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Natal 1980/81 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 1980/81; Tests are excluded.

CP Wilkins leads the displayed batting table with 595 runs. VAP van der Bijl leads the bowling table with 54 wickets.

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Showing 1980/81 · CSA 4-Day Series · Natal

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 13
Wins: 6
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1980-12-01 to 1981-03-13. 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 1980/81. 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 1980/81

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 1980/81 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
CP Wilkins	8	595
BJ Whitfield	5	281
MJ Procter	8	257
PWG Parker	8	216
RM Bentley	7	205

Recorded innings through 1981-03-13. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Natal CSA 4-Day Series 1980/81 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VAP van der Bijl	8	54
KR Cooper	8	38
MJ Procter	8	24
PB Clift	8	13
NP Daniels	2	7

Recorded innings through 1981-03-13. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1980/81

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 · 13 players

Natal 1980/81 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
CP Wilkins	Natal	8	13	1	595	109	49.58	226.24	4	2	75	7
BJ Whitfield	Natal	5	8	2	281	81	46.83	63.57	3	0	19	0
MJ Procter	Natal	8	13	1	257	61	21.42	172.48	2	0	34	0
PWG Parker	Natal	8	13	1	216	74	18.00	80.00	1	0	16	1
RM Bentley	Natal	7	11	0	205	68	18.64	69.26	1	0	16	0
NP Daniels	Natal	5	8	3	133	73	26.60	1,108.33	2	0	21	0
AJS Smith	Natal	8	13	1	128	32	10.67	80.50	0	0	16	0
PB Clift	Natal	8	13	1	105	28	8.75	97.22	0	0	13	0
VAP van der Bijl	Natal	8	13	4	93	37*	10.33	300.00	0	0	6	1
KR Cooper	Natal	8	13	3	83	43	8.30	212.82	0	0	8	3
CL Smith	Natal	4	7	1	59	16	9.83	34.10	0	0	8	0
D Bestall	Natal	4	7	0	52	23	7.43	167.74	0	0	7	0
PH Williams	Natal	7	11	3	46	15*	5.75	56.10	0	0	3	0

Bowling · 10 players

Natal 1980/81 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	1,744	109	513	54	9.50	32.30	1.76	3	6/30
KR Cooper	Natal	8	15	1,332	78	495	38	13.03	35.05	2.23	2	6/68
MJ Procter	Natal	8	15	1,219	66	462	24	19.25	50.79	2.27	0	4/33
PB Clift	Natal	8	13	732	44	254	13	19.54	56.31	2.08	1	5/36
NP Daniels	Natal	2	3	276	17	92	7	13.14	39.43	2.00	0	4/41
PWG Parker	Natal	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
RM Bentley	Natal	3	3	42	2	17	0	—	—	2.43	0	0/4
AJS Smith	Natal	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
CP Wilkins	Natal	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
PH Williams	Natal	1	1	24	1	7	0	—	—	1.75	0	0/7

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 1980/81. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Natal 1980/81 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Natal	8	6	0	2	0	2,418	85	28.45	316	2,013	145	13.88

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 · 1980/81

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

1981-03-13 to 1981-03-14 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 128 & 205
Natal: 296 & 38/0

Natal won by 10 wickets

1981-02-21 to 1981-02-23 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 176 & 165/8d
Western Province: 106 & 94

Natal won by 141 runs

1981-01-23 to 1981-01-26 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 34 & 69
Natal: 148/6d

Natal won by an innings and 45 runs

1981-01-17 to 1981-01-19 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 225/6d
Transvaal: 201 & 22/0

Match drawn

1981-01-01 to 1981-01-03 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 132 & 216
Natal: 287 & 62/0

Natal won by 10 wickets

1980-12-26 to 1980-12-28 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 316 & 46/3
Northern Transvaal: 130 & 230

Natal won by 7 wickets

1980-12-12 to 1980-12-15 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 109 & 167/5
Natal: 256/9d & 153/4d

Match drawn

1980-12-01 to 1980-12-30 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 250/9d
Eastern Province: 69 & 101

Natal won by an innings and 80 runs

Recorded venues

Natal 1980/81 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Kingsmead, Durban	4
Berea Park, Pretoria	1
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1
Newlands, Cape Town	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 1980/81 for Natal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1980/81 batting innings records for Natal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
CP Wilkins	109	Western Province	1981-01-01
CP Wilkins	102	Northern Transvaal	1980-12-26
BJ Whitfield	81	Northern Transvaal	1981-03-13
CP Wilkins	75	Transvaal	1980-12-12
PWG Parker	74	Northern Transvaal	1981-03-13

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1980/81 bowling innings records for Natal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
VAP van der Bijl	6/30	Western Province	1981-02-21
KR Cooper	6/68	Transvaal	1981-01-17
VAP van der Bijl	5/27	Transvaal	1980-12-12
KR Cooper	5/32	Transvaal	1980-12-12
PB Clift	5/36	Western Province	1981-01-01

* 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 1980/81

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1980/81

Batting · 13 players

Bowling · 10 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1980/81

Northern Transvaal v Natal

Natal v Western Province

Eastern Province v Natal

Natal v Transvaal

Western Province v Natal

Natal v Northern Transvaal

Transvaal v Natal

Natal v Eastern Province