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Orange Free State 1947/48 cricket statistics and records

Orange Free State 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 1947/48; Tests are excluded.

FB Lee leads the displayed batting table with 288 runs. HF Wright leads the bowling table with 26 wickets.

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Showing 1947/48 · CSA 4-Day Series · Orange Free State

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 22
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1947-11-15 to 1948-03-27. 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 1947/48. 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 1947/48

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

Leading run scorers

Orange Free State CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
FB Lee	5	288
IEF Kirby	5	284
RC le Sueur	5	237
NK Cowan	6	230
HF Wright	4	146

Recorded innings through 1948-03-27. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Orange Free State CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
HF Wright	4	26
NK Cowan	6	18
LTD Tuckett	3	16
KA Walker	4	8
DH de Jager	1	4

Recorded innings through 1948-03-27. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1947/48

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

Batting · 22 players

Orange Free State 1947/48 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
FB Lee	Orange Free State	5	10	1	288	95	32.00	—	1	0
IEF Kirby	Orange Free State	5	10	0	284	119	28.40	—	0	1
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	5	10	0	237	91	23.70	—	1	0
NK Cowan	Orange Free State	6	12	2	230	69	23.00	—	1	0
HF Wright	Orange Free State	4	8	0	146	32	18.25	—	0	0
EW Warner	Orange Free State	4	8	0	132	29	16.50	—	0	0
CJ Kaplan	Orange Free State	3	6	1	104	58*	20.80	—	1	0
CCC Swemmer	Orange Free State	2	4	1	99	68*	33.00	—	1	0
WAM Howell	Orange Free State	4	8	1	98	54	14.00	—	1	0
JC Newton	Orange Free State	2	4	0	92	74	23.00	—	1	0
LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	3	6	2	75	27	18.75	—	0	0
JA Walkerley	Orange Free State	4	8	0	69	29	8.63	—	0	0
DW Piers	Orange Free State	2	4	0	41	24	10.25	—	0	0
GFK Jackson	Orange Free State	3	6	1	37	16*	7.40	—	0	0
LS Matthews	Orange Free State	1	2	0	35	35	17.50	—	0	0
KA Walker	Orange Free State	4	8	2	33	16*	5.50	—	0	0
DH de Jager	Orange Free State	1	2	1	18	14	18.00	—	0	0
EP Noonan	Orange Free State	3	6	0	16	7	2.67	—	0	0
D Ellis	Orange Free State	1	2	1	13	11*	13.00	—	0	0
ES East	Orange Free State	2	4	1	7	5	2.33	—	0	0
JG Kemp	Orange Free State	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0
S Horne	Orange Free State	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Orange Free State 1947/48 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
HF Wright	Orange Free State	4	8	1,104	37	474	26	18.23	42.46	2.58	2	5/43
NK Cowan	Orange Free State	6	9	647	10	397	18	22.06	35.94	3.68	1	6/99
LTD Tuckett	Orange Free State	3	5	546	14	247	16	15.44	34.13	2.71	2	5/58
KA Walker	Orange Free State	4	8	498	13	290	8	36.25	62.25	3.49	0	3/26
DH de Jager	Orange Free State	1	2	192	1	161	4	40.25	48.00	5.03	0	4/92
GFK Jackson	Orange Free State	3	3	126	1	99	3	33.00	42.00	4.71	0	2/56
RC le Sueur	Orange Free State	4	4	120	1	82	3	27.33	40.00	4.10	0	2/31
CCC Swemmer	Orange Free State	2	3	216	7	77	3	25.67	72.00	2.14	0	2/30
ES East	Orange Free State	2	2	234	1	173	2	86.50	117.00	4.44	0	1/52
S Horne	Orange Free State	1	1	66	2	45	2	22.50	33.00	4.09	0	2/45
JA Walkerley	Orange Free State	2	2	48	0	42	2	21.00	24.00	5.25	0	2/24
JC Newton	Orange Free State	2	2	54	3	25	1	25.00	54.00	2.78	0	1/3
IEF Kirby	Orange Free State	2	2	78	2	50	0	—	—	3.85	0	0/16

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 1947/48. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Orange Free State 1947/48 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Orange Free State	6	1	4	1	0	2,156	112	19.25	373	2,259	94	24.03

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 · 1947/48

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

1948-03-27 to 1948-03-30 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 106 & 373
Eastern Province: 196 & 343

Eastern Province won by 60 runs

1948-03-12 to 1948-03-15 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 237 & 297/9d
Western Province: 207 & 162

Orange Free State won by 165 runs

1948-02-19 to 1948-02-21 · Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown

Border: 262
Orange Free State: 169 & 136/3

Match drawn

1948-02-14 to 1948-02-17 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 388
Orange Free State: 124 & 116

Natal won by an innings and 148 runs

1948-01-01 to 1948-01-03 · Olympia Park, Springs

North Eastern Transvaal: 101 & 149/4
Orange Free State: 161 & 88

North Eastern Transvaal won by 6 wickets

1947-11-15 to 1947-11-18 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 181 & 168
Griqualand West: 191 & 260

Griqualand West won by 102 runs

Recorded venues

Orange Free State 1947/48 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	3
Kingsmead, Durban	1
Olympia Park, Springs	1
Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown	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 1947/48 for Orange Free State, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
IEF Kirby	119	Eastern Province	1948-03-27
FB Lee	95	Western Province	1948-03-12
RC le Sueur	91	Griqualand West	1947-11-15
JC Newton	74	Western Province	1948-03-12
NK Cowan	69	Eastern Province	1948-03-27

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
NK Cowan	6/99	Eastern Province	1948-03-27
HF Wright	5/43	North Eastern Transvaal	1948-01-01
LTD Tuckett	5/58	Griqualand West	1947-11-15
HF Wright	5/64	Griqualand West	1947-11-15
LTD Tuckett	5/84	Natal	1948-02-14

* 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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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Orange Free State 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: 1904-01-01 to 1995-02-17. 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 1947/48

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1947/48

Batting · 22 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1947/48

Orange Free State v Eastern Province

Orange Free State v Western Province

Border v Orange Free State

Natal v Orange Free State

North Eastern Transvaal v Orange Free State

Orange Free State v Griqualand West