SuperSport Series
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The SuperSport Series is the main domestic first class
cricket
competition in South Africa
, first contested (as the Currie Cup) in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title. The Gauteng Lions (formerly Transvaal) have won the title the most times (25, plus four shared titles).
Knights were known as Eagles prior to the 2010-11 season.
In addition, teams earn bonus points based on their performance in the first 100 overs of each team's first innings:
A points system of this basic structure was first introduced in 1971-72, and has been used in almost all seasons since; the exact points values used today were first introduced in 2002-03.
.
The inaugural competition, in 1889-90, consisted of a single match between Kimberley
and Transvaal. In this match, Bernard Tancred (106), for Kimberley and Monty Bowden (126*), for Transvaal, both in the second innings, scored the first centuries in Currie Cup cricket. In the first innings of the same match, George Glover took 6/50 for Kimberley. The following season saw a rematch between Kimberley and Transvaal; Charlie Finlason scored 154* for Kimberley, and John Piton took 13/204 for Transvaal in the match. Each team won one of these initial two encounters.
Between then and the First World War, the competition expanded. Kimberley (who became known as Griqualand West
for the 1892-93 season) and Transvaal were joined by Western Province
(1892-93), Natal, Eastern Province
(both 1893-94), Border
(1897-98) and Orange Free State (1903-04) — although not all of these teams competed in every season after they were established. Rhodesia and South Western Districts also competed on a once-off basis in the 1904-05 season.
The Currie Cup was not contested every year, and a total of fourteen seasons were contested between inception and the First World War. Aside from a recess during the Boer War
, typically seasons were not held when the English team was touring. The tournament took on several different formats, including a knock-out tournament, and a round robin followed by a challenge final against the previous year's winner; but in 1906-07, a round robin league format was established, which would be unchanged until 1982-83.
in 1937-38, which was the final season before World War II
. In all, eleven seasons were played between the wars.
In 1951-52, the competition adopted a two-tiered structure, which was retained in some format until 1999-2000 (except for a once-off recombination into a single division in 1960-61). From its inception until South Africa's international isolation in 1971, a promotion/relegation structure linked the two tiers, with the winner of the lower division generally replacing the last placed team from the top division — although this was not adhered to every season. The top division generally consisted of four or five teams.
During this time, the stronger provinces began to field a 'B' team in the lower division. Transvaal B was the first to appear (1959-60), followed by Natal B (1965-66). These B-teams were not promoted to the top division when they won the lower competition.
Since the 1965-66 season, the Currie Cup has been contested every year, and was no longer suspended during international tours.
The two-division format was retained, but promotion/relegation was abandoned, and from 1971-72, the top division remained constant with five teams: Transvaal, Natal, Eastern Province, Western Province and Rhodesia. The second division expanded with more B-teams: Western Province B
joining in 1975-76, and Eastern Province B
and Rhodesia B joining in 1977-78.
During the 1970s, the second division became a separate competition from the Currie Cup, known initially as the Castle Bowl (and later under different commercial names, such as UCB Bowl). In 1971-72, North Eastern Transvaal became known as Northern Transvaal.
Northern Transvaal was the first team to return to the Currie Cup, in 1979-80; that same year was the final year for Rhodesia, which did not participate following the country's independence as Zimbabwe
from the United Kingdom
. Orange Free State returned to the Currie Cup in 1985-86. Border returned permanently in 1991-92 (following an unsuccessful two-season return in 1985-86 and 1986-87). Griqualand West returned in 1996-97. In addition, three new provincial teams entered during this time: Boland, who entered the Bowl in 1980-81, and entered the Cup in 1993-94; and Eastern Transvaal
and Western Transvaal
, who entered the Bowl in 1991-92, and were the last two teams promoted to the top level in 1999-2000 before the Bowl concluded.
During the same time, the Bowl competition was joined by Northern Transvaal B
(1982-83), Orange Free State B (1989-90), Border B
and Boland B (1993-94) and Griqualand West B
(1997-98), as well as a Zimbabwean Board XI (1993-94) and Namibia cricket team (1996-97).
During the 1990s, as South Africa underwent political changes, several teams changed their names to adapt: Orange Free State became Free State (1995-96); Eastern Transvaal became Easterns
(1995-96); Western Transvaal became North West
(1996-97); Transvaal became Gauteng (1997-98); Northern Transvaal became Northerns
(1997-98); and Natal became KwaZulu-Natal (1998-99). The competition itself also changed its name for commercial reasons, becoming the Castle Cup in 1990-91, and then the SuperSport Series in 1996-97.
During this era, the format of the competition changed several times. In 1982-83, a final was played between the top two teams; this was expanded to a four-team knock-out in 1983-84, and contracted to a three-team knock-out in 1985-86. In 1987-88, the league was split into two pools with a single final between the pool winners. In 1990-91, the league returned to a single pool with no final. The final returned in 1998-99. Then, with eleven teams from 1999-2000, the league adopted a format similar to the 1999 Cricket World Cup
, with a super eight or super six round before a single final.
The most notable feature of this era was the end of the dominance of Transvaal, Natal and Western Province. Prior to the 1988-89 season, the three teams had amongst them won 59 of the 60 Currie Cups contested — the only exception being Kimberley's win in the second tournament in 1890-91, won based on the result of a single game against Transvaal. In 1988-89, Eastern Province finally broke the dominance when it beat Transvaal in the final. Orange Free State would win its first championship in the 1990s, and Easterns would also win a championship in the 2000s.
; Griqualand West and Free State formed the Eagles (who later became the Knights in 2010-11); Eastern Province and Border became the Warriors
; North West and Gauteng became the Lions; Northerns and Easterns became the Titans
; and KwaZulu-Natal became the Dolphins
. These changes occurred across limited overs cricket as well as first class cricket.
The format of the new competition is a double-round robin. In its first two seasons, the top two contested a final to determine the winner, but both finals finished in draws and the titles were shared (in contrast to most domestic cricket leagues, including earlier Currie Cup formats, where in the case of a drawn final, the title is awarded to the team which finished with the better record). The final was abandoned in 2006-07, and the title is awarded solely on regular season record.
The eleven provincial Currie Cup teams, as well as South Western Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Inland and Namibia, continue to compete separately in the South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge
, which remains a first-class competition, despite no longer being the top level of unlimited overs cricket in South Africa.
* Numbers in parentheses count outright championships only.
Note: Transvaal B and South West Districts are not shown in the table. Each contested only one season in the top division, and neither finished in the top two.
Note: Includes only Currie Cup lower division and Bowl seasons with full first-class status.
Note: To minimise the size of the table, teams which contested five or fewer seasons without winning or placing second are not shown. These teams were: Orange Free State B/Free State B, Rhodesia B/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia B, Griqualand West B, Zimbabwe Board XI, Border B and Boland B.
Five centuries in successive innings
Five centuries in six innings
Five wickets in six balls
Four wickets with consecutive balls
Ten wickets in an innings
Fifteen wickets in a match
A 100 runs and 10 wickets in a match
Ten wicketkeeping dismissals in a match
800 Runs in a season
Highest Individual Scores
300 Wickets in a career
50 Wickets in a season
All-Round Play 3000 Runs and 300 Wickets
All-Round double, 400 Runs and 40 Wickets in a season
Wicketkeeping
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
competition in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, first contested (as the Currie Cup) in 1889-90. From 1990-91 it became known as the Castle Cup, and from 1996-97 by its current title. The Gauteng Lions (formerly Transvaal) have won the title the most times (25, plus four shared titles).
Current teams
| Team | Province |
|---|---|
| Cape Cobras Cape Cobras The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for... |
Western Cape Western Cape The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province... |
| Dolphins Dolphins cricket team The Sunfoil Dolphins is the name used by the KwaZulu Natal cricket team when it plays in the South African SuperSport Series first class competition; also in the MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 limited over competitions... |
KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu.... |
| Knights* | Free State Free State The Free State is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bloemfontein, which is also South Africa's judicial capital. Its historical origins lie in the Orange Free State Boer republic and later Orange Free State Province. The current borders of the province date from 1994 when the Bantustans... |
| Lions | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Titans Titans cricket team The Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni... |
Centurion, Gauteng Centurion, Gauteng Centurion is an area with 279,430 inhabitants in Gauteng Province of South Africa, located between Pretoria and Midrand . Formerly an independent municipality, with its own town council, it is now part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality... |
| Warriors Warriors cricket team The Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London.... |
Eastern Cape Eastern Cape The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the "independent" Xhosa homelands of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province... |
Knights were known as Eagles prior to the 2010-11 season.
Current points System
Teams are awarded points based on the result of the match as follows:- Outright victory: 10 points
- Tie: 6 points
- Any other result: 0 points
In addition, teams earn bonus points based on their performance in the first 100 overs of each team's first innings:
- Batting bonus points: 1 point for reaching 150 runs, then 0.02 points for each run thereafter
- Bowling bonus points: 1 point for taking three wickets, then 1 point for each two wickets thereafter
A points system of this basic structure was first introduced in 1971-72, and has been used in almost all seasons since; the exact points values used today were first introduced in 2002-03.
Early Years
Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89. The following summer, the Currie Cup was established as a domestic competition. The trophy was donated by and named after Sir Donald CurrieDonald Currie
Sir Donald Currie GCMG was a British shipowner.Currie was born in Greenock, Scotland. However, he spent his school days in Belfast at the Belfast Academy and later at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and at a very early age he was employed in the office of a shipowner in that port...
.
The inaugural competition, in 1889-90, consisted of a single match between Kimberley
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
and Transvaal. In this match, Bernard Tancred (106), for Kimberley and Monty Bowden (126*), for Transvaal, both in the second innings, scored the first centuries in Currie Cup cricket. In the first innings of the same match, George Glover took 6/50 for Kimberley. The following season saw a rematch between Kimberley and Transvaal; Charlie Finlason scored 154* for Kimberley, and John Piton took 13/204 for Transvaal in the match. Each team won one of these initial two encounters.
Between then and the First World War, the competition expanded. Kimberley (who became known as Griqualand West
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
for the 1892-93 season) and Transvaal were joined by Western Province
Western Province cricket team
Western Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
(1892-93), Natal, Eastern Province
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
(both 1893-94), Border
Border cricket team
Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....
(1897-98) and Orange Free State (1903-04) — although not all of these teams competed in every season after they were established. Rhodesia and South Western Districts also competed on a once-off basis in the 1904-05 season.
The Currie Cup was not contested every year, and a total of fourteen seasons were contested between inception and the First World War. Aside from a recess during the Boer War
Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Oranje Vrijstaat and the Republiek van Transvaal ....
, typically seasons were not held when the English team was touring. The tournament took on several different formats, including a knock-out tournament, and a round robin followed by a challenge final against the previous year's winner; but in 1906-07, a round robin league format was established, which would be unchanged until 1982-83.
Between the wars
First class cricket recommenced after the war in the 1920-21 season. The series continued to be held roughly two out of every three years, being cancelled during seasons which coincided with test tours. After the 1925-26, all seven provincial teams featured in every season. They were joined temporarily by Rhodesia (who contested the consecutive 1929-30 and 1931-32 season), and permanently by North Eastern TransvaalNortherns cricket team
Northerns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937....
in 1937-38, which was the final season before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. In all, eleven seasons were played between the wars.
World War II to Isolation
After an eight-year hiatus, the Currie Cup restarted in 1946-47 with all eight provincial teams and Rhodesia, who would now feature permanently.In 1951-52, the competition adopted a two-tiered structure, which was retained in some format until 1999-2000 (except for a once-off recombination into a single division in 1960-61). From its inception until South Africa's international isolation in 1971, a promotion/relegation structure linked the two tiers, with the winner of the lower division generally replacing the last placed team from the top division — although this was not adhered to every season. The top division generally consisted of four or five teams.
During this time, the stronger provinces began to field a 'B' team in the lower division. Transvaal B was the first to appear (1959-60), followed by Natal B (1965-66). These B-teams were not promoted to the top division when they won the lower competition.
Since the 1965-66 season, the Currie Cup has been contested every year, and was no longer suspended during international tours.
Isolation - the 1970s
Domestic cricket in South Africa reached its peak during the years of isolation in the 1970s and 1980s. With standards exceptionally high, spectators came in their thousands to watch Currie Cup cricket.The two-division format was retained, but promotion/relegation was abandoned, and from 1971-72, the top division remained constant with five teams: Transvaal, Natal, Eastern Province, Western Province and Rhodesia. The second division expanded with more B-teams: Western Province B
Western Province cricket team
Western Province cricket team is the team representing Western Cape province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in January 1890 and its main venue has always been Newlands in Cape Town.-Honours:...
joining in 1975-76, and Eastern Province B
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
and Rhodesia B joining in 1977-78.
During the 1970s, the second division became a separate competition from the Currie Cup, known initially as the Castle Bowl (and later under different commercial names, such as UCB Bowl). In 1971-72, North Eastern Transvaal became known as Northern Transvaal.
Isolation and restoration - the 1980s and 1990s
Through the 1980s and 1990s, the weaker provincial teams began to gradually migrate back from the Bowl competition to the Currie Cup. At the same time, those provinces' B-teams began to contest the Bowl, which gradually turned the Bowl entirely into a Currie Cup seconds competition. By 1996-97, the Bowl had split into a two-tier competition (with only the top division given first-class status); by 1999-2000, all stand-alone provincial teams had returned to the Currie Cup, and the Bowl was stripped of first-class status entirely.Northern Transvaal was the first team to return to the Currie Cup, in 1979-80; that same year was the final year for Rhodesia, which did not participate following the country's independence as Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
from the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. Orange Free State returned to the Currie Cup in 1985-86. Border returned permanently in 1991-92 (following an unsuccessful two-season return in 1985-86 and 1986-87). Griqualand West returned in 1996-97. In addition, three new provincial teams entered during this time: Boland, who entered the Bowl in 1980-81, and entered the Cup in 1993-94; and Eastern Transvaal
Easterns cricket team
Easterns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since October 1991.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Easterns has merged with Northerns to form the Titans.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 2002–03; shared - * Standard Bank Cup - * South African...
and Western Transvaal
North West cricket team
North West cricket team plays first-class cricket in South Africa.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, North West has merged with Gauteng North West cricket team (formerly Western Transvaal cricket team) plays first-class cricket in South Africa.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series,...
, who entered the Bowl in 1991-92, and were the last two teams promoted to the top level in 1999-2000 before the Bowl concluded.
During the same time, the Bowl competition was joined by Northern Transvaal B
Northerns cricket team
Northerns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937....
(1982-83), Orange Free State B (1989-90), Border B
Border cricket team
Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898....
and Boland B (1993-94) and Griqualand West B
Griqualand West cricket team
The Griqualand West cricket team is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Griqualand West has merged with Free State to form the Eagles from October 2004....
(1997-98), as well as a Zimbabwean Board XI (1993-94) and Namibia cricket team (1996-97).
During the 1990s, as South Africa underwent political changes, several teams changed their names to adapt: Orange Free State became Free State (1995-96); Eastern Transvaal became Easterns
Easterns cricket team
Easterns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since October 1991.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, Easterns has merged with Northerns to form the Titans.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 2002–03; shared - * Standard Bank Cup - * South African...
(1995-96); Western Transvaal became North West
North West cricket team
North West cricket team plays first-class cricket in South Africa.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series, North West has merged with Gauteng North West cricket team (formerly Western Transvaal cricket team) plays first-class cricket in South Africa.For the purposes of the SuperSport Series,...
(1996-97); Transvaal became Gauteng (1997-98); Northern Transvaal became Northerns
Northerns cricket team
Northerns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937....
(1997-98); and Natal became KwaZulu-Natal (1998-99). The competition itself also changed its name for commercial reasons, becoming the Castle Cup in 1990-91, and then the SuperSport Series in 1996-97.
During this era, the format of the competition changed several times. In 1982-83, a final was played between the top two teams; this was expanded to a four-team knock-out in 1983-84, and contracted to a three-team knock-out in 1985-86. In 1987-88, the league was split into two pools with a single final between the pool winners. In 1990-91, the league returned to a single pool with no final. The final returned in 1998-99. Then, with eleven teams from 1999-2000, the league adopted a format similar to the 1999 Cricket World Cup
1999 Cricket World Cup
-England:-Outside England:-Group A:-Results:-------------------------------------------------------------Group B:-Results:------------------------------------------------------------...
, with a super eight or super six round before a single final.
The most notable feature of this era was the end of the dominance of Transvaal, Natal and Western Province. Prior to the 1988-89 season, the three teams had amongst them won 59 of the 60 Currie Cups contested — the only exception being Kimberley's win in the second tournament in 1890-91, won based on the result of a single game against Transvaal. In 1988-89, Eastern Province finally broke the dominance when it beat Transvaal in the final. Orange Free State would win its first championship in the 1990s, and Easterns would also win a championship in the 2000s.
Current Era
In 2004-05, the format of South African domestic cricket was changed entirely. The eleven provincial teams were rationalised into six new teams: Western Province and Boland merged to form the Cape CobrasCape Cobras
The Nashua Mobile Cape Cobras often shortened to Cape Cobras or Cobras is the name used since the 2005–06 season by the combined Western Province and Boland first class cricket teams in South African domestic cricket. The joint Western Province and Boland team was named Western Province Boland for...
; Griqualand West and Free State formed the Eagles (who later became the Knights in 2010-11); Eastern Province and Border became the Warriors
Warriors cricket team
The Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London....
; North West and Gauteng became the Lions; Northerns and Easterns became the Titans
Titans cricket team
The Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
; and KwaZulu-Natal became the Dolphins
Dolphins cricket team
The Sunfoil Dolphins is the name used by the KwaZulu Natal cricket team when it plays in the South African SuperSport Series first class competition; also in the MTN Domestic Championship and Standard Bank Twenty20 limited over competitions...
. These changes occurred across limited overs cricket as well as first class cricket.
The format of the new competition is a double-round robin. In its first two seasons, the top two contested a final to determine the winner, but both finals finished in draws and the titles were shared (in contrast to most domestic cricket leagues, including earlier Currie Cup formats, where in the case of a drawn final, the title is awarded to the team which finished with the better record). The final was abandoned in 2006-07, and the title is awarded solely on regular season record.
The eleven provincial Currie Cup teams, as well as South Western Districts, KwaZulu-Natal Inland and Namibia, continue to compete separately in the South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge
South African Airways Provincial Challenges
The South African cricket championship, the SuperSport Series, was remodelled in 2004-05 with six franchise teams competing. Two extra domestic competitions were introduced that are called the South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge and the South African Airways Provincial One-Day...
, which remains a first-class competition, despite no longer being the top level of unlimited overs cricket in South Africa.
Winners
| Season | Cup champion | Runner-up | Bowl champion | Bowl runner up | Notes |
| 1889-90 | Transvaal (1) | Kimberley (1) | Inaugural season Cup decided by single match |
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| 1890-91 | Kimberley (1) | Transvaal (1) | |||
| 1891-92 | Not contested | ||||
| 1892-93 | Western Province (1) | Transvaal (2) | First appearance of Western Province Kimberley now known as Griqualand West |
||
| 1893-94 | Western Province (2) | Natal (1) | First appearances of Natal and Eastern Province | ||
| 1894-95 | Transvaal (2) | Western Province (2) | |||
| 1895-96 | Not contested | ||||
| 1896-97 | Western Province (3) | Transvaal (3) | |||
| 1897-98 | Western Province (4) | Transvaal (4) | First appearance of Orange Free State | ||
| 1898-99 1899-00 1900-01 1901-02 |
Not contested due to Boer War | ||||
| 1902-03 | Transvaal (3) | Western Province (2) | |||
| 1903-04 | Transvaal (4) | Western Province (3) | First appearance of Border | ||
| 1904-05 | Transvaal (5) | Western Province (4) | Once-off appearances of Rhodesia and South Western Districts | ||
| 1905-06 | Not contested | ||||
| 1906-07 | Transvaal (6) | Natal (2) | |||
| 1907-08 | Not contested | ||||
| 1908-09 | Western Province (5) | Transvaal (2) | |||
| 1909-10 | Not contested | ||||
| 1910-11 | Natal (1) | Transvaal (6) | |||
| 1911-12 | Not contested | ||||
| 1912-13 | Natal (2) | Western Province (5) | |||
| 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 1918-19 1919-20 |
Not contested due to World War I | ||||
| 1920-21 | Western Province (6) | Transvaal (7) | |||
| 1921-22 | Western Province Natal Transvaal |
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| 1922-23 | Not contested | ||||
| 1923-24 | Transvaal (7) | Natal (3) | |||
| 1924-25 | Not contested | ||||
| 1925-26 | Transvaal (8) | Griqualand West (2) | |||
| 1926-27 | Transvaal (9) | Orange Free State (1) | |||
| 1927-28 | Not contested | ||||
| 1928-29 | Not contested | ||||
| 1929-30 | Transvaal (10) | Natal (4) | Once-off appearance of Rhodesia | ||
| 1930-31 | Not contested | ||||
| 1931-32 | Western Province (7) | Transvaal Rhodesia |
Once-off appearance of Rhodesia | ||
| 1932-33 | Not contested | ||||
| 1933-34 | Natal (3) | Western Province (6) | |||
| 1934-35 | Transvaal (11) | Natal (5) | |||
| 1935-36 | Not contested | ||||
| 1936-37 | Natal (4) | Transvaal (8) | |||
| 1937-38 | Transvaal Natal |
First appearance of North Eastern Transvaal | |||
| 1938-39 1939-40 1940-41 1941-42 1942-43 1943-44 1944-45 1945-46 |
Not contested due to World War II | ||||
| 1946-47 | Natal (5) | Western Province (7) | First regular appearance of Rhodesia | ||
| 1947-48 | Natal (6) | Transvaal (9) | |||
| 1948-49 | Not contested | ||||
| 1949-50 | Not contested | ||||
| 1950-51 | Transvaal (12) | Natal (6) | |||
| 1951-52 | Natal (7) | Western Province (8) | Orange Free State (1) | Rhodesia (1) | League adapts two-division format Orange Free State promoted Transvaal relegated |
| 1952-53 | Western Province (8) | Natal Orange Free State |
Transvaal (1) | Rhodesia (2) | Transvaal promoted Eastern Province relegated |
| 1953-54 | Not contested | ||||
| 1954-55 | Natal (8) | Transvaal (10) | Eastern Province (1) | Rhodesia (3) | Eastern Province promoted Orange Free State relegated |
| 1955-56 | Western Province (9) | Natal (7) | Rhodesia (1) | Border (1) | Rhodesia promoted Eastern Province relegated |
| 1956-57 | Not contested | ||||
| 1957-58 | Not contested | ||||
| 1958-59 | Transvaal (13) | Natal Rhodesia Western Province |
Border (1) | Eastern Province (1) | Border promoted |
| 1959-60 | Natal (9) | Transvaal (11) | Eastern Province Transvaal B |
First appearance of Transvaal B Eastern Province promoted for 1962-63 Border and Rhodesia relegated for 1962-63 |
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| 1960-61 | Natal (10) | Eastern Province (1) | Once-off single-division format | ||
| 1961-62 | Not contested | ||||
| 1962-63 | Natal (11) | Western Province (9) | Transvaal B (1) | Rhodesia (4) | |
| 1963-64 | Natal (12) | Transvaal (12) | Rhodesia (2) | North Eastern Transvaal (1) | Rhodesia promoted |
| 1964-65 | Not contested | ||||
| 1965-66 | Transvaal Natal |
North Eastern Transvaal (1) | Border (2) | First appearance of Natal B Western Province relegated |
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| 1966-67 | Natal (13) | Eastern Province Transvaal |
North Eastern Transvaal (2) | Transvaal B Western Province |
North Eastern Transvaal promoted Rhodesia relegated |
| 1967-68 | Natal (14) | Transvaal (13) | Rhodesia (3) | Natal B (1) | Rhodesia promoted North Eastern Transvaal relegated |
| 1968-69 | Transvaal (14) | Natal Eastern Province |
Western Province (1) | Border (3) | Western Province promoted |
| 1969-70 | Transvaal Western Province |
Transvaal B (2) | Natal B (2) | Rhodesia relegated | |
| 1970-71 | Transvaal (15) | Western Province (10) | Rhodesia (4) | Transvaal B (1) | Rhodesia promoted |
| 1971-72 | Transvaal (16) | Rhodesia (1) | Northern Transvaal (3) | Transvaal B (2) | North Eastern Transvaal now known as Northern Transvaal |
| 1972-73 | Transvaal (17) | Eastern Province (2) | Transvaal B (3) | Orange Free State (1) | |
| 1973-74 | Natal (15) | Western Province (11) | Natal B (1) | Orange Free State (2) | |
| 1974-75 | Western Province (10) | Natal (8) | Transvaal B (4) | Griqualand West (1) | |
| 1975-76 | Natal (16) | Eastern Province (3) | Orange Free State (2) | Transvaal B Western Province B |
First appearance of Western Province B |
| 1976-77 | Natal (17) | Transvaal (14) | Transvaal B (5) | Western Province B (2) | |
| 1977-78 | Western Province (11) | Transvaal (15) | Northern Transvaal (4) | Border (4) | First appearances of Rhodesia B and Eastern Province B |
| 1978-79 | Transvaal (18) | Western Province (12) | Northern Transvaal (5) | Border (5) | Once-off season with no B-teams competing in the Bowl Northern Transvaal promoted |
| 1979-80 | Transvaal (19) | Western Province (13) | Natal B (2) | Western Province B (2) | Final appearance of Rhodesia and Rhodesia B |
| 1980-81 | Natal (18) | Transvaal (16) | Western Province B (1) | Transvaal B (3) | First appearance of Boland (Bowl) |
| 1981-82 | Western Province (12) | Transvaal (17) | Boland (1) | Western Province B (3) | First appearance of Northern Transvaal B (Bowl) |
| 1982-83 | Transvaal (20) | Western Province (14) | Western Province B (2) | Transvaal B (4) | |
| 1983-84 | Transvaal (21) | Western Province (15) | Western Province B (3) | Border (6) | |
| 1984-85 | Transvaal (22) | Northern Transvaal (1) | Transvaal B (6) | Orange Free State (3) | Border and Orange Free State promoted |
| 1985-86 | Western Province (13) | Transvaal (18) | Boland (2) | Western Province B (4) | |
| 1986-87 | Transvaal (23) | Western Province (16) | Transvaal B (7) | Natal B (3) | Border relegated |
| 1987-88 | Transvaal (24) | Orange Free State (2) | Boland (3) | Transvaal B (5) | |
| 1988-89 | Eastern Province (1) | Transvaal (19) | Boland (4) | Transvaal B (6) | |
| 1989-90 | Eastern Province Western Province |
Border Western Province B |
First appearance of Orange Free State B (Bowl) | ||
| 1990-91 | Western Province (14) | Transvaal (20) | Border Western Province B |
Border promoted | |
| 1991-92 | Eastern Province (2) | Orange Free State (3) | Eastern Transvaal (1) | Boland (1) | First appearances of Eastern Transvaal and Western Transvaal No B-teams in Bowl competition |
| 1992-93 | Orange Free State (1) | Eastern Province Natal Transvaal |
Boland (5) | Griqualand West (2) | No B-teams in Bowl competition |
| 1993-94 | Orange Free State (2) | Western Province (17) | Transvaal B (8) | Western Province B (5) | B-teams again compete in Bowl competition First appearances of Border B, Boland B and Zimbabwe Board XI |
| 1994-95 | Natal (19) | Northern Transvaal (2) | Natal B (3) | Eastern Transvaal (1) | |
| 1995-96 | Western Province (15) | Transvaal (21) | Natal B Griqualand West |
Orange Free State now known as Free State Eastern Transvaal now known as Easterns Griqualand West promoted |
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| 1996-97 | Natal (20) | Western Province (18) | Eastern Province B (1) | Easterns (2) | Western Transvaal now known as North West |
| 1997-98 | Orange Free State (3) | Eastern Province (4) | North West (1) | Northerns B (1) | Northern Transvaal now known as Northerns Transvaal now known as Gauteng |
| 1998-99 | Western Province (16) | Border (1) | North West (2) | Western Province B (6) | First appearance of Griqualand West B Natal now known as KwaZulu-Natal Easterns and North West promoted Final first class season of Bowl |
| 1999-00 | Gauteng (25) | Border (2) | |||
| 2000-01 | Western Province (17) | Border (3) | |||
| 2001-02 | KwaZulu-Natal (21) | Northerns (3) | |||
| 2002-03 | Easterns (1) | Western Province (19) | |||
| 2003-04 | Western Province (18) | KwaZulu-Natal (9) | |||
| 2004-05 | Eagles Dolphins |
Eleven provincial teams reduced to six combined teams | |||
| 2005-06 | Titans Dolphins |
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| 2006-07 | Titans (1) | Lions (1) | |||
| 2007-08 | Eagles (1) | Warriors (1) | |||
| 2008-09 | Titans (2) | Eagles (1) | |||
| 2009-10 | Cape Cobras (1) | Titans (1) | |||
| 2010-11 | Cape Cobras (2) | Titans (2) | Eagles now known as Knights |
SuperSport Series - Combined Team Era
| Club | Seasons | Outright wins | Shared wins | Total wins | Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Cape Cobras | 7 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 |
| Eagles/Knights | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Warriors | 7 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
Currie Cup - Provincial Era
| Club | Seasons | Outright wins | Shared wins | Total wins | Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvaal/Gauteng | 75 | 25 | 4 | 29 | 21 |
| Natal/KwaZulu-Natal | 71 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 9 |
| Western Province | 71 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 19 |
| Orange Free State | 40 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 |
| Eastern Province | 66 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Kimberley/Griqualand West | 34 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Eastern Transvaal/Easterns | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| North Eastern Transvaal/ Northern Transvaal/Northerns |
31 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 |
| Border | 35 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 |
| Rhodesia/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia | 22 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Western Transvaal/North West | 5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Boland | 11 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
Note: Transvaal B and South West Districts are not shown in the table. Each contested only one season in the top division, and neither finished in the top two.
Currie Cup Second Division and Bowl Competition
| Club | Seasons | Outright wins | Shared wins | Total wins | Seconds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transvaal B/Gauteng B | 32 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Boland | 13 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 |
| North Eastern Transvaal/ Northern Transvaal/Northerns |
21 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 |
| Rhodesia/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia | 8 | 4 | - | 4 | 4 |
| Western Province B | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Natal B/KwaZulu-Natal B | 31 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Orange Free State/Free State | 26 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Western Transvaal/North West | 8 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 |
| Border | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Eastern Transvaal/Easterns | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Eastern Province | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Transvaal/Gauteng | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Western Province | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Eastern Province B | 19 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 |
| Kimberley/Griqualand West | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Northern Transvaal B/Northerns B | 15 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
Note: Includes only Currie Cup lower division and Bowl seasons with full first-class status.
Note: To minimise the size of the table, teams which contested five or fewer seasons without winning or placing second are not shown. These teams were: Orange Free State B/Free State B, Rhodesia B/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia B, Griqualand West B, Zimbabwe Board XI, Border B and Boland B.
Notable performances
Two Double centuries in a season- Dudley NourseDudley NourseArthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer and batsmanThe son of batsman Arthur Nourse, Nourse played 34 Test matches in a long career of sixteen years...
1936-37
Five centuries in successive innings
- Mike ProcterMike ProcterMichael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s...
1970-71
Five centuries in six innings
- Peter KirstenPeter KirstenPeter Noel Kirsten is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Tests and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994.-Cricket career:...
1976-77
Five wickets in six balls
- William HendersonWilliam HendersonWilliam Terrelle Henderson is a former American Football fullback. He had spent all of his playing career with the Green Bay Packers up until his release in 2007...
1937-38
Four wickets with consecutive balls
- Albert Borland 1926-27
- Bob CrispBob CrispRobert James Crisp DSO MC was a South African cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1935 to 1936 before living for a while in England. He appeared for Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire and South Africa. Though his Test bowling average lay over 37.00, Crisp had a successful first-class...
1931-32 - Bob CrispBob CrispRobert James Crisp DSO MC was a South African cricketer who played in nine Tests from 1935 to 1936 before living for a while in England. He appeared for Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire and South Africa. Though his Test bowling average lay over 37.00, Crisp had a successful first-class...
1933-34 - William HendersonWilliam HendersonWilliam Terrelle Henderson is a former American Football fullback. He had spent all of his playing career with the Green Bay Packers up until his release in 2007...
1937-38
Ten wickets in an innings
- Bert VoglerBert VoglerAlbert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer.Vogler was born in Swartwater, Queenstown, Eastern Cape. He began his cricket career for Natal as an attacking lower order right-handed batsman and fast medium bowler before acquiring the googly from Reggie Schwarz on that player’s return...
10/26 1906-07 - Stephen JefferiesStephen JefferiesStephen Jefferies was a South African cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler. Jefferies' career centred around his home country of South Africa, though in 1982 he briefly moved to England, subsequently playing for Derbyshire...
10/59 1987-88 - Mario OlivierMario OlivierMario Wickus Olivier in Pretoria. He is a South Africa cricketer who played for the Warriors in the first-class competition. He is the third South African to take 10 wickets in a first-class innings.. He currently plays for the Titans...
10/65 2007-08
Fifteen wickets in a match
- George Glover 15/68 1893-94
- Bert VoglerBert VoglerAlbert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer.Vogler was born in Swartwater, Queenstown, Eastern Cape. He began his cricket career for Natal as an attacking lower order right-handed batsman and fast medium bowler before acquiring the googly from Reggie Schwarz on that player’s return...
16/38 1906-07 - Buster NupenBuster NupenBuster Nupen ; 1 January 1902 in Johannesburg, South Africa – 29 January 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) was one of the most enigmatic cricketers on the inter-war period....
16/136 1931-32 - Jackie Botten 15/49 1958-59
A 100 runs and 10 wickets in a match
- Aubrey FaulknerAubrey FaulknerGeorge Aubrey Faulkner was a leading cricketer for South Africa for two decades.-Early life:...
1908-09 - Xenophon BalaskasXenophon BalaskasXenophon Constantine Balaskas , sometimes known as Xen or Bally, was a South African all-round cricketer who scored 2,696 first-class runs at 28.68 and took 276 wickets at 24.11 with his leg-spin bowling....
, twice 1929-30 - Lennox BrownLennox BrownLennox Sydney Brown was a South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1931 to 1932....
1937-38 - James Liddle 1951-52
- Percy MansellPercy MansellPercy Neville Frank Mansell was a South African cricketer who played in thirteen Tests from 1951 to 1955....
1951-52 - Clive RiceClive RiceClive Edward Butler Rice is a former South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his first class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49....
1975-76
Ten wicketkeeping dismissals in a match
- Ray JenningsRay JenningsRaymond Vernon Jennings is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era....
1982-83 - Richie Ryall 1984-85
- Ray JenningsRay JenningsRaymond Vernon Jennings is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era....
1986-87 - Ray JenningsRay JenningsRaymond Vernon Jennings is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era....
1986-87 - Dave Richardson 1988-89
- Dave Richardson 1989-90
- Dane VilasDane VilasDane James Vilas is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, Vilas currently plays for Western Province in South African domestic cricket....
2008-09 - Morne van WykMorne van WykMorne Nico van Wyk is a South African cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals. He made his ODI debut at Lords in 2003 scoring 17 in a very low scoring game. He is also the brother of fellow Eagles player Divan van Wyk. On the 9th of January 2011 in a Twenty20 International match...
2008-09
Individual Records
7000 Runs in a career| Runs | Player | Matches | Centuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12409 | Graeme Pollock Graeme Pollock Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level.... |
157 | 35 |
| 11835 | Peter Kirsten Peter Kirsten Peter Noel Kirsten is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Tests and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994.-Cricket career:... |
162 | 29 |
| 11307 | Jimmy Cook Jimmy Cook Stephen James Cook is a former South African cricketer who played in three Tests and four ODIs from 1991 to 1993. His son Stephen Cook currently plays for Gauteng.... |
163 | 32 |
| 8487 | Kepler Wessels Kepler Wessels Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries.... |
116 | 22 |
| 7981 | Henry Fotheringham Henry Fotheringham Henry Richard Fotheringham was a South African cricketer from 1971/72 to 1989/90 during the country's apartheid ban. A right-handed opening batsman, Fotheringham scored 8814 first class runs at 40.06 with 21 hundreds.... |
132 | 19 |
| 7551 | Barry Richards | 79 | 26 |
800 Runs in a season
| Season | Runs | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 | 864 | Dudley Nourse Dudley Nourse Arthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer and batsmanThe son of batsman Arthur Nourse, Nourse played 34 Test matches in a long career of sixteen years... |
8 |
| 1971-72 | 1089 | Barry Richards | 8 |
| 1972-73 | 1064 | Barry Richards Barry Richards Barry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the... |
8 |
| 1973-74 | 898 | Barry Richards Barry Richards Barry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the... |
8 |
| 1975-76 | 868 | Barry Richards Barry Richards Barry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the... |
8 |
| 1975-76 | 810 | Graeme Pollock Graeme Pollock Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level.... |
8 |
| 1976-77 | 967 | Peter Kirsten Peter Kirsten Peter Noel Kirsten is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Tests and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994.-Cricket career:... |
8 |
| 1978-79 | 961 | Graeme Pollock Graeme Pollock Robert Graeme Pollock, known as Graeme, is a former cricketer. He played in 23 Test matches for South Africa and represented Transvaal and Eastern Province at domestic level.... |
8 |
| 1987-88 | 878 | Allan Lamb Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb is a former England cricketer and captain who played for the first class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire, the latter as an Overseas player... |
6 |
| 1988-89 | 846 | Ken McEwan Ken McEwan Kenneth Scott McEwan, born at Bedford, South Africa on 16 July 1952, was a cricketer who played principally for Eastern Province and Essex.A right-handed middle-order batsman, McEwan's cricket career coincided almost exactly with the period in which South Africa was banished from international... |
8 |
| 1990-91 | 994 | Mandy Yachad Mandy Yachad Mandy Yachad is a former South African cricketer and field hockey player who represented the South African national team in both sports.... |
10 |
| 1996-97 | 815 | Louis Koen Louis Koen (cricketer) Louis Johannes Koen is a former South African cricketer who played five One Day Internationals from 1997 to 2000.-References:*... |
8 |
| 1997-98 | 866 | HD Ackerman | 8 |
| 1997-98 | 847 | Kepler Wessels Kepler Wessels Kepler Christoffel Wessels is a former South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played One Day International cricket for two countries.... |
8 |
| 1998-99 | 938 | Boeta Dippenaar Boeta Dippenaar Hendrik Human Dippenaar , known as Boeta Dippenaar, is a cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa and the ACA African XI. He has played as a specialist batsman in most of his matches, and has played Test cricket in all batting positions from one through seven... |
8 |
| 1998-99 | 810 | Ken Rutherford Ken Rutherford (cricketer) Kenneth Robert Rutherford is a former New Zealand cricketer who enjoyed a ten-year career with the national team, and was captain for a period. Aged 19, with a solitary first class season behind him, he was asked to open the batting for New Zealand against West Indies when the latter were at the... |
8 |
| 1999-00 | 818 | Ken Rutherford Ken Rutherford (cricketer) Kenneth Robert Rutherford is a former New Zealand cricketer who enjoyed a ten-year career with the national team, and was captain for a period. Aged 19, with a solitary first class season behind him, he was asked to open the batting for New Zealand against West Indies when the latter were at the... |
10 |
| 2001-02 | 934 | Martin van Jaarsveld Martin van Jaarsveld Martin van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004... |
8 |
| 2003-04 | 1015 | Zander de Bruyn Zander de Bruyn Zander de Bruyn is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played three Test matches for South Africa, and currently plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions and Surrey County Cricket Club... |
9 |
| 2004-05 | 827 | Arno Jacobs Arno Jacobs Arno Jacobs is a South African first class cricketer for the Warriors. A left-handed batsman, he has made over 4000 first class runs and has a highest score of 197... |
10 |
| 2005-06 | 893 | Hashim Amla Hashim Amla Hashim Mahomed Amla is a South African cricketer. A right-handed upper order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number 3 for South Africa in Test matches and has opened in limited overs contests. He is currently ranked as the No... |
11 |
| 2006-07 | 828 | Vaughn van Jaarsveld Vaughn van Jaarsveld Vaughn Bernard van Jaarsveld is a South African cricketer who plays for the Dolphins as a left-handed batsman and occasional Wicket-keeper... |
10 |
| 2006-07 | 817 | Henry Davids Henry Davids Henry Davids is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a useful right-arm off-spin bowler, Davids started his career with the Boland Cricket team and then moved to the Nashua Cape Cobras... |
10 |
| 2008-09 | 835 | Imraan Khan Imraan Khan Imraan Khan is a South African cricketer who plays domestic cricket and captains the Dolphins. He has previously captained his country at under 19 level.... |
10 |
| 2008-09 | 809 | Ashwell Prince Ashwell Prince Ashwell Gavin Prince is a cricketer who plays Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. A left-handed middle order batsman, he has a high-batted stance and is strong through the offside. He is noted for his gritty style of batting and also for being an athletic fielder in the covers... |
9 |
Highest Individual Scores
| Runs | Player | Season |
|---|---|---|
| 390 | Stephen Cook Stephen Cook Stephen Arthur Cook is a renowned American-Canadian computer scientist and mathematician who has made major contributions to the fields of complexity theory and proof complexity... |
2009-10 |
| 337 | Darryl Cullinan | 1993-94 |
| 294 | Allan Lamb Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb is a former England cricketer and captain who played for the first class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire, the latter as an Overseas player... |
1987-88 |
| 279 | Raymond Gripper | 1967-68 |
| 277* | Eric Rowan Eric Rowan Eric Alfred Burchell Rowan, born on 20 July 1909 and died at Johannesburg on 30 April 1993, was a cricketer who played for Transvaal, Eastern Province and South Africa.... |
1950-51 |
| 271* | Jack Cheetham Jack Cheetham John Erskine Cheetham was a South African cricketer who played in 24 Tests from 1949 to 1955... |
1950-51 |
| 271 | Peter Kirsten Peter Kirsten Peter Noel Kirsten is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Tests and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994.-Cricket career:... |
1993-94 |
| 266* | Zander de Bruyn Zander de Bruyn Zander de Bruyn is a South African cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played three Test matches for South Africa, and currently plays domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions and Surrey County Cricket Club... |
2003-04 |
| 265* | Jack Siedle Jack Siedle Ivan Julian 'Jack' Siedle was a South African cricketer who played in 18 Tests from 1928 to 1936.... |
1929-30 |
| 261* | Stephen Steyn Stephen Steyn Stephen Sebastian Leonard Steyn was a Scottish rugby union player. He was killed in World War IHe played for Oxford University RFC and was capped for in 1911-12.-References:... |
1929-30 |
| 260 | Dudley Nourse Dudley Nourse Arthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer and batsmanThe son of batsman Arthur Nourse, Nourse played 34 Test matches in a long career of sixteen years... |
1936-37 |
300 Wickets in a career
| Wickets | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 572 | Vincent van der Bijl | 109 |
| 365 | Garth le Roux Garth Le Roux Garth Stirling Le Roux in Kenilworth, Cape Town is a former South African first class cricketer. He went to Wynberg Boys High School, graduating in 1973.... |
83 |
| 347 | Kenny Watson Kenny Watson Kenneth Dwight Watson is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2001... |
108 |
| 323 | Rupert Hanley Rupert Hanley Rupert William Hanley is a former South African first class cricketer.Due to his long blond hair, Hanley was known as Spook, Afrikaans for ghost. Hanley was a fast medium bowler whose career coincided with South Africa's ban on international cricket... |
82 |
| 319 | Denys Hobson Denys Hobson Denys Laurence Hobson born 3 September 1951 in Port Elizabeth) is a former South African first class cricketer. Hobson played as a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler for Eastern Province and Western Province. His career lasted from 1970-71 to 1984-85.... |
90 |
| 317 | John Waddington | 59 |
50 Wickets in a season
| Wickets | Player | Season | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Alfred Hall | 1926-27 | 6 |
| 53 | John Waddington | 1952-53 | 6 |
| 55 | Jackie Botten | 1958-59 | 6 |
| 50 | Mike Procter Mike Procter Michael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s... |
1972-73 | 8 |
| 59 | Mike Procter Mike Procter Michael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s... |
1976-77 | 8 |
| 53 | Garth le Roux Garth Le Roux Garth Stirling Le Roux in Kenilworth, Cape Town is a former South African first class cricketer. He went to Wynberg Boys High School, graduating in 1973.... |
1977-78 | 8 |
| 54 | Vincent van der Bijl | 1980-81 | 8 |
| 52 | Alan Kourie Alan Kourie Alan John Kourie is a former South African first class cricketer, who played for Transvaal, from 1970/71 to 1988/89. Educated at Jeppe Boys High, he played for Transvaal in the Nuffield week, and for South African schools in 1970.An all-rounder, he was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and... |
1980-81 | 8 |
| 57 | Vincent van der Bijl | 1981-82 | 8 |
| 50 | Pienaar Anker | 1981-82 | 7 |
| 58 | Sylvester Clarke Sylvester Clarke Sylvester Theophilus Clarke was a West Indian cricketer who played 11 Tests and 10 One Day Internationals.-Early life:Born in Christ Church, Barbados, Clarke attended St Bartholomew's Boys' School... |
1984-85 | 10 |
| 51 | Eric Simons Eric Simons Eric Owen Simons is a former South African cricketer. He was an all-rounder, and he played 23 One Day Internationals but no Tests for South Africa in the 1990s... |
1984-85 | 10 |
| 50 | Corrie van Zyl Corrie van Zyl Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerthardus van Zyl in Bloemfontein, Free State is a former South African cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 1992... |
1984-85 | 6 |
| 50 | Alan Kourie Alan Kourie Alan John Kourie is a former South African first class cricketer, who played for Transvaal, from 1970/71 to 1988/89. Educated at Jeppe Boys High, he played for Transvaal in the Nuffield week, and for South African schools in 1970.An all-rounder, he was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and... |
1984-85 | 10 |
| 54 | Steven Jack Steven Jack Steven Douglas Jack is a former South African cricketer who played in two Tests and two ODIs from 1994 to 1995. He was a fast, aggressive bowler and formed a formidable opening partnership with Richard Snell for Transvaal in the early 1990s, as they tried to recapture the glory of the 'Mean... |
1990-91 | 10 |
| 56 | Vasbert Drakes Vasbert Drakes Vasbert Conniel Drakes is a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman.... |
1998-99 | 8 |
| 60 | Vasbert Drakes Vasbert Drakes Vasbert Conniel Drakes is a West Indian cricketer. He was a right-arm fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman.... |
1999-00 | 10 |
| 52 | Steve Elworthy Steve Elworthy Steven Elworthy is a former South African cricketer who has fostered a career in administration with Cricket South Africa and the ECB.-International career:... |
2001-02 | 8 |
| 54 | Ryan McLaren Ryan McLaren Ryan McLaren is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.... |
2006-07 | 10 |
| 55 | Dillon du Preez Dillon du Preez Dillon du Preez is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Eagles and the Bangalore Royal Challengers... |
2007-08 | 10 |
| 54 | Monde Zondeki Monde Zondeki Monde Zondeki is a South African cricketer who has played five Tests and 7 One Day International for South Africa, and three One Day Internationals for the African XI... |
2007-08 | 10 |
All-Round Play 3000 Runs and 300 Wickets
| Player | Matches | Runs | Wickets | Catches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Barlow Eddie Barlow Edgar John Barlow was a South African cricketer . Barlow played first-class cricket for Transvaal and Eastern Province from 1959-60 to 1967-68 before moving to Western Province for the seasons from 1968-69 to 1980-81... |
122 | 7881 | 317 | 152 |
| Clive Rice Clive Rice Clive Edward Butler Rice is a former South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his first class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49.... |
164 | 7714 | 396 | 112 |
| Mike Procter Mike Procter Michael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s... |
110 | 5405 | 471 | 98 |
| Alan Kourie Alan Kourie Alan John Kourie is a former South African first class cricketer, who played for Transvaal, from 1970/71 to 1988/89. Educated at Jeppe Boys High, he played for Transvaal in the Nuffield week, and for South African schools in 1970.An all-rounder, he was a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and... |
107 | 3962 | 378 | 124 |
| Omar Henry Omar Henry Omar Henry is a former cricketer who played in three Tests and three One Day Internationals for South Africa. He is notable for being the first non-white player of the modern era, to play cricket for South Africa. He played extensively in Scotland.-References:... |
103 | 3890 | 375 | 109 |
All-Round double, 400 Runs and 40 Wickets in a season
| Season | Player | Runs | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Mike Procter Mike Procter Michael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s... |
495 | 44 |
| 1972-73 | Mike Procter Mike Procter Michael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s... |
474 | 50 |
| 1972-73 | Eddie Barlow Eddie Barlow Edgar John Barlow was a South African cricketer . Barlow played first-class cricket for Transvaal and Eastern Province from 1959-60 to 1967-68 before moving to Western Province for the seasons from 1968-69 to 1980-81... |
488 | 40 |
| 1979-80 | Mike Procter Mike Procter Michael John Procter is a former South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman, his chances for a long and productive test career were wrecked by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s... |
420 | 45 |
| 1979-80 | Clive Rice Clive Rice Clive Edward Butler Rice is a former South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his first class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49.... |
409 | 41 |
Wicketkeeping
| Player | Matches | Dismissals | Runs | 10Dis match | 40Dis season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Jennings Ray Jennings Raymond Vernon Jennings is a former South African cricketer. He was one of South Africa's leading wicket-keepers during the apartheid era.... |
137 | 538 | 3622 | 3 | 2 |
| Richie Ryall | 111 | 388 | 1301 | 1 | 2 |
| Dave Richardson | 119 | 344 | 4276 | 2 | |
| Noel Day | 101 | 337 | 4482 | 1 | |
External links
- South African rebel toursSouth African rebel toursThe South African rebel tours were a series of seven cricket tours staged between 1982 and 1990. They were known as the rebel tours because South Africa was throughout this period banned from international cricket due to the apartheid regime...
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