Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	c †Wade b McCarthy	158	-	290	16	0	-
Cyril Washbrook	c Begbie b McCarthy	195	-	295	18	0	-
Jack Crapp	c & b Mitchell	56	-	-	-	0	-
Denis Compton	c Mitchell b Mann	114	-	-	-	0	-
Allan Watkins	c †Wade b Mann	7	-	-	-	0	-
George Mann (c)	c McCarthy b Mann	7	-	-	-	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	run out	18	-	-	-	0	-
Roly Jenkins	c †Wade b AMB Rowan	4	-	-	-	0	-
Alec Bedser	b McCarthy	12	-	-	-	0	-
Cliff Gladwin	lbw b Dawson	23	-	-	-	1	-
Doug Wright	not out	1	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 3, lb 10)	13
Total	149.5 Ov (RR: 4.06)	608
Fall of wickets: 1-359 (Leonard Hutton), 2-366 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-516 (Jack Crapp), 4-540 (Denis Compton), 5-549 (Allan Watkins), 6-550 (George Mann), 7-570 (Godfrey Evans), 8-576 (Roly Jenkins), 9-602 (Alec Bedser), 10-608 (Cliff Gladwin)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Cuan McCarthy	26	1	102	3	2.94	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	16.5	3	59	1	2.66	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	41	4	155	1	2.83	-	-	-
Lindsay Tuckett	12	0	55	0	3.43	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	30	2	107	3	2.67	-	-	-
Denis Begbie	6	0	38	0	4.75	-	-	-
Bruce Mitchell	18	1	79	1	3.29	-	-	-

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan	lbw b Bedser	8	-	-	-	0	-
Owen Wynne	lbw b Wright	4	-	-	-	0	-
Bruce Mitchell	b Gladwin	86	-	-	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse (c)	lbw b Wright	32	-	-	-	0	-
Billy Wade †	c †Evans b Compton	85	-	-	-	1	-
Denis Begbie	c Watkins b Jenkins	5	-	-	-	0	-
Ossie Dawson	c Watkins b Jenkins	12	-	-	-	0	-
Athol Rowan	b Wright	8	-	-	-	0	-
Lindsay Tuckett	st †Evans b Watkins	38	-	-	-	0	-
Tufty Mann	st †Evans b Jenkins	23	-	-	-	0	-
Cuan McCarthy	not out	1	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 7, nb 2)	13
Total	104.4 Ov (RR: 3.01)	315
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Eric Rowan), 2-17 (Owen Wynne), 3-96 (Dudley Nourse), 4-191 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-204 (Denis Begbie), 6-220 (Ossie Dawson), 7-235 (Athol Rowan), 8-273 (Billy Wade), 9-313 (Lindsay Tuckett), 10-315 (Tufty Mann)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	22	6	42	1	1.43	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	20	6	29	1	1.08	-	-	-
Roly Jenkins	21.4	3	88	3	3.06	-	-	-
Doug Wright	26	2	104	3	3.00	-	-	-
Denis Compton	10	0	34	1	2.55	-	-	-
Allan Watkins	5	2	5	1	0.75	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan	not out	156	-	370	-	0	-
Owen Wynne	lbw b Bedser	4	-	-	-	0	-
Bruce Mitchell	c Hutton b Wright	40	-	-	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse (c)	not out	56	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 9, lb 4, nb 1)	14
Total	91 Ov (RR: 2.96)	270/2
Did not bat: Billy Wade †, Denis Begbie, Ossie Dawson, Athol Rowan, Lindsay Tuckett, Tufty Mann, Cuan McCarthy
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Owen Wynne), 2-108 (Bruce Mitchell)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	17	4	51	1	2.25	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	16	5	37	0	1.73	-	-	-
Roly Jenkins	19	3	54	0	2.13	-	-	-
Doug Wright	14	3	35	1	1.87	-	-	-
Denis Compton	13	3	31	0	1.78	-	-	-
Allan Watkins	12	2	48	0	3.00	-	-	-

Close of Play

Mon, 27 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 387/2 (Jack Crapp 14*, Denis Compton 10*)

Tue, 28 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 95/2 (Bruce Mitchell 47*, Dudley Nourse 32*)

Wed, 29 Dec - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 28/1 (Eric Rowan 17*, Bruce Mitchell 7*)

Thu, 30 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 270/2 (91 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa
Season	1948/49
Series result	England led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 307
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	George Sickler Jack Hart-Davis

Match Coverage

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 1948-49

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South Africa Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
AV Bedser	17	4	51	1	2.25
C Gladwin	16	5	37	0	1.73
RO Jenkins	19	3	54	0	2.13
DVP Wright	14	3	35	1	1.87
DCS Compton	13	3	31	0	1.78
AJ Watkins	12	2	48	0	3

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