See also: 1971-72 South African cricket season
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Northern Transvaal v Border (20 November)
Northern Transvaal beat Border by 5 wickets to progress to the Semi-Finals of the Gillette Cup
Border were dismissed cheaply for 145 in 55. Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic First-class cricket in South Africa. 2 overs at Berea Park, Pretoria with Jackie Botten taking 4 wickets and Tiger Lance and Johan van Rensburg each taking 3. Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. James Thomas 'Jackie' Botten (born 21 June 1938 in Pretoria, Transvaal - died 15 May 2006 in Lyttelton, Herbert Roy 'Tiger' Lance (born 6 June 1940 in Pretoria, Transvaal) is a former South African Cricketer who played in 13 Half-centuries from Denis Lindsay and Rodney Falkson saw Northern Transvaal home with five wickets and six overs to spare. Denis Thomson Lindsay ( 4 September 1939 - 30 November 2005) played 19 Tests for South Africa. Scorecard
Northern Transvaal v Border (25-27 November)
Border (6pts) drew with Northern Transvaal (2pts)
Border won the toss at Berea Park, Pretoria and elected to bat. Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic First-class cricket in South Africa. Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Opener Ian McClenaghan's 65 and number three batsman Bruce Long's first-class best of 93 helped the visitors to 260 for 9 in a perishingly slow 114. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by 4 overs. Pat Pocock, the England Test bowler took 5 for 52. Patrick Ian Pocock (born September 24, 1946, Bangor Wales) is a former Cricketer who played in 25 Tests and one ODI The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations In Northern Transvaal's reply, Alan Ward's 6 for 44 and Christopher Davies's 4 for 76 saw Northern Transvaal dismissed for 180, a deficit of 80 by the end of the second day, and a thriller in sight. Northerns cricket team (formerly North Eastern Transvaal cricket team and Northern Transvaal cricket team) has played First-class cricket in South For the Judge and Privy Counsellor Sir Alan Ward see Lord Justice Ward. Christopher or Chris Davies may refer to Chris Davies (born 1954 UK politician Christopher Davies (cricketer (born 1978 However, Border's 278 all out in 6 and a half hours on a good batting pitch did not leave enough time to win. Northern Transvaal were set a target of 359 in four hours. The game ended with Northern Transvaal on 136 for 3. Scorecard
Border v Orange Free State (10-13 December)
Border (7pts) drew with Orange Free State (2pts)
Border won the toss and elected to bat at Jan Smuts Ground, East London in a game that was to be severely restricted by the weather. Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic First-class cricket in South Africa. Bruce Long and Charles Pope made half-centuries as Border put on 284 for 7 declared in 101 overs. Charles Pope VC (5 March 1883-15 April 1917 was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry Orange Free State could only muster 139 all out in 80. The Orange Free State cricket team (now simply Free State cricket team) is the First-class cricket team representing the Province of Orange Free State 3 overs in reply, a deficit of 145. Border put on a quickfire 50 for 4 declared in 12 overs to attempt to force a win, but the game was drawn with rain putting an end to Orange Free State's chase at 125 for 5 off 41. 2 overs, still needing 71 runs in 12 overs. Scorecard
Border v Transvaal B (1-4 January)
Border (14pts) beat Transvaal B (7pts) by 141 runs
At Jan Smuts Ground in East London, Border won the toss and batted first. Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic First-class cricket in South Africa. Vivian Greve took 7 for 71 as Border were all out for 162 off 73. 4 overs. Transvaal B countered with 231 all out off 90 overs, a lead of 69. Transvaal cricket team aka Gauteng cricket team is the First-class cricket team of the province of Transvaal (now Gauteng) in Border's top order soon wiped the deficit off, with the second wicket only going down once 201 was on the board. Miles Harvey top-scored with 117, as Border's 304 all out set a target of 236 runs. Roy Taylor (7 for 45) and Alan Ward (3 for 42) then whittled through the Border batting for 94, Transvaal B's lowest score to date, in under two hours for a comfortable 141 victory. Roy Taylor may refer to Roy A Taylor, American politician Roy Taylor (tennis, early twentieth century Australian tennis player For the Judge and Privy Counsellor Sir Alan Ward see Lord Justice Ward. During the match Border's wicket-keeper Charles Pope's 9 catches set a new record for a South African. Cricket wicket keeperjpg|thumb|300px|A wicket-keeper in characteristic position ready to face a delivery Charles Pope VC (5 March 1883-15 April 1917 was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry Scorecard
Griqualand West v Border (13-15 January)
Griqualand West (7pts) drew with Border (4pts)
Heavy rain and a saturated wicket meant that the first day and the first hour of the second day were lost, and a draw a virtual certainty. Border won the toss at De Beers Stadium at Kimberley and made 177 off 89. Border cricket team is the team representing the Border province in domestic First-class cricket in South Africa. Kimberley is a town in South Africa, and the capital of the Northern Cape. 5 overs in their first innings. Griqualand West got 269 in 92 overs in reply; Michael Doherty making 95 and Michael Harper taking 6 for 112. The Griqualand West cricket team is the First-class cricket team that represents the province of Griqualand West in South Africa. Michael Doherty may refer to Michael J Doherty (born 1963 American Republican Party politician member of the New Jersey General Assembly Michael Harper is the name of Michael Harper (priest - English charismatic Anglican and Orthodox priest (b There was only time for Border to make 96 for 3 off 60 overs in reply before stumps were drawn. Scorecard
Border v Natal B 18-21 February 1972
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