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Orange Free State 1974/75 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 1974/75; Tests are excluded.

KC Wessels leads the displayed batting table with 327 runs. RA le Roux leads the bowling table with 19 wickets.

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Showing 1974/75 · CSA 4-Day Series · Orange Free State

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 17
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1974-11-08 to 1975-02-21. 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 1974/75. 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 1974/75

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 1974/75 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
KC Wessels	5	327
MA Buss	4	209
RA le Roux	5	193
PJ Graves	3	139
N Rosendorff	3	139

Recorded innings through 1975-02-21. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Orange Free State CSA 4-Day Series 1974/75 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
RA le Roux	5	19
MA Buss	4	18
RG Norton	2	7
JAM Laas	4	6
WT Strydom	5	6

Recorded innings through 1975-02-21. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1974/75

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 1974/75 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
KC Wessels	Orange Free State	5	9	3	327	86*	54.50	—	2	0	0	0
MA Buss	Orange Free State	4	7	0	209	74	29.86	—	2	0	13	0
RA le Roux	Orange Free State	5	9	1	193	61	24.13	—	1	0	6	1
PJ Graves	Orange Free State	3	5	0	139	113	27.80	—	0	1	18	0
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	3	6	1	139	40*	27.80	—	0	0	9	0
AW Stovold	Orange Free State	3	6	0	93	30	15.50	—	0	0	7	0
RJ East	Orange Free State	2	4	0	92	79	23.00	—	1	0	0	0
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	5	9	4	86	21*	17.20	—	0	0	4	0
I Foulkes	Orange Free State	5	9	2	82	21*	11.71	—	0	0	0	0
E Maree	Orange Free State	3	5	1	77	35*	19.25	—	0	0	0	0
PA Strydom	Orange Free State	2	3	0	59	46	19.67	—	0	0	0	0
RM Prideaux	Orange Free State	2	4	0	46	26	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
PM Thompson	Orange Free State	2	3	0	32	20	10.67	—	0	0	4	0
JAM Laas	Orange Free State	4	7	1	16	7	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
EB la Mude	Orange Free State	3	5	0	15	15	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
HH Sangster	Orange Free State	2	4	0	11	7	2.75	—	0	0	1	0
RG Norton	Orange Free State	2	4	1	2	2	0.67	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 11 players

Orange Free State 1974/75 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RA le Roux	Orange Free State	5	10	910	62	367	19	19.32	47.89	2.42	0	4/9
MA Buss	Orange Free State	4	8	919	58	379	18	21.06	51.06	2.47	1	6/82
RG Norton	Orange Free State	2	4	288	14	135	7	19.29	41.14	2.81	0	3/34
JAM Laas	Orange Free State	4	8	570	37	223	6	37.17	95.00	2.35	0	3/5
WT Strydom	Orange Free State	5	10	753	40	338	6	56.33	125.50	2.69	0	3/40
I Foulkes	Orange Free State	4	4	280	9	166	5	33.20	56.00	3.56	0	4/36
EB la Mude	Orange Free State	3	5	378	17	173	4	43.25	94.50	2.75	0	3/27
E Maree	Orange Free State	3	5	306	13	161	4	40.25	76.50	3.16	0	2/43
N Rosendorff	Orange Free State	3	4	228	18	67	4	16.75	57.00	1.76	0	3/33
HH Sangster	Orange Free State	2	4	150	6	105	1	105.00	150.00	4.20	0	1/15
KC Wessels	Orange Free State	1	2	54	4	11	0	—	—	1.22	0	0/4

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 1974/75. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Orange Free State 1974/75 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Orange Free State	5	1	1	3	0	1,694	65	26.06	295	2,290	77	29.74

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 · 1974/75

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

1975-02-21 to 1975-02-24 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 170 & 137
Griqualand West: 261 & 175

Griqualand West won by 129 runs

1975-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 280 & 65/2
Border: 104/9d & 237

Orange Free State won by 8 wickets

1974-12-26 to 1974-12-28 · Lahee Park, Pinetown

Natal B: 328/6d & 135/4d
Orange Free State: 197 & 118/6

Match drawn

1974-11-15 to 1974-11-18 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 309 & 325/7d
Orange Free State: 295/8d & 232/2

Match drawn

1974-11-08 to 1974-11-11 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 200/7d
Transvaal B: 144/8d & 272/3

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Orange Free State 1974/75 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	3
Berea Park, Pretoria	1
Lahee Park, Pinetown	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 1974/75 for Orange Free State, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1974/75 batting innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
PJ Graves	113	Northern Transvaal	1974-11-15
KC Wessels	86*	Northern Transvaal	1974-11-15
RJ East	79	Border	1975-02-01
KC Wessels	75	Border	1975-02-01
MA Buss	74	Northern Transvaal	1974-11-15

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1974/75 bowling innings records for Orange Free State
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
MA Buss	6/82	Border	1975-02-01
RA le Roux	4/9	Border	1975-02-01
I Foulkes	4/36	Northern Transvaal	1974-11-15
RA le Roux	4/44	Griqualand West	1975-02-21
MA Buss	4/68	Griqualand West	1975-02-21

* 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 1974/75

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1974/75

Batting · 17 players

Bowling · 11 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1974/75

Orange Free State v Griqualand West

Orange Free State v Border

Natal B v Orange Free State

Northern Transvaal v Orange Free State

Orange Free State v Transvaal B

Recorded venues

Season innings records

Highest innings

Best bowling innings

Competitions and other teams

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