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England in South Africa Test Series - 2nd Test

South Africa v England

Match drawn

England 1st innings R M 4s 6s
L Hutton b Gordon 17 30 1
PA Gibb c †Wade b Gordon 58 162 0
E Paynter lbw b Langton 1 10 0 0
WR Hammond* b Davies 181 336 16 0
LEG Ames† b Gordon 115 145 13 0
WJ Edrich b Gordon 0 5 0 0
BH Valentine lbw b Gordon 112 159 12 1
H Verity b Langton 29 78 0
DVP Wright c Nourse b Langton 33 0
K Farnes not out 1 0 0
Extras (lb 9, nb 3) 12
Total (9 wickets dec; 130.7 overs) 559 (3.20 runs per 6 balls)
Did not bat TWJ Goddard
Fall of wickets 1-29 (Hutton), 2-30 (Paynter), 3-139 (Gibb), 4-336 (Ames), 5-338 (Edrich), 6-410 (Hammond), 7-504 (Verity), 8-537 (Valentine), 9-559 (Wright)
Bowling O M R W Econ
EQ Davies 16 1 77 1 3.60
ACB Langton 30.7 3 117 3 2.84
N Gordon 40 3 157 5 2.94
XC Balaskas 24 0 115 0 3.59
B Mitchell 20 0 81 0 3.03
South Africa 1st innings R M 4s 6s
B Mitchell b Wright 42 220 0
PGV van der Bijl c Valentine b Verity 37 112 3 0
EAB Rowan b Wright 6 35 0
AD Nourse lbw b Verity 120 268 12 1
AW Briscoe lbw b Goddard 2 0 0
WW Wade† c Edrich b Verity 10 0
ACB Langton lbw b Goddard 0 0 0
XC Balaskas c Paynter b Verity 29 0
A Melville* b Verity 23 104 2 0
N Gordon st †Ames b Goddard 0 0 0
EQ Davies not out 0 0 0
Extras (b 2, lb 7, nb 8) 17
Total (all out; 118.6 overs) 286 (1.80 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-66 (van der Bijl), 2-79 (Rowan), 3-151 (Mitchell), 4-160 (Briscoe), 5-176 (Wade), 6-177 (Langton), 7-214 (Balaskas), 8-283 (Nourse), 9-286 (Gordon), 10-286 (Melville)
Bowling O M R W Econ
K Farnes 13 3 37 0 2.13
WJ Edrich 5 1 15 0 2.25
TWJ Goddard 38 15 64 3 1.26
DVP Wright 26 3 83 2 2.39
H Verity 36.6 13 70 5 1.42
South Africa 2nd innings (following on) R M 4s 6s
B Mitchell c †Ames b Farnes 1 9 0 0
PGV van der Bijl hit wicket b Goddard 87 137 9 1
EAB Rowan not out 89 0
AD Nourse not out 19 0
Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 1) 5
Total (2 wickets; 53 overs) 201 (2.84 runs per 6 balls)
Did not bat AW Briscoe, WW Wade†, ACB Langton, XC Balaskas, A Melville*, N Gordon, EQ Davies
Fall of wickets 1-2 (Mitchell), 2-149 (van der Bijl)
Bowling O M R W Econ
K Farnes 8 1 23 1 2.15
WJ Edrich 3 1 5 0 1.25
TWJ Goddard 11 1 68 1 4.63
DVP Wright 12 0 62 0 3.87
H Verity 10 5 13 0 0.97
WR Hammond 9 0 25 0 2.08
Match details
Balls per over 8
Toss England, who chose to bat
Series 5-match series level 0-0
Umpires RGA Ashman and GL Sickler
Close of play
Sat, 31 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 131/2 (PA Gibb 56*, WR Hammond 54*)
Sun, 1 Jan - rest day
Mon, 2 Jan - day 2 - England 1st innings 553/8 (DVP Wright 27*, K Farnes 1*)
Tue, 3 Jan - day 3 - South Africa 1st innings 213/6 (AD Nourse 74*, XC Balaskas 28*)
Wed, 4 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 201/2 (53 ov) - end of match
 
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Match drawn (by agreement)
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South Africa v England at Durban - Jan 20-23, 1939
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South Africa v England at Cape Town - Dec 31, 1938 - Jan 4, 1939
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Johannesburg - Dec 24-28, 1938
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Jan 5, 1939

The England squad for the 1938-39 tour of South Africa

The England squad for the 1938-39 tour of South Africa

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