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Western Province 1960/61 cricket statistics and records

Western Province 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 1960/61; Tests are excluded.

PL van der Merwe leads the displayed batting table with 366 runs. HD Bromfield leads the bowling table with 30 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 24
Wins: 3
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1960-12-09 to 1961-01-27. 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 1960/61. 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 1960/61

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

Leading run scorers

Western Province CSA 4-Day Series 1960/61 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
PL van der Merwe	6	366
GAS Innes	4	301
VT McCulloch	4	255
F Bing	2	179
JSM Fox	5	167

Recorded innings through 1961-01-27. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Western Province CSA 4-Day Series 1960/61 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
HD Bromfield	6	30
JE Commins	6	22
PL van der Merwe	6	16
MJ Macaulay	3	15
DA Louw	4	9

Recorded innings through 1961-01-27. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1960/61

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

Batting · 24 players

Western Province 1960/61 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
PL van der Merwe	Western Province	6	12	0	366	113	30.50	—	1	1	5	0
GAS Innes	Western Province	4	8	1	301	104	43.00	—	2	1	4	0
VT McCulloch	Western Province	4	8	0	255	60	31.88	—	4	0	0	0
F Bing	Western Province	2	4	0	179	85	44.75	—	2	0	0	0
JSM Fox	Western Province	5	10	0	167	34	16.70	—	0	0	0	0
DWH Whitefield	Western Province	2	4	1	144	55*	48.00	—	1	0	0	0
DA Louw	Western Province	4	8	1	126	90	18.00	—	1	0	1	0
JH Ferrandi	Western Province	4	8	1	121	57	17.29	—	1	0	2	0
KMS Heldsinger	Western Province	4	8	0	110	54	13.75	—	1	0	0	0
MJ Macaulay	Western Province	3	6	0	82	40	13.67	—	0	0	0	0
JE Pothecary	Western Province	3	6	0	71	24	11.83	—	0	0	1	1
JD Nel	Western Province	1	2	0	63	40	31.50	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Westcott	Western Province	1	2	1	54	32	54.00	—	0	0	0	0
MGM Groves	Western Province	1	2	0	50	45	25.00	—	0	0	0	0
JE Commins	Western Province	6	12	1	47	20	4.27	—	0	0	0	0
HD Bromfield	Western Province	6	12	6	28	10*	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
A Tulleken	Western Province	2	4	0	24	13	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
MHH Richardson	Western Province	2	4	0	22	21	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
IE Middleton	Western Province	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
LJ Weinstein	Western Province	1	2	0	11	10	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
AR Whitfield	Western Province	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
JBR Maile	Western Province	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
D Drummer	Western Province	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
JW Rushmere	Western Province	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 10 players

Western Province 1960/61 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
HD Bromfield	Western Province	6	11	1,801	133	502	30	16.73	60.03	1.67	2	7/60
JE Commins	Western Province	6	10	869	31	407	22	18.50	39.50	2.81	1	5/32
PL van der Merwe	Western Province	6	10	1,174	87	315	16	19.69	73.38	1.61	1	5/31
MJ Macaulay	Western Province	3	6	612	31	226	15	15.07	40.80	2.22	2	5/14
DA Louw	Western Province	4	7	665	27	215	9	23.89	73.89	1.94	0	3/24
JE Pothecary	Western Province	3	5	558	31	182	7	26.00	79.71	1.96	0	3/15
GAS Innes	Western Province	3	3	96	4	35	2	17.50	48.00	2.19	0	2/21
JBR Maile	Western Province	1	1	66	3	29	1	29.00	66.00	2.64	0	1/29
D Drummer	Western Province	1	2	150	8	45	0	—	—	1.80	0	0/19
JW Rushmere	Western Province	1	2	108	2	69	0	—	—	3.83	0	0/26

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 1960/61. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Western Province 1960/61 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Western Province	6	3	3	0	0	2,354	109	21.60	320	2,154	110	19.58

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 · 1960/61

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

1961-01-27 to 1961-01-30 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 180 & 239
Western Province: 261 & 130

Orange Free State won by 28 runs

1961-01-21 to 1961-01-24 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 56 & 183
Western Province: 203 & 273/8d

Western Province won by 237 runs

1961-01-06 to 1961-01-09 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 127 & 309
Eastern Province: 134 & 307

Eastern Province won by 5 runs

1961-01-02 to 1961-01-31 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 251 & 243
Transvaal: 252 & 161

Western Province won by 81 runs

1960-12-26 to 1960-12-27 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 275
Western Province: 90 & 99

Natal won by an innings and 86 runs

1960-12-09 to 1960-12-12 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 320 & 48/1
Transvaal B: 240 & 127

Western Province won by 9 wickets

Recorded venues

Western Province 1960/61 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Newlands, Cape Town	3
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	1
Kingsmead, Durban	1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	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 1960/61 for Western Province, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1960/61 batting innings records for Western Province
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
PL van der Merwe	113	Eastern Province	1961-01-06
GAS Innes	104	Transvaal	1961-01-02
PL van der Merwe	96	Transvaal	1961-01-02
DA Louw	90	Orange Free State	1961-01-27
F Bing	85	Border	1961-01-21

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1960/61 bowling innings records for Western Province
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
HD Bromfield	7/60	Transvaal	1961-01-02
MJ Macaulay	5/14	Border	1961-01-21
PL van der Merwe	5/31	Orange Free State	1961-01-27
JE Commins	5/32	Eastern Province	1961-01-06
MJ Macaulay	5/54	Border	1961-01-21

* 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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Competitions and other teams

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CSA 4-Day Domestic Series · 1892-11-15 to 2026-09-17

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Western Province 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: 1892-11-15 to 2026-09-17. 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 1960/61

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1960/61

Batting · 24 players

Bowling · 10 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1960/61

Orange Free State v Western Province

Border v Western Province

Western Province v Eastern Province

Western Province v Transvaal

Natal v Western Province

Western Province v Transvaal B