South Africa vs England, 2nd Test at Cape Town, Dec 31 1927 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

2nd Test, Cape Town, December 31, 1927 - January 04, 1928, England tour of South Africa

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England

133 & 428

South Africa

(T:312) 250 & 224

England won by 87 runs

Summary

Scorecard

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England 1st Innings

South Africa 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

South Africa 2nd Innings

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England 1st Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Percy Holmes	b Bissett	9	-	-	-	0	-
Herbert Sutcliffe	c Nupen b Bissett	29	-	-	-	0	-
Ernest Tyldesley	b Bissett	0	-	-	0	0	-
Wally Hammond	lbw b Morkel	43	-	-	-	0	-
Greville Stevens	c †Cameron b Bissett	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bob Wyatt	lbw b Bissett	2	-	-	0	0	-
Ewart Astill	lbw b Vincent	25	-	-	-	0	-
Rony Stanyforth (c)†	b Vincent	4	-	-	-	0	-
George Geary	lbw b Vincent	0	-	-	0	0	-
Ian Peebles	not out	3	-	-	0	0	-
Tich Freeman	st †Cameron b Vincent	7	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 1, nb 5)	11
Total	59.1 Ov (RR: 2.24)	133
Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Percy Holmes), 2-14 (Ernest Tyldesley), 3-50 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 4-59 (Greville Stevens), 5-66 (Bob Wyatt), 6-97 (Wally Hammond), 7-106 (Rony Stanyforth), 8-106 (George Geary), 9-123 (Ewart Astill), 10-133 (Tich Freeman)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
George Bissett	17	5	37	5	2.17	-	-	-	0	0
Denys Morkel	9	3	20	1	2.22	-	-	-	0	0
Cyril Vincent	15.1	4	22	4	1.45	-	-	-	0	0
Buster Nupen	3	0	10	0	3.33	-	-	-	0	0
Henry Promnitz	15	5	33	0	2.20	-	-	-	0	0

South Africa 1st Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Herbie Taylor	hit wicket b Freeman	68	-	-	-	0	-
Mick Commaille	lbw b Freeman	13	-	-	-	0	-
Jock Cameron †	c Geary b Stevens	19	-	-	-	0	-
Bob Catterall	b Hammond	9	-	-	-	0	-
Denys Morkel	b Freeman	36	-	-	-	0	-
Archibald Palm	c Stevens b Freeman	2	-	-	0	0	-
Nummy Deane (c)	c †Stanyforth b Hammond	41	-	-	-	0	-
Cyril Vincent	b Astill	13	-	-	-	0	-
Buster Nupen	not out	39	-	-	-	0	-
George Bissett	b Hammond	3	-	-	0	0	-
Henry Promnitz	run out	3	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 2)	4
Total	101 Ov (RR: 2.47)	250
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Mick Commaille), 2-72 (Jock Cameron), 3-99 (Bob Catterall), 4-128 (Herbie Taylor), 5-140 (Archibald Palm), 6-153 (Denys Morkel), 7-197 (Cyril Vincent), 8-211 (Nummy Deane), 9-221 (George Bissett), 10-250 (Henry Promnitz)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
George Geary	23	2	50	0	2.17	-	-	-	0	0
Wally Hammond	17	4	53	3	3.11	-	-	-	0	0
Tich Freeman	29	12	58	4	2.00	-	-	-	0	0
Ian Peebles	14	3	27	0	1.92	-	-	-	0	0
Greville Stevens	10	1	26	1	2.60	-	-	-	0	0
Ewart Astill	8	0	32	1	4.00	-	-	-	0	0

England 2nd Innings 

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Percy Holmes	c Vincent b Nupen	88	-	-	-	0	-
Herbert Sutcliffe	b Bissett	99	-	-	-	0	-
Ernest Tyldesley	lbw b Promnitz	87	-	-	-	0	-
Wally Hammond	c Palm b Promnitz	14	-	-	-	0	-
Greville Stevens	c Morkel b Bissett	2	-	-	0	0	-
Bob Wyatt	c Promnitz b Bissett	91	-	-	-	0	-
Ewart Astill	c †Cameron b Vincent	9	-	-	-	0	-
Rony Stanyforth (c)†	b Vincent	1	-	-	0	0	-
George Geary	b Vincent	1	-	-	0	0	-
Ian Peebles	c Vincent b Promnitz	6	-	-	-	0	-
Tich Freeman	not out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 19, lb 5, nb 6)	30
Total	158.5 Ov (RR: 2.69)	428
Fall of wickets: 1-140 (Percy Holmes), 2-233 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 3-278 (Wally Hammond), 4-282 (Greville Stevens), 5-326 (Ernest Tyldesley), 6-348 (Ewart Astill), 7-350 (Rony Stanyforth), 8-360 (George Geary), 9-415 (Ian Peebles), 10-428 (Bob Wyatt)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
George Bissett	31.5	5	99	3	3.10	-	-	-	0	0
Denys Morkel	21	4	60	0	2.85	-	-	-	0	0
Cyril Vincent	40	10	93	3	2.32	-	-	-	0	0
Buster Nupen	36	8	90	1	2.50	-	-	-	0	0
Henry Promnitz	30	10	56	3	1.86	-	-	-	0	0

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 312 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Herbie Taylor	run out	71	-	-	-	0	-
Mick Commaille	c Astill b Hammond	47	-	-	-	0	-
Jock Cameron †	b Hammond	19	-	-	-	0	-
Bob Catterall	lbw b Astill	10	-	-	-	0	-
Denys Morkel	c Holmes b Astill	23	-	-	-	0	-
Nummy Deane (c)	c Hammond b Freeman	4	-	-	-	0	-
Archibald Palm	c Hammond b Freeman	13	-	-	-	0	-
Cyril Vincent	c Hammond b Freeman	11	-	-	-	0	-
Buster Nupen	b Astill	1	-	-	0	0	-
George Bissett	not out	11	-	-	-	0	-
Henry Promnitz	b Peebles	2	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 4, nb 2)	12
Total	101.1 Ov (RR: 2.21)	224
Fall of wickets: 1-115 (Mick Commaille), 2-126 (Herbie Taylor), 3-147 (Jock Cameron), 4-161 (Bob Catterall), 5-166 (Nummy Deane), 6-190 (Archibald Palm), 7-197 (Denys Morkel), 8-206 (Buster Nupen), 9-210 (Cyril Vincent), 10-224 (Henry Promnitz)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Wally Hammond	30	13	50	2	1.66	-	-	-	0	0
Tich Freeman	22	7	66	3	3.00	-	-	-	0	0
Ian Peebles	12.1	4	26	1	2.13	-	-	-	0	0
Greville Stevens	5	0	17	0	3.40	-	-	-	0	0
Ewart Astill	29	11	48	3	1.65	-	-	-	0	0
Bob Wyatt	3	0	5	0	1.66	-	-	-	0	0

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Close of Play

Sat, 31 Dec - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 128/4 (Denys Morkel 17*)

Sun, 01 Jan - rest day

Mon, 02 Jan - day 2 - England 2nd innings 220/1 (Herbert Sutcliffe 92*, Ernest Tyldesley 24*)

Tue, 03 Jan - day 3 - England 2nd innings 412/8 (Bob Wyatt 76*, Ian Peebles 6*)

Wed, 04 Jan - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 224 (101.1 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Newlands, Cape Town
Toss	South Africa, elected to field first
Series	England tour of South Africa
Season	1927/28
Series result	England led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 169
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	Archibald Palm George Bissett
Umpires	Geoffrey Treadwell Harry Adams