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Border 1977/78 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 1977/78; Tests are excluded.

I Foulkes leads the displayed batting table with 486 runs. I Foulkes leads the bowling table with 26 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
15
Wins
4
Recorded venues
4

Selected season match starts: 1977-12-26 to 1978-03-03. 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 1977/78. 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 1977/78

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 1977/78 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
I Foulkes6486
R Kent6461
IH McClenaghan6354
DC McKenna6206
GD Boucher6191

Recorded innings through 1978-03-03. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1977/78 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
I Foulkes626
GM Gower620
W Els418
GD Boucher611
SJ Schmidt611

Recorded innings through 1978-03-03. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1977/78

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 · 15 players

Border 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
I FoulkesBorder611048613044.18—31151
R KentBorder611246112151.22—12140
IH McClenaghanBorder611035410332.18—1100
DC McKennaBorder61112066620.60—1081
GD BoucherBorder61121916321.22—2000
GW NelsonBorder5911866623.25—2000
GM GowerBorder61121185113.11—1000
SJ SchmidtBorder6110102269.27—0000
ID HartyBorder241713323.67—0000
W ElsBorder473642416.00—0000
TR BallBorder611352186.50—0000
RA SansomBorder340503512.50—0000
DL StephenBorder1213939*39.00—0000
GL HayesBorder120994.50—0000
KW SansomBorder240000.00—0000

Bowling · 8 players

Border 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
I FoulkesBorder69958373942615.1536.852.4717/54
GM GowerBorder6101,213674022020.1060.651.9915/73
W ElsBorder47583132831815.7232.392.9115/66
GD BoucherBorder610486162741124.9144.183.3817/39
SJ SchmidtBorder69678302891126.2761.642.5603/50
KW SansomBorder232827115428.7570.502.4502/34
GL HayesBorder1166147147.0066.004.2701/47
GW NelsonBorder116030——3.0000/3
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 1977/78. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1977/78 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Border640202,5567932.354041,9209520.21

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 · 1977/78

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

1978-03-03 to 1978-03-06 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Northern Transvaal

Border
246 & 221/5
Northern Transvaal
332/9d

Match drawn

1978-02-24 to 1978-02-27 · Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg

Transvaal B v Border

Transvaal B
179 & 172
Border
353

Border won by an innings and 2 runs

1978-01-26 to 1978-01-28 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Border

Orange Free State
92/6d & 220
Border
219 & 274

Border won by 181 runs

1978-01-20 to 1978-01-23 · Rhodes University Rhodes Great Field, Grahamstown

Eastern Province B v Border

Eastern Province B
90 & 158
Border
181 & 179

Border won by 112 runs

1978-01-02 to 1978-01-31 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Orange Free State

Border
314/8d & 111/1
Orange Free State
222

Match drawn

1977-12-26 to 1977-12-28 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Eastern Province B

Border
404/4d & 54/1
Eastern Province B
225 & 230

Border won by 9 wickets

Recorded venues

Border 1977/78 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London3
Lenasia Stadium, Johannesburg1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein1
Rhodes University Rhodes Great Field, Grahamstown1

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 1977/78 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1977/78 batting innings records for Border
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
I Foulkes130Eastern Province B1977-12-26
R Kent121Eastern Province B1977-12-26
IH McClenaghan103Transvaal B1978-02-24
R Kent103Northern Transvaal1978-03-03
I Foulkes97Orange Free State1978-01-26

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1977/78 bowling innings records for Border
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
GD Boucher7/39Eastern Province B1978-01-20
I Foulkes7/54Eastern Province B1977-12-26
W Els5/66Orange Free State1978-01-26
GM Gower5/73Transvaal B1978-02-24
GM Gower4/47Orange Free State1978-01-02

* 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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    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.