2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series
Dates26 October 2023 – 3 March 2024
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Single round-robin
Participants15
Matches50

The 2023–24 CSA 4-Day Series was a first-class cricket competition taking place in South Africa from October 2023 to March 2024.[1][2]It was the 3rd edition of the post-franchise era and retained the two-division league format introduced the previous year, with the teams in each division unchanged.[3][4]

The Division 2 teams of Limpopo and Mpumalanga were re-awarded first-class status in October 2022,[5] meaning that unlike the previous year all matches played in the competition would be considered first-class cricket.[6][7][8]

Teams

Division One
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
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

    Division 1

    Round 1

    4–7 November 2023
    Scorecard
    v
    268 (97.5 Overs)
    Shaun von Berg 67 (135)
    209 (72.4 Overs)
    Dewald Brevis 50 (113)
    197 (82.3 Overs)
    Clyde Fortuin 65 (156)
    260 (87.3 Overs)
    Dean Elgar 119* (232)
    Titans won by 6 wickets
    Boland Park, Paarl
    Player of the match: Dean Elgar
    • Boland, won the toss and elected to bat first.
    • FC debut :Maahir Joseph
    Points :Titans 22.18, Boland 7.36
    4–7 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    Lions won by 106 runs
    Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
    Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Lubabalo Gcuma
    Player of the match: Mitchell Van Buuren
    • Western Province won the toss and elected to bowl first.
    4–7 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    Dolphins won by an innings and 61 runs
    Umpires: Bongani Jele and Dennis Smith
    Player of the match: Tshepang Dithole
    • Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
    4–7 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v

    Round 2

    11–14 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    11–14 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    11–14 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    13–16 November 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v

    Round 3

    30 November-3 December 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    30 November-3 December 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    30 November-3 December 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v
    30 November-3 December 2023
    [ Scorecard]
    v

    Round 4

    Division 2

    Round 1

    26–29 October 2023
    Scorecard
    v
    315 (102 overs)
    200 (69.4 overs)
    306/7d (86 overs)
    250/6 (86.3 overs)
    Match drawn
    Diamond Oval, Kimberley
    Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Jan Erasmus
    • Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
    • FC debut : Emmanuel Motswiri

    Points Table

    Division 1

    Pos Team Pld W L T D Ded Pts
    1 Boland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Dolphins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 KwaZulu-Natal (Inland) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 North West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Titans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 Warriors 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    8 Western Province 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

      Advanced to the Finals

    Division 2

    Pos Team Pld W L T D A Ded PCF Pts
    1 Border 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    2 Easterns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    3 Knights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    4 Limpopo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Mpumalanga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Northern Cape 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 South Western Districts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

      Advanced to the Final

    • class_rules = Points system: 16 for a win, 8 for a tie, 6 for a draw.
    • Batting bonus points: in the first innings only, 1 point for reaching 150 runs, then 0.02 points for each run thereafter.
    • Bowling bonus points: in the first innings only, 1 point for taking three wickets, then 1 point for each two wickets thereafter.

    References

    1. ↑ "CSA announcement CSA 4day Searies 2023/24 SEASON". Super Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
    2. ↑ "CSA LAUNCHES MEN'S 2023/24 DOMESTIC SEASON". Cricketfanstic Mazgine. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
    3. ↑ "EXCITEMENT BUILDS AS THE 2023 – 24 DOMESTIC CRICKET SEASON KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND". cricket.co.za. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
    4. ↑ "CSA 4 day series 2023-24". sacricket magzine. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
    5. ↑ "Limpopo and Mpumalanga awarded first class status". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
    6. ↑ "2023-24 Fixtures CSA 4 Day Franchise searies". Cricket24. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
    7. ↑ "csa 4 day series division 1 2023-24". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
    8. ↑ "csa 4 day series division 2 2023-24". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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