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Border 1978/79 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 1978/79; Tests are excluded.

I Foulkes leads the displayed batting table with 592 runs. I Foulkes leads the bowling table with 34 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
16
Wins
1
Recorded venues
4

Selected season match starts: 1978-11-09 to 1979-02-05. 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 1978/79. 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 1978/79

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 1978/79 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
I Foulkes6592
IH McClenaghan6442
R Kent6437
ID Harty6326
GL Hayes5249

Recorded innings through 1979-02-05. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1978/79 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
I Foulkes634
GD Boucher510
GL Hayes510
DS Scott510
GW Nelson36

Recorded innings through 1979-02-05. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1978/79

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 1978/79 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
I FoulkesBorder611259212765.78—4270
IH McClenaghanBorder611044213440.1844,200.003110
R KentBorder611043712739.73—1210
ID HartyBorder61103264829.6432,600.000050
GL HayesBorder59224912535.57—11350
RBC RangerBorder4831525130.40—1000
DS ScottBorder59514946*37.25438.240040
CWS PopeBorder510213943*17.38—0040
SJ SchmidtBorder61111365813.60—1010
GW NelsonBorder59083249.22—0020
DC McKennaBorder230543018.00—0060
GD BoucherBorder59026132.89866.670000
GM GowerBorder2311010*5.00—0000
FJ BezuidenhoutBorder110000.00—0000
CER McCalganBorder120000.00—0000
KW SansomBorder120000.00—0000

Bowling · 13 players

Border 1978/79 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
I FoulkesBorder6101,798807433421.8552.882.4825/74
GD BoucherBorder59681232761027.6068.102.4303/38
GL HayesBorder58895443291032.9089.502.2103/49
DS ScottBorder59654133501035.0065.403.2104/60
GW NelsonBorder3446230191631.8377.002.4803/64
RBC RangerBorder4630014104617.3350.002.0802/7
SJ SchmidtBorder6843216256642.6772.003.5601/12
GM GowerBorder22156675325.0052.002.8803/75
ID HartyBorder2366339139.0066.003.5501/23
CER McCalganBorder11114291191.00114.004.7901/91
KW SansomBorder1184357157.0084.004.0701/57
FJ BezuidenhoutBorder11120130——6.5000/13
R KentBorder116050——5.0000/5
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 1978/79. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1978/79 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Border611402,9308335.304562,6509428.19

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 · 1978/79

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

1979-02-05 to 1979-02-07 · De Beers Country Club, Kimberley

Griqualand West v Border

Griqualand West
220 & 321/8
Border
456/8d

Match drawn

1979-02-01 to 1979-02-03 · Berea Park, Pretoria

Northern Transvaal v Border

Border
250 & 167

Northern Transvaal won by 4 wickets

1979-01-13 to 1979-01-16 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Northern Transvaal

Border
412/8d & 210/6

Match drawn

1979-01-01 to 1979-01-30 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Orange Free State

Border
324 & 39/3

Border won by 7 wickets

1978-12-26 to 1978-12-28 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Griqualand West

Border
170 & 186/5

Match drawn

1978-11-09 to 1978-11-11 · Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein

Orange Free State v Border

Border
405/7d & 311/6

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Border 1978/79 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London3
Berea Park, Pretoria1
De Beers Country Club, Kimberley1
Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein1

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 1978/79 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1978/79 batting innings records for Border
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
IH McClenaghan134Northern Transvaal1979-01-13
I Foulkes127Orange Free State1978-11-09
R Kent127Orange Free State1978-11-09
GL Hayes125Griqualand West1979-02-05
I Foulkes119Griqualand West1979-02-05

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1978/79 bowling innings records for Border
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
I Foulkes5/74Griqualand West1979-02-05
I Foulkes5/103Griqualand West1978-12-26
I Foulkes4/44Orange Free State1979-01-01
DS Scott4/60Orange Free State1979-01-01
I Foulkes4/61Northern Transvaal1979-02-01

* 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.

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.