result
1st Test, Johannesburg, Feb 14 - 18 1899, England tour of South Africa
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England

145 & 237
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South Africa

(77.1 ov, target 132)251 & 99
England won by 32 runs
Summary
Scorecard
Coverage
England 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Frank Mitchell  b Graham28---00.00
Pelham Warner c & b Llewellyn21---00.00
Johnny Tyldesley run out 17---00.00
Clem Wilson  b Middleton8---00.00
Willis Cuttell c Llewellyn b Graham19---00.00
Albert Trott run out 0--000.00
Frank Milligan c Graham b Middleton11---00.00
Lord Hawke (c)c †Bisset b Llewellyn0--000.00
Jack Board †c Dower b Rowe29---00.00
Hugh Bromley-Davenport c Graham b Rowe4---00.00
Schofield Haigh not out 2--000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 1)6
TOTAL(77.2 Ov, RR: 1.87)145
Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Pelham Warner), 2-53 (Frank Mitchell), 3-77 (Clem Wilson), 4-77 (Johnny Tyldesley), 5-81 (Albert Trott), 6-96 (Frank Milligan), 7-96 (Lord Hawke), 8-138 (Willis Cuttell), 9-138 (Jack Board), 10-145 (Hugh Bromley-Davenport)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Bonnor Middleton2394822.50---00
George Rowe18.263422.22---00
Robert Graham1672221.65---00
Charlie Llewellyn2063522.10---00
South Africa 1st INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Jimmy Sinclair run out 86---00.00
Vincent Tancred  b Haigh18---00.00
Howard Francis lbw b Trott7---00.00
Robert Dower  b Trott0--000.00
Murray Bisset (c)† b Haigh35---00.00
William Solomon c Tyldesley b Haigh2--000.00
George Shepstone  b Cuttell8---00.00
Charlie Llewellyn st †Board b Trott38---00.00
Robert Graham c †Board b Cuttell4---00.00
Bonnor Middleton c Mitchell b Trott22---00.00
George Rowe not out 13---00.00
Extras(b 5, lb 11, nb 2)18
TOTAL(84.1 Ov, RR: 2.98)251
Fall of wickets: 1-46 (Vincent Tancred), 2-55 (Howard Francis), 3-59 (Robert Dower), 4-114 (Murray Bisset), 5-118 (William Solomon), 6-143 (George Shepstone), 7-169 (Jimmy Sinclair), 8-183 (Robert Graham), 9-224 (Charlie Llewellyn), 10-251 (Bonnor Middleton)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Albert Trott30.1136142.42---00
Schofield Haigh30510134.04---00
Willis Cuttell1754222.96---00
Frank Milligan702904.97---00
England 2nd INNINGS
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Frank Mitchell lbw b Llewellyn1--000.00
Pelham Warner not out 132---00.00
Johnny Tyldesley c Shepstone b Middleton17---00.00
Clem Wilson  b Middleton18---00.00
Willis Cuttell c Dower b Middleton21---00.00
Albert Trott c Solomon b Rowe6---00.00
Schofield Haigh c Shepstone b Rowe1--000.00
Frank Milligan st †Bisset b Llewellyn8---00.00
Lord Hawke (c) b Llewellyn5---00.00
Jack Board †c & b Middleton17---00.00
Hugh Bromley-Davenport  b Middleton0--000.00
Extras(b 9, nb 2)11
TOTAL(104 Ov, RR: 2.27)237
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Frank Mitchell), 2-41 (Johnny Tyldesley), 3-104 (Clem Wilson), 4-139 (Willis Cuttell), 5-149 (Albert Trott), 6-153 (Schofield Haigh), 7-171 (Frank Milligan), 8-189 (Lord Hawke), 9-233 (Jack Board), 10-237 (Hugh Bromley-Davenport)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Bonnor Middleton2685152.35---00
George Rowe28124021.71---00
Robert Graham1123804.15---00
Charlie Llewellyn36118932.97---00
George Shepstone31803.20---00
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (target: 132 runs)
BATSMEN RBM4s6sSR
Jimmy Sinclair c Cuttell b Haigh4---00.00
Vincent Tancred c †Board b Haigh7---00.00
Howard Francis  b Cuttell29---00.00
Robert Dower c Cuttell b Trott9---00.00
Murray Bisset (c)†not out 21---00.00
Charlie Llewellyn  b Trott0--000.00
George Shepstone lbw b Cuttell0--000.00
William Solomon  b Cuttell2--000.00
Bonnor Middleton c Bromley-Davenport b Trott14---00.00
Robert Graham c Tyldesley b Trott0--000.00
George Rowe  b Trott0--000.00
Extras(b 4, lb 5, nb 4)13
TOTAL(77.1 Ov, RR: 1.28)99
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Jimmy Sinclair), 2-21 (Vincent Tancred), 3-58 (Howard Francis), 4-62 (Robert Dower), 5-65 (Charlie Llewellyn), 6-66 (George Shepstone), 7-78 (William Solomon), 8-97 (Bonnor Middleton), 9-99 (Robert Graham), 10-99 (George Rowe)
BOWLINGOMRWECON0s4s6sWDNB
Albert Trott33.1144951.77---00
Schofield Haigh1252022.00---00
Willis Cuttell32241730.64---00
MATCH DETAILS
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
TossEngland, elected to bat first
SeriesEngland tour of South Africa
Season1898/99
Series resultEngland led the 2-match series 1-0
Match numberTest no. 58
Match days - day match (3-day match)
Test debut
Clem Wilson
Clem Wilson
Frank Milligan
Frank Milligan
Frank Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Howard Francis
Howard Francis
Jack Board
Jack Board
Johnny Tyldesley
Johnny Tyldesley
Murray Bisset
Murray Bisset
Pelham Warner
Pelham Warner
Robert Dower
Robert Dower
Robert Graham
Robert Graham
Schofield Haigh
Schofield Haigh
Vincent Tancred
Vincent Tancred
William Solomon
William Solomon
Willis Cuttell
Willis Cuttell
Umpires
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Archibald White
Balls per over5
CLOSE OF PLAY
Tue, 14 Feb - day 1 -South Africa 1st innings 86/3 (Jimmy Sinclair 38*, Murray Bisset 21*, null ov)
Wed, 15 Feb - day 2 -England 2nd innings 171/7 (Pelham Warner 97*, null ov)
Thu, 16 Feb - day 3 -South Africa 2nd innings 99/10 (77.1 ov) - end of match
MATCH NOTES
General
  • Warner was the first to carry his bat through a completed innings on debut for England.
  • AE Trott was making his debut for England after appearing in three Tests for Australia .
South Africa Innings
Player NameRB
JH Sinclaircaught4
VM Tancredcaught7
HH Francisbowled29
RR Dowercaught9
M Bissetnot out21
CB Llewellynbowled0
GH Shepstonelbw0
WRT Solomonbowled2
J Middletoncaught14
R Grahamcaught0
GA Rowebowled0
Extras(b 4, lb 5, nb 4)
Total99(10 wkts; 77.1 ovs)
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