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Result of 1889
England in South Africa Test Series
1st Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1889
Match Stats
Tue, 12 Mar - Wed, 13 Mar 1889 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Gqeberha
England won by 8 wickets
South Africa
292/10 (20.00) & 129/10 (90.1)
England
0/0 (20.00) & 67/2 (21.1)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Stat
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Best Average
5
William Milton
6.8
Arnold Fothergill
8.71
Sir Aubrey Smith
11.8
Albert Rose-Innes
12.17
Johnny Briggs
Most Wickets
7
Sir Aubrey Smith
6
Johnny Briggs
5
Arnold Fothergill
5
Albert Rose-Innes
4
Gus Kempis
Most Runs Conceed
76
Gus Kempis
73
Johnny Briggs
61
Sir Aubrey Smith
59
Albert Rose-Innes
55
Charles Vintcent
Best Bowling Fig
5
Sir Aubrey Smith
5
Albert Rose-Innes
4
Johnny Briggs
4
Arnold Fothergill
3
Gus Kempis
Best Economy
0.81
Arnold Fothergill
1.14
Johnny Briggs
1.33
George Ulyett
1.6
Sir Aubrey Smith
1.81
Gus Kempis
Most Fours
7
Bobby Abel
4
Basil Grieve
4
Bernard Tancred
3
Arnold Fothergill
3
George Ulyett
Best Averages
69
Bobby Abel
37
Owen Dunell
32
Arnold Fothergill
29
Bernard Tancred
27
Frank Hearne
Highest Score
46
Bobby Abel
32
Arnold Fothergill
29
Bernard Tancred
27
Frank Hearne
26
Owen Dunell
Most Runs
69
Bobby Abel
58
Bernard Tancred
37
Owen Dunell
32
Arnold Fothergill
27
Frank Hearne
Most Wickets
1
William Milton
1
Charles Vintcent
Most Runs Conceed
28
George Ulyett
Best Economy
2.33
Charlie Finlason
Best Strike Rate
13.2
William Milton
24
Albert Rose-Innes
Best Bowling Fig
1
William Milton
1
Charles Vintcent
Most Not Outs
2
Bobby Abel
Best Strike Rate
32.74
Sir Aubrey Smith
50.52
Arnold Fothergill
63
Gus Kempis
Most Not Outs
2
Basil Grieve
2
Owen Dunell
2
Gus Kempis
Best Strike Rate
63
George Ulyett
64
Johnny Briggs
120.6
Charles Vintcent
Best Strike Rate
11
Philip Hutchinson
Most Runs
26
George Ulyett
20
William Milton
Most Ducks
2
Charlie Finlason
2
Philip Hutchinson
2
Gus Kempis
2
Albert Rose-Innes
Best Averages
12
The Hon. Charles Coventry
Worst Bowling Fig
53
Gus Kempis
43
Albert Rose-Innes
42
Sir Aubrey Smith
39
Johnny Briggs
34
Charles Vintcent
Most Ducks
1
Johnny Briggs
1
Monty Bowden
Highest Score
19
William Milton
Most sixes
1
Arnold Fothergill
1
George Ulyett
Best Average
19
Gus Kempis
Worst Bowling Fig
27
George Ulyett
19
Arnold Fothergill