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1st Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1938

TESTOld Wanderers, JohannesburgSat, 24 Dec - Wed, 28 Dec 1938 - 13:30

South Africa

658/10 (20.00) & 108/1 (51)

England

349/3 (20.00) & 291/4 (61.5)

ENG

Match drawn

ENGEngland innings

349/3 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bill Edrich c Mitchell b Davies	4	4	0	1	0	100.00	In 1938	14	1	0	Career	81	7	0
Paul Gibb c Melville b Mitchell	93	0	270	7	0	0.00	In 1938	199	7	0	Career	199	7	0
Eddie Paynter b Mitchell	117	0	176	8	1	0.00	In 1938	217	18	1	Career	1029	93	4
Wally Hammond (c) lbw b Gordon	24	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	82	0	0	Career	6077	423	23
Les Ames (WK) c (wk)Wade b Gordon	42	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	45	0	0	Career	2140	152	6
Norman Yardley c & b Mitchell	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	7	0	0	Career	7	0	0
Bryan Valentine c (wk)Wade b Gordon	97	0	138	11	0	0.00	In 1938	97	11	0	Career	276	23	2
Hedley Verity b Dalton	26	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	26	0	0	Career	629	17	0
Len Wilkinson lbw b Gordon	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	2	0	0	Career	2	0	0
Ken Farnes b Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	33	1	0
Tom Goddard not out	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	5	0	0
Extras (b 3, lb 6, nb 1)	10
Total 422 113.4 Ov (RR: 3.71)	422	4		27	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Eric Davies	19.00	0	102	1	4.02	In 1938	1	4/75	Career	5
Chud Langton	27.00	5	74	0	2.05	In 1938	0	4/113	Career	25
Norman Gordon	33.40	3	103	5	2.30	In 1938	7	5/103	Career	7
Bruce Mitchell	22.00	2	75	3	2.55	In 1938	3	5/87	Career	20
Eric Dalton	10.00	1	42	1	3.15	In 1938	3	2/42	Career	6
Gerald Bond	2.00	0	16	0	6.00	In 1938	0	0/16	Career	0

SASouth Africa innings

658/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bruce Mitchell b Farnes	73	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	121	5	0	Career	2054	60	1
Pieter van der Bijl lbw b Verity	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	42	3	1	Career	42	3	1
Alan Melville (c) c & b Verity	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Dudley Nourse c & b Goddard	73	0	163	6	1	0.00	In 1938	90	6	1	Career	765	57	1
Norman Gordon st (wk)Ames b Goddard	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Billy Wade (WK) b Goddard	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Ken Viljoen b Wilkinson	50	0	162	0	0	0.00	In 1938	50	0	0	Career	888	31	0
Eric Dalton c Edrich b Verity	102	0	145	9	0	0.00	In 1938	102	9	0	Career	580	35	0
Gerald Bond lbw b Wilkinson	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Chud Langton not out	64	0	95	0	2	0.00	In 1938	64	0	2	Career	247	0	3
Eric Davies b Verity	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	0	0	0	Career	5	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 18, nb 1)	24
Total 390 135.1 Ov (RR: 2.88)	390	3		15	3

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ken Farnes	23.00	1	87	1	2.83	In 1938	1	6/96	Career	45
Bill Edrich	9.00	0	44	0	3.66	In 1938	0	2/5	Career	4
Hedley Verity	44.10	16	61	4	1.03	In 1938	4	8/61	Career	120
Wally Hammond	10.00	3	27	0	2.02	In 1938	1	5/21	Career	79
Len Wilkinson	22.00	0	93	2	3.17	In 1938	2	2/93	Career	2
Tom Goddard	27.00	5	54	3	1.50	In 1938	3	6/48	Career	13

ENGEngland innings

108/1 (51)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bill Edrich c Mitchell b Gordon	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	14	1	0	Career	81	7	0
Paul Gibb b Dalton	106	0	192	0	0	0.00	In 1938	199	7	0	Career	199	7	0
Eddie Paynter c Langton b Gordon	100	0	189	10	0	0.00	In 1938	217	18	1	Career	1029	93	4
Wally Hammond (c) lbw b Dalton	58	0	50	0	0	0.00	In 1938	82	0	0	Career	6077	423	23
Les Ames (WK) not out	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1938	45	0	0	Career	2140	152	6
Extras (b 7, lb 2, nb 3, w 2)	14
Total 291/4d 61.5 Ov (RR: 4.72)	291	0		10	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Eric Davies	14.00	2	67	0	3.58	In 1938	1	4/75	Career	5
Chud Langton	16.00	3	64	0	3.00	In 1938	0	4/113	Career	25
Norman Gordon	14.00	0	59	2	3.16	In 1938	7	5/103	Career	7
Bruce Mitchell	11.00	1	58	0	3.95	In 1938	3	5/87	Career	20
Eric Dalton	6.50	0	29	2	3.28	In 1938	3	2/42	Career	6

SASouth Africa innings

291/4 (61.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bruce Mitchell not out	48	0	165	5	0	0.00	In 1938	121	5	0	Career	2054	60	1
Pieter van der Bijl b Hammond	38	0	130	3	1	0.00	In 1938	42	3	1	Career	42	3	1
Dudley Nourse not out	17	0	35	0	0	0.00	In 1938	90	6	1	Career	765	57	1
Extras (lb 5)	5
Total 108/1 51 Ov (RR: 2.11)	108	0		8	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ken Farnes	7.00	3	17	0	1.82	In 1938	1	6/96	Career	45
Bill Edrich	3.00	0	7	0	1.75	In 1938	0	2/5	Career	4
Hedley Verity	16.00	8	17	0	0.79	In 1938	4	8/61	Career	120
Wally Hammond	6.00	3	13	1	1.62	In 1938	1	5/21	Career	79
Len Wilkinson	8.00	3	18	0	1.68	In 1938	2	2/93	Career	2
Tom Goddard	11.00	3	31	0	2.11	In 1938	3	6/48	Career	13