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1st Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1927

TESTOld Wanderers, JohannesburgSat, 24 Dec - Tue, 27 Dec 1927 - 13:30

South Africa

196/10 (78.3) & 170/10 (69.2)

England

313/10 (137.3) & 57/0 (21)

ENG

England won by 10 wickets

ENGEngland innings

313/10 (137.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Herbie Taylor c & b Stevens	31	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	34	0	0	Career	1521	55	5
Jacobus Duminy b Geary	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	4	0	0	Career	4	0	0
Mick Commaille lbw b Stevens	23	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	27	0	0	Career	295	0	0
Bob Catterall c & b Geary	86	0	130	0	0	0.00	In 1927	87	0	0	Career	830	31	3
Nummy Deane(c) b Geary	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	12	0	0	Career	155	0	0
Denys Morkel lbw b Geary	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	31	0	0	Career	31	0	0
Shunter Coen b Geary	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	48	0	0	Career	48	0	0
Jock Cameron(WK) lbw b Stevens	20	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	25	0	0	Career	25	0	0
Buster Nupen b Geary	6	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	7	0	0	Career	113	5	1
Cyril Vincent not out	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	55	0	0	Career	55	0	0
Henry Promnitz b Geary	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	9	0	0	Career	9	0	0
Extras (lb 6, nb 2)	8
Total 196 78.3 Ov (RR: 2.49)	196	0		0	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
George Geary	27.30	7	70	7	2.54	In 1927	12	7/70	Career	15
Wally Hammond	8.00	2	21	0	2.62	In 1927	5	5/21	Career	5
Greville Stevens	19.00	3	58	3	3.05	In 1927	3	3/58	Career	8
Ian Peebles	12.00	5	22	0	1.83	In 1927	0	0/22	Career	0
Bob Wyatt	4.00	1	6	0	1.50	In 1927	0	0/6	Career	0
Ewart Astill	8.00	4	11	0	1.37	In 1927	0	0/11	Career	0

SASouth Africa innings

196/10 (78.3)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Percy Holmes lbw b Morkel	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	15	0	0	Career	53	4	0
Herbert Sutcliffe c Vincent b Promnitz	102	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	143	0	0	Career	1652	119	1
Ernest Tyldesley lbw b Duminy	122	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	122	0	0	Career	342	20	1
Wally Hammond c Promnitz b Vincent	51	0	0	0	1	0.00	In 1927	51	0	1	Career	51	0	1
Bob Wyatt lbw b Promnitz	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Greville Stevens c Nupen b Promnitz	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	0	0	0	Career	76	6	1
Geoffrey Legge c & b Nupen	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	0	0	0	Career	0	0	0
Ewart Astill c (wk)Cameron b Promnitz	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	7	0	0	Career	7	0	0
Rony Stanyforth(c)(WK) c (wk)Cameron b Promnitz	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
George Geary lbw b Vincent	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	3	0	0	Career	48	0	0
Ian Peebles not out	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	2	0	0	Career	2	0	0
Extras (b 11, lb 10, nb 3, w 1)	25
Total 313 137.3 Ov (RR: 2.27)	313	0		0	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Denys Morkel	14.00	3	38	1	2.71	In 1927	1	1/38	Career	1
Buster Nupen	49.00	12	111	1	2.26	In 1927	1	2/86	Career	9
Cyril Vincent	31.30	5	57	2	1.80	In 1927	2	2/57	Career	2
Henry Promnitz	37.00	14	58	5	1.56	In 1927	5	5/58	Career	5
Shunter Coen	2.00	0	7	0	3.50	In 1927	0	0/7	Career	0
Jacobus Duminy	4.00	0	17	1	4.25	In 1927	1	1/17	Career	1

ENGEngland innings

170/10 (69.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Mick Commaille c (wk)Stanyforth b Geary	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	27	0	0	Career	295	0	0
Jacobus Duminy b Hammond	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	4	0	0	Career	4	0	0
Herbie Taylor b Hammond	3	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	34	0	0	Career	1521	55	5
Bob Catterall b Hammond	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	87	0	0	Career	830	31	3
Nummy Deane(c) b Geary	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	12	0	0	Career	155	0	0
Jock Cameron(WK) lbw b Geary	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	25	0	0	Career	25	0	0
Denys Morkel lbw b Geary	29	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	31	0	0	Career	31	0	0
Buster Nupen b Geary	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	7	0	0	Career	113	5	1
Cyril Vincent lbw b Hammond	53	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	55	0	0	Career	55	0	0
Shunter Coen not out	41	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	48	0	0	Career	48	0	0
Henry Promnitz b Hammond	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	9	0	0	Career	9	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 13, nb 1)	19
Total 170 69.2 Ov (RR: 2.45)	170	0		0	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
George Geary	27.00	9	60	5	2.22	In 1927	12	7/70	Career	15
Wally Hammond	21.20	9	36	5	1.68	In 1927	5	5/21	Career	5
Greville Stevens	8.00	3	13	0	1.62	In 1927	3	3/58	Career	8
Ian Peebles	7.00	1	25	0	3.57	In 1927	0	0/22	Career	0
Ewart Astill	6.00	0	17	0	2.83	In 1927	0	0/11	Career	0

SASouth Africa innings

57/0 (21)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Percy Holmes not out	15	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	15	0	0	Career	53	4	0
Herbert Sutcliffe not out	41	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1927	143	0	0	Career	1652	119	1
Extras (b 1)	1
Total 57/0 21 Ov (RR: 2.71)	57	0		0	0