	2	3	1	2,479	110	22.54	388	2,857	99	28.86
Griqualand West	6	2	4	0	3,018	119	25.36	331	2,787	100	27.87
North Eastern Transvaal	6	1	4	1	2,668	120	22.23	311	2,876	94	30.60

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 · 1952/53

Latest 12 of 27 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1953-03-07 to 1953-03-09 · Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury

Rhodesia: 68 & 173
Transvaal: 222 & 23/0

Transvaal won by 10 wickets

1953-02-12 to 1953-02-14 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 359 & 270
Eastern Province: 246 & 100

Orange Free State won by 283 runs

1953-02-06 to 1953-02-09 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 383 & 34/2
Eastern Province: 152 & 264

Western Province won by 8 wickets

1953-02-06 to 1953-02-07 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal: 477
Orange Free State: 101 & 245

Natal won by an innings and 131 runs

1953-02-06 to 1953-02-09 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 276 & 191/2
Griqualand West: 183 & 283

Border won by 8 wickets

1953-01-23 to 1953-01-26 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 99 & 296
North Eastern Transvaal: 295 & 204

North Eastern Transvaal won by 104 runs

1953-01-16 to 1953-01-17 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 442
Transvaal: 249 & 190

Border won by an innings and 3 runs

1953-01-15 to 1953-01-17 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 440 & 212
Natal: 210 & 283

Orange Free State won by 159 runs

1953-01-10 to 1953-01-13 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 233 & 294
Transvaal: 381 & 150/4

Transvaal won by 6 wickets

1953-01-09 to 1953-01-12 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 262 & 196
Natal: 207 & 210

Eastern Province won by 41 runs

1953-01-01 to 1953-01-03 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 255 & 279
Natal: 169 & 344

Western Province won by 21 runs

1953-01-01 to 1953-01-03 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 481/6d & 28/2
North Eastern Transvaal: 275 & 232

Transvaal won by 8 wickets

Recorded venues

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	3
Ellis Park, Johannesburg	3
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	3
Newlands, Cape Town	3
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	3
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	3
Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria	2
Kingsmead, Durban	2
Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury	2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg	1
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	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 1952/53, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JD Nel	217*	Eastern Province	1952-12-19
LB Koch	216*	Natal	1953-01-15
PJM Gibb	203	North Eastern Transvaal	1953-01-01
EAB Rowan	195	North Eastern Transvaal	1953-01-01
OC Dawson	182	Transvaal	1953-01-16

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
S Knott	7/34	North Eastern Transvaal	1952-12-19
DEJ Ironside	7/36	Border	1952-12-24
A Nickel	7/43	Rhodesia	1953-03-07
VI Smith	7/50	Western Province	1952-12-12
JE Waddington	7/65	North Eastern Transvaal	1952-12-05

* 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.

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

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Player statistics · 1952/53

Batting · 166 players

Bowling · 112 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1952/53

Rhodesia v Transvaal

Orange Free State v Eastern Province

Western Province v Eastern Province

Natal v Orange Free State

Border v Griqualand West

Griqualand West v North Eastern Transvaal

Border v Transvaal

Orange Free State v Natal

Griqualand West v Transvaal

Eastern Province v Natal

Western Province v Natal

Transvaal v North Eastern Transvaal