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Northern Transvaal 1972/73 cricket statistics and records

Northern 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 1972/73; Tests are excluded.

DT Lindsay leads the displayed batting table with 348 runs. AA Jones leads the bowling table with 18 wickets.

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Showing 1972/73 · CSA 4-Day Series · Northern Transvaal

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 20
Wins: 3
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1972-11-17 to 1973-02-23. 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 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 Northern Transvaal only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Northern Transvaal CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DT Lindsay	5	348
AH Jordaan	4	220
K Burrow	4	168
VS Nel	3	120
T Quirk	5	109

Recorded innings through 1973-02-23. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Northern Transvaal CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AA Jones	4	18
JD Sparks	5	17
WB Steytler	5	17
RJ Falkson	4	10
WG Heyns	4	6

Recorded innings through 1973-02-23. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1972/73

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

Batting · 20 players

Northern Transvaal 1972/73 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s
DT Lindsay	Northern Transvaal	5	9	0	348	83	38.67	—	3	10	1
AH Jordaan	Northern Transvaal	4	8	3	220	65*	44.00	—	2	2	0
K Burrow	Northern Transvaal	4	7	1	168	79	28.00	—	2	14	3
VS Nel	Northern Transvaal	3	5	0	120	75	24.00	—	1	11	3
T Quirk	Northern Transvaal	5	9	2	109	46*	15.57	10,900.00	0	0	0
RJ Falkson	Northern Transvaal	4	7	0	107	49	15.29	—	0	0	0
CI Dey	Northern Transvaal	3	5	0	79	39	15.80	7,900.00	0	5	0
PR Barrable	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	75	41	37.50	—	0	0	0
FJ le Roux	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	57	43	28.50	—	0	0	0
RG Hector	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	46	41	23.00	—	0	0	0
WG Heyns	Northern Transvaal	4	7	0	44	35	6.29	—	0	0	0
GGM de Villiers	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	42	30	21.00	—	0	0	0
AA Jones	Northern Transvaal	4	7	1	40	22	6.67	—	0	4	1
WB Steytler	Northern Transvaal	5	9	2	38	17	5.43	—	0	0	0
JD Sparks	Northern Transvaal	5	9	3	34	15*	5.67	—	0	3	0
KD Verdoorn	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	25	15	12.50	—	0	0	0
DJ van der Merwe	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	16	16	8.00	—	0	0	0
JL Janse van Rensburg	Northern Transvaal	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0
MJ Till	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	—	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Northern Transvaal	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 12 players

Northern Transvaal 1972/73 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AA Jones	Northern Transvaal	4	7	654	32	221	18	12.28	36.33	2.03	2	6/27
JD Sparks	Northern Transvaal	5	9	1,002	51	426	17	25.06	58.94	2.55	1	5/74
WB Steytler	Northern Transvaal	5	8	1,169	82	389	17	22.88	68.76	2.00	1	5/79
RJ Falkson	Northern Transvaal	4	5	407	22	159	10	15.90	40.70	2.34	0	3/40
WG Heyns	Northern Transvaal	4	6	390	16	180	6	30.00	65.00	2.77	0	2/1
RGD Willis	Northern Transvaal	1	2	168	5	66	2	33.00	84.00	2.36	0	1/12
RG Hector	Northern Transvaal	1	1	126	4	42	1	42.00	126.00	2.00	0	1/42
JL Janse van Rensburg	Northern Transvaal	1	2	54	4	18	1	18.00	54.00	2.00	0	1/7
KD Verdoorn	Northern Transvaal	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
PR Barrable	Northern Transvaal	1	1	66	3	45	0	—	—	4.09	0	0/45
MJ Till	Northern Transvaal	1	1	96	5	21	0	—	—	1.31	0	0/21
DJ van der Merwe	Northern Transvaal	1	1	42	0	29	0	—	—	4.14	0	0/29

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.

Northern Transvaal 1972/73 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Northern Transvaal	5	3	1	1	0	1,666	75	22.21	277	1,704	74	23.03

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 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1973-02-23 to 1973-02-26 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 300/7d & 48/3
Northern Transvaal: 199 & 152

Match drawn

1973-01-05 to 1973-01-08 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 178/9d & 233
Transvaal B: 479/4d

Transvaal B won by an innings and 68 runs

1973-01-01 to 1973-01-30 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 277 & 111/1
Natal B: 170 & 215

Northern Transvaal won by 9 wickets

1972-12-26 to 1972-12-28 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 223 & 126
Northern Transvaal: 177 & 174/5

Northern Transvaal won by 5 wickets

1972-11-17 to 1972-11-18 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 165
Orange Free State: 47 & 96

Northern Transvaal won by an innings and 22 runs

Recorded venues

Northern Transvaal 1972/73 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Berea Park, Pretoria	3
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	1
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	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 Northern Transvaal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 batting innings records for Northern Transvaal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DT Lindsay	83	Transvaal B	1973-01-05
DT Lindsay	81	Natal B	1973-01-01
K Burrow	79	Natal B	1973-01-01
VS Nel	75	Orange Free State	1972-11-17
K Burrow	65*	Natal B	1973-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 bowling innings records for Northern Transvaal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
AA Jones	6/27	Orange Free State	1972-11-17
AA Jones	5/18	Orange Free State	1972-11-17
JD Sparks	5/74	Natal B	1973-01-01
WB Steytler	5/79	Griqualand West	1973-02-23
AA Jones	4/17	Border	1972-12-26

* 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 · 1971-11-05 to 1997-03-07

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Northern 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: 1971-11-05 to 1997-03-07. 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.