f11485	Border v Orange Free State
	Currie Cup 1925/26
Venue	Jan Smuts Ground, East London on 3rd, 5th April 1926 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Orange Free State won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Border won by 6 wickets
Points	Border 5; Orange Free State 0
Close of play day 1	Border (1) 98/5 (LE Miles 21*, Bowen 11*)

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Orange Free State first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JMM Commaille	c Kelly b Francois	11
*+TE Holmes	c Wainwright b Promnitz	30
SK Coen	b Clarke	14
LG Fuller	lbw b Clarke	0
SJ Barry	b Promnitz	7
CW Travers	b Francois	6
BV Susskind	b Promnitz	9
EA Budgen	b Francois	2
WJC Reid	not out	18
MG Francis	c Goldschmidt b Clarke	8
AV Conlon	b Promnitz	0
Extras	(3 b, 4 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 61.5 overs)	112
Fall of wickets:
1-21, 2-47, 3-51, 4-59, 5-72, 6-72, 7-85, 8-89, 9-111, 10-112 (61.5 ov)

Border bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Francois	21	7	39	3	-	-
Shearman	7	2	13	0	-	-
Promnitz	23.5	14	21	4	-	-
Clarke	8	1	23	3	-	-
Bowen	2	0	9	0	-	-

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Border first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EV Miles	c Coen b Budgen	16
AJ Clarke	b Budgen	28
HJC Kelly	lbw b Budgen	0
CEB Shearman	b Budgen	7
*LE Miles	lbw b Fuller	40
HA Francois	b Reid	1
RGA Bowen	b Budgen	16
+F Goldschmidt	c Holmes b Fuller	37
AL Berry	b Fuller	19
HLE Promnitz	not out	10
AL Wainwright	c Holmes b Budgen	10
Extras	(14 b, 6 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	22
Total	(all out, 79 overs)	206
Fall of wickets:
1-50, 2-50, 3-60, 4-63, 5-64, 6-107, 7-147, 8-183, 9-189, 10-206 (79 ov)

Orange Free State bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Susskind	9	2	15	0	-	-
Reid	13	2	41	1	-	1
Conlon	17	4	38	0	-	-
Budgen	29	10	55	6	1	-
Fuller	11	3	35	3	-	-

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Orange Free State second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*+TE Holmes	b Francois	0
JMM Commaille	b Francois	11
SK Coen	c Goldschmidt b Bowen	51
SJ Barry	c Goldschmidt b Francois	5
BV Susskind	c LE Miles b Berry	18
CW Travers	run out	33
WJC Reid	b Francois	0
LG Fuller	st Goldschmidt b Promnitz	28
MG Francis	c Bowen b Clarke	0
EA Budgen	b Clarke	5
AV Conlon	not out	0
Extras	(4 lb, 2 nb)	6
Total	(all out, 72 overs)	157
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-29, 3-45, 4-68, 5-112, 6-113, 7-143, 8-145, 9-153, 10-157 (72 ov)

Border bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Francois	25	7	40	4	-	-
Promnitz	18	3	35	1	-	-
Clarke	18	2	48	2	-	2
Bowen	4	0	12	1	-	-
Berry	7	1	16	1	-	-

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Border second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
HJC Kelly	b Reid	18
RGA Bowen	lbw b Susskind	8
AJ Clarke	b Budgen	9
*LE Miles	not out	7
AL Berry	b Reid	3
CEB Shearman	not out	18
EV Miles	did not bat
HA Francois	did not bat
+F Goldschmidt	did not bat
HLE Promnitz	did not bat
AL Wainwright	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb)	3
Total	(4 wickets, 27.5 overs)	66
Fall of wickets:
1-14, 2-35, 3-41, 4-47

Orange Free State bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Susskind	5	1	8	1	-	-
Reid	5	1	13	2	-	-
Conlon	4	0	9	0	-	-
Budgen	13.5	1	33	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> MG Francis made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AL Berry made his debut in First-Class matches
--> EA Budgen made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> WJC Reid made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TE Holmes (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> F Goldschmidt (1) passed his previous highest score of 24 in First-Class matches
--> HA Francois achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Orange Free State first innings (previous best was 2-41)
--> HA Francois achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Orange Free State second innings (previous best was 3-39)

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