5th Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1948

TESTCrusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port ElizabethSat, 05 Mar - Wed, 09 Mar 1949 - 13:30
SA
South Africa
608/10 (20.00) & 187/3 (58)
VS
England
257/0 (20.00) & 174/7 (23.7)
ENG
England won by 3 wickets
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE
SASouth Africa innings
608/10 (20.00)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Bruce Mitchell 
c (wk)Griffith b Bedser		990397000.00In 1949Career
Eric Rowan 
c Watkins b Gladwin		300000.00In 1949Career
Ken Viljoen 
b Bedser		200000.00In 1949Career
Dudley Nourse (c)
b Bedser		7300000.00In 1949Career
Billy Wade (WK)
c Compton b Jenkins		1250350000.00In 1949Career
Jack Cheetham 
c & b Bedser		200000.00In 1949Career
Ossie Dawson 
c Gladwin b Jenkins		2000000.00In 1949Career
Athol Rowan 
not out 		2900000.00In 1949Career
Lindsay Tuckett 
b Jenkins		200000.00In 1949Career
Tufty Mann 
c Compton b Gladwin		1100000.00In 1949Career
Cuan McCarthy 
b Gladwin		300000.00In 1949Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 5, nb 3)		10
Total
379 143.5 Ov (RR: 2.63)		379
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Alec Bedser38.0096141.20000In 1949Career
Cliff Gladwin30.5067031.71000In 1949Career
Roly Jenkins15.0025332.65000In 1949Career
Allan Watkins5.0002403.60000In 1949Career
Jack Young48.00912201.90000In 1949Career
Denis Compton7.0003904.17000In 1949Career
ENGEngland innings
257/0 (20.00)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Leonard Hutton 
c Dawson b AMB Rowan		4600010.00In 1949Career
Cyril Washbrook 
c Dawson b AMB Rowan		3600000.00In 1949Career
Jack Crapp 
b McCarthy		400000.00In 1949Career
Denis Compton 
c (wk)Wade b Mann		4900000.00In 1949Career
Allan Watkins 
c AMB Rowan b Mann		1400000.00In 1949Career
George Mann (c)
not out 		13602301210.00In 1949Career
Roly Jenkins 
lbw b Mann		2900000.00In 1949Career
Alec Bedser 
c Mitchell b AMB Rowan		3300000.00In 1949Career
Cliff Gladwin 
c Dawson b AMB Rowan		1000000.00In 1949Career
Billy Griffith (WK)
c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan		500000.00In 1949Career
Jack Young 
c (wk)Wade b McCarthy		000000.00In 1949Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 18, nb 4)		33
Total
395 141.4 Ov (RR: 2.79)		395
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Cuan McCarthy17.4014221.80000In 1949Career
Ossie Dawson3.0001002.50000In 1949Career
Lindsay Tuckett5.0002203.30000In 1949Career
Athol Rowan60.00916752.08000In 1949Career
Tufty Mann51.00189531.39000In 1949Career
Bruce Mitchell5.0002603.90000In 1949Career
SASouth Africa innings
187/3 (58)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Bruce Mitchell 
c (wk)Griffith b Bedser		5600000.00In 1949Career
Eric Rowan 
c Jenkins b Young		3700000.00In 1949Career
Jack Cheetham 
c Compton b Young		1800000.00In 1949Career
Dudley Nourse (c)
not out 		3000000.00In 1949Career
Billy Wade (WK)
not out 		3400000.00In 1949Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 5, nb 1)		12
Total
187/3d 58 Ov (RR: 3.22)		187
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Alec Bedser16.0034312.01000In 1949Career
Cliff Gladwin6.0021401.75000In 1949Career
Roly Jenkins4.0002705.06000In 1949Career
Jack Young23.0093421.10000In 1949Career
Denis Compton9.0005704.75000In 1949Career
ENGEngland innings
174/7 (23.7)
BATTING
BatsmanRBM4s6sSRIn SeasonR4s6sCareerR4s6s
Leonard Hutton 
st (wk)Wade b AMB Rowan		32027000.00In 1949Career
Cyril Washbrook 
c AMB Rowan b Mann		4000010.00In 1949Career
Denis Compton 
c Cheetham b AMB Rowan		4200000.00In 1949Career
George Mann (c)
c Dawson b Mann		200000.00In 1949Career
Alec Bedser 
c Nourse b AMB Rowan		100000.00In 1949Career
Jack Crapp 
not out 		2600000.00In 1949Career
Cliff Gladwin 
c Tuckett b Mann		1500010.00In 1949Career
Billy Griffith (WK)
b Mann		020000.00In 1949Career
Allan Watkins 
not out 		500000.00In 1949Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 8)		11
Total
174/7 23.7 Ov (RR: 7.28)		174
BOWLING
BowlerOMRWECO0s4s6sIn SeasonW0sBestCareerW0sBest
Cuan McCarthy2.0002007.50000In 1949Career
Lindsay Tuckett2.0001304.87000In 1949Career
Athol Rowan10.0006534.87000In 1949Career
Tufty Mann9.7006544.93000In 1949Career
MILESTONES
George Mann scored their 1st Test hundredENGREACHED
Now on 1.
Billy Wade scored their 1st Test hundredSAREACHED
Now on 1.
Jack Cheetham played their 1st TestSAREACHED
Now on 1.
Bruce Mitchell registered their 20th Test fiftySAREACHED
Now on 21.
Jack Young reached 100 Test maidensENGREACHED
Now on 106.
Sir Alec Bedser reached 200 Test maidensENGREACHED
Now on 211.
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