Data crunching...
In the 21 seasons since the beginning of the franchise era, there have been 94 batters and 94 bowlers each to have reached the top 10 wicket takers / run scorers in a season...
Batters by provincial origin:
1 Central Gauteng 19. 18 from City of Johannesburg (10/8 between Jhb and Sandton) plus 1 from Krugersdorp.
2 Western Province 14 (30 times). Obviously all from CCT, but only 1 from outside the old municipal border, in Bellville).
3 Northern Gauteng 14 (27 times). All from Pretoria itself.
4 Eastern Province 10. 7 PE (plus 1 from Thornhill), 2 from Grahamstown.
5 Free State 9. 8 from Bloem, 1 from Welkom.
6 KZN Coastal. 5. 3 from traditional Durban, 1 each from Westville and Tongaat.
7 Boland 4 (12 times). 3 from Paarl, 1 from Stellenbosch.
8 North West. 4 (10 times). 2 each from Potch and Klerksdorp.
9 Border 4 (9 times). 2 each from East London and Queenstown.
10 KZN Inland. 4 (4 times). 3 from Maritzburg itself and 1 from "Balgowrie".
11 Northern Cape. 3. All 3 from Kimberley
12 Eastern Gauteng. 2. Both from Benoni
13 Limpopo. 1. From Warmbaths
14,15 Zero from Mpumalanga and Garden Route
{1 international, from Bunbury, WA Aus}
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Bowlers by provincial origin:
1 Western Province 16. But only 8 from Cape Town defined narrowly. 3 from Bellville, 2 Brackenfell, 1 each Parow, Kuil's River, Fish Hoek)
2 Eastern Province 14. 10 PE, 2 each Grahamstown and Uitenhage).
3 KZN Coastal. 11. 7 from Central Durban, 2 each Westville and Hillcrest
4 Northern Gauteng. 10. 8 from Pretoria. 2 from Centurion.
5 Free State 7 (13 times). All from Bloem.
6 Central Gauteng 7. (8 times) 6 from City of Johannesburg (3 plus 2 from Sandton and 1 from Roodepoort). 1 from Vereeniging.
7 Border 5. 2 each from EL and King, 1 from Fort Beaufort.
8 Boland 4 (9 times). 2 from Worcester, 1 each from Wellington and Paarl.
9 North-West 4 (6 times). 2 from Rustenburg, 1 each Potch and Klerksdorp.
10 Limpopo 3 (9 times). 2 from Tzaneen, 1 from Phalaborwa.
11 Mpumalanga 3 (6 times). 1 each from Nelspruit, Witbank and Ermelo
12 Eastern Gauteng 3 (4 times). 2 from Alberton, 1 from Springs.
13 KZN Inland 3 (3 times). 1 from Pmb itself, and 1 from Hilton and "Blairgowrie".
14 Northern Cape 2. 1 each from Kimberley and Fraserburg.
15. Garden Route 1. From Oudtshoorn.
{1 international from Lahore, PB Pak}
