South Africa v England
England won by 312 runs
1 to 5 January 1957Cape Town
South Africa
205 & 7250.1 ov
Englandwon by 312 runs
369 & 220/6d63.5 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
369135.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | lbw | 45 | - | 131 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | caught | 34 | - | 164 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 58 | - | 196 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 8 | - | 27 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | lbw | 101 | - | 369 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Doug Insole | caught | 29 | - | 79 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 62 | - | 83 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Johnny Wardle | stumped | 3 | - | 28 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Loader | caught | 10 | - | 4 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | not out | 2* | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 6, lb 6, nb 5 | 17 | |||||
| Total | all out, 135.2 overs (8-ball) | 369 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 370
1-76 Peter Richardson2-88 Trevor Bailey3-116 Peter May4-183 Denis Compton5-233 Doug Insole6-326 Godfrey Evans7-334 Johnny Wardle8-335 Jim Laker9-346 Peter Loader10-369 Colin Cowdrey
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 19 | 0 | 78 | 1 | 4.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | 22.2 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 53 | 21 | 130 | 5 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | 38 | 12 | 74 | 1 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5.33 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
20599.6 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | caught | 14 | - | 55 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Goddard | caught | 18 | - | 116 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | caught | 14 | - | 93 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Clive van Ryneveld | bowled | 25 | - | 175 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Hugh Tayfield | run out | 5 | - | 45 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | caught | 42 | - | 117 | 5 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | caught | 49 | - | 153 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | bowled | 17 | - | 107 | 2 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | not out | 7* | - | 27 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Peter Heine | bowled | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Neil Adcock | caught | 11 | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 1, nb 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 99.6 overs (8-ball) | 205 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 370
1-23 Jackie McGlew2-39 Trevor Goddard3-48 Headley Keith4-63 Hugh Tayfield5-110 Clive van Ryneveld6-126 Roy McLean7-178 Russell Endean8-191 John Waite9-191 Peter Heine10-205 Neil Adcock
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 16 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Loader | 21 | 5 | 33 | 2 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 28 | 8 | 65 | 1 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 11 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1.18 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 23.6 | 9 | 53 | 5 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
220/6d63.5 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Richardson | caught | 44 | - | 125 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Bailey | bowled | 28 | - | 127 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 64 | - | 161 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Peter May | caught | 15 | - | 44 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 61 | - | 87 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 1 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Doug Insole | not out | 3* | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 2, nb 2 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 6 wickets declared, 63.5 overs (8-ball) | 220 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 370
1-74 Peter Richardson2-74 Trevor Bailey3-109 Peter May4-196 Colin Cowdrey5-208 Godfrey Evans6-220 Denis Compton
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Heine | 21 | 1 | 67 | 2 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil Adcock | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | 12 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Goddard | 17.5 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
| John Watkins | 10 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 385
7250.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie McGlew | bowled | 7 | - | 74 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Goddard | caught | 26 | - | 130 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Headley Keith | caught | 4 | - | 17 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Russell Endean | handled the ball | 3 | - | 66 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Roy McLean | lbw | 22 | - | 51 | 2 | 0 | - |
| John Waite | caught | 2 | - | 27 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Clive van Ryneveld | not out | 0* | - | 25 | 0 | 0 | - |
| John Watkins | caught | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Heine | bowled | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Hugh Tayfield | caught | 4 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Neil Adcock | bowled | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 2, nb 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | all out, 50.1 overs (8-ball) | 72 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 370
1-21 Jackie McGlew2-28 Headley Keith3-42 Trevor Goddard4-56 Russell Endean5-67 Roy McLean6-67 John Waite7-67 John Watkins8-67 Peter Heine9-71 Hugh Tayfield10-72 Neil Adcock
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Loader | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | 14.1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | 19 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 1.89 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 |