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Natal 1972/73 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 1972/73; Tests are excluded.

BA Richards leads the displayed batting table with 1,064 runs. PHJ Trimborn leads the bowling table with 35 wickets.

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Showing 1972/73 · CSA 4-Day Series · Natal

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 19
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 6

Selected season match starts: 1972-11-11 to 1973-03-16. 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 1972/73. 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 1972/73

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 1972/73 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BA Richards	8	1,064
A Bruyns	8	434
DL Orchard	8	343
AM Short	7	241
AJS Smith	6	207

Recorded innings through 1973-03-16. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
PHJ Trimborn	8	35
VAP van der Bijl	8	33
BD Gessner	8	32
DJ Morgan	4	13
DL Orchard	4	4

Recorded innings through 1973-03-16. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1972/73

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 · 19 players

Natal 1972/73 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BA Richards	Natal	8	16	1	1,064	197	70.93	147.37	5	4	115	3
A Bruyns	Natal	8	16	1	434	107*	28.93	269.57	2	1	47	2
DL Orchard	Natal	8	16	1	343	109*	22.87	149.13	1	1	37	1
AM Short	Natal	7	14	0	241	43	17.21	170.92	0	0	24	0
AJS Smith	Natal	6	12	2	207	56*	20.70	73.14	1	0	24	0
D Gamsy	Natal	3	6	0	150	55	25.00	—	2	0	16	0
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	8	16	2	96	40*	6.86	282.35	0	0	10	1
D Bestall	Natal	4	8	1	88	35	12.57	314.29	0	0	12	0
DD Dyer	Natal	1	2	0	77	56	38.50	—	1	0	3	0
PP Henwood	Natal	6	12	1	75	21	6.82	312.50	0	0	6	1
DJ Morgan	Natal	4	8	1	64	30*	9.14	237.04	0	0	7	0
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	16	2	56	12*	4.00	329.41	0	0	3	0
MJ Smithyman	Natal	2	4	1	44	30*	14.67	45.83	0	0	6	0
GD Dyer	Natal	2	4	1	40	20*	13.33	62.50	0	0	1	0
HR Fotheringham	Natal	2	4	0	32	16	8.00	—	0	0	4	0
GA Katz	Natal	1	2	1	24	21*	24.00	—	0	0	1	0
BD Gessner	Natal	8	16	7	14	4	1.56	175.00	0	0	0	0
AR Lilley	Natal	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	300.00	0	0	0	0
MB Madsen	Natal	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 12 players

Natal 1972/73 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	8	14	1,497	54	717	35	20.49	42.77	2.87	2	5/34
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	15	1,855	68	733	33	22.21	56.21	2.37	2	5/44
BD Gessner	Natal	8	15	1,360	45	593	32	18.53	42.50	2.62	1	5/58
DJ Morgan	Natal	4	8	623	15	375	13	28.85	47.92	3.61	0	3/54
DL Orchard	Natal	4	4	150	5	72	4	18.00	37.50	2.88	0	2/25
PP Henwood	Natal	6	11	666	25	280	4	70.00	166.50	2.52	0	2/36
AR Lilley	Natal	1	2	174	6	86	3	28.67	58.00	2.97	0	2/56
BA Richards	Natal	7	9	192	4	130	1	130.00	192.00	4.06	0	1/34
AM Short	Natal	1	1	6	0	1	1	1.00	6.00	1.00	0	1/1
D Bestall	Natal	1	1	18	1	4	0	—	—	1.33	0	0/4
A Bruyns	Natal	1	1	9	1	1	0	—	—	0.67	0	0/1
MJ Smithyman	Natal	2	4	132	2	60	0	—	—	2.73	0	0/9

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 1972/73. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1972/73 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Natal	8	1	4	3	0	3,212	138	23.28	403	3,246	132	24.59

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 · 1972/73

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

1973-03-16 to 1973-03-19 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 225/9d & 243/6d
Transvaal: 187 & 242/9

Match drawn

1973-02-23 to 1973-02-26 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal: 107 & 202
Eastern Province: 202/9d & 169

Eastern Province won by 62 runs

1973-02-09 to 1973-02-10 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 76 & 172
Western Province: 257

Western Province won by an innings and 9 runs

1973-01-01 to 1973-01-30 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 86 & 299
Rhodesia: 268 & 118/5

Rhodesia won by 5 wickets

1972-12-26 to 1972-12-28 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 172 & 303/9d
Natal: 166 & 268/5

Match drawn

1972-12-01 to 1972-12-04 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 173 & 263
Natal: 226/9d & 214/3

Natal won by 7 wickets

1972-11-24 to 1972-11-27 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 251/9d & 205/9d
Natal: 108 & 233

Western Province won by 115 runs

1972-11-11 to 1972-11-13 · Police B Ground, Salisbury

Rhodesia: 311/9d & 125/3
Natal: 403/9d & 184/7d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Natal 1972/73 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Kingsmead, Durban	3
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg	1
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1
Newlands, Cape Town	1
Police B Ground, Salisbury	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 1972/73 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 batting innings records for Natal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
BA Richards	197	Rhodesia	1972-11-11
BA Richards	147*	Eastern Province	1972-12-01
BA Richards	125	Transvaal	1973-03-16
DL Orchard	109*	Rhodesia	1973-01-01
A Bruyns	107*	Rhodesia	1972-11-11

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 bowling innings records for Natal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
PHJ Trimborn	5/34	Western Province	1972-11-24
VAP van der Bijl	5/44	Transvaal	1972-12-26
VAP van der Bijl	5/55	Western Province	1973-02-09
BD Gessner	5/58	Rhodesia	1973-01-01
PHJ Trimborn	5/69	Eastern Province	1972-12-01

* 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

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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 1972/73

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1972/73

Batting · 19 players

Bowling · 12 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1972/73

Natal v Transvaal

Natal v Eastern Province

Natal v Western Province

Natal v Rhodesia

Transvaal v Natal

Eastern Province v Natal

Western Province v Natal

Rhodesia v Natal

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Season innings records

Highest innings

Best bowling innings

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