South Africa vs England, Only Test at Cape Town, Mar 19 1892 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
Only Test, Cape Town, March 19 - 22, 1892, England tour of South Africa
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Ferris | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Pougher | 24 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Pougher | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c JT Hearne b Ferris | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Wood b Pougher | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b JT Hearne | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Martin b Ferris | 21 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Ferris | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 5) | 5 | |||||||
| Total | 58.2 Ov (RR: 1.66) | 97 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-7 (Tommy Routledge), 2-14 (Charles Fichardt), 3-29 (Charles Mills), 4-33 (Frank Hearne), 5-39 (Clarence Wimble), 6-47 (Barberton Halliwell), 7-78 (William Milton), 8-89 (Charles Vintcent), 9-93 (Godfrey Cripps), 10-97 (Dante Parkin) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.2 | 11 | 54 | 6 | 2.20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 1.48 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.80 | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c du Toit b Mills | 48 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Parkin | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Parkin | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Milton b Parkin | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c Vintcent b Mills | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| b du Toit | 40 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Hearne | 17 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 134 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Fichardt b Milton | 40 | - | - | - | 2 | - | |||
| c Mills b Hearne | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 13, nb 4) | 17 | |||||||
| Total | 119.2 Ov (RR: 3.09) | 369 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-19 (Alec Hearne), 2-33 (Billy Murdoch), 3-33 (George Hearne), 4-86 (Victor Barton), 5-110 (William Chatterton), 6-144 (Dick Pougher), 7-215 (Walter Read), 8-280 (J.J. Ferris), 9-351 (Jack Hearne), 10-369 (Fred Martin) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 2.50 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 4 | 82 | 3 | 3.78 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 7 | 83 | 2 | 3.55 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12.2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 3.87 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 3.31 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 3.60 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9.20 | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Pougher b Ferris | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 21 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Ferris | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c A Hearne b Ferris | 16 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Martin | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| st †Murdoch b Martin | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 7) | 7 | |||||||
| Total | 49.3 Ov (RR: 1.67) | 83 | |||||||
Fall of wickets 1-1 (Tommy Routledge), 2-30 (Charles Fichardt), 3-40 (Frank Hearne), 4-45 (Barberton Halliwell), 5-45 (Charles Vintcent), 6-59 (Godfrey Cripps), 7-70 (Charles Mills), 8-79 (Dante Parkin), 9-81 (William Milton), 10-83 (Clarence Wimble) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 16 | 37 | 7 | 1.77 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 24.3 | 9 | 39 | 2 | 1.90 | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sat, 19 Mar
day 1 - England 1st innings 110/5 (Walter Read 15*)Sun, 20 Mar
rest dayMon, 21 Mar
day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 48/5 (Charles Mills 8*, Godfrey Cripps 0*)Tue, 22 Mar
day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 83 (49.3 ov) - end of matchMatch Flow
General
For the first time England contested two Test series simultaneously, two days after WW Read's team played the Test Lord Sheffield side began their third match against Australia.
The Hearnes provided the second instance of three brothers playing in the same match, Alec and George Gibbons for England, and Frank for South Africa, John Thomas was their cousin.
JJ Ferris and WL Murdoch were making their debuts for England after appearing for Australia, Murdoch, the former Australia captain, kept wicket for England in the second innings.
F Hearne was making his debut for South Africa after playing twice for England.
Wood scored the first century by a wicket-keeper in Test matches; it was his only hundred in first-class cricket.
Match Details
GroundNewlands, Cape Town
TossSouth Africa, elected to bat first
Season1891/92
Match numberTest no. 37
Match daysday (3-day match)
Test debut