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Natal 1955/56 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 1955/56; Tests are excluded.

DJ McGlew leads the displayed batting table with 506 runs. VI Smith leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
15
Wins
3
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1955-12-24 to 1956-02-10. 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 1955/56. 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 1955/56

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 1955/56 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
DJ McGlew6506
RA McLean6385
JC Watkins5240
TL Goddard6211
HJ Tayfield5162

Recorded innings through 1956-02-10. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
VI Smith629
HJ Tayfield528
TL Goddard617
NE Markham515
JC Watkins48

Recorded innings through 1956-02-10. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955/56

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 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
DJ McGlewNatal68150617472.29—32190
RA McLeanNatal68038514748.13—12291
JC WatkinsNatal57024014434.29—0110
TL GoddardNatal6802119226.38—1060
HJ TayfieldNatal5711626427.00—1061
LB KochNatal5701539921.86—1010
CGD BurgerNatal22114494*144.00—20110
NE MarkhamNatal5601317821.83—1050
HJ KeithNatal6801184014.75—00100
PJL RandlesNatal6801043913.00—0080
BP ArmitageNatal340513612.75—0020
AL UptonNatal35030226.00—0000
VI SmithNatal685104*3.33—0000
J AtkinsonNatal110999.00—0000
FC BestallNatal110000.00—0000

Bowling · 12 players

Natal 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
VI SmithNatal6101,382606132921.1447.662.6627/48
HJ TayfieldNatal5101,523697442826.5754.392.9335/101
TL GoddardNatal6121,273823351719.7174.881.5804/40
NE MarkhamNatal59582162481516.5338.802.5603/17
JC WatkinsNatal452989136817.0037.252.7404/33
J AtkinsonNatal12228984421.0057.002.2103/24
HJ KeithNatal332161860230.00108.001.6701/23
DJ McGlewNatal1160313.006.003.0001/3
RA McLeanNatal1112070——3.5000/7
CGD BurgerNatal116090——9.0000/9
BP ArmitageNatal34480450——5.6300/6
FC BestallNatal11422140——2.0000/14
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 1955/56. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1955/56 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal632102,3388029.234132,41211221.54

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 · 1955/56

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

1956-02-10 to 1956-02-13 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal v Western Province

Natal
404
Western Province
101 & 264

Natal won by an innings and 39 runs

1956-01-27 to 1956-01-30 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Eastern Province

Natal
380
Eastern Province
155 & 202

Natal won by an innings and 23 runs

1956-01-13 to 1956-01-16 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province v Natal

Eastern Province
101 & 214
Natal
413

Natal won by an innings and 98 runs

1956-01-06 to 1956-01-09 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province v Natal

Western Province
401 & 203/9d
Natal
327 & 208

Western Province won by 69 runs

1956-01-02 to 1956-01-31 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Natal

Transvaal
167 & 84/8
Natal
52 & 195

Transvaal won by 2 wickets

1955-12-24 to 1955-12-27 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Transvaal

Natal
359
Transvaal
342 & 178/5

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal 1955/56 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Kingsmead, Durban2
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg1
Ellis Park, Johannesburg1
Newlands, Cape Town1
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 1955/56 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting innings records for Natal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
DJ McGlew174Eastern Province1956-01-13
RA McLean147Eastern Province1956-01-27
JC Watkins144Transvaal1955-12-24
DJ McGlew121*Western Province1956-02-10
RA McLean106Transvaal1955-12-24

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling innings records for Natal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
VI Smith7/48Eastern Province1956-01-27
VI Smith7/105Eastern Province1956-01-27
HJ Tayfield5/101Western Province1956-01-06
HJ Tayfield5/107Transvaal1955-12-24
HJ Tayfield5/170Western Province1956-01-06

* 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

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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.