Full Scorecard of South Africa vs England 5th Test 1938/39 - Score Report

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville (c)	hit wicket b Wright	78	-	200	5	0	-
Pieter van der Bijl	b Perks	125	-	428	11	1	-
Eric Rowan	lbw b Perks	33	-	90	-	0	-
Bruce Mitchell	b Wright	11	-	-	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse	b Perks	103	-	364	6	0	-
Ken Viljoen	c †Ames b Perks	0	-	-	0	0	-
Eric Dalton	c †Ames b Farnes	57	-	-	-	1	-
Ronnie Grieveson †	b Perks	75	-	205	3	0	-
Chud Langton	c Paynter b Verity	27	-	-	-	1	-
Bob Newson	c & b Verity	1	-	-	0	0	-
Norman Gordon	not out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 12, nb 6)	20
TOTAL	202.6 Ov (RR: 2.61)	530
Fall of wickets: 1-131 (Alan Melville), 2-219 (Eric Rowan), 3-236 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-274 (Pieter van der Bijl), 5-278 (Ken Viljoen), 6-368 (Eric Dalton), 7-475 (Dudley Nourse), 8-522 (Ronnie Grieveson), 9-523 (Bob Newson), 10-530 (Chud Langton)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ken Farnes	46	9	108	1	1.76	-	-	-
Reg Perks	41	5	100	5	1.82	-	-	-
Doug Wright	37	6	142	2	2.87	-	-	-
Hedley Verity	55.6	14	97	2	1.30	-	-	-
Wally Hammond	14	4	34	0	1.82	-	-	-
Bill Edrich	9	2	29	0	2.41	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	run out	38	-	144	-	0	-
Paul Gibb	c †Grieveson b Newson	4	-	30	-	0	-
Eddie Paynter	lbw b Langton	62	-	260	3	0	-
Wally Hammond (c)	st †Grieveson b Dalton	24	-	90	0	0	-
Les Ames †	c Dalton b Langton	84	-	172	7	0	-
Bill Edrich	c Rowan b Langton	1	-	-	0	0	-
Bryan Valentine	st †Grieveson b Dalton	26	-	-	-	0	-
Hedley Verity	b Dalton	3	-	-	0	0	-
Doug Wright	c Langton b Dalton	26	-	-	-	0	-
Ken Farnes	b Newson	20	-	-	-	0	-
Reg Perks	not out	2	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 7, lb 17, nb 1, w 1)	26
TOTAL	117.6 Ov (RR: 2.68)	316
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Paul Gibb), 2-64 (Leonard Hutton), 3-125 (Wally Hammond), 4-169 (Eddie Paynter), 5-171 (Bill Edrich), 6-229 (Bryan Valentine), 7-245 (Hedley Verity), 8-276 (Les Ames), 9-305 (Doug Wright), 10-316 (Ken Farnes)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Newson	25.6	5	58	2	1.68	-	-	-
Chud Langton	35	12	71	3	1.52	-	-	-
Norman Gordon	37	7	82	0	1.66	-	-	-
Bruce Mitchell	7	0	20	0	2.14	-	-	-
Eric Dalton	13	1	59	4	3.40	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell	hit wicket b Verity	89	-	222	6	0	-
Pieter van der Bijl	c Paynter b Wright	97	-	230	7	0	-
Eric Rowan	c Edrich b Verity	0	-	-	0	0	-
Dudley Nourse	c Hutton b Farnes	25	-	-	3	0	-
Ken Viljoen	b Perks	74	-	183	7	0	-
Alan Melville (c)	b Farnes	103	-	199	10	0	-
Eric Dalton	c & b Wright	21	-	-	3	1	-
Ronnie Grieveson †	b Farnes	39	-	-	-	0	-
Chud Langton	c Hammond b Farnes	6	-	-	-	0	-
Bob Newson	b Wright	3	-	-	0	0	-
Norman Gordon	not out	7	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 8, nb 4)	17
TOTAL	142.1 Ov (RR: 3.38)	481
Fall of wickets: 1-191 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-191 (Eric Rowan), 3-191 (Pieter van der Bijl), 4-242 (Dudley Nourse), 5-346 (Ken Viljoen), 6-382 (Eric Dalton), 7-434 (Alan Melville), 8-450 (Chud Langton), 9-462 (Bob Newson), 10-481 (Ronnie Grieveson)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Ken Farnes	22.1	2	74	4	2.50	-	-	-
Reg Perks	32	6	99	1	2.32	-	-	-
Doug Wright	32	7	146	3	3.42	-	-	-
Hedley Verity	40	9	87	2	1.63	-	-	-
Wally Hammond	9	1	30	0	2.50	-	-	-
Bill Edrich	6	1	18	0	2.25	-	-	-
Leonard Hutton	1	0	10	0	7.50	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 696 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	b Mitchell	55	-	-	-	0	-
Paul Gibb	b Dalton	120	-	451	2	0	-
Bill Edrich	c Gordon b Langton	219	-	460	25	0	-
Wally Hammond (c)	st †Grieveson b Dalton	140	-	349	7	0	-
Eddie Paynter	c †Grieveson b Gordon	75	-	213	5	0	-
Les Ames †	not out	17	-	-	-	0	-
Bryan Valentine	not out	4	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 8, lb 12, nb 3, w 1)	24
TOTAL	218.2 Ov (RR: 2.99)	654/5
Did not bat: Hedley Verity, Doug Wright, Ken Farnes, Reg Perks
Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Leonard Hutton), 2-358 (Paul Gibb), 3-447 (Bill Edrich), 4-611 (Eddie Paynter), 5-650 (Wally Hammond)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bob Newson	43	4	91	0	1.58	-	-	-
Chud Langton	56	12	132	1	1.76	-	-	-
Norman Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36	-	-	-
Bruce Mitchell	37	4	133	1	2.69	-	-	-
Eric Dalton	27	3	100	2	2.77	-	-	-

CLOSE OF PLAY

Fri, 03 Mar - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 229/2 (Pieter van der Bijl 105*, Bruce Mitchell 4*)

Sat, 04 Mar - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 423/6 (Dudley Nourse 77*, Ronnie Grieveson 26*)

Sun, 05 Mar - rest day

Mon, 06 Mar - day 3 - England 1st innings 35/1 (Leonard Hutton 24*, Eddie Paynter 6*)

Tue, 07 Mar - day 4 - England 1st innings 268/7 (Les Ames 82*, Doug Wright 5*)

Wed, 08 Mar - day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 193/3 (Dudley Nourse 1*, Ken Viljoen 1*)

Thu, 09 Mar - day 6 - England 2nd innings 0/0 (Leonard Hutton 0*, Paul Gibb 0*)

Fri, 10 Mar - day 7 - England 2nd innings 253/1 (Paul Gibb 78*, Bill Edrich 107*)

Sat, 11 Mar - day 8 - no play

Sun, 12 Mar - rest day

Mon, 13 Mar - day 9 - England 2nd innings 496/3 (Wally Hammond 58*, Eddie Paynter 24*)

Tue, 14 Mar - day 10 - England 2nd innings 654/5 (218.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH DETAILS

Kingsmead, Durban
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of South Africa
Season	1938/39
Series result	England won the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 271
Match days	day (0-day match)
Test debut	Reg Perks
Umpires	George Sickler Richard Ashman

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England Innings

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
ES Newson	43	4	91	0	1.58
ACB Langton	56	12	132	1	1.76
N Gordon	55.2	10	174	1	2.36
B Mitchell	37	4	133	1	2.69
EL Dalton	27	3	100	2	2.77

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