First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1947/48 (Ordered by Average)
| Name | Matches | Inns | Not Out | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St |
| TA Harris (Tvl) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 541 | 191* | 135.25 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| JO Young (EP) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 115 | 110* | 115.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| AD Keen (WP) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 77 | 105.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| AD Nourse (Nat) | 8 | 11 | 2 | 864 | 214* | 96.00 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| WW Wade (Nat) | 8 | 10 | 0 | 716 | 158 | 71.60 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| JE Cheetham (WP) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 285 | 126* | 71.25 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| DF Dowling (Nat) | 7 | 8 | 1 | 469 | 106 | 67.00 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| JL Heaney (Tvl) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 41* | 60.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| SF Hird (EP) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 358 | 111 | 59.66 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| KG Viljoen (Tvl) | 7 | 9 | 3 | 355 | 100* | 59.16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| OE Wynne (WP) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 458 | 134 | 50.88 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| AJ Curnick (Bor) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| EAB Rowan (Tvl) | 7 | 10 | 1 | 445 | 141 | 49.44 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| OC Dawson (Nat) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 67 | 48.00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| DJ McGlew (Nat) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 69 | 47.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RG Draper (EP) | 6 | 11 | 1 | 449 | 122 | 44.90 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| DW Begbie (Tvl) | 7 | 9 | 2 | 313 | 80 | 44.71 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| AW Hicks (EP) | 4 | 7 | 2 | 214 | 77 | 42.80 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| ARA Murray (EP) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 408 | 133 | 40.80 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| B Mitchell (Tvl) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 159 | 122 | 39.75 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| JT Seccombe (NET) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 437 | 114 | 39.72 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| JWE Wiley (WP) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 70 | 39.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| DE Dimbleby (WP) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 227 | 114 | 37.83 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| JB Roothman (Tvl) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 227 | 76 | 37.83 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| JP McNally (GW) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 283 | 133 | 35.37 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| GWA Chubb (Tvl) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 106 | 54 | 35.33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| KN Kirton (Bor) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 279 | 52* | 34.87 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| RR Phillips (Bor) | 8 | 14 | 0 | 477 | 123 | 34.07 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| BP Shaw (Tvl) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 24* | 34.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RA Edwards (NET) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 166 | 105 | 33.20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| CCC Swemmer (OFS) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 99 | 68* | 33.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| CJ Pretorius (Rhod) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 328 | 104 | 32.80 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| SH Martin (Rhod) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 326 | 87 | 32.60 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| A Dunn (GW) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 324 | 100 | 32.40 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| G Georgeu (WP) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 104 | 32.25 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| FB Lee (OFS) | 5 | 10 | 1 | 288 | 95 | 32.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| AW Keightley-Smith (Tvl) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JP Sierra (WP) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 60 | 31.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GM Fullerton (Tvl) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 30.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| LO Waller (NET) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 147 | 80* | 29.40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| A Melville (Tvl) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 51 | 29.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| WH van der Westhuizen (GW) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 58 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| IEF Kirby (OFS) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 284 | 119 | 28.40 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| HB Jordaan (NET) | 6 | 12 | 1 | 311 | 67 | 28.27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| CD Helfrich (GW) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 282 | 101 | 28.20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| WB Treadaway (Bor) | 7 | 12 | 2 | 273 | 52 | 27.30 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| DBG King (Nat) | 4 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 60 | 26.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| HE Dalton (Nat) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 47* | 25.80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| JG Waites (NET) | 6 | 12 | 2 | 257 | 56 | 25.70 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| NK Cowan (OFS) | 6 | 11 | 2 | 230 | 69 | 25.55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| BH Crews (WP) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 33 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| KG Dimbleby (WP) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 177 | 69 | 25.28 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| MH Lang (Nat) | 8 | 11 | 0 | 277 | 95 | 25.18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| AP Singleton (Rhod) | 5 | 9 | 0 | 222 | 44 | 24.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| EV Witte (WP) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 47* | 24.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DR Fell (Nat) | 6 | 9 | 0 | 219 | 89 | 24.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| LA Markham (Nat) | 8 | 9 | 0 | 218 | 134 | 24.22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| JM Kemp (Bor) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RC le Sueur (OFS) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 237 | 91 | 23.70 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| GD Pringle (EP) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 57 | 23.66 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| GV Wienand (Bor) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 117 | 51 | 23.40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| JC Newton (OFS) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 74 | 23.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| LE McNamara (GW) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 52 | 22.75 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DS Tomlinson (Rhod) | 4 | 8 | 3 | 113 | 31* | 22.60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| OGR Reynolds (EP) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 33 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CJ Kaplan (OFS) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 104 | 58* | 20.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| JE Waddington (GW) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 124 | 41* | 20.66 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| JT Louw (NET) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 124 | 49 | 20.66 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| MA Adey (Bor) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 103 | 53 | 20.60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DH Buckley (GW) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 122 | 51 | 20.33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| NBF Mann (EP) | 4 | 6 | 2 | 81 | 28 | 20.25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LS Brown (Rhod) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 118 | 44* | 19.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LTD Tuckett (OFS) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 27 | 18.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| HB Birrell (EP) | 6 | 10 | 2 | 149 | 30 | 18.62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FJD Stokes-Waller (NET) | 5 | 8 | 2 | 111 | 42 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| CD White (Bor) | 7 | 12 | 0 | 221 | 42 | 18.41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| JHF Fuller (Rhod) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 28* | 18.40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| HF Wright (OFS) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 32 | 18.25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| JB Plimsoll (WP) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 51 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DH de Jager (OFS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| HV Feltham (EP) | 5 | 8 | 0 | 140 | 50 | 17.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| LS Matthews (OFS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 17.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KJ Funston (NET) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 39 | 17.16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| F McDonald (Rhod) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 169 | 68 | 16.90 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| DG Riemer (EP) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 169 | 49 | 16.90 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| LA Sadler (Tvl) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 67 | 24* | 16.75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| BR Wakeford (Bor) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 42* | 16.60 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| EW Warner (OFS) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 132 | 29 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| WAM Howell (OFS) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 98 | 54 | 16.33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| IA Burmeister (WP) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 27 | 16.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CD Lownds (Bor) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 96 | 26 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RC Valentine (WP) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 27 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW Hayes (Rhod) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 26 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| AMB Rowan (Tvl) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 30* | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| EB Norton (EP) | 3 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| H Downey (Rhod) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW Searle (GW) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 149 | 38 | 14.90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| REL Klemp (GW) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 45 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KR Orchard (Nat) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 14.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| NL Cartwright (GW) | 6 | 10 | 0 | 143 | 37 | 14.30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RB Sutcliffe (EP) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 100 | 22 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| VI Smith (Nat) | 8 | 9 | 4 | 71 | 21* | 14.20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| LG Treadaway (WP) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 24 | 13.75 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DM Ovenstone (WP) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 81 | 37 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| WL Hall (NET) | 4 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 31 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DBH Hollard (Bor) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 78 | 32 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D Ellis (OFS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11* | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DJ Thysse (EP) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| EM Birch (Bor) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AA Luck (WP) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 34 | 12.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW Payn (Nat) | 8 | 9 | 0 | 111 | 28 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| APA Chubb (Bor) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 12.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| AS Findlay (GW) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 21 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| I Preston (EP) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 24 | 11.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JW Robinson (GW) | 5 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DW Piers (OFS) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 24 | 10.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| OW Grinaker (Nat) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 17 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PS Loeser (Tvl) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| HJ Tayfield (Rhod) | 5 | 10 | 0 | 97 | 48 | 9.70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| WBH Foley (WP) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GFK Jackson (OFS) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 16* | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FA Seyfried (NET) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 17* | 9.20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| SA Thwaits (EP) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| BC Lynch (EP) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| JA Walkerley (OFS) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 29 | 8.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MA Hanley (WP) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 29 | 8.60 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| HE Patterson (NET) | 6 | 10 | 1 | 77 | 34 | 8.55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| C Harris (Rhod) | 4 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 30 | 8.25 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| GRM Bolus (WP) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 27* | 8.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| SC Reid (Bor) | 3 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 19 | 8.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| HVL Whitfield (Bor) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 17 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DW Niland (Bor) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| R Lofthouse (WP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| S Ledger (GW) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 7.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RWJ Ashburner (Rhod) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| JB Preston (Bor) | 6 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 23 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LJ Hayward (NET) | 5 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| DV Taylor (Bor) | 3 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AH Coy (EP) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| LLH Impey (WP) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4* | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DV Dyer (Nat) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JD Lindsay (NET) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 6.66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| SEP Farrer (Bor) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| AJ Lipke (Bor) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| AD Barraclough (Tvl) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| RAWG Smith (GW) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KA Walker (OFS) | 4 | 8 | 2 | 33 | 16* | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| DEJ Ironside (Tvl) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D O'Connell-Jones (Rhod) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JM Leibbrandt (Rhod) | 4 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 13* | 5.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RP Richter (GW) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| EA Orchard (Nat) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RWS Cheetham (NET) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| DAC Woods (Bor) | 7 | 12 | 3 | 32 | 11 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| M Napier (Rhod) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ES East (OFS) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ES Newson (Rhod) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| WOH Rein (Bor) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| EP Noonan (OFS) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 3.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D Hayidakis (Bor) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| TL Collins (Bor) | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3* | 2.66 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| R Beesly (Bor) | 5 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 2.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A Waddington (GW) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2* | 2.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| CN McCarthy (Nat) | 7 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4* | 2.40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| FO Levick (GW) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4* | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| KPR Hosking (NET) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RB Smith (Bor) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| WH Douglas (NET) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8* | 1.80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| JM Buchanan (Rhod) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JG Kemp (OFS) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DH Naish (NET) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| JH Rayner (Nat) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| JC Watkins (Nat) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DA Rowan (Tvl) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| S Horne (OFS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| V van der Bijl (WP) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| V McCormick (NET) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GGL Mandy (Bor) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TH Sassin (GW) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| HG Emslie (EP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| JD Nel (WP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| APC Steyn (NET) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| KP Curran (Rhod) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 87 | 52* | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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