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North Eastern Transvaal 1952/53 cricket statistics and records

North Eastern Transvaal 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 1952/53; Tests are excluded.

MB Hofmeyr leads the displayed batting table with 521 runs. PS Heine leads the bowling table with 30 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
21
Wins
1
Recorded venues
5

Selected season match starts: 1952-12-01 to 1953-01-23. 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 1952/53. 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 1952/53

Figures earned for North Eastern Transvaal only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

North Eastern Transvaal CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
MB Hofmeyr6521
PC Davies6517
SB Spies6268
PS Heine6236
JW Blewett6184

Recorded innings through 1953-01-23. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

North Eastern Transvaal CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
PS Heine630
BAL Wiles422
JW Blewett620
DJ Drake47
BT Avis25

Recorded innings through 1953-01-23. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1952/53

All recorded players for North Eastern Transvaal in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 21 players

North Eastern Transvaal 1952/53 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
MB HofmeyrNorth Eastern Transvaal612152112547.36—2200
PC DaviesNorth Eastern Transvaal612051713243.08—1200
SB SpiesNorth Eastern Transvaal61202686622.33—2000
PS HeineNorth Eastern Transvaal61212365421.45—1000
JW BlewettNorth Eastern Transvaal61211848416.73—1000
A DennisNorth Eastern Transvaal4801595619.88—1000
GA CresswellNorth Eastern Transvaal3601155019.17—1051
BAL WilesNorth Eastern Transvaal4801004912.50—0000
PC UrenNorth Eastern Transvaal360923415.33—0000
A TayfieldNorth Eastern Transvaal120605730.00—1000
RD SmithNorth Eastern Transvaal510353187.57—0000
CJ FormanNorth Eastern Transvaal240501812.50—0000
BT AvisNorth Eastern Transvaal2414737*15.67—0061
DJ DrakeNorth Eastern Transvaal48244297.33—0000
TH WoolleyNorth Eastern Transvaal240432110.75—0000
JH RichardsonNorth Eastern Transvaal120211410.50—0000
K DennisNorth Eastern Transvaal121141014.00—0000
JH ClaassensNorth Eastern Transvaal120954.50—0000
RA HallNorth Eastern Transvaal121555.00—0000
EJ PienaarNorth Eastern Transvaal120542.50—0000
LD VlokNorth Eastern Transvaal12122*2.00—0000

Bowling · 10 players

North Eastern Transvaal 1952/53 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
PS HeineNorth Eastern Transvaal6121,274167993026.6342.473.7615/74
BAL WilesNorth Eastern Transvaal47857224782221.7338.953.3516/135
JW BlewettNorth Eastern Transvaal6111,009215812029.0550.453.4515/95
DJ DrakeNorth Eastern Transvaal4751919286740.8674.143.3115/52
BT AvisNorth Eastern Transvaal233428167533.4068.402.9302/55
SB SpiesNorth Eastern Transvaal442528158531.6050.403.7604/89
K DennisNorth Eastern Transvaal1249030130.0049.003.6701/4
LD VlokNorth Eastern Transvaal12120279179.00120.003.9501/50
A TayfieldNorth Eastern Transvaal1116221350——5.0000/135
RA HallNorth Eastern Transvaal12480320——4.0000/13
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 1952/53. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

North Eastern Transvaal 1952/53 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
North Eastern Transvaal614102,66812022.233112,8769430.60

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 · 1952/53

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

1953-01-23 to 1953-01-26 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West v North Eastern Transvaal

Griqualand West
99 & 296
North Eastern Transvaal
295 & 204

North Eastern Transvaal won by 104 runs

1953-01-01 to 1953-01-03 · Ellis Park, Johannesburg

Transvaal v North Eastern Transvaal

Transvaal
481/6d & 28/2
North Eastern Transvaal
275 & 232

Transvaal won by 8 wickets

1952-12-19 to 1952-12-22 · Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni

North Eastern Transvaal v Border

North Eastern Transvaal
227 & 190
Border
368 & 260

Border won by 211 runs

1952-12-01 to 1952-12-30 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Rhodesia v North Eastern Transvaal

Rhodesia
281 & 85/1
North Eastern Transvaal
311 & 50

Rhodesia won by 9 wickets

Recorded venues

North Eastern Transvaal 1952/53 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria2
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley1
Ellis Park, Johannesburg1
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo1
Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni1

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 1952/53 for North Eastern Transvaal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 batting innings records for North Eastern Transvaal
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
PC Davies132Rhodesia1952-12-01
PC Davies126Rhodesia1952-12-26
MB Hofmeyr125Griqualand West1953-01-23
MB Hofmeyr106Griqualand West1952-12-05
MB Hofmeyr94Transvaal1953-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1952/53 bowling innings records for North Eastern Transvaal
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
BAL Wiles6/135Rhodesia1952-12-26
DJ Drake5/52Griqualand West1953-01-23
PS Heine5/74Border1952-12-19
JW Blewett5/95Border1952-12-19
PS Heine4/31Griqualand West1953-01-23

* 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 North Eastern Transvaal 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: 1937-12-20 to 1971-03-05. 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.