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Border 1971/72 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 1971/72; Tests are excluded.

MM Harvey leads the displayed batting table with 318 runs. A Ward leads the bowling table with 18 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
5
Recorded players
16
Wins
1
Recorded venues
3

Selected season match starts: 1971-11-25 to 1972-02-18. 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 1971/72. 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 1971/72

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 1971/72 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
MM Harvey4318
BL Long5308
IH McClenaghan5244
CWS Pope5223
RV Taylor5124

Recorded innings through 1972-02-18. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
A Ward518
RV Taylor518
ML Harper413
CJE Davies412
GW Nelson12

Recorded innings through 1972-02-18. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1971/72

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 1971/72 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
MM HarveyBorder47131811753.00—11140
BL LongBorder5903089334.22—3000
IH McClenaghanBorder5922446534.86—1000
CWS PopeBorder5912236827.88—2000
RV TaylorBorder5921243617.71—0000
ML HarperBorder470843012.00—0000
NO KnightBorder591842910.50—0000
MW SylvesterBorder230636321.00—1000
A BedserBorder35041178.20—0000
CJE DaviesBorder4824012*6.67—0000
BR MallinsonBorder36135167.00—0000
A WardBorder59029153.22—0000
JL FettingBorder1211010*10.00—0000
RA HarmuthBorder24200*0.00—0000
PD HegerBorder120000.00—0000
GW NelsonBorder110000.00—0000

Bowling · 9 players

Border 1971/72 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
A WardBorder58792472961816.4444.002.2416/44
RV TaylorBorder58936414231823.5052.002.7117/45
ML HarperBorder45555302461318.9242.692.6616/112
CJE DaviesBorder46718383021225.1759.832.5204/75
GW NelsonBorder11150846223.0075.001.8402/46
RA HarmuthBorder2296536136.0096.002.2501/25
BL LongBorder1158525125.0058.002.5901/25
JL FettingBorder11240120——3.0000/12
NO KnightBorder33603290——2.9000/3
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 1971/72. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1971/72 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Border510401,6576326.303041,4866821.85

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 · 1971/72

Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1972-02-18 to 1972-02-21 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Natal B

Border
46/0
Natal B
312

Match drawn

1972-01-13 to 1972-01-15 · De Beers Stadium, Kimberley

Griqualand West v Border

Griqualand West
269
Border
177 & 96/3

Match drawn

1972-01-01 to 1972-01-04 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Transvaal B

Border
162 & 304
Transvaal B
231 & 94

Border won by 141 runs

1971-12-10 to 1971-12-13 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Orange Free State

Border
284/7d & 50/4d
Orange Free State
139 & 125/5

Match drawn

1971-11-25 to 1971-11-27 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal v Border

Northern Transvaal
180 & 136/3
Border
260/9d & 278

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Border 1971/72 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London3
Berea Park, Pretoria1
De Beers Stadium, Kimberley1

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 1971/72 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 batting innings records for Border
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
MM Harvey117Transvaal B1972-01-01
BL Long93Northern Transvaal1971-11-25
CWS Pope68Orange Free State1971-12-10
IH McClenaghan65Northern Transvaal1971-11-25
BL Long64Orange Free State1971-12-10

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1971/72 bowling innings records for Border
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
RV Taylor7/45Transvaal B1972-01-01
A Ward6/44Northern Transvaal1971-11-25
ML Harper6/112Griqualand West1972-01-13
A Ward4/41Orange Free State1971-12-10
ML Harper4/74Natal B1972-02-18

* 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

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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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.