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CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 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 1955/56; Tests are excluded.

WR Endean leads the displayed batting table with 591 runs. PNF Mansell leads the bowling table with 36 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 27
Recorded players: 157
Recorded teams: 9
Recorded venues: 13

Selected season match starts: 1955-11-19 to 1956-02-17. 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 1955/56. 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 1955/56

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 1955/56 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
WR Endean	6	591
PC Davies	6	557
C Richardson	6	534
RC le Sueur	6	516
DJ McGlew	6	506

Recorded innings through 1956-02-17. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
PNF Mansell	5	36
PS Heine	6	34
S Knott	6	31
JR Liddle	5	31
VI Smith	6	29

Recorded innings through 1956-02-17. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955/56

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 · 157 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
WR Endean	Transvaal	6	11	1	591	247	59.10	—	1	2	40	3
PC Davies	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	557	220	50.64	55,700.00	1	2	0	0
C Richardson	Orange Free State	6	12	0	534	196	44.50	—	3	1	0	0
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	6	12	0	516	151	43.00	—	3	1	21	1
DJ McGlew	Natal	6	8	1	506	174	72.29	—	3	2	19	0
DJ Lewis	Rhodesia	6	8	0	468	135	58.50	—	2	2	0	0
D O'Connell-Jones	Rhodesia	6	8	0	461	148	57.63	—	2	2	0	0
EJ Draper	Griqualand West	6	12	0	435	104	36.25	—	2	1	0	0
MW Davies	Rhodesia	6	8	1	432	105	61.71	—	2	2	0	0
PNF Mansell	Rhodesia	5	6	0	393	154	65.50	—	1	2	0	0
KN Kirton	Border	6	11	2	387	111*	43.00	—	0	2	12	1
RA McLean	Natal	6	8	0	385	147	48.13	—	1	2	29	1
CB van Ryneveld	Western Province	6	12	0	371	80	30.92	—	2	0	11	1
HG Emslie	Eastern Province	6	12	1	364	84	33.09	12,133.33	2	0	26	0
D Lee	Griqualand West	6	12	1	359	111	32.64	—	0	1	14	0
AJ Pithey	Western Province	6	12	0	354	101	29.50	7,080.00	2	1	11	0
CD Helfrich	Griqualand West	6	12	1	343	104*	31.18	—	0	1	0	0
RI Geach	Border	6	11	1	326	83	32.60	—	3	0	0	0
GFK Jackson	Orange Free State	6	12	1	306	70	27.82	—	1	0	0	0
HNP Roy	Western Province	5	10	1	293	146	32.56	—	0	1	10	0
RA Richardson	North Eastern Transvaal	5	10	0	287	83	28.70	—	2	0	0	0
RA Evans	Griqualand West	5	10	1	266	75	29.56	—	2	0	0	0
JHB Waite	Transvaal	6	11	1	261	68	26.10	—	3	0	18	0
A Tayfield	Transvaal	6	11	2	258	133*	28.67	—	0	1	14	0
FA Seyfried	North Eastern Transvaal	5	10	0	257	144	25.70	—	0	1	0	0

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CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DJ Schonegevel	Orange Free State	6	12	1	254	46	23.09	—	0	0	0	0
TH Woolley	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	0	246	116	30.75	—	0	1	0	0
HB Birrell	Eastern Province	5	10	0	243	75	24.30	8,100.00	3	0	27	5
D Fenner	Border	6	11	1	242	68	24.20	—	1	0	0	0
ARA Murray	Eastern Province	3	6	0	241	89	40.17	—	2	0	28	1
JC Watkins	Natal	5	7	0	240	144	34.29	—	0	1	1	0
CAR Duckworth	Rhodesia	6	8	1	238	59	34.00	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Westcott	Western Province	4	8	1	237	83	33.86	1,692.86	2	0	11	0
AI Taylor	Transvaal	6	11	0	235	52	21.36	—	1	0	3	0
GAS Innes	Western Province	6	12	0	233	78	19.42	—	1	0	14	0
PF Roux	Griqualand West	6	12	1	229	50	20.82	—	1	0	0	0
SF Burke	North Eastern Transvaal	6	12	1	219	92*	19.91	—	1	0	0	0
JMS Baldwin	Rhodesia	6	8	0	217	65	27.13	—	2	0	0	0
JR Siedle	Western Province	4	8	0	216	127	27.00	—	1	1	15	1
RW Coventry	Rhodesia	6	8	1	213	94	30.43	—	1	0	0	0
TL Goddard	Natal	6	8	0	211	92	26.38	—	1	0	6	0
LH Drury	Griqualand West	6	12	1	208	51	18.91	—	1	0	0	0
RL Gloak	Griqualand West	6	12	2	199	44*	19.90	—	0	0	0	0
SL Hanson	Orange Free State	6	12	0	198	70	16.50	—	2	0	0	0
GF Dakin	Eastern Province	6	12	0	187	68	15.58	984.21	1	0	14	0
AH McKinnon	Eastern Province	6	11	0	185	38	16.82	—	0	0	24	4
GD Varnals	Eastern Province	6	12	0	182	49	15.17	4,550.00	0	0	13	0
TJRS Geach	Border	2	4	0	177	88	44.25	—	2	0	0	0
S Knott	Border	6	11	0	174	62	15.82	—	2	0	0	0
KJ Funston	Transvaal	6	11	1	167	83*	16.70	—	1	0	5	0
RK Thorne	Border	3	6	1	165	57	33.00	—	2	0	0	0
HJ Tayfield	Natal	5	7	1	162	64	27.00	—	1	0	6	1
LB Koch	Natal	5	7	0	153	99	21.86	—	1	0	1	0
GG Ritchie	Transvaal	4	8	0	146	31	18.25	—	0	0	4	0
PR Carlstein	Orange Free State	4	8	0	145	60	18.13	—	1	0	0	0
CGD Burger	Natal	2	2	1	144	94*	144.00	—	2	0	11	0
R van der Poll	Orange Free State	3	6	2	142	57	35.50	—	1	0	0	0
RR MacDonald	Western Province	5	10	0	141	45	14.10	—	0	0	4	0
IEF Kirby	Orange Free State	3	6	0	141	43	23.50	—	0	0	0	0
PG Thorne	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	1	140	50*	20.00	—	1	0	0	0
IF Anderson	Eastern Province	6	12	4	139	31*	17.38	4,633.33	0	0	14	2
EJ Smith	Griqualand West	5	10	2	138	39*	17.25	—	0	0	0	0
NE Markham	Natal	5	6	0	131	78	21.83	—	1	0	5	0
CD Abrams	North Eastern Transvaal	4	8	2	129	54	21.50	—	1	0	0	0
JH Ferrandi	Western Province	6	12	3	129	89	14.33	—	1	0	1	0
JE Pothecary	Western Province	5	10	3	128	49*	18.29	—	0	0	7	1
JMG Price	Border	6	11	1	127	31	12.70	—	0	0	0	0
PC Uren	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	0	126	61	31.50	—	2	0	0	0
JH Richardson	North Eastern Transvaal	5	10	0	125	23	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
ERH Fuller	Western Province	5	10	2	123	30	15.38	—	0	0	3	0
HJ Keith	Natal	6	8	0	118	40	14.75	—	0	0	10	0
PS Heine	Transvaal	6	11	0	116	34	10.55	—	0	0	5	0
JBR Maile	Western Province	6	12	0	113	28	9.42	—	0	0	5	0
EB Norton	Eastern Province	3	6	0	110	48	18.33	11,000.00	0	0	8	0
BB Bradfield	Eastern Province	6	12	3	109	23	12.11	—	0	0	14	0
WS Farrer	Border	5	9	1	107	43*	13.38	—	0	0	0	0
DD Fairbairn	Orange Free State	6	12	1	106	46	9.64	—	0	0	0	0
PJL Randles	Natal	6	8	0	104	39	13.00	—	0	0	8	0
DB Arnott	Rhodesia	5	6	2	103	45	25.75	—	0	0	0	0
EF Schreiber	Border	6	11	1	101	26	10.10	—	0	0	0	0
OC Dawson	Border	3	5	0	99	35	19.80	—	0	0	0	0
JH Claassens	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	0	97	25	16.17	—	0	0	0	0
KH Johnson	Border	3	5	0	96	53	19.20	—	1	0	0	0
D de Villiers	Griqualand West	4	8	1	94	28	13.43	—	0	0	0	0
C Tayfield	Transvaal	3	6	1	93	29	18.60	—	0	0	0	0
EF Witherden	Border	3	6	1	91	28	18.20	—	0	0	0	0
SD du Toit	Eastern Province	5	10	0	88	24	8.80	—	0	0	9	1
CB Kemp	Rhodesia	6	8	2	87	34	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
JE Waddington	Griqualand West	6	12	3	87	20*	9.67	—	0	0	0	0
CR English	Griqualand West	5	10	1	77	32	8.56	—	0	0	0	0
FK Verdoorn	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	74	49	37.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Charnas	Transvaal	3	6	0	71	32	11.83	—	0	0	4	0
IW Shearer	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	0	64	25	10.67	—	0	0	0	0
GB Lawrence	Rhodesia	6	8	1	59	36	8.43	—	0	0	0	0
KI Hay	Border	2	4	2	57	25*	28.50	—	0	0	0	0
TC Eichstadt	Orange Free State	2	4	0	56	31	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
DV Kemp	Border	1	2	0	55	44	27.50	—	0	0	0	0
RG Donovan	Orange Free State	3	6	2	54	34*	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
LF Thole	Orange Free State	4	8	4	54	26*	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
ETE Hansen	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	53	35	26.50	—	0	0	0	0
I Littleford	Orange Free State	4	8	3	52	19	10.40	—	0	0	0	0
BP Armitage	Natal	3	4	0	51	36	12.75	—	0	0	2	0
BAL Wiles	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	0	49	32	12.25	—	0	0	0	0
NC Shaw	Eastern Province	2	4	2	44	15	22.00	—	0	0	2	0
JW Ponsonby	Eastern Province	2	4	0	43	33	10.75	—	0	0	7	0
HI Long	Eastern Province	2	4	0	41	18	10.25	—	0	0	4	0
PL Winslow	Transvaal	1	2	0	40	34	20.00	—	0	0	2	2
SG Jeffrey	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	1	40	23*	13.33	—	0	0	0	0
RD Smith	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	1	40	22*	40.00	—	0	0	0	0
WE Patrick	Transvaal	3	5	0	39	25	7.80	—	0	0	1	0
NAT Adcock	Transvaal	6	11	4	38	14	5.43	—	0	0	3	0
DR Player	North Eastern Transvaal	2	3	1	37	34*	18.50	—	0	0	0	0
WM Tainton	Border	2	3	0	34	17	11.33	—	0	0	0	0
D Perry	Orange Free State	2	4	0	34	21	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
WE Brune	Griqualand West	1	2	0	33	19	16.50	—	0	0	0	0
RL Capell	Eastern Province	2	4	1	33	25	11.00	—	0	0	3	0
GV Middlewick	North Eastern Transvaal	3	6	3	32	14*	10.67	—	0	0	0	0
AL Upton	Natal	3	5	0	30	22	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Darlington	Orange Free State	2	4	0	29	25	7.25	—	0	0	0	0
AG Blenkinsop	Eastern Province	1	2	0	28	24	14.00	—	0	0	2	1
N Wessels	Orange Free State	1	2	0	28	23	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
VEJ Dickinson	Rhodesia	1	2	0	27	27	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
JR Liddle	Western Province	5	9	4	27	20*	5.40	450.00	0	0	0	0
CA Ulyate	Transvaal	1	2	0	26	25	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
RA Scurr	Griqualand West	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
LB Hutton	Griqualand West	1	2	0	24	17	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
BF Howe	Border	2	3	0	21	21	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Marais	Griqualand West	1	2	0	19	16	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
JGB Brinkhaus	Griqualand West	1	2	1	18	18*	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
B McLuckie	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	18	15	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
G McNaughton	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	17	9	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
DA Strachan	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	16	12	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
FA Oosthuizen	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
LW Rolfe	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	0	15	10	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
MF Perrott	Eastern Province	2	4	0	13	8	3.25	260.00	0	0	0	0
DEJ Ironside	Transvaal	5	10	3	12	10	1.71	1,200.00	0	0	0	0
WR Chalmers	Border	2	4	1	12	6	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
VI Smith	Natal	6	8	5	10	4*	3.33	—	0	0	0	0
KT Commins	Western Province	1	2	0	10	6	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Atkinson	Natal	1	1	0	9	9	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Jamieson	Eastern Province	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	900.00	0	0	1	0
MD Slaven	Rhodesia	4	6	3	8	4*	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
FE Nel	Border	1	2	1	7	7*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJM Gibb	Transvaal	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
DN During	Border	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS de Waal	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	2	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
E Lapinsky	Orange Free State	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
LR Harris	Transvaal	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
LLH Impey	Eastern Province	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Marshall	Western Province	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	1	0
PM Dodds	Transvaal	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
AH Louw	Eastern Province	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
A McLachlan	Orange Free State	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
JT Partridge	Rhodesia	3	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JC Kerby	Transvaal	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
FC Bestall	Natal	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DA Louw	Western Province	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 104 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
PNF Mansell	Rhodesia	5	10	1,242	57	518	36	14.39	34.50	2.50	2	6/45
PS Heine	Transvaal	6	10	966	41	434	34	12.76	28.41	2.70	3	5/43
S Knott	Border	6	12	1,095	25	505	31	16.29	35.32	2.77	2	5/48
JR Liddle	Western Province	5	9	1,435	73	584	31	18.84	46.29	2.44	3	7/72
VI Smith	Natal	6	10	1,382	60	613	29	21.14	47.66	2.66	2	7/48
EF Schreiber	Border	6	11	1,368	75	473	29	16.31	47.17	2.07	2	7/43
HJ Tayfield	Natal	5	10	1,523	69	744	28	26.57	54.39	2.93	3	5/101
DD Fairbairn	Orange Free State	6	10	1,333	46	641	28	22.89	47.61	2.89	1	5/26
GB Lawrence	Rhodesia	6	12	1,003	51	362	24	15.08	41.79	2.17	0	4/29
SF Burke	North Eastern Transvaal	6	11	1,097	35	570	24	23.75	45.71	3.12	0	4/40
ERH Fuller	Western Province	5	9	828	27	372	23	16.17	36.00	2.70	2	7/40
GFK Jackson	Orange Free State	6	10	1,001	19	729	23	31.70	43.52	4.37	2	6/54
JE Waddington	Griqualand West	6	10	1,692	58	756	23	32.87	73.57	2.68	1	6/99
DEJ Ironside	Transvaal	5	9	910	38	414	22	18.82	41.36	2.73	2	6/37
IF Anderson	Eastern Province	6	9	745	24	429	21	20.43	35.48	3.46	1	5/37
NAT Adcock	Transvaal	6	11	857	31	374	19	19.68	45.11	2.62	0	4/11
AH McKinnon	Eastern Province	6	9	1,096	35	631	19	33.21	57.68	3.45	2	5/88
TL Goddard	Natal	6	12	1,273	82	335	17	19.71	74.88	1.58	0	4/40
JBR Maile	Western Province	6	10	936	51	323	16	20.19	58.50	2.07	1	5/66
RW Coventry	Rhodesia	6	10	708	25	325	16	20.31	44.25	2.75	0	4/50
D de Villiers	Griqualand West	4	7	695	13	467	16	29.19	43.44	4.03	1	5/110
NE Markham	Natal	5	9	582	16	248	15	16.53	38.80	2.56	0	3/17
JT Partridge	Rhodesia	3	6	526	26	212	14	15.14	37.57	2.42	1	6/13
MD Slaven	Rhodesia	4	7	619	29	292	14	20.86	44.21	2.83	0	4/52
SL Hanson	Orange Free State	6	10	769	19	455	14	32.50	54.93	3.55	0	4/112

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CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CB van Ryneveld	Western Province	5	9	630	13	394	13	30.31	48.46	3.75	0	4/93
LH Drury	Griqualand West	6	9	901	37	412	13	31.69	69.31	2.74	1	5/59
CR English	Griqualand West	5	8	633	16	405	13	31.15	48.69	3.84	1	7/29
OC Dawson	Border	3	6	608	37	165	11	15.00	55.27	1.63	0	4/17
JE Pothecary	Western Province	5	9	720	30	348	11	31.64	65.45	2.90	0	3/31
CD Abrams	North Eastern Transvaal	4	6	408	11	279	10	27.90	40.80	4.10	0	3/9
GV Middlewick	North Eastern Transvaal	3	5	312	11	176	10	17.60	31.20	3.38	0	4/19
RK Thorne	Border	3	6	372	19	188	10	18.80	37.20	3.03	1	5/52
GF Dakin	Eastern Province	6	8	572	24	252	10	25.20	57.20	2.64	0	3/18
ARA Murray	Eastern Province	3	5	973	61	316	9	35.11	108.11	1.95	0	4/73
A Tayfield	Transvaal	6	9	444	16	201	9	22.33	49.33	2.72	0	3/66
JC Watkins	Natal	4	5	298	9	136	8	17.00	37.25	2.74	0	4/33
M Charnas	Transvaal	3	5	391	19	146	8	18.25	48.88	2.24	1	5/31
CB Kemp	Rhodesia	5	8	354	8	260	8	32.50	44.25	4.41	0	3/63
WR Chalmers	Border	2	4	267	6	168	8	21.00	33.38	3.78	0	4/55
BAL Wiles	North Eastern Transvaal	2	3	369	7	239	8	29.88	46.13	3.89	1	6/58
D Lee	Griqualand West	6	10	661	20	317	8	39.63	82.63	2.88	0	4/32
SD du Toit	Eastern Province	4	6	294	10	118	6	19.67	49.00	2.41	0	3/26
HB Birrell	Eastern Province	5	7	450	16	217	6	36.17	75.00	2.89	0	2/38
DA Louw	Western Province	1	2	120	4	51	6	8.50	20.00	2.55	0	3/18
FA Seyfried	North Eastern Transvaal	5	8	474	11	320	6	53.33	79.00	4.05	0	2/34
RG Donovan	Orange Free State	3	6	417	10	251	6	41.83	69.50	3.61	0	3/59
I Littleford	Orange Free State	4	7	426	8	250	6	41.67	71.00	3.52	0	2/47
ETE Hansen	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	144	4	96	5	19.20	28.80	4.00	0	3/54
JC Kerby	Transvaal	1	2	77	2	52	5	10.40	15.40	4.05	0	4/28
MS de Waal	North Eastern Transvaal	2	4	257	11	168	5	33.60	51.40	3.92	0	2/51
HNP Roy	Western Province	5	8	276	9	140	5	28.00	55.20	3.04	0	2/14
FK Verdoorn	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	174	7	86	5	17.20	34.80	2.97	0	4/63
J Atkinson	Natal	1	2	228	9	84	4	21.00	57.00	2.21	0	3/24
EF Witherden	Border	3	6	366	15	168	4	42.00	91.50	2.75	0	1/20
DJ Schonegevel	Orange Free State	4	5	292	9	192	4	48.00	73.00	3.95	0	2/45
LF Thole	Orange Free State	4	6	444	6	339	4	84.75	111.00	4.58	0	2/74
WS Farrer	Border	5	7	180	5	77	3	25.67	60.00	2.57	0	1/2
DJ Lewis	Rhodesia	4	5	138	9	51	3	17.00	46.00	2.22	0	2/19
KI Hay	Border	2	4	318	17	127	3	42.33	106.00	2.40	0	1/32
BF Howe	Border	2	4	239	5	123	3	41.00	79.67	3.09	0	2/34
FE Nel	Border	1	2	294	5	176	3	58.67	98.00	3.59	0	2/107
IW Shearer	North Eastern Transvaal	3	3	178	0	152	3	50.67	59.33	5.12	0	2/58
WE Brune	Griqualand West	1	2	62	0	71	3	23.67	20.67	6.87	0	2/29
EJ Draper	Griqualand West	5	7	198	4	151	3	50.33	66.00	4.58	0	3/25
CD Helfrich	Griqualand West	4	5	174	5	127	3	42.33	58.00	4.38	0	3/86
HJ Keith	Natal	3	3	216	18	60	2	30.00	108.00	1.67	0	1/23
AI Taylor	Transvaal	5	6	210	5	80	2	40.00	105.00	2.29	0	1/11
PM Dodds	Transvaal	1	2	96	2	66	2	33.00	48.00	4.13	0	2/24
DN During	Border	1	2	78	6	27	2	13.50	39.00	2.08	0	2/20
SG Jeffrey	North Eastern Transvaal	2	3	300	5	193	2	96.50	150.00	3.86	0	1/55
AG Blenkinsop	Eastern Province	1	1	120	3	103	2	51.50	60.00	5.15	0	2/103
RL Capell	Eastern Province	1	2	90	7	34	2	17.00	45.00	2.27	0	2/22
RL Gloak	Griqualand West	3	3	78	0	97	2	48.50	39.00	7.46	0	2/40
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	4	5	126	3	112	2	56.00	63.00	5.33	0	2/43
AH Louw	Eastern Province	1	1	84	2	77	2	38.50	42.00	5.50	0	2/77
NC Shaw	Eastern Province	2	2	282	7	176	2	88.00	141.00	3.74	0	1/72
DJ McGlew	Natal	1	1	6	0	3	1	3.00	6.00	3.00	0	1/3
GG Ritchie	Transvaal	2	2	36	1	10	1	10.00	36.00	1.67	0	1/2
CA Ulyate	Transvaal	1	2	174	8	61	1	61.00	174.00	2.10	0	1/57
JGB Brinkhaus	Griqualand West	1	2	132	7	57	1	57.00	132.00	2.59	0	1/44
D Fenner	Border	5	5	162	6	66	1	66.00	162.00	2.44	0	1/19
AW Marshall	Western Province	1	1	102	6	40	1	40.00	102.00	2.35	0	1/40
B McLuckie	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	192	7	72	1	72.00	192.00	2.25	0	1/52
PG Thorne	North Eastern Transvaal	1	1	12	2	0	1	0.00	12.00	0.00	0	1/0
RA McLean	Natal	1	1	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
CGD Burger	Natal	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/9
GAS Innes	Western Province	2	2	12	1	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/0
C Tayfield	Transvaal	1	1	30	1	9	0	—	—	1.80	0	0/9
VEJ Dickinson	Rhodesia	1	1	18	0	26	0	—	—	8.67	0	0/26
BP Armitage	Natal	3	4	48	0	45	0	—	—	5.63	0	0/6
FC Bestall	Natal	1	1	42	2	14	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/14
PC Davies	North Eastern Transvaal	1	1	18	1	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/8
RI Geach	Border	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
LLH Impey	Eastern Province	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8
KN Kirton	Border	1	1	1	0	2	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/2
FA Oosthuizen	North Eastern Transvaal	1	1	102	2	55	0	—	—	3.24	0	0/55
DR Player	North Eastern Transvaal	1	2	144	4	93	0	—	—	3.88	0	0/2
DA Strachan	North Eastern Transvaal	1	1	30	0	33	0	—	—	6.60	0	0/33
HI Long	Eastern Province	1	1	24	0	30	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/30
CJ Marais	Griqualand West	1	1	90	0	89	0	—	—	5.93	0	0/89
D Perry	Orange Free State	1	1	48	0	43	0	—	—	5.38	0	0/43
PF Roux	Griqualand West	1	1	6	0	20	0	—	—	20.00	0	0/20
N Wessels	Orange Free State	1	1	36	2	25	0	—	—	4.17	0	0/25

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 1955/56. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Rhodesia	6	6	0	0	2,791	67	41.66	570	2,191	120	18.26
Western Province	6	5	1	0	2,496	113	22.09	401	2,359	110	21.45
Border	6	4	2	0	2,365	99	23.89	362	2,375	116	20.47
Natal	6	3	2	1	2,338	80	29.23	413	2,412	112	21.54
Transvaal	6	3	2	1	2,184	103	21.20	412	1,993	108	18.45
Griqualand West	6	1	3	2	2,706	104	26.02	405	3,075	90	34.17
Orange Free State	6	1	3	2	2,752	113	24.35	447	3,166	90	35.18
Eastern Province	6	0	6	0	2,211	120	18.43	309	2,465	86	28.66
North Eastern Transvaal	6	0	4	2	2,826	118	23.95	552	2,633	85	30.98

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 · 1955/56

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

1956-02-17 to 1956-02-20 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 81 & 129
Western Province: 91 & 122/8

Western Province won by 2 wickets

1956-02-17 to 1956-02-20 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 283 & 238/4
Griqualand West: 356 & 308/7d

Match drawn

1956-02-17 to 1956-02-20 · Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni

North Eastern Transvaal: 282 & 159
Border: 234 & 273

Border won by 66 runs

1956-02-10 to 1956-02-13 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal: 404
Western Province: 101 & 264

Natal won by an innings and 39 runs

1956-02-10 to 1956-02-13 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 208 & 196/6
Border: 211 & 191

Griqualand West won by 4 wickets

1956-02-03 to 1956-02-06 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 208 & 206
Border: 195 & 220/5

Border won by 5 wickets

1956-01-27 to 1956-01-30 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 380
Eastern Province: 155 & 202

Natal won by an innings and 23 runs

1956-01-27 to 1956-01-30 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 150 & 314
Orange Free State: 283 & 261

Orange Free State won by 80 runs

1956-01-13 to 1956-01-14 · Berea Park, Pretoria

North Eastern Transvaal: 222 & 44
Rhodesia: 144 & 123/4

Rhodesia won by 6 wickets

1956-01-13 to 1956-01-16 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 101 & 214
Natal: 413

Natal won by an innings and 98 runs

1956-01-06 to 1956-01-09 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 401 & 203/9d
Natal: 327 & 208

Western Province won by 69 runs

1956-01-06 to 1956-01-09 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 205 & 227
Rhodesia: 483

Rhodesia won by an innings and 51 runs

Recorded venues

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 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
Berea Park, Pretoria	2
Kingsmead, Durban	2
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	2
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg	1
Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury	1
Union Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	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 1955/56, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
WR Endean	247	Eastern Province	1955-11-26
PC Davies	220	Orange Free State	1956-01-02
C Richardson	196	North Eastern Transvaal	1956-01-02
DJ McGlew	174	Eastern Province	1956-01-13
PNF Mansell	154	Griqualand West	1956-01-06

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
CR English	7/29	Border	1956-02-10
ERH Fuller	7/40	Transvaal	1956-02-17
EF Schreiber	7/43	North Eastern Transvaal	1956-01-06
VI Smith	7/48	Eastern Province	1956-01-27
JR Liddle	7/72	Transvaal	1955-12-17

* 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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Batting · 157 players

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Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1955/56

Transvaal v Western Province

Orange Free State v Griqualand West

North Eastern Transvaal v Border

Natal v Western Province

Griqualand West v Border

Orange Free State v Border

Natal v Eastern Province

Griqualand West v Orange Free State

North Eastern Transvaal v Rhodesia

Eastern Province v Natal

Western Province v Natal

Griqualand West v Rhodesia