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Orange Free State 1973/74 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 1973/74; Tests are excluded.

MA Buss leads the displayed batting table with 371 runs. SJ Gardiner leads the bowling table with 26 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
5
Recorded players
15
Wins
3
Recorded venues
3

Selected season match starts: 1973-12-15 to 1974-03-15. 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 1973/74. 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 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
MA Buss5371
RM Prideaux5305
N Rosendorff4258
KC Bland5216
RA le Roux5199

Recorded innings through 1974-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Orange Free State CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
SJ Gardiner526
MA Buss522
RA le Roux58
WT Strydom48
MWW Selvey15

Recorded innings through 1974-03-15. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1973/74

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 · 15 players

Orange Free State 1973/74 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
MA BussOrange Free State510037114437.10—02375
RM PrideauxOrange Free State51023059838.13—1070
N RosendorffOrange Free State4812584536.86—0070
KC BlandOrange Free State51012168324.0021,600.002000
RA le RouxOrange Free State510119959*22.11—2000
PM ThompsonOrange Free State48115756*22.43—1000
PA StrydomOrange Free State4821153919.17—0060
KC WesselsOrange Free State2401096627.25—1000
PJ GravesOrange Free State362853621.258,500.000010
RJ EastOrange Free State48064468.00—0010
WT StrydomOrange Free State48240196.67—0000
SJ GardinerOrange Free State51033015*4.29—0000
TG BothaOrange Free State3621583.75—0000
MWW SelveyOrange Free State120000.00—0000
JAM LaasOrange Free State12100*0.00—0000

Bowling · 9 players

Orange Free State 1973/74 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
SJ GardinerOrange Free State591,251694652617.8848.122.2316/65
MA BussOrange Free State591,260983722216.9157.271.7715/49
RA le RouxOrange Free State5741726157819.6352.132.2603/16
WT StrydomOrange Free State4791645377847.13114.502.4703/32
MWW SelveyOrange Free State1233315144528.8066.602.5903/87
TG BothaOrange Free State3442019172534.4084.002.4603/58
KC BlandOrange Free State4737228115428.7593.001.8501/11
N RosendorffOrange Free State462462147411.7561.501.1502/24
PJ GravesOrange Free State11424100——1.4300/10
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 1973/74. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Orange Free State 1973/74 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Orange Free State530202,0726830.473601,9228722.09

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 · 1973/74

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

1974-03-15 to 1974-03-18 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Transvaal B

Orange Free State
265/8d & 113/9
Transvaal B
114/9d & 269

Match drawn

1974-01-04 to 1974-01-07 · De Beers Country Club, Kimberley

Griqualand West v Orange Free State

Griqualand West
149 & 171
Orange Free State
102/9d & 219/4

Orange Free State won by 6 wickets

1974-01-01 to 1974-01-31 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Natal B

Orange Free State
151/9d & 303/4
Natal B
162/9d & 291

Orange Free State won by 6 wickets

1973-12-15 to 1973-12-18 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Orange Free State

Border
360/9d & 178
Orange Free State
360/9d & 179/3

Orange Free State won by 7 wickets

Recorded venues

Orange Free State 1973/74 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein3
De Beers Country Club, Kimberley1
Jan Smuts Ground, East London1

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 1973/74 for Orange Free State, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 batting innings records for Orange Free State
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
MA Buss144Border1973-12-15
MA Buss131Natal B1974-01-01
RM Prideaux98Natal B1974-01-01
KC Bland83Northern Transvaal1974-01-25
KC Bland74*Griqualand West1974-01-04

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling innings records for Orange Free State
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
SJ Gardiner6/65Transvaal B1974-03-15
MA Buss5/49Natal B1974-01-01
MA Buss4/31Transvaal B1974-03-15
SJ Gardiner4/50Border1973-12-15
SJ Gardiner4/66Griqualand West1974-01-04

* 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 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.