South Africa v England
South Africa won by 8 wickets
4 to 8 February 1928Durban
South Africawon by 8 wickets
332/7d & 69/223.3 ov
England
282 & 11855 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
282102.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Holmes | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | caught | 51 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ernest Tyldesley | caught | 100 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 66 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bob Wyatt | caught | 22 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Greville Stevens | caught | 13 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Eddie Dawson | lbw | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ewart Astill | lbw | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Staples | bowled | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Harry Elliott | caught | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tich Freeman | not out | 0* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 4, nb 4 | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 102.5 overs | 282 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 340
1-2 Percy Holmes2-132 Herbert Sutcliffe3-177 Ernest Tyldesley4-240 Bob Wyatt5-262 Wally Hammond6-264 Greville Stevens7-265 Ewart Astill8-269 Sam Staples9-282 Harry Elliott10-282 Eddie Dawson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bissett | 16 | 1 | 61 | 2 | 3.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Alf Hall | 18 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | 33.5 | 9 | 83 | 5 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 31 | 4 | 63 | 3 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| John Nicolson | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
332/7d113 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbie Taylor | lbw | 36 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Shunter Coen | bowled | 28 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Denys Morkel | caught | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Nicolson | bowled | 21 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bob Catterall | caught | 119 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Jock Cameron | caught | 53 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| Nummy Deane | bowled | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Buster Nupen | not out | 19* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cyril Vincent | not out | 19* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 9, nb 2 | 12 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets declared, 113 overs | 332 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 340
1-57 Shunter Coen2-60 Denys Morkel3-87 Herbie Taylor4-95 John Nicolson5-230 Jock Cameron6-278 Nummy Deane7-296 Bob Catterall
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Hammond | 12 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 3.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Staples | 44 | 13 | 96 | 3 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Tich Freeman | 16 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | 36 | 10 | 99 | 3 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
11855 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percy Holmes | lbw | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ernest Tyldesley | caught | 21 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Wally Hammond | caught | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bob Wyatt | not out | 20* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Greville Stevens | caught | 18 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Eddie Dawson | caught | 9 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Ewart Astill | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Staples | bowled | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Harry Elliott | bowled | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tich Freeman | caught | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 10, lb 1, nb 2 | 13 | |||||
| Total | all out, 55 overs | 118 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 340
1-0 Percy Holmes2-40 Ernest Tyldesley3-43 Wally Hammond3-49 Bob Wyatt4-70 Herbert Sutcliffe5-89 Greville Stevens6-90 Eddie Dawson7-90 Ewart Astill8-103 Sam Staples9-114 Harry Elliott10-118 Tich Freeman
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bissett | 19 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Alf Hall | 10 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | 9 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | 17 | 3 | 44 | 2 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 69
69/223.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbie Taylor | caught | 29 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Shunter Coen | not out | 25* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Buster Nupen | caught | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Bob Catterall | not out | 2* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 2 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 23.3 overs | 69 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 340
1-51 Herbie Taylor2-66 Buster Nupen
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Hammond | 10 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 2.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Staples | 11 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 |