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Summary

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

SA

South Africa

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

VS

England

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

ENG

England won by 10 wickets

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SA vs ENG — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 1927
Teams: South Africa vs England
Series: England in South Africa Test Series
Ground: Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Toss: South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires: AG Laver, Geoffrey Treadwell
Result: England won by 10 wickets
Season: 1927/28

England

England innings

313/10 (137.3)

BATTING

Total 196 78.3 Ov (RR: 2.49)	196 (196)
Bob Catterall	86 (86)
Herbie Taylor	31 (31)

BOWLING

George Geary	7/70
Greville Stevens	3/58
Wally Hammond	0/21

South Africa

South Africa innings

196/10 (78.3)

BATTING

Total 313 137.3 Ov (RR: 2.27)	313 (313)
Ernest Tyldesley	122 (122)
Herbert Sutcliffe	102 (102)

BOWLING

Henry Promnitz	5/58
Cyril Vincent	2/57
Buster Nupen	1/111

England

England innings

170/10 (69.2)

BATTING

Total 170 69.2 Ov (RR: 2.45)	170 (170)
Cyril Vincent	53 (53)
Shunter Coen	41 (41)

BOWLING

George Geary	5/60
Wally Hammond	5/36
Ewart Astill	0/17

South Africa

South Africa innings

57/0 (21)

BATTING

Total 57/0 21 Ov (RR: 2.71)	57 (57)
Herbert Sutcliffe	41 (41)
Percy Holmes	15 (15)

BOWLING

Henry Promnitz	0/14
Jacobus Duminy	0/13
Buster Nupen	0/29

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