CSA 4-Day Domestic Series

The CSA 4-Day Domestic Series is the domestic first class cricket competition of South Africa. The tournament is contested by teams from all nine provinces of South Africa.

CSA 4-Day Domestic Series
CountriesSouth Africa
AdministratorCricket South Africa
FormatFirst-class cricket
First edition1889–90
Tournament formatSingle round-robin
Number of teams15
Current championDolphins
Most successfulTransvaal/Gauteng/Lions
Most runsGraeme Pollock (12,409)
Most wicketsVintcent van der Bijl (572)
2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series

First contested as the Currie Cup from 1889–90, the tournament has undergone many changes and modifications in its history. In 2004, the traditional province based format was replaced, with many teams amalgamating. In its place, six entirely professional franchises were created that represented much larger population areas.

The competition underwent significant restructuring once again before the start of the 2021–22 season. The six team franchise system was disbanded, and the tournament returned to its more traditional format. Fifteen province based teams now compete across two divisions, determined by promotion and relegation.[1]

History

Early Years

Like many other Commonwealth nations, cricket was first introduced by the British in the early 19th Century, with the sport becoming firmly established in South Africa by the 1880s. In March 1889, a touring English side played a South African XI in two matches, in what would retrospectively be designated as the first Test played in South Africa.

First-class domestic cricket had slowly been developing since 1876, when local settlements and towns played each other in the Cape as part of the Champion Bat Tournament. It was played on five occasions, with its final edition in 1890–91.

Sir Donald Currie, the founder of the Castle Shipping Line and the sponsor of the 1889 English tour, donated a trophy for the champions of the promising domestic competition. The 'Currie Cup' was first awarded to Kimberley, who had beaten Transvaal in the single match competition of 1889–90. From 1892 to 1893, the competition began to take the familiar form of province-based competition in a champion format, inspired by the English County Cricket structure. 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 its inception and the First World War. Aside from an interruption during the Boer War, typically seasons were not held when the English team were touring. The competition took on several different formats, including a knock-out structure, 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.

Interwar Years

First class cricket recommenced after the First World 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 Transvaal in 1937–38, which was the final season before World War II. In all, eleven seasons were played between the wars. During this time, cricket in South Africa began to spread outside the British settler diaspora, particularly in the Afrikaner and Indian community. However, cricket remained strictly, although not yet legally, segregated with various national bodies governing cricket for the different racial groups. First-class domestic continued to be white-only.

Second World War and the beginning of 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 one-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 introduction of apartheid (separation of racial groups by strict legal enforcement) following the 1948 General Election did not have a great impact on the domestic competition. Although previously not bound legally, first-class cricket had long been de facto white-only and international opinion had little practical effect on the domestic game.

Apartheid Isolation: the 1970s and 1980s

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 due to the inability to support the national team following South Africa's expulsion in 1970 by the ICC.

The two-division format was retained, but promotion/relegation was abandoned, and from 1971 to 1972, 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.

Political Change and International Restoration: the 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 second XI competition.

By 1996–97, the Bowl had split into a two-tier competition (with only the top division given first-class status), and by 1999–2000, all stand-alone provincial teams had returned to the Currie Cup, with the Bowl being shut down as a first-class competition.

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 end of white-minority rule and independence. 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.

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.[2]

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 to 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 that 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.

In first-class domestic cricket, Transvaal/Gauteng were the most successful team to have played, winning the competition 25 times between 1889–90 and 2004–05, as well as four shared titles.

Franchise Era: 2004/05 – 2020/21

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 Cobras; 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, although the round-robin format was kept.

In the franchise era, the Titans (formerly North Eastern Transvaal/Northern Transvaal) were the most successful, winning six titles.

The eleven provincial Currie Cup teams, as well as South Western Districts and KwaZulu-Natal Inland, continued to compete separately in the Provincial Three-Day Challenge, which remained a first-class competition, although on a semi-professional level and no longer the top level of red-ball cricket in South Africa.

Return to Provincial Cricket: 2021–

In March 2021, Cricket South Africa announced that South African domestic cricket would undergo a major restructuring, with the six-team franchise system, as well as the semi-professional Provincial Competition, being dissolved. A new format of 15 first-class teams playing in two separate divisions, determined by promotion and relegation (after 2023/24), has been created in its place.

From 2019, provinces and cricket unions submitted bids to CSA to make a case to be considered for the top division for the initial two seasons. The bidding process was overseen by the Independent Evaluation Committee (IEE) who took into account a range of criteria, such as cricketing and financial operations, women's and age-group development, transformation policies and stadium infrastructure.[3]

Eight teams make up the first division, with 16 contracted players each, and seven teams the second division, with 11 contracted players each, taking the total to 205.

CSA believes that the new format will provide more opportunities for players to compete at a high standard just below international cricket, in turn providing a wider talent pool for the national selectors. It is hoped that wider selection of teams at the highest domestic level will help increase playing opportunities of all races, particularly those currently underrepresented.[4]

Although the new format being seen as a return to the more traditional structure, some of South Africa's nine provinces have more than one team. Only Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape and North West – the least populated provinces – will have one team. Some new sides have opted to keep the name of their previous franchises to which they belonged, whilst others have decided on new branding.[5]

Teams

2022/23 Season

Division One[6]
Team Location Capacity Province
Dolphins Kingsmead, Durban 25,000 KwaZulu-Natal
Knights Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein 20,000 Free State
Warriors St George's Park, Port Elizabeth 19,000 Eastern Cape
Titans Super Sport Park, Centurion 22,000 Gauteng
Lions Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 34,000 Gauteng
North West Dragons Senwes Park, Potchefstroom 18,000 North West
Boland Boland Park, Paarl 10,000 Western Cape
Western Province Newlands, Cape Town 25,000 Western Cape
Division Two[7]
Team Location Province
South Western Districts Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Western Cape
KwaZulu-Natal (Inland) City Oval, Pietermaritzburg KwaZulu-Natal
Northern Cape De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Northern Cape
Limpopo Polokwane Cricket Club, Polokwane Limpopo
Easterns Willowmoore Park, Benoni Gauteng
Mpumalanga Uplands College, White River Mpumalanga
Border Buffalo Park, East London Eastern Cape

    Competition format

    Points System

    Teams are awarded points based on the result of the match as follows:

    • Outright victory: 16 points
    • Tie: 8 points
    • Draw: 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 current points system was introduced in the 2017–18 season.[8]

    Former Teams

    Franchise Era: 2004/05 – 2020/21

    Franchise Province
    Cape Cobras Western Cape
    Dolphins KwaZulu-Natal
    Knights* Free State & Northern Cape
    Lions Central Gauteng & North West
    Titans Northern and Eastern Gauteng
    Warriors Eastern Cape
    • The Knights were known as the Eagles prior to the 2010–11 season.

    Provincial Era: 1889/90 – 2004/05

    Team First season Last season Former names B teams
    Boland1980–812003–04
    Border1903–042003–04
    Eastern Province1893–942003–04Eastern Province B (1977–78 to 2004–05)
    Easterns1991–922003–04Eastern Transvaal (1991–92 to 1994–95)
    Free State1897–982003–04Orange Free State (1897–98 to 1994–95)
    Gauteng1889–902003–04Transvaal (1889–90 to 1996–97)Transvaal B (1959–60 to 1997–98)
    Griqualand West1889–902003–04Kimberley (1889–90 to 1891–92)
    KwaZulu-Natal1893–942003–04Natal (1893–94 to 1997–98)Natal B (1965–66 to 1998–99)
    Northerns1937–382003–04Northern Transvaal (1971–72 to 1996–97)
    North Eastern Transvaal (1937–38 to 1970–71)
    North West1991–922003–04Western Transvaal (1991–92 to 1995–96)
    Rhodesia1904–05[lower-alpha 1]1979–80Rhodesia B (1977–78 to 1979–80)
    South Western Districts1904–051904–05
    Western Province1892–932003–04Western Province B (1975–76 to 2004–05)
    1. Rhodesia competed in 1904–05, 1929–30 and 1931–32 before playing each season from 1946–47.

    Seasons

    SeasonCup championRunner-upBowl championBowl runner upNotes
    1889–90Transvaal (1)Kimberley (1)Inaugural season
    Cup decided by single match
    1890–91Kimberley (1)Transvaal (1)
    1891–92 Not contested
    1892–93Western Province (1)Transvaal (2)First appearance of Western Province
    Kimberley now known as Griqualand West
    1893–94Western Province (2)Natal (1)First appearances of Natal and Eastern Province
    1894–95Transvaal (2)Western Province (2)
    1895–96 Not contested
    1896–97Western Province (3)Transvaal (3)
    1897–98Western Province (4)Transvaal (4)First appearance of Orange Free State
    Competition not contested from 1898–99 to 1901–02 due to Boer War
    1902–03Transvaal (3)Western Province (2)
    1903–04Transvaal (4)Western Province (3)First appearance of Border
    1904–05Transvaal (5)Western Province (4)One-off appearances of Rhodesia and South Western Districts
    1905–06 Not contested
    1906–07Transvaal (6)Natal (2)
    1907–08 Not contested
    1908–09Western Province (5)Transvaal (2)
    1909–10 Not contested
    1910–11Natal (1)Transvaal (6)
    1911–12 Not contested
    1912–13Natal (2)Western Province (5)
    1913–14 Not contested
    Competition not contested from 1914–15 to 1919–20 due to World War I
    1920–21Western Province (6)Transvaal (7)
    1921–22Western Province
    Natal
    Transvaal
    1922–23 Not contested
    1923–24Transvaal (7)Natal (3)
    1924–25 Not contested
    1925–26Transvaal (8)Griqualand West (2)
    1926–27Transvaal (9)Orange Free State (1)
    1927–28 Not contested
    1928–29 Not contested
    1929–30Transvaal (10)Natal (4)One-off appearance of Rhodesia
    1930–31 Not contested
    1931–32Western Province (7)Transvaal
    Rhodesia
    One-off appearance of Rhodesia
    1932–33 Not contested
    1933–34Natal (3)Western Province (6)
    1934–35Transvaal (11)Natal (5)
    1935–36 Not contested
    1936–37Natal (4) Transvaal (8)
    1937–38Transvaal
    Natal
    First appearance of North Eastern Transvaal
    Competition not contested 1938–39 and from 1939–40 to 1945–46 due to World War II
    1946–47Natal (5)Western Province (7)First regular appearance of Rhodesia
    1947–48Natal (6)Transvaal (9)
    1948–49 Not contested
    1949–50 Not contested
    1950–51Transvaal (12)Natal (6)
    1951–52Natal (7)Western Province (8)Orange Free State (1)Rhodesia (1)League adapts two-division format
    Orange Free State promoted
    Transvaal relegated
    1952–53Western Province (8)Natal
    Orange Free State
    Transvaal (1)Rhodesia (2)Transvaal promoted
    Eastern Province relegated
    1953–54 Not contested
    1954–55Natal (8)Transvaal (10)Eastern Province (1)Rhodesia (3)Eastern Province promoted
    Orange Free State relegated
    1955–56Western Province (9)Natal (7)Rhodesia (1)Border (1)Rhodesia promoted
    Eastern Province relegated
    1956–57 Not contested
    1957–58 Not contested
    1958–59Transvaal (13)Natal
    Rhodesia
    Western Province
    Border (1)Eastern Province (1)Border promoted
    1959–60Natal (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
    1960–61Natal (10) Eastern Province (1)One-off single-division format
    1961–62 Not contested
    1962–63Natal (11)Western Province (9)Transvaal B (1)Rhodesia (4)
    1963–64Natal (12)Transvaal (12)Rhodesia (2)North Eastern Transvaal (1)Rhodesia promoted
    1964–65 Not contested
    1965–66Transvaal
    Natal
    North Eastern Transvaal (1)Border (2)First appearance of Natal B
    Western Province relegated
    1966–67Natal (13)Eastern Province
    Transvaal
    North Eastern Transvaal (2)Transvaal B
    Western Province
    North Eastern Transvaal promoted
    Rhodesia relegated
    1967–68Natal (14)Transvaal (13)Rhodesia (3)Natal B (1)Rhodesia promoted
    North Eastern Transvaal relegated
    1968–69Transvaal (14)Natal
    Eastern Province
    Western Province (1)Border (3)Western Province promoted
    1969–70Transvaal
    Western Province
    Transvaal B (2)Natal B (2)Rhodesia relegated
    1970–71Transvaal (15)Western Province (10)Rhodesia (4)Transvaal B (1)Rhodesia promoted
    1971–72Transvaal (16)Rhodesia (1)Northern Transvaal (3)Transvaal B (2)North Eastern Transvaal now known as Northern Transvaal
    1972–73Transvaal (17)Eastern Province (2)Transvaal B (3)Orange Free State (1)
    1973–74Natal (15)Western Province (11)Natal B (1)Orange Free State (2)
    1974–75Western Province (10)Natal (8)Transvaal B (4)Griqualand West (1)
    1975–76Natal (16)Eastern Province (3)Orange Free State (2)Transvaal B
    Western Province B
    First appearance of Western Province B
    1976–77Natal (17)Transvaal (14)Transvaal B (5)Western Province B (2)
    1977–78Western Province (11)Transvaal (15)Northern Transvaal (4)Border (4)First appearances of Rhodesia B and Eastern Province B
    1978–79Transvaal (18)Western Province (12)Northern Transvaal (5)Border (5)Once-off season with no B-teams competing in the Bowl
    Northern Transvaal promoted
    1979–80Transvaal (19)Western Province (13)Natal B (2)Western Province B (2)Final appearance of Rhodesia and Rhodesia B
    1980–81Natal (18)Transvaal (16)Western Province B (1)Transvaal B (3)First appearance of Boland (Bowl)
    1981–82Western Province (12)Transvaal (17)Boland (1)Western Province B (3)First appearance of Northern Transvaal B (Bowl)
    1982–83Transvaal (20)Western Province (14)Western Province B (2)Transvaal B (4)
    1983–84Transvaal (21)Western Province (15)Western Province B (3)Border (6)
    1984–85Transvaal (22)Northern Transvaal (1)Transvaal B (6)Orange Free State (3)Border and Orange Free State promoted
    1985–86Western Province (13)Transvaal (18)Boland (2)Western Province B (4)
    1986–87Transvaal (23)Western Province (16)Transvaal B (7)Natal B (3)Border relegated
    1987–88Transvaal (24)Orange Free State (2)Boland (3)Transvaal B (5)
    1988–89Eastern Province (1)Transvaal (19)Boland (4)Transvaal B (6)
    1989–90Eastern Province
    Western Province
    Border
    Western Province B
    First appearance of Orange Free State B (Bowl)
    1990–91Western Province (14)Transvaal (20)Border
    Western Province B
    Border promoted
    1991–92Eastern 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
    1992–93Orange Free State (1)Eastern Province
    Natal
    Transvaal
    Boland (5)Griqualand West (2)No B-teams in Bowl competition
    1993–94Orange 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
    1994–95Natal (19)Northern Transvaal (2)Natal B (3)Eastern Transvaal (1)
    1995–96Western 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
    1996–97Natal (20)Western Province (18)Eastern Province B (1)Easterns (2)Western Transvaal now known as North West
    1997–98Orange Free State (3)Eastern Province (4)North West (1)Northerns B (1)Northern Transvaal now known as Northerns
    Transvaal now known as Gauteng
    1998–99Western 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
    1999–00Gauteng (25)Border (2)
    2000–01Western Province (17)Border (3)
    2001–02KwaZulu-Natal (21)Northerns (3)
    2002–03Easterns (1)Western Province (19)
    2003–04Western Province (18)KwaZulu-Natal (9)
    2004–05Eagles
    Dolphins
    Eleven provincial teams reduced to six combined teams
    2005–06Titans
    Dolphins
    2006–07Titans (1)Lions (1)
    2007–08Eagles (1)Warriors (1)
    2008–09Titans (2)Eagles (1)
    2009–10Cape Cobras (1)Titans (1)
    2010–11Cape Cobras (2)Titans (2)Eagles now known as Knights
    2011–12Titans (3)Cape Cobras (1)
    2012–13Cape Cobras (3)Lions (2)
    2013–14Cape Cobras (4)Knights (2)
    2014–15Lions (1)Titans (3)
    2015–16Titans (4)Lions (2)
    2016–17Knights (2)Titans (4)
    2017–18Titans (5)Warriors (2)
    2018–19Lions (2)Cape Cobras (2)
    2019–20Lions (3)Titans (5)Series ended after 8 rounds due to COVID-19
    2020–21 Dolphins (1) Titans (6)
    2021–22 Titans (6) Warriors (3)
    2022–23 Dolphins (2) Warriors (4)

    *Numbers in parentheses count outright championships only.

    Championships

    Combined Team Era

    Club Seasons Outright wins Shared wins Total wins Seconds
    Titans175166
    Cape Cobras17442
    Eagles/Knights172132
    Lions17333
    Dolphins172230
    Warriors17002

    Currie Cup – Provincial Era

    Club Seasons Outright wins Shared wins Total wins Seconds
    Transvaal/Gauteng752542921
    Natal/KwaZulu-Natal71213249
    Western Province711832119
    Orange Free State40333
    Eastern Province662134
    Kimberley/Griqualand West34112
    Eastern Transvaal/Easterns5110
    North Eastern Transvaal/
    Northern Transvaal/Northerns
    31003
    Border35003
    Rhodesia/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia22001
    Western Transvaal/North West5000
    Boland11000

    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 B328196
    Boland13551
    North Eastern Transvaal/
    Northern Transvaal/Northerns
    21551
    Rhodesia/Zimbabwe-Rhodesia8444
    Western Province B213256
    Natal B/KwaZulu-Natal B313143
    Orange Free State/Free State26223
    Western Transvaal/North West8220
    Border311236
    Eastern Transvaal/Easterns8112
    Eastern Province31121
    Transvaal/Gauteng1110
    Western Province3110
    Eastern Province B19110
    Kimberley/Griqualand West390112
    Northern Transvaal B/Northerns B15001

    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

    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

    Individual records

    Sponsorship

    Between 1889–90 and 1990–91, the tournament was named the "Currie Cup" after Sir Donald Currie, the founder of the Castle Shipping Line, who had sponsored the first English tour to South Africa and donated a trophy for the domestic champions.

    The competition took its first title sponsor for the 1990–91 season, becoming the "Castle Cup", and from 1996–97 the broadcaster SuperSport assumed naming rights as the "SuperSport Series".

    For the 2012–13 season, the competition was renamed once again, becoming the "Sunfoil Series" after the Willowton Group formed a partnership with Cricket South Africa. This agreement lasted until 2018–19 after Willowton Group withdrew sponsorship.[27]

    The competition has been rebranded as the CSA 4-Day Domestic Series due to the lack of a title sponsor.

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