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Natal 1973/74 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 1973/74; Tests are excluded.

BA Richards leads the displayed batting table with 898 runs. VAP van der Bijl leads the bowling table with 46 wickets.

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Showing 1973/74 · CSA 4-Day Series · Natal

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 17
Wins: 3
Recorded venues: 6

Selected season match starts: 1973-11-10 to 1974-03-16. 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 1973/74. 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 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BA Richards	8	898
DD Dyer	8	356
AJS Smith	8	343
GA Katz	8	338
HR Fotheringham	6	248

Recorded innings through 1974-03-16. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VAP van der Bijl	8	46
PP Henwood	8	31
PHJ Trimborn	5	15
RA Woolmer	6	12
MJ Smithyman	8	8

Recorded innings through 1974-03-16. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BA Richards	Natal	8	12	1	898	186*	81.64	187.08	6	3	102	2
DD Dyer	Natal	8	12	0	356	75	29.67	868.29	2	0	39	0
AJS Smith	Natal	8	12	2	343	87	34.30	317.59	2	0	40	0
GA Katz	Natal	8	12	3	338	73	37.56	236.36	2	0	37	4
HR Fotheringham	Natal	6	8	0	248	54	31.00	168.71	3	0	31	2
BS Groves	Natal	6	8	0	237	62	29.63	195.87	1	0	27	1
MJ Smithyman	Natal	8	12	2	213	49	21.30	231.52	0	0	20	0
RA Woolmer	Natal	6	8	0	202	71	25.25	429.79	2	0	23	0
PP Henwood	Natal	8	12	2	117	41	11.70	90.70	0	0	16	0
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	12	3	81	35	9.00	426.32	0	0	8	0
MB Madsen	Natal	2	4	0	52	34	13.00	—	0	0	8	0
JF Steele	Natal	1	2	0	44	27	22.00	—	0	0	6	0
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	5	7	1	30	16	5.00	—	0	0	5	0
DJ Morgan	Natal	2	4	0	24	12	6.00	—	0	0	2	0
AR Lilley	Natal	2	3	0	13	7	4.33	14.29	0	0	0	0
AA Hipkin	Natal	1	2	0	11	7	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
BD Gessner	Natal	1	2	2	1	1*	—	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Natal 1973/74 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	15	2,059	95	708	46	15.39	44.76	2.06	3	7/45
PP Henwood	Natal	8	14	1,899	121	572	31	18.45	61.26	1.81	2	7/34
PHJ Trimborn	Natal	5	9	984	36	407	15	27.13	65.60	2.48	0	4/51
RA Woolmer	Natal	6	10	1,104	53	427	12	35.58	92.00	2.32	0	3/29
MJ Smithyman	Natal	8	11	508	16	269	8	33.63	63.50	3.18	0	3/32
AR Lilley	Natal	2	3	340	12	119	5	23.80	68.00	2.10	0	2/29
BA Richards	Natal	4	6	258	17	85	4	21.25	64.50	1.98	0	2/25
HR Fotheringham	Natal	3	3	186	10	83	2	41.50	93.00	2.68	0	1/36
JF Steele	Natal	1	1	108	3	50	1	50.00	108.00	2.78	0	1/50
BD Gessner	Natal	1	2	96	5	52	1	52.00	96.00	3.25	0	1/37
DJ Morgan	Natal	1	2	102	0	92	1	92.00	102.00	5.41	0	1/75
DD Dyer	Natal	1	1	18	0	7	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/7
GA Katz	Natal	1	1	12	0	6	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/6

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 1973/74. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1973/74 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Natal	8	3	1	4	0	3,381	103	32.83	421	3,034	131	23.16

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 · 1973/74

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

1974-03-16 to 1974-03-18 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 408
Transvaal: 230 & 130

Natal won by an innings and 48 runs

1974-03-01 to 1974-03-04 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 164 & 208/8
Natal: 326/8d

Match drawn

1974-02-15 to 1974-02-18 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 132/9d & 174
Natal: 224 & 303/5d

Natal won by 221 runs

1974-01-19 to 1974-01-21 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 242
Rhodesia: 200 & 316/7

Match drawn

1974-01-01 to 1974-01-31 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 421/6d
Eastern Province: 136 & 220

Natal won by an innings and 65 runs

1973-12-26 to 1973-12-28 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 315
Natal: 225 & 310

Match drawn

1973-11-17 to 1973-11-19 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Rhodesia: 264 & 136/9
Natal: 300 & 214

Match drawn

1973-11-10 to 1973-11-12 · City Oval, Pietermaritzburg

Natal: 278/4d & 130
Western Province: 368/7d & 41/1

Western Province won by 9 wickets

Recorded venues

Natal 1973/74 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 1973/74 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 batting innings records for Natal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
BA Richards	186*	Western Province	1973-11-10
BA Richards	152	Eastern Province	1974-01-01
BA Richards	106	Eastern Province	1974-03-01
AJS Smith	87	Transvaal	1974-03-16
AJS Smith	80*	Eastern Province	1974-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling innings records for Natal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
PP Henwood	7/34	Transvaal	1974-03-16
VAP van der Bijl	7/45	Western Province	1974-02-15
VAP van der Bijl	5/40	Western Province	1974-02-15
VAP van der Bijl	5/59	Transvaal	1974-03-16
PP Henwood	5/68	Rhodesia	1973-11-17

* 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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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 1973/74

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1973/74

Batting · 17 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1973/74

Natal v Transvaal

Eastern Province v Natal

Western Province v Natal

Natal v Rhodesia

Natal v Eastern Province

Transvaal v Natal

Rhodesia v Natal

Natal v Western Province

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Season innings records

Highest innings

Best bowling innings

Competitions and other teams

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