England v South Africa
England won by 4 wickets
16 to 18 August 1951The Oval
Englandwon by 4 wickets
194 & 164/662.1 ov
South Africa
202 & 15475.5 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.
South Africa innings
202106.3 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Rowan | caught | 55 | - | 165 | - | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | caught | 31 | - | 115 | - | 0 | - |
| Clive van Ryneveld | stumped | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Dudley Nourse | lbw | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | lbw | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | caught | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | bowled | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Athol Rowan | caught | 41 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Geoff Chubb | bowled | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Michael Melle | bowled | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cuan McCarthy | not out | 4* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 11, lb 8, nb 1 | 20 | |||||
| Total | all out, 106.3 overs | 202 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-66 Russell Endean2-106 Eric Rowan3-106 Clive van Ryneveld4-106 Jack Cheetham5-126 Roy McLean6-131 Dudley Nourse7-146 Percy Mansell8-175 Geoff Chubb9-186 Michael Melle10-202 Athol Rowan
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 19.3 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Shackleton | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | 14 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 37 | 12 | 64 | 4 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | 20 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
19487 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | lbw | 28 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Frank Lowson | caught | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | bowled | 33 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | bowled | 73 | - | 220 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | run out | 31 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Freddie Brown | caught | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Derek Shackleton | caught | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Alec Bedser | caught | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Don Brennan | lbw | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy Tattersall | not out | 0* | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 4, nb 2 | 6 | |||||
| Total | all out, 87 overs | 194 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-2 Frank Lowson2-51 Leonard Hutton3-79 Peter May4-128 Willie Watson5-134 Freddie Brown6-145 Jim Laker7-173 Derek Shackleton8-189 Alec Bedser9-190 Don Brennan10-194 Denis Compton
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuan McCarthy | 17 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Melle | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 27 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | 30 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
15475.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Rowan | lbw | 45 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | lbw | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Clive van Ryneveld | lbw | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Cheetham | caught | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | caught | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Athol Rowan | not out | 15* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Geoff Chubb | caught | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Michael Melle | bowled | 17 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Cuan McCarthy | bowled | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 11, lb 7 | 18 | |||||
| Total | all out, 75.5 overs | 154 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-15 Russell Endean2-35 Clive van Ryneveld3-57 Dudley Nourse4-84 Eric Rowan5-106 Jack Cheetham6-111 Percy Mansell7-116 Roy McLean8-130 Geoff Chubb9-153 Michael Melle10-154 Cuan McCarthy
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Bedser | 19.5 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Shackleton | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 28 | 8 | 55 | 6 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | 13 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1.54 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 163
164/662.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | obstructing the field | 27 | - | 50 | - | 0 | - |
| Frank Lowson | caught | 37 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Denis Compton | caught | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Willie Watson | caught | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Freddie Brown | lbw | 40 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Jim Laker | not out | 13* | - | - | 2 | 0 | - |
| Derek Shackleton | not out | 5* | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 5, lb 3, nb 1 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets, 62.1 overs | 164 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 210
1-53 Leonard Hutton2-53 Peter May3-84 Denis Compton4-90 Frank Lowson5-132 Willie Watson6-151 Freddie Brown
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuan McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Melle | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 24.1 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | 28 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |