RESULT

England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 16 August, 1951, Kennington Oval & Match Stats

ENG

194/10 (87.0 ov) & 164/6 (62.1 ov)

202/10 (106.3 ov) & 154/10 (75.5 ov)

England won by 4 wickets

South Africa 1st Innings

202/10 (106.3 ov)

RR 1.90

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan c Hutton b Brown	55	0	0	0	0.00
Russell Endean c Brown b Laker	31	0	0	0	0.00
Clive van Ryneveld st †Brennan b Laker	10	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse lbw b Brown	4	0	0	0	0.00
John Cheetham lbw b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Roy McLean c May b Laker	14	0	0	0	0.00
Percy Mansell b Tattersall	8	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan c Laker b Bedser	41	0	0	0	0.00
Geoffrey Chubb b Bedser	10	0	0	0	0.00
Michael Melle b Shackleton	5	0	0	0	0.00
Cuan McCarthy not out	4	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 11, lb 8, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	20
TOTAL (1.90 RUNS PER OVER)	202/10 (106.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 66-1 (Russell Endean, 0 ov), 106-3 (Clive van Ryneveld, 0 ov), 131-6 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 106-4 (John Cheetham, 0 ov), 126-5 (Roy McLean, 0 ov), 146-7 (Percy Mansell, 0 ov), 175-8 (Geoffrey Chubb, 0 ov), 186-9 (Michael Melle, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	19.3	6	36	2	1.85
Derek Shackleton	15	5	20	1	1.33
Roy Tattersall	14	7	26	1	1.86
Jim Laker	37	12	64	4	1.73
Frederick Brown	20	10	31	2	1.55
Denis Compton	1	0	5	0	5.00

England 1st Innings

194/10 (87.0 ov)

RR 2.23

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton lbw b AMB Rowan	28	0	0	0	0.00
Frank Lowson c †Endean b Melle	0	0	0	0	0.00
Peter May b Chubb	33	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton b McCarthy	73	0	4	0	0.00
Willlie Watson run out	31	0	0	0	0.00
Frederick Brown c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan	1	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Laker b Chubb	6	0	0	0	0.00
Derek Shackleton c van Ryneveld b Melle	14	0	0	0	0.00
Alec Bedser c †Endean b Melle	2	0	0	0	0.00
Donald Brennan lbw b Melle	0	0	0	0	0.00
Roy Tattersall not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 0, lb 4, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	6
TOTAL (2.23 RUNS PER OVER)	194/10 (87.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 51-2 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 2-1 (Frank Lowson, 0 ov), 79-3 (Peter May, 0 ov), 194-10 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 128-4 (Willlie Watson, 0 ov), 134-5 (Frederick Brown, 0 ov), 145-6 (Jim Laker, 0 ov), 173-7 (Derek Shackleton, 0 ov), 189-8 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov), 190-9 (Donald Brennan, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Cuan McCarthy	17	0	45	1	2.65
Michael Melle	10	6	9	4	0.90
Athol Rowan	27	9	44	2	1.63
Geoffrey Chubb	30	5	70	2	2.33
Clive van Ryneveld	3	0	20	0	6.67

South Africa 2nd Innings

154/10 (75.5 ov)

RR 2.04

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Eric Rowan lbw b Laker	45	0	0	0	0.00
Russell Endean lbw b Bedser	7	0	0	0	0.00
Clive van Ryneveld lbw b Laker	5	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse b Laker	4	0	0	0	0.00
John Cheetham c Hutton b Tattersall	18	0	0	0	0.00
Roy McLean c Lowson b Laker	18	0	0	0	0.00
Percy Mansell lbw b Laker	0	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan not out	15	0	0	0	0.00
Geoffrey Chubb c Hutton b Bedser	7	0	0	0	0.00
Michael Melle b Laker	17	0	0	0	0.00
Cuan McCarthy b Bedser	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 11, lb 7, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	18
TOTAL (2.04 RUNS PER OVER)	154/10 (75.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 15-1 (Russell Endean, 0 ov), 35-2 (Clive van Ryneveld, 0 ov), 57-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 106-5 (John Cheetham, 0 ov), 116-7 (Roy McLean, 0 ov), 111-6 (Percy Mansell, 0 ov), 130-8 (Geoffrey Chubb, 0 ov), 153-9 (Michael Melle, 0 ov), 154-10 (Cuan McCarthy, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	19.5	6	32	3	1.61
Derek Shackleton	10	2	19	0	1.90
Roy Tattersall	5	1	10	1	2.00
Jim Laker	28	8	55	6	1.96
Frederick Brown	13	5	20	0	1.54

England 2nd Innings (target 163)

164/6 (62.1 ov)

RR 2.64

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton obstructing field	27	0	0	0	0.00
Frank Lowson c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan	37	0	0	0	0.00
Peter May c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan	0	1	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c van Ryneveld b Chubb	18	0	0	0	0.00
Willlie Watson c †Endean b Chubb	15	0	0	0	0.00
Frederick Brown lbw b Chubb	40	0	0	0	0.00
Jim Laker not out	13	0	2	0	0.00
Derek Shackleton not out	5	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 3, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	9
TOTAL (2.64 RUNS PER OVER)	164/6 (62.1 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 53-1 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 90-4 (Frank Lowson, 0 ov), 53-2 (Peter May, 0 ov), 84-3 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 132-5 (Willlie Watson, 0 ov), 151-6 (Frederick Brown, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Alec Bedser, Donald Brennan, Roy Tattersall

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Cuan McCarthy	7	0	17	0	2.43
Michael Melle	3	0	8	0	2.67
Athol Rowan	24.1	2	77	2	3.19
Geoffrey Chubb	28	10	53	3	1.89

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

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