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Transvaal 1937/38 cricket statistics and records

Transvaal 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 1937/38; Tests are excluded.

AW Briscoe leads the displayed batting table with 590 runs. N Gordon leads the bowling table with 39 wickets.

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Showing 1937/38 · CSA 4-Day Series · Transvaal

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Recorded matches: 7
Recorded players: 21
Wins: 5
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1937-12-16 to 1938-03-25. 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 1937/38. 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 1937/38

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

Leading run scorers

Transvaal CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
AW Briscoe	7	590
B Mitchell	6	579
DW Begbie	6	412
SH Curnow	2	290
TA Harris	6	242

Recorded innings through 1938-03-25. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Transvaal CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
N Gordon	7	39
B Mitchell	5	31
XC Balaskas	4	19
ACB Langton	3	13
FJ Wickham	1	10

Recorded innings through 1938-03-25. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1937/38

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

Batting · 21 players

Transvaal 1937/38 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
AW Briscoe	Transvaal	7	14	1	590	175	45.38	—	2	2	0
B Mitchell	Transvaal	6	12	4	579	114	72.38	—	2	3	10
DW Begbie	Transvaal	6	12	2	412	207*	41.20	—	1	1	0
SH Curnow	Transvaal	2	4	1	290	129	96.67	—	2	1	0
TA Harris	Transvaal	6	12	0	242	79	20.17	—	1	0	0
EAB Rowan	Transvaal	7	14	1	189	54	14.54	—	1	0	0
KG Viljoen	Transvaal	5	10	1	187	98	20.78	—	1	0	0
XC Balaskas	Transvaal	4	8	0	141	84	17.63	—	1	0	0
ACB Langton	Transvaal	3	6	1	109	41	21.80	—	0	0	0
A Melville	Transvaal	6	11	0	109	37	9.91	—	0	0	0
OE Wynne	Transvaal	2	4	0	41	22	10.25	—	0	0	0
ES Newson	Transvaal	2	4	0	38	30	9.50	—	0	0	0
RE Grieveson	Transvaal	1	2	0	36	36	18.00	—	0	0	0
N Gordon	Transvaal	7	14	3	27	11*	2.45	—	0	0	0
SJ Inchbold	Transvaal	4	8	2	25	13	4.17	—	0	0	0
EA van der Merwe	Transvaal	3	6	1	22	16	4.40	—	0	0	0
CM Barker	Transvaal	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0	0
SC Parkyns	Transvaal	1	2	1	10	8*	10.00	—	0	0	0
JG Phillips	Transvaal	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0
JL Heaney	Transvaal	2	4	1	1	1*	0.33	—	0	0	0
FJ Wickham	Transvaal	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Transvaal 1937/38 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
N Gordon	Transvaal	7	14	1,350	42	631	39	16.18	34.62	2.80	2	5/29
B Mitchell	Transvaal	5	10	912	22	468	31	15.10	29.42	3.08	2	6/33
XC Balaskas	Transvaal	4	7	706	5	487	19	25.63	37.16	4.14	1	8/60
ACB Langton	Transvaal	3	6	641	16	256	13	19.69	49.31	2.40	0	4/50
FJ Wickham	Transvaal	1	2	84	3	44	10	4.40	8.40	3.14	2	5/13
JL Heaney	Transvaal	2	4	276	11	101	3	33.67	92.00	2.20	0	2/42
SC Parkyns	Transvaal	1	2	204	5	88	3	29.33	68.00	2.59	0	2/67
JG Phillips	Transvaal	1	2	41	0	36	3	12.00	13.67	5.27	0	2/33
ES Newson	Transvaal	2	4	174	3	86	2	43.00	87.00	2.97	0	2/25
KG Viljoen	Transvaal	2	3	66	2	43	2	21.50	33.00	3.91	0	1/11
CM Barker	Transvaal	1	2	156	1	87	2	43.50	78.00	3.35	0	2/83
DW Begbie	Transvaal	2	3	72	1	50	1	50.00	72.00	4.17	0	1/22
TA Harris	Transvaal	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9

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 1937/38. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Transvaal 1937/38 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Transvaal	7	5	1	1	0	3,158	96	32.90	475	2,503	133	18.82

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 · 1937/38

Latest 7 of 7 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1938-03-25 to 1938-03-28 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 36 & 62
Transvaal: 38/0d & 62/2

Transvaal won by 8 wickets

1938-03-19 to 1938-03-21 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 93 & 135
Transvaal: 194 & 192

Transvaal won by 158 runs

1938-03-05 to 1938-03-08 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 236 & 216/7
Transvaal: 320 & 387/7d

Match drawn

1938-01-21 to 1938-01-24 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 475/8d & 187/3d
Orange Free State: 334 & 91

Transvaal won by 237 runs

1938-01-01 to 1938-01-03 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 269 & 27/5
Griqualand West: 147 & 148

Transvaal won by 5 wickets

1937-12-27 to 1937-12-29 · Olympia Park, Springs

North Eastern Transvaal: 273 & 218/6
Transvaal: 323 & 167

North Eastern Transvaal won by 4 wickets

1937-12-16 to 1937-12-18 · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 379 & 138/1
Western Province: 165 & 349

Transvaal won by 9 wickets

Recorded venues

Transvaal 1937/38 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg	3
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	1
Kingsmead, Durban	1
Olympia Park, Springs	1
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	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 1937/38 for Transvaal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 batting innings records for Transvaal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DW Begbie	207*	Orange Free State	1938-01-21
AW Briscoe	175	Orange Free State	1938-01-21
SH Curnow	129	North Eastern Transvaal	1937-12-27
AW Briscoe	127	Western Province	1937-12-16
B Mitchell	114	Western Province	1937-12-16

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1937/38 bowling innings records for Transvaal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
XC Balaskas	8/60	Western Province	1937-12-16
B Mitchell	6/33	Border	1938-03-19
FJ Wickham	5/13	Eastern Province	1938-03-25
N Gordon	5/29	Eastern Province	1938-03-25
FJ Wickham	5/31	Eastern Province	1938-03-25

* 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

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CSA 4-Day Domestic Series · 1890-04-05 to 1997-03-07

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Transvaal 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: 1890-04-05 to 1997-03-07. 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 1937/38

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1937/38

Batting · 21 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1937/38

Eastern Province v Transvaal

Border v Transvaal

Natal v Transvaal

Transvaal v Orange Free State

Transvaal v Griqualand West

North Eastern Transvaal v Transvaal

Transvaal v Western Province