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Border cricket team
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Jason Niemand |
| Coach | Rowan Richards[1] |
| Chief executive | Omphile Ramela |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1898 |
| Home ground | Buffalo Park, East London |
| Official website | Official website |
Border is the team representing the Border region in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa. The team began playing in March 1898. When Cricket South Africa introduced the franchise system in 2004, Border merged with Eastern Province to form the Warriors, but both teams continued in the second eleven competitions. In 2020, the franchises were dissolved. The Warriors name was adopted by Eastern Province and Border's team was rebranded as the Eastern Cape iiNyathi (isiXhosa for "buffaloes").[2]
Club history
[edit]Border have usually been one of the weaker teams in South Africa. From their initial first-class match in 1897-98 until the end of the 2017-18 season they had played 584 matches, resulting in 173 wins, 241 losses, one tie, and 169 draws.[3] Border hold the record for the lowest aggregate score by a first class side in a match. During a Currie Cup match against Natal at Jan Smuts Ground in 1959-60, Border scored only 34 runs in the match - 16 in the first innings and 18 in the second innings.[4][5]
In November 2017, Marco Marais scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries, batting for Border against Eastern Province in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup.[6] This was the fastest triple century in first-class cricket, the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in South Africa and the first in the country since 2010.[7]
In March 2021, Border were dismissed for just sixteen runs in their second innings in the 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, equalling the lowest team total in first-class cricket in South Africa.[8]
Current squad
[edit]Squad for 2026/27 Season.[9] Players in bold have played international cricket.
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Jerome Bossr | 22 September 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm seam | ||
| Christiaan du Toit | 15 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm wrist spin | ||
| Jason Niemand | 30 November 1998 | Right-arm orthodox spin | |||
| Riley Miller | High-performance Contract | ||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Mncedisi Malika | 12 June 1997 | Left-handed | |||
| Nathan Roux | 9 April 1998 | Right-handed | |||
| All-Rounders | |||||
| Hardus Coetzer | 15 September 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | ||
| Michael Copeland | 4 October 2002 | Right-arm orthodox spin | |||
| Alindile Mhletywa | 2 July 1996 | Right-arm seam | High-performance Contract | ||
| Thando Ntini | 7 July 2000 | Left-handed | |||
| Lihle Sizani | 24 May 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm orthodox spin | ||
| Bowlers | |||||
| Matthew Fourie | 16 October 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm seam | High-performance Contract | |
| Sithembile Langa | 9 October 1995 | ||||
| Kgaudise Molefe | 31 March 2004 | High-performance Contract | |||
| Thozama Totana | 2 September 2002 | Left-arm orthodox spin | |||
Venues
[edit]Venues have included:
- Victoria Ground, King William's Town (occasional venue November 1903 – March 1958)
- Jan Smuts Ground, East London (main home ground March 1907 – January 1988)
- Victoria Recreation Ground, Queenstown (alternative venue March 1907 – November 1962)
- Cambridge Recreation Ground, East London (short-term venue December 1947 – January 1948)
- Buffalo Park, East London (main home ground October 1988 – present)
Players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rowan Richards succeeds Tumelo Bodibe as Border head coach". Clubcricket.co.za. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ^ Schenk, Heinz. "After having to unite in the franchise era, the great Eastern Cape derby is back". News24.com. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
- ^ "Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Frindall, Bill, "Wisden Book of Cricket Records", 4th edition, Headline Publishing, London, 1998
- ^ "Currie Cup, 1959/60, Border v Natal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Pool A, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at East London, Nov 23-25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Marco Marais smashes the fastest triple ton in first-class cricket". CricTracker. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Border crash to SA record 16 all out". Herald Live. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Full list of 15 contracted squads for 2026-27 SA domestic season | Updated 17 July". Clubcricket.co.za. 17 July 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
Further reading
[edit]- South African Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
External links
[edit]- Border at CricketArchive