Thu, 16 Dec - Mon, 20 Dec 1948 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Kingsmead, Durban
England won by 2 wickets
South AfricaSouth Africa
575/10 (20.00) & 219/10 (89.3)
EnglandEngland
257/0 (20.00) & 128/8 (28)
Stat #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Most 50s 2 Sir Leonard Hutton 2 Denis Compton 2 Billy Wade
Best Average 10.29 Tufty Mann 10.5 Cuan McCarthy 12 Cliff Gladwin 15 Sir Alec Bedser 16 Denis Compton
Best Economy 0.89 Denis Compton 1.83 Tufty Mann 1.89 Cliff Gladwin
Best Bowling Fig 6 Tufty Mann 6 Cuan McCarthy 4 Athol Rowan 4 Doug Wright 4 Sir Alec Bedser
Best Economy 2.56 Athol Rowan 2.86 Sir Alec Bedser 2.89 Doug Wright
Best Bowling Fig 3 Roly Jenkins 1 Lindsay Tuckett 1 Denis Compton
Most Runs 100 Denis Compton 88 Sir Leonard Hutton 85 Denis Begbie 71 Billy Wade 69 Dudley Nourse
Highest Score 83 Sir Leonard Hutton 72 Denis Compton 63 Billy Wade 48 Denis Begbie 37 Dudley Nourse
Most Wickets 7 Tufty Mann 6 Sir Alec Bedser 6 Cuan McCarthy
Best Strike Rate 0.67 Godfrey Evans 0.64 Dudley Nourse 0.64 Cliff Gladwin
Most Wickets 5 Doug Wright 4 Athol Rowan 4 Roly Jenkins
Best Strike Rate 0.55 Denis Begbie 0.5 Cyril Washbrook 0.48 Tufty Mann
Most Wickets 3 Cliff Gladwin 1 Denis Compton 1 Lindsay Tuckett
Most Runs Conceed 123 Athol Rowan 114 Roly Jenkins 101 Doug Wright
Best Averages 50 Denis Compton 44 Sir Leonard Hutton 42.5 Denis Begbie
Most Runs Conceed 90 Sir Alec Bedser 74 Lindsay Tuckett 72 Tufty Mann
Best Averages 35.5 Billy Wade 34.5 Dudley Nourse 30 Cyril Washbrook 23 Bruce Mitchell
Most Fours 9 Denis Begbie 7 Sir Leonard Hutton 7 Billy Wade 6 Dudley Nourse 6 Cyril Washbrook
Most Runs Conceed 63 Cuan McCarthy
Most Not Outs 2 Sir Alec Bedser 2 Cliff Gladwin 2 Athol Rowan
Best Economy 3 Cuan McCarthy
Best Strike Rate 21 Cuan McCarthy 31.5 Sir Alec Bedser 33.77 Tufty Mann 38 Cliff Gladwin 42 Doug Wright
Most Ducks 2 Godfrey Evans 2 Reg Simpson 2 Cuan McCarthy 1 Doug Wright
Most Not Outs 2 Lindsay Tuckett
Best Average 28.5 Roly Jenkins
Worst Bowling Fig 108 Athol Rowan 72 Doug Wright 64 Roly Jenkins 59 Tufty Mann 51 Sir Alec Bedser
Best Strike Rate 54.45 Roly Jenkins 72 Athol Rowan
Best Strike Rate 0.48 George Mann
Most Fours 1 Cliff Gladwin 1 Allan Watkins
Most Balls Faced 243 Sir Leonard Hutton 232 Billy Wade 158 Bruce Mitchell 155 Denis Begbie 124 Athol Rowan
Highest Score 27 Bruce Mitchell
Most sixes 1 Dudley Nourse 1 Denis Begbie
Bruce Mitchell vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 6
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.3
âš  Bowler dominance
Bruce Mitchell vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 14.4
âš  Bowler dominance
Denis Compton vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 55.4
✔ Batsman advantage
Cyril Washbrook vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 23.8
Balanced matchup
Athol Rowan vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 5
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cuan McCarthy vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Tufty Mann vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Tufty Mann vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.8
âš  Bowler dominance
Athol Rowan vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 25.3
Balanced matchup
Sir Alec Bedser vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Denis Compton vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 4
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 17.0
Balanced matchup
Reg Simpson vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.3
âš  Bowler dominance
Bruce Mitchell vs Denis Compton
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Dudley Nourse vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 21.0
Balanced matchup
Dudley Nourse vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 15.0
Balanced matchup
Denis Compton vs Len Tuckett
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Sir Leonard Hutton vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Sir Leonard Hutton vs Len Tuckett
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cyril Washbrook vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Tufty Mann vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Eric Rowan vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 1.3
âš  Bowler dominance
Billy Wade vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 3
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 66.3
✔ Batsman advantage
Ossie Dawson vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 6.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Ossie Dawson vs Denis Compton
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Eric Rowan vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 38.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Billy Wade vs Denis Compton
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Eric Rowan vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Ossie Dawson vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Denis Begbie vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 77.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Athol Rowan vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Lindsay Tuckett vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Owen Wynne vs Kevin Wright
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 30.5
✔ Batsman advantage
Owen Wynne vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 10.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Doug Wright vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Sir Alec Bedser vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 12.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Sir Alec Bedser vs Len Tuckett
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Sir Leonard Hutton vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cyril Washbrook vs Len Tuckett
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Godfrey Evans vs Len Tuckett
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Godfrey Evans vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 2.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Bruce Mitchell vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
George Mann vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
George Mann vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 9.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Reg Simpson vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 13.5
âš  Bowler dominance
Allan Watkins vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Roly Jenkins vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 2
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 19.5
Balanced matchup
Roly Jenkins vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 59.0
✔ Batsman advantage
Allan Watkins vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 11.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Dudley Nourse vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Dudley Nourse vs Denis Compton
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cliff Gladwin vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cliff Gladwin vs Len Tuckett
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cliff Gladwin vs Cuan McCarthy
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Godfrey Evans vs Tony Mann
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Owen Wynne vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Lindsay Tuckett vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Lindsay Tuckett vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Denis Begbie vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cuan McCarthy vs Denis Compton
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cuan McCarthy vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Cuan McCarthy vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 3.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Tufty Mann vs Denis Compton
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 22.0
Balanced matchup
Tufty Mann vs Roly Jenkins
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Billy Wade vs Sir Alec Bedser
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Eric Rowan vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 0.0
âš  Bowler dominance
Ossie Dawson vs Cliff Gladwin
Dismissals 1
Avg Balls Before Dismissal 78.0
✔ Batsman advantage