The 2021–22 CSA 4-Day Series was a

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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

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reverting to their traditional

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name. They were joined in Division 1 by Boland and North West. Matches featuring either

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, both in Division 2, do not have first-class status.

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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

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, 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

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taking the lead from the

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after victory in their match against the

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, and ultimately securing the title as the Warriors' final match was rained out.

Points Table

Division One (C) Champion Division Two

Fixtures

Division 1

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References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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