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England tour of South Africa, 1948/49 / Scorecard

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England in South Africa Test Series - 1st Test

South Africa v England

England won by 2 wickets

South Africa 1st innings R 4s 6s
EAB Rowan c †Evans b Jenkins 7 0
OE Wynne c Compton b Bedser 5 0
B Mitchell c †Evans b Bedser 27 0
AD Nourse* c Watkins b Wright 37 1
WW Wade† run out 8 0
DW Begbie c Compton b Bedser 37 0
OC Dawson b Gladwin 24 0
AMB Rowan not out 5 0
L Tuckett lbw b Gladwin 1 0 0
NBF Mann c †Evans b Gladwin 4 0
CN McCarthy b Bedser 0 0 0
Extras (b 3, lb 2, nb 1) 6
Total (all out; 53.5 overs) 161 (2.25 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-9 (Wynne), 2-18 (EAB Rowan), 3-69 (Nourse), 4-80 (Mitchell), 5-99 (Wade), 6-148 (Begbie), 7-150 (Dawson), 8-152 (Tuckett), 9-160 (Mann), 10-161 (McCarthy)
Bowling O M R W Econ
AV Bedser 13.5 2 39 4 2.14
C Gladwin 12 3 21 3 1.31
RO Jenkins 14 3 50 1 2.67
DVP Wright 9 3 29 1 2.41
DCS Compton 2 0 5 0 1.87
AJ Watkins 3 0 11 0 2.75
England 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
L Hutton c McCarthy b AMB Rowan 83 189 0
C Washbrook c †Wade b Mann 35 0
RT Simpson c Begbie b Mann 5 0
DCS Compton c †Wade b Mann 72 212 4 0
AJ Watkins c Nourse b AMB Rowan 9 39 0
FG Mann* c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan 19 0
TG Evans† c Wynne b AMB Rowan 0 1 0 0 0.00
RO Jenkins c Mitchell b Mann 5 0
AV Bedser c Tuckett b Mann 11 0
C Gladwin not out 0 0 0
DVP Wright c Tuckett b Mann 0 1 0 0 0.00
Extras (b 2, lb 12) 14
Total (all out; 99.4 overs) 253 (1.90 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-84 (Washbrook), 2-104 (Simpson), 3-146 (Hutton), 4-172 (Watkins), 5-212 (Mann), 6-212 (Evans), 7-221 (Jenkins), 8-247 (Bedser), 9-253 (Compton), 10-253 (Wright)
Bowling O M R W Econ
CN McCarthy 9 2 20 0 1.66
OC Dawson 3 0 16 0 4.00
L Tuckett 6 0 36 0 4.50
AMB Rowan 44 8 108 4 1.84
NBF Mann 37.4 14 59 6 1.18
South Africa 2nd innings R M 4s 6s
EAB Rowan c Compton b Jenkins 16 0
OE Wynne c Watkins b Wright 4 45 0
B Mitchell b Wright 19 0
AD Nourse* c & b Bedser 32 0
WW Wade† b Jenkins 63 180 0
DW Begbie c Mann b Bedser 48 1
OC Dawson c Compton b Wright 3 0 0
AMB Rowan b Wright 15 75 0
L Tuckett not out 3 55 0 0
NBF Mann c Mann b Compton 10 20 0
CN McCarthy b Jenkins 0 0 0
Extras (b 1, lb 5) 6
Total (all out; 89.3 overs) 219 (1.83 runs per 6 balls)
Fall of wickets 1-22 (Wynne), 2-22 (EAB Rowan), 3-67 (Nourse), 4-89 (Mitchell), 5-174 (Begbie), 6-179 (Dawson), 7-208 (Wade), 8-208 (AMB Rowan), 9-219 (Mann), 10-219 (McCarthy)
Bowling O M R W Econ
AV Bedser 18 5 51 2 2.12
C Gladwin 7 3 15 0 1.60
RO Jenkins 22.3 6 64 3 2.14
DVP Wright 26 3 72 4 2.07
DCS Compton 16 11 11 1 0.51
England 2nd innings (target: 128 runs) R M B 4s 6s SR
L Hutton c Dawson b Tuckett 5 20 0 0
C Washbrook lbw b Mann 25 30 0
FG Mann* c Mitchell b McCarthy 13 25 0
DCS Compton b McCarthy 28 75 0
AJ Watkins b McCarthy 4 4 0 0
RT Simpson c EAB Rowan b McCarthy 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
TG Evans† b McCarthy 4 5 0 0
RO Jenkins c †Wade b McCarthy 22 55 0
AV Bedser not out 1 18 0 0
C Gladwin not out 7 10 1 0
Extras (b 9, lb 10) 19
Total (8 wickets; 28 overs) 128 (3.42 runs per 6 balls)
Did not bat DVP Wright
Fall of wickets 1-25 (Hutton), 2-49 (Washbrook), 3-52 (Mann), 4-64 (Watkins), 5-64 (Simpson), 6-70 (Evans), 7-115 (Compton), 8-116 (Jenkins)
Bowling O M R W Econ
CN McCarthy 12 2 43 6 2.68
L Tuckett 10 0 38 1 2.85
AMB Rowan 4 0 15 0 2.81
NBF Mann 2 0 13 1 4.87
Match details
Balls per over 8
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat
Series England led the 5-match series 1-0
Test debuts RO Jenkins, FG Mann and RT Simpson (England); DW Begbie, CN McCarthy and OE Wynne (South Africa)
Umpires RGA Ashman and GL Sickler
Close of play
Thu, 16 Dec - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 161
Fri, 17 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 144/2 (L Hutton 81*, DCS Compton 17*)
Sat, 18 Dec - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 90/4 (WW Wade 17*, DW Begbie 0*)
Sun, 19 Dec - rest day
Mon, 20 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 128/8 (28 ov) - end of match
 
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Series Results
South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth - Mar 5-9, 1949
England won by 3 wickets
South Africa v England at Johannesburg - Feb 12-16, 1949
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Cape Town - Jan 1-5, 1949
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Johannesburg - Dec 27-30, 1948
Match drawn
South Africa v England at Durban - Dec 16-20, 1948
England won by 2 wickets
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