Cricket Records in England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49

Highest totals

Team	Score	Overs	RR	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Result	Match Date	Scorecard
England	608	149.5x8	3.04	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
England	395	141.4x8	2.09	2	v South Africa	Gqeberha	won	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
England	379	105.7x8	2.68	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
South Africa	379	143.5x8	1.97	1	v England	Gqeberha	lost	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
South Africa	356	119.2x8	2.23	2	v England	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
South Africa	315	104.4x8	2.26	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
England	308	91.2x8	2.53	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
England	276/3d	96.0x8	2.15	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
South Africa	270/2	91.0x8	2.22	3	v England	Johannesburg	draw	27 Dec 1948	Test # 307
South Africa	257/9d	85.0x8	2.26	2	v England	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
England	253/7d	78.2x8	2.42	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
England	253	99.4x8	1.90	2	v South Africa	Durban	won	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
South Africa	219	89.3x8	1.83	3	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
South Africa	194/4	65.0x8	2.23	4	v England	Johannesburg	draw	12 Feb 1949	Test # 312
South Africa	187/3d	58.0x8	2.41	3	v England	Gqeberha	lost	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
England	174/7	23.7x8	5.46	4	v South Africa	Gqeberha	won	5 Mar 1949	Test # 313
South Africa	161	53.5x8	2.25	1	v England	Durban	lost	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306
South Africa	142/4	31.0x8	3.43	4	v England	Cape Town	draw	1 Jan 1949	Test # 309
England	128/8	28.0x8	3.42	4	v South Africa	Durban	won	16 Dec 1948	Test # 306

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]