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3rd Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1938

TESTKingsmead, DurbanFri, 20 Jan - Mon, 23 Jan 1939 - 13:30

South Africa

103/10 (45.5) & 353/10 (114.2)

England

469/4 (88.5)

ENG

England won by an innings and 13 runs

ENGEngland innings

469/4 (88.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Leonard Hutton lbw b Gordon	31	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1939	48	0	1	Career	648	58	1
Paul Gibb c (wk)Wade b Davies	38	0	144	2	0	0.00	In 1939	295	9	0	Career	295	9	0
Eddie Paynter c Melville b Langton	243	0	334	24	0	0.00	In 1939	461	42	1	Career	1273	117	4
Wally Hammond(c) c Mitchell b Gordon	120	0	178	16	0	0.00	In 1939	383	32	0	Career	6378	455	23
Les Ames(WK) not out	27	0	50	0	0	0.00	In 1939	187	13	0	Career	2282	165	6
Extras (b 5, lb 4, nb 1)	10
Total 469/4d 88.5 Ov (RR: 5.29)	469	0		42	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Eric Davies	15.00	106	1	5.30	In 1939	3	4/75	Career	7
Chud Langton	23.50	107	1	3.39	In 1939	4	4/113	Career	29
Norman Gordon	29.00	127	2	3.28	In 1939	14	5/103	Career	14
Bruce Mitchell	8.00	45	0	4.21	In 1939	3	5/87	Career	20
Eric Dalton	13.00	74	0	4.26	In 1939	3	2/42	Career	6

SASouth Africa innings

103/10 (45.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bruce Mitchell c (wk)Ames b Edrich	30	0	80	0	0	0.00	In 1939	303	19	0	Career	2236	74	1
Pieter van der Bijl run out	28	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	207	15	2	Career	207	15	2
Eric Rowan lbw b Wright	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	166	0	0	Career	609	8	0
Dudley Nourse c Hammond b Farnes	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	256	18	2	Career	931	69	2
Ken Viljoen c Hammond b Wright	2	0	40	0	0	0.00	In 1939	113	9	0	Career	951	40	0
Eric Dalton b Wilkinson	12	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	122	9	0	Career	600	35	0
Billy Wade(WK) c Hammond b Farnes	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	52	0	0	Career	52	0	0
Alan Melville(c) not out	5	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	38	2	0	Career	38	2	0
Chud Langton c Hutton b Farnes	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	In 1939	76	0	2	Career	259	0	3
Norman Gordon b Farnes	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
Eric Davies lbw b Wilkinson	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	4	0	0	Career	9	0	0
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 1)	5
Total 103 45.5 Ov (RR: 2.25)	103	1		0	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Ken Farnes	13.00	1	29	4	1.67	In 1939	9	6/96	Career	53
Wally Hammond	2.00	1	2	0	0.75	In 1939	2	5/21	Career	80
Doug Wright	12.00	1	37	2	2.31	In 1939	4	4/153	Career	16
Hedley Verity	8.00	4	9	0	0.84	In 1939	12	8/61	Career	128
Bill Edrich	4.00	0	9	1	1.68	In 1939	2	2/5	Career	6
Len Wilkinson	6.50	2	12	2	1.35	In 1939	6	2/12	Career	6

ENGEngland innings

353/10 (114.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bruce Mitchell c (wk)Ames b Farnes	109	0	190	14	0	0.00	In 1939	303	19	0	Career	2236	74	1
Pieter van der Bijl b Verity	13	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	207	15	2	Career	207	15	2
Eric Rowan c (wk)Ames b Hammond	67	0	208	0	0	0.00	In 1939	166	0	0	Career	609	8	0
Dudley Nourse c (wk)Ames b Edrich	27	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	256	18	2	Career	931	69	2
Ken Viljoen c Hammond b Farnes	61	0	105	9	0	0.00	In 1939	113	9	0	Career	951	40	0
Alan Melville(c) b Wilkinson	10	0	44	0	0	0.00	In 1939	38	2	0	Career	38	2	0
Eric Dalton c Hammond b Verity	8	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	122	9	0	Career	600	35	0
Billy Wade(WK) lbw b Farnes	28	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	52	0	0	Career	52	0	0
Chud Langton b Wilkinson	12	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	76	0	2	Career	259	0	3
Norman Gordon c Edrich b Verity	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
Eric Davies not out	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1939	4	0	0	Career	9	0	0
Extras (b 7, lb 9)	16
Total 353 114.2 Ov (RR: 3.08)	353	0		23	0