RESULT
1st Test, Johannesburg, December 24 - 28, 1938, England tour of South Africa
422 & 291/4d
(T:324) 390 & 108/1
Match drawn
England 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Edrich | c Mitchell b Davies | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
| Paul Gibb | c Melville b Mitchell | 93 | - | 270 | 7 | 0 | - | ||
| Eddie Paynter | b Mitchell | 117 | - | 176 | 8 | 1 | - | ||
| Wally Hammond (c) | lbw b Gordon | 24 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Les Ames † | c †Wade b Gordon | 42 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Norman Yardley | c & b Mitchell | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Bryan Valentine | c †Wade b Gordon | 97 | - | 138 | 11 | 0 | - | ||
| Hedley Verity | b Dalton | 26 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Len Wilkinson | lbw b Gordon | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Farnes | b Gordon | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Tom Goddard | not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 6, nb 1) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 113.4 Ov (RR: 3.71) | 422 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Bill Edrich), 2-188 (Eddie Paynter), 3-234 (Wally Hammond), 4-278 (Paul Gibb), 5-292 (Les Ames), 6-294 (Norman Yardley), 7-378 (Hedley Verity), 8-389 (Len Wilkinson), 9-415 (Ken Farnes), 10-422 (Bryan Valentine) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Davies | 19 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 4.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chud Langton | 27 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 2.05 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Gordon | 33.4 | 3 | 103 | 5 | 2.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 22 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Dalton | 10 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 3.15 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Bond | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mitchell | b Farnes | 73 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Pieter van der Bijl | lbw b Verity | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Alan Melville (c) | c & b Verity | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Dudley Nourse | c & b Goddard | 73 | - | 163 | 6 | 1 | - | ||
| Norman Gordon | st †Ames b Goddard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Billy Wade † | b Goddard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Ken Viljoen | b Wilkinson | 50 | - | 162 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Eric Dalton | c Edrich b Verity | 102 | - | 145 | 9 | 0 | - | ||
| Gerald Bond | lbw b Wilkinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Chud Langton | not out | 64 | - | 95 | - | 2 | - | ||
| Eric Davies | b Verity | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 18, nb 1) | 24 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 135.1 Ov (RR: 2.88) | 390 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (Pieter van der Bijl), 2-44 (Alan Melville), 3-160 (Dudley Nourse), 4-160 (Norman Gordon), 5-160 (Billy Wade), 6-173 (Bruce Mitchell), 7-281 (Ken Viljoen), 8-281 (Gerald Bond), 9-378 (Eric Dalton), 10-390 (Eric Davies) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Farnes | 23 | 1 | 87 | 1 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 3.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 44.1 | 16 | 61 | 4 | 1.03 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 10 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 2.02 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Len Wilkinson | 22 | 0 | 93 | 2 | 3.17 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goddard | 27 | 5 | 54 | 3 | 1.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Edrich | c Mitchell b Gordon | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | ||
| Paul Gibb | b Dalton | 106 | - | 192 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Eddie Paynter | c Langton b Gordon | 100 | - | 189 | 10 | 0 | - | ||
| Wally Hammond (c) | lbw b Dalton | 58 | - | 50 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Les Ames † | not out | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 2, nb 3, w 2) | 14 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 61.5 Ov (RR: 4.72) | 291/4d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Bill Edrich), 2-206 (Paul Gibb), 3-281 (Eddie Paynter), 4-291 (Wally Hammond) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Davies | 14 | 2 | 67 | 0 | 3.58 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Chud Langton | 16 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Gordon | 14 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 3.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 11 | 1 | 58 | 0 | 3.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Dalton | 6.5 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 3.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS (Target: 324 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mitchell | not out | 48 | - | 165 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Pieter van der Bijl | b Hammond | 38 | - | 130 | 3 | 1 | - | ||
| Dudley Nourse | not out | 17 | - | 35 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (lb 5) | 5 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 51 Ov (RR: 2.11) | 108/1 | |||||||
Did not bat: Alan Melville (c), Norman Gordon, Billy Wade †, Ken Viljoen, Eric Dalton, Gerald Bond, Chud Langton, Eric Davies | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-67 (Pieter van der Bijl) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Farnes | 7 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Hedley Verity | 16 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 0.79 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 6 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Len Wilkinson | 8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1.68 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Goddard | 11 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 2.11 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Old Wanderers, Johannesburg | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1938/39 |
| Series result | 5-match series level 0-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 267 |
| Match days | day (4-day match) |
| Test debut | Alan Melville Billy Wade Gerald Bond Len Wilkinson Norman Gordon Norman Yardley Paul Gibb Pieter van der Bijl |
| Umpires | |
| Balls per over | 8 |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 24 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 326/6 (Bryan Valentine 12*, Hedley Verity 19*)
Sun, 25 Dec - rest day
Mon, 26 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 166/5 (Bruce Mitchell 72*, Ken Viljoen 0*)
Tue, 27 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 103/1 (Paul Gibb 53*, Eddie Paynter 32*)
Wed, 28 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 108/1 (51 ov) - end of match
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