Shalders and Gordon White's 46-run partnership is SA's highest for the 3rd wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 37 between Robert Dower and Francis

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Scorecard summary

England • 184/10(63 overs)

1st INNINGS

44 ()

3/72 (21)

29 ()

2/35 (22)

South Africa • 91/10(46.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

19 ()

5/34 (23.1)

18* ()

3/33 (16)

England • 190/10(58.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

51 ()

4/26 (12.5)

43 ()

2/7 (6)

South Africa • 287/9(112.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

93* ()

3/74 (33)

81 ()

2/47 (21.5)

Match details

Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Toss	England, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of South Africa
Season	1905/06
Series result	South Africa led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 88
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	Ernie Hayes Frederick Fane Jack Crawford Walter Lees Bert Vogler Aubrey Faulkner Gordon White Percy Sherwell Reggie Schwarz Tip Snooke
Umpires	Frank Smith Jim Phillips

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South Africa Innings

Player Name		R
LJ Tancred	caught	10
WA Shalders	run out	38
CMH Hathorn	caught	4
GC White	bowled	81
SJ Snooke	lbw	9
JH Sinclair	caught	5
GA Faulkner	run out	6
AW Nourse	not out	93
AEE Vogler	bowled	2
RO Schwarz	caught	2
PW Sherwell	not out	22
Extras	(b 6, lb 2, nb 7)
Total	287(9 wkts; 112.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WS Lees	33	10	74	3	2.24
C Blythe	28	12	50	1	1.78
JN Crawford	17	4	49	0	2.88
S Haigh	1	0	9	0	9
AE Relf	21.5	7	47	2	2.15
EG Wynyard	3	0	15	0	5
EG Hayes	9	1	28	1	3.11

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	11	William Shalders	Louis Tancred
2nd	11	William Shalders	Maitland Hathorn
3rd	46	William Shalders	Gordon White
4th	13	Tip Snooke	Gordon White
5th	8	Jimmy Sinclair	Gordon White
6th	16	Aubrey Faulkner	Gordon White
7th	121	Dave Nourse	Gordon White
8th	4	Dave Nourse	Bert Vogler
9th	9	Dave Nourse	Reggie Schwarz
10th	48	Dave Nourse	Percy Sherwell

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