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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 31 (31/1)
South Africa v England, 1888/89, 1st Test
Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
12,13 March 1889 (3-day match)

Result: England won by 8 wickets
England leads the 2-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: CR Deare and RG Warton (ENG)
Test Debuts: OR Dunell, CE Finlason, P Hutchinson, GA Kempis, WH Milton, AE Ochse, A Rose-Innes, FW Smith, RB Stewart, AB Tancred, CH Vintcent (SA); MP Bowden, Hon.CJ Coventry, AJ Fothergill, BAF Grieve, F Hearne, CA Smith (Eng).

Balls per over: 4

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 84, England 148
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    A Rose-Innes                             b Briggs               0          0 0
    AB Tancred                               b Smith               29          3 0
    P Hutchinson                             b Briggs               0   1   1  0 0
    CH Vintcent           c Abel             b Briggs               3          0 0
    AE Ochse              c Abel             b Briggs               4          0 0
    WH Milton             c Abel             b Fothergill           1          0 0
    *OR Dunell            not out                                  26          3 0
    RB Stewart            lbw                b Smith                4          0 0
    +FW Smith                                b Smith                7          1 0
    CE Finlason                              b Smith                0          0 0
    GA Kempis             c Hearne           b Smith                0          0 0
    Extras                (b 8, w 2)                               10
    Total                 (all out, 75.2 overs)                    84
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Rose-Innes), 2-0 (Hutchinson), 3-10 (Vintcent),
         4-16 (Ochse), 5-17 (Milton), 6-58 (Tancred), 7-66 (Stewart),
         8-78 (Smith), 9-82 (Finlason), 10-84 (Kempis).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Briggs                      37     21     39      4
    Fothergill                  24     15     15      1
    Smith                       13.2    6     19      5
    Ulyett                       1      0      1      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   4   6
    R Abel                c Milton           b Rose-Innes          46   5   0
    G Ulyett                                 b Kempis               4   0   0
    JM Read               c Dunell           b Kempis               1   0   0
    F Hearne              c Stewart          b Rose-Innes          27   2   0
    +H Wood               c Hutchinson       b Rose-Innes           3   0   0
    MP Bowden             run out                                   0   0   0
    J Briggs              c Smith            b Rose-Innes           0   0   0
    *CA Smith             c Stewart          b Kempis               3   0   0
    BAF Grieve            not out                                  14   2   0
    Hon.CJ Coventry       c Smith            b Rose-Innes          12   2   0
    AJ Fothergill         c Tancred          b Milton              32   3   1
    Extras                (b 5, w 1)                                6
    Total                 (all out, 66.2 overs)                   148
    
    FoW: 1-10 (Ulyett), 2-14 (Read), 3-65 (Hearne), 4-75 (Wood),
         5-75 (Bowden), 6-77 (Briggs), 7-85 (Smith), 8-87 (Abel),
         9-103 (Coventry), 10-148 (Fothergill).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Kempis                      31     14     53      3
    Finlason                     3      0      7      0
    Vintcent                    12      4     34      0
    Rose-Innes                  18      5     43      5
    Milton                       2.2    1      5      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   4   6
    A Rose-Innes                             b Smith               13   1   0
    AB Tancred                           c & b Briggs              29   1   0
    AE Ochse              lbw                b Fothergill           8   1   0
    CH Vintcent                          c & b Ulyett               4   1   0
    P Hutchinson                             b Smith               11   1   0
    *OR Dunell                           c & b Ulyett              11   0   0
    WH Milton             c +Bowden          b Briggs              19   2   0
    RB Stewart            c Ulyett           b Fothergill           9   0   0
    +FW Smith                                b Fothergill          12   0   0
    CE Finlason                              b Fothergill           6   1   0
    GA Kempis             not out                                   0   0   0
    Extras                (b 7)                                     7
    Total                 (all out, 90.1 overs)                   129
    
    FoW: 1-21 (Rose-Innes), 2-42 (Ochse), 3-51 (Vintcent),
         4-67 (Tancred), 5-67 (Hutchinson), 6-88 (Milton),
         7-110 (Dunell), 8-116 (Stewart), 9-126 (Finlason),
         10-129 (Smith).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Briggs                      27     14     34      2
    Fothergill                  18.1   11     19      4
    Smith                       25     10     42      2
    Ulyett                      20      9     27      2
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 66 runs)                           R   4   6
    R Abel                not out                                  23   2   0
    G Ulyett                                 b Vintcent            22   3   1
    JM Read                                  b Kempis               3   0   0
    BAF Grieve            not out                                  12   2   0
    Extras                (b 7)                                     7
    Total                 (2 wickets, 21.1 overs)                  67
    
    DNB: F Hearne, +H Wood, MP Bowden, J Briggs, *CA Smith,
         Hon.CJ Coventry, AJ Fothergill.
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Ulyett), 2-35 (Read).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Kempis                      11      3     23      1
    Vintcent                     8.1    2     21      1
    Rose-Innes                   2      0     16      0
    

    • South Africa's introduction to Test cricket ended in a comprehensive defeat by Major Warton's touring team.
    • The match, played on matting, finished just before 3.30pm on the second day.
    • Webster stood for umpire Dearne on the second day.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, England.

    Ground Page: Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth

    South Africa Player Pages: A Rose-Innes, AB Tancred, P Hutchinson, CH Vintcent, AE Ochse, WH Milton, OR Dunell, RB Stewart, FW Smith, CE Finlason, GA Kempis.

    England Player Pages: R Abel, G Ulyett, JM Read, F Hearne, H Wood, MP Bowden, J Briggs, CA Smith, BAF Grieve, Hon.CJ Coventry, AJ Fothergill.

    Match Officials' Pages: CR Deare, RG Warton.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by John.McDonald (e_jmd@*.nerc-murchison.ac.uk)  
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