[2] They won their next match, in 1957–58 against North Eastern Transvaal, when Colin Bland scored 131 on his first-class debut and Pithey and Peter van der Merwe shared most of the wickets.
From June to August 1967 South African Universities toured England, playing 21 matches, of which they won ten and lost only one.
[citation needed] Of their 35 first-class matches, South African Universities won eight, lost 16 and drew 11.
Of the team in the first match in 1949, Jack Nel, John Waite, Anton Murray, Ian Smith and Cuan McCarthy all went on to play Tests.
From the last match in 1990, Andrew Hudson, Hansie Cronje, Clive Eksteen and Tertius Bosch all played Test cricket.