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Border 1969/70 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 1969/70; Tests are excluded.

R Watson-Smith leads the displayed batting table with 407 runs. AW Greig leads the bowling table with 19 wickets.

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Showing 1969/70 · CSA 4-Day Series · Border

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Recorded matches: 4
Recorded players: 16
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1969-11-13 to 1970-01-01. 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 1969/70. 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 1969/70

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 1969/70 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
R Watson-Smith	4	407
WS Farrer	4	343
DFL Tricker	4	187
GA Minkley	3	163
CP Wilkins	4	162

Recorded innings through 1970-01-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1969/70 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AW Greig	4	19
PD Heger	4	15
JL Fetting	3	8
NO Knight	4	5
GW Nelson	2	4

Recorded innings through 1970-01-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1969/70

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 · 16 players

Border 1969/70 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
R Watson-Smith	Border	4	6	3	407	183*	135.67	—	1	2	13	2
WS Farrer	Border	4	6	0	343	122	57.17	—	2	1	0	0
DFL Tricker	Border	4	6	0	187	68	31.17	—	2	0	0	0
GA Minkley	Border	3	5	0	163	135	32.60	—	0	1	0	0
CP Wilkins	Border	4	6	0	162	42	27.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Greig	Border	4	6	1	141	48*	28.20	—	0	0	0	0
GW Nelson	Border	2	3	0	81	42	27.00	—	0	0	0	0
NO Knight	Border	4	6	1	74	40	14.80	—	0	0	0	0
WA Steele	Border	2	4	0	51	22	12.75	—	0	0	0	0
PD Heger	Border	4	6	1	41	15*	8.20	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Groves	Border	1	1	0	35	35	35.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Levy	Border	1	2	0	32	32	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
RTD Kemp	Border	2	2	0	12	11	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
JL Fetting	Border	3	5	1	11	7*	2.75	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Muzzell	Border	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
AP Haxton	Border	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 14 players

Border 1969/70 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AW Greig	Border	4	7	891	42	364	19	19.16	46.89	2.45	2	5/40
PD Heger	Border	4	7	1,186	53	477	15	31.80	79.07	2.41	0	4/35
JL Fetting	Border	3	5	721	42	280	8	35.00	90.13	2.33	1	5/46
NO Knight	Border	4	7	570	28	305	5	61.00	114.00	3.21	0	4/26
GW Nelson	Border	2	4	516	24	247	4	61.75	129.00	2.87	0	2/31
TJ Groves	Border	1	1	18	1	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
AP Haxton	Border	1	1	18	0	6	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/6
RTD Kemp	Border	2	4	234	8	154	0	—	—	3.95	0	0/12
P Levy	Border	1	1	72	3	52	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/52
PJ Muzzell	Border	1	1	30	0	31	0	—	—	6.20	0	0/31
WA Steele	Border	2	2	114	2	85	0	—	—	4.47	0	0/36
DFL Tricker	Border	1	1	12	0	18	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/18
R Watson-Smith	Border	1	1	12	1	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
CP Wilkins	Border	1	1	24	0	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/17

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 1969/70. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1969/70 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Border	4	1	1	2	0	1,814	51	35.57	509	2,174	52	41.81

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 · 1969/70

Latest 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1970-01-01 to 1970-01-03 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 302 & 197/3
North Eastern Transvaal: 412 & 183/8d

Match drawn

1969-12-27 to 1969-12-30 · Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg

Natal B: 476/7d
Border: 150 & 202

Natal B won by an innings and 124 runs

1969-12-01 to 1969-12-29 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 454/8d
Griqualand West: 181 & 173

Border won by an innings and 100 runs

1969-11-13 to 1969-11-15 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State: 537/5d & 212/2
Border: 509

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Border 1969/70 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	2
Jan Smuts Stadium, Pietermaritzburg	1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein	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 1969/70 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1969/70 batting innings records for Border
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
R Watson-Smith	183*	Orange Free State	1969-11-13
GA Minkley	135	Griqualand West	1969-12-01
R Watson-Smith	125*	Griqualand West	1969-12-01
WS Farrer	122	Orange Free State	1969-11-13
WS Farrer	94	North Eastern Transvaal	1970-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1969/70 bowling innings records for Border
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
AW Greig	5/40	North Eastern Transvaal	1970-01-01
AW Greig	5/44	North Eastern Transvaal	1970-01-01
JL Fetting	5/46	Griqualand West	1969-12-01
NO Knight	4/26	Griqualand West	1969-12-01
PD Heger	4/35	Griqualand West	1969-12-01

* 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.