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Natal B 1973/74 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 1973/74; Tests are excluded.

JF Steele leads the displayed batting table with 301 runs. JF Steele leads the bowling table with 20 wickets.

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Showing 1973/74 · CSA 4-Day Series · Natal B

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 15
Wins: 4
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1973-12-26 to 1974-03-15. 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 1973/74. 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 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
JF Steele	5	301
KN Hosken	5	295
MB Madsen	5	264
KM Hosken	5	257
D Bestall	5	202

Recorded innings through 1974-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal B CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
JF Steele	5	20
IR Tayfield	5	19
AR Lilley	3	15
D Bestall	3	11
BD Gessner	3	8

Recorded innings through 1974-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1973/74

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 · 15 players

Natal B 1973/74 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
JF Steele	Natal B	5	10	1	301	57	33.44	654.35	1	0	23	0
KN Hosken	Natal B	5	10	1	295	100*	32.78	104.61	1	1	32	0
MB Madsen	Natal B	5	10	1	264	75	29.33	394.03	2	0	27	3
KM Hosken	Natal B	5	10	2	257	68	32.13	—	1	0	34	0
D Bestall	Natal B	5	10	1	202	81	22.44	—	2	0	24	1
DJ Morgan	Natal B	5	10	1	179	61*	19.89	458.97	1	0	20	1
AA Hipkin	Natal B	4	8	0	134	81	16.75	176.32	1	0	15	0
IR Tayfield	Natal B	5	10	0	68	25	6.80	—	0	0	8	0
AR Lilley	Natal B	3	6	2	57	18*	14.25	—	0	0	5	0
NH Harvey	Natal B	2	4	1	53	28*	17.67	—	0	0	4	0
PL Young	Natal B	2	4	0	45	23	11.25	—	0	0	5	1
GD Dyer	Natal B	2	4	1	26	24*	8.67	—	0	0	1	0
KR Cooper	Natal B	2	4	1	18	15	6.00	—	0	0	2	0
S Whittaker	Natal B	2	4	1	4	4	1.33	—	0	0	1	0
BD Gessner	Natal B	3	6	1	1	1	0.20	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 12 players

Natal B 1973/74 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
JF Steele	Natal B	5	9	820	57	204	20	10.20	41.00	1.49	1	7/29
IR Tayfield	Natal B	5	9	1,058	66	346	19	18.21	55.68	1.96	2	6/30
AR Lilley	Natal B	3	6	612	43	175	15	11.67	40.80	1.72	1	5/24
D Bestall	Natal B	3	6	474	21	188	11	17.09	43.09	2.38	0	4/40
BD Gessner	Natal B	3	6	433	22	123	8	15.38	54.13	1.70	0	3/37
S Whittaker	Natal B	2	4	321	7	172	8	21.50	40.13	3.22	1	8/86
DJ Morgan	Natal B	5	8	410	11	213	6	35.50	68.33	3.12	0	4/35
NH Harvey	Natal B	2	2	234	10	67	3	22.33	78.00	1.72	0	3/41
KR Cooper	Natal B	2	4	330	14	118	2	59.00	165.00	2.15	0	2/48
AA Hipkin	Natal B	2	2	30	2	10	1	10.00	30.00	2.00	0	1/8
GD Dyer	Natal B	2	2	18	1	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/4
KM Hosken	Natal B	2	2	36	0	25	0	—	—	4.17	0	0/8

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 1973/74. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal B 1973/74 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Natal B	5	4	1	0	0	1,972	77	25.61	310	1,729	93	18.59

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 · 1973/74

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

1974-03-15 to 1974-03-18 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 101 & 245
Natal B: 306/9d & 42/2

Natal B won by 8 wickets

1974-03-02 to 1974-03-04 · Alexandra Memorial Ground, Umzinto

Natal B: 106 & 127/5
Griqualand West: 128 & 104

Natal B won by 5 wickets

1974-01-26 to 1974-01-28 · Lahee Park, Pinetown

Natal B: 310/8d & 103
Transvaal B: 170 & 102

Natal B won by 141 runs

1974-01-01 to 1974-01-31 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 151/9d & 303/4
Natal B: 162/9d & 291

Orange Free State won by 6 wickets

1973-12-26 to 1973-12-28 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 194 & 231
Natal B: 307 & 218/4d

Natal B won by 100 runs

Recorded venues

Natal B 1973/74 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Alexandra Memorial Ground, Umzinto	1
Berea Park, Pretoria	1
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	1
Lahee Park, Pinetown	1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	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 1973/74 for Natal B, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 batting innings records for Natal B
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
KN Hosken	100*	Border	1973-12-26
D Bestall	81	Border	1973-12-26
AA Hipkin	81	Border	1973-12-26
MB Madsen	75	Transvaal B	1974-01-26
KN Hosken	73	Northern Transvaal	1974-03-15

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling innings records for Natal B
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
S Whittaker	8/86	Orange Free State	1974-01-01
JF Steele	7/29	Griqualand West	1974-03-02
IR Tayfield	6/30	Transvaal B	1974-01-26
AR Lilley	5/24	Griqualand West	1974-03-02
IR Tayfield	5/81	Border	1973-12-26

* 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 · 1965-12-27 to 1991-02-15

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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.