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Eastern Province 1997/98 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 1997/98; Tests are excluded.

KC Wessels leads the displayed batting table with 847 runs. MW Pringle leads the bowling table with 35 wickets.

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Showing 1997/98 · CSA 4-Day Series · Eastern Province

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 18
Wins: 4
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1997-11-14 to 1998-03-01. 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 1997/98. 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 1997/98

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 1997/98 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
KC Wessels	8	847
DJ Callaghan	8	541
LJ Koen	8	506
MW Rushmere	8	422
CC Bradfield	7	360

Recorded innings through 1998-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Eastern Province CSA 4-Day Series 1997/98 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
MW Pringle	8	35
M Hayward	7	25
EAE Baptiste	5	19
DJ Callaghan	7	13
GT Love	5	8

Recorded innings through 1998-03-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1997/98

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 · 18 players

Eastern Province 1997/98 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
KC Wessels	Eastern Province	8	14	4	847	179*	84.70	47.64	2	4	95	3
DJ Callaghan	Eastern Province	8	14	1	541	132	41.62	46.48	1	2	62	6
LJ Koen	Eastern Province	8	14	1	506	174*	38.92	60.74	1	2	75	6
MW Rushmere	Eastern Province	8	14	0	422	124	30.14	41.21	2	1	46	5
CC Bradfield	Eastern Province	7	13	1	360	103	30.00	33.18	0	1	45	1
JM Kemp	Eastern Province	6	10	3	272	81*	38.86	59.78	2	0	34	4
EAE Baptiste	Eastern Province	6	10	4	196	53	32.67	49.87	2	0	24	1
AV Birrell	Eastern Province	2	4	1	113	57	37.67	49.13	1	0	16	1
M Hayward	Eastern Province	7	12	3	112	55*	12.44	92.56	1	0	10	4
MW Pringle	Eastern Province	8	14	2	103	30	8.58	54.21	0	0	13	3
GT Love	Eastern Province	5	9	0	74	43	8.22	20.79	0	0	5	0
S Abrahams	Eastern Province	2	4	0	66	50	16.50	45.52	1	0	8	0
L Masikazana	Eastern Province	6	10	1	60	50	6.67	45.45	1	0	7	1
Q Ferreira	Eastern Province	2	4	0	39	31	9.75	100.00	0	0	4	2
GV Grace	Eastern Province	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	18.03	0	0	1	0
MG Beamish	Eastern Province	1	1	0	9	9	9.00	29.03	0	0	0	0
DJ Richardson	Eastern Province	2	4	0	6	5	1.50	27.27	0	0	1	0
A Badenhorst	Eastern Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 11 players

Eastern Province 1997/98 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
MW Pringle	Eastern Province	8	14	1,856	74	801	35	22.89	53.03	2.59	1	7/78
M Hayward	Eastern Province	7	12	1,268	38	640	25	25.60	50.72	3.03	0	4/49
EAE Baptiste	Eastern Province	5	10	1,135	66	346	19	18.21	59.74	1.83	0	4/28
DJ Callaghan	Eastern Province	7	12	761	45	242	13	18.62	58.54	1.91	0	3/19
GT Love	Eastern Province	5	10	667	27	328	8	41.00	83.38	2.95	0	4/56
JM Kemp	Eastern Province	3	4	195	6	106	6	17.67	32.50	3.26	0	4/12
Q Ferreira	Eastern Province	2	3	292	15	100	5	20.00	58.40	2.05	0	3/44
S Abrahams	Eastern Province	2	3	324	11	165	4	41.25	81.00	3.06	0	4/101
A Badenhorst	Eastern Province	1	2	168	6	71	4	17.75	42.00	2.54	0	3/36
AV Birrell	Eastern Province	2	4	138	5	59	2	29.50	69.00	2.57	0	1/3
CC Bradfield	Eastern Province	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5

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 1997/98. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Eastern Province 1997/98 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Eastern Province	8	4	1	3	0	3,981	96	41.47	514	3,068	121	25.36

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 · 1997/98

Latest 8 of 8 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1998-03-01 to 1998-03-28 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 382 & 36/0
Free State: 250/5d

Match drawn

1998-02-20 to 1998-02-23 · Supersport Centurion, Centurion

Northerns: 233 & 219
Eastern Province: 169 & 431/4d

Eastern Province won by 148 runs

1998-02-06 to 1998-02-09 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 145 & 427/8d
Eastern Province: 204 & 245

Western Province won by 123 runs

1998-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 514/5d
Border: 220 & 144

Eastern Province won by an innings and 150 runs

1998-01-16 to 1998-01-19 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 401/5d & 259/6d
Gauteng: 307 & 236

Eastern Province won by 117 runs

1997-12-01 to 1997-12-30 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 33/2
Eastern Province: 238/6d

Match drawn

1997-11-21 to 1997-11-24 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 293 & 232/6d
Boland: 274 & 157/6

Match drawn

1997-11-14 to 1997-11-17 · Kimberley Country Club, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 226 & 197
Eastern Province: 307/9d & 270/5d

Eastern Province won by 154 runs

Recorded venues

Eastern Province 1997/98 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	4
Kimberley Country Club, Kimberley	1
Kingsmead, Durban	1
Newlands, Cape Town	1
Supersport Centurion, Centurion	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 1997/98 for Eastern Province, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1997/98 batting innings records for Eastern Province
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
KC Wessels	179*	Border	1998-02-01
LJ Koen	174*	Northerns	1998-02-20
KC Wessels	133	Free State	1998-03-01
DJ Callaghan	132	Border	1998-02-01
KC Wessels	130*	Boland	1997-11-21

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1997/98 bowling innings records for Eastern Province
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
MW Pringle	7/78	Gauteng	1998-01-16
JM Kemp	4/12	Western Province	1998-02-06
EAE Baptiste	4/28	Border	1998-02-01
EAE Baptiste	4/37	Griqualand West	1997-11-14
M Hayward	4/49	Gauteng	1998-01-16

* 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 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 1997/98

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1997/98

Batting · 18 players

Bowling · 11 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1997/98

Eastern Province v Free State

Northerns v Eastern Province

Western Province v Eastern Province

Eastern Province v Border

Eastern Province v Gauteng

Natal v Eastern Province

Eastern Province v Boland

Griqualand West v Eastern Province

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Season innings records

Highest innings

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