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Natal 1950/51 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 1950/51; Tests are excluded.

AD Nourse leads the displayed batting table with 514 runs. HJ Tayfield leads the bowling table with 27 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
15
Wins
3
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1950-11-03 to 1951-01-04. 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 1950/51. 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 1950/51

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 1950/51 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
AD Nourse6514
DJ McGlew6275
RA McLean6273
I de Gersigny6236
DF Dowling6235

Recorded innings through 1951-01-04. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1950/51 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
HJ Tayfield627
HJ Keith616
VI Smith315
DF Dowling610
LA Markham49

Recorded innings through 1951-01-04. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1950/51

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 · 15 players

Natal 1950/51 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
AD NourseNatal69051412457.11—14390
DJ McGlewNatal6912756134.38—3050
RA McLeanNatal6902737230.33—2080
I de GersignyNatal6902369026.22—1090
DF DowlingNatal69323588*39.17—1090
JC WatkinsNatal57021816931.14—01140
HJ TayfieldNatal69114358*17.88—1040
RJ WilliamsNatal69314137*23.50—0010
HJ KeithNatal6911316316.38—1000
VI SmithNatal34027196.75—0000
LW PaynNatal1112121*——0000
GD KingNatal12015127.50—0000
CN McCarthyNatal3511373.25—0000
JH RaynerNatal120663.00—0000
LA MarkhamNatal46100*0.00—0000

Bowling · 12 players

Natal 1950/51 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
HJ TayfieldNatal6111,486864362716.1555.041.7604/78
HJ KeithNatal6121,050633111619.4465.631.7815/27
VI SmithNatal36786283381522.5352.402.5816/49
DF DowlingNatal69408152041020.4040.803.0016/24
LA MarkhamNatal473339177919.6737.003.1915/29
JC WatkinsNatal51044421154917.1149.332.0804/26
LW PaynNatal12168581327.0056.002.8902/53
CN McCarthyNatal342021067233.50101.001.9901/18
JH RaynerNatal1290339219.5045.002.6002/5
I de GersignyNatal2236023123.0036.003.8301/14
DJ McGlewNatal1112030——1.5000/3
RA McLeanNatal11120100——5.0000/10
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 1950/51. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1950/51 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal630302,3136436.145211,90510318.50

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 · 1950/51

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

1951-01-04 to 1951-01-06 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province v Natal

Eastern Province
267 & 146/4
Natal
392

Match drawn

1951-01-01 to 1951-01-30 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West v Natal

Griqualand West
141 & 127
Natal
348/7d

Natal won by an innings and 80 runs

1950-12-23 to 1950-12-27 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Natal

Transvaal
300 & 93/9d
Natal
159 & 61/3

Match drawn

1950-12-15 to 1950-12-18 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Western Province

Natal
329 & 51/1d
Western Province
209 & 50/0

Match drawn

1950-11-18 to 1950-11-21 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Orange Free State

Natal
521/7d
Orange Free State
118 & 246

Natal won by an innings and 157 runs

1950-11-03 to 1950-11-06 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal v Border

Natal
130 & 322/6d
Border
148 & 60

Natal won by 244 runs

Recorded venues

Natal 1950/51 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Kingsmead, Durban2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg1
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley1
Ellis Park, Johannesburg1
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth1

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 1950/51 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1950/51 batting innings records for Natal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
JC Watkins169Orange Free State1950-11-18
AD Nourse124Border1950-11-03
AD Nourse121Orange Free State1950-11-18
AD Nourse114Western Province1950-12-15
AD Nourse100Eastern Province1951-01-04

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1950/51 bowling innings records for Natal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
DF Dowling6/24Border1950-11-03
VI Smith6/49Griqualand West1951-01-01
HJ Keith5/27Transvaal1950-12-23
LA Markham5/29Border1950-11-03
JC Watkins4/26Griqualand West1951-01-01

* 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

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.