South Africa vs England
1st Test
SA
161-10
(53.5)
219-10
(89.3)
Eng won by 2 wickets

Eng
253-10
(99.4)
128-8
(28)
South Africa innings 1
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Rowan (c) †Evans (b) Jenkins | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 17.50 |
Owen Wynne (c) Compton (b) Bedser | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
Bruce Mitchell (c) †Evans (b) Bedser | 27 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 31.39 |
Dudley Nourse (c) Watkins (b) Wright | 37 | 63 | 3 | 1 | 58.73 |
Billy Wade run out | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 24.24 |
Denis Begbie (c) Compton (b) Bedser | 37 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 51.38 |
Ossie Dawson (b) Gladwin | 24 | 78 | 2 | 0 | 30.76 |
Athol Rowan Not Out | 5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21.73 |
Lindsay Tuckett lbw (b) Gladwin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
Tufty Mann (c) †Evans (b) Gladwin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Cuan McCarthy (b) Bedser | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 6(b 3, lb 2, wd 0, nb 1, p 0) |
| Total: | 161/10 53.5 Ov ( RR 2.99 ) |
Fall of Wickets
9/1 (Owen Wynne, 4.6 ov) |
18/2 (Eric Rowan, 10.3 ov) |
69/3 (Dudley Nourse, 23.7 ov) |
80/4 (Bruce Mitchell, 27.3 ov) |
99/5 (Billy Wade, 32.6 ov) |
148/6 (Denis Begbie, 47.4 ov) |
150/7 (Ossie Dawson, 49 ov) |
152/8 (Lindsay Tuckett, 50.1 ov) |
160/9 (Tufty Mann, 52.3 ov) |
161/10 (Cuan McCarthy, 53.5 ov)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alec Bedser | 13.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 2.14 |
Cliff Gladwin | 12 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 1.31 |
Roly Jenkins | 14 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 2.67 |
Doug Wright | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 2.41 |
Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.87 |
Allan Watkins | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.75 |
England innings 1
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Hutton (c) McCarthy (b) AMB Rowan | 83 | 234 | 7 | 0 | 35.47 |
Cyril Washbrook (c) †Wade (b) Mann | 35 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 40.69 |
Reg Simpson (c) Begbie (b) Mann | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 18.51 |
Denis Compton (c) †Wade (b) Mann | 72 | 277 | 4 | 0 | 25.99 |
Allan Watkins (c) Nourse (b) AMB Rowan | 9 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 17.30 |
George Mann (c) EAB Rowan (b) AMB Rowan | 19 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 39.58 |
Godfrey Evans (c) Wynne (b) AMB Rowan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Roly Jenkins (c) Mitchell (b) Mann | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 12.82 |
Alec Bedser (c) Tuckett (b) Mann | 11 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 44.00 |
Cliff Gladwin Not Out | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Doug Wright (c) Tuckett (b) Mann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 14(b 2, lb 12, wd 0, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 253/10 99.4 Ov ( RR 2.54 ) |
Fall of Wickets
84/1 (Cyril Washbrook, 26 ov) |
104/2 (Reg Simpson, 33.7 ov) |
146/3 (Leonard Hutton, 56.2 ov) |
172/4 (Allan Watkins, 68.4 ov) |
212/5 (George Mann, 80.3 ov) |
212/6 (Godfrey Evans, 80.4 ov) |
221/7 (Roly Jenkins, 87.2 ov) |
247/8 (Alec Bedser, 97.3 ov) |
253/9 (Denis Compton) |
253/10 (Doug Wright, 99.4 ov)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuan McCarthy | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1.66 |
Ossie Dawson | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 |
Lindsay Tuckett | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 4.50 |
Athol Rowan | 44 | 8 | 108 | 4 | 1.84 |
Tufty Mann | 37.4 | 14 | 59 | 6 | 1.18 |
South Africa innings 2
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Rowan (c) Compton (b) Jenkins | 16 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 43.24 |
Owen Wynne (c) Watkins (b) Wright | 4 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.55 |
Bruce Mitchell (b) Wright | 19 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 26.38 |
Dudley Nourse (c) & (b) Bedser | 32 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 71.11 |
Billy Wade (b) Jenkins | 63 | 199 | 6 | 0 | 31.65 |
Denis Begbie (c) Mann (b) Bedser | 48 | 83 | 6 | 1 | 57.83 |
Ossie Dawson (c) Compton (b) Wright | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
Athol Rowan (b) Wright | 15 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 14.85 |
Lindsay Tuckett Not Out | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 3.79 |
Tufty Mann (c) Mann (b) Compton | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 45.45 |
Cuan McCarthy (b) Jenkins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras: | 6(b 1, lb 5, wd 0, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 219/10 89.3 Ov ( RR 2.45 ) |
Fall of Wickets
22/1 (Owen Wynne, 11.7 ov) |
22/2 (Eric Rowan, 12.2 ov) |
67/3 (Dudley Nourse, 23.7 ov) |
89/4 (Bruce Mitchell, 30.5 ov) |
174/5 (Denis Begbie, 53.7 ov) |
179/6 (Ossie Dawson, 58.2 ov) |
199/7 (Billy Wade, 71.4 ov) |
208/8 (Athol Rowan, 81.3 ov) |
219/9 (Tufty Mann, 88.7 ov) |
219/10 (Cuan McCarthy, 89.3 ov)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alec Bedser | 18 | 5 | 51 | 2 | 2.12 |
Cliff Gladwin | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1.60 |
Roly Jenkins | 22.3 | 6 | 64 | 3 | 2.14 |
Doug Wright | 26 | 3 | 72 | 4 | 2.07 |
Denis Compton | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0.51 |
England innings 2
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leonard Hutton (c) Dawson (b) Tuckett | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 |
Cyril Washbrook lbw (b) Mann | 25 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 75.75 |
George Mann (c) Mitchell (b) McCarthy | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 68.42 |
Denis Compton (b) McCarthy | 28 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 41.17 |
Allan Watkins (b) McCarthy | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
Reg Simpson (c) EAB Rowan (b) McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Godfrey Evans (b) McCarthy | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 |
Roly Jenkins (c) †Wade (b) McCarthy | 22 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 37.28 |
Alec Bedser Not Out | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 |
Cliff Gladwin Not Out | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 87.50 |
| Extras: | 19(b 9, lb 10, wd 0, nb 0, p 0) |
| Total: | 128/8 28 Ov ( RR 4.57 ) |
Yet to Bat
Doug Wright
Fall of Wickets
25/1 (Leonard Hutton, 3.4 ov) |
49/2 (Cyril Washbrook, 6.5 ov) |
52/3 (George Mann, 8.4 ov) |
64/4 (Allan Watkins, 10.6 ov) |
64/5 (Reg Simpson, 10.7 ov) |
70/6 (Godfrey Evans, 12.1 ov) |
115/7 (Denis Compton, 24.6 ov) |
116/8 (Roly Jenkins, 26.2 ov)
| Bowlers | Overs | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cuan McCarthy | 12 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 2.68 |
Lindsay Tuckett | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2.85 |
Tufty Mann | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.87 |
Athol Rowan | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2.81 |
