RESULT
England vs South Africa Live Score, 16 December, 1948, ENG vs SA, Kingsmead, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
253/10 (99.4 ov) & 128/8 (28.0 ov)
SA
161/10 (53.5 ov) & 219/10 (89.3 ov)
England won by 2 wickets
Best Performance
England
Batting
Godfrey Evans
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(1)
Reginald Simpson
SR 0.00 • 04s 06s
0
(1)
Bowling
A Bedser
13.5 Overs • ECO 2.82
4/39
Douglas Wright
26 Overs • ECO 2.77
4/72
South Africa
Bowling
Cuan McCarthy
12 Overs • ECO 3.58
6/43
Norman Mann
37.4 Overs • ECO 1.57
6/59
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
161/10 (53.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Dudley Nourse 37 ()
- Top Wicket-taker A Bedser 4/39
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 6
253/10 (99.4 ov)
- Top Scorer L Hutton 83 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Norman Mann 6/59
- Boundaries 4 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 14
219/10 (89.3 ov)
- Top Scorer Walter Wade 63 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Douglas Wright 4/72
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 6
128/8 (28.0 ov)
- Top Scorer Denis Compton 28 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Cuan McCarthy 6/43
- Boundaries 1 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 19
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
Playing XI
ENG
Leonard Hutton
Francis Mann
Alec Bedser
Venue
Kingsmead
Durban, South Africa
Capacity: 25,000
Ends: Umgeni EndOld Fort End
Matches played
33
Avg 1st Inn Score
305
Highest total
658
Bat-first win
59%
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