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Result of 1927
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England in South Africa Test Series
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1st Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1927
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1st Test-England in South Africa Test Series 1927 Preview
TEST
1ST TEST
RESULT
England in South Africa Test Series
SA
South Africa
196/10 (78.3) & 170/10 (69.2)
8 of 39 head-to-head
VS
ENG
England
313/10 (137.3) & 57/0 (21)
24 of 39 head-to-head
England won by 10 wickets
Full scorecard →
PREVIEW
SUMMARY
SCORECARD
MATCH STATS
PERFORMANCE
Format
Test
Match
1st Test
Date
24 Dec - 27 Dec 1927
Start
13:30 IST · 08:00 GMT
Venue
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Series
England in South Africa Test Series
HEAD TO HEAD
8
SA
39
PLAYED
24
ENG
SA 8
NO RESULT 7
ENG 24
Last 5 · SA
D
D
L
L
L
Last meeting
16 Aug 1924 - no result
MILESTONES
12 of 15
Ernest Tyldesley
scored their 1st Test hundred
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
George Geary
took their 1st Test five-wicket haul
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Ewart Astill
played their 1st Test
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Wally Hammond
played their 1st Test
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Geoffrey Legge
played their 1st Test
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Ian Peebles
played their 1st Test
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Rony Stanyforth
played their 1st Test
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Bob Wyatt
played their 1st Test
ENG
REACHED
Now on 1.
Lou Vincent
played their 1st Test
REACHED
Now on 1.
Jock Cameron
played their 1st Test
SA
REACHED
Now on 1.
Shunter Coen
played their 1st Test
SA
REACHED
Now on 1.
Jacobus Duminy
played their 1st Test
SA
REACHED
Now on 1.
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
16 Aug
1924
ENG
342/10 (20.00)
SA
421/8 (20.00)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
26 Jul
1924
ENG
—
SA
116/4 (66.5)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
12 Jul
1924
ENG
438/10 (20.00) & 60/1 (22.2)
SA
531/8 (20.00) & 323/10 (127)
ENG WON
SCORECARD →
28 Jun
1924
ENG
438/10 (20.00)
SA
531/8 (20.00)
ENG WON
SCORECARD →
14 Jun
1924
ENG
438/10 (20.00)
SA
421/8 (20.00) & 390/10 (143.4)
ENG WON
SCORECARD →
16 Feb
1923
SA
342/10 (20.00) & 234/10 (117.1)
ENG
421/8 (20.00) & 241/10 (130.4)
ENG WON
SCORECARD →
09 Feb
1923
SA
342/10 (20.00) & 247/4 (79.5)
ENG
421/8 (20.00) & 376/6 (134)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
18 Jan
1923
SA
368/10 (134.4)
ENG
428/10 (185.5) & 11/1 (4)
NO RESULT
SCORECARD →
01 Jan
1923
SA
342/10 (20.00) & 242/10 (114.2)
ENG
421/8 (20.00) & 173/9 (88.3)
ENG WON
SCORECARD →
23 Dec
1922
SA
148/10 (55.4) & 420/10 (124.3)
ENG
182/10 (56.5) & 218/10 (100)
SA WON
SCORECARD →
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