South Africa vs England, 1st Test at Durban, Dec 16 1948 - Full Scorecard

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1st Test, Durban, December 16 - 20, 1948, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

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South Africa

161 & 219

England

(T:128) 253 & 128/8

England won by 2 wickets

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South Africa 1st Innings

England 1st Innings

South Africa 2nd Innings

England 2nd Innings

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South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan	c †Evans b Jenkins	7	40	45	0	0	17.50
Owen Wynne	c Compton b Bedser	5	20	15	0	0	25.00
Bruce Mitchell	c †Evans b Bedser	27	86	90	1	0	31.39
Dudley Nourse (c)	c Watkins b Wright	37	63	51	3	1	58.73
Billy Wade †	run out	8	33	35	1	0	24.24
Denis Begbie	c Compton b Bedser	37	72	84	3	0	51.38
Ossie Dawson	b Gladwin	24	78	70	2	0	30.76
Athol Rowan	not out	5	23	28	0	0	21.73
Lindsay Tuckett	lbw b Gladwin	1	3	5	0	0	33.33
Tufty Mann	c †Evans b Gladwin	4	7	9	0	0	57.14
Cuan McCarthy	b Bedser	0	8	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 3, lb 2, nb 1)	6
Total	53.5 Ov (RR: 3.00)	161
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Owen Wynne, 4.6 ov), 2-18 (Eric Rowan, 10.3 ov), 3-69 (Dudley Nourse, 23.7 ov), 4-80 (Bruce Mitchell, 27.3 ov), 5-99 (Billy Wade, 32.6 ov), 6-148 (Denis Begbie, 47.4 ov), 7-150 (Ossie Dawson, 49 ov), 8-152 (Lindsay Tuckett, 50.1 ov), 9-160 (Tufty Mann, 52.3 ov), 10-161 (Cuan McCarthy, 53.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	13.5	2	39	4	2.14	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	12	3	21	3	1.31	-	-	-
Roly Jenkins	14	3	50	1	2.67	-	-	-
Doug Wright	9	3	29	1	2.41	-	-	-
Denis Compton	2	0	5	0	1.87	-	-	-
Allan Watkins	3	0	11	0	2.75	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	c McCarthy b AMB Rowan	83	234	189	7	0	35.47
Cyril Washbrook	c †Wade b Mann	35	86	97	2	0	40.69
Reg Simpson	c Begbie b Mann	5	27	23	0	0	18.51
Denis Compton	c †Wade b Mann	72	277	212	4	0	25.99
Allan Watkins	c Nourse b AMB Rowan	9	52	38	1	0	17.30
George Mann (c)	c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan	19	48	40	1	0	39.58
Godfrey Evans †	c Wynne b AMB Rowan	0	1	6	0	0	0.00
Roly Jenkins	c Mitchell b Mann	5	39	22	0	0	12.82
Alec Bedser	c Tuckett b Mann	11	25	31	1	0	44.00
Cliff Gladwin	not out	0	3	19	0	0	0.00
Doug Wright	c Tuckett b Mann	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 2, lb 12)	14
Total	99.4 Ov (RR: 2.54)	253
Fall of wickets: 1-84 (Cyril Washbrook, 26 ov), 2-104 (Reg Simpson, 33.7 ov), 3-146 (Leonard Hutton, 56.2 ov), 4-172 (Allan Watkins, 68.4 ov), 5-212 (George Mann, 80.3 ov), 6-212 (Godfrey Evans, 80.4 ov), 7-221 (Roly Jenkins, 87.2 ov), 8-247 (Alec Bedser, 97.3 ov), 9-253 (Denis Compton), 10-253 (Doug Wright, 99.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Cuan McCarthy	9	2	20	0	1.66	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	3	0	16	0	4.00	-	-	-
Lindsay Tuckett	6	0	36	0	4.50	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	44	8	108	4	1.84	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	37.4	14	59	6	1.18	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan	c Compton b Jenkins	16	37	46	1	0	43.24
Owen Wynne	c Watkins b Wright	4	61	43	0	0	6.55
Bruce Mitchell	b Wright	19	72	71	1	0	26.38
Dudley Nourse (c)	c & b Bedser	32	45	46	3	0	71.11
Billy Wade †	b Jenkins	63	199	177	6	0	31.65
Denis Begbie	c Mann b Bedser	48	83	89	6	1	57.83
Ossie Dawson	c Compton b Wright	3	12	17	0	0	25.00
Athol Rowan	b Wright	15	101	70	2	0	14.85
Lindsay Tuckett	not out	3	79	55	0	0	3.79
Tufty Mann	c Mann b Compton	10	22	21	0	0	45.45
Cuan McCarthy	b Jenkins	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5)	6
Total	89.3 Ov (RR: 2.45)	219
Fall of wickets: 1-22 (Owen Wynne, 11.7 ov), 2-22 (Eric Rowan, 12.2 ov), 3-67 (Dudley Nourse, 23.7 ov), 4-89 (Bruce Mitchell, 30.5 ov), 5-174 (Denis Begbie, 53.7 ov), 6-179 (Ossie Dawson, 58.2 ov), 7-199 (Billy Wade, 71.4 ov), 8-208 (Athol Rowan, 81.3 ov), 9-219 (Tufty Mann, 88.7 ov), 10-219 (Cuan McCarthy, 89.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Alec Bedser	18	5	51	2	2.12	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	7	3	15	0	1.60	-	-	-
Roly Jenkins	22.3	6	64	3	2.14	-	-	-
Doug Wright	26	3	72	4	2.07	-	-	-
Denis Compton	16	11	11	1	0.51	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 128 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	c Dawson b Tuckett	5	9	22	0	0	55.55
Cyril Washbrook	lbw b Mann	25	33	26	4	0	75.75
George Mann (c)	c Mitchell b McCarthy	13	19	24	1	0	68.42
Denis Compton	b McCarthy	28	68	76	0	0	41.17
Allan Watkins	b McCarthy	4	11	9	0	0	36.36
Reg Simpson	c EAB Rowan b McCarthy	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans †	b McCarthy	4	5	6	0	0	80.00
Roly Jenkins	c †Wade b McCarthy	22	59	56	0	0	37.28
Alec Bedser	not out	1	12	11	0	0	8.33
Cliff Gladwin	not out	7	8	4	1	0	87.50
Extras	(b 9, lb 10)	19
Total	28 Ov (RR: 4.57)	128/8
Did not bat: Doug Wright
Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Leonard Hutton, 3.4 ov), 2-49 (Cyril Washbrook, 6.5 ov), 3-52 (George Mann, 8.4 ov), 4-64 (Allan Watkins, 10.6 ov), 5-64 (Reg Simpson, 10.7 ov), 6-70 (Godfrey Evans, 12.1 ov), 7-115 (Denis Compton, 24.6 ov), 8-116 (Roly Jenkins, 26.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Cuan McCarthy	12	2	43	6	2.68	-	-	-
Lindsay Tuckett	10	0	38	1	2.85	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	2	0	13	1	4.87	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	4	0	15	0	2.81	-	-	-

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Thu, 16 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 1/0 (Leonard Hutton 1*, Cyril Washbrook 0*)

Fri, 17 Dec - day 2 - England 1st innings 144/2 (Leonard Hutton 81*, Denis Compton 17*)

Sat, 18 Dec - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 90/4 (Billy Wade 17*, Denis Begbie 0*)

Sun, 19 Dec - rest day

Mon, 20 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 128/8 (28 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

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Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Lunch; South Africa 179-6 (59 overs, Wade 51, Rowan 0)
Tea: England 18-0 (2 overs, Hutton 3, Washbrook 11)

Match Details

Kingsmead, Durban
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa
Season	1948/49
Series result	England led the 5-match series 1-0
Match number	Test no. 306
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	George Mann Roly Jenkins Reg Simpson Cuan McCarthy Denis Begbie Owen Wynne
Umpires	George Sickler Richard Ashman

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ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 1948-49

D.W.Begbie, C.N.McCarthy, O.E.Wynne; England - R.O.Jenkins, F.G.Mann, R.T.Simpson.

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
L Hutton	caught	5	9
C Washbrook	lbw	25	33
FG Mann	caught	13	19
DCS Compton	bowled	28	68
AJ Watkins	bowled	4	11
RT Simpson	caught	0	1
TG Evans	bowled	4	5
RO Jenkins	caught	22	59
AV Bedser	not out	1	12
C Gladwin	not out	7	8
Extras	(b 9, lb 10)
Total	128(8 wkts; 28 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
CN McCarthy	12	2	43	6	2.68
L Tuckett	10	0	38	1	2.85
NBF Mann	2	0	13	1	4.87
AMB Rowan	4	0	15	0	2.81

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	25	Leonard Hutton	Cyril Washbrook
2nd	24	Cyril Washbrook	George Mann
3rd	3	Denis Compton	George Mann
4th	12	Denis Compton	Allan Watkins
5th	0	Denis Compton	Reg Simpson
6th	6	Denis Compton	Godfrey Evans
7th	45	Denis Compton	Roly Jenkins
8th	1	Alec Bedser	Roly Jenkins
9th	12	Alec Bedser	Cliff Gladwin

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