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Orange Free State 1971/72 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 1971/72; Tests are excluded.

RM Prideaux leads the displayed batting table with 379 runs. SJ Gardiner leads the bowling table with 20 wickets.

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Showing 1971/72 · CSA 4-Day Series · Orange Free State

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 16
Wins: 0
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1971-11-01 to 1972-01-28. 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 1971/72. 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 1971/72

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 1971/72 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
RM Prideaux	4	379
N Rosendorff	5	356
PM Thompson	5	264
PA Strydom	5	233
AJ Andre	5	215

Recorded innings through 1972-01-28. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Orange Free State CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
SJ Gardiner	5	20
RA le Roux	4	8
N Rosendorff	4	8
WT Strydom	4	8
AJ Andre	5	5

Recorded innings through 1972-01-28. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1971/72

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 · 16 players

Orange Free State 1971/72 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
RM Prideaux	Orange Free State	4	7	1	379	130	63.17	—	2	2	25	0
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	5	9	0	356	127	39.56	—	2	1	24	0
PM Thompson	Orange Free State	5	9	0	264	68	29.33	—	1	0	0	0
PA Strydom	Orange Free State	5	9	0	233	64	25.89	—	2	0	0	0
AJ Andre	Orange Free State	5	9	0	215	124	23.89	—	1	1	19	0
SJ Gardiner	Orange Free State	5	9	3	132	40*	22.00	—	0	0	5	2
RA le Roux	Orange Free State	4	7	0	106	58	15.14	—	1	0	0	0
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	4	7	0	74	42	10.57	—	0	0	0	0
GR Botha	Orange Free State	2	4	0	55	26	13.75	—	0	0	0	0
NE Cronje	Orange Free State	2	4	1	52	30	17.33	—	0	0	0	0
NM Riley	Orange Free State	2	4	2	40	31*	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
JD Stern	Orange Free State	2	3	1	29	14	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
PJE Visser	Orange Free State	4	8	2	26	12	4.33	—	0	0	0	0
RS Key	Orange Free State	4	7	2	23	16*	4.60	—	0	0	0	0
AN Oertel	Orange Free State	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
KA Barlow	Orange Free State	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Orange Free State 1971/72 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
SJ Gardiner	Orange Free State	5	7	1,024	43	536	20	26.80	51.20	3.14	1	5/68
RA le Roux	Orange Free State	4	6	312	8	204	8	25.50	39.00	3.92	0	4/37
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	4	5	481	30	148	8	18.50	60.13	1.85	1	6/16
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	4	6	378	12	252	8	31.50	47.25	4.00	0	4/28
AJ Andre	Orange Free State	5	7	396	13	173	5	34.60	79.20	2.62	0	2/43
PJE Visser	Orange Free State	4	7	528	24	259	5	51.80	105.60	2.94	0	2/31
RS Key	Orange Free State	4	5	672	28	328	3	109.33	224.00	2.93	0	2/73
NM Riley	Orange Free State	2	3	252	12	114	2	57.00	126.00	2.71	0	2/46
NE Cronje	Orange Free State	2	3	60	5	16	1	16.00	60.00	1.60	0	1/3
JD Stern	Orange Free State	2	4	84	1	66	1	66.00	84.00	4.71	0	1/40
KA Barlow	Orange Free State	1	2	78	4	43	0	—	—	3.31	0	0/15
PM Thompson	Orange Free State	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
PA Strydom	Orange Free State	1	1	12	0	16	0	—	—	8.00	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 1971/72. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Orange Free State 1971/72 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Orange Free State	5	0	1	4	0	2,081	78	26.68	481	2,244	62	36.19

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 · 1971/72

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

1972-01-28 to 1972-01-31 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 481/9d
Natal B: 310 & 324/4

Match drawn

1972-01-01 to 1972-01-04 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 232 & 25/1
Orange Free State: 236/9d & 185/6d

Match drawn

1971-12-27 to 1971-12-29 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 157 & 287
Northern Transvaal: 483/6d

Northern Transvaal won by an innings and 39 runs

1971-12-10 to 1971-12-13 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 284/7d & 50/4d
Orange Free State: 139 & 125/5

Match drawn

1971-11-01 to 1971-11-30 · New Wanderers No 1 Oval, Johannesburg

Transvaal B: 228 & 308
Orange Free State: 228 & 243/9

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Orange Free State 1971/72 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	2
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	1
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	1
New Wanderers No 1 Oval, Johannesburg	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 1971/72 for Orange Free State, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 batting innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RM Prideaux	130	Natal B	1972-01-28
N Rosendorff	127	Northern Transvaal	1971-12-27
AJ Andre	124	Natal B	1972-01-28
RM Prideaux	108*	Griqualand West	1972-01-01
PM Thompson	68	Transvaal B	1971-11-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
N Rosendorff	6/16	Griqualand West	1972-01-01
SJ Gardiner	5/68	Transvaal B	1971-11-01
WT Strydom	4/28	Border	1971-12-10
RA le Roux	4/37	Natal B	1972-01-28
SJ Gardiner	4/63	Natal B	1972-01-28

* 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 1971/72

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1971/72

Batting · 16 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1971/72

Orange Free State v Natal B

Griqualand West v Orange Free State

Orange Free State v Northern Transvaal

Border v Orange Free State

Transvaal B v Orange Free State

Recorded venues

Season innings records

Highest innings

Best bowling innings

Competitions and other teams

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