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Border 1987/88 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 1987/88; Tests are excluded.

AL Wilmot leads the displayed batting table with 435 runs. IL Howell leads the bowling table with 21 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
6
Recorded players
14
Wins
1
Recorded venues
4

Selected season match starts: 1987-11-06 to 1988-02-01. 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 1987/88. 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 1987/88

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 1987/88 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
AL Wilmot6435
EN Trotman6402
BM Osborne6376
BW Lones5344
MJP Ford6335

Recorded innings through 1988-02-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Border CSA 4-Day Series 1987/88 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
IL Howell621
WK Watson618
HC Lindenberg614
JA Carse512
GL Hayes510

Recorded innings through 1988-02-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1987/88

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 · 14 players

Border 1987/88 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
AL WilmotBorder612143513539.55—1200
EN TrotmanBorder6122402101*40.20283.1031260
BM OsborneBorder612137686*34.18—3000
BW LonesBorder510034413934.40—2100
MJP FordBorder61203357327.92—3092
KG BauermeisterBorder61222657426.50—20106
IL HowellBorder612424055*30.00—2000
GL HayesBorder51001233812.30—0000
WK WatsonBorder61235021*5.56—0000
JA CarseBorder510233224.13—0000
HC LindenbergBorder6122206*2.00—0000
WV RipponBorder12015117.50—0000
JL PhillipsBorder1201396.50—0000
I FoulkesBorder120552.50—0000

Bowling · 8 players

Border 1987/88 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
IL HowellBorder691,487815102124.2970.812.0616/89
WK WatsonBorder610969434441824.6753.832.7515/36
HC LindenbergBorder69863323901427.8661.642.7103/100
JA CarseBorder58600182921224.3350.002.9204/16
GL HayesBorder57709233611036.1070.903.0604/30
KG BauermeisterBorder6858219330655.0097.003.4003/60
I FoulkesBorder12192877177.00192.002.4101/37
BM OsborneBorder441084430——2.3900/4
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 1987/88. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Border 1987/88 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Border611402,8299031.433372,5388430.21

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 · 1987/88

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

1988-02-01 to 0001-01-01 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Boland

Border
310 & 259/6
Boland
502/6d

Match drawn

1988-01-01 to 1988-01-03 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Eastern Province B

Border
226 & 337/4d
Eastern Province B
283 & 176/9

Match drawn

1987-12-26 to 1987-12-28 · Jan Smuts Ground, East London

Border v Western Province B

Border
325/9d & 246/5
Western Province B
400

Match drawn

1987-12-11 to 1987-12-12 · Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Ground, Stellenbosch

Boland v Border

Boland
71 & 97
Border
124 & 46/2

Border won by 8 wickets

1987-11-26 to 1987-11-28 · RJE Burt Oval, Cape Town

Western Province B v Border

Western Province B
353/8d & 195/4d
Border
278/7d & 221/7

Match drawn

1987-11-06 to 1987-11-08 · Kemsley Park, Port Elizabeth

Eastern Province B v Border

Eastern Province B
142 & 319/7
Border
211 & 246

Eastern Province B won by 3 wickets

Recorded venues

Border 1987/88 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Jan Smuts Ground, East London3
Kemsley Park, Port Elizabeth1
Oude Libertas, Stellenbosch Farmers Winery Ground, Stellenbosch1
RJE Burt Oval, Cape Town1

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 1987/88 for Border, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1987/88 batting innings records for Border
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
BW Lones139Boland1988-02-01
AL Wilmot135Eastern Province B1987-11-06
AL Wilmot105Western Province B1987-12-26
EN Trotman101*Western Province B1987-12-26
BM Osborne86*Eastern Province B1988-01-01

Best bowling innings

CSA 4-Day Series 1987/88 bowling innings records for Border
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
IL Howell6/89Western Province B1987-12-26
WK Watson5/36Eastern Province B1987-11-06
JA Carse4/16Boland1987-12-11
GL Hayes4/30Boland1987-12-11
IL Howell4/52Eastern Province B1988-01-01

* 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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    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.