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Natal 1971/72 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 1971/72; Tests are excluded.

BA Richards leads the displayed batting table with 1,089 runs. VAP van der Bijl leads the bowling table with 46 wickets.

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Showing 1971/72 · CSA 4-Day Series · Natal

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 17
Wins: 2
Recorded venues: 6

Selected season match starts: 1971-11-05 to 1972-03-24. 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 1971/72. 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 1971/72

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 1971/72 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BA Richards	8	1,089
AM Short	8	435
DL Orchard	7	238
MB Madsen	5	190
GD Dyer	4	174

Recorded innings through 1972-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VAP van der Bijl	8	46
PP Henwood	8	24
AR Lilley	8	22
PHJ Trimborn	5	8
DL Orchard	7	8

Recorded innings through 1972-03-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1971/72

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 · 17 players

Natal 1971/72 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BA Richards	Natal	8	15	1	1,089	219	77.79	418.85	4	4	115	5
AM Short	Natal	8	15	1	435	88	31.07	1,087.50	3	0	35	1
DL Orchard	Natal	7	13	0	238	82	18.31	113.88	1	0	24	1
MB Madsen	Natal	5	10	0	190	66	19.00	—	1	0	17	0
GD Dyer	Natal	4	8	0	174	64	21.75	17,400.00	1	0	13	0
DD Dyer	Natal	8	15	0	167	61	11.13	334.00	1	0	11	0
DJ Morgan	Natal	3	6	2	132	55	33.00	—	1	0	12	2
GA Katz	Natal	5	9	2	105	40*	15.00	100.00	0	0	6	0
D Gamsy	Natal	3	6	1	95	27*	19.00	—	0	0	10	0
IR Tayfield	Natal	2	3	0	72	55	24.00	—	1	0	4	3
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	5	9	0	71	25	7.89	165.12	0	0	9	2
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	15	1	60	35	4.29	500.00	0	0	1	3
AA Hipkin	Natal	3	5	1	60	31	15.00	61.86	0	0	6	0
PP Henwood	Natal	8	15	2	50	15	3.85	166.67	0	0	6	0
AR Lilley	Natal	8	15	5	49	10	4.90	213.04	0	0	4	0
PL Young	Natal	2	4	2	21	10	10.50	95.45	0	0	2	0
HR Fotheringham	Natal	1	2	0	14	14	7.00	—	0	0	1	0

Bowling · 13 players

Natal 1971/72 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	16	1,844	95	643	46	13.98	40.09	2.09	4	8/35
PP Henwood	Natal	8	14	1,843	101	708	24	29.50	76.79	2.30	0	4/13
AR Lilley	Natal	8	15	1,307	54	546	22	24.82	59.41	2.51	0	4/56
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	5	9	732	36	284	8	35.50	91.50	2.33	0	2/30
DL Orchard	Natal	7	9	515	22	254	8	31.75	64.38	2.96	0	2/14
IR Tayfield	Natal	2	4	448	23	176	8	22.00	56.00	2.36	0	4/76
DJ Morgan	Natal	3	4	198	6	120	3	40.00	66.00	3.64	0	1/20
GA Katz	Natal	4	4	50	1	34	1	34.00	50.00	4.08	0	1/15
D Gamsy	Natal	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
BA Richards	Natal	4	4	114	2	54	0	—	—	2.84	0	0/2
DD Dyer	Natal	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
HR Fotheringham	Natal	1	1	48	0	31	0	—	—	3.88	0	0/31
AM Short	Natal	3	3	60	1	36	0	—	—	3.60	0	0/2

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 1971/72. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1971/72 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Natal	8	2	3	3	0	3,135	127	24.69	420	3,015	124	24.31

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 · 1971/72

Latest 8 of 8 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1972-03-24 to 1972-03-27 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 159/9d & 251/9d
Transvaal: 235 & 158/9

Match drawn

1972-03-04 to 1972-03-06 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Rhodesia: 248 & 210
Natal: 249 & 187

Rhodesia won by 22 runs

1972-02-25 to 1972-02-26 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 171 & 13/0
Natal: 119 & 64

Eastern Province won by 10 wickets

1972-01-14 to 1972-01-17 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal: 76 & 263
Western Province: 121 & 60

Natal won by 158 runs

1972-01-01 to 1972-01-04 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 385/9d & 47/0
Rhodesia: 111 & 317

Natal won by 10 wickets

1971-12-27 to 1971-12-29 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 403/6d & 51/2
Natal: 133 & 320

Transvaal won by 8 wickets

1971-11-26 to 1971-11-29 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 256/9d & 263/3d
Natal: 420

Match drawn

1971-11-05 to 1971-11-08 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 260/5d & 202/5d
Eastern Province: 152 & 246/5

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal 1971/72 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Kingsmead, Durban	3
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg	1
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1
Newlands, Cape Town	1
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1

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 1971/72 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 batting innings records for Natal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
BA Richards	219	Rhodesia	1972-01-01
BA Richards	169	Western Province	1971-11-26
BA Richards	134	Transvaal	1971-12-27
BA Richards	104	Eastern Province	1971-11-05
BA Richards	94	Transvaal	1972-03-24

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling innings records for Natal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
VAP van der Bijl	8/35	Western Province	1972-01-14
VAP van der Bijl	5/18	Western Province	1972-01-14
VAP van der Bijl	5/34	Eastern Province	1971-11-05
VAP van der Bijl	5/34	Eastern Province	1972-02-25
PP Henwood	4/13	Western Province	1972-01-14

* 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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CSA 4-Day Domestic Series · 1894-03-17 to 1998-03-06

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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.

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Season overview

CSA 4-Day Series standings

Season leaders · CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1971/72

Batting · 17 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1971/72

Natal v Transvaal

Rhodesia v Natal

Eastern Province v Natal

Natal v Western Province

Natal v Rhodesia

Transvaal v Natal

Western Province v Natal

Natal v Eastern Province

Recorded venues

Season innings records

Highest innings

Best bowling innings

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