South Africa vs England
1st Test
SA
533-10
(196.3)
166-1
(51)
Match drawn

Eng
208-10
(113.1)
551-10
(226.2)
South Africa innings 1
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Mitchell (b) Bedser | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Alan Melville (b) Martin | 189 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0.00 |
Ken Viljoen lbw (b) Edrich | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Dudley Nourse (b) Hollies | 149 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0.00 |
Ossie Dawson st †Evans (b) Hollies | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tony Harris (c) Hutton (b) Hollies | 60 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
Athol Rowan Not Out | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Lindsay Tuckett lbw (b) Hollies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tufty Mann (b) Bedser | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Johnny Lindsay (b) Bedser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ian Smith (c) Yardley (b) Hollies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 20(b 7, lb 12, wd 1, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 533/10 196.3 Ov ( RR 2.71 ) |
Fall of Wickets
23/1 (Bruce Mitchell) |
44/2 (Ken Viljoen) |
363/3 (Dudley Nourse) |
384/4 (Alan Melville) |
450/5 (Ossie Dawson) |
505/6 (Tony Harris) |
505/7 (Lindsay Tuckett) |
528/8 (Tufty Mann) |
530/9 (Johnny Lindsay) |
533/10 (Ian Smith)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Martin | 36 | 4 | 111 | 1 | 3.08 |
Alec Bedser | 57.1 | 14 | 106 | 3 | 1.85 |
Bill Edrich | 20 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 2.80 |
Eric Hollies | 55.2 | 16 | 123 | 5 | 2.22 |
Sam Cook | 21 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 4.14 |
Norman Yardley | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 |
Denis Compton | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 |
England innings 1
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Hutton lbw (b) Rowan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cyril Washbrook lbw (b) Tuckett | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Bill Edrich (b) Smith | 57 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Denis Compton (c) Mitchell (b) Tuckett | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tom Dollery (b) Dawson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Norman Yardley lbw (b) Tuckett | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Godfrey Evans st †Lindsay (b) Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Alec Bedser (c) Melville (b) Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Sam Cook (b) Tuckett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Jack Martin (c) †Lindsay (b) Tuckett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Eric Hollies Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 4(b 1, lb 2, wd 1, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 208/10 113.1 Ov ( RR 1.84 ) |
Fall of Wickets
40/1 (Leonard Hutton) |
48/2 (Cyril Washbrook) |
154/3 (Denis Compton) |
165/4 (Tom Dollery) |
198/5 (Bill Edrich) |
198/6 (Norman Yardley) |
207/7 (Alec Bedser) |
208/8 (Sam Cook) |
208/9 (Jack Martin) |
208/10 (Godfrey Evans)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsay Tuckett | 37 | 9 | 68 | 5 | 1.83 |
Ossie Dawson | 13 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2.69 |
Athol Rowan | 16 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 2.81 |
Tufty Mann | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0.50 |
Ian Smith | 27.1 | 10 | 46 | 3 | 1.69 |
England innings 2
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Hutton (b) Tuckett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Cyril Washbrook (c) †Lindsay (b) Rowan | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
Bill Edrich (b) Smith | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
Denis Compton (c) Mitchell (b) Mann | 163 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
Tom Dollery (c) & (b) Dawson | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Norman Yardley (c) Tuckett (b) Dawson | 99 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
Godfrey Evans (c) & (b) Smith | 74 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 |
Alec Bedser (c) Harris (b) Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Sam Cook (c) Dawson (b) Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Eric Hollies Not Out | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Jack Martin (b) Rowan | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 30(b 15, lb 13, wd 2, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 551/10 226.2 Ov ( RR 2.43 ) |
Fall of Wickets
20/1 (Leonard Hutton) |
116/2 (Bill Edrich) |
133/3 (Cyril Washbrook) |
170/4 (Tom Dollery) |
407/5 (Denis Compton) |
434/6 (Norman Yardley) |
472/7 (Alec Bedser) |
499/8 (Godfrey Evans) |
500/9 (Sam Cook) |
551/10 (Jack Martin)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lindsay Tuckett | 47 | 12 | 127 | 1 | 2.70 |
Ossie Dawson | 25 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 2.28 |
Athol Rowan | 43.2 | 8 | 100 | 2 | 2.30 |
Tufty Mann | 60 | 22 | 94 | 1 | 1.56 |
Ian Smith | 51 | 15 | 143 | 4 | 2.80 |
South Africa innings 2
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bruce Mitchell (c) †Evans (b) Bedser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Alan Melville Not Out | 104 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.00 |
Ken Viljoen Not Out | 51 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 7(b 1, lb 0, wd 5, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total: | 166/1 51 Ov ( RR 3.25 ) |
Yet to Bat
Dudley Nourse |
Ossie Dawson |
Tony Harris |
Athol Rowan |
Lindsay Tuckett |
Tufty Mann |
Johnny Lindsay |
Ian Smith
Fall of Wickets
21/1 (Bruce Mitchell)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Martin | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.00 |
Alec Bedser | 14 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2.21 |
Bill Edrich | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 |
Eric Hollies | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3.66 |
Sam Cook | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 |
Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 |
Leonard Hutton | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
