South Africa v England
England won by 87 runs
31 December 1927 to 4 January 1928Cape Town
South Africa
250 & 224101.1 ov
Englandwon by 87 runs
133 & 428158.5 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
13359.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Holmes | bowled | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | caught | 29 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ernest Tyldesley | bowled | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wally Hammond | lbw | 43 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Greville Stevens | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Wyatt | lbw | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ewart Astill | lbw | 25 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Rony Stanyforth | bowled | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| George Geary | lbw | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Peebles | not out | 3* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tich Freeman | stumped | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 1, nb 5 | 11 | |||||
| Total | all out, 59.1 overs | 133 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-14 Percy Holmes2-14 Ernest Tyldesley3-50 Herbert Sutcliffe4-59 Greville Stevens5-66 Bob Wyatt6-97 Wally Hammond7-106 Rony Stanyforth8-106 George Geary9-123 Ewart Astill10-133 Tich Freeman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bissett | 17 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 9 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 2.22 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 15.1 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Promnitz | 15 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
250101 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbie Taylor | hit wicket | 68 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Mick Commaille | lbw | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | caught | 19 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bob Catterall | bowled | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | bowled | 36 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Archibald Palm | caught | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nummy Deane | caught | 41 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | bowled | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Buster Nupen | not out | 39* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| George Bissett | bowled | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Henry Promnitz | run out | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 2, lb 2 | 4 | |||||
| Total | all out, 101 overs | 250 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-32 Mick Commaille2-72 Jock Cameron3-99 Bob Catterall4-128 Herbie Taylor5-140 Archibald Palm6-153 Denys Morkel7-197 Cyril Vincent8-211 Nummy Deane9-221 George Bissett10-250 Henry Promnitz
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Geary | 23 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | 17 | 4 | 53 | 3 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Tich Freeman | 29 | 12 | 58 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | 14 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 2.60 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
428158.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Holmes | caught | 88 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | bowled | 99 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ernest Tyldesley | lbw | 87 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Greville Stevens | caught | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Wyatt | caught | 91 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ewart Astill | caught | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Rony Stanyforth | bowled | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| George Geary | bowled | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Peebles | caught | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Tich Freeman | not out | 0* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 19, lb 5, nb 6 | 30 | |||||
| Total | all out, 158.5 overs | 428 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-140 Percy Holmes2-233 Herbert Sutcliffe3-278 Wally Hammond4-282 Greville Stevens5-326 Ernest Tyldesley6-348 Ewart Astill7-350 Rony Stanyforth8-360 George Geary9-415 Ian Peebles10-428 Bob Wyatt
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bissett | 31.5 | 5 | 99 | 3 | 3.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 21 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 40 | 10 | 93 | 3 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | 36 | 8 | 90 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Promnitz | 30 | 10 | 56 | 3 | 1.87 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 312
224101.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbie Taylor | run out | 71 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Mick Commaille | caught | 47 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Jock Cameron | bowled | 19 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bob Catterall | lbw | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | caught | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Nummy Deane | caught | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Archibald Palm | caught | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | caught | 11 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Buster Nupen | bowled | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| George Bissett | not out | 11* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Henry Promnitz | bowled | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6, lb 4, nb 2 | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 101.1 overs | 224 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-115 Mick Commaille2-126 Herbie Taylor3-147 Jock Cameron4-161 Bob Catterall5-166 Nummy Deane6-190 Archibald Palm7-197 Denys Morkel8-206 Buster Nupen9-210 Cyril Vincent10-224 Henry Promnitz
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Hammond | 30 | 13 | 50 | 2 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Tich Freeman | 22 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | 12.1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3.40 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | 29 | 11 | 48 | 3 | 1.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 |