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Border 1973/74 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 1973/74; Tests are excluded.

AP Haxton leads the displayed batting table with 275 runs. RV Taylor leads the bowling table with 15 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 16
Wins: 0
Recorded venues: 4

Selected season match starts: 1973-11-15 to 1974-02-08. 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 1973/74. 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 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
AP Haxton	4	275
TE Jesty	4	253
CWS Pope	4	235
SJ Schmidt	4	207
GW Nelson	5	206

Recorded innings through 1974-02-08. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
RV Taylor	5	15
TE Jesty	4	12
SJ Schmidt	4	10
KI Deutschmann	4	8
CJE Davies	3	7

Recorded innings through 1974-02-08. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1973/74

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 1973/74 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s
AP Haxton	Border	4	8	0	275	72	34.38	88.42	3	14	2
TE Jesty	Border	4	8	0	253	69	31.63	1,054.17	3	1	0
CWS Pope	Border	4	8	0	235	99	29.38	—	1	20	2
SJ Schmidt	Border	4	8	1	207	62*	29.57	—	1	6	2
GW Nelson	Border	5	10	0	206	64	20.60	219.15	1	5	0
DC McKenna	Border	4	8	0	202	69	25.25	—	1	5	1
I Foulkes	Border	4	8	2	193	62	32.17	—	1	15	0
IH McClenaghan	Border	4	8	0	132	54	16.50	—	1	0	0
ID Harty	Border	3	6	0	129	68	21.50	—	1	0	0
NO Curry	Border	2	4	0	112	52	28.00	—	1	6	0
RV Taylor	Border	5	10	2	100	20	12.50	—	0	1	0
CJE Davies	Border	3	6	1	73	35*	14.60	—	0	0	0
GM Gower	Border	2	4	3	40	12*	40.00	—	0	0	0
ML Harper	Border	2	4	1	35	27*	11.67	—	0	1	0
KI Deutschmann	Border	4	8	1	10	6	1.43	—	0	1	0
NO Knight	Border	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 12 players

Border 1973/74 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RV Taylor	Border	5	10	1,369	49	637	15	42.47	91.27	2.79	0	3/63
TE Jesty	Border	4	7	768	41	313	12	26.08	64.00	2.45	1	5/45
SJ Schmidt	Border	4	8	691	26	365	10	36.50	69.10	3.17	0	2/30
KI Deutschmann	Border	4	8	576	15	322	8	40.25	72.00	3.35	0	4/64
CJE Davies	Border	3	5	433	14	208	7	29.71	61.86	2.88	0	3/64
I Foulkes	Border	4	6	342	18	192	4	48.00	85.50	3.37	0	2/46
AP Haxton	Border	2	2	147	1	106	3	35.33	49.00	4.33	0	3/45
ML Harper	Border	2	4	306	16	143	1	143.00	306.00	2.80	0	1/17
GM Gower	Border	2	2	102	1	75	0	—	—	4.41	0	0/30
ID Harty	Border	1	1	24	1	13	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/13
NO Knight	Border	1	1	12	1	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3
GW Nelson	Border	5	5	198	3	108	0	—	—	3.27	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 1973/74. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1973/74 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Border	5	0	4	1	0	2,313	96	24.09	360	2,557	65	39.34

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 · 1973/74

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

1974-02-08 to 1974-02-11 · New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal B: 383/4d & 25/2
Border: 217 & 190

Transvaal B won by 8 wickets

1974-02-02 to 1974-02-04 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal: 309 & 228/6d
Border: 172 & 293

Northern Transvaal won by 72 runs

1973-12-26 to 1973-12-28 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 194 & 231
Natal B: 307 & 218/4d

Natal B won by 100 runs

1973-12-15 to 1973-12-18 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border: 360/9d & 178
Orange Free State: 360/9d & 179/3

Orange Free State won by 7 wickets

1973-11-15 to 1973-11-17 · De Beers Country Club, Kimberley

Griqualand West: 226/9d & 322/8d
Border: 246 & 232/7

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Border 1973/74 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London	2
Berea Park, Pretoria	1
De Beers Country Club, Kimberley	1
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	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 1973/74 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 batting innings records for Border
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
CWS Pope	99	Orange Free State	1973-12-15
AP Haxton	72	Natal B	1973-12-26
TE Jesty	69	Griqualand West	1973-11-15
DC McKenna	69	Orange Free State	1973-12-15
ID Harty	68	Transvaal B	1974-02-08

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1973/74 bowling innings records for Border
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
TE Jesty	5/45	Orange Free State	1973-12-15
KI Deutschmann	4/64	Natal B	1973-12-26
AP Haxton	3/45	Northern Transvaal	1974-02-02
RV Taylor	3/63	Natal B	1973-12-26
CJE Davies	3/64	Northern Transvaal	1974-02-02

* 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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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.