Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Albert Rose-Innes	b Briggs	0	-	-	0	0	-
Bernard Tancred	b Smith	29	-	-	3	0	-
Philip Hutchinson	b Briggs	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Charles Vintcent	c Abel b Briggs	3	-	-	0	0	-
Arthur Ochse	c Abel b Briggs	4	-	-	0	0	-
William Milton	c Abel b Fothergill	1	-	-	0	0	-
Owen Dunell (c)	not out	26	-	-	3	0	-
Robert Stewart	lbw b Smith	4	-	-	0	0	-
Fred Smith †	b Smith	7	-	-	1	0	-
Charlie Finlason	b Smith	0	-	-	0	0	-
Gus Kempis	c Hearne b Smith	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 8, w 2)	10
Total	75.2 Ov (RR: 1.11)	84
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-0 (Philip Hutchinson), 3-10 (Charles Vintcent), 4-16 (Arthur Ochse), 5-17 (William Milton), 6-58 (Bernard Tancred), 7-66 (Robert Stewart), 8-78 (Fred Smith), 9-82 (Charlie Finlason), 10-84 (Gus Kempis)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Johnny Briggs	37	21	39	4	1.58	-	-	-
Arnold Fothergill	24	15	15	1	0.93	-	-	-
Aubrey Smith	13.2	6	19	5	2.11	-	-	-
George Ulyett	1	0	1	0	1.50	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bobby Abel	c Milton b Rose-Innes	46	-	-	5	0	-
George Ulyett	b Kempis	4	-	-	0	0	-
Maurice Read	c Dunell b Kempis	1	-	-	0	0	-
Frank Hearne	c Stewart b Rose-Innes	27	-	-	2	0	-
Henry Wood †	c Hutchinson b Rose-Innes	3	-	-	0	0	-
Monty Bowden	run out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Johnny Briggs	c †Smith b Rose-Innes	0	-	-	0	0	-
Aubrey Smith (c)	c Stewart b Kempis	3	-	-	0	0	-
Basil Grieve	not out	14	-	-	2	0	-
The Hon. Charles Coventry	c †Smith b Rose-Innes	12	-	-	2	0	-
Arnold Fothergill	c Tancred b Milton	32	-	-	3	1	-
Extras	(b 5, w 1)	6
Total	66.2 Ov (RR: 2.22)	148
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (George Ulyett), 2-14 (Maurice Read), 3-65 (Frank Hearne), 4-75 (Henry Wood), 5-75 (Monty Bowden), 6-77 (Johnny Briggs), 7-85 (Aubrey Smith), 8-87 (Bobby Abel), 9-103 (The Hon. Charles Coventry), 10-148 (Arnold Fothergill)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Gus Kempis	31	14	53	3	2.56	-	-	-
Charlie Finlason	3	0	7	0	3.50	-	-	-
Charles Vintcent	12	4	34	0	4.25	-	-	-
Albert Rose-Innes	18	5	43	5	3.58	-	-	-
William Milton	2.2	1	5	1	3.00	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Albert Rose-Innes	b Smith	13	-	-	1	0	-
Bernard Tancred	c & b Briggs	29	-	-	1	0	-
Arthur Ochse	lbw b Fothergill	8	-	-	1	0	-
Charles Vintcent	c & b Ulyett	4	-	-	1	0	-
Philip Hutchinson	b Smith	11	-	-	1	0	-
Owen Dunell (c)	c & b Ulyett	11	-	-	0	0	-
William Milton	c †Bowden b Briggs	19	-	-	2	0	-
Robert Stewart	c Ulyett b Fothergill	9	-	-	0	0	-
Fred Smith †	b Fothergill	12	-	-	0	0	-
Charlie Finlason	b Fothergill	6	-	-	1	0	-
Gus Kempis	not out	0	-	-	0	0	-
Extras	(b 7)	7
Total	90.1 Ov (RR: 1.42)	129
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-42 (Arthur Ochse), 3-51 (Charles Vintcent), 4-67 (Bernard Tancred), 5-67 (Philip Hutchinson), 6-88 (William Milton), 7-110 (Owen Dunell), 8-116 (Robert Stewart), 9-126 (Charlie Finlason), 10-129 (Fred Smith)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Johnny Briggs	27	14	34	2	1.88	-	-	-
Arnold Fothergill	18.1	11	19	4	1.56	-	-	-
Aubrey Smith	25	10	42	2	2.52	-	-	-
George Ulyett	20	9	27	2	2.02	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 66 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bobby Abel	not out	23	-	-	2	0	-
George Ulyett	b Vintcent	22	-	-	3	1	-
Maurice Read	b Kempis	3	-	-	0	0	-
Basil Grieve	not out	12	-	-	2	0	-
Extras	(b 7)	7
Total	21.1 Ov (RR: 3.15)	67/2
Did not bat: Frank Hearne, Henry Wood †, Monty Bowden, Johnny Briggs, Aubrey Smith (c), The Hon. Charles Coventry, Arnold Fothergill
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (George Ulyett), 2-35 (Maurice Read)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Gus Kempis	11	3	23	1	3.13	-	-	-
Charles Vintcent	8.1	2	21	1	3.81	-	-	-
Albert Rose-Innes	2	0	16	0	12.00	-	-	-

Close of Play

Tue, 12 Mar - day 1 - England 1st innings 148

Wed, 13 Mar - day 2 - England 2nd innings 67/2 (21.1 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

South Africa's introduction to Test cricket ended in a comprehensive defeat by Major Warton's touring team.
The match, played on matting, finished just before 3.30pm on the second day.
Webster stood for umpire Dearne on the second day.

Match Details

Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	England tour of South Africa
Season	1888/89
Series result	England led the 2-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 31
Match days	day (3-day match)
Test debut	Arnold Fothergill Basil Grieve Aubrey Smith The Hon. Charles Coventry Monty Bowden Albert Rose-Innes Bernard Tancred Arthur Ochse Charlie Finlason Charles Vintcent Frank Hearne Fred Smith Gus Kempis Owen Dunell Philip Hutchinson Robert Stewart William Milton
Umpires	CR Deare Robert Warton

Match Coverage

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South Africa v England, 1888-89

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England Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
GA Kempis	11	3	23	1	3.13
CH Vintcent	8.1	2	21	1	3.81
A Rose-Innes	2	0	16	0	12

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