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Border 1955/56 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 1955/56; Tests are excluded.

KN Kirton leads the displayed batting table with 387 runs. S Knott leads the bowling table with 31 wickets.

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Showing 1955/56 · CSA 4-Day Series · Border

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Recorded matches: 6
Recorded players: 19
Wins: 4
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1955-12-26 to 1956-02-17. 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 1955/56. 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 1955/56

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 1955/56 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
KN Kirton	6	387
RI Geach	6	326
D Fenner	6	242
TJRS Geach	2	177
S Knott	6	174

Recorded innings through 1956-02-17. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
S Knott	6	31
EF Schreiber	6	29
OC Dawson	3	11
RK Thorne	3	10
WR Chalmers	2	8

Recorded innings through 1956-02-17. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955/56

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 · 19 players

Border 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
KN Kirton	Border	6	11	2	387	111*	43.00	—	0	2	12	1
RI Geach	Border	6	11	1	326	83	32.60	—	3	0	0	0
D Fenner	Border	6	11	1	242	68	24.20	—	1	0	0	0
TJRS Geach	Border	2	4	0	177	88	44.25	—	2	0	0	0
S Knott	Border	6	11	0	174	62	15.82	—	2	0	0	0
RK Thorne	Border	3	6	1	165	57	33.00	—	2	0	0	0
JMG Price	Border	6	11	1	127	31	12.70	—	0	0	0	0
WS Farrer	Border	5	9	1	107	43*	13.38	—	0	0	0	0
EF Schreiber	Border	6	11	1	101	26	10.10	—	0	0	0	0
OC Dawson	Border	3	5	0	99	35	19.80	—	0	0	0	0
KH Johnson	Border	3	5	0	96	53	19.20	—	1	0	0	0
EF Witherden	Border	3	6	1	91	28	18.20	—	0	0	0	0
KI Hay	Border	2	4	2	57	25*	28.50	—	0	0	0	0
DV Kemp	Border	1	2	0	55	44	27.50	—	0	0	0	0
WM Tainton	Border	2	3	0	34	17	11.33	—	0	0	0	0
BF Howe	Border	2	3	0	21	21	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
WR Chalmers	Border	2	4	1	12	6	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
FE Nel	Border	1	2	1	7	7*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
DN During	Border	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 14 players

Border 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
S Knott	Border	6	12	1,095	25	505	31	16.29	35.32	2.77	2	5/48
EF Schreiber	Border	6	11	1,368	75	473	29	16.31	47.17	2.07	2	7/43
OC Dawson	Border	3	6	608	37	165	11	15.00	55.27	1.63	0	4/17
RK Thorne	Border	3	6	372	19	188	10	18.80	37.20	3.03	1	5/52
WR Chalmers	Border	2	4	267	6	168	8	21.00	33.38	3.78	0	4/55
EF Witherden	Border	3	6	366	15	168	4	42.00	91.50	2.75	0	1/20
WS Farrer	Border	5	7	180	5	77	3	25.67	60.00	2.57	0	1/2
KI Hay	Border	2	4	318	17	127	3	42.33	106.00	2.40	0	1/32
BF Howe	Border	2	4	239	5	123	3	41.00	79.67	3.09	0	2/34
FE Nel	Border	1	2	294	5	176	3	58.67	98.00	3.59	0	2/107
DN During	Border	1	2	78	6	27	2	13.50	39.00	2.08	0	2/20
D Fenner	Border	5	5	162	6	66	1	66.00	162.00	2.44	0	1/19
RI Geach	Border	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
KN Kirton	Border	1	1	1	0	2	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/2

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 1955/56. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1955/56 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Border	6	4	2	0	0	2,365	99	23.89	362	2,375	116	20.47

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 · 1955/56

Latest 6 of 6 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1956-02-17 to 1956-02-20 · Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni

North Eastern Transvaal: 282 & 159
Border: 234 & 273

Border won by 66 runs

1956-02-10 to 1956-02-13 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 208 & 196/6
Border: 211 & 191

Griqualand West won by 4 wickets

1956-02-03 to 1956-02-06 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 208 & 206
Border: 195 & 220/5

Border won by 5 wickets

1956-01-06 to 1956-01-09 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 255 & 152/4
North Eastern Transvaal: 243 & 162

Border won by 6 wickets

1956-01-02 to 1956-01-31 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 166 & 106
Rhodesia: 222 & 230

Rhodesia won by 180 runs

1955-12-26 to 1955-12-27 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 362
Orange Free State: 75 & 184

Border won by an innings and 103 runs

Recorded venues

Border 1955/56 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	3
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley	1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	1
Willowmoore Park Main Oval, Benoni	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 1955/56 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 batting innings records for Border
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
KN Kirton	111*	North Eastern Transvaal	1956-02-17
KN Kirton	101	Orange Free State	1955-12-26
TJRS Geach	88	North Eastern Transvaal	1956-01-06
RI Geach	83	Orange Free State	1956-02-03
RI Geach	70	Orange Free State	1955-12-26

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1955/56 bowling innings records for Border
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
EF Schreiber	7/43	North Eastern Transvaal	1956-01-06
EF Schreiber	6/77	Griqualand West	1956-02-10
S Knott	5/48	North Eastern Transvaal	1956-02-17
RK Thorne	5/52	Orange Free State	1956-02-03
S Knott	5/63	Rhodesia	1956-01-02

* 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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Competitions and other teams

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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 1955/56

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1955/56

Batting · 19 players

Bowling · 14 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1955/56

North Eastern Transvaal v Border

Griqualand West v Border

Orange Free State v Border

Border v North Eastern Transvaal

Border v Rhodesia

Border v Orange Free State