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Sat, 05 Mar - Wed, 09 Mar 1949 - 00:00 – 5th Test • Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
England won by 3 wickets
South Africa
608/10 (20.00) & 187/3 (58)
England
257/0 (20.00) & 174/7 (23.7)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
608/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bruce Mitchell
c †Griffith b Bedser
99
0
397
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Eric Rowan
c Watkins b Gladwin
3
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Ken Viljoen
b Bedser
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Dudley Nourse (c)
b Bedser
73
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Billy Wade (WK)
c Compton b Jenkins
125
0
350
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Jack Cheetham
c & b Bedser
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Ossie Dawson
c Gladwin b Jenkins
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Athol Rowan
not out
29
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Lindsay Tuckett
b Jenkins
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Tufty Mann
c Compton b Gladwin
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Cuan McCarthy
b Gladwin
3
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 5, nb 3)
10
Total
379 143.5 Ov (RR: 2.63)
6443
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alec Bedser
38.00
9
61
4
1.20
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Cliff Gladwin
30.50
6
70
3
1.71
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Roly Jenkins
15.00
2
53
3
2.65
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Allan Watkins
5.00
0
24
0
3.60
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Jack Young
48.00
9
122
0
1.90
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Denis Compton
7.00
0
39
0
4.17
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
England innigs
257/0 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
c Dawson b AMB Rowan
46
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1949
Career
Cyril Washbrook
c Dawson b AMB Rowan
36
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Jack Crapp
b McCarthy
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Denis Compton
c †Wade b Mann
49
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Allan Watkins
c AMB Rowan b Mann
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
George Mann (c)
not out
136
0
230
12
1
0.00
In 1949
Career
Roly Jenkins
lbw b Mann
29
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Alec Bedser
c Mitchell b AMB Rowan
33
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Cliff Gladwin
c Dawson b AMB Rowan
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Billy Griffith (WK)
c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Jack Young
c †Wade b McCarthy
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 18, nb 4)
33
Total
395 141.4 Ov (RR: 2.79)
6715
0
0
204
34
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Cuan McCarthy
17.40
1
42
2
1.80
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Ossie Dawson
3.00
0
10
0
2.50
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Lindsay Tuckett
5.00
0
22
0
3.30
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Athol Rowan
60.00
9
167
5
2.08
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Tufty Mann
51.00
18
95
3
1.39
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Bruce Mitchell
5.00
0
26
0
3.90
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
South Africa innigs
187/3 (58)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bruce Mitchell
c †Griffith b Bedser
56
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Eric Rowan
c Jenkins b Young
37
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Jack Cheetham
c Compton b Young
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Dudley Nourse (c)
not out
30
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Billy Wade (WK)
not out
34
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Extras
(b 6, lb 5, nb 1)
12
Total
187/3d 58 Ov (RR: 3.22)
3179
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Alec Bedser
16.00
3
43
1
2.01
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Cliff Gladwin
6.00
2
14
0
1.75
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Roly Jenkins
4.00
0
27
0
5.06
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Jack Young
23.00
9
34
2
1.10
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Denis Compton
9.00
0
57
0
4.75
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
England innigs
174/7 (23.7)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
st †Wade b AMB Rowan
32
0
27
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Cyril Washbrook
c AMB Rowan b Mann
40
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1949
Career
Denis Compton
c Cheetham b AMB Rowan
42
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
George Mann (c)
c Dawson b Mann
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Alec Bedser
c Nourse b AMB Rowan
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Jack Crapp
not out
26
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Cliff Gladwin
c Tuckett b Mann
15
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1949
Career
Billy Griffith (WK)
b Mann
0
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Allan Watkins
not out
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1949
Career
Extras
(b 3, lb 8)
11
Total
174/7 23.7 Ov (RR: 7.28)
2958
34
0
0
34
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Cuan McCarthy
2.00
0
20
0
7.50
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Lindsay Tuckett
2.00
0
13
0
4.87
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Athol Rowan
10.00
0
65
3
4.87
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
Tufty Mann
9.70
0
65
4
4.93
0
0
0
In 1949
Career
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