RESULT

England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 31 December, 1927, Newlands & Match Stats

ENG

133/10 (59.1 ov) & 428/10 (158.5 ov)

250/10 (101.0 ov) & 224/10 (101.1 ov)

England won by 87 runs

England 1st Innings

133/10 (59.1 ov)

RR 2.25

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Percy Holmes b Bissett	9	0	0	0	0.00
Herbert Sutcliffe c Nupen b Bissett	29	0	0	0	0.00
George Tyldesley b Bissett	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wally Hammond lbw b Morkel	43	0	0	0	0.00
Greville Stevens c †Cameron b Bissett	0	0	0	0	0.00
Robert Wyatt lbw b Bissett	2	0	0	0	0.00
William Astill lbw b Vincent	25	0	0	0	0.00
Ronald Stanyforth b Vincent	4	0	0	0	0.00
George Geary lbw b Vincent	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Peebles not out	3	0	0	0	0.00
Alfred Freeman st †Cameron b Vincent	7	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 1, w 0, nb 5, p 0)	11
TOTAL (2.25 RUNS PER OVER)	133/10 (59.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 14-1 (Percy Holmes, 0 ov), 50-3 (Herbert Sutcliffe, 0 ov), 14-2 (George Tyldesley, 0 ov), 97-6 (Wally Hammond, 0 ov), 59-4 (Greville Stevens, 0 ov), 66-5 (Robert Wyatt, 0 ov), 123-9 (William Astill, 0 ov), 106-7 (Ronald Stanyforth, 0 ov), 106-8 (George Geary, 0 ov), 133-10 (Alfred Freeman, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
George Bissett	17	5	37	5	2.18
Denys Morkel	9	3	20	1	2.22
Cyril Vincent	15.1	4	22	4	1.45
Eiulf Nupen	3	0	10	0	3.33
Henry Promnitz	15	5	33	0	2.20

South Africa 1st Innings

250/10 (101.0 ov)

RR 2.48

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Herbert Taylor hit wicket b Freeman	68	0	0	0	0.00
John Commaille lbw b Freeman	13	0	0	0	0.00
Horace Cameron c Geary b Stevens	19	0	0	0	0.00
Robert Catterall b Hammond	9	0	0	0	0.00
Denys Morkel b Freeman	36	0	0	0	0.00
Archibald Palm c Stevens b Freeman	2	0	0	0	0.00
Hubert Deane c †Stanyforth b Hammond	41	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Vincent b Astill	13	0	0	0	0.00
Eiulf Nupen not out	39	0	0	0	0.00
George Bissett b Hammond	3	0	0	0	0.00
Henry Promnitz run out	3	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 2, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	4
TOTAL (2.48 RUNS PER OVER)	250/10 (101.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 128-4 (Herbert Taylor, 0 ov), 32-1 (John Commaille, 0 ov), 72-2 (Horace Cameron, 0 ov), 99-3 (Robert Catterall, 0 ov), 153-6 (Denys Morkel, 0 ov), 140-5 (Archibald Palm, 0 ov), 211-8 (Hubert Deane, 0 ov), 197-7 (Cyril Vincent, 0 ov), 221-9 (George Bissett, 0 ov), 250-10 (Henry Promnitz, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
George Geary	23	2	50	0	2.17
Wally Hammond	17	4	53	3	3.12
Alfred Freeman	29	12	58	4	2.00
Ian Peebles	14	3	27	0	1.93
Greville Stevens	10	1	26	1	2.60
William Astill	8	0	32	1	4.00

England 2nd Innings

428/10 (158.5 ov)

RR 2.70

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Percy Holmes c Vincent b Nupen	88	0	0	0	0.00
Herbert Sutcliffe b Bissett	99	0	0	0	0.00
George Tyldesley lbw b Promnitz	87	0	0	0	0.00
Wally Hammond c Palm b Promnitz	14	0	0	0	0.00
Greville Stevens c Morkel b Bissett	2	0	0	0	0.00
Robert Wyatt c Promnitz b Bissett	91	0	0	0	0.00
William Astill c †Cameron b Vincent	9	0	0	0	0.00
Ronald Stanyforth b Vincent	1	0	0	0	0.00
George Geary b Vincent	1	0	0	0	0.00
Ian Peebles c Vincent b Promnitz	6	0	0	0	0.00
Alfred Freeman not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 19, lb 5, w 0, nb 6, p 0)	30
TOTAL (2.70 RUNS PER OVER)	428/10 (158.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 140-1 (Percy Holmes, 0 ov), 233-2 (Herbert Sutcliffe, 0 ov), 326-5 (George Tyldesley, 0 ov), 278-3 (Wally Hammond, 0 ov), 282-4 (Greville Stevens, 0 ov), 428-10 (Robert Wyatt, 0 ov), 348-6 (William Astill, 0 ov), 350-7 (Ronald Stanyforth, 0 ov), 360-8 (George Geary, 0 ov), 415-9 (Ian Peebles, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
George Bissett	31.5	5	99	3	3.11
Denys Morkel	21	4	60	0	2.86
Cyril Vincent	40	10	93	3	2.33
Eiulf Nupen	36	8	90	1	2.50
Henry Promnitz	30	10	56	3	1.87

South Africa 2nd Innings (target 312)

224/10 (101.1 ov)

RR 2.22

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Herbert Taylor run out	71	0	0	0	0.00
John Commaille c Astill b Hammond	47	0	0	0	0.00
Horace Cameron b Hammond	19	0	0	0	0.00
Robert Catterall lbw b Astill	10	0	0	0	0.00
Denys Morkel c Holmes b Astill	23	0	0	0	0.00
Hubert Deane c Hammond b Freeman	4	0	0	0	0.00
Archibald Palm c Hammond b Freeman	13	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Vincent c Hammond b Freeman	11	0	0	0	0.00
Eiulf Nupen b Astill	1	0	0	0	0.00
George Bissett not out	11	0	0	0	0.00
Henry Promnitz b Peebles	2	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.22 RUNS PER OVER)	224/10 (101.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 126-2 (Herbert Taylor, 0 ov), 115-1 (John Commaille, 0 ov), 147-3 (Horace Cameron, 0 ov), 161-4 (Robert Catterall, 0 ov), 197-7 (Denys Morkel, 0 ov), 166-5 (Hubert Deane, 0 ov), 190-6 (Archibald Palm, 0 ov), 210-9 (Cyril Vincent, 0 ov), 206-8 (Eiulf Nupen, 0 ov), 224-10 (Henry Promnitz, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Wally Hammond	30	13	50	2	1.67
Alfred Freeman	22	7	66	3	3.00
Ian Peebles	12.1	4	26	1	2.14
Greville Stevens	5	0	17	0	3.40
William Astill	29	11	48	3	1.66
Robert Wyatt	3	0	5	0	1.67

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

Match Information

SERIES: England vs South Africa
DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 31, 1927 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to field
VENUE: Newlands, Cape Town