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Border 1947/48 cricket statistics and records

Border in CSA 4-Day Series: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48; Tests are excluded.

RR Phillips leads the displayed batting table with 477 runs. DAC Woods leads the bowling table with 30 wickets.

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Showing 1947/48 · CSA 4-Day Series · Border

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Recorded matches: 8
Recorded players: 27
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 6

Selected season match starts: 1947-12-05 to 1948-02-19. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

CSA 4-Day Series standings

League table for 1947/48. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

League standings are not available in Redball’s recorded data for this competition and season.

Season leaders · CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48

Figures earned for Border only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
RR Phillips	8	477
KN Kirton	6	279
WB Treadaway	7	273
CD White	7	221
GV Wienand	3	117

Recorded innings through 1948-02-19. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DAC Woods	7	30
R Beesly	5	19
CD Lownds	4	13
JB Preston	6	10
KN Kirton	5	8

Recorded innings through 1948-02-19. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1947/48

All recorded players for Border in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 27 players

Border 1947/48 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
RR Phillips	Border	8	14	0	477	123	34.07	—	3	1
KN Kirton	Border	6	10	2	279	52*	34.88	—	2	0
WB Treadaway	Border	7	12	2	273	52	27.30	—	1	0
CD White	Border	7	12	0	221	42	18.42	—	0	0
GV Wienand	Border	3	6	1	117	51	23.40	—	1	0
MA Adey	Border	3	5	0	103	53	20.60	—	1	0
CD Lownds	Border	4	7	1	96	26	16.00	—	0	0
BR Wakeford	Border	4	6	1	83	42*	16.60	—	0	0
JB Preston	Border	6	11	0	81	23	7.36	—	0	0
DBH Hollard	Border	3	6	0	78	32	13.00	—	0	0
AJ Curnick	Border	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	—	1	0
SC Reid	Border	3	6	0	49	19	8.17	—	0	0
APA Chubb	Border	2	3	0	37	33	12.33	—	0	0
DV Taylor	Border	3	6	1	35	12	7.00	—	0	0
HVL Whitfield	Border	2	4	0	32	17	8.00	—	0	0
DAC Woods	Border	7	12	3	32	11	3.56	—	0	0
SEP Farrer	Border	2	4	0	26	17	6.50	—	0	0
JM Kemp	Border	1	1	0	24	24	24.00	—	0	0
R Beesly	Border	5	9	1	21	10	2.63	—	0	0
DW Niland	Border	1	2	0	16	9	8.00	—	0	0
EM Birch	Border	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0
AJ Lipke	Border	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0
D Hayidakis	Border	2	3	0	9	4	3.00	—	0	0
TL Collins	Border	3	5	2	8	3*	2.67	—	0	0
WOH Rein	Border	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	—	0	0
RB Smith	Border	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0
GGL Mandy	Border	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 16 players

Border 1947/48 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DAC Woods	Border	7	12	1,662	67	606	30	20.20	55.40	2.19	3	5/52
R Beesly	Border	5	8	987	51	346	19	18.21	51.95	2.10	1	6/28
CD Lownds	Border	4	6	689	17	392	13	30.15	53.00	3.41	1	6/135
JB Preston	Border	6	9	786	29	381	10	38.10	78.60	2.91	0	4/40
KN Kirton	Border	5	6	138	1	120	8	15.00	17.25	5.22	1	5/29
WB Treadaway	Border	7	9	426	14	208	6	34.67	71.00	2.93	0	2/32
TL Collins	Border	3	5	444	13	237	5	47.40	88.80	3.20	0	2/18
GV Wienand	Border	2	3	233	9	92	3	30.67	77.67	2.37	0	3/29
DBH Hollard	Border	3	5	138	5	72	3	24.00	46.00	3.13	0	1/8
HVL Whitfield	Border	2	3	108	0	97	3	32.33	36.00	5.39	0	1/16
APA Chubb	Border	2	3	78	1	64	1	64.00	78.00	4.92	0	1/44
JM Kemp	Border	1	2	66	2	33	1	33.00	66.00	3.00	0	1/17
DW Niland	Border	1	1	72	1	73	1	73.00	72.00	6.08	0	1/73
D Hayidakis	Border	1	1	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
RR Phillips	Border	1	1	12	0	25	0	—	—	12.50	0	0/25
RB Smith	Border	1	2	102	6	38	0	—	—	2.24	0	0/8

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1947/48. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1947/48 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Border	8	1	5	2	0	2,351	140	16.79	262	2,919	109	26.78

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1947/48

Latest 8 of 8 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1948-02-19 to 1948-02-21 · Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown

Border: 262
Orange Free State: 169 & 136/3

Match drawn

1948-01-16 to 1948-01-19 · Victoria Ground, King William's Town

Border: 174 & 166
Transvaal: 369/8d

Transvaal won by an innings and 29 runs

1948-01-10 to 1948-01-13 · Cambridge Recreation Ground, East London

Border: 180 & 208
Rhodesia: 210 & 167

Border won by 11 runs

1948-01-01 to 1948-01-03 · St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province: 473
Border: 130 & 194

Eastern Province won by an innings and 149 runs

1947-12-26 to 1947-12-29 · Cambridge Recreation Ground, East London

Border: 224
North Eastern Transvaal: 187 & 114/2

Match drawn

1947-12-16 to 1947-12-18 · Cambridge Recreation Ground, East London

Border: 118 & 196
Natal: 142 & 303/9d

Natal won by 131 runs

1947-12-10 to 1947-12-11 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 135 & 157
Border: 114 & 99

Griqualand West won by 79 runs

1947-12-05 to 1947-12-06 · Newlands, Cape Town

Western Province: 357/7d
Border: 80 & 206

Western Province won by an innings and 71 runs

Recorded venues

Border 1947/48 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Cambridge Recreation Ground, East London	3
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	1
Newlands, Cape Town	1
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth	1
Victoria Ground, King William's Town	1
Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 batting innings records for Border
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RR Phillips	123	Western Province	1947-12-05
RR Phillips	64	Transvaal	1948-01-16
RR Phillips	62	Orange Free State	1948-02-19
MA Adey	53	Rhodesia	1948-01-10
KN Kirton	52*	Natal	1947-12-16

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48 bowling innings records for Border
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
R Beesly	6/28	Griqualand West	1947-12-10
CD Lownds	6/135	Eastern Province	1948-01-01
KN Kirton	5/29	Orange Free State	1948-02-19
DAC Woods	5/52	Natal	1947-12-16
DAC Woods	5/54	North Eastern Transvaal	1947-12-26

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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CSA 4-Day Domestic Series · 1898-03-30 to 2026-09-17

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Border in CSA 4-Day Series. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1898-03-30 to 2026-09-17. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.

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Season overview

CSA 4-Day Series standings

Season leaders · CSA 4-Day Series 1947/48

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1947/48

Batting · 27 players

Bowling · 16 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1947/48

Border v Orange Free State

Border v Transvaal

Border v Rhodesia

Eastern Province v Border

Border v North Eastern Transvaal

Border v Natal

Griqualand West v Border

Western Province v Border