RESULT

England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 5 March, 1949, St George's Park & Match Stats

ENG

395/10 (143.0 ov) & 174/7 (23.7 ov)

379/10 (143.5 ov) & 187/3 (58.0 ov)

England won by 3 wickets

South Africa 1st Innings

379/10 (143.5 ov)

RR 2.64

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell c †Griffith b Bedser	99	0	0	0	0.00
Eric Rowan c Watkins b Gladwin	3	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen b Bedser	2	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse b Bedser	73	0	0	0	0.00
Walter Wade c Compton b Jenkins	125	0	0	0	0.00
John Cheetham c & b Bedser	2	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson c Gladwin b Jenkins	20	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan not out	29	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett b Jenkins	2	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann c Compton b Gladwin	11	0	0	0	0.00
Cuan McCarthy b Gladwin	3	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 5, w 0, nb 3, p 0)	10
TOTAL (2.64 RUNS PER OVER)	379/10 (143.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 264-4 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 13-2 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 114-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 330-6 (Walter Wade, 0 ov), 282-5 (John Cheetham, 0 ov), 336-7 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 338-8 (Lindsay Tuckett, 0 ov), 375-9 (Norman Mann, 0 ov), 379-10 (Cuan McCarthy, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	38	9	61	4	1.61
Clifford Gladwin	30.5	6	70	3	2.27
Roland Jenkins	15	2	53	3	3.53
Allan Watkins	5	0	24	0	4.80
John Young	48	9	122	0	2.54
Denis Compton	7	0	39	0	5.57

England 1st Innings

395/10 (143.0 ov)

RR 2.76

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Dawson b AMB Rowan	46	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c Dawson b AMB Rowan	36	0	0	0	0.00
John Crapp c †Wade b Mann	4	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c †Wade b McCarthy	49	0	0	0	0.00
Allan Watkins c AMB Rowan b Mann	14	0	0	0	0.00
Francis Mann not out	136	0	12	1	0.00
Roland Jenkins lbw b Mann	29	0	0	0	0.00
Alec Bedser c Mitchell b AMB Rowan	33	0	0	0	0.00
Clifford Gladwin c Dawson b AMB Rowan	10	0	0	0	0.00
Stewart Griffith c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan	5	0	0	0	0.00
John Young c †Wade b McCarthy	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 11, lb 18, w 0, nb 4, p 0)	33
TOTAL (2.76 RUNS PER OVER)	395/10 (143.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 96-3 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 78-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 82-2 (John Crapp, 0 ov), 168-5 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 149-4 (Allan Watkins, 0 ov), 268-6 (Roland Jenkins, 0 ov), 341-7 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov), 362-8 (Clifford Gladwin, 0 ov), 390-9 (Stewart Griffith, 0 ov), 395-10 (John Young, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Cuan McCarthy	17.4	1	42	2	2.38
Oscar Dawson	3	0	10	0	3.33
Lindsay Tuckett	5	0	22	0	4.40
Athol Rowan	60	9	167	5	2.78
Norman Mann	51	18	95	3	1.86
Bruce Mitchell	5	0	26	0	5.20

South Africa 2nd Innings

187/3 (58.0 ov)

RR 3.22

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell c †Griffith b Bedser	56	0	0	0	0.00
Eric Rowan c Jenkins b Young	37	0	0	0	0.00
John Cheetham c Compton b Young	18	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse not out	30	0	0	0	0.00
Walter Wade not out	34	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 6, lb 5, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	12
TOTAL (3.22 RUNS PER OVER)	187/3 (58.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 101-1 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 127-3 (John Cheetham, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Oscar Dawson, Kenneth Viljoen, Athol Rowan, Lindsay Tuckett, Norman Mann, Cuan McCarthy

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Alec Bedser	16	3	43	1	2.69
Clifford Gladwin	6	2	14	0	2.33
Roland Jenkins	4	0	27	0	6.75
John Young	23	9	34	2	1.48
Denis Compton	9	0	57	0	6.33

England 2nd Innings (target 172)

174/7 (23.7 ov)

RR 7.34

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton st †Wade b AMB Rowan	32	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c AMB Rowan b Mann	40	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c Cheetham b AMB Rowan	42	0	0	0	0.00
Francis Mann c Dawson b Mann	2	0	0	0	0.00
Alec Bedser c Nourse b AMB Rowan	1	0	0	0	0.00
John Crapp not out	26	0	0	0	0.00
Clifford Gladwin c Tuckett b Mann	15	0	0	0	0.00
Stewart Griffith b Mann	0	2	0	0	0.00
Allan Watkins not out	5	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 8, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	11
TOTAL (7.34 RUNS PER OVER)	174/7 (23.7 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 58-1 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 104-2 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 125-4 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 124-3 (Francis Mann, 0 ov), 125-5 (Alec Bedser, 0 ov), 152-6 (Clifford Gladwin, 0 ov), 153-7 (Stewart Griffith, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Roland Jenkins, John Young

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO
Cuan McCarthy	2	20	0	10.00
Lindsay Tuckett	2	13	0	6.50
Athol Rowan	10	65	3	6.50
Norman Mann	9.7	65	4	6.39

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

Match Information

SERIES: England vs South Africa
DATE & TIME: Saturday, March 05, 1949 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: St George's Park, Port Elizabeth