Borland was a left-arm bowler whose lower-order batting improved as his career progressed. His highest first-class score was 72 in Natal's victory over Griqualand West in the Currie Cup in 1931–32, when he also took 5 for 51 and 4 for 112.[1] His best bowling figures were 6 for 34 when Natal dismissed Orange Free State in the 1925–26 Currie Cup to win by 235 runs.[2]
Borland's most notable feat was in becoming the first person to take four wickets in consecutive deliveries in South African first-class cricket. In the Currie Cup match against Griqualand West in 1926–27, Griqualand West were 120 for 6 in their first innings when he came on to bowl for the first time in the innings. After an uneventful first delivery, he took wickets with his next four to finish the innings, ending with figures of 0.5–0–0–4.[3] Borland was the 16th first-class player to take four wickets in consecutive deliveries, and as of 2022 the feat has been achieved only 45 times.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Griqualand West v Natal 1931-32". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^"Natal v Orange Free State 1925-26". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^"Griqualand West v Natal 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
^"First-Class Four Wickets with Consecutive Balls". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
albert, borland, albert, francis, borland, december, 1901, july, 1961, south, african, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, natal, from, 1921, 1933, personal, informationfull, namealbert, francis, borlandborn, 1901, december, 1901durban, colony, nataldied. Albert Francis Borland 13 December 1901 19 July 1961 was a South African cricketer who played first class cricket for Natal from 1921 to 1933 Albert BorlandPersonal informationFull nameAlbert Francis BorlandBorn 1901 12 13 13 December 1901Durban Colony of NatalDied19 July 1961 1961 07 19 aged 59 Durban Natal South AfricaBattingLeft handedBowlingLeft armDomestic team informationYearsTeam1920 21 to 1932 33NatalCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 34Runs scored 751Batting average 20 29100s 50s 0 4Top score 72Balls bowled 6923Wickets 104Bowling average 23 505 wickets in innings 310 wickets in match 0Best bowling 6 34Catches stumpings 18 Source Cricinfo 19 April 2020Borland was a left arm bowler whose lower order batting improved as his career progressed His highest first class score was 72 in Natal s victory over Griqualand West in the Currie Cup in 1931 32 when he also took 5 for 51 and 4 for 112 1 His best bowling figures were 6 for 34 when Natal dismissed Orange Free State in the 1925 26 Currie Cup to win by 235 runs 2 Borland s most notable feat was in becoming the first person to take four wickets in consecutive deliveries in South African first class cricket In the Currie Cup match against Griqualand West in 1926 27 Griqualand West were 120 for 6 in their first innings when he came on to bowl for the first time in the innings After an uneventful first delivery he took wickets with his next four to finish the innings ending with figures of 0 5 0 0 4 3 Borland was the 16th first class player to take four wickets in consecutive deliveries and as of 2022 the feat has been achieved only 45 times 4 References edit Griqualand West v Natal 1931 32 CricketArchive Retrieved 19 April 2020 Natal v Orange Free State 1925 26 CricketArchive Retrieved 19 April 2020 Griqualand West v Natal 1926 27 CricketArchive Retrieved 19 April 2020 First Class Four Wickets with Consecutive Balls CricketArchive Retrieved 26 May 2022 External links editAlbert Borland at ESPNcricinfo Albert Borland at Cricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert Borland amp oldid 1090038801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
