Summary

TEST DurbanFri, 03 Mar - Tue, 14 Mar 1939 - 13:30
SA
South Africa
903/10 (20.00) & 481/10 (142.1)
VS
England
349/3 (20.00) & 654/5 (218.2)
ENG
Match drawn
PREVIEWSUMMARYSCORECARDMATCH STATSPERFORMANCE
SA vs ENG — 5th Test
Match No
5th Test
Date
Fri, 03 Mar 1939
Teams
South Africa vs England
Series
England in South Africa Test Series
Ground
 Durban
Toss
South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires
George SicklerRichard Ashman
Result
Match drawn
Season
1938/39
South AfricaSouth Africa innings
903/10 (20.00)
BATTING
TOTAL550 (550)
Pieter van der Bijl 125 (125)
Dudley Nourse 103 (103)
EnglandEngland innings
349/3 (20.00)
BATTING
TOTAL342 (342)
Les Ames (WK)84 (84)
Eddie Paynter 62 (62)
South AfricaSouth Africa innings
481/10 (142.1)
BATTING
TOTAL498 (498)
Alan Melville (c)103 (103)
Pieter van der Bijl 97 (97)
EnglandEngland innings
654/5 (218.2)
BATTING
TOTAL678 (678)
Bill Edrich 219 (219)
Wally Hammond (c)140 (140)
RECENT RESULTS 3 matches