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TESTKingsmead, DurbanThu, 16 Dec - Mon, 20 Dec 1948 - 13:30

SA

South Africa

575/10 (20.00) & 219/10 (89.3)

VS

England

257/0 (20.00) & 128/8 (28)

ENG

England won by 2 wickets

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SA vs ENG — 1st Test

Match No: 1st Test
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1948
Teams: South Africa vs England
Series: England in South Africa Test Series
Ground: Kingsmead, Durban
Toss: South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires: George SicklerRichard Ashman
Result: England won by 2 wickets
Season: 1948/49

South Africa

South Africa innings

575/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 161 53.5 Ov (RR: 3.00)	161 (161)
Denis Begbie	37 (37)
Dudley Nourse (c)	37 (37)

BOWLING

Alec Bedser	4/39
Cliff Gladwin	3/21
Doug Wright	1/29

England

England innings

257/0 (20.00)

BATTING

Total 253 99.4 Ov (RR: 2.54)	253 (253)
Leonard Hutton	83 (83)
Denis Compton	72 (72)

BOWLING

Tufty Mann	6/59
Athol Rowan	4/108
Lindsay Tuckett	0/36

South Africa

South Africa innings

219/10 (89.3)

BATTING

Total 219 89.3 Ov (RR: 2.45)	219 (219)
Billy Wade (WK)	63 (63)
Denis Begbie	48 (48)

BOWLING

Doug Wright	4/72
Roly Jenkins	3/64
Alec Bedser	2/51

England

England innings

128/8 (28)

BATTING

Total 128/8 28 Ov (RR: 4.57)	128 (128)
Denis Compton	28 (28)
Cyril Washbrook	25 (25)

BOWLING

Cuan McCarthy	6/43
Tufty Mann	1/13
Lindsay Tuckett	1/38

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