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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 47 (47/4)
South Africa v England, 1895/96, 1st Test
Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
13,14 February 1896 (3-day match)

Result: England won by 288 runs
England leads the 3-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires:
Test Debuts: FJ Cook, RA Gleeson, CFW Hime, J Middleton, RM Poore, JH Sinclair, JT Willoughby (SA); HR Bromley-Davenport, HR Butt, CB Fry, Lord Hawke, TW Hayward, AJL Hill, AM Miller, CW Wright (Eng).

Balls per over: 5

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 185, South Africa 93, England 0/1 (Wright 0*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   4  6
    *Sir TC O'Brien       c Gleeson          b Willoughby          17      0
    GA Lohmann            c Routledge        b Willoughby           0   0  0
    TW Hayward            c Sinclair         b Middleton           30      0
    CB Fry                                   b Middleton           43      0
    AJL Hill              run out                                  25      0
    SMJ Woods                                b Hime                 7      0
    HR Bromley-Davenport  c Fichardt         b Middleton           26      0
    Lord Hawke                               b Middleton            0   0  0
    CW Wright                                b Sinclair            19      0
    AM Miller             not out                                   4      0
    +HR Butt              c Halliwell        b Middleton            1   0  0
    Extras                (b 13)                                   13
    Total                 (all out, 70.4 overs)                   185
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Lohmann), 2-25 (O'Brien), 3-68 (Hayward), 4-120 (Hill),
         5-125 (Fry), 6-131 (Woods), 7-140 (Hawke),
         8-165 (Bromley-Davenport), 9-184 (Wright), 10-185 (Butt).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Sinclair                    16      5     34      1
    Willoughby                  22      6     54      2
    Middleton                   25.4    6     64      5
    Hime                         7      3     20      1
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   4  6
    TW Routledge                             b Bromley-Davenport   22      0
    F Hearne              c O'Brien          b Bromley-Davenport   23      0
    RM Poore                                 b Lohmann             11      0
    JH Sinclair                              b Lohmann              4      0
    CFW Hime                                 b Lohmann              0   0  0
    *+EA Halliwell                           b Lohmann             13      0
    CG Fichardt                              b Lohmann              4      0
    RA Gleeson            c Lohmann          b Hayward              3   0  0
    FJ Cook                                  b Lohmann              7      0
    J Middleton           not out                                   4      0
    JT Willoughby                            b Lohmann              0   0  0
    Extras                (b 2)                                     2
    Total                 (all out, 30.4 overs)                    93
    
    FoW: 1-29 (Routledge), 2-58 (Poore), 3-58 (Hearne),
         4-62 (Sinclair), 5-62 (Hime), 6-77 (Fichardt),
         7-80 (Gleeson), 8-80 (Halliwell), 9-92 (Cook),
         10-93 (Willoughby).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lohmann                     15.4    6     38      7
    Bromley-Davenport           12      2     46      2
    Hayward                      3      1      7      1
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   4  6
    CW Wright                                b Sinclair            33      0
    +HR Butt                                 b Middleton            0   0  0
    *Sir TC O'Brien                          b Sinclair            16      0
    TW Hayward            c Halliwell        b Willoughby           6      0
    CB Fry                c Halliwell        b Middleton           15      0
    GA Lohmann                               b Willoughby           0   0  0
    AJL Hill                                 b Middleton           37      0
    SMJ Woods             c Poore            b Sinclair            53      0
    HR Bromley-Davenport  c Poore            b Middleton            7      0
    Lord Hawke            c Gleeson          b Poore               30      0
    AM Miller             not out                                  20      0
    Extras                (b 9)                                     9
    Total                 (all out, 80.4 overs)                   226
    
    FoW: 1-0 (Butt), 2-39 (O'Brien), 3-52 (Hayward), 4-68 (Wright),
         5-68 (Lohmann), 6-72 (Fry), 7-161 (Woods), 8-169 (Hill),
         9-184 (Bromley-Davenport), 10-226 (Hawke).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Sinclair                    20      2     68      3
    Willoughby                  19      4     68      2
    Middleton                   36     12     66      4
    Hime                         4      1     11      0
    Poore                        1.4    0      4      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 319 runs)                     R   4  6
    TW Routledge                             b Lohmann              2   0  0
    F Hearne                                 b Lohmann              5      0
    RM Poore              c O'Brien          b Lohmann             10      0
    JH Sinclair                              b Lohmann              0   0  0
    CG Fichardt           lbw                b Bromley-Davenport    1   0  0
    CFW Hime                                 b Hayward              8      0
    *+EA Halliwell        c Hayward          b Lohmann              3   0  0
    RA Gleeson            not out                                   1   0  0
    FJ Cook                                  b Lohmann              0   0  0
    J Middleton                              b Lohmann              0   0  0
    JT Willoughby         c Hayward          b Lohmann              0   0  0
    Extras                                                          0
    Total                 (all out, 18.4 overs)                    30
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Routledge), 2-11 (Hearne), 3-11 (Sinclair),
         4-18 (Fichardt), 5-18 (Poore), 6-28 (Halliwell),
         7-29 (Hime), 8-30 (Cook), 9-30 (Middleton),
         10-30 (Willoughby).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Lohmann                      9.4    5      7      8
    Bromley-Davenport            7      1     23      1
    Hayward                      2      2      0      1
    

    • South Africa were dismissed in only 94 balls for 30, the lowest score until 1954-55 when New Zealand were dismissed for 26.
    • Lohmann's analysis of 8 for 7 set a new Test record and he ended the match - on the second day - with a hat-trick.
    • SMJ Woods was making his debut for England after playing for Australia.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, England.

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

    England Player Pages: Sir TC O'Brien, GA Lohmann, TW Hayward, CB Fry, AJL Hill, SMJ Woods, HR Bromley-Davenport, Lord Hawke, CW Wright, AM Miller, HR Butt.

    South Africa Player Pages: TW Routledge, F Hearne, RM Poore, JH Sinclair, CFW Hime, EA Halliwell, CG Fichardt, RA Gleeson, FJ Cook, J Middleton, JT Willoughby.

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