2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series
# 2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series

The 2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from October 2021 to March 2022. It was the first edition of the post-franchise era, and the first edition to return to a two-division league format. Domestic cricketing reforms were introduced in 2020 that discontinued the six franchise team format, and announced a return to the more traditional provincial based system. Fifteen teams, split over the two divisions, now compete in the 4-Day Series.

In Division 1, five of the six teams who competed in the 2020–21 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series opted to retain their franchise brand, with only the former Cape Cobras reverting to their traditional Western Province name. They were joined in Division 1 by Boland and North West. Matches featuring either Limpopo or Mpumalanga, both in Division 2, do not have first-class status. Dolphins are the defending champions.

In November 2021, in the Division 2 match between South Western Districts and Easterns, Sean Whitehead took all ten wickets in the second innings for South Western Districts, recording the second-best figures in a domestic first-class match in South Africa. Following positive tests for COVID-19, all of the Division 2 matches scheduled to start on 2 December 2021 were postponed. The next round of matches, all scheduled to start on 16 December 2021, were also postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.

The tournament came down to the final day, with the Titans taking the lead from the Warriors after victory in their match against the Lions, and ultimately securing the title as the Warriors' final match was rained out.

## Points Table

Division One

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Titans (C) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 129 |
| Warriors | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 122 |
| Lions | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 115 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 95 |
| Boland | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 86 |
| Western Province | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 82 |
| Knights | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 78 |
| North West | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 39 |

(C) Champion

Division Two

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Northern Cape (C) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 111 |
| South Western Districts | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 103 |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 92 |
| Border | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Mpumalanga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 |
| Limpopo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 63 |
| Easterns | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58 |

(C) Champion

## Fixtures

### Division 1

* 29 October – 1 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Brad White
* Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Khaya Zondo (Dolphins) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
* 29 October – 1 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Dennis Smith
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
* Hlomla Hanabe and Mickey Copeland (Boland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 29 October – 1 November 2021 Scorecard
* Lions won by an innings and 72 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Barry Lambson
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* 29 October – 1 November 2021 Scorecard
* Warriors won by 1 wicket Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Stephen Harris
* Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Jordan Hermann (Titans) made his first-class debut.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Lions won by an innings and 20 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Siphelele Gasa
* Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Knights won by 10 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Brad White and Dennis Smith
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* Caleb Seleka (North West) made his first-class debut.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Arno Jacobs
* Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
* Achille Cloete (Dolphins) made his first-class debut.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Shaun George and Stephen Harris
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Mazizi Gampu and Murray Brown
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
* Odirile Modimokoane (Dolphins) made his first-class debut.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* Titans won by an innings and 139 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Dennis Smith
* Western Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Daniel Smith, Gavin Kaplan and Kieran Kenny (Western Province) all made their first-class debuts.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* Warriors won by 130 runs Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Philip Vosloo and Ryan Hendricks
* Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* Lions won by an innings and 30 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Abongile Sodumo and Brad White
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Siyabonga Mahima (Boland) made his first-class debut.
* 25–28 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Abongile Sodumo
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
* Jesse Albanie, Tahir Isaacs (North West), Junaid Syed and Robin Smith (Dolphins) all made their first-class debuts.
* 25–28 November 2021 Scorecard
* Lions won by 10 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Philip Vosloo and Thomas Mokorosi
* Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25–28 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Murray Brown and Ryan Hendricks
* Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
* 25–28 November 2021 Scorecard
* Warriors won by an innings and 114 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Mazizi Gampu and Siphelele Gasa
* Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* Liyema Waqu (Western Province) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Arno Jacobs
* Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Warriors won by 168 runs St George's Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Dennis Smith and Lubabalo Gcuma
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Brad White and Siphelele Gasa
* Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on days 3 and 4 due to rain.
* Nathan Roux (Knights) made his first-class debut.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Titans won by 8 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Shaun George and Stephen Harris
* North West won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Shaun George and Thomas Mokorosi
* Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rahman Waseem (Dolphins) made his first-class debut.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* Boland won by an innings and 20 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Dennis Smith and Philip Vosloo
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Abongile Sodumo and Brad White
* Lions won the toss and elected to field.
* Brad White stood in his 150th first-class match as an on-field umpire.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* Titans won by an innings and 153 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Mazizi Gampu
* Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–7 March 2022 Scorecard
* Western Province won by an innings and 132 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Arno Jacobs
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–7 March 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Stephen Harris
* Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
* Nhlakanipho Mpungose (Knights) made his first-class debut.
* 4–7 March 2022 Scorecard
* Titans won by 7 wickets Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Bongani Jele and Shaun George
* Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–7 March 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Murray Brown
* Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.

### Division 2

* 29 October – 1 November 2021 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 109 runs City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Abongile Sodumo and Thomas Mokorosi
* Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 2 due to rain.
* Khaya Nyamathe (Easterns) and Michael Sclanders (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) both made their first-class debuts.
* 29 October – 1 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane Umpires: Mazizi Gampu and Philip Vosloo
* Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Northern Cape won by 130 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Godwin Von Willingh and Jurie Sadler
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Jan Erasmus
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 5–8 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Lauren Agenbag and Marlon Jansen
* Limpopo won the toss and elected to field.
* 12–15 November 2021 Scorecard
* Border won by 484 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Bongani Ntshebe and Murray Brown
* Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to field.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* South Western Districts won by 120 runs Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Roger Burne
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Divan Posthumus (Easterns) made his first-class debut.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by 7 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: A Olivier and Marlon Jansen
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* 18–21 November 2021 Scorecard
* Match drawn Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane Umpires: Duma Ntuli and Jan Erasmus
* Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Abongile Sodumo and Thomas Mokorosi
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Northern Cape won by 253 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Roderick Ellis and Ryan Hendricks
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* Benjamin Van Rensburg, Hanu Viljoen (Northern Cape) and Nhlakanipho Nxumalo (Easterns) all made their first-class debuts.
* 13–16 January 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn White River Country Club, White River Umpires: Mazizi Gampu and Philip Vosloo
* No play was possible on days 2, 3 and 4 due to rain.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* Northern Cape won by an innings and 271 runs Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Warren Wyngaard
* Border won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* South Western Districts won by 8 wickets Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane Umpires: Godwin Von Willingh and Roderick Ellis
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 27–30 January 2022 Scorecard
* Easterns won by 10 wickets White River Country Club, White River Umpires: Jan Erasmus and Marlon Jansen
* Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
* 10–13 February 2022 Scorecard
* South Western Districts won by 8 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Marlon Jansen and Thomas Mokorosi
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* 17–20 February 2022 Scorecard
* Border won by 2 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Mazizi Gampu
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* Amaan Khan and Devon Botha (Easterns) both made their first-class debuts.
* 17–20 February 2022 Scorecard
* Mpumalanga won by 162 runs White River Country Club, White River Umpires: Philip Vosloo and Siphelele Gasa
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* 3–6 March 2022 Scorecard
* Border won by 9 wickets Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Jan Erasmus
* 3–6 March 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Dennis Smith and Godwin Von Willingh
* Limpopo won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3–6 March 2022 Scorecard
* Match drawn Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Ryan Hendricks
* Mpumalanga won the toss and elected to bat.
