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Sat, 01 Jan - Wed, 05 Jan 1949 - 00:00 – 3rd Test • Newlands, Cape Town
Match drawn
South Africa
608/10 (20.00) & 142/4 (31)
England
257/0 (20.00) & 276/3 (96)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
Most 50s
Sir Leonard Hutton
2
Denis Compton
2
Cyril Washbrook
2
Jack Crapp
2
Allan Watkins
2
Most Wickets
Athol Rowan
6
Denis Compton
5
Roly Jenkins
5
Cuan McCarthy
3
Martin Hanley
1
Most Runs Conceed
Cuan McCarthy
170
Athol Rowan
145
Sir Alec Bedser
132
Roly Jenkins
94
Martin Hanley
88
Best Economy
Cliff Gladwin
1.950000
Athol Rowan
2.369281
Tufty Mann
2.500000
Denis Compton
2.730496
Martin Hanley
3.034482
Most 50s
Owen Wynne
2
Best Average
Denis Compton
15.400000
Roly Jenkins
18.800000
Athol Rowan
24.166666
Allan Watkins
36.000000
Bruce Mitchell
43.000000
Highest Score
Bruce Mitchell
120
Dudley Nourse
112
Sir Leonard Hutton
87
Cyril Washbrook
74
Allan Watkins
64
Most Runs
Dudley Nourse
146
Bruce Mitchell
140
Sir Leonard Hutton
128
Owen Wynne
96
Allan Watkins
91
Best Averages
Bruce Mitchell
140.000000
Allan Watkins
91.000000
Dudley Nourse
73.000000
Sir Leonard Hutton
64.000000
Denis Compton
52.000000
Best Bowling Fig
Denis Compton
5
Athol Rowan
5
Roly Jenkins
4
Cuan McCarthy
2
Martin Hanley
1
Most Wickets
Bruce Mitchell
1
Ossie Dawson
1
Cliff Gladwin
1
Allan Watkins
1
Best Economy
Sir Alec Bedser
3.219512
Bruce Mitchell
3.307692
Best Strike Rate
Roly Jenkins
24
Denis Compton
33.84
Allan Watkins
60
Most Runs Conceed
Cliff Gladwin
78
Denis Compton
77
Best Averages
Owen Wynne
48.000000
Jack Crapp
44.500000
Most 100s
Bruce Mitchell
2
Dudley Nourse
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Cuan McCarthy
95
Sir Alec Bedser
92
Athol Rowan
80
Denis Compton
70
Doug Wright
58
Martin Hanley
57
Best Strike Rate
Athol Rowan
61.2
Bruce Mitchell
78
Cuan McCarthy
92
Ossie Dawson
120
Best Average
Cuan McCarthy
56.666666
Ossie Dawson
68.000000
Most Runs
Jack Crapp
89
Cyril Washbrook
83
Most Ducks
Billy Wade
2
Martin Hanley
1
Worst Bowling Fig
Cliff Gladwin
51
Highest Score
Jack Crapp
54
Denis Compton
51
Best Bowling Fig
Bruce Mitchell
1
Ossie Dawson
1
Cliff Gladwin
1
Allan Watkins
1
Most Not Outs
Allan Watkins
2
Bruce Mitchell
2
Ossie Dawson
2
Denis Compton
2
Cliff Gladwin
1
Tufty Mann
1