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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 270 (270/63)
South Africa v England, 1938/39, 4th Test
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
18,20,21,22 February 1939 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
England leads the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: England
Umpires: RGA Ashman and GL Sickler
Test Debuts: RE Grieveson (SA).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 215, South Africa 11/0 (van der Bijl 2*, Melville 9*)
  • Day 2: South Africa 249/3 (Rowan 53*, Nourse 20*)
  • Day 3: No play
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton                                 b Mitchell            92 202   7  0
    PA Gibb               c Mitchell         b Langton              9          0
    E Paynter             c Newson           b Langton             40  79   2  0
    *WR Hammond           c Newson           b Gordon               1       0  0
    +LEG Ames                                b Langton             34  54      0
    BH Valentine          c Grieveson        b Gordon              11          0
    WJ Edrich             lbw                b Langton              6          0
    H Verity              c Rowan            b Mitchell             8          0
    K Farnes              c Grieveson        b Newson               4       1  0
    TWJ Goddard           c van der Bijl     b Langton              8          0
    LL Wilkinson          not out                                   1       0  0
    Extras                (w 1)                                     1
    Total                 (all out, 64.2 overs)                   215
    
    FoW: 1-18 (Gibb), 2-96 (Paynter), 3-99 (Hammond), 4-159 (Ames),
         5-187 (Valentine), 6-187 (Hutton), 7-197 (Verity),
         8-201 (Edrich), 9-205 (Farnes), 10-215 (Goddard).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Newson                      13      0     53      1
    Langton                     19.2    1     58      5
    Gordon                      15      1     47      2
    Mitchell                    12      3     37      2
    Dalton                       5      0     19      0
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    PGV van der Bijl      lbw                b Goddard             31          0
    *A Melville           c Verity           b Wilkinson           67  99  10  0
    EAB Rowan                                b Farnes              85 218      0
    B Mitchell            c Ames             b Farnes              63 112   7  0
    AD Nourse             hit wicket         b Verity              38       4  0
    ACB Langton           c Hutton           b Verity               6          0
    EL Dalton             not out                                  20          0
    ES Newson                                b Hammond             16          0
    KG Viljoen            lbw                b Verity               5          0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 12, nb 1)                       18
    Total                 (8 wickets declared, 101.5 overs)       349
    
    DNB: +RE Grieveson, N Gordon.
    
    FoW: 1-108 (Melville), 2-108 (van der Bijl), 3-224 (Mitchell),
         4-280 (Nourse), 5-294 (Langton), 6-311 (Rowan),
         7-340 (Newson), 8-349 (Viljoen).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Farnes                      26      7     64      2
    Edrich                       4      0     11      0
    Verity                      37.5   10    127      3
    Goddard                     18      2     65      1
    Wilkinson                    9      0     45      1
    Hammond                      7      1     19      1
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              c Grieveson        b Gordon              32 100      0
    PA Gibb               c Grieveson        b Gordon              45 140      0
    E Paynter             c Grieveson        b Newson              15          0
    *WR Hammond           not out                                  61          0
    +LEG Ames                                b Gordon              17          0
    BH Valentine          not out                                  25          0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 6)                               8
    Total                 (4 wickets, 60 overs)                   203
    
    DNB: WJ Edrich, H Verity, K Farnes, TWJ Goddard, LL Wilkinson.
    
    FoW: 1-64 (Hutton), 2-91 (Paynter), 3-103 (Gibb), 4-145 (Ames).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Newson                      11      2     22      1
    Langton                     12      1     49      0
    Gordon                      22      4     58      3
    Mitchell                    12      1     42      0
    Dalton                       3      0     24      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: South Africa, England.

    Ground Page: Old Wanderers, Johannesburg

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, PA Gibb, E Paynter, WR Hammond, LEG Ames, BH Valentine, WJ Edrich, H Verity, K Farnes, TWJ Goddard, LL Wilkinson.

    South Africa Player Pages: PGV van der Bijl, A Melville, EAB Rowan, B Mitchell, AD Nourse, ACB Langton, EL Dalton, ES Newson, KG Viljoen, RE Grieveson, N Gordon.

    Match Officials' Pages: RGA Ashman, GL Sickler.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
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