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Western Province 1978/79 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 1978/79; Tests are excluded.

PN Kirsten leads the displayed batting table with 532 runs. DL Hobson leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.

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Showing 1978/79 · CSA 4-Day Series · Western Province

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 17
Wins: 3
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1978-11-24 to 1979-03-09. 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 1978/79. 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 1978/79

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 1978/79 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
PN Kirsten	8	532
AJ Lamb	8	399
SD Bruce	6	335
RA Drummond	8	275
PD Swart	8	273

Recorded innings through 1979-03-09. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Western Province CSA 4-Day Series 1978/79 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DL Hobson	6	29
SA Jones	5	22
PD Swart	8	21
GS le Roux	3	14
AP Kuiper	7	13

Recorded innings through 1979-03-09. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1978/79

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 · 17 players

Western Province 1978/79 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
PN Kirsten	Western Province	8	15	0	532	105	35.47	10,640.00	3	1	23	1
AJ Lamb	Western Province	8	15	2	399	107	30.69	—	1	1	14	0
SD Bruce	Western Province	6	11	3	335	109*	41.88	—	2	1	1	0
RA Drummond	Western Province	8	15	0	275	58	18.33	—	2	0	3	0
PD Swart	Western Province	8	15	2	273	87	21.00	—	1	0	8	0
HM Ackerman	Western Province	8	15	1	257	65	18.36	8,566.67	1	0	10	0
RET Morris	Western Province	6	11	1	248	116*	24.80	—	0	1	2	0
AP Kuiper	Western Province	7	13	2	219	46*	19.91	—	0	0	7	1
DL Hobson	Western Province	6	11	1	135	61	13.50	13,500.00	1	0	12	2
L Seeff	Western Province	4	8	0	129	38	16.13	3,225.00	0	0	0	0
JD du Toit	Western Province	1	2	0	97	97	48.50	—	1	0	0	0
SA Jones	Western Province	5	10	2	54	12	6.75	—	0	0	3	0
GS le Roux	Western Province	3	6	1	46	19	9.20	—	0	0	1	0
O Henry	Western Province	2	4	2	30	14*	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
ES Gordon	Western Province	4	7	3	21	14	5.25	—	0	0	0	0
AB Nieuwoudt	Western Province	3	5	0	3	3	0.60	—	0	0	0	0
ST Jefferies	Western Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Western Province 1978/79 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DL Hobson	Western Province	6	10	1,553	82	625	29	21.55	53.55	2.41	2	9/64
SA Jones	Western Province	5	10	793	26	328	22	14.91	36.05	2.48	1	5/34
PD Swart	Western Province	8	14	1,097	42	445	21	21.19	52.24	2.43	1	5/43
GS le Roux	Western Province	3	5	474	15	235	14	16.79	33.86	2.97	0	4/45
AP Kuiper	Western Province	7	12	731	20	356	13	27.38	56.23	2.92	0	2/8
AB Nieuwoudt	Western Province	3	5	432	17	173	10	17.30	43.20	2.40	1	6/25
ES Gordon	Western Province	4	7	522	14	231	7	33.00	74.57	2.66	0	2/17
RET Morris	Western Province	6	8	1,056	57	366	7	52.29	150.86	2.08	0	2/39
HM Ackerman	Western Province	2	3	138	3	77	3	25.67	46.00	3.35	0	2/41
O Henry	Western Province	2	3	168	4	97	1	97.00	168.00	3.46	0	1/47
PN Kirsten	Western Province	2	2	60	2	25	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/12
JD du Toit	Western Province	1	1	36	1	12	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/12
ST Jefferies	Western Province	1	2	204	13	54	0	—	—	1.59	0	0/19

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 1978/79. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Western Province 1978/79 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Western Province	8	3	3	2	0	3,207	123	26.07	357	3,190	134	23.81

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 · 1978/79

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

1979-03-09 to 1979-03-12 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal: 291/9d & 228/3d
Western Province: 136 & 256

Transvaal won by 127 runs

1979-03-03 to 1979-03-05 · Police B Ground, Salisbury

Rhodesia: 115 & 64
Western Province: 204 & 169/5d

Western Province won by 194 runs

1979-02-09 to 1979-02-12 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 77 & 227
Natal: 186 & 245

Natal won by 127 runs

1979-01-27 to 1979-01-29 · Kingsmead, Durban

Natal: 169 & 210/7
Western Province: 268/9d & 110

Natal won by 3 wickets

1979-01-06 to 1979-01-09 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 249 & 254/7d
Rhodesia: 241 & 215/7

Match drawn

1979-01-01 to 1979-01-30 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 357/9d & 128/3
Transvaal: 466/8d

Match drawn

1978-12-26 to 1978-12-27 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 200 & 74
Western Province: 284

Western Province won by an innings and 10 runs

1978-11-24 to 1978-11-27 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 332/7d & 156/3
Eastern Province: 267 & 219

Western Province won by 7 wickets

Recorded venues

Western Province 1978/79 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 1978/79 for Western Province, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1978/79 batting innings records for Western Province
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RET Morris	116*	Eastern Province	1978-11-24
SD Bruce	109*	Rhodesia	1979-01-06
AJ Lamb	107	Rhodesia	1979-01-06
PN Kirsten	105	Transvaal	1979-01-01
JD du Toit	97	Eastern Province	1978-11-24

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1978/79 bowling innings records for Western Province
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
DL Hobson	9/64	Eastern Province	1978-11-24
AB Nieuwoudt	6/25	Eastern Province	1978-12-26
SA Jones	5/34	Natal	1979-01-27
DL Hobson	5/35	Eastern Province	1978-12-26
PD Swart	5/43	Transvaal	1979-03-09

* 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 1978/79

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1978/79

Batting · 17 players

Bowling · 13 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1978/79

Transvaal v Western Province

Rhodesia v Western Province

Western Province v Natal

Natal v Western Province

Western Province v Rhodesia

Western Province v Transvaal

Eastern Province v Western Province

Western Province v Eastern Province