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Test Championship
5th Test
Thu, 16 August 1951, Starts from 00:00
The Oval
England - 485/10 (20.00) , 164/6 (62.1)
vs
South Africa - 418/6 (20.00) , 154/10 (75.5)
South Africa in England Test Series
England won by 4 wickets
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
418/6 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Russell Endean), 2-106 (Eric Rowan), 3-106 (Clive van Ryneveld), 4-106 (Jack
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 8, nb 1)
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
202(106.3 Ov, RR: 1.89)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Eric Rowan
c Hutton b Brown
55
165
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Russell Endean (WK)
c Brown b Laker
31
115
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
st †Brennan b Laker
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Dudley Nourse (c)
lbw b Brown
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Jack Cheetham
lbw b Laker
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Roy McLean
c May b Laker
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Percy Mansell
b Tattersall
8
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Athol Rowan
c Laker b Bedser
41
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Geoff Chubb
b Bedser
10
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Michael Melle
b Shackleton
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Cuan McCarthy
not out
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 8, nb 1)
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
Alec Bedser
19.30
6
36
2
1.84
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Derek Shackleton
15.00
5
20
1
1.33
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Roy Tattersall
14.00
7
26
1
1.85
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Jim Laker
37.00
12
64
4
1.72
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Freddie Brown
20.00
10
31
2
1.55
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Denis Compton
1.00
0
5
0
5.00
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
England innigs
485/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Frank Lowson), 2-51 (Leonard Hutton), 3-79 (Peter May), 4-128 (Willie Watson),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 2)
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
194(87 Ov, RR: 2.22)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Leonard Hutton
lbw b AMB Rowan
28
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Frank Lowson
c †Endean b Melle
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Peter May
b Chubb
33
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Denis Compton
b McCarthy
73
220
0
4
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Willie Watson
run out
31
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Freddie Brown (c)
c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan
1
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Jim Laker
b Chubb
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Derek Shackleton
c van Ryneveld b Melle
14
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Alec Bedser
c †Endean b Melle
2
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Don Brennan (WK)
lbw b Melle
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Roy Tattersall
not out
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(lb 4, nb 2)
6
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Cuan McCarthy
17.00
0
45
1
2.64
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Michael Melle
10.00
6
9
4
0.90
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Athol Rowan
27.00
9
44
2
1.62
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Geoff Chubb
30.00
5
70
2
2.33
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
3.00
0
20
0
6.66
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
South Africa innigs
164/6 (62.1)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Russell Endean), 2-35 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-57 (Dudley Nourse), 4-84 (Eric
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 7)
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
154(75.5 Ov, RR: 2.03)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Eric Rowan
lbw b Laker
45
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Russell Endean (WK)
lbw b Bedser
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Clive van Ryneveld
lbw b Laker
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Dudley Nourse (c)
b Laker
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Jack Cheetham
c Hutton b Tattersall
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Roy McLean
c Lowson b Laker
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Percy Mansell
lbw b Laker
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Athol Rowan
not out
15
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Geoff Chubb
c Hutton b Bedser
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Michael Melle
b Laker
17
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Cuan McCarthy
b Bedser
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(b 11, lb 7)
18
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
19.50
6
32
3
1.61
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Derek Shackleton
10.00
2
19
0
1.90
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Roy Tattersall
5.00
1
10
1
2.00
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Jim Laker
28.00
8
55
6
1.96
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Freddie Brown
13.00
5
20
0
1.53
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
England innigs
154/10 (75.5)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Did not bat: Alec Bedser, Don Brennan †, Roy Tattersall
Did not bat
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Leonard Hutton), 2-53 (Peter May), 3-84 (Denis Compton), 4-90 (Frank Lowson),
FOW
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 3, nb 1)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
TOTAL
164/6(62.1 Ov, RR: 2.63)
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Leonard Hutton
obstructing the field
27
50
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Frank Lowson
c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan
37
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Peter May
c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Denis Compton
c van Ryneveld b Chubb
18
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Willie Watson
c †Endean b Chubb
15
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Freddie Brown (c)
lbw b Chubb
40
0
0
0
1
0.00
In 1951
Career
Jim Laker
not out
13
0
0
2
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Derek Shackleton
not out
5
0
0
0
0
0.00
In 1951
Career
Extras
(b 5, lb 3, nb 1)
9
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Cuan McCarthy
7.00
0
17
0
2.42
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Michael Melle
3.00
0
8
0
2.66
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Athol Rowan
24.10
2
77
2
3.18
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
Geoff Chubb
28.00
10
53
3
1.89
0
0
0
In 1951
Career
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