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Orange Free State 1962/63 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 1962/63; Tests are excluded.

DJ Schonegevel leads the displayed batting table with 396 runs. N Wessels leads the bowling table with 15 wickets.

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Showing 1962/63 · CSA 4-Day Series · Orange Free State

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 17
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1962-11-16 to 1963-02-08. 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 1962/63. 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 1962/63

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 1962/63 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DJ Schonegevel	6	396
C Richardson	6	374
N Wessels	5	189
NMD Reilly	4	182
NE Cronje	6	166

Recorded innings through 1963-02-08. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Orange Free State CSA 4-Day Series 1962/63 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
N Wessels	5	15
NMD Reilly	4	14
NE Cronje	6	11
P Fox	6	10
RW Fouche	4	7

Recorded innings through 1963-02-08. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1962/63

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 · 17 players

Orange Free State 1962/63 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DJ Schonegevel	Orange Free State	6	11	0	396	97	36.00	—	3	0	0	0
C Richardson	Orange Free State	6	11	0	374	137	34.00	—	1	1	0	0
N Wessels	Orange Free State	5	9	0	189	56	21.00	—	1	0	8	0
NMD Reilly	Orange Free State	4	8	0	182	80	22.75	—	1	0	0	0
NE Cronje	Orange Free State	6	11	1	166	48	16.60	—	0	0	0	0
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	3	6	0	161	55	26.83	—	1	0	0	0
P Fox	Orange Free State	6	11	4	140	55	20.00	—	1	0	0	0
S Strydom	Orange Free State	4	8	1	128	67	18.29	—	1	0	0	0
RW Fouche	Orange Free State	4	7	1	108	65*	18.00	—	1	0	0	0
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	4	7	0	85	41	12.14	—	0	0	0	0
BEW Dell	Orange Free State	4	7	3	63	43*	15.75	—	0	0	3	1
IE van Niekerk	Orange Free State	4	7	0	62	24	8.86	—	0	0	0	0
PT Uys	Orange Free State	2	4	0	61	22	15.25	—	0	0	0	0
A McLachlan	Orange Free State	3	5	0	51	30	10.20	—	0	0	0	0
R van der Poll	Orange Free State	2	4	1	30	14*	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
R de Bruin	Orange Free State	2	4	1	26	17	8.67	—	0	0	0	0
WR Chalmers	Orange Free State	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Orange Free State 1962/63 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
N Wessels	Orange Free State	5	10	983	62	407	15	27.13	65.53	2.48	1	5/58
NMD Reilly	Orange Free State	4	7	1,034	46	518	14	37.00	73.86	3.01	0	3/74
NE Cronje	Orange Free State	6	9	891	43	376	11	34.18	81.00	2.53	1	5/26
P Fox	Orange Free State	6	11	695	29	312	10	31.20	69.50	2.69	0	4/27
RW Fouche	Orange Free State	4	8	324	19	128	7	18.29	46.29	2.37	0	4/34
A McLachlan	Orange Free State	3	5	264	7	123	7	17.57	37.71	2.80	0	3/29
WR Chalmers	Orange Free State	1	2	270	29	54	6	9.00	45.00	1.20	0	4/28
DJ Schonegevel	Orange Free State	5	8	543	29	220	6	36.67	90.50	2.43	0	3/44
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	4	5	433	12	162	5	32.40	86.60	2.24	0	2/31
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	3	4	126	10	35	1	35.00	126.00	1.67	0	1/20
R de Bruin	Orange Free State	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8
C Richardson	Orange Free State	1	1	3	0	4	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/4
S Strydom	Orange Free State	2	2	48	2	23	0	—	—	2.88	0	0/11

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 1962/63. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Orange Free State 1962/63 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	2,344	104	22.54	338	2,451	89	27.54

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 · 1962/63

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

1963-02-08 to 1963-02-11 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 253 & 81
Transvaal B: 197 & 138/7

Transvaal B won by 3 wickets

1963-01-18 to 1963-01-21 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 372/5d & 26/0
Orange Free State: 179 & 215

Border won by 10 wickets

1963-01-01 to 1963-01-31 · Berea Park, Pretoria

North Eastern Transvaal: 273 & 311/8d
Orange Free State: 287 & 271

North Eastern Transvaal won by 26 runs

1962-12-08 to 1962-12-11 · Welkom Mines Recreation Ground, Welkom

Orange Free State: 289 & 174/4
Border: 360 & 233/5d

Match drawn

1962-11-24 to 1962-11-26 · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo

Rhodesia: 201 & 60/4
Orange Free State: 83 & 174

Rhodesia won by 6 wickets

1962-11-16 to 1962-11-19 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 338
Griqualand West: 147 & 133

Orange Free State won by an innings and 58 runs

Recorded venues

Orange Free State 1962/63 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	2
Berea Park, Pretoria	1
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	1
Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	1
Welkom Mines Recreation Ground, Welkom	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 1962/63 for Orange Free State, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1962/63 batting innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
C Richardson	137	North Eastern Transvaal	1963-01-01
DJ Schonegevel	97	Griqualand West	1962-11-16
C Richardson	82	Border	1962-12-08
NMD Reilly	80	Border	1962-12-08
DJ Schonegevel	70	North Eastern Transvaal	1963-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1962/63 bowling innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
NE Cronje	5/26	Griqualand West	1962-11-16
N Wessels	5/58	Transvaal B	1963-02-08
P Fox	4/27	Rhodesia	1962-11-24
WR Chalmers	4/28	Griqualand West	1962-11-16
RW Fouche	4/34	Rhodesia	1962-11-24

* 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 1962/63

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1962/63

Batting · 17 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1962/63

Orange Free State v Transvaal B

Border v Orange Free State

North Eastern Transvaal v Orange Free State

Orange Free State v Border

Rhodesia v Orange Free State

Orange Free State v Griqualand West