RESULT
England vs South Africa Live Score, 31 December, 1927, ENG vs SA, Newlands, Ball-by-Ball Match Updates
ENG
133/10 (59.1 ov) & 428/10 (158.5 ov)
SA
250/10 (101.0 ov) & 224/10 (101.1 ov)
England won by 87 runs
Best Performance
England
Bowling
Alfred Freeman
29 Overs • ECO 2.00
4/58
William Astill
29 Overs • ECO 1.66
3/48
South Africa
Bowling
George Bissett
17 Overs • ECO 2.18
5/37
Cyril Vincent
15.1 Overs • ECO 1.45
4/22
Scoring Breakdown & Key Stats
133/10 (59.1 ov)
- Top Scorer Wally Hammond 43 ()
- Top Wicket-taker George Bissett 5/37
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 11
250/10 (101.0 ov)
- Top Scorer Herbert Taylor 68 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Alfred Freeman 4/58
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 4
428/10 (158.5 ov)
- Top Scorer Herbert Sutcliffe 99 ()
- Top Wicket-taker Henry Promnitz 3/56
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 30
224/10 (101.1 ov)
- Top Scorer Herbert Taylor 71 ()
- Top Wicket-taker William Astill 3/48
- Boundaries 0 4s • 0 6s
- Extras 12
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
Playing XI
ENG
Venue
Newlands
Cape Town, South Africa
Capacity: 25,000
Ends: Wynberg EndKelvin Grove End
Matches played
50
Avg 1st Inn Score
296
Highest total
651
Bat-first win
48%
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