Team Smallest Margins

Free State (Orange Free State) vs other countries FC+LA+T20s Team Records - Smallest Margins

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
E. Province	4 runs	0	216	45.0	v Free State	Gqeberha	3 Jan 2003	List A
KZN-Inland	4 runs	0	140	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	3 Oct 2015	Twenty20
KZ-Natal	7 runs	0	224	45.0	v Free State	Durban	5 Jan 2000	List A
Griq West	7 runs	0	308	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	17 Dec 2003	List A
KZ-Natal	12 runs	0	152	30.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Jan 2001	List A
Northerns	14 runs	0	151	20.0	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	14 Sep 2018	Twenty20
Griq West	15 runs	0	110	20.0	v Free State	Kimberley	19 Oct 2014	Twenty20
Northerns	15 runs	0	113	14.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	2 Nov 2014	Twenty20
S West D	15 runs	0	221	44.5	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	14 Jan 2018	List A
E. Province	16 runs	0	204	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	9 Dec 2001	List A
Northerns	17 runs	0	263	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	13 Nov 2005	List A
Boland	23 runs	0	229	53.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	14 Nov 2003	First-class
W Province	24 runs	0	145	39.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Feb 2000	List A
Griq West	28 runs	0	160	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	16 Mar 2014	Twenty20
Easterns	29 runs	0	192	34.0	v Free State	Benoni	3 Oct 2010	List A
KZ-Natal	29 runs	0	146	20.0	v Free State	Durban	18 Jan 2015	Twenty20
North West	30 runs	0	147	28.3	v Free State	Bloemfontein	30 Nov 2001	List A
North West	31 runs	0	279	42.2	v Free State	Potchefstroom	19 Nov 2006	List A
Border	33 runs	0	146	35.0x8	v OFS	East London	12 Mar 1938	First-class
Gauteng	35 runs	0	296	49.3	v Free State	Johannesburg	3 Dec 2017	List A
Gauteng	35 runs	0	157	17.4	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	15 Sep 2018	Twenty20
Gauteng	36 runs	0	208	39.5	v Free State	Dobsonville	28 Oct 2007	List A
Easterns	39 runs	0	164	37.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	16 Feb 2000	List A
W Province	43 runs	0	236	35.4	v Free State	Cape Town	21 Feb 2010	List A
W Province	47 runs	0	228	40.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Dec 2001	List A
E. Province	50 runs	0	218	43.2	v Free State	Gqeberha	22 Nov 2000	List A
W Province	50 runs	0	245	44.4	v Free State	Cape Town	27 Dec 2000	List A
Transvaal	54 runs	0	192	49.2	v OFS	Johannesburg	1 Dec 1990	List A
Border	55 runs	0	210	39.0	v Free State	East London	3 Jan 2001	List A
KZN-Inland	59 runs	0	276	41.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Nov 2019	List A
E. Province	60 runs	0	259	48.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	12 Feb 2017	List A
Transvaal	72 runs	0	248	54.4	v OFS	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1989	List A
Northerns	72 runs	0	204	18.2	v Free State	Benoni	13 Sep 2019	Twenty20
Border	76 runs	0	270	33.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	13 Feb 2011	List A
North West	85 runs	0	241	35.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	30 Oct 2005	List A
E. Province	93 runs	0	207	31.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Mar 2019	List A
Boland	98 runs	0	249	49.3	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Dec 2013	First-class
Gauteng	99 runs	0	193	27.2	v Free State	Johannesburg	28 Feb 2016	List A
North West	100 runs	0	192	32.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	17 Jan 2019	First-class
Border	102 runs	0	307	72.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	3 Dec 1999	First-class
Namibia	102 runs	0	302	36.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	10 Dec 2016	List A
Northerns	104 runs	0	273	43.2	v Free State	Pretoria	4 Nov 2007	List A
Rhodesia	105 runs	0	267	57.0	v OFS	Bloemfontein	19 Oct 1974	List A
Transvaal	108 runs	0	310	59.2	v OFS	Bloemfontein	18 Oct 1975	List A
Easterns	109 runs	0	339	67.0	v Free State	Benoni	1 Feb 2001	First-class
W Province	127 runs	0	274	75.4	v Free State	Cape Town	8 Mar 2001	First-class
Transvaal	140 runs	0	282	56.0	v OFS	Bloemfontein	20 Oct 1979	List A
W Province	144 runs	0	378	69.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	31 Oct 2019	First-class
Easterns	149 runs	0	356	57.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	17 Dec 2015	First-class
Northerns	156 runs	0	299	38.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	5 Nov 2006	List A
Border	162 runs	0	382	85.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Mar 2001	First-class
Northerns	174 runs	0	346	61.5	v Free State	Pretoria	3 Feb 2005	First-class
E. Province	188 runs	0	363	60.1	v Free State	Gqeberha	29 Oct 2009	First-class
S West D	189 runs	0	388	46.3	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	7 Mar 2013	First-class
Gauteng	194 runs	0	341	24.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	15 Oct 2006	List A
Border	210 runs	0	381	65.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Oct 2004	First-class
Transvaal	237 runs	0	329	32.1x8	v OFS	Johannesburg	21 Jan 1938	First-class
NE Transvaal	345 runs	0	392	30.3x8	v OFS	Bloemfontein	26 Feb 1938	First-class

By wickets

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
North West	1 wicket	2	288	44.4	v Free State	Potchefstroom	19 Feb 2006	List A
Gauteng	1 wicket	1	129	29.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Oct 2010	List A
Border	1 wicket	0	149	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Feb 2015	Twenty20
Northerns	2 wickets	0	97	54.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	17 Dec 1999	First-class
Easterns	2 wickets	0	135	41.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	2 Mar 2006	First-class
Easterns	2 wickets	20	190	41.4	v Free State	Benoni	25 Feb 2007	List A
Easterns	2 wickets	5	284	49.1	v Free State	Benoni	9 Oct 2016	List A
Northerns	2 wickets	52	169	41.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	14 Oct 2018	List A
Easterns	3 wickets	3	192	33.3	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Nov 2003	List A
E. Province	3 wickets	6	150	44.0	v Free State	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2004	List A
W Province	3 wickets	6	257	44.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Feb 2009	List A
Gauteng	3 wickets	1	223	39.5	v Free State	Alberton	22 Nov 2009	List A
Border	3 wickets	8	179	38.4	v Free State	East London	31 Jan 2010	List A
W Province	3 wickets	4	194	39.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Nov 2010	List A
S West D	3 wickets	2	206	39.4	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	9 Jan 2011	List A
Border	3 wickets	27	208	45.3	v Free State	Bloemfontein	12 Jan 2013	List A
Northern Cpe	3 wickets	0	86	18.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	22 Oct 2015	First-class
Namibia	3 wickets	5	223	49.1	v Free State	Windhoek	25 Feb 2018	List A
KZN-Inland	3 wickets	9	255	48.3	v Free State	Bloemfontein	18 Mar 2018	List A
Gauteng	4 wickets	8	245	43.4	v Free State	Johannesburg	18 Feb 2000	List A
Griq West	4 wickets	5	187	44.1	v Free State	Kimberley	21 Dec 2001	List A
North West	4 wickets	5	248	44.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	8 Feb 2004	List A
Easterns	4 wickets	0	340	83.3	v Free State	Benoni	24 Nov 2005	First-class
North West	4 wickets	0	309	52.1	v Free State	Potchefstroom	16 Feb 2006	First-class
Gauteng	4 wickets	50	182	41.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	22 Jan 2017	List A
Northerns	5 wickets	22	196	41.2	v Free State	Centurion	12 Dec 2001	List A
KZ-Natal	5 wickets	11	249	43.1	v Free State	Durban	9 Jan 2002	List A
Gauteng	5 wickets	0	252	45.0	v Free State	Johannesburg	27 Jan 2002	List A
Boland	5 wickets	3	177	44.3	v Free State	Paarl	6 Feb 2004	List A
Zim Provs	5 wickets	0	107	27.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Jan 2008	First-class
Border	5 wickets	32	247	39.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	11 Jan 2009	List A
Easterns	5 wickets	0	124	30.1	v Free State	Benoni	22 Jan 2015	First-class
Border	5 wickets	76	111	34.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	7 Mar 2015	List A
Namibia	5 wickets	27	241	45.3	v Free State	Windhoek	15 Nov 2015	List A
Northerns	5 wickets	35	204	44.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Mar 2017	List A
KZN-Inland	5 wickets	76	212	37.2	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	16 Dec 2018	List A
W Province	6 wickets	18	124	29.0	v Free State	Cape Town	21 Dec 2002	List A
W Province	6 wickets	12	235	43.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	28 Nov 2003	List A
KZ-Natal	6 wickets	7	188	43.5	v Free State	Durban	17 Oct 2004	List A
North West	6 wickets	6	247	45.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	21 Oct 2012	List A
Border	6 wickets	0	131	30.3	v Free State	East London	10 Oct 2013	First-class
Easterns	6 wickets	0	345	75.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	27 Mar 2014	First-class
Boland	6 wickets	47	225	42.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	13 Mar 2016	List A
KZN-Inland	6 wickets	0	112	38.1	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	9 Mar 2017	First-class
Kenya	6 wickets	10	148	18.2	v Free State	Kimberley	8 Sep 2017	Twenty20
KZN-Inland	6 wickets	13	129	17.5	v Free State	Kimberley	25 Sep 2017	Twenty20
Boland	6 wickets	0	134	37.1	v Free State	Paarl	28 Mar 2019	First-class
Transvaal	7 wickets	26	245	50.4	v OFS	Bloemfontein	28 Nov 1990	List A
England XI	7 wickets	54	202	41.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	26 Nov 1995	List A
Border	7 wickets	47	200	37.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Dec 1999	List A
E. Province	7 wickets	2	230	44.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	3 Mar 2000	List A
Easterns	7 wickets	59	214	35.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	5 Mar 2006	List A
KZN-Inland	7 wickets	126	114	24.0	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	26 Oct 2008	List A
E. Province	7 wickets	70	177	28.2	v Free State	Gqeberha	1 Nov 2009	List A
E. Province	7 wickets	58	124	33.2	v Free State	Port Elizabeth	27 Oct 2013	List A
KZN-Inland	7 wickets	72	192	38.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	8 Nov 2015	List A
W Province	7 wickets	7	129	18.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Feb 2016	Twenty20
Zim Select	7 wickets	24	146	16.0	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	14 Sep 2018	Twenty20
Gauteng	7 wickets	202	112	16.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	28 Oct 2018	List A
W Province	8 wickets	0	199	57.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Mar 2004	First-class
Gauteng	8 wickets	0	53	7.5	v Free State	Johannesburg	26 Jan 2006	First-class
Namibia	8 wickets	0	141	28.1	v Free State	Bloemfontein	26 Oct 2006	First-class
W Province	8 wickets	0	127	25.4	v Free State	Cape Town	18 Feb 2010	First-class
KZN-Inland	8 wickets	89	158	35.1	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	12 Mar 2017	List A
North West	8 wickets	209	101	15.1	v Free State	Potchefstroom	12 Nov 2017	List A
M.C.C.	9 wickets	0	41	10.3x8	v OFS	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 1948	First-class
Northerns	9 wickets	0	82	20.1	v Free State	Pretoria	23 Feb 2006	First-class
Northerns	9 wickets	0	137	34.5	v Free State	Pretoria	5 Nov 2009	First-class
W Province	9 wickets	0	144	24.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	18 Nov 2010	First-class
North West	9 wickets	60	90	10.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	16 Oct 2011	Twenty20
Griq West	9 wickets	7	178	18.5	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Oct 2011	Twenty20
Easterns	9 wickets	41	135	13.1	v Free State	Benoni (A)	13 Sep 2019	Twenty20
Boland	10 wickets	0	22	6.0	v Free State	Paarl	27 Oct 2000	First-class
North West	10 wickets	0	6	1.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	16 Nov 2006	First-class
Griq West	10 wickets	135	142	17.3	v Free State	Kimberley	7 Feb 2010	List A
Griq West	10 wickets	0	5	1.2	v Free State	Bloemfontein	20 Oct 2011	First-class

By balls remaining in the second innings

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Max	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M.C.C.	9 wickets	0	41	10.3x8	0.0x8	v OFS	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 1948	First-class
Northerns	2 wickets	0	97	54.5	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	17 Dec 1999	First-class
Boland	10 wickets	0	22	6.0	0.0	v Free State	Paarl	27 Oct 2000	First-class
Gauteng	5 wickets	0	252	45.0	45.0	v Free State	Johannesburg	27 Jan 2002	List A
W Province	8 wickets	0	199	57.4	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Mar 2004	First-class
Easterns	4 wickets	0	340	83.3	0.0	v Free State	Benoni	24 Nov 2005	First-class
Gauteng	8 wickets	0	53	7.5	0.0	v Free State	Johannesburg	26 Jan 2006	First-class
North West	4 wickets	0	309	52.1	0.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	16 Feb 2006	First-class
Northerns	9 wickets	0	82	20.1	0.0	v Free State	Pretoria	23 Feb 2006	First-class
Easterns	2 wickets	0	135	41.2	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	2 Mar 2006	First-class
Namibia	8 wickets	0	141	28.1	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	26 Oct 2006	First-class
North West	10 wickets	0	6	1.0	0.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	16 Nov 2006	First-class
Zim Provs	5 wickets	0	107	27.0	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Jan 2008	First-class
Northerns	9 wickets	0	137	34.5	0.0	v Free State	Pretoria	5 Nov 2009	First-class
W Province	8 wickets	0	127	25.4	0.0	v Free State	Cape Town	18 Feb 2010	First-class
W Province	9 wickets	0	144	24.0	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	18 Nov 2010	First-class
Griq West	10 wickets	0	5	1.2	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	20 Oct 2011	First-class
Border	6 wickets	0	131	30.3	0.0	v Free State	East London	10 Oct 2013	First-class
Easterns	6 wickets	0	345	75.0	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	27 Mar 2014	First-class
Easterns	5 wickets	0	124	30.1	0.0	v Free State	Benoni	22 Jan 2015	First-class
Border	1 wicket	0	149	20.0	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Feb 2015	Twenty20
Northern Cpe	3 wickets	0	86	18.0	0.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	22 Oct 2015	First-class
KZN-Inland	6 wickets	0	112	38.1	0.0	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	9 Mar 2017	First-class
Boland	6 wickets	0	134	37.1	0.0	v Free State	Paarl	28 Mar 2019	First-class
Gauteng	3 wickets	1	223	39.5	40.0	v Free State	Alberton	22 Nov 2009	List A
Gauteng	1 wicket	1	129	29.5	30.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Oct 2010	List A
E. Province	7 wickets	2	230	44.4	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	3 Mar 2000	List A
North West	1 wicket	2	288	44.4	45.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	19 Feb 2006	List A
S West D	3 wickets	2	206	39.4	40.0	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	9 Jan 2011	List A
Easterns	3 wickets	3	192	33.3	34.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Nov 2003	List A
Boland	5 wickets	3	177	44.3	45.0	v Free State	Paarl	6 Feb 2004	List A
W Province	3 wickets	4	194	39.2	40.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Nov 2010	List A
Griq West	4 wickets	5	187	44.1	45.0	v Free State	Kimberley	21 Dec 2001	List A
North West	4 wickets	5	248	44.1	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	8 Feb 2004	List A
Easterns	2 wickets	5	284	49.1	50.0	v Free State	Benoni	9 Oct 2016	List A
Namibia	3 wickets	5	223	49.1	50.0	v Free State	Windhoek	25 Feb 2018	List A
E. Province	3 wickets	6	150	44.0	45.0	v Free State	Gqeberha	9 Jan 2004	List A
W Province	3 wickets	6	257	44.0	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Feb 2009	List A
North West	6 wickets	6	247	45.0	46.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	21 Oct 2012	List A
KZ-Natal	6 wickets	7	188	43.5	45.0	v Free State	Durban	17 Oct 2004	List A
Griq West	9 wickets	7	178	18.5	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	23 Oct 2011	Twenty20
W Province	7 wickets	7	129	18.5	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	21 Feb 2016	Twenty20
Gauteng	4 wickets	8	245	43.4	45.0	v Free State	Johannesburg	18 Feb 2000	List A
Border	3 wickets	8	179	38.4	40.0	v Free State	East London	31 Jan 2010	List A
KZN-Inland	3 wickets	9	255	48.3	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	18 Mar 2018	List A
Kenya	6 wickets	10	148	18.2	20.0	v Free State	Kimberley	8 Sep 2017	Twenty20
KZ-Natal	5 wickets	11	249	43.1	45.0	v Free State	Durban	9 Jan 2002	List A
W Province	6 wickets	12	235	43.0	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	28 Nov 2003	List A
KZN-Inland	6 wickets	13	129	17.5	20.0	v Free State	Kimberley	25 Sep 2017	Twenty20
W Province	6 wickets	18	124	29.0	32.0	v Free State	Cape Town	21 Dec 2002	List A
Easterns	2 wickets	20	190	41.4	45.0	v Free State	Benoni	25 Feb 2007	List A
Northerns	5 wickets	22	196	41.2	45.0	v Free State	Centurion	12 Dec 2001	List A
Zim Select	7 wickets	24	146	16.0	20.0	v Free State	Oudtshoorn	14 Sep 2018	Twenty20
Transvaal	7 wickets	26	245	50.4	55.0	v OFS	Bloemfontein	28 Nov 1990	List A
Border	3 wickets	27	208	45.3	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	12 Jan 2013	List A
Namibia	5 wickets	27	241	45.3	50.0	v Free State	Windhoek	15 Nov 2015	List A
Border	5 wickets	32	247	39.4	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	11 Jan 2009	List A
Northerns	5 wickets	35	204	44.1	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Mar 2017	List A
Easterns	9 wickets	41	135	13.1	20.0	v Free State	Benoni (A)	13 Sep 2019	Twenty20
Border	7 wickets	47	200	37.1	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	1 Dec 1999	List A
Boland	6 wickets	47	225	42.1	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	13 Mar 2016	List A
Gauteng	4 wickets	50	182	41.4	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	22 Jan 2017	List A
Northerns	2 wickets	52	169	41.2	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	14 Oct 2018	List A
England XI	7 wickets	54	202	41.0	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	26 Nov 1995	List A
E. Province	7 wickets	58	124	33.2	43.0	v Free State	Port Elizabeth	27 Oct 2013	List A
Easterns	7 wickets	59	214	35.1	45.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	5 Mar 2006	List A
North West	9 wickets	60	90	10.0	20.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	16 Oct 2011	Twenty20
E. Province	7 wickets	70	177	28.2	40.0	v Free State	Gqeberha	1 Nov 2009	List A
KZN-Inland	7 wickets	72	192	38.0	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	8 Nov 2015	List A
Border	5 wickets	76	111	34.2	47.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	7 Mar 2015	List A
KZN-Inland	5 wickets	76	212	37.2	50.0	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	16 Dec 2018	List A
KZN-Inland	8 wickets	89	158	35.1	50.0	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	12 Mar 2017	List A
KZN-Inland	7 wickets	126	114	24.0	45.0	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	26 Oct 2008	List A
Griq West	10 wickets	135	142	17.3	40.0	v Free State	Kimberley	7 Feb 2010	List A
Gauteng	7 wickets	202	112	16.2	50.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	28 Oct 2018	List A
North West	8 wickets	209	101	15.1	50.0	v Free State	Potchefstroom	12 Nov 2017	List A

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Easterns	Free State	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	27 Nov 2005	List A
Namibia	Free State	Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek	8 Feb 2009	List A
Free State	KZ-Natal	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	15 Sep 2019	Twenty20

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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