RESULT

England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 16 December, 1948, Kingsmead & Match Stats

ENG

253/10 (99.4 ov) & 128/8 (28.0 ov)

161/10 (53.5 ov) & 219/10 (89.3 ov)

England won by 2 wickets

South Africa 1st Innings

161/10 (53.5 ov)

RR 3.01

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan c †Evans b Jenkins	7	0	0	0	0.00
Owen Wynne c Compton b Bedser	5	0	0	0	0.00
Bruce Mitchell c †Evans b Bedser	27	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse c Watkins b Wright	37	0	0	0	0.00
Walter Wade run out	8	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Begbie c Compton b Bedser	37	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson b Gladwin	24	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan not out	5	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett lbw b Gladwin	1	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann c †Evans b Gladwin	4	0	0	0	0.00
Cuan McCarthy b Bedser	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 2, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	6
TOTAL (3.01 RUNS PER OVER)	161/10 (53.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 9-1 (Owen Wynne, 0 ov), 80-4 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 69-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 99-5 (Walter Wade, 0 ov), 148-6 (Denis Begbie, 0 ov), 150-7 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 152-8 (Lindsay Tuckett, 0 ov), 160-9 (Norman Mann, 0 ov), 161-10 (Cuan McCarthy, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	13.5	2	39	4	2.82
Clifford Gladwin	12	3	21	3	1.75
Roland Jenkins	14	3	50	1	3.57
Douglas Wright	9	3	29	1	3.22
Denis Compton	2	0	5	0	2.50
Allan Watkins	3	0	11	0	3.67

England 1st Innings

253/10 (99.4 ov)

RR 2.55

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c McCarthy b AMB Rowan	83	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c †Wade b Mann	35	0	0	0	0.00
Reginald Simpson c Begbie b Mann	5	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c †Wade b Mann	72	0	4	0	0.00
Allan Watkins c Nourse b AMB Rowan	9	0	0	0	0.00
Francis Mann c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan	19	0	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans c Wynne b AMB Rowan	0	1	0	0	0.00
Roland Jenkins c Mitchell b Mann	5	0	0	0	0.00
Alec Bedser c Tuckett b Mann	11	0	0	0	0.00
Clifford Gladwin not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Douglas Wright c Tuckett b Mann	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 12, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	14
TOTAL (2.55 RUNS PER OVER)	253/10 (99.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 146-3 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 84-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 104-2 (Reginald Simpson, 0 ov), 253-9 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 172-4 (Allan Watkins, 0 ov), 212-5 (Francis Mann, 0 ov), 212-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 221-7 (Roland Jenkins, 0 ov), 247-8 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov), 253-10 (Douglas Wright, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Cuan McCarthy	9	2	20	0	2.22
Oscar Dawson	3	0	16	0	5.33
Lindsay Tuckett	6	0	36	0	6.00
Athol Rowan	44	8	108	4	2.45
Norman Mann	37.4	14	59	6	1.57

South Africa 2nd Innings

219/10 (89.3 ov)

RR 2.45

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan c Compton b Jenkins	16	0	0	0	0.00
Owen Wynne c Watkins b Wright	4	0	0	0	0.00
Bruce Mitchell b Wright	19	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse c & b Bedser	32	0	0	0	0.00
Walter Wade b Jenkins	63	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Begbie c Mann b Bedser	48	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson c Compton b Wright	3	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan b Wright	15	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett not out	3	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann c Mann b Compton	10	0	0	0	0.00
Cuan McCarthy b Jenkins	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 1, lb 5, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	6
TOTAL (2.45 RUNS PER OVER)	219/10 (89.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 22-1 (Owen Wynne, 0 ov), 89-4 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 67-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 208-7 (Walter Wade, 0 ov), 174-5 (Denis Begbie, 0 ov), 179-6 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 219-9 (Norman Mann, 0 ov), 219-10 (Cuan McCarthy, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	18	5	51	2	2.83
Clifford Gladwin	7	3	15	0	2.14
Roland Jenkins	22.3	6	64	3	2.84
Douglas Wright	26	3	72	4	2.77
Denis Compton	16	11	11	1	0.69

England 2nd Innings (target 128)

128/8 (28.0 ov)

RR 4.57

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Dawson b Tuckett	5	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Mann	25	0	0	0	0.00
Francis Mann c Mitchell b McCarthy	13	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton b McCarthy	28	0	0	0	0.00
Allan Watkins b McCarthy	4	0	0	0	0.00
Reginald Simpson c EAB Rowan b McCarthy	0	1	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans b McCarthy	4	0	0	0	0.00
Roland Jenkins c †Wade b McCarthy	22	0	0	0	0.00
Alec Bedser not out	1	0	0	0	0.00
Clifford Gladwin not out	7	0	1	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 10, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	19
TOTAL (4.57 RUNS PER OVER)	128/8 (28.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 25-1 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 49-2 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 52-3 (Francis Mann, 0 ov), 115-7 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 64-4 (Allan Watkins, 0 ov), 64-5 (Reginald Simpson, 0 ov), 70-6 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 116-8 (Roland Jenkins, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Douglas Wright

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Cuan McCarthy	12	2	43	6	3.58
Lindsay Tuckett	10	0	38	1	3.80
Athol Rowan	4	0	15	0	3.75
Norman Mann	2	0	13	1	6.50

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: England vs South Africa
DATE & TIME: Thursday, December 16, 1948 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Kingsmead, Durban