Border cricket team

Border Cricket
Personnel
CaptainJason Niemand
CoachRowan Richards[1]
Chief executiveOmphile Ramela
Team information
Founded1898
Home groundBuffalo Park, East London
Official websiteOfficial 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

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

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  South Africa 22 September 1998 Left-handed Left-arm seam
Christiaan du Toit  South Africa 15 September 2003 Right-handed Right-arm wrist spin
Jason Niemand  South Africa 30 November 1998 Right-arm orthodox spin
Riley Miller  South Africa High-performance Contract
Wicket-keepers
Mncedisi Malika  South Africa 12 June 1997 Left-handed
Nathan Roux  South Africa 9 April 1998 Right-handed
All-Rounders
Hardus Coetzer  South Africa 15 September 2002 Right-handed Right-arm seam
Michael Copeland  South Africa 4 October 2002 Right-arm orthodox spin
Alindile Mhletywa  South Africa 2 July 1996 Right-arm seam High-performance Contract
Thando Ntini  South Africa 7 July 2000 Left-handed
Lihle Sizani  South Africa 24 May 2002 Right-handed Right-arm orthodox spin
Bowlers
Matthew Fourie  South Africa 16 October 2002 Right-handed Right-arm seam High-performance Contract
Sithembile Langa  South Africa 9 October 1995
Kgaudise Molefe  South Africa 31 March 2004 High-performance Contract
Thozama Totana  South Africa 2 September 2002 Left-arm orthodox spin

Venues

Venues have included:

Players

References

  1. ↑ "Rowan Richards succeeds Tumelo Bodibe as Border head coach". Clubcricket.co.za. 16 June 2026. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Schenk, Heinz. "After having to unite in the franchise era, the great Eastern Cape derby is back". News24.com. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Playing Record". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Frindall, Bill, "Wisden Book of Cricket Records", 4th edition, Headline Publishing, London, 1998
  5. ↑ "Currie Cup, 1959/60, Border v Natal". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pool A, Sunfoil 3-Day Cup at East London, Nov 23-25 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Marco Marais smashes the fastest triple ton in first-class cricket". CricTracker. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Border crash to SA record 16 all out". Herald Live. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "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

  • South African Cricket Annual – various editions
  • Wisden Cricketers' Almanack – various editions
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