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Natal 1958/59 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 1958/59; Tests are excluded.

DJ McGlew leads the displayed batting table with 489 runs. TL Goddard leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
15
Wins
0
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1958-11-01 to 1959-02-20. 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 1958/59. 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 1958/59

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 1958/59 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
DJ McGlew6489
RA McLean6430
TL Goddard6398
MK Elgie6336
L Morby-Smith4187

Recorded innings through 1959-02-20. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1958/59 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
TL Goddard624
PM Dodds522
GM Griffin620
AJ Wessels410
AF Tillim27

Recorded innings through 1959-02-20. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1958/59

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 1958/59 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
DJ McGlewNatal610048916748.90—32600
RA McLeanNatal61014309147.78—60516
TL GoddardNatal610039813739.80—03431
MK ElgieNatal61003367033.60—30372
L Morby-SmithNatal4711876031.17—10210
C WesleyNatal5921665023.71—10140
MS SmithNatal6102843510.50—0090
CGD BurgerNatal3418170*27.008,100.0010110
AF TillimNatal240814020.25—0050
GM GriffinNatal610171317.89—0060
DM ScotneyNatal351693817.25—0060
AJ WesselsNatal48258199.67—0030
DC BenseNatal2212418*24.00—0050
PM DoddsNatal61021241.50—0010
C CohenNatal110000.00—0000

Bowling · 13 players

Natal 1958/59 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
TL GoddardNatal6112,3521635862424.4298.001.4915/41
PM DoddsNatal591,762935552225.2380.091.8926/85
GM GriffinNatal6111,581754422022.1079.051.6815/58
AJ WesselsNatal47672381861018.6067.201.6604/25
AF TillimNatal2440219144720.5757.432.1503/46
DC BenseNatal2440217141623.5067.002.1003/42
MK ElgieNatal23164679515.8032.802.8903/16
DM ScotneyNatal23234978326.0078.002.0002/36
DJ McGlewNatal45872350——2.4100/1
RA McLeanNatal11180110——3.6700/11
C WesleyNatal1160160——16.0000/16
C CohenNatal121266560——2.6700/5
L Morby-SmithNatal11180100——3.3300/10
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 1958/59. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1958/59 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Natal601502,5648330.895522,4879725.64

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 · 1958/59

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

1959-02-20 to 1959-02-23 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Transvaal

Natal
297/7d & 167/6
Transvaal
289 & 194

Match drawn

1959-02-06 to 1959-02-09 · Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg

Natal v Western Province

Natal
358 & 158/2d
Western Province
254 & 134/2

Match drawn

1959-01-01 to 1959-01-03 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal v Rhodesia

Natal
285 & 126/8
Rhodesia
261

Match drawn

1958-12-26 to 1958-12-29 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal v Natal

Transvaal
167 & 145/6
Natal
133 & 178

Transvaal won by 4 wickets

1958-12-05 to 1958-12-08 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province v Natal

Western Province
340 & 262
Natal
310

Match drawn

1958-11-01 to 1958-11-03 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Rhodesia v Natal

Rhodesia
279 & 162/9
Natal
552

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal 1958/59 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Kingsmead, Durban2
Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg1
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg1
Newlands, Cape Town1
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo1

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 1958/59 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1958/59 batting innings records for Natal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
DJ McGlew167Rhodesia1958-11-01
TL Goddard137Western Province1958-12-05
DJ McGlew113Western Province1959-02-06
TL Goddard111Transvaal1959-02-20
TL Goddard100Rhodesia1958-11-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1958/59 bowling innings records for Natal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
PM Dodds6/85Transvaal1959-02-20
TL Goddard5/41Rhodesia1958-11-01
GM Griffin5/58Rhodesia1959-01-01
PM Dodds5/60Western Province1959-02-06
AJ Wessels4/25Transvaal1958-12-26

* 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.