Border is the team representing the Border region in domestic

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. 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

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Honours

* Currie Cup (0) - ; shared (0) - * Standard Bank Cup (0) - * South African Airways Provincial Three-Day Challenge (0) - * South African Airways Provincial One-Day Challenge (0) -

Club history

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. Border hold the record for the lowest aggregate score by a first class side in a match. During a

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match against

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in 1959-60, Border scored only 34 runs in the match - 16 in the first innings and 18 in the second innings. In November 2017,

Marco Marais Marco Marais (born 17 October 1993) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Border cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In November 2017, he scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries, batting for Border against Eastern Pr ...

scored 300

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from 191 deliveries, batting for Border against Eastern Province in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup. 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. In March 2021, Border were dismissed for just sixteen runs in their second innings in the

2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup The 2020–21 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa during February and March 2021. Easterns and KwaZulu-Natal were the defending champions, after the title was shared due to the COVID-1 ...

, equalling the lowest team total in first-class cricket in South Africa.

Venues

Venues have included: *

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(occasional venue November 1903 – March 1958) *

, 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 Buffalo Park is a cricket ground located in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is one of the home grounds for the Warriors cricket team, and the principal home ground for Border. It can hold up to 20,000 spectators. Buffalo Park supers ...

, East London (main home ground October 1988 – present)

Squad

In April 2021,

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confirmed the following squad ahead of the 2021–22 season. *

Phaphama Fojela Phaphama Fojela (born 28 August 1984) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Border cricket team for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup for Border, with 26 dismissals ...

Thomas Kaber Thomas Kaber (born 14 June 1992) is a South African first-class cricketer. He was included in the Northerns squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with a total of t ...

* Gideon Peters * Nonelela Yikha *

Jerry Nqolo Jerry Nqolo (born 23 July 1991) is a South African cricketer. He was included in the Border cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2018, he was named in Border's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In April 2021, he was named in ...

* Clayton Bosch * Joshua van Heerden * Jason Niemand * Mncedisi Malika * Sean Jamison

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