RESULT
3rd Test, The Oval, August 26 - 31, 1965, South Africa tour of England
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South Africa 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Barlow | lbw b Statham | 18 | - | 59 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Denis Lindsay † | lbw b Higgs | 4 | - | 46 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ali Bacher | lbw b Higgs | 28 | - | 86 | 4 | 0 | - | ||
| Graeme Pollock | b Titmus | 12 | - | 48 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Colin Bland | lbw b Statham | 39 | - | 66 | 4 | 2 | - | ||
| Tiger Lance | lbw b Statham | 69 | - | 200 | 8 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter van der Merwe (c) | c Barrington b Higgs | 20 | - | 59 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Richard Dumbrill | c Smith b Higgs | 14 | - | 71 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Jackie Botten | c Cowdrey b Statham | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter Pollock | b Statham | 3 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Atholl McKinnon | not out | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (nb 1) | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 96.2 Ov (RR: 2.15) | 208 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Denis Lindsay), 2-23 (Eddie Barlow), 3-60 (Graeme Pollock), 4-86 (Ali Bacher), 5-109 (Colin Bland), 6-156 (Peter van der Merwe), 7-196 (Richard Dumbrill), 8-197 (Jackie Botten), 9-207 (Peter Pollock), 10-208 (Tiger Lance) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 24.2 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 1.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 22 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 2.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Higgs | 24 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 1.95 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 26 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 2.19 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Barber | st †Lindsay b McKinnon | 40 | - | 137 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Eric Russell | lbw b PM Pollock | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Barrington | b Botten | 18 | - | 74 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | c Barlow b PM Pollock | 58 | - | 233 | 4 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter Parfitt | c & b McKinnon | 24 | - | 67 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Mike Smith (c) | lbw b PM Pollock | 7 | - | 38 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| David Brown | c Dumbrill b McKinnon | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Jim Parks † | c Bland b Botten | 42 | - | 60 | 5 | 1 | - | ||
| Fred Titmus | not out | 2 | - | 28 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Higgs | b PM Pollock | 2 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Brian Statham | b PM Pollock | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (lb 6, w 3) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 98.1 Ov (RR: 2.05) | 202 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Eric Russell), 2-42 (Ken Barrington), 3-76 (Bob Barber), 4-125 (Peter Parfitt), 5-141 (Mike Smith), 6-142 (David Brown), 7-198 (Jim Parks), 8-198 (Colin Cowdrey), 9-200 (Ken Higgs), 10-202 (Brian Statham) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pollock | 25.1 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 1.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Botten | 27 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 2.07 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Barlow | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dumbrill | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Atholl McKinnon | 27 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 1.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Lance | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Barlow | b Statham | 18 | - | 63 | 3 | 0 | - | ||
| Denis Lindsay † | b Brown | 17 | - | 101 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Ali Bacher | c Smith b Statham | 70 | - | 169 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Graeme Pollock | run out | 34 | - | 86 | 4 | 0 | - | ||
| Colin Bland | c Titmus b Higgs | 127 | - | 276 | 16 | 0 | - | ||
| Tiger Lance | b Higgs | 53 | - | 123 | 4 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter van der Merwe (c) | b Higgs | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Richard Dumbrill | c Barrington b Brown | 36 | - | 72 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Jackie Botten | b Titmus | 4 | - | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter Pollock | not out | 9 | - | 26 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Atholl McKinnon | b Higgs | 14 | - | 18 | 1 | 1 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 7, nb 2) | 10 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 133.1 Ov (RR: 2.94) | 392 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Eddie Barlow), 2-61 (Denis Lindsay), 3-123 (Graeme Pollock), 4-164 (Ali Bacher), 5-260 (Tiger Lance), 6-260 (Peter van der Merwe), 7-343 (Richard Dumbrill), 8-367 (Colin Bland), 9-371 (Jackie Botten), 10-392 (Atholl McKinnon) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 29 | 1 | 105 | 2 | 3.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 23 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 2.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Higgs | 41.1 | 10 | 96 | 4 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 27 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 2.74 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barber | 13 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.38 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 399 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Barber | c & b PM Pollock | 22 | - | 41 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Eric Russell | c Bacher b McKinnon | 70 | - | 184 | 6 | 0 | - | ||
| Peter Parfitt | lbw b Botten | 46 | - | 153 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Barrington | lbw b PM Pollock | 73 | - | 155 | 4 | 2 | - | ||
| Colin Cowdrey | not out | 78 | - | 178 | 7 | 0 | - | ||
| Mike Smith (c) | not out | 10 | - | 33 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (lb 6, nb 3) | 9 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 104.2 Ov (RR: 2.95) | 308/4 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Bob Barber), 2-138 (Eric Russell), 3-144 (Peter Parfitt), 4-279 (Ken Barrington) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pollock | 32.2 | 7 | 93 | 2 | 2.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Botten | 24 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 3.04 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Barlow | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dumbrill | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Atholl McKinnon | 31 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Lance | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England, elected to field first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1965 |
| Series result | South Africa won the 3-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 596 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | Ken Higgs |
| Umpires | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
Thu, 26 Aug - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 152/5 (Tiger Lance 30*, Peter van der Merwe 20*)
Fri, 27 Aug - day 2 - England 1st innings 142/6 (Colin Cowdrey 45*)
Sat, 28 Aug - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 163/3 (Ali Bacher 70*, Colin Bland 18*)
Sun, 29 Aug - rest day
Mon, 30 Aug - day 4 - England 2nd innings 64/1 (Eric Russell 32*, Peter Parfitt 7*)
Tue, 31 Aug - day 5 - England 2nd innings 308/4 (104.2 ov) - end of match
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