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Natal 1954/55 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 1954/55; Tests are excluded.

RA McLean leads the displayed batting table with 563 runs. HJ Tayfield leads the bowling table with 45 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
12
Wins
4
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1954-11-26 to 1955-01-21. 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 1954/55. 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 1954/55

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 1954/55 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
RA McLean6563
HJ Keith6507
DJ McGlew6495
TL Goddard6460
AL Upton6301

Recorded innings through 1955-01-21. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1954/55 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
HJ Tayfield645
VI Smith631
NE Markham612
TL Goddard69
BP Armitage55

Recorded innings through 1955-01-21. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1954/55

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 · 12 players

Natal 1954/55 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
RA McLeanNatal610056318256.30—2200
HJ KeithNatal610150715356.33—3200
DJ McGlewNatal610149512155.00—3100
TL GoddardNatal61014609451.11—6091
AL UptonNatal610130112633.44—11151
BP ArmitageNatal610118272*20.22—1000
FC BestallNatal47114065*23.33—2000
NE MarkhamNatal610093519.30—1000
HJ TayfieldNatal610187199.67—0000
PJL RandlesNatal610274179.25—0000
VI SmithNatal61042314*3.83—0000
CG HalseNatal2311597.50—0000

Bowling · 10 players

Natal 1954/55 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
HJ TayfieldNatal6112,0481009004520.0045.512.6468/129
VI SmithNatal6111,406556683121.5545.352.8536/62
NE MarkhamNatal611624163311227.5852.003.1815/52
TL GoddardNatal61047426144916.0052.671.8202/11
BP ArmitageNatal571082108521.6021.606.0003/53
AL UptonNatal2348144222.0024.005.5001/12
DJ McGlewNatal4636118118.0036.003.0001/9
CG HalseNatal2419241321132.00192.004.1301/53
HJ KeithNatal551323580——2.6400/1
FC BestallNatal22362120——2.0000/2
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 1954/55. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1954/55 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal640203,0198037.745532,49911022.72

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 · 1954/55

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

1955-01-21 to 1955-01-24 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal v Orange Free State

Natal
524
Orange Free State
154 & 208

Natal won by an innings and 162 runs

1955-01-07 to 1955-01-10 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province v Natal

Western Province
232 & 253
Natal
364 & 228/8d

Natal won by 107 runs

1955-01-01 to 1955-01-04 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Natal

Orange Free State
273 & 244
Natal
553

Natal won by an innings and 36 runs

1954-12-27 to 1954-12-29 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Natal

Transvaal
156 & 267
Natal
148 & 139/8

Match drawn

1954-12-10 to 1954-12-13 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Transvaal

Natal
278 & 284/8d
Transvaal
316 & 99

Natal won by 147 runs

1954-11-26 to 1954-11-29 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Western Province

Natal
406/6d & 95/0
Western Province
297

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal 1954/55 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Kingsmead, Durban2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg1
Ellis Park, Johannesburg1
Newlands, Cape Town1
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 1954/55 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1954/55 batting innings records for Natal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
RA McLean182Orange Free State1955-01-21
HJ Keith153Orange Free State1955-01-01
AL Upton126Orange Free State1955-01-21
DJ McGlew121Orange Free State1955-01-01
RA McLean114Orange Free State1955-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1954/55 bowling innings records for Natal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
HJ Tayfield8/129Western Province1955-01-07
HJ Tayfield7/24Transvaal1954-12-10
VI Smith6/62Orange Free State1955-01-21
HJ Tayfield6/88Transvaal1954-12-27
VI Smith5/42Orange Free State1955-01-21

* 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.