Team Smallest Margins

Cricket in FC matches

By runs

Winner	Margin	Balls Rem	Target	Overs	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Boland	23 runs	0	229	53.4	v Free State	Bloemfontein	14 Nov 2003	First-class
Border	33 runs	0	146	35.0x8	v OFS	East London	12 Mar 1938	First-class
Boland	98 runs	0	249	49.3	v Free State	Bloemfontein	19 Dec 2013	First-class
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
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
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
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
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
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
Northern Cpe	3 wickets	0	86	18.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	22 Oct 2015	First-class
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
Zim Provs	5 wickets	0	107	27.0	v Free State	Bloemfontein	24 Jan 2008	First-class
Easterns	5 wickets	0	124	30.1	v Free State	Benoni	22 Jan 2015	First-class
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
KZN-Inland	6 wickets	0	112	38.1	v Free State	Pietermaritzburg	9 Mar 2017	First-class
Boland	6 wickets	0	134	37.1	v Free State	Paarl	28 Mar 2019	First-class
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
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
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	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
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
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

Tied matches

Team 1	Team 2	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire at Worcester, County Championship Division One 35th Match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Essex vs Kent at Canterbury, County Championship Division One 33rd Match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]

Glamorgan vs Leicestershire at Leicester, County Championship Division Two 26th Match, May 24-27, 2024 [First-class]