Cricket

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
E Paynter	243	334	-	24	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
WJ Edrich	219	460	-	25	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WR Hammond	181	336	-	16	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
WR Hammond	140	349	-	7	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	125	428	-	11	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AD Nourse	120	268	-	12	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
WR Hammond	120	178	-	16	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
PA Gibb	120	451	-	2	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
E Paynter	117	176	-	8	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
LEG Ames	115	145	-	13	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
BH Valentine	112	159	-	12	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
B Mitchell	109	190	-	14	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
PA Gibb	106	192	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
AD Nourse	103	364	-	6	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
A Melville	103	199	-	10	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EL Dalton	102	145	-	9	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
E Paynter	100	189	-	10	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
BH Valentine	97	138	-	11	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
PGV van der Bijl	97	230	-	7	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PA Gibb	93	270	-	7	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
L Hutton	92	202	-	7	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
EAB Rowan	89*	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
B Mitchell	89	222	-	6	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	87	137	-	9	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EAB Rowan	85	218	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
LEG Ames	84	172	-	7	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
A Melville	78	200	-	5	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
E Paynter	75	213	-	5	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
RE Grieveson	75	205	-	3	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
KG Viljoen	74	183	-	7	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
B Mitchell	73	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
AD Nourse	73	163	-	6	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
EAB Rowan	67	208	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
A Melville	67	99	-	10	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
ACB Langton	64*	95	-	-	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	63	112	-	7	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
E Paynter	62	260	-	3	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WR Hammond	61*	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
KG Viljoen	61	105	-	9	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
WR Hammond	58	50	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
PA Gibb	58	162	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EL Dalton	57	-	-	-	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
L Hutton	55	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
KG Viljoen	50	162	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	48*	165	-	5	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
PA Gibb	45	140	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
LEG Ames	42	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
B Mitchell	42	220	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
E Paynter	40	79	-	2	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
RE Grieveson	39	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	38	130	-	3	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
PA Gibb	38	144	-	2	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
AD Nourse	38	-	-	4	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
L Hutton	38	144	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
PGV van der Bijl	37	112	-	3	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
LEG Ames	34	54	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
DVP Wright	33	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EAB Rowan	33	90	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
L Hutton	32	100	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
L Hutton	31	40	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
PGV van der Bijl	31	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
B Mitchell	30	80	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
XC Balaskas	29	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
H Verity	29	78	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
PGV van der Bijl	28	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
WW Wade	28	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
LEG Ames	27*	50	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
AD Nourse	27	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	27	-	-	-	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
H Verity	26	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
BH Valentine	26	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
DVP Wright	26	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
BH Valentine	25*	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
AD Nourse	25	-	-	3	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WR Hammond	24	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
WR Hammond	24	90	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
A Melville	23	104	-	2	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
EL Dalton	21	-	-	3	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
EL Dalton	20*	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
K Farnes	20	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
AD Nourse	19*	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
AD Nourse	17*	35	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
LEG Ames	17*	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
L Hutton	17	30	-	-	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
LEG Ames	17	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
ES Newson	16	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
E Paynter	15	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
WW Wade	14	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
PGV van der Bijl	13	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
EL Dalton	12	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
ACB Langton	12	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
BH Valentine	11	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
B Mitchell	11	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	03 Mar 1939	Test # 271
WJ Edrich	10	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1938	Test # 267
WW Wade	10	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	31 Dec 1938	Test # 268
A Melville	10	44	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
PA Gibb	9	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
EL Dalton	8	-	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Durban	20 Jan 1939	Test # 269
TWJ Goddard	8	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270
H Verity	8	-	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Feb 1939	Test # 270

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 5th Test, Mar 3-14, 1939 [Test # 271]

South Africa v England at Johannesburg, 4th Test, Feb 18-22, 1939 [Test # 270]

South Africa v England at Durban, 3rd Test, Jan 20-23, 1939 [Test # 269]