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(10/10 ov) 114/3

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(19.4/20 ov, T:272) 225

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South Africa vs England, 1st Test at Gqeberha, Mar 12 1889 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

1st Test, Gqeberha, March 12 - 13, 1889, England tour of South Africa

84 & 129

(T:66) 148 & 67/2

England won by 8 wickets

South Africa 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

South Africa 2nd Innings

England 2nd Innings

Match Flow

Info

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Albert Rose-Innes	b Briggs	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bernard Tancred	b Smith	29	-	-	3	0	-
Philip Hutchinson	b Briggs	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Charles Vintcent	c Abel b Briggs	3	-	-	0	0	-
Arthur Ochse	c Abel b Briggs	4	-	-	0	0	-
William Milton	c Abel b Fothergill	1	-	-	0	0	-
Owen Dunell (c)	not out	26	-	-	3	0	-
Robert Stewart	lbw b Smith	4	-	-	0	0	-
Fred Smith †	b Smith	7	-	-	1	0	-
Charlie Finlason	b Smith	0	-	-	0	0	-
Gus Kempis	c Hearne b Smith	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 8, w 2)	10
Total	75.2 Ov (RR: 1.11)	84
Fall of wickets 1-0 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-0 (Philip Hutchinson), 3-10 (Charles Vintcent), 4-16 (Arthur Ochse), 5-17 (William Milton), 6-58 (Bernard Tancred), 7-66 (Robert Stewart), 8-78 (Fred Smith), 9-82 (Charlie Finlason), 10-84 (Gus Kempis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Johnny Briggs	37	21	39	4	1.58	-	0	0
Arnold Fothergill	24	15	15	1	0.93	-	0	0
Aubrey Smith	13.2	6	19	5	2.11	-	0	0
George Ulyett	1	0	1	0	1.50	-	0	0

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bobby Abel	c Milton b Rose-Innes	46	-	-	5	0	-
George Ulyett	b Kempis	4	-	-	0	0	-
Maurice Read	c Dunell b Kempis	1	-	-	0	0	-
Frank Hearne	c Stewart b Rose-Innes	27	-	-	2	0	-
Henry Wood †	c Hutchinson b Rose-Innes	3	-	-	0	0	-
Monty Bowden	run out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Johnny Briggs	c †Smith b Rose-Innes	0	-	-	0	0	-
Aubrey Smith (c)	c Stewart b Kempis	3	-	-	0	0	-
Basil Grieve	not out	14	-	-	2	0	-
The Hon. Charles Coventry	c †Smith b Rose-Innes	12	-	-	2	0	-
Arnold Fothergill	c Tancred b Milton	32	-	-	3	1	-
Extras	(b 5, w 1)	6
Total	66.2 Ov (RR: 2.22)	148
Fall of wickets 1-10 (George Ulyett), 2-14 (Maurice Read), 3-65 (Frank Hearne), 4-75 (Henry Wood), 5-75 (Monty Bowden), 6-77 (Johnny Briggs), 7-85 (Aubrey Smith), 8-87 (Bobby Abel), 9-103 (The Hon. Charles Coventry), 10-148 (Arnold Fothergill)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Gus Kempis	31	14	53	3	2.56	-	0	0
Charlie Finlason	3	0	7	0	3.50	-	0	0
Charles Vintcent	12	4	34	0	4.25	-	0	0
Albert Rose-Innes	18	5	43	5	3.58	-	0	0
William Milton	2.2	1	5	1	3.00	-	0	0

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Albert Rose-Innes	b Smith	13	-	-	1	0	-
Bernard Tancred	c & b Briggs	29	-	-	1	0	-
Arthur Ochse	lbw b Fothergill	8	-	-	1	0	-
Charles Vintcent	c & b Ulyett	4	-	-	1	0	-
Philip Hutchinson	b Smith	11	-	-	1	0	-
Owen Dunell (c)	c & b Ulyett	11	-	-	0	0	-
William Milton	c †Bowden b Briggs	19	-	-	2	0	-
Robert Stewart	c Ulyett b Fothergill	9	-	-	0	0	-
Fred Smith †	b Fothergill	12	-	-	0	0	-
Charlie Finlason	b Fothergill	6	-	-	1	0	-
Gus Kempis	not out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 7)	7
Total	90.1 Ov (RR: 1.42)	129
Fall of wickets 1-21 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-42 (Arthur Ochse), 3-51 (Charles Vintcent), 4-67 (Bernard Tancred), 5-67 (Philip Hutchinson), 6-88 (William Milton), 7-110 (Owen Dunell), 8-116 (Robert Stewart), 9-126 (Charlie Finlason), 10-129 (Fred Smith)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Johnny Briggs	27	14	34	2	1.88	-	0	0
Arnold Fothergill	18.1	11	19	4	1.56	-	0	0
Aubrey Smith	25	10	42	2	2.52	-	0	0
George Ulyett	20	9	27	2	2.02	-	0	0

England 2nd Innings (T: 66 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bobby Abel	not out	23	-	-	2	0	-
George Ulyett	b Vintcent	22	-	-	3	1	-
Maurice Read	b Kempis	3	-	-	0	0	-
Basil Grieve	not out	12	-	-	2	0	-
Extras	(b 7)	7
Total	21.1 Ov (RR: 3.15)	67/2
Did not bat Frank Hearne, Henry Wood †, Monty Bowden, Johnny Briggs, Aubrey Smith (c), The Hon. Charles Coventry, Arnold Fothergill
Fall of wickets 1-32 (George Ulyett), 2-35 (Maurice Read)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Gus Kempis	11	3	23	1	3.13	-	0	0
Charles Vintcent	8.1	2	21	1	3.81	-	0	0
Albert Rose-Innes	2	0	16	0	12.00	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Tue, 12 Mar

day 1 - England 1st innings 148

Wed, 13 Mar

day 2 - England 2nd innings 67/2 (21.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

South Africa's introduction to Test cricket ended in a comprehensive defeat by Major Warton's touring team.

The match, played on matting, finished just before 3.30pm on the second day.

Webster stood for umpire Dearne on the second day.

Match Details

GroundCrusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first

Series

England tour of South Africa

Series resultEngland led the 2-match series 1-0

Match numberTest no. 31

Match daysday (3-day match)

Test debut

Arnold Fothergill

The Hon. Charles Coventry

Albert Rose-Innes

Bernard Tancred

Charlie Finlason

Charles Vintcent

Philip Hutchinson

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