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Test Championship
5th Test
Fri, 03 March 1939, Starts from 00:00
Durban
South Africa - 903/10 (20.00) , 481/10 (142.1)
vs
England - 349/3 (20.00) , 654/5 (218.2)
England in South Africa Test Series
Match drawn
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
903/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-131 (Alan Melville), 2-219 (Eric Rowan), 3-236 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-274 (Pieter va
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 12, nb 6)
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
530(202.6 Ov, RR: 2.61)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Alan Melville (c)
hit wicket b Wright
78
200
0
5
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Pieter van der Bijl
b Perks
125
428
0
11
1
0.00
In 1939
Career
Eric Rowan
lbw b Perks
33
90
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bruce Mitchell
b Wright
11
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Dudley Nourse
b Perks
103
364
0
6
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Ken Viljoen
c †Ames b Perks
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Eric Dalton
c †Ames b Farnes
57
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1939
Career
Ronnie Grieveson (WK)
b Perks
75
205
0
3
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Chud Langton
c Paynter b Verity
27
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bob Newson
c & b Verity
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Norman Gordon
not out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 2, lb 12, nb 6)
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Ken Farnes
46.00
9
108
1
1.76
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Reg Perks
41.00
5
100
5
1.82
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Doug Wright
37.00
6
142
2
2.87
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Hedley Verity
55.60
14
97
2
1.30
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Wally Hammond
14.00
4
34
0
1.82
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Bill Edrich
9.00
2
29
0
2.41
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
England innigs
349/3 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Paul Gibb), 2-64 (Leonard Hutton), 3-125 (Wally Hammond), 4-169 (Eddie Paynter
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 17, nb 1, w 1)
26
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
316(117.6 Ov, RR: 2.68)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Leonard Hutton
run out
38
144
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Paul Gibb
c †Grieveson b Newson
4
30
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Eddie Paynter
lbw b Langton
62
260
0
3
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Wally Hammond (c)
st †Grieveson b Dalton
24
90
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Les Ames (WK)
c Dalton b Langton
84
172
0
7
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bill Edrich
c Rowan b Langton
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bryan Valentine
st †Grieveson b Dalton
26
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Hedley Verity
b Dalton
3
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Doug Wright
c Langton b Dalton
26
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Ken Farnes
b Newson
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Reg Perks
not out
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 17, nb 1, w 1)
26
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Newson
25.60
5
58
2
1.68
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Chud Langton
35.00
12
71
3
1.52
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Norman Gordon
37.00
7
82
0
1.66
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Bruce Mitchell
7.00
0
20
0
2.14
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Eric Dalton
13.00
1
59
4
3.40
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
South Africa innigs
481/10 (142.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-191 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-191 (Eric Rowan), 3-191 (Pieter van der Bijl), 4-242 (Dud
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 8, nb 4)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
481(142.1 Ov, RR: 3.38)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bruce Mitchell
hit wicket b Verity
89
222
0
6
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Pieter van der Bijl
c Paynter b Wright
97
230
0
7
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Eric Rowan
c Edrich b Verity
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Dudley Nourse
c Hutton b Farnes
25
0
0
3
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Ken Viljoen
b Perks
74
183
0
7
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Alan Melville (c)
b Farnes
103
199
0
10
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Eric Dalton
c & b Wright
21
0
0
3
1
0.00
In 1939
Career
Ronnie Grieveson (WK)
b Farnes
39
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Chud Langton
c Hammond b Farnes
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bob Newson
b Wright
3
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Norman Gordon
not out
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 8, nb 4)
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Ken Farnes
22.10
2
74
4
2.50
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Reg Perks
32.00
6
99
1
2.32
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Doug Wright
32.00
7
146
3
3.42
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Hedley Verity
40.00
9
87
2
1.63
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Wally Hammond
9.00
1
30
0
2.50
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Bill Edrich
6.00
1
18
0
2.25
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Leonard Hutton
1.00
0
10
0
7.50
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
England innigs
654/5 (218.2)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Hedley Verity, Doug Wright, Ken Farnes, Reg Perks
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-78 (Leonard Hutton), 2-358 (Paul Gibb), 3-447 (Bill Edrich), 4-611 (Eddie Paynter
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 12, nb 3, w 1)
24
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
654/5(218.2 Ov, RR: 2.99)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Leonard Hutton
b Mitchell
55
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Paul Gibb
b Dalton
120
451
0
2
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bill Edrich
c Gordon b Langton
219
460
0
25
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Wally Hammond (c)
st †Grieveson b Dalton
140
349
0
7
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Eddie Paynter
c †Grieveson b Gordon
75
213
0
5
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Les Ames (WK)
not out
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Bryan Valentine
not out
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1939
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 12, nb 3, w 1)
24
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Bob Newson
43.00
4
91
0
1.58
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Chud Langton
56.00
12
132
1
1.76
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Norman Gordon
55.20
10
174
1
2.36
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Bruce Mitchell
37.00
4
133
1
2.69
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
Eric Dalton
27.00
3
100
2
2.77
0
0
0
In 1939
Career
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