Howa Bowl

The Howa Bowl was a first-class cricket competition in South Africa that ran from the 1972-73 to 1990-91 cricket seasons. Originally known as the Dadabhay Trophy, it was contested between Eastern Province, Natal, Transvaal and Western Province.

Howa Bowl
AdministratorSouth African Cricket Board
FormatFirst Class (3 day)
First edition1972/73
Latest edition1990/91
Tournament formatRound-robin
Number of teams4
Most successfulWestern Province (14)
Most runsYacoob Omar (3377)
Most wicketsVincent Barnes (304)

Running alongside the South African apartheid years, the Howa Bowl was limited to non white players, who were not permitted to compete in the Currie Cup. It was organised by the South African Cricket Board and the matches were played over three days. The pitches used in the competition were poor quality, which is highlighted by the fact that a team passed 400 in an innings just six times while falling for under 100 on 87 occasions.[1]

In the early 1990s, when South Africa's sporting isolation ended and the United Cricket Board (UCB) was formed, the Howa Bowl ended as did any racial divide in the nation's cricket competitions. Although the matches had not been given first-class status at the time, the UCB requested them to be and records were amended to include the 216 Howa Bowl matches as well as seven other representative matches between 'non white' teams. This meant that West Indian Test cricketer Rohan Kanhai, who played early in the competition with success, moved past Plum Warner on the list of all time leading first-class run scorers and joined his former teammate Gary Sobers on 86 hundreds.[2] Furthermore two instances of the rare dismissal - Out handled ball, were added to the records.

Champions by season

The Howa Bowl was dominated by Western Province, who won 13 of the 18 seasons outright, and shared another with Natal. Of the remaining four seasons, Eastern Province won 3 and Transvaal won 1.

TournamentWinnerLeading run-scorerLeading wicket-taker
1972/73Western Province
Natal
Sedick Conrad (447)Ismail Ebrahim (33)
1973/74Western ProvinceMoosa Mangera (360)Keith Barker (26)
1974/75TransvaalRohan Kanhai (460)Saait Magiet (28)
1975/76Western ProvinceYacoob Omar (435)Howard Bergins (30)
1976/77No competition
1977/78Western ProvinceYacoob Omar (498)Armien Jabaar (24)
1978/79Eastern ProvinceYacoob Omar (381)Rushdi Magiet (27)
1979/80Western ProvinceGraham Francois (317)Lefty Adams (40)
1980/81Western ProvinceRashaad Musson (467)E Frans (39)
1981/82Western ProvinceNeil Fortune (448)Mustapha Khan (39)
1982/83Western ProvinceMansoor Abdullah (270)Vincent Barnes (41)
1983/84Western ProvinceN Edwards (338)Armien Jabaar (30)
1984/85Eastern ProvinceGarth Cuddumbey (313)Stephen Draai (32)
1985/86Eastern ProvinceHaroon Lorgat (417)Vincent Barnes (36)
T le Roux (36)
Jack Manack (36)
1986/87Western ProvinceSaait Magiet (335)Vincent Barnes (42)
1987/88Western ProvinceFaiek Davids (429)Jack Manack (28)
1988/89Western ProvinceFaiek Davids (436)Jack Manack (26)
1989/90Western ProvinceAndre Peters (363)Jack Manack (27)
1990/91Western ProvinceNazeem White (407)Jack Manack (31)

Statistical leaders

Batsmen[3]
Player Runs Average
Yacoob Omar 3,33734.81
Khaya Majola 2,82620.77
Haroon Lorgat 2,18324.67
Saait Magiet 2,65029.12
Mansoor Abdullah 2,29428.67
Bowlers[3]
Player Wickets Average
Vincent Barnes 30411.12
Seraj Gabriels 25415.07
Mustapha Khan 24819.26
Armien Jabaar 23313.39
Khaya Majola 21916.64

References

  1. "Setting the records straight". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006.
  2. "Overall First-Class Records". CricketArchive.
  3. Engel, Matthew; Samson, Andrew (2006). "Setting the records straight". In Engel, Matthew (ed.). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2006 (143 ed.). Alton, Hampshire: John Wisden & Co. pp. 79–80. ISBN 0-947766-98-7.
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