File image: Brad Barnes.
Posted By: Editorial
March 18, 2020
The top 10 run-scorers and wicket-takers at the end of the 2019-20 Western Province Cricket Association premier league, according to WebSports.
Top 10 run-scorers
- Rondebosch Cricket Club’s Brad Barnes topped last season and this season’s list. This time, he scored 166 runs in one fewer innings.
- Barnes and Claremont Cricket Club’s Matthew de Villiers struck three centuries each. No other batsman managed more than one ton.
- Cape Town Cricket Club’s three is the highest number of representatives in this season’s list of top run-scorers.
| Position |
Player and club |
Innings |
Runs |
Average |
| 1st |
Brad Barnes (Rondebosch Cricket Club) |
20 |
851 |
47.3 |
| 2nd |
Matthew de Villiers (Claremont Cricket Club) |
17 |
729 |
66.3 |
| 3rd |
Gavin Kaplan (Western Province Cricket Club) |
15 |
708 |
64.4 |
| 4th |
William Hantam (Cape Town Cricket Club) |
21 |
700 |
38.9 |
| 5th |
Grant Edmeades (Rondebosch Cricket Club) |
18 |
644 |
71.6 |
| 6th |
Quinton Dreyer (University of the Western Cape Cricket Club) |
19 |
621 |
32.7 |
| 7th |
Hayes van den Berg (Durbanville Cricket Club) |
17 |
612 |
38.2 |
| 8th |
James Crowson (Cape Town Cricket Club) |
21 |
589 |
32.7 |
| 9th |
Matthew Goles (Cape Town Cricket Club) |
19 |
560 |
37.3 |
| 10th |
Jean Marais (Durbanville Cricket Club) |
18 |
551 |
36.7 |
Top 10 wicket-takers
- This season’s list of top wicket-takers features three spinners among the top five – one more than last season.
- Rondebosch Cricket Club’s three is the highest number of representatives in this season’s list of top wicket-takers.
| Position |
Player and club |
Innings |
Wickets |
Average |
| 1st |
Alistair Gray (Rondebosch Cricket Club) |
20 |
50 |
8.9 |
| 2nd |
Marvin Williams (Claremont Cricket Club) |
21 |
49 |
12.9 |
| 3rd |
Bradley Petersen (Cape Town Cricket Club) |
20 |
42 |
13.1 |
| 4th |
Luke Stevens (Rondebosch Cricket Club) |
21 |
42 |
14.5 |
| 5th |
Nathan Swartz (Durbanville Cricket Club) |
17 |
40 |
12.5 |
| 6th |
Brendan Young (Cape Town Cricket Club) |
21 |
39 |
15.7 |
| 7th |
Jade Adams (Brackenfell Cricket Club) |
20 |
37 |
18.1 |
| 8th |
Wesley Bedja (Rondebosch Cricket Club) |
22 |
36 |
16.1 |
| 9th |
Siya Simetu (University of the Western Cape Cricket Club) |
16 |
36 |
10.4 |
| 10th |
Craig Meier (University of Cape Town Cricket Club) |
15 |
35 |
12.7 |
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