RESULT
England vs South Africa Live Score, 16 August, 1951, ENG vs SA, Kennington Oval, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
194/10 (87.0 ov) & 164/6 (62.1 ov)
SA
202/10 (106.3 ov) & 154/10 (75.5 ov)
England won by 4 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
P May
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(1)
Bowling
Jim Laker
28 Overs • ECO 1.96
6/55
Jim Laker
37 Overs • ECO 1.73
4/64
South Africa
Bowling
Michael Melle
10 Overs • ECO 0.90
4/9
Geoffrey Chubb
28 Overs • ECO 1.89
3/53
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
202/10 (106.3 ov)
- Top Scorer Eric Rowan 55 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Laker 4/64
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 20
194/10 (87.0 ov)
- Top Scorer Denis Compton 73 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Michael Melle 4/9
- Boundaries 4 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 6
154/10 (75.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Eric Rowan 45 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Jim Laker 6/55
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 18
164/6 (62.1 ov)
- Top Scorer Frederick Brown 40 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Geoffrey Chubb 3/53
- Boundaries 2 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 9
Match Information
- SERIES
- England vs South Africa
- DATE & TIME
- Thursday, August 16, 1951 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
- Venue
- Kennington Oval, London
Playing XI
ENG
Leonard Hutton
Peter May
Alec Bedser
Venue
Kennington Oval
London, England
Capacity: 27,500
Ends: Vauxhall End Pavilion End
Matches played
72
Avg 1st Inn Score
321
Highest total
903
Bat-first win
58%
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