He appeared for Derbyshire's Second XI from 1965 and made his one-day debut in the 1970 season.
Borrington continued to represent the Derbyshire team in limited overs cricket regularly until 1980 and played one match for the team which won the NatWest Trophy in the 1981 season, although he failed to score.
Borrington was a right-hand batsman and played 122 first-class matches with an average of 23.63, and a top score of 137 against Yorkshire at Sheffield in 1978.
He was a leg-break bowler who bowled 22 balls in the first-class game without taking a wicket.
[1] Borrington worked at Grace Dieu Manor preparatory school in Leicestershire as a geography teacher and deputy headmaster.