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Eastern Province 1955/56 cricket statistics and records

Eastern Province in 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.

HG Emslie leads the displayed batting table with 364 runs. IF Anderson leads the bowling table with 21 wickets.

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Showing 1955/56 · CSA 4-Day Series · Eastern Province

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 19
Wins: 0
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1955-11-26 to 1956-01-27. 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 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

Figures earned for Eastern Province only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Eastern Province CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
HG Emslie	6	364
HB Birrell	5	243
ARA Murray	3	241
GF Dakin	6	187
AH McKinnon	6	185

Recorded innings through 1956-01-27. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Eastern Province CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
IF Anderson	6	21
AH McKinnon	6	19
GF Dakin	6	10
ARA Murray	3	9
SD du Toit	4	6

Recorded innings through 1956-01-27. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955/56

All recorded players for Eastern Province in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 19 players

Eastern Province 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s
HG Emslie	Eastern Province	6	12	1	364	84	33.09	12,133.33	2	26	0
HB Birrell	Eastern Province	5	10	0	243	75	24.30	8,100.00	3	27	5
ARA Murray	Eastern Province	3	6	0	241	89	40.17	—	2	28	1
GF Dakin	Eastern Province	6	12	0	187	68	15.58	984.21	1	14	0
AH McKinnon	Eastern Province	6	11	0	185	38	16.82	—	0	24	4
GD Varnals	Eastern Province	6	12	0	182	49	15.17	4,550.00	0	13	0
IF Anderson	Eastern Province	6	12	4	139	31*	17.38	4,633.33	0	14	2
EB Norton	Eastern Province	3	6	0	110	48	18.33	11,000.00	0	8	0
BB Bradfield	Eastern Province	6	12	3	109	23	12.11	—	0	14	0
SD du Toit	Eastern Province	5	10	0	88	24	8.80	—	0	9	1
NC Shaw	Eastern Province	2	4	2	44	15	22.00	—	0	2	0
JW Ponsonby	Eastern Province	2	4	0	43	33	10.75	—	0	7	0
HI Long	Eastern Province	2	4	0	41	18	10.25	—	0	4	0
RL Capell	Eastern Province	2	4	1	33	25	11.00	—	0	3	0
AG Blenkinsop	Eastern Province	1	2	0	28	24	14.00	—	0	2	1
MF Perrott	Eastern Province	2	4	0	13	8	3.25	260.00	0	0	0
P Jamieson	Eastern Province	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	900.00	0	1	0
LLH Impey	Eastern Province	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0
AH Louw	Eastern Province	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 12 players

Eastern Province 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
IF Anderson	Eastern Province	6	9	745	24	429	21	20.43	35.48	3.46	1	5/37
AH McKinnon	Eastern Province	6	9	1,096	35	631	19	33.21	57.68	3.45	2	5/88
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
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
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
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
LLH Impey	Eastern Province	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8
HI Long	Eastern Province	1	1	24	0	30	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/30

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 season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1955/56. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Eastern Province 1955/56 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Eastern Province	6	0	6	0	0	2,211	120	18.43	309	2,465	86	28.66

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 6 of 6 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

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

Natal: 380
Eastern Province: 155 & 202

Natal won by an innings and 23 runs

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

Eastern Province: 101 & 214
Natal: 413

Natal won by an innings and 98 runs

1956-01-02 to 1956-01-31 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 294 & 123/6
Eastern Province: 309 & 106

Western Province won by 4 wickets

1955-12-24 to 1955-12-27 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 277 & 126
Western Province: 218 & 226

Western Province won by 41 runs

1955-12-09 to 1955-12-12 · Union Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 234 & 113
Transvaal: 261 & 138

Transvaal won by 52 runs

1955-11-26 to 1955-11-28 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 412
Eastern Province: 173 & 201

Transvaal won by an innings and 38 runs

Recorded venues

Eastern Province 1955/56 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	2
Ellis Park, Johannesburg	1
Kingsmead, Durban	1
Newlands, Cape Town	1
Union Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	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 for Eastern Province, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting innings records for Eastern Province
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
ARA Murray	89	Western Province	1956-01-02
HG Emslie	84	Transvaal	1955-11-26
HB Birrell	75	Natal	1956-01-13
ARA Murray	74	Western Province	1955-12-24
GF Dakin	68	Western Province	1956-01-02

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling innings records for Eastern Province
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
IF Anderson	5/37	Transvaal	1955-12-09
AH McKinnon	5/88	Transvaal	1955-12-09
AH McKinnon	5/133	Natal	1956-01-13
ARA Murray	4/73	Western Province	1956-01-02
IF Anderson	4/76	Transvaal	1955-11-26

* 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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CSA 4-Day Domestic Series · 1894-03-17 to 2026-09-17

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Eastern Province in 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: 1894-03-17 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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Season overview

CSA 4-Day Series standings

Season leaders · CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1955/56

Batting · 19 players

Bowling · 12 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1955/56

Natal v Eastern Province

Eastern Province v Natal

Western Province v Eastern Province

Eastern Province v Western Province

Eastern Province v Transvaal

Transvaal v Eastern Province