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Natal B 1965/66 cricket statistics and records

Natal B 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 1965/66; Tests are excluded.

TC MacDonald leads the displayed batting table with 318 runs. JFC Palmer leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
5
Recorded players
18
Wins
1
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1965-12-27 to 1966-02-17. 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 1965/66. 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 1965/66

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

Leading run scorers

Natal B CSA 4-Day Series 1965/66 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
TC MacDonald5318
UG Groom5265
DS Murdoch4230
GC Heath2227
DD Phillips5210

Recorded innings through 1966-02-17. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal B CSA 4-Day Series 1965/66 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
JFC Palmer429
RM Nicholson516
NA McDonald310
MJ Smithyman29
RJ Falkson27

Recorded innings through 1966-02-17. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1965/66

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

Batting · 18 players

Natal B 1965/66 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
TC MacDonaldNatal B5903188035.33—2000
UG GroomNatal B5902657729.44—2000
DS MurdochNatal B4802309028.75—1000
GC HeathNatal B24022712256.75—11130
DD PhillipsNatal B59121046*26.25—0000
PR CarlsteinNatal B35018010236.00—01110
C WesleyNatal B35016812033.60—01150
JFC PalmerNatal B48216174*26.83—1000
RM NicholsonNatal B5921393019.86—0000
NA McDonaldNatal B361128100*25.60—01120
CGD BurgerNatal B110868686.00—1000
KC MartinNatal B1215454*54.00—1000
RJ FalksonNatal B241483316.00—0000
DP MaraisNatal B59347197.83—0000
MJ SmithymanNatal B2314747*23.50—0000
CP SullivanNatal B23016115.33—0000
RM SeymourNatal B12014147.00—0000
JNG GovanNatal B231110.50—0000

Bowling · 12 players

Natal B 1965/66 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
JFC PalmerNatal B481,577756382922.0054.382.4315/87
RM NicholsonNatal B510945683341620.8859.062.1204/33
NA McDonaldNatal B36715541971019.7071.501.6515/53
MJ SmithymanNatal B2448237153917.0053.561.9003/49
RJ FalksonNatal B2452224182726.0074.572.0903/54
C WesleyNatal B3648023183630.5080.002.2903/36
CP SullivanNatal B2466041241640.17110.002.1903/64
DD PhillipsNatal B5931819112522.4063.602.1103/12
JNG GovanNatal B243009118429.5075.002.3602/44
PR CarlsteinNatal B2236212112.0036.002.0001/6
GC HeathNatal B1148470——0.8800/7
KC MartinNatal B12666130——1.1800/0
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 1965/66. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal B 1965/66 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal B510402,4507134.513702,3319624.28

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 · 1965/66

Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1966-02-17 to 1966-02-19 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West v Natal B

Griqualand West
198 & 284/9
Natal B
323/9d & 223/7d

Match drawn

1966-02-12 to 1966-02-15 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Natal B

Natal B
370 & 199/4d

Natal B won by 150 runs

1966-01-14 to 1966-01-17 · Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg

Natal B v North Eastern Transvaal

Natal B
352 & 232/6d

Match drawn

1966-01-01 to 1966-01-04 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Natal B

Border
211 & 263
Natal B
361 & 67/5

Match drawn

1965-12-27 to 1965-12-29 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal B v Transvaal B

Transvaal B
279 & 194

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal B 1965/66 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley1
Jan Smuts Ground, East London1
Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg1
Kingsmead, Durban1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein1

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 1965/66 for Natal B, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1965/66 batting innings records for Natal B
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
GC Heath122Orange Free State1966-02-12
C Wesley120North Eastern Transvaal1966-01-14
PR Carlstein102Border1966-01-01
NA McDonald100*Griqualand West1966-02-17
DS Murdoch90Border1966-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1965/66 bowling innings records for Natal B
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
NA McDonald5/53Orange Free State1966-02-12
JFC Palmer5/87Griqualand West1966-02-17
RM Nicholson4/33North Eastern Transvaal1966-01-14
JFC Palmer4/76Orange Free State1966-02-12
JFC Palmer4/78Orange Free State1966-02-12

* 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.

Competitions and other teams

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

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Natal B 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: 1965-12-27 to 1991-02-15. 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.