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Western Province 1972/73 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 1972/73; Tests are excluded.

EJ Barlow leads the displayed batting table with 488 runs. EJ Barlow leads the bowling table with 40 wickets.

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Showing 1972/73 · CSA 4-Day Series · Western Province

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 20
Wins: 4
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1972-11-24 to 1973-03-16. 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 1972/73. 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 1972/73

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 1972/73 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
EJ Barlow	8	488
HM Ackerman	8	452
MH Bowditch	7	251
CA Gie	6	212
GP Pfuhl	8	210

Recorded innings through 1973-03-16. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Western Province CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
EJ Barlow	8	40
PD Swart	8	26
AB Nieuwoudt	8	22
GA Chevalier	7	11
RET Morris	4	9

Recorded innings through 1973-03-16. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1972/73

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 · 20 players

Western Province 1972/73 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
EJ Barlow	Western Province	8	14	0	488	106	34.86	—	2	1	15	1
HM Ackerman	Western Province	8	14	1	452	70	34.77	—	5	0	21	0
MH Bowditch	Western Province	7	12	1	251	53	22.82	—	1	0	7	0
CA Gie	Western Province	6	10	0	212	55	21.20	—	2	0	2	0
GP Pfuhl	Western Province	8	14	1	210	39	16.15	—	0	0	6	0
PD Swart	Western Province	8	14	1	203	63	15.62	—	1	0	4	0
JR Cheetham	Western Province	3	5	0	180	124	36.00	77.25	0	1	15	0
OJA Snyman	Western Province	6	10	0	161	85	16.10	—	1	0	0	0
AJ Lamb	Western Province	2	3	0	96	58	32.00	—	1	0	1	0
AB Nieuwoudt	Western Province	8	14	5	83	16	9.22	—	0	0	2	0
RT Virgin	Western Province	2	4	0	74	23	18.50	—	0	0	2	0
NR Budge	Western Province	2	4	0	67	35	16.75	—	0	0	4	0
SG Hugo	Western Province	1	2	1	65	44*	65.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Clark	Western Province	2	4	0	64	45	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
FS Goldstein	Western Province	1	2	0	61	38	30.50	—	0	0	0	0
RET Morris	Western Province	4	7	1	54	22*	9.00	—	0	0	1	0
SJ McAdam	Western Province	2	3	0	25	15	8.33	—	0	0	1	0
JC Cawood	Western Province	2	4	1	14	8*	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
GA Chevalier	Western Province	7	12	6	2	1*	0.33	—	0	0	0	0
DL Hobson	Western Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 11 players

Western Province 1972/73 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
EJ Barlow	Western Province	8	14	1,616	57	679	40	16.98	40.40	2.52	3	7/24
PD Swart	Western Province	8	14	1,476	59	640	26	24.62	56.77	2.60	0	4/38
AB Nieuwoudt	Western Province	8	14	1,314	50	538	22	24.45	59.73	2.46	0	4/13
GA Chevalier	Western Province	7	10	877	51	319	11	29.00	79.73	2.18	0	4/53
RET Morris	Western Province	4	7	485	20	209	9	23.22	53.89	2.59	0	3/17
SJ McAdam	Western Province	2	3	240	6	121	5	24.20	48.00	3.03	0	3/30
JC Cawood	Western Province	2	3	162	4	96	2	48.00	81.00	3.56	0	1/34
OJA Snyman	Western Province	2	2	60	3	29	1	29.00	60.00	2.90	0	1/19
MH Bowditch	Western Province	5	6	168	2	91	1	91.00	168.00	3.25	0	1/16
DL Hobson	Western Province	1	2	114	5	60	1	60.00	114.00	3.16	0	1/37
SG Hugo	Western Province	1	2	48	1	29	0	—	—	3.63	0	0/14

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 1972/73. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Western Province 1972/73 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Western Province	8	4	3	1	0	2,903	124	23.41	326	2,950	125	23.60

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 · 1972/73

Latest 8 of 8 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1973-03-16 to 1973-03-19 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 276/7d & 174/2
Western Province: 271/8d & 175/5d

Eastern Province won by 8 wickets

1973-03-02 to 1973-03-03 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 239
Western Province: 129/9d & 90

Transvaal won by an innings and 20 runs

1973-02-24 to 1973-02-26 · Police B Ground, Salisbury

Rhodesia: 344
Western Province: 158 & 159

Rhodesia won by an innings and 27 runs

1973-02-09 to 1973-02-10 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 76 & 172
Western Province: 257

Western Province won by an innings and 9 runs

1973-01-12 to 1973-01-15 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 299 & 88/5
Eastern Province: 200/9d & 184

Western Province won by 5 wickets

1973-01-01 to 1973-01-30 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 326/9d
Transvaal: 250/9d & 244/8

Match drawn

1972-12-21 to 1972-12-23 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 214 & 281
Rhodesia: 286 & 164

Western Province won by 45 runs

1972-11-24 to 1972-11-27 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 251/9d & 205/9d
Natal: 108 & 233

Western Province won by 115 runs

Recorded venues

Western Province 1972/73 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Newlands, Cape Town	4
Kingsmead, Durban	1
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	1
Police B Ground, Salisbury	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 1972/73 for Western Province, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 batting innings records for Western Province
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
JR Cheetham	124	Transvaal	1973-01-01
EJ Barlow	106	Rhodesia	1972-12-21
OJA Snyman	85	Eastern Province	1973-01-12
HM Ackerman	70	Natal	1972-11-24
HM Ackerman	69	Natal	1972-11-24

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1972/73 bowling innings records for Western Province
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
EJ Barlow	7/24	Natal	1973-02-09
EJ Barlow	7/53	Rhodesia	1972-12-21
EJ Barlow	5/46	Eastern Province	1973-01-12
AB Nieuwoudt	4/13	Natal	1972-11-24
PD Swart	4/38	Transvaal	1973-03-02

* 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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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 1972/73

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1972/73

Batting · 20 players

Bowling · 11 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1972/73

Eastern Province v Western Province

Transvaal v Western Province

Rhodesia v Western Province

Natal v Western Province

Western Province v Eastern Province

Western Province v Transvaal

Western Province v Rhodesia

Western Province v Natal