South Africa · First Class · Domestic

Lions 2005/06 cricket statistics and records

Lions 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 2005/06; Tests are excluded.

ND McKenzie leads the displayed batting table with 694 runs. GJP Kruger leads the bowling table with 43 wickets.

Explore a season

Showing 2005/06 · CSA 4-Day Series · Lions

Browse all 17 recorded seasons

Recorded matches: 10
Recorded players: 23
Wins: 3
Recorded venues: 7

Selected season match starts: 2005-10-20 to 2006-03-23. 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 2005/06. 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 2005/06

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

Leading run scorers

Lions CSA 4-Day Series 2005/06 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
ND McKenzie	9	694
VB van Jaarsveld	10	670
JL Ontong	8	659
MJ Harris	10	614
SC Cook	10	541

Recorded innings through 2006-03-23. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Lions CSA 4-Day Series 2005/06 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
GJP Kruger	7	43
F de Wet	5	31
WL Coetsee	8	23
EO Moleon	8	17
GJ de Bruin	4	16

Recorded innings through 2006-03-23. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 2005/06

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

Batting · 23 players

Lions 2005/06 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
ND McKenzie	Lions	9	18	2	694	161*	43.38	44.43	2	2	97	5
VB van Jaarsveld	Lions	10	20	1	670	126	35.26	64.80	3	3	89	9
JL Ontong	Lions	8	16	1	659	102	43.93	58.37	6	1	88	5
MJ Harris	Lions	10	20	2	614	135*	34.11	52.26	1	2	79	1
SC Cook	Lions	10	20	1	541	92	28.47	39.03	4	0	67	0
AN Petersen	Lions	4	8	0	281	96	35.13	60.95	3	0	36	2
WL Coetsee	Lions	8	16	3	272	55*	20.92	64.00	1	0	33	1
EO Moleon	Lions	8	16	1	212	67	14.13	32.27	1	0	25	2
BD Snijman	Lions	4	8	1	165	48	23.57	52.55	0	0	29	0
ET Nkwe	Lions	4	8	0	141	98	17.63	51.65	1	0	14	2
AM Blignaut	Lions	5	10	0	135	50	13.50	57.45	1	0	14	2
GJP Kruger	Lions	7	14	3	129	33	11.73	58.37	0	0	20	1
F de Wet	Lions	5	10	0	72	36	7.20	28.46	0	0	8	0
GJ de Bruin	Lions	4	8	3	60	24	12.00	28.44	0	0	6	0
BC Adams	Lions	3	6	0	42	12	7.00	29.17	0	0	4	0
DJ Terbrugge	Lions	1	2	0	31	31	15.50	77.50	0	0	4	1
Y Singh	Lions	2	4	2	28	17*	14.00	45.16	0	0	3	0
BM Mathebula	Lions	3	6	3	20	18*	6.67	54.05	0	0	3	0
FA Steyn	Lions	1	2	0	16	9	8.00	43.24	0	0	3	0
GH Bhayat	Lions	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	42.86	0	0	3	0
MR Sekhoto	Lions	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	36.11	0	0	2	0
AJ Hall	Lions	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
WB Motaung	Lions	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 18 players

Lions 2005/06 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
GJP Kruger	Lions	7	14	1,671	55	977	43	22.72	38.86	3.51	4	8/112
F de Wet	Lions	5	10	1,141	44	567	31	18.29	36.81	2.98	3	7/61
WL Coetsee	Lions	8	15	1,756	62	819	23	35.61	76.35	2.80	0	4/95
EO Moleon	Lions	8	16	1,076	60	446	17	26.24	63.29	2.49	0	3/21
GJ de Bruin	Lions	4	8	775	23	437	16	27.31	48.44	3.38	0	4/47
JL Ontong	Lions	6	9	587	15	306	8	38.25	73.38	3.13	0	3/73
AJ Hall	Lions	1	2	252	5	122	6	20.33	42.00	2.90	1	5/39
AM Blignaut	Lions	5	9	540	17	290	6	48.33	90.00	3.22	0	3/34
BM Mathebula	Lions	3	6	353	8	308	4	77.00	88.25	5.24	0	2/50
ET Nkwe	Lions	3	6	258	6	188	2	94.00	129.00	4.37	0	2/56
Y Singh	Lions	2	3	282	17	97	2	48.50	141.00	2.06	0	2/30
DJ Terbrugge	Lions	1	2	198	8	95	1	95.00	198.00	2.88	0	1/82
ND McKenzie	Lions	3	4	54	3	21	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/3
SC Cook	Lions	2	2	24	0	10	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/1
AN Petersen	Lions	2	3	36	1	24	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/3
GH Bhayat	Lions	1	2	96	4	65	0	—	—	4.06	0	0/30
BD Snijman	Lions	2	2	24	0	21	0	—	—	5.25	0	0/8
BC Adams	Lions	3	4	216	4	123	0	—	—	3.42	0	0/23

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 2005/06. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Lions 2005/06 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Lions	10	3	4	3	0	5,172	170	30.42	474	5,057	165	30.65

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 · 2005/06

Latest 10 of 10 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

2006-03-23 to 2006-03-26 · Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town

Cape Cobras: 153 & 272
Lions: 257 & 193

Lions won by 25 runs

2006-03-16 to 2006-03-19 · Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Lions: 269 & 249
Dolphins: 266 & 255/3

Dolphins won by 7 wickets

2006-03-09 to 2006-03-12 · Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein

Eagles: 341 & 256/5d
Lions: 375 & 93

Eagles won by 129 runs

2006-03-02 to 2006-03-05 · Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom

Lions: 413 & 281
Titans: 405 & 46/0

Match drawn

2006-02-23 to 2006-02-26 · Mercedes Benz Park, East London

Warriors: 357 & 247
Lions: 474 & 45/3

Match drawn

2005-11-17 to 2005-11-19 · Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni

Titans: 225 & 169
Lions: 148 & 137

Titans won by 109 runs

2005-11-10 to 2005-11-13 · Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Lions: 299 & 296
Cape Cobras: 325 & 273/4

Cape Cobras won by 6 wickets

2005-11-03 to 2005-11-05 · Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Lions: 316 & 33/0
Warriors: 212 & 136

Lions won by 10 wickets

2005-10-27 to 2005-10-30 · Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom

Lions: 390 & 173/4
Eagles: 181 & 381

Lions won by 6 wickets

2005-10-20 to 2005-10-23 · Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban

Dolphins: 392 & 165/3
Lions: 448/8d & 283/5d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Lions 2005/06 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Liberty Life Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	3
Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom	2
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein	1
Mercedes Benz Park, East London	1
Sahara Park Newlands, Cape Town	1
Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban	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 2005/06 for Lions, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 2005/06 batting innings records for Lions
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
ND McKenzie	161*	Dolphins	2005-10-20
MJ Harris	135*	Eagles	2005-10-27
VB van Jaarsveld	126	Warriors	2006-02-23
VB van Jaarsveld	125	Dolphins	2006-03-16
ND McKenzie	109	Titans	2006-03-02

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 2005/06 bowling innings records for Lions
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
GJP Kruger	8/112	Dolphins	2005-10-20
GJP Kruger	7/44	Warriors	2005-11-03
F de Wet	7/61	Cape Cobras	2006-03-23
F de Wet	5/35	Titans	2005-11-17
AJ Hall	5/39	Eagles	2005-10-27

* 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.

All domestic highest innings All domestic best bowling

Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

CSA 4-Day Domestic Series · 2004-10-07 to 2021-03-16

Articles tagged for Lions, or linked by editors to players shown above.

No published articles have been linked yet.

Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Lions 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: 2004-10-07 to 2021-03-16. 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.

Explore a season

Season overview

CSA 4-Day Series standings

Season leaders · CSA 4-Day Series 2005/06

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 2005/06

Batting · 23 players

Bowling · 18 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 2005/06

Cape Cobras v Lions

Lions v Dolphins

Eagles v Lions

Lions v Titans

Warriors v Lions

Titans v Lions

Lions v Cape Cobras

Lions v Warriors

Lions v Eagles

Dolphins v Lions

Recorded venues

Season innings records

Highest innings

Best bowling innings

Competitions and other teams

Related articles

Recorded coverage