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Natal 1929/30 cricket statistics and records

Natal 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 1929/30; Tests are excluded.

IJ Siedle leads the displayed batting table with 542 runs. WB Gadsden leads the bowling table with 14 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
19
Wins
4
Recorded venues
4

Selected season match starts: 1929-12-14 to 1930-03-15. 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 1929/30. 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 1929/30

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

Leading run scorers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1929/30 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
IJ Siedle6542
EL Dalton6322
A Melville4314
LTH Trotter3234
AF Borland6207

Recorded innings through 1930-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1929/30 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
WB Gadsden514
AP Woods313
A Melville411
AF Borland610
HR Fawcett410

Recorded innings through 1930-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1929/30

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

Batting · 19 players

Natal 1929/30 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
IJ SiedleNatal6101542265*60.22—1100
EL DaltonNatal610032214932.20—0100
A MelvilleNatal4803146639.25—4000
LTH TrotterNatal3402348658.50—3000
AF BorlandNatal610320762*29.57—2000
HC FinlaysonNatal61011807420.00—2000
HF WadeNatal4801775822.13—1000
AP WoodsNatal3601779329.50—1000
AP MurrayNatal35117472*43.50—2000
ME PenningtonNatal61011022711.33—0000
JFW NicolsonNatal220958447.50—1000
C PaynNatal2217945*79.00—0000
HR FawcettNatal4715821*9.67—0000
WB GadsdenNatal58347189.40—0000
MA WrightNatal110404040.00—0000
FJ SmithNatal230343011.33—0000
HE BoyesNatal1201165.50—0000
H Fellows-SmithNatal1201165.50—0000
PG GobleNatal12142*4.00—0000

Bowling · 14 players

Natal 1929/30 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
WB GadsdenNatal59951473291423.5067.932.0803/31
AP WoodsNatal35369151401310.7728.382.2804/34
A MelvilleNatal47909263791134.4582.642.5015/24
AF BorlandNatal6111,008612621026.20100.801.5604/32
HR FawcettNatal47660242361023.6066.002.1504/43
FJ SmithNatal2455836141915.6762.001.5203/15
EL DaltonNatal5745011199824.8856.252.6503/53
ME PenningtonNatal5846215162723.1466.002.1003/21
AP MurrayNatal353369152625.3356.002.7103/20
C PaynNatal242331368513.6046.601.7503/30
PG GobleNatal121681046411.5042.001.6403/28
JFW NicolsonNatal1248116116.0048.002.0001/2
H Fellows-SmithNatal12722330——2.7500/9
MA WrightNatal12661190——1.7300/5
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 1929/30. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1929/30 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal640202,9958236.525352,34010422.50

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 · 1929/30

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

1930-03-15 to 1930-03-18 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Orange Free State

Natal
535/4d
Orange Free State
175 & 187

Natal won by an innings and 173 runs

1930-03-01 to 1930-03-03 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Griqualand West

Natal
452/8d
Griqualand West
157 & 167

Natal won by an innings and 128 runs

1930-01-10 to 1930-01-13 · Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown

Border v Natal

Border
95 & 127
Natal
220 & 184

Natal won by 182 runs

1930-01-06 to 1930-01-07 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province v Natal

Eastern Province
153 & 207
Natal
349 & 13/0

Natal won by 10 wickets

1930-01-01 to 1930-01-31 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province v Natal

Western Province
538/6d
Natal
177 & 458

Match drawn

1929-12-14 to 1929-12-17 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Transvaal

Natal
345 & 262
Transvaal
206 & 328/8

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal 1929/30 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Kingsmead, Durban3
Newlands, Cape Town1
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth1
Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown1

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 1929/30 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1929/30 batting innings records for Natal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
IJ Siedle265*Orange Free State1930-03-15
EL Dalton149Griqualand West1930-03-01
AP Woods93Western Province1930-01-01
LTH Trotter86Griqualand West1930-03-01
IJ Siedle85Western Province1930-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1929/30 bowling innings records for Natal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
A Melville5/24Border1930-01-10
AF Borland4/32Eastern Province1930-01-06
AP Woods4/34Border1930-01-10
HR Fawcett4/43Eastern Province1930-01-06
AP Woods4/52Eastern Province1930-01-06

* 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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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 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 1998-03-06. 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.