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Thu, 16 Dec - Mon, 20 Dec 1948 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Kingsmead, Durban
England won by 2 wickets
South Africa
575/10 (20.00) & 219/10 (89.3)
England
257/0 (20.00) & 128/8 (28)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most Wickets
Tufty Mann
7
Sir Alec Bedser
6
Cuan McCarthy
6
Doug Wright
5
Athol Rowan
4
Best Average
Tufty Mann
10.285714
Cuan McCarthy
10.500000
Cliff Gladwin
12.000000
Sir Alec Bedser
15.000000
Denis Compton
16.000000
Best Economy
Denis Compton
0.888888
Tufty Mann
1.827411
Cliff Gladwin
1.894736
Athol Rowan
2.562500
Sir Alec Bedser
2.857142
Most Runs Conceed
Athol Rowan
123
Roly Jenkins
114
Doug Wright
101
Sir Alec Bedser
90
Lindsay Tuckett
74
Best Averages
Denis Compton
50.000000
Sir Leonard Hutton
44.000000
Denis Begbie
42.500000
Billy Wade
35.500000
Dudley Nourse
34.500000
Most Fours
Denis Begbie
9
Sir Leonard Hutton
7
Billy Wade
7
Dudley Nourse
6
Cyril Washbrook
6
Denis Compton
4
George Mann
2
Highest Score
Sir Leonard Hutton
83
Denis Compton
72
Billy Wade
63
Denis Begbie
48
Dudley Nourse
37
Most Runs
Denis Compton
100
Sir Leonard Hutton
88
Denis Begbie
85
Billy Wade
71
Dudley Nourse
69
Best Bowling Fig
Tufty Mann
6
Cuan McCarthy
6
Athol Rowan
4
Doug Wright
4
Sir Alec Bedser
4
Best Strike Rate
Godfrey Evans
0.666666
Dudley Nourse
0.638888
Cliff Gladwin
0.636363
Denis Begbie
0.548387
Cyril Washbrook
0.504201
Most 50s
Sir Leonard Hutton
2
Denis Compton
2
Billy Wade
2
Most Runs Conceed
Tufty Mann
72
Cuan McCarthy
63
Most Wickets
Roly Jenkins
4
Cliff Gladwin
3
Denis Compton
1
Lindsay Tuckett
1
Best Average
Doug Wright
20.200000
Roly Jenkins
28.500000
Most Runs
Cyril Washbrook
60
Bruce Mitchell
46
Most Ducks
Godfrey Evans
2
Reg Simpson
2
Cuan McCarthy
2
Best Economy
Doug Wright
2.885714
Cuan McCarthy
3.000000
Best Strike Rate
Cuan McCarthy
21
Sir Alec Bedser
31.5
Tufty Mann
33.7714
Best Bowling Fig
Cliff Gladwin
3
Roly Jenkins
3
Lindsay Tuckett
1
Denis Compton
1
Most Not Outs
Sir Alec Bedser
2
Best Strike Rate
Tufty Mann
0.482758
George Mann
0.477611
Most Ducks
Doug Wright
1
Most Not Outs
Cliff Gladwin
2
Athol Rowan
2
Lindsay Tuckett
2
Best Averages
Cyril Washbrook
30.000000
Bruce Mitchell
23.000000
Worst Bowling Fig
Athol Rowan
108
Doug Wright
72
Roly Jenkins
64
Most Fours
Eric Rowan
1
Sir Alec Bedser
1
Cliff Gladwin
1
Allan Watkins
1
Most Balls Faced
Sir Leonard Hutton
243
Billy Wade
232
Bruce Mitchell
158
Denis Begbie
155
Athol Rowan
124
Cyril Washbrook
119
Best Strike Rate
Cliff Gladwin
38
Doug Wright
42
Roly Jenkins
54.45
Athol Rowan
72
Worst Bowling Fig
Tufty Mann
59
Sir Alec Bedser
51
Cuan McCarthy
43
Lindsay Tuckett
38
Most Balls Faced
Denis Compton
345
Highest Score
Cyril Washbrook
35
Bruce Mitchell
27
Most sixes
Dudley Nourse
1
Denis Begbie
1