RESULT
1st Test, Johannesburg, December 24 - 27, 1927, England tour of South Africa
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| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbie Taylor | c & b Stevens | 31 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jacobus Duminy | b Geary | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Mick Commaille | lbw b Stevens | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Bob Catterall | c & b Geary | 86 | - | 130 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Nummy Deane (c) | b Geary | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Denys Morkel | lbw b Geary | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Shunter Coen | b Geary | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jock Cameron † | lbw b Stevens | 20 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Buster Nupen | b Geary | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Cyril Vincent | not out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Henry Promnitz | b Geary | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (lb 6, nb 2) | 8 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 78.3 Ov (RR: 2.49) | 196 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Jacobus Duminy), 2-53 (Herbie Taylor), 3-58 (Mick Commaille), 4-89 (Nummy Deane), 5-93 (Denys Morkel), 6-120 (Shunter Coen), 7-170 (Jock Cameron), 8-185 (Buster Nupen), 9-190 (Bob Catterall), 10-196 (Henry Promnitz) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Geary | 27.3 | 7 | 70 | 7 | 2.54 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 19 | 3 | 58 | 3 | 3.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | 12 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Holmes | lbw b Morkel | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Herbert Sutcliffe | c Vincent b Promnitz | 102 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Ernest Tyldesley | lbw b Duminy | 122 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Wally Hammond | c Promnitz b Vincent | 51 | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Bob Wyatt | lbw b Promnitz | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Greville Stevens | c Nupen b Promnitz | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Geoffrey Legge | c & b Nupen | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ewart Astill | c †Cameron b Promnitz | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Rony Stanyforth (c)† | c †Cameron b Promnitz | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| George Geary | lbw b Vincent | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ian Peebles | not out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 11, lb 10, nb 3, w 1) | 25 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 137.3 Ov (RR: 2.27) | 313 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Percy Holmes), 2-230 (Ernest Tyldesley), 3-252 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 4-252 (Bob Wyatt), 5-254 (Greville Stevens), 6-263 (Geoffrey Legge), 7-280 (Ewart Astill), 8-292 (Rony Stanyforth), 9-308 (George Geary), 10-313 (Wally Hammond) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denys Morkel | 14 | 3 | 38 | 1 | 2.71 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | 49 | 12 | 111 | 1 | 2.26 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 31.3 | 5 | 57 | 2 | 1.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Promnitz | 37 | 14 | 58 | 5 | 1.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Shunter Coen | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobus Duminy | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 4.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mick Commaille | c †Stanyforth b Geary | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jacobus Duminy | b Hammond | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Herbie Taylor | b Hammond | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Bob Catterall | b Hammond | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Nummy Deane (c) | b Geary | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jock Cameron † | lbw b Geary | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Denys Morkel | lbw b Geary | 29 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Buster Nupen | b Geary | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Cyril Vincent | lbw b Hammond | 53 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Shunter Coen | not out | 41 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Henry Promnitz | b Hammond | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 13, nb 1) | 19 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 69.2 Ov (RR: 2.45) | 170 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Jacobus Duminy), 2-10 (Mick Commaille), 3-11 (Bob Catterall), 4-20 (Herbie Taylor), 5-20 (Nummy Deane), 6-26 (Jock Cameron), 7-38 (Buster Nupen), 8-78 (Denys Morkel), 9-158 (Cyril Vincent), 10-170 (Henry Promnitz) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Geary | 27 | 9 | 60 | 5 | 2.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 1.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 3.57 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 54 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Holmes | not out | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Herbert Sutcliffe | not out | 41 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 1) | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 21 Ov (RR: 2.71) | 57 | |||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Nupen | 11 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2.63 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Promnitz | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobus Duminy | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 24 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 9/1 (Herbert Sutcliffe 9*, Ernest Tyldesley 0*)
Sun, 25 Dec - rest day
Mon, 26 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 8/0 (Mick Commaille 4*, Jacobus Duminy 4*)
Tue, 27 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 57/0 (21 ov) - end of match
MATCH DETAILS
| Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1927/28 |
| Series result | England led the 5-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 168 |
| Match days | day (4-day match) |
| Test debut |  Geoffrey Legge Ian Peebles Bob Wyatt Rony Stanyforth Ewart Astill Wally Hammond Cyril Vincent Denys Morkel Jock Cameron Henry Promnitz Jacobus Duminy Shunter Coen |
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