Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan	c Hutton b Brown	55	-	165	-	0	-
Russell Endean †	c Brown b Laker	31	-	115	-	0	-
Clive van Ryneveld	st †Brennan b Laker	10	-	-	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse (c)	lbw b Brown	4	-	-	-	0	-
Jack Cheetham	lbw b Laker	0	-	-	0	0	-
Roy McLean	c May b Laker	14	-	-	-	0	-
Percy Mansell	b Tattersall	8	-	-	-	0	-
Athol Rowan	c Laker b Bedser	41	-	-	-	0	-
Geoff Chubb	b Bedser	10	-	-	-	0	-
Michael Melle	b Shackleton	5	-	-	-	0	-
Cuan McCarthy	not out	4	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 11, lb 8, nb 1)	20
Total	106.3 Ov (RR: 1.89)	202
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Russell Endean), 2-106 (Eric Rowan), 3-106 (Clive van Ryneveld), 4-106 (Jack Cheetham), 5-126 (Roy McLean), 6-131 (Dudley Nourse), 7-146 (Percy Mansell), 8-175 (Geoff Chubb), 9-186 (Michael Melle), 10-202 (Athol Rowan)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	19.3	6	36	2	1.84	-	-	-
Derek Shackleton	15	5	20	1	1.33	-	-	-
Roy Tattersall	14	7	26	1	1.85	-	-	-
Jim Laker	37	12	64	4	1.72	-	-	-
Freddie Brown	20	10	31	2	1.55	-	-	-
Denis Compton	1	0	5	0	5.00	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	lbw b AMB Rowan	28	-	-	-	0	-
Frank Lowson	c †Endean b Melle	0	-	-	0	0	-
Peter May	b Chubb	33	-	-	-	0	-
Denis Compton	b McCarthy	73	-	220	4	0	-
Willie Watson	run out	31	-	-	-	0	-
Freddie Brown (c)	c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan	1	-	-	0	0	-
Jim Laker	b Chubb	6	-	-	-	0	-
Derek Shackleton	c van Ryneveld b Melle	14	-	-	-	0	-
Alec Bedser	c †Endean b Melle	2	-	-	0	0	-
Don Brennan †	lbw b Melle	0	-	-	0	0	-
Roy Tattersall	not out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 4, nb 2)	6
Total	87 Ov (RR: 2.22)	194
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Frank Lowson), 2-51 (Leonard Hutton), 3-79 (Peter May), 4-128 (Willie Watson), 5-134 (Freddie Brown), 6-145 (Jim Laker), 7-173 (Derek Shackleton), 8-189 (Alec Bedser), 9-190 (Don Brennan), 10-194 (Denis Compton)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Cuan McCarthy	17	0	45	1	2.64	-	-	-
Michael Melle	10	6	9	4	0.90	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	27	9	44	2	1.62	-	-	-
Geoff Chubb	30	5	70	2	2.33	-	-	-
Clive van Ryneveld	3	0	20	0	6.66	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan	lbw b Laker	45	-	-	-	0	-
Russell Endean †	lbw b Bedser	7	-	-	-	0	-
Clive van Ryneveld	lbw b Laker	5	-	-	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse (c)	b Laker	4	-	-	-	0	-
Jack Cheetham	c Hutton b Tattersall	18	-	-	-	0	-
Roy McLean	c Lowson b Laker	18	-	-	-	0	-
Percy Mansell	lbw b Laker	0	-	-	0	0	-
Athol Rowan	not out	15	-	-	-	0	-
Geoff Chubb	c Hutton b Bedser	7	-	-	-	0	-
Michael Melle	b Laker	17	-	-	-	0	-
Cuan McCarthy	b Bedser	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 11, lb 7)	18
Total	75.5 Ov (RR: 2.03)	154
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Russell Endean), 2-35 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-57 (Dudley Nourse), 4-84 (Eric Rowan), 5-106 (Jack Cheetham), 6-111 (Percy Mansell), 7-116 (Roy McLean), 8-130 (Geoff Chubb), 9-153 (Michael Melle), 10-154 (Cuan McCarthy)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	19.5	6	32	3	1.61	-	-	-
Derek Shackleton	10	2	19	0	1.90	-	-	-
Roy Tattersall	5	1	10	1	2.00	-	-	-
Jim Laker	28	8	55	6	1.96	-	-	-
Freddie Brown	13	5	20	0	1.53	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 163 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	obstructing the field	27	-	50	-	0	-
Frank Lowson	c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan	37	-	-	-	0	-
Peter May	c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton	c van Ryneveld b Chubb	18	-	-	-	0	-
Willie Watson	c †Endean b Chubb	15	-	-	-	0	-
Freddie Brown (c)	lbw b Chubb	40	-	-	-	1	-
Jim Laker	not out	13	-	-	2	0	-
Derek Shackleton	not out	5	-	-	-	0	-
Extras	(b 5, lb 3, nb 1)	9
Total	62.1 Ov (RR: 2.63)	164/6
Did not bat: Alec Bedser, Don Brennan †, Roy Tattersall
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Leonard Hutton), 2-53 (Peter May), 3-84 (Denis Compton), 4-90 (Frank Lowson), 5-132 (Willie Watson), 6-151 (Freddie Brown)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Cuan McCarthy	7	0	17	0	2.42	-	-	-
Michael Melle	3	0	8	0	2.66	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	24.1	2	77	2	3.18	-	-	-
Geoff Chubb	28	10	53	3	1.89	-	-	-

Close of Play

Thu, 16 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 51/2 (Peter May 22*)

Fri, 17 Aug - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 68/3 (Eric Rowan 36*, Jack Cheetham 7*)

Sat, 18 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 164/6 (62.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

L Hutton became the first batsman to be dismissed obstructing the field in Tests. After top edging a ball, he played at it a second time to defend it from hitting the stumps, but in the process prevented the wicket-keeper WR Endean from taking a catch.

Match Details

Kennington Oval, London
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of England
Season	1951
Series result	England won the 5-match series 3-1
Match number	Test no. 338
Match days	day (5-day match)
Test debut	Russell Endean
Umpires	Dai Davies Frank Chester

Match Coverage

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 1951

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England Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
CN McCarthy	7	0	17	0	2.42
MG Melle	3	0	8	0	2.66
AMB Rowan	24.1	2	77	2	3.18
GWA Chubb	28	10	53	3	1.89

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