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Natal 1946/47 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 1946/47; Tests are excluded.

AD Nourse leads the displayed batting table with 676 runs. VI Smith leads the bowling table with 25 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
7
Recorded players
18
Wins
5
Recorded venues
6

Selected season match starts: 1946-11-16 to 1947-01-01. 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 1946/47. 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 1946/47

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 1946/47 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
AD Nourse7676
DV Dyer7389
SH Martin7389
DR Fell5314
OC Dawson7294

Recorded innings through 1947-01-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1946/47 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
VI Smith525
LW Payn724
SH Martin720
HJ Tayfield616
LA Markham28

Recorded innings through 1947-01-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1946/47

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 · 18 players

Natal 1946/47 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
AD NourseNatal713067619252.00—3200
DV DyerNatal71333897538.90—2000
SH MartinNatal71303897229.92—4000
DR FellNatal59131411039.25—1100
OC DawsonNatal71302948522.62—2000
RJ WilliamsNatal591199117*24.88—0100
DF DowlingNatal59218862*26.86—2000
EL DaltonNatal61111042710.40—0000
RR YuillNatal240784519.50—0000
HJ TayfieldNatal611367258.38—0000
LW PaynNatal713150104.17—0000
JH RaynerNatal24033338.25—0000
VI SmithNatal5953211*8.00—0000
JC WatkinsNatal120241712.00—0000
LA MarkhamNatal24023125.75—0000
DS TurnerNatal121118*11.00—0000
DA BestallNatal120000.00—0000
KR OrchardNatal120000.00—0000

Bowling · 11 players

Natal 1946/47 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
VI SmithNatal581,048424902519.6041.922.8139/88
LW PaynNatal7131,8341314702419.5876.421.5404/19
SH MartinNatal7131,216703392016.9560.801.6715/32
HJ TayfieldNatal610928602651616.5658.001.7104/19
LA MarkhamNatal2428812141817.6336.002.9403/55
DF DowlingNatal361561118716.8622.294.5404/23
EL DaltonNatal6845613203633.8376.002.6703/29
JH RaynerNatal242279101616.8337.832.6716/38
OC DawsonNatal582407122340.6780.003.0501/9
JC WatkinsNatal1124190——2.2500/9
KR OrchardNatal12482330——4.1300/16
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 1946/47. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1946/47 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal750203,0029730.954782,40712020.06

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 · 1946/47

Latest 7 of 7 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1947-01-01 to 1947-01-03 · Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury

Rhodesia v Natal

Rhodesia
200 & 30/2
Natal
166 & 278/8d

Match drawn

1946-12-26 to 1946-12-28 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Natal

Transvaal
302 & 168
Natal
321 & 150/9

Natal won by 1 wicket

1946-12-20 to 1946-12-23 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Eastern Province

Natal
342
Eastern Province
124/8

Match drawn

1946-12-16 to 1946-12-18 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Western Province

Natal
267 & 77/3
Western Province
196 & 147

Natal won by 7 wickets

1946-12-07 to 1946-12-10 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal v Border

Natal
478/7d & 53/0
Border
302 & 228

Natal won by 10 wickets

1946-11-21 to 1946-11-23 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Natal

Orange Free State
194 & 109
Natal
251 & 211

Natal won by 159 runs

1946-11-16 to 1946-11-19 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West v Natal

Griqualand West
207 & 200
Natal
393 & 15/0

Natal won by 10 wickets

Recorded venues

Natal 1946/47 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Kingsmead, Durban2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg1
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley1
Ellis Park, Johannesburg1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein1
Salisbury Sports Club, Salisbury1

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 1946/47 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1946/47 batting innings records for Natal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
AD Nourse192Griqualand West1946-11-16
AD Nourse135Border1946-12-07
RJ Williams117*Griqualand West1946-11-16
DR Fell110Border1946-12-07
AD Nourse96Transvaal1946-12-26

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1946/47 bowling innings records for Natal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
VI Smith9/88Border1946-12-07
JH Rayner6/38Griqualand West1946-11-16
SH Martin5/32Griqualand West1946-11-16
VI Smith5/42Western Province1946-12-16
VI Smith5/59Rhodesia1947-01-01

* 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

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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.