England v South Africa
Match drawn
26 to 31 August 1965The Oval
England
202 & 308/4104.2 ov
South Africa
208 & 392133.1 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
20896.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Barlow | lbw | 18 | - | 59 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denis Lindsay | lbw | 4 | - | 46 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ali Bacher | lbw | 28 | - | 86 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Pollock | bowled | 12 | - | 48 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Colin Bland | lbw | 39 | - | 66 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tiger Lance | lbw | 69 | - | 200 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Peter van der Merwe | caught | 20 | - | 59 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Richard Dumbrill | caught | 14 | - | 71 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jackie Botten | caught | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Pollock | bowled | 3 | - | 15 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Atholl McKinnon | not out | 0* | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | nb 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | all out, 96.2 overs | 208 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 400
1-21 Denis Lindsay2-23 Eddie Barlow3-60 Graeme Pollock4-86 Ali Bacher5-109 Colin Bland6-156 Peter van der Merwe7-196 Richard Dumbrill8-197 Jackie Botten9-207 Peter Pollock10-208 Tiger Lance
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 24.2 | 11 | 40 | 5 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 22 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Higgs | 24 | 4 | 47 | 4 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 26 | 12 | 57 | 1 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
20298.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Barber | stumped | 40 | - | 137 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eric Russell | lbw | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ken Barrington | bowled | 18 | - | 74 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | caught | 58 | - | 233 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Peter Parfitt | caught | 24 | - | 67 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mike Smith | lbw | 7 | - | 38 | 1 | 0 | - |
| David Brown | caught | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jim Parks | caught | 42 | - | 60 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Fred Titmus | not out | 2* | - | 28 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ken Higgs | bowled | 2 | - | 16 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brian Statham | bowled | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 6, w 3 | 9 | |||||
| Total | all out, 98.1 overs | 202 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 400
1-1 Eric Russell2-42 Ken Barrington3-76 Bob Barber4-125 Peter Parfitt5-141 Mike Smith6-142 David Brown7-198 Jim Parks8-198 Colin Cowdrey9-200 Ken Higgs10-202 Brian Statham
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pollock | 25.1 | 7 | 43 | 5 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Botten | 27 | 6 | 56 | 2 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Barlow | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dumbrill | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| Atholl McKinnon | 27 | 11 | 50 | 3 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Lance | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
392133.1 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Barlow | bowled | 18 | - | 63 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Denis Lindsay | bowled | 17 | - | 101 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Ali Bacher | caught | 70 | - | 169 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Graeme Pollock | run out | 34 | - | 86 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Colin Bland | caught | 127 | - | 276 | 16 | 0 | - |
| Tiger Lance | bowled | 53 | - | 123 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Peter van der Merwe | bowled | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Richard Dumbrill | caught | 36 | - | 72 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Jackie Botten | bowled | 4 | - | 39 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Peter Pollock | not out | 9* | - | 26 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Atholl McKinnon | bowled | 14 | - | 18 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Extras | b 1, lb 7, nb 2 | 10 | |||||
| Total | all out, 133.1 overs | 392 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 400
1-28 Eddie Barlow2-61 Denis Lindsay3-123 Graeme Pollock4-164 Ali Bacher5-260 Tiger Lance6-260 Peter van der Merwe7-343 Richard Dumbrill8-367 Colin Bland9-371 Jackie Botten10-392 Atholl McKinnon
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Statham | 29 | 1 | 105 | 2 | 3.62 | 0 | 0 |
| David Brown | 23 | 3 | 63 | 2 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Higgs | 41.1 | 10 | 96 | 4 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Titmus | 27 | 3 | 74 | 1 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barber | 13 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 3.38 | 0 | 0 |
England innings chasing 399
308/4104.2 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Barber | caught | 22 | - | 41 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eric Russell | caught | 70 | - | 184 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Peter Parfitt | lbw | 46 | - | 153 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ken Barrington | lbw | 73 | - | 155 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Colin Cowdrey | not out | 78* | - | 178 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Mike Smith | not out | 10* | - | 33 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | lb 6, nb 3 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 4 wickets, 104.2 overs | 308 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 400
1-39 Bob Barber2-138 Eric Russell3-144 Peter Parfitt4-279 Ken Barrington
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Pollock | 32.2 | 7 | 93 | 2 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackie Botten | 24 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 3.04 | 0 | 0 |
| Eddie Barlow | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Dumbrill | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Atholl McKinnon | 31 | 7 | 70 | 1 | 2.26 | 0 | 0 |
| Tiger Lance | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 |