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CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 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 1971/72; Tests are excluded.

BA Richards leads the displayed batting table with 1,089 runs. VAP van der Bijl leads the bowling table with 46 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 34
Recorded players: 183
Recorded teams: 11
Recorded venues: 13

Selected season match starts: 1971-11-01 to 1972-03-24. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

CSA 4-Day Series standings

League table for 1971/72. 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 1971/72

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 1971/72 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BA Richards	8	1,089
BL Irvine	8	704
RG Pollock	8	690
A Bruyns	8	635
BD Barbour	8	548

Recorded innings through 1972-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

CSA 4-Day Series CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VAP van der Bijl	8	46
MJ Procter	8	44
D Mackay-Coghill	8	38
PM Pollock	8	31
RD Jackman	8	30

Recorded innings through 1972-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1971/72

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 1971/72 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BA Richards	Natal	8	15	1	1,089	219	77.79	418.85	4	4	115	5
BL Irvine	Transvaal	8	16	1	704	120	46.93	485.52	3	2	58	9
RG Pollock	Eastern Province	8	15	1	690	130*	49.29	—	3	2	29	5
A Bruyns	Western Province	8	16	3	635	108*	48.85	12,700.00	5	2	16	0
BD Barbour	Rhodesia	8	16	1	548	106	36.53	1,304.76	4	1	69	0
BF Bath	Transvaal	8	16	0	535	86	33.44	629.41	6	0	13	4
A Bacher	Transvaal	8	16	0	532	100	33.25	247.44	3	1	16	0
MJ Procter	Rhodesia	8	16	2	495	86	35.36	—	4	0	42	1
DT Lindsay	Northern Transvaal	5	9	2	449	122	64.14	—	1	2	22	3
KA McKenzie	Transvaal, Transvaal B	8	16	1	448	127	29.87	1,120.00	2	1	14	1
AM Short	Natal	8	15	1	435	88	31.07	1,087.50	3	0	35	1
PR Carlstein	Transvaal	8	16	1	415	154	27.67	178.88	1	1	24	0
VS Greve	Transvaal, Transvaal B	8	16	1	413	70	27.53	—	2	0	0	0
K Burrow	Northern Transvaal	5	9	0	412	106	45.78	—	3	1	34	1
GD Dyer	Natal, Natal B	7	14	2	412	122*	34.33	41,200.00	3	1	28	2
AL Biggs	Eastern Province	8	15	2	401	105*	30.85	20,050.00	1	2	33	5
BS Groves	Natal B	4	8	0	388	111	48.50	—	1	2	25	2
MJD Doherty	Griqualand West	4	7	1	388	95	64.67	—	4	0	0	0
JH du Preez	Rhodesia	8	16	1	386	64	25.73	—	2	0	11	0
BF Davison	Rhodesia	8	16	0	383	91	23.94	—	3	0	20	2
RM Prideaux	Orange Free State	4	7	1	379	130	63.17	—	2	2	25	0
AL Wilmot	Eastern Province	6	11	2	376	95	41.78	—	2	0	1	0
HR Lance	Northern Transvaal	5	9	2	369	100	52.71	—	2	1	8	0
EJ Barlow	Western Province	3	6	0	359	118	59.83	—	1	2	10	2
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	5	9	0	356	127	39.56	—	2	1	24	0

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CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
MB Madsen	Natal, Natal B	7	14	1	347	100*	26.69	—	1	1	29	2
SD Robertson	Rhodesia	4	8	2	328	118	54.67	—	2	1	3	0
NR Budge	Western Province	8	16	1	324	64	21.60	4,628.57	2	0	8	0
MM Harvey	Border	4	7	1	318	117	53.00	—	1	1	14	0
BL Long	Border	5	9	0	308	93	34.22	—	3	0	0	0
RA Gripper	Rhodesia	6	12	1	299	116*	27.18	—	0	1	19	0
WR Kerr	Transvaal	8	16	0	287	63	17.94	—	2	0	3	0
KN Hosken	Natal B	4	7	1	277	79	46.17	—	3	0	0	0
NG Featherstone	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	8	0	275	77	34.38	—	3	0	10	0
GA Katz	Natal, Natal B	7	12	3	275	58*	30.56	261.90	3	0	6	0
D Bestall	Northern Transvaal	5	9	0	274	97	30.44	—	3	0	16	0
MH Bowditch	Western Province	8	16	3	274	56	21.08	—	1	0	3	2
SJ Bezuidenhout	Eastern Province	8	15	0	265	58	17.67	—	2	0	9	0
PM Thompson	Orange Free State	5	9	0	264	68	29.33	—	1	0	0	0
DAG Fletcher	Rhodesia	8	16	5	257	73*	23.36	—	2	0	12	0
IH McClenaghan	Border	5	9	2	244	65	34.86	—	1	0	0	0
DL Orchard	Natal	7	13	0	238	82	18.31	113.88	1	0	24	1
PA Strydom	Orange Free State	5	9	0	233	64	25.89	—	2	0	0	0
DJ Morgan	Natal, Natal B	7	13	3	232	55	23.20	—	1	0	12	2
CWS Pope	Border	5	9	1	223	68	27.88	—	2	0	0	0
PM Pollock	Eastern Province	8	15	4	219	56*	19.91	—	1	0	7	2
JC Breakey	Transvaal B	4	8	0	219	84	27.38	—	1	0	0	0
DJS Taylor	Griqualand West	4	7	1	216	60*	36.00	—	1	0	0	0
AJ Andre	Orange Free State	5	9	0	215	124	23.89	—	1	1	19	0
RC White	Transvaal, Transvaal B	5	10	0	214	75	21.40	—	1	0	14	1
JC Mitchell	Rhodesia	6	12	2	204	73*	20.40	—	1	0	11	0
VS Nel	Northern Transvaal	3	5	0	204	58	40.80	—	2	0	0	0
RET Morris	Western Province	8	16	3	189	54	14.54	—	1	0	0	0
GP Pfuhl	Western Province	7	14	0	186	78	13.29	18,600.00	1	0	11	0
GC Heath	Natal B	5	9	1	185	40	23.13	—	0	0	0	0
AA Hipkin	Natal, Natal B	6	10	2	185	50*	23.13	190.72	1	0	6	0
PD de Vaal	Transvaal	5	10	2	180	59*	22.50	529.41	2	0	0	0
PH Denne	Western Province	6	12	1	172	55	15.64	—	1	0	3	0
DD Dyer	Natal	8	15	0	167	61	11.13	334.00	1	0	11	0
B Wood	Eastern Province	5	10	1	159	34	17.67	3,180.00	0	0	1	0
PD Swart	Western Province	6	12	1	159	51	14.45	—	1	0	3	0
HM Ackerman	Western Province	3	6	1	150	82	30.00	—	1	0	0	0
HAB Gardiner	Rhodesia	8	16	2	149	38	10.64	—	0	0	13	0
AJ Kourie	Transvaal B	4	8	0	148	86	18.50	—	1	0	7	2
DR Lindsay-Smith	Transvaal, Transvaal B	3	6	1	148	87	29.60	3,700.00	1	0	0	0
SJ Gardiner	Orange Free State	5	9	3	132	40*	22.00	—	0	0	5	2
IW Finlay	Northern Transvaal	3	5	1	128	73	32.00	—	1	0	0	0
FS Goldstein	Western Province	3	6	0	127	59	21.17	—	1	0	11	1
D Mackay-Coghill	Transvaal	8	16	4	126	29	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
JPD Flanagan	Transvaal, Transvaal B	3	6	1	124	48	24.80	—	0	0	8	0
RV Taylor	Border	5	9	2	124	36	17.71	—	0	0	0	0
PL Young	Natal, Natal B	5	9	2	117	93	16.71	531.82	1	0	18	0
DJ Brickett	Eastern Province	5	9	1	116	48	14.50	—	0	0	4	1
GGM de Villiers	Northern Transvaal	2	4	0	115	97	28.75	—	1	0	0	0
NL Heale	Griqualand West	4	7	0	113	61	16.14	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Falkson	Northern Transvaal	5	9	4	112	43*	22.40	—	0	0	0	0
AA During	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	8	1	111	33	15.86	—	0	0	0	0
CEB Rice	Transvaal	7	14	1	110	23	8.46	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Lyons	Natal B	5	9	1	110	50	13.75	—	1	0	0	0
IR Tayfield	Natal, Natal B	3	5	0	109	55	21.80	—	1	0	4	3
JCB Varty	Transvaal B	3	6	0	108	49	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
HC Pittaway	Eastern Province	7	13	2	107	45	9.73	—	0	0	1	0
RA le Roux	Orange Free State	4	7	0	106	58	15.14	—	1	0	0	0
BH Oldrieve	Rhodesia	4	8	0	102	40	12.75	—	0	0	0	2
MJ Smithyman	Natal B	1	2	0	96	66	48.00	—	1	0	5	0
D Gamsy	Natal	3	6	1	95	27*	19.00	—	0	0	10	0
CW Symcox	Griqualand West	4	7	1	93	46	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
RH Kaschula	Rhodesia	7	14	1	92	22	7.08	—	0	0	6	0
MM Benkenstein	Rhodesia	2	4	1	90	54*	30.00	—	1	0	11	0
RD Jackman	Western Province	8	16	5	88	19	8.00	—	0	0	4	0
GK Funston	Griqualand West	4	7	2	88	43*	17.60	—	0	0	0	0
HR Fotheringham	Natal, Natal B	2	4	0	86	72	21.50	—	1	0	11	1
QJ Rookledge	Western Province	2	4	0	86	80	21.50	—	1	0	0	0
M van Wyk	Transvaal B	4	8	1	85	28	12.14	—	0	0	0	0
ML Harper	Border	4	7	0	84	30	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
NO Knight	Border	5	9	1	84	29	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
DF Becker	Transvaal, Transvaal B	2	4	1	83	36	27.67	—	0	0	0	0
AW Greig	Eastern Province	4	7	0	80	29	11.43	—	0	0	3	0
JD McPhun	Rhodesia	3	6	1	75	33	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
WJ McAdam	Eastern Province	3	6	0	75	31	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	4	7	0	74	42	10.57	—	0	0	0	0
MG Jones	Griqualand West	4	7	1	72	38	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	5	9	0	71	25	7.89	165.12	0	0	9	2
TC MacDonald	Natal B	1	2	0	70	43	35.00	—	0	0	0	0
LA McNamara	Griqualand West	2	4	0	69	31	17.25	—	0	0	0	0
WJ Wilson	Griqualand West	3	6	1	69	30	13.80	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Schonegevel	Griqualand West	3	5	0	64	38	12.80	—	0	0	0	0
DR Neilson	Transvaal B	4	8	3	63	43	12.60	—	0	0	0	0
MW Sylvester	Border	2	3	0	63	63	21.00	—	1	0	0	0
SJ McAdam	Eastern Province	6	12	3	62	31	6.89	3,100.00	0	0	4	2
NR Weightman	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	8	2	62	24	10.33	—	0	0	0	0
MA Riddell	Natal B	1	2	0	61	56	30.50	—	1	0	0	0
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	15	1	60	35	4.29	500.00	0	0	1	3
AH Upton	Transvaal B	1	2	0	56	44	28.00	—	0	0	0	0
GR Botha	Orange Free State	2	4	0	55	26	13.75	—	0	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Northern Transvaal	5	9	1	53	28*	6.63	—	0	0	0	0
RK Colling	Eastern Province	2	4	0	53	38	13.25	—	0	0	0	0
KP Reid	Eastern Province	4	7	3	53	24*	13.25	—	0	0	0	0
NE Cronje	Orange Free State	2	4	1	52	30	17.33	—	0	0	0	0
JT Botten	Northern Transvaal	5	9	1	50	39	6.25	—	0	0	0	0
PP Henwood	Natal	8	15	2	50	15	3.85	166.67	0	0	6	0
AR Lilley	Natal	8	15	5	49	10	4.90	213.04	0	0	4	0
BW Burrow	Griqualand West	2	4	0	49	26	12.25	—	0	0	0	0
KJ Bond	Eastern Province	2	4	0	44	25	11.00	—	0	0	3	0
A Bedser	Border	3	5	0	41	17	8.20	—	0	0	0	0
CG Stephens	Western Province	2	4	0	40	20	10.00	—	0	0	1	0
CJE Davies	Border	4	8	2	40	12*	6.67	—	0	0	0	0
NM Riley	Orange Free State	2	4	2	40	31*	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
BR Mallinson	Border	3	6	1	35	16	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
RC Wilson	Natal B	1	1	0	35	35	35.00	—	0	0	0	0
VPJ Vermaak	Natal B	1	2	0	34	29	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
AC Galpin	Eastern Province	4	7	0	32	29	4.57	—	0	0	0	0
A Ward	Border	5	9	0	29	15	3.22	—	0	0	0	0
BD Gessner	Natal B	2	3	1	29	29*	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
JD Stern	Orange Free State	2	3	1	29	14	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Harris	Eastern Province	2	4	0	26	14	6.50	—	0	0	1	0
RN Ireland	Natal B	1	2	0	26	14	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
JR Gray	Griqualand West	2	3	1	26	26*	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJE Visser	Orange Free State	4	8	2	26	12	4.33	—	0	0	0	0
RS Key	Orange Free State	4	7	2	23	16*	4.60	—	0	0	0	0
AE Mayo	Griqualand West	1	1	0	22	22	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
PB Clift	Rhodesia	3	6	1	21	18*	4.20	—	0	0	0	0
TRC Bowes	Rhodesia	3	6	1	20	13	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
FTM Drummer	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	8	4	19	10*	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
T Quirk	Northern Transvaal	2	4	0	17	12	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
AN Oertel	Orange Free State	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
SD Bruce	Western Province	2	4	0	16	10	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
PN Albers	Natal B	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
JS Driffill	Natal B	4	7	2	14	12	2.80	—	0	0	0	0
KA Barlow	Orange Free State	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
IT Donald	Northern Transvaal	1	2	1	12	12*	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
JL Janse van Rensburg	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
DL Hobson	Western Province	2	4	0	11	8	2.75	—	0	0	0	0
JL Fetting	Border	1	2	1	10	10*	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Fenix	Eastern Province	2	4	0	9	4	2.25	—	0	0	0	0
P Tudge	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
AK Weakley	Griqualand West	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
CA Gie	Western Province	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
VR Hogg	Rhodesia	1	2	1	7	7*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Martin	Transvaal	1	2	2	6	6*	—	—	0	0	0	0
DS van der Knaap	Transvaal	1	2	1	6	6*	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Kasper	Natal B	3	6	1	6	4*	1.20	—	0	0	0	0
AG Wood	Natal B	2	4	0	6	6	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
NB Lotter	Western Province	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	1	0
DN Martin	Griqualand West	2	4	0	5	3	1.25	—	0	0	0	0
P Morris	Griqualand West	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
IM Jackson	Transvaal B	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Ikin	Griqualand West	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
GA Chevalier	Western Province	6	12	4	2	2	0.25	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Welthagen	Transvaal B	3	6	1	2	2	0.40	—	0	0	0	0
JP Matthews	Northern Transvaal	4	7	1	1	1*	0.17	—	0	0	0	0
K McLaren	Griqualand West	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
BWF Pienaar	Griqualand West	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
MWL Scott	Transvaal	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DG Seagrave	Rhodesia	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
M du Plessis	Western Province	3	6	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Giles	Western Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RA Harmuth	Border	2	4	2	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PD Heger	Border	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AP Lance	Northern Transvaal	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
GW Nelson	Border	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
FR Robinson	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
E Schmidt	Eastern Province	4	7	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 125 players

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	16	1,844	95	643	46	13.98	40.09	2.09	4	8/35
MJ Procter	Rhodesia	8	16	1,752	76	707	44	16.07	39.82	2.42	3	7/32
D Mackay-Coghill	Transvaal	8	16	1,713	62	862	38	22.68	45.08	3.02	2	7/53
PM Pollock	Eastern Province	8	15	1,423	42	641	31	20.68	45.90	2.70	1	5/38
RD Jackman	Western Province	8	14	1,573	43	718	30	23.93	52.43	2.74	1	5/37
PI Pocock	Northern Transvaal	5	10	1,705	95	642	28	22.93	60.89	2.26	1	5/52
WR Kerr	Transvaal	8	15	1,386	68	576	26	22.15	53.31	2.49	0	4/18
AW Greig	Eastern Province	4	8	847	34	333	25	13.32	33.88	2.36	3	5/20
PP Henwood	Natal	8	14	1,843	101	708	24	29.50	76.79	2.30	0	4/13
GA Chevalier	Western Province	6	10	1,361	55	605	23	26.30	59.17	2.67	0	4/64
DAG Fletcher	Rhodesia	8	14	1,381	48	620	23	26.96	60.04	2.69	0	4/51
AR Lilley	Natal	8	15	1,307	54	546	22	24.82	59.41	2.51	0	4/56
VS Greve	Transvaal, Transvaal B	8	15	1,408	67	613	20	30.65	70.40	2.61	1	7/71
SJ Gardiner	Orange Free State	5	7	1,024	43	536	20	26.80	51.20	3.14	1	5/68
JT Botten	Northern Transvaal	5	10	787	40	333	19	17.53	41.42	2.54	0	4/29
A Ward	Border	5	8	792	47	296	18	16.44	44.00	2.24	1	6/44
SJ McAdam	Eastern Province	6	12	1,128	37	582	18	32.33	62.67	3.10	0	3/57
RH Kaschula	Rhodesia	7	13	1,572	86	630	18	35.00	87.33	2.40	0	3/47
RV Taylor	Border	5	8	936	41	423	18	23.50	52.00	2.71	1	7/45
HC Pittaway	Eastern Province	7	13	1,230	63	386	18	21.44	68.33	1.88	0	4/38
PD Swart	Western Province	6	10	947	22	399	17	23.47	55.71	2.53	2	6/85
PJ Lyons	Natal B	5	8	849	32	404	17	23.76	49.94	2.86	1	7/82
HR Lance	Northern Transvaal	5	10	924	40	416	16	26.00	57.75	2.70	1	6/55
BF Bath	Transvaal	8	13	951	59	368	15	24.53	63.40	2.32	1	5/56
RET Morris	Western Province	7	12	1,326	66	553	15	36.87	88.40	2.50	0	4/32

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CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
NR Weightman	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	7	537	23	209	14	14.93	38.36	2.34	1	5/37
ML Harper	Border	4	5	555	30	246	13	18.92	42.69	2.66	1	6/112
MG Jones	Griqualand West	4	8	954	46	454	13	34.92	73.38	2.86	0	3/40
CEB Rice	Transvaal	7	13	978	35	447	12	37.25	81.50	2.74	0	2/18
CJE Davies	Border	4	6	718	38	302	12	25.17	59.83	2.52	0	4/75
JH du Preez	Rhodesia	8	14	858	37	473	11	43.00	78.00	3.31	0	3/96
JS Driffill	Natal B	4	7	717	34	328	11	29.82	65.18	2.74	0	4/72
AL Biggs	Eastern Province	7	11	708	40	256	11	23.27	64.36	2.17	0	3/28
JP Matthews	Northern Transvaal	4	8	753	33	352	10	35.20	75.30	2.80	0	2/37
E Schmidt	Eastern Province	4	8	654	24	317	10	31.70	65.40	2.91	0	3/36
EJ Barlow	Western Province	3	5	576	11	303	9	33.67	64.00	3.16	0	4/74
AA During	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	5	416	24	148	9	16.44	46.22	2.13	0	4/52
AJ Kourie	Transvaal B	4	7	544	33	190	9	21.11	60.44	2.10	0	2/20
PB Clift	Rhodesia	3	6	594	18	245	9	27.22	66.00	2.47	0	3/43
RJ Kasper	Natal B	3	5	669	30	387	9	43.00	74.33	3.47	1	6/110
IR Tayfield	Natal, Natal B	3	5	712	38	291	9	32.33	79.11	2.45	0	4/76
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	5	9	732	36	284	8	35.50	91.50	2.33	0	2/30
FTM Drummer	Transvaal, Transvaal B	4	8	732	32	325	8	40.63	91.50	2.66	0	3/30
DL Orchard	Natal	7	9	515	22	254	8	31.75	64.38	2.96	0	2/14
RA le Roux	Orange Free State	4	6	312	8	204	8	25.50	39.00	3.92	0	4/37
BW Burrow	Griqualand West	2	4	571	30	205	8	25.63	71.38	2.15	0	4/72
KP Reid	Eastern Province	3	5	331	14	139	8	17.38	41.38	2.52	0	4/34
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	4	5	481	30	148	8	18.50	60.13	1.85	1	6/16
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	4	6	378	12	252	8	31.50	47.25	4.00	0	4/28
WJ Wilson	Griqualand West	3	6	522	24	245	8	30.63	65.25	2.82	0	3/65
PD de Vaal	Transvaal	5	9	524	18	308	7	44.00	74.86	3.53	0	3/26
JPD Flanagan	Transvaal, Transvaal B	3	6	366	13	219	7	31.29	52.29	3.59	0	3/52
M du Plessis	Western Province	3	5	357	6	193	7	27.57	51.00	3.24	0	3/60
JC Mitchell	Rhodesia	6	9	427	21	186	6	31.00	71.17	2.61	0	3/45
M van Wyk	Transvaal B	4	6	270	18	103	6	17.17	45.00	2.29	0	4/17
AJ Welthagen	Transvaal B	3	6	438	15	198	6	33.00	73.00	2.71	0	3/43
RJ Falkson	Northern Transvaal	5	8	452	24	220	6	36.67	75.33	2.92	0	2/29
GK Funston	Griqualand West	4	8	690	46	240	6	40.00	115.00	2.09	0	2/12
DR Neilson	Transvaal B	4	8	487	19	217	5	43.40	97.40	2.67	0	2/63
AJ Andre	Orange Free State	5	7	396	13	173	5	34.60	79.20	2.62	0	2/43
PJE Visser	Orange Free State	4	7	528	24	259	5	51.80	105.60	2.94	0	2/31
B Wood	Eastern Province	3	4	222	10	92	4	23.00	55.50	2.49	0	2/19
TRC Bowes	Rhodesia	3	6	360	10	212	4	53.00	90.00	3.53	0	3/38
DL Hobson	Western Province	2	4	348	12	147	4	36.75	87.00	2.53	0	2/24
RN Ireland	Natal B	1	1	114	4	53	4	13.25	28.50	2.79	0	4/53
DJ Morgan	Natal, Natal B	7	10	642	23	318	4	79.50	160.50	2.97	0	1/20
MJD Doherty	Griqualand West	4	6	288	18	120	4	30.00	72.00	2.50	0	2/17
MWL Scott	Transvaal	1	2	102	0	97	3	32.33	34.00	5.71	0	3/73
JL Janse van Rensburg	Northern Transvaal	1	2	204	11	93	3	31.00	68.00	2.74	0	2/55
AG Wood	Natal B	2	3	270	10	134	3	44.67	90.00	2.98	0	3/76
RS Key	Orange Free State	4	5	672	28	328	3	109.33	224.00	2.93	0	2/73
DJ Schonegevel	Griqualand West	3	5	402	21	113	3	37.67	134.00	1.69	0	2/26
BF Davison	Rhodesia	5	6	126	3	104	2	52.00	63.00	4.95	0	1/30
DF Becker	Transvaal, Transvaal B	2	3	270	12	144	2	72.00	135.00	3.20	0	1/50
GJ Martin	Transvaal	1	2	168	3	108	2	54.00	84.00	3.86	0	2/92
DS van der Knaap	Transvaal	1	2	183	7	67	2	33.50	91.50	2.20	0	2/57
DG Seagrave	Rhodesia	1	2	108	2	84	2	42.00	54.00	4.67	0	1/20
IT Donald	Northern Transvaal	1	2	120	6	55	2	27.50	60.00	2.75	0	2/35
GW Nelson	Border	1	1	150	8	46	2	23.00	75.00	1.84	0	2/46
NM Riley	Orange Free State	2	3	252	12	114	2	57.00	126.00	2.71	0	2/46
MJ Smithyman	Natal B	1	2	126	1	63	2	31.50	63.00	3.00	0	2/19
DJ Brickett	Eastern Province	3	4	150	6	83	2	41.50	75.00	3.32	0	1/5
BJ Ikin	Griqualand West	1	2	209	14	62	2	31.00	104.50	1.78	0	2/52
K McLaren	Griqualand West	1	2	168	6	110	2	55.00	84.00	3.93	0	1/44
RG Pollock	Eastern Province	3	3	60	4	25	1	25.00	60.00	2.50	0	1/4
VR Hogg	Rhodesia	1	2	132	2	69	1	69.00	132.00	3.14	0	1/22
IW Finlay	Northern Transvaal	3	5	222	6	143	1	143.00	222.00	3.86	0	1/57
FS Goldstein	Western Province	1	1	6	0	3	1	3.00	6.00	3.00	0	1/3
MH Bowditch	Western Province	8	8	366	6	215	1	215.00	366.00	3.52	0	1/46
BD Gessner	Natal B	2	3	210	18	63	1	63.00	210.00	1.80	0	1/34
RA Harmuth	Border	2	2	96	5	36	1	36.00	96.00	2.25	0	1/25
GC Heath	Natal B	3	5	240	10	74	1	74.00	240.00	1.85	0	1/27
GA Katz	Natal, Natal B	5	5	74	1	61	1	61.00	74.00	4.95	0	1/15
AP Lance	Northern Transvaal	2	3	90	3	53	1	53.00	90.00	3.53	0	1/20
BL Long	Border	1	1	58	5	25	1	25.00	58.00	2.59	0	1/25
NE Cronje	Orange Free State	2	3	60	5	16	1	16.00	60.00	1.60	0	1/3
AE Mayo	Griqualand West	1	2	126	9	51	1	51.00	126.00	2.43	0	1/23
JD Stern	Orange Free State	2	4	84	1	66	1	66.00	84.00	4.71	0	1/40
A Bacher	Transvaal	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
D Gamsy	Natal	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
BA Richards	Natal	4	4	114	2	54	0	—	—	2.84	0	0/2
KA Barlow	Orange Free State	1	2	78	4	43	0	—	—	3.31	0	0/15
DD Dyer	Natal	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
NG Featherstone	Transvaal B	1	1	18	1	12	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/12
HR Fotheringham	Natal, Natal B	2	3	96	1	63	0	—	—	3.94	0	0/15
DR Lindsay-Smith	Transvaal	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
KA McKenzie	Transvaal	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
BD Barbour	Rhodesia	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
RA Gripper	Rhodesia	2	2	30	0	17	0	—	—	3.40	0	0/1
BH Oldrieve	Rhodesia	1	1	13	0	8	0	—	—	3.69	0	0/8
D Bestall	Northern Transvaal	1	1	12	0	16	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/16
A Bruyns	Western Province	1	2	24	0	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/7
NR Budge	Western Province	1	1	7	0	2	0	—	—	1.71	0	0/2
JL Fetting	Border	1	1	24	0	12	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/12
BS Groves	Natal B	1	1	24	0	24	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/24
NO Knight	Border	3	3	60	3	29	0	—	—	2.90	0	0/3
NB Lotter	Western Province	1	2	48	1	30	0	—	—	3.75	0	0/14
FR Robinson	Northern Transvaal	1	2	96	8	38	0	—	—	2.38	0	0/11
AM Short	Natal	3	3	60	1	36	0	—	—	3.60	0	0/2
PM Thompson	Orange Free State	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
AK Weakley	Griqualand West	1	1	36	1	22	0	—	—	3.67	0	0/22
SJ Bezuidenhout	Eastern Province	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
BWF Pienaar	Griqualand West	1	1	18	0	22	0	—	—	7.33	0	0/22
PA Strydom	Orange Free State	1	1	12	0	16	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/16
CW Symcox	Griqualand West	3	3	108	7	40	0	—	—	2.22	0	0/6

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 1971/72. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Northern Transvaal	5	3	0	2	2,276	59	38.58	483	2,477	88	28.15
Rhodesia	8	3	1	4	3,592	127	28.28	410	3,503	123	28.48
Eastern Province	8	2	1	5	2,899	113	25.65	281	3,009	136	22.13
Natal	8	2	3	3	3,135	127	24.69	420	3,015	124	24.31
Transvaal	8	2	2	4	3,768	132	28.55	403	3,535	129	27.40
Border	5	1	0	4	1,657	63	26.30	304	1,486	68	21.85
Transvaal B	4	1	1	2	1,965	68	28.90	348	1,891	72	26.26
Western Province	8	1	3	4	2,968	126	23.56	313	3,300	113	29.20
Griqualand West	4	0	1	3	1,371	59	23.24	269	1,744	52	33.54
Natal B	5	0	2	3	2,462	68	36.21	364	1,970	53	37.17
Orange Free State	5	0	1	4	2,081	78	26.68	481	2,244	62	36.19

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 · 1971/72

Latest 12 of 34 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1972-03-24 to 1972-03-27 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 159/9d & 251/9d
Transvaal: 235 & 158/9

Match drawn

1972-03-24 to 1972-03-25 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 256/9d
Western Province: 68/9d & 92

Eastern Province won by an innings and 96 runs

1972-03-10 to 1972-03-13 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 272 & 118
Rhodesia: 322/8d & 69/3

Rhodesia won by 7 wickets

1972-03-10 to 1972-03-13 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 306/9d & 148
Eastern Province: 235 & 189

Transvaal won by 30 runs

1972-03-04 to 1972-03-06 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Rhodesia: 248 & 210
Natal: 249 & 187

Rhodesia won by 22 runs

1972-02-25 to 1972-02-28 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 311 & 147/2d
Western Province: 200/7d & 166/4

Match drawn

1972-02-25 to 1972-02-26 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 171 & 13/0
Natal: 119 & 64

Eastern Province won by 10 wickets

1972-02-19 to 1972-02-21 · Police B Ground, Salisbury

Rhodesia: 261 & 250/6d
Western Province: 283 & 68/2

Match drawn

1972-02-18 to 1972-02-21 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 46/0
Natal B: 312

Match drawn

1972-02-04 to 1972-02-07 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 237 & 252/6d
Eastern Province: 259 & 155/7

Match drawn

1972-01-28 to 1972-01-31 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 124 & 315
Rhodesia: 410 & 31/1

Rhodesia won by 9 wickets

1972-01-28 to 1972-01-31 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 481/9d
Natal B: 310 & 324/4

Match drawn

Recorded venues

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	5
Kingsmead, Durban	4
Newlands, Cape Town	4
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	4
Berea Park, Pretoria	3
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	3
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	2
Police B Ground, Salisbury	2
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	2
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg	1
New Wanderers No 1 Oval, Johannesburg	1
Settler's Park, Ladysmith	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 1971/72, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
BA Richards	219	Rhodesia	1972-01-01
BA Richards	169	Western Province	1971-11-26
PR Carlstein	154	Natal	1971-12-27
BA Richards	134	Transvaal	1971-12-27
RM Prideaux	130	Natal B	1972-01-28

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
VAP van der Bijl	8/35	Western Province	1972-01-14
MJ Procter	7/32	Transvaal	1972-01-28
RV Taylor	7/45	Transvaal B	1972-01-01
D Mackay-Coghill	7/53	Natal	1972-03-24
VS Greve	7/71	Border	1972-01-01

* 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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